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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Mughal School Indian Miniature Painting of Radha-Krishna
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Indian miniature painting is composed in the Mughal style and depicts a meeting of the Hindu god Krishna and his shakti Radha, also known as the Supreme Goddess. To...
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19th Century Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in th...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Lattice Panels
Located in Kastrup, DK
Set of six wood carved Chinese 17-18th century Qing dynasty panels or room divider.
Each panel features an main section with an open fretwork design lattice panel window, comprised by a pattern of a connecting cherry blossoms. Relief foliate lattice design on the top and bottom of the window.
The bottom panels are designed with solid wood panels adorned with a hand painted flower motif at the bottom.
Panels such as these were used to easily divid- or open up a room. These Qing panels...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
$6,972 / set
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over reeds. The 19th century Meiji period painting bears an artist's signature Chisokuken. C...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Mid 19th Century, Koi and Water Plants
By Iwase Hirotaka
Located in Kyoto, JP
Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877)
Koi and Water Plants
Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk
Inscription: Hirotaka
Seal: Ille...
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1860s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Anglo-Indian Company School Suttee Watercolour Paintings, C. 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and singular set of two early 19th century Anglo-Indian Company School watercolour paintings, likely Murshidabad, depicting 'Sati' or 'Suttee', the historical practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre, and the procession to the pyre. The reverses labeled "From an album of watercolours and drawings belonging to Eliza Frederica Salmon and possibly her sister Mary Salmon, daughter of William Orton Salmon who served in India circa 1800...
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Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Chinese export four panel coromandel screen featuring beauties in a pagoda pavilion landscape. Beautifully crafted from intricately carved soapstone in vivid colors and fasci...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Chinese Export Eight Panel Coromandel Screen Lotus Blossoms
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand Chinese export post republic period eight panel coromandel screen featuring a waterscape decorated with blossoming lotus and birds....
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Hollywood Regency black and gold four-panel screen with hand-painted flying cranes. This Hollywood Regency black and gold four-panel screen is a vintage treasure that captures the ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Walled Pavilion
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen depicting a walled pavilion with figures engaged in leisurely activities. The scene appears to be from the 18th century Qing d...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Antique Framed Buddhist Painting
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Tibetan Thangka Buddhist painting hand-painted on canvas, created for the veneration of the Three Great Bodhisattvas. Embrace the rich tradition of Tibetan Buddhism with this vibra...
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood
Chinese Kuancai Ten Panel Coromandel Screen Mythical Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Chinese export Kuancai ten-panel coromandel screen featuring a mythical flora and fauna landscape. Made in the 17th century style that was so loved and collected by Coco Chan...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese antique screen - EDO period - Willow over a stream
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese 6 panel screen from the early Edo period (C1650). One of a pair (both available). This magnificent golden screen shows...
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1650s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinoiserie Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Gray Silk - Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" W x 96" H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
19th Century Chinese Window Lattice Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Window Lattice Screen. Very special Lattice Screen Window Panel from Shanxi China 19th century. Wonderfully assembled sculpted pieces of Cypress wood with each face ro...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cypress
Framed Chinese Watercolor Painting 'Bird on Flower' by Zhao Shao Ang in 1987
By Zhao Shao Ang
Located in Haarlem, NL
Beautiful framed painting signed and painted by Shao Ang in 1987
Zhao Shao Ang (1905-1998) was born in Guangzhou (Canton, China) he moved back and forth...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Tiger and Dragon
Early Edo Period, Circa 1650
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper.
Dimensions:
Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5’’ x 149.5’’)
In this pair of early Edo period Japanese screens a group of tigers prowl in a bamboo grove whipped with fierce wind, while a dragon claws through clouds and mist. The dragon embodies elemental qualities - looming out of the mist, the coils of its body disappearing in the clouds. The dragon is calling for rain, symbolizing spring which is considered the fountain of life. On the other side, the tigers calls for the wind, symbolizing autumn which is considered the end of life. Tigers were familiar motifs within Japanese art from ancient times though the animals were imaginary to the people in the 17th century. While dragons and tigers are usually associated as sacred and ferocious, in this painting, both animals have rather amusing expressions. The tigers appear to glare at the dragon with cat-like eyes, and the look on the swirling dragon’s face appears almost affectionate - lending a playful flair to an otherwise magnificent theme.
The tiger and dragon are cosmological symbols of the balancing forces in the world. Screens such as this were originally meant to express the fluctuating nature of the world. For Japanese in the early Edo period, they likely suggested the powers of the cosmos. In Japan the tiger and dragon motif was originally absorbed into the circles of Zen monasteries before spreading into the secular world. The theme especially appealed to the military classes with the Kano school, the official painters to the Shogun and the samurai, being the leading contributors. The painter of this pair of screens, Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677), was closely patronized by the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. In his later years he worked with Kano school artists...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Wisteria Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Chinese Relief/Carved Screen in Solid Wood & Jade, 135w x 105h
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Chinese screen having 5 heavily carved panels depicting mythical creatures like Dragons.
Some of the dragons are made out of carved ja...
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Jade
Lacquered Coromandel Eight Panel Folding Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This vintage eight panel coromandel screen showcases the timeless artistry of Chinese lacquer work. The screen is richly detailed with hand-carved and painted decoration on a deep bl...
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20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Export Lacquered Four Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen decorated on both sides. The screen features a pavilion landscape on one side and a floral and fauna landscape on th...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Eight Panel Coromandel Screen Pagoda Courtyard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic large Chinese export eight-panel coromandel screen featuring a colorful pagoda courtyard with figures engaged in leisurely activities. The large screen measures 7 feet high...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Cranes on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dazzling Chinese export lacquered four-panel coromandel screen featuring a flora and fauna waterscape with stylized cranes. The carved lacquer panels...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen.
Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, alluring, wonderfully composed and engaging hand-painted large pair of six-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screens depicting an almost magical/ mythical village scene...
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18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Modern Chinese Four Panel Screen, Roomdivider with Landscape & Birds
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Chinese set of four panels decorated at both sides. Two adjustable panels lacquered walnut screen featuring hand-carved exotic lacquered birds and trees in a floral landsc...
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1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960
Located in London, GB
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed , C.1960
Depicting cherry blossom, the national flower of Japan, and a sparrow in flight, a symbol of loyalty, friendship and prosp...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Six Panel Table Screen After Maruyama Okyo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic diminutive Japanese Edo period table top screen depicting a lively water landscape with flora and fauna. The screen is beautifully painted o...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Celestial Chinese export coromandel four-panel screen depicting figures in colorful robes in a heavenly landscape among the white clouds. Eac...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Phoenix & Paulownia
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the seasons
Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village landscape. The serene painting depicts agricultural scenes with villagers engaged in p...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Pair of Tethered Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a pair of hawks or birds or prey tethered to a wooden perch. The painting has ink and natural colored pigme...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Edo period Japanese Screen. Tiger and Pine by Kishi Ganku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Ganku (1749/1756-1838)
Tiger and Pine
A six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink on silver leaf.
The central focus of this Japanese screen is a large tiger, emerging from shadow, crou...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period.
The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mit...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pink Floral Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on White Silk / Roll
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be app...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinese Burgundy Lacquer Room Dividers, Shanxi, circa 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Qing dynasty wall screens / room dividers crafted from pine with remnants of rich burgundy lacquer.
These screens showcase high-quality joinery with intricate wooden slats ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Pine
Unique Contemporary Abstract Screen Painting inspiration from the Gutai art
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Unique Contemporary Abstract Screen Painting
A one-of-a-kind contemporary abstract painting executed on a folding screen, drawing bold inspiration from the pioneering Gutai art mov...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Battle of Ichi-no-tani and Yashima.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Late 17th Century
Battle of Ichi-no-tani & Yashima
Dimensions: Each Screen: H. 175 cm x W. 385 cm (69” x 151.5”)
This pair of Japanese screens depict two significant battles from the Genpei War (1180–85), as recounted in the Tale of the Heike, a semi-historical epic chronicling the conflict between rival clans for control of Japan, written in the early 1200s.
Each screen portrays a single battle through a series of small episodes, framed by gold clouds, landscape elements, and architectural features. True to the style of many screens inspired by The Tale of the Heike, the scenes are rendered in lavish colors and gold, downplaying the brutality of the warfare. Although based on real events, these narratives often glorified and romanticized the heroic feats of the warriors. Viewers at the time would have been familiar with the story’s details, leading to a proliferation of paintings on folding screens inspired by this theme from the late Muromachi to the early Edo periods.
On the right screen, we see the Minamoto’s attack on the Taira, who have retreated from the capital, Kyoto, toward the sea. The central building represents the temporary Taira headquarters, where Taira soldiers are holding the young Emperor Antoku. The Minamoto plan to launch a surprise attack from the rear after descending the steep cliff known as Ichi-no-tani, depicted at the top center. This scene highlights the tactical brilliance of Minamoto commander Yoshitsune and the courage of his men.
The left screen captures moments from the Battle of Yashima...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen depicting hotei (fat monk) in a treed landscape with Chinese sages engaged in leisurely...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960
Located in London, GB
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960
Depicting cherry blossom, the national flower of Japan, and a seated sparrow, a symbol of loyalty, friendship and prosperity...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paint
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver leaf with different scenes of people at work in a rural mountain village during th...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pastel Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a courtyard scene of beauties engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered panels are incised and painted in soft pas...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, Willow and Sparrows, circa 1920 Taisho era
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Summer willow and sparrows
Taisho period, circa 1920
Framed painting. Mineral pigments, mica, gold, ink and gofun on silk
Dimensions (framed):
H. 98 cm x W. 135 cm x D...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Silk
Vintage Chinese Peacocks & Flowers Handpainted Silk Scroll – Marked Zhang Daqian
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Elevate your space or collection with this stunning vintage Chinese handpainted silk scroll featuring elegant peacocks and blooming flowers—symbols of beauty, nobility, and prosperity in Chinese culture. Meticulously painted with fine ink and watercolor on silk, the composition demonstrates exceptional detail and balance, capturing the grace and vibrancy of the natural world.
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Vintage Chinese Silk Scroll...
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20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Export Lacquered Six Panel Coromandel Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered patina Chinese export lacquered coromandel screen with six double sided panels. The screen features a mountain landscape on one si...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue waterscape with pheasants and ducks. Made in the Kano sch...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Oil Painting, Asian River Scene, Signed
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand-painted oil on canvas depicting river scene in Spring. The background is a gorgeous blush color, with the mountain rocks in rust oran...
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
$524 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Soapstone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese silk embroidered framed painting
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-20th Century Japanese silk embroidered framed painting
A silk embroidered painting and is framed behind glass with a scene of women in ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering Peony Prunus Magnolia
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring peony, prunus, and magnolia. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on silk with ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental landscape with pagodas, figures on boats and a beautiful sun in the sky.
The screen ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Chinese Xu Beihong-Style Framed Horse Ink Painting by Xiao Ling
By Xu Beihong
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century chinese Xu Beihong-style framed horse ink painting by his student Xiao Ling
By: Xiao Ling, Xu Beihong (in the style of)
Material: paper, paint, wood, glass
Techniqu...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Set of Four 19th Century Edo Period Fusuma Door Decorative Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of four fusuma (sliding door) panels from the 19th century, painted in ink and colors on gold leaf. The panels depict a blossoming cherry tree extending beyond a woven fence an...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers & Birds of Spring & Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn
Unknown artist.
Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900.
A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Signed: Gaga S...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
Located in Waxahachie, TX
1960-1970s
Hand painted silk.
Rice paper backing.
Made in Japan.
Six colorful Geisha surrounded by bamboo trees.
Little details, a shamisen, or Japanese guitar, a rice paper scroll...
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1970s Japanese Edo Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
$1,020 Sale Price
40% Off
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and rare circa 1830 Chinese export reverse glass portrait painting of unusually large size of a lady in traditional robes holding a closed fan shown sat in front of black...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Iron
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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