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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Mid-19th Century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper. Gouache or opaque watercolor of a student & attendants. Note remarkable details including marble panelled chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$384 Sale Price
68% Off
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Moon Rising Over the Plains of Musashino
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Moon Rising Over the Plains of Musashino. A classic motif in Japanese art. Japanese artists were used to seeing vistas with mountains, valleys, and fores...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems
Located in Hudson, NY
Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the four seasons. Each panel signed: To Rei. Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Imperial Pair Dolls 1840
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions
A rare couple.
These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafted from crushed shell called gofun coated over carved wood and their dress feature period Edo (1840) textile kimono dress.
Used as the display for the Girl’s day celebration, more specifically they are constructed of kinran brocade fabric covered paper, the heads carved of wood and covered in gofun with painted features and inset hair, the male form with outstretched arms and conical legs, the female has a cylindrical form. They come in an original kiri wood storage box.
Dimensions: Large doll 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Small doll...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Shell, Wood
$280 Sale Price
85% Off
"19th-Century Large Bug Illustration: Intricate Entomological Art"
Located in Southall, GB
This intricate 19th-century illustration of a large bug showcases the remarkable detail and artistry characteristic of entomological studies of the era. The artist’s precise renderin...
Category
19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks Among Dry Lotus
Located in Hudson, NY
Natural scene of Mandarin ducks gliding gracefully amongst the water.
Mineral pigments on silk with silk brocade border and natural wood trim. Seal reads: Kei.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
France Antique "Brittany" Paul Fouillen Arts Crafts Pyrography Panels
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection of fine Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Two large all original unique works of art, circa 1920
This is a beautiful set of two (2) hand incised and...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Hand Carved Chinese Panels Mounted As A Screen
Located in Milford, NH
A fine set of four hand carved Chinese hardwood open panels with clear glass panes, various figural folkloric carved scene panels, accented with animals and foliate and scroll decora...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Mythical Balinese Painting in Original Carved Frame by W Rejamus
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mythical Balinese Painting in Original Carved Frame by W Rejamus
Wonderfull detail and incredibly colourful characters, very well executed, all in all a very interesting piece and s...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Teak
Decorative panel entitled “Fragmentations – IX”. Artisan work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decorative panel entitled “Fragmentations – IX” in inlaid and patinated brass. Glossy varnish finish.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: H 85 x W 65 cm
Reference: LS63782900/2
Category
20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Wadah, Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Wadah, Bali 1906’
Signed upper right and with a pencil sketch annotated Boela(?), depot Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the artist’s stamp verso
Pen, brush and ink on paper laid do...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Aviary Shaded By A Maple Tree, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of an outdoor bird enclosure under a maple tree. Painted in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge. Early Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a grassy knoll next to a running brook or river. A soft breeze is m...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th-Century Hand-Painted Aquatic Collection, Fish Illustrations
Located in Southall, GB
This captivating set of 19th-century hand-painted illustrations beautifully captures the vibrant diversity of aquatic life. Each piece features a meticulously detailed depiction of v...
Category
19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Dutch Colonial Japanese Scroll Painting of Chief Merchant Doeff
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagasaki School (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Opperhoofd Hendrik Doeff with Javanese servant
Kakemono, watercolor on paper, mounted on silk and textile covered paper scroll, not signed....
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Pair Dutch Oil Painting Portraits Night Market Signed R Van Molen
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of Dutch oil paintings signed R Van Molen
Each depicts a night market scene in great detail
So intricate the brushwork is very detailed
Features the u...
Category
1920s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924. Yukimatsu Shunpo was born in Oita in 1897 and studied under Himejima Chikugai in Osak...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Ida Bagoes Raki, Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Ida Bagoes Raki, Bali 1906’
Signed middle right, annotated at the bottom and with artist’s stamp verso
Pen, brush and ink on paper, H. 26.3 x W. 10.8 cm
Ida Bagoes Raki, here 22 y...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Anglo Indian Painting of Tipu Sultan's Fortress Nundydroog, Mysore c. 1853 Prov
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is an Anglo-Indian watercolor Painting of Tipu Sultan's Fortress in Nundydroog, Mysore.
A tag on the back indicates "The Fort, Nundy, Droog, Mysore, 1853" and it comes f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid-20th Century
Dimensions:
Framed: 48" H × 37" W × 1.5" D
Sight: 44" H × 32" W
A striking hand-painted Chinese silk scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia C. 1940
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This captivating Balinese Kamasan textile painting showcases the distinctive style rooted in the classical Wayang tradition, unfolding a mythic tableau rich with symbolism and storyt...
Category
1950s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Statue of Vishnu Garuda, Bali, 1904
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Statue of Vishnu Garuda, Bali, 1904
Signed with initials
Pencil and ink on paper, 21.4 x 21.3 cm
Literature:
Bruce W. Carpenter, W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp. First European Artist in Bali, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Three Chinese Watercolors, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Chinese Watercolors
19th Century
each titled on verso
Inferior Mandarin
Governer General, his lady
Prime Minister
size with frame
9 by 12 inches
...
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
19th-Century Botanical Study: Exquisite Flower Painting
Located in Southall, GB
This exquisite 19th-century botanical painting captures the timeless beauty of a single flower, rendered with remarkable precision and artistry. The artist's keen eye for detail is e...
Category
19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
19th Century Indo-Persian Miniatures of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair (they are different sizes) of finely painted 19th century Indo-Persian portrait miniatures in their original gold leaf frames which appear to never have been opened. The Portr...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen, "Amorous Pheasants in Venerable Garden Pine"
Located in Hudson, NY
In a garden landscape with vibrant red camellias on a natural garden stone sculpture, mineral pigments and silver dust on mulberry paper.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Shogun's Journey to Edo
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano school painting of nobles at rest (some yawning) under moonlit sky. Mostly likely a representation of the last story in the Ise Monogatari: chapter 16, Sekiya (The Gatehouse). A...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Tibetan Painting Thangka Wealth God Jambhala Hand Painted
Located in Somis, CA
A finely painted Tibetan Thangka featuring the five wealth gods Jambhala. In the center the most powerful Yellow Jambhala sits on a lotus throne in the vajra position with his right ...
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
$742 Sale Price
44% Off
China Large Stunning Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Magnificent Mountain Peaks - Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mythical sky and mountains landscape called a dream stone Shih-hua.
It is a large monumental masterwork of nature. Totally natural.
Dimensions:
Hardwood frame: 19 inches tall and 33 inches length
Site: 13.75 inches tall and 27.5 inches length
This thin marble stone painting is approximately 3/8 inch thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing a unique, incredible pattern in white, cream and dark colors and includes hanger and hardware on reverse.
This unique work of art was from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
History of Green Flower dream stone paintings...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
$1,600 Sale Price
64% Off
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Karako 'Chinese Children'
Located in Hudson, NY
Children at play in a Chinese palace garden, a favorite subject of Japanese painters. Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with si...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India, 1914
Signed with initials and dated, bottom left
Pencil on paper, 25.4 x 16.7 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek, W.O.J. ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Part of the ring-wall of the Taj Mahal, India'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Part of the ring-wall of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1914
Signed with initials and dated bottom right
Black chalk on paper, 45.5 x 53 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a man riding a mule on a pathway through the Kurotani mountains with a thatched roof shelter ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Fine Mughal Painting of a ‘Lion at Rest’, North India, Early 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Mughal painting of a ‘Lion at rest’
North India, early 19th century
?
Watercolour on paper, H. 46.5 x W. 68 cm
?The present painting is a large...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
English Portrait Of A Lady From Circa End Of The 17th Century
Located in Chonburi, TH
Circle of Willem Wissing
Oil on canvas in its original frame
Canvas size 65x75cm = 25.5”x29.5"
Including frame 82x93cm = 32”x36.5"
The oil painting is in excellent condition.
Fr...
Category
17th Century British Georgian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape With Cedar and Pine on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, reminiscent of early Kano School paintings, in sumi (ink) and minimal pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Tibetan Thangka
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Tibetan Thangka painted with horse rider in Mountain View
Outside brown fabric with dragons style pattern
Overall size: 27' height. 23" width
Image sizez: 13.3" height. 13...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
$1,300
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 'Playful Cat' by Hirose Toho, 1920s Taisho
By Hirose Toho
Located in Kyoto, JP
Playful Cat
Hirose Toho (1875-1930)
Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk.
Painting inscription: Toho Sha
Painting seals:
Upper - Hirose Hitoshi
Lo...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
K15 Japanese Antiques art A hanging scroll of Set of Three Calligraphy Pieces
Located in Niiza, JP
paint size：560(W)× 1330(H) [mm]
Scroll Mount size ：690(W)× 2020(H) [mm]
alligraphy, Set of Three
「天高」「瑞雲」 are boldly depicted in various calligraphy styles.
The right-hand scroll h...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Turkeys
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on a gold panel, in silk border. Signature and seal read: Yoho.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Hawk with Ancient Pine Overlooking Twig Fence
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful and dramatic Kano school painting of a hawk perched on a rock. With flowering cherry, peonies, pine and bamboo. Twig fence on the right is made of heavily oxidized silver...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Large Oil Painting of Diana the Huntress
Located in London, GB
Lovely Large Oil Painting of Diana the Huntress in ornate Giltwood Frame
This PAinting Shows the Hunting Party emerging from the Woods
After Paul Rubens (1636-1637)
Oil on Canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
19th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Buddhist Thangka
Located in Pomona, CA
Very beautiful and colorful Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. It is all hand painted with Tibetan natural mineral painting material which can last for...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Thangka Kurukulla Red Tara of Love Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
A sublime, rare Thangka of Goddess Kurukulla, the Red Tara, finely portraited by a master artist in Nepal. Kurukulla comes to the aid of love and relationship...
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
$930 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese 17th Century Two Panel Screen, Pine with Gold Dust
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful 17th century painting of pine trees. Painting in good condition on 19th century mounting. Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper w...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
19th-Century Avian Masterpiece: Exquisite Bird Painting
Located in Southall, GB
This beautiful 19th-century bird painting showcases the artist's exceptional talent in capturing the essence of avian beauty. Every detail, from the intricate feather patterns to the...
Category
19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
17th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Gibbons of Folklore
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Gibbons of Folklore, Edo period (17th century) Kano School painting of gibbons in Japanese fables. The left panel represents a Japanese fable of a monkey a...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo Grove on Mulberry Paper with Gold Dust
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting of a bamboo grove with blooming flowers and gold dust mists. Painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Two-Panel Screen "Women in Western Dress"
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Women in Western Dress, Nihonga style painting of two young women in Western style summer clothing, sitting at water's edge and cooling off by putting their feet in the water. Showa period painting...
Category
1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Unpei Kameyama, 'a View of Black 'American' Ships in the Bay of Uraga Senminato'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unpei Kameyama (1821-1899)
A view of black (American) ships in the bay of Uraga Senminato, Miura district, June 1853
The Japanese text reads: ‘The seventy-six old men for the Kitamura-clan, drawn in 1897 on request of Yoshisada Kitamura, Himeji, the black ships which so much changed the fate of Japan, enjoy please this masterpiece by Harima Shonin Bisei who brings back memories of his young days.’
Watercolour on paper, laid down on cardboard, H. 44.5 x W. 115.5 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Yoshisada Kitamura, Himeji
Yoshisada Kitamura (1838-1899), the son of a farmer in the village of Ogawa, in the district of Harimakashikihigashi, studied under Matajiro Otaka and got heavily involved in the anti-Shogunate movement. He was active in several military incidents against the Shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, he served the Meiji government as a local official in the Himeji domain.
Kameyama Unpei was a Confucian scholar, a Shinto priest...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Four outrigger proa’s on the beach of Kusambe'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Four outrigger proa’s on the beach of Kusambe, Bali, 1937
Signed with initials, dated and described with location bottom left
Pencil and ink on paper, 29.7 x 35 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Mother and Kitten with Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Delicate painting of garden chrysanthemums with a fine gold mist. A cat grooms herself while a kitten plays with a chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
An old couple (in Venice) by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : An old couple (in Venice)
Japan / 2024s
Size : w1960 x h2000 mm
While traveling in Venice, I came across an elderly couple sitting on a bench and was so inspired by their...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very strong woodblock print
Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Our army's victorious attack on Seonghwan, Mizuno Toshikata 1866–1908
or
Hurrah and Hurrah Again for the Great E...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
$1,268 Sale Price
20% Off
K14 Japanese antiques Art A hanging scroll, a hawk
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: Porcelain
Image size: 540(W) x 490(H) [mm]
Scroll mounting: 670(W) x 1260(H) [mm]
Box size: 100(W) x 100(H) x 780(D) [mm] 1400g
Estimated packing size: 16...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
MIEKO - Vintage Asian Style Painting on Paper - Signed - Japan - Late 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
MIEKO - Vintage Asian style painting on watercolor paper - signed with the artist's chop mark and name - Japan - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - bleed through to th...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
France 18th Century Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops.
Located in Dallas, TX
A Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops, Portion Painted In Gray-Blue, Depicting A Hunt Scene In Foreground With Men And Dogs Hunting A Boar; And Bottom Portion Of Panels Feature Larg Fluted Brown Urns...
Category
18th Century French Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Chinese Green Hardstone Table Screen
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Green Hardstone Round Table Screen, with turquoise, glass, and agate landscape motif, carved and pierced rosewood stand. 18.75" H x 12.5" W x 5.25" D. Provenance: From a New ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Stone, Agate
Antique Asian Paintings and Screens
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
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