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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
GA Kadir, Indonesian Village view, Oil on Canvas.Signed.First half 20 th C
Located in Leuven , BE
Original oil painting by the Indonesian impressionist painter G.A. Kadir: educated as a painter by the Danish van Russel (1898 - 1975) and active in the first half of the 20th centur...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Canvas

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Vines and Wisteria
Located in Hudson, NY
Wisteria represents sentiments of love and longevity as vibrant floral colors dance dramatically amongst the two panels. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with a natural wood trim....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Vintage Tea Ceremony Bronze Tea Bell
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one-of-a-kind rare tea ceremony accessory discovered from our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. Seldom seen and with lovely sound. This is an extraordinary opportunity to...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Vintage Tak-Young Jung Hand Painted Chinoiserie Fan Shadowbox Wall Art
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage large hand painted golden fan by Tak-Young Jung from his 1991 solo exhibition “The Admiration of Life Through the Symbolization of Colors“ at the Modern Art Gallery in Los Angeles...
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1990s Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Foil

Extraordinary Natural Stone "Moonlight Bay Painting", Natural Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind. This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of an inlet bay like setting an...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Marble

Stefan Lokos Framed Abstract Oil on Canvas "Tuscan Hillside" Very Good Condition
By Stefan Lokos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Description: Stefan Lokos (Hungarian, 1913-1994) abstract oil painting on canvas. This is an unsigned work that resembles a Tuscan landscape. It is a high quality painting with pigme...
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1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Paint

Italian Four Panel Flowers and Birds Room Divider/Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Italian four panel screen/room divider.
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1970s Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Hardwood, Paint

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Red Maple and Flowers on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa Floral Scene with Chrysanthemum, Morning Glories and Blue Bell Flowers. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo. Bold colors and strong design elements combined with the trademark tarashikomi (diluted elements created when water is applied to the surface before or after pigments causing them to diffuse) exhibit the artists deep devotion to this important Japanese painting tradition. Notes about artist: Hattori Shunyo (b. 1883) was an artist from Kyoto who graduated the (now) Kyoto Municipal University of Art and fell under the circle of Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Meiji Period Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Birds by Hasegawa Gyokujun
Located in Kyoto, JP
One hundred birds Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) Meiji period, circa 1900. Ink, color and gofun on silk. Dimensions of each screen: H. 170 cm x W. 190 cm (67’’ x 75”) Despite the title, well over 100 birds are represented in this pair of two-fold Japanese screens (the title functions figuratively to convey the idea of a large number). The monumental work is rendered with a comprehensive and highly complex composition which is exquisitely executed and meticulously colored. More a celebration of naturalism than the traditional “One Hundred Birds” paintings which originated in China. This was a subject matter known for its auspicious meaning as much as its actual depiction of nature. These paintings generally had a phoenix (occasionally peacocks) placed in the center, and the other birds paying homage to it. In this quintessentially Japanese scene painted by Gyokujun, a couple of long-tailed birds modeled after paradise flycatchers are included; these are traditional auspicious motifs in Oriental bird and flower painting and denote themes such as celebration and enduring generations. In addition there is the playful inclusion of single exotic parrot. Even so, the vast majority of the birds and flowers are native to Japan. Reading the scene from right to left, from spring through to autumn, the overwhelming sense is one of movement and haste. It is almost as if the birds are in a race, with the fleetest leading the way forward. Although these native birds were commonly drawn amongst artists of the Shijo school, rarely were they painted with such drama and dynamism. It is not strictly a depiction of sketched birds whose manner was faithfully handed down through the traditions of the Shijo school. Rather we see Gyokujun seeking and achieving new expressions in the heart of the turbulent Meiji period. Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) was born in Kyoto. He was the eldest son of Hasegawa Gyokuho, a Shijo school painter who studied under Matsumura Keibun. Gyokujun studied painting under his father and became a prominent member of the Kyoto painti ng world from a young age. In 1891 he established the ‘Young Painters Social Club’ along with Takeuchi Seiho, Miyake Gogyo and Taniguchi Kokyo. Also in 1891 he was selected as a judge of the Great Private Paintings Exhibition along with Takeuchi Seiho, Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

George Charles Haité Modern Orientalist Picture
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolor painting of Orientalist subject representing market scene in Tangier by the great English artist George Charles Haité Signed lower left and inscribed on the back...
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Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Plain Silver Leaf on Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
(no image) With beautiful oxblood color lacquer frame with 19th century bronze mounts.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Bronze, Silver Leaf

Still Life Oil Painting
By William Drummond Bone
Located in Perth, GB
This is one of the artist best painting with heavy impasto execution giving a vibrant and colourful impactact to the beauty of the work William Drummon...
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Late 20th Century British Art Deco Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of five Chinese watercolor paintings on silk depicting men occupied in their trades, executed in a soft delicate technique and presented under glass in four wood frame...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

1971 Hauqing Kim Chinese Winter Landscape Watercolor Painting Snow Bridge
Located in Dayton, OH
1971 Huaqing Kim (Liu Quan) watercolor painting showing a winter mountain landscape of the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibe. Features a pair of figures crossing a stone bridge, walking their dog, in a snowstorm with a cottage in the distance. 1 ?? huà tí title of the art 2 ?? ben jia original family’s house/eldest brother’s home (patriarchal system) 3 ?? liu quán Liu Quan ?: willow ?: fountain/spring (pseudonym/esteemed name for artist Huaqing Kim) 4 ?????? jin huá qìng huà bó zuò Artist Huaqing Kim’s work 5 ?????? huà zhan zhao dài zuò jia hosting author(s) of the art exhibition 6 ???? shen chá wei yuán member of the review (committee) 7 ??? pu shì huàn Shihuan Park 8 ?? tuo sòng consign 9 1971?9??? ? yi jiu qi jiu nián iu yuè dù zuò pin Work...
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1970s Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Hand Painted Robert Crowder, Chinoiserie Screen With Gold Leaf Detail, China, C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Crowder, Four Panel, Chinoiserie, hand painted screen with gold leaf detail.
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1980s North American Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Located in Hudson, NY
A mysterious passageway with natural rocky detail as the scene drifts deep into the darkness. Dyed fabric mounted with a natural wood trim. Signed on back and lower right corner. Sig...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Wood

20th Century Painted Screen Italy Musical Instruments Carpets
Located in Epfach, DE
Very decorative screen painted with musical instruments, consisting of three folding panels of 72.5 cm, the screen stands on brass ball feet, the ends form pine cones also made of br...
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1980s Italian Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Chinese Extraordinary Outer Space Moonscape Natural Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of an outer space nightscape suggests our universe of countless moons and stars and might remind us of a similar and unique evening experience in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut 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. This thin marble stone "painting" is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware. Dimensions: Frame: 25 inches high and 25 inches wide. Site: 16.75" diameter Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China. History of dream stone "paintings": Moonlight stones...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Marble

Oil Canvas Abstract "Vishaya" Painting Print by Mimi Schillemans 1/99
Located in Deland, FL
Equivocal and alluring this painting/print by Mimi Schillemans named "Vishaya" is absolutely captivating. A Swiss native and studying and producing in the Netherlands Schillemans was...
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1980s Dutch Other Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effect, this exacting technique doesn't allow for any corrections, and is only revealed to its full effect when the glass pane is turned around. This example dates to the late 19th century and depicts the Taoist immortals He Xiangu and Cao Guojiu. Said to have attained immortality through their studies of the natural world, the Eight Immortals each represent a different condition in life and impart blessings of prosperity and longevity. The charming scene is likely one of a set of...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Mid Century Abstract Silkscreen C. Daniel Gelakoska Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
An absolutely gorgeous abstract original silkscreen, Titled “Sunriver” by C. Daniel Gelakoska. Hand signed, dated in pencil bottom right and numbered ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Metal

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Peonies and Young Growth on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa floral scene. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo. Bold colors and strong design elements combined with the trademark tarashikomi (diluted elements created when water is applied to the surface before or after pigments causing them to diffuse) exhibit the artists deep devotion to this important Japanese painting tradition. Notes about artist: Hattori Shunyo (b. 1883) was an artist from Kyoto who graduated the (now) Kyoto Municipal University of Art and fell under the circle of Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on the upper right reads Shogazen, seal on the upper left reads Hosai. Ink on mulberr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sun over Cresting Waves with Golden Clouds
Located in Hudson, NY
Sun rising over cresting waves through tropical trees. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and brocade.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

1983 Lee Dong Sik Oriental Seascape Watercolor Painting Sampan Fishing Boats
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1983 watercolor painting by Chinese/Korean artist and university lecturer Lee Dong-Sik. Purchase at the Invitational Exhibition of Lee, Dong Sik Oriental Painting at the Sam ...
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1980s Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Early 20th C Chinese Linhai Painted Panel
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1900 Chinese wood panel from the Linhai region features a hand painted scene of birds in a flowering tree. Brass hanger at the top. Unknown ar...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Clouds of Golden Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Bunrei-Ga.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Chinese portraits depicting young women & their dogs were painted using a reverse glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Autumn Flowers and Moon on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold leaf.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes. A very...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint

4 Vintage Japanese Watercolor Paintings on Silk Geisha Seascape Landscape Boats
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of four vintage unframed Japanese paintings on silk including one of a female figure or geisha and three water and mountain landscapes w...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist with Tree-Lined Foothills
Located in Hudson, NY
Verdant landscape of mountains and rolling foothills shrouded in mist. Mineral pigments on silk with gold dust. Raw silk backing.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Peace & Prosperity
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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1920s Chinese Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Four Chinese Hardwood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Panels
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of four antique Chinese decorative panes with mother of pear inlay. The panels with floral and branch with various birds hand inlaid into a hardwood panel. The four panels may ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens

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Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Snowy Mountain Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Hinoki (Japanese red pine) and other deciduous trees in mineral pigments on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Yosui.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo with Calligraphy Poem
Located in Hudson, NY
Moon and bamboo in ink on gold paper with red and black lacquered negoro frame. (Meiji period) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in par...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen. Wood block print on paper. First quarter 20th century. Perfect to use as wall art.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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1920s Chinese Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Sotheby's Japanese Prints, Paintings and Screens, New York June 18, 1990
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Japanese prints, paintings and screens, New York June 18, 1990. First edition softcover catalog. 531 illustrated lots.
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1990s American Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sheep Resting under Grape Arbor
Located in Hudson, NY
Soft mineral pigments on silk with brocade border. Signature and seal read: Jyogyu
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Chinese Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and was designed to allow light and air into a room while maintaining privacy. Assembled by carefully joining long strips of carved wood, this lattice window has an even, squared pattern that reveals a large diamond formation. Crafted of pine wood, we love this vintage lattice...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Pine

Wood Wall Panel from Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage wood panel from Indonesia, circa 1920. Hand-carved teak wood, with its original blue color, naturally distressed by time and the elements....
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1920s Indonesian Arts and Crafts Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Chinese Early 20th Century Brown and Red Eight-Panel Screen with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese two part eight-panel wooden screen from the early 20th century, with low-relief carvings, gilt motifs and calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this screen features a brown lacquered ground accented with dark red highlights, and adorned with low-relief-carved motifs in its upper section, depicting scrolling cartouches with central rosettes. Each panel showcases a vertical organization of gilded calligraphy in the center, followed by an horizontal section with scrollwork surrounding a central medallion. The lower part is adorned with additional motifs carved in low relief, depicting either vases, birds and flowers, fishes or monkeys. The ensemble is completed by meanders creating a perfect visual punctuation. The screen is currently made of two parts with four panels each. Boasting a nicely distressed patina, this early 20th century Chinese eight-panel carved wooden...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting of a Royalty Related Couple with Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the early 20th century of a royalty related couple with dragon motifs painted on a linen canvas. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty in the early years of the 20th century, this custom framed painting depicts a couple wearing either a red (a symbol of luck in China) or green robe. The depiction of dragons relates them to the Imperial family, but having four claws and not five as codified, the couple is likely part of the royal family, not the Imperial couple themselves. Accented with typical motifs such as bats, flaming pearls and rain-filled clouds, the robes are filled with symbols. Wearing ornate headdresses, the couple is sitting on elegant chairs. Set inside custom made frames, the paintings show great signs of age. While the entire piece measures 40.5"W x 1"D x 53"H, the painting itself is 36.5"W x 49". With its vivid colors and interesting subject, this Chinese Qing Dynasty painting...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Plexiglass

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Lacquer Penguins
Located in Hudson, NY
Beige ground lacquer with black and grey lacquer penguins with small pieces of shell making up white areas. Lacquer on wood. Writing reads: Lacquer Screen By Izumi Atsuhiko. It was ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Abstract Stone Sculpture by Unknown Artist from Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A stone object of unknown author from Japan. The stone is carved and polished. Very attractive shape and high quality nice work.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Stoneware

Chinese Antique Six-Panel Folding Screen with Stained Glass Geometric Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique six-panel folding screen from the early 20th century, with green, blue and yellow stained glass, geometric motifs and wooden panels. Created in China during the first half of the 20th century, this large folding screen features six panels each adorned with a careful arrangement of opaque octagonal motifs surrounded by colorful stained glass with scrolling or textured motifs. The lower section is made of delicately raised panels surrounded by recessed accents. Folding screens likely originate back to the Han Dynasty, circa 200 BC as evidence in tombs shows. The Chinese considered screens as objects of contemplation and a source of spiritual and creative inspiration. The screens were used to protect from drafts, to provide a sense of privacy or to simply partition a room. With its nice proportions and complimenting colors, this Chinese antique stained glass folding screen...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Stained Glass, Wood

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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1920s Chinese Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Early 20th Century Mongolian Vivid Small Thangka, 7845
Located in Ukiah, CA
One of the most vivid small Thangkas I have ever owned. Purchased from a wealthy Mongolian collector along with 3 other fine small Thangkas in the 1990's from his very best personal pieces as a thank you for a long friendship. Painted thangka is 6.75 x 9 inches, frame is 13 x 15 1/8 inches. Custom mat and frame, with museum glass and silk matting. Exquisite. Not inexpensive for a small Thangka, but you won't find better. Probably early to mid 20th century (in reality many of the Mongolian Thangkas sold in the west as 19thC are early 20thC, as the environment there causes cloth and paper to usually soil, darken and degrade. The number of truly early Thangkas that are bright and clean are very few. Even most of the early/mid 20th Cones show great wear and soiling. This one almost sure lived all of its life in a large Gau box or in a drawer or trunk, as the colors look as bright as the day it was painted. It was very difficult 20 years ago to find pieces like this- today is nearly impossible. Many of my pieces like this end up...
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Superb and Architectural Chinese Carved Wood and Glass Four-Panel Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Provenance: Christie’s. The panels with carved figural vignettes- floral vines at the top, the bottom with small ones with figures at various tasks in landscapes with houses, the lar...
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Early 20th Century Asian Qing Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Framed Korean Folk Shamanistic Painting of Seven Stars
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean folk painting watercolor on linen (silk) with a cloth mat and walnut wood frame. The work is in the shamanistic style and depicts the Tao...
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Early 20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Textile

Modern Signed Oriental Watercolor Woman with Child
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Modern signed oriental watercolor Woman and Child with a fish Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certifica...
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper

"Unai No Tomo" Early 20th C. Japanese Illustrated Toy Books, Volumes #2, #3, #4
Located in Norton, MA
Early 20th century Japanese illustrated toy books. "Unai No Tomo". Ca. 1911. 3 volumes from the larger set. Each volume includes numerous color woodblock illustrations of various toy...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider Byobu C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan. Silk embroidered satin lacquer framed panels....
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Lacquer

Framed Korean Folk Painting of General Guan Gong
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean folk Shamanism watercolor on textile matted with woven brocade and presented in a wood frame with an oriental style metal hanging hardware. The painting was estimated to be from early 20th century circa 1910-1930s. It depicts Guan Yu (160-220AD), a legendary Chinese warrior and general from Eastern Han Dynasty. Long worshiped in China as a deity, across all three major religions, Guan Gong...
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Early 20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Brocade

Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. It has been framed with a ...
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Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Cotton, Paint

Oriental Woman, Enamel on Board, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental woman is an original modern artwork realized in the early 20th Century by an Oriental artist. Mixed colored enamel on board. The painting...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Enamel

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

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Brass

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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