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Paintings and Screens For Sale
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Korean Minhwa Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully painted and detailed Korean folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting) Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting. The pi...
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19th Century Korean Folk Art Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paint

Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape with playful yellow and orange birds frolicking in nature among the branches of a bl...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Antique Lacquered Oriental Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique lacquered & gilt oriental folding screen / room divider in carved lacquered & gilded wood. This was made in East Asia, possi...
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Early 1900s Chinese Edwardian Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Lacquered Wood Mother of Pearl Chinese Oriental 4 Panel Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lacquered wood Mother of Pearl Chinese oriental 4 panel room divider screen.
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Pair of Large Chinese Shoushan Carved Hardstone Emperor & Empress Portraits
Located in Bristol, GB
THREE DIMENSIONAL HAND-CARVED SEMI PRECIOUS STONE PICTURES Depicting a Qing Dynasty Emperor and Empress. Originating from the Shoushan region of Fujian Province in China. Carved a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Stone

Antique Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Painting Depicting Musicians and Archers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian hand-painted folk art painting depicting musicians and archers in a brass custom frame. Step into a vibrant world of rhythm and archery with this antique Indian han...
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Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Chinese Korean Asian Signed Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and striking framed Asian tiger scroll painting featuring a regal tiger in the moonlight. This work is hand-painted with masterful brushstroke...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paint

Chinese Export Six Panel Gilt Lacquered Folding Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export six-panel lacquered folding screen featuring idyllic gilt landscape scenes. Each panel is decorated with a painted scene...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Mid-Century Balinese Painting on Silk with Bamboo and Woven Rattan Frame, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular large Balinese Painting on Silk with an outstanding bamboo and woven rattan frame. This marvellous painting was realized in Bali around the 1960s and is signed on the bot...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Silk, Glass, Paint

Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landcape Bridge with Iris Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature lake/landscape scene with a water walkway/angular bridge and blossoming iris flowers - perhaps an homage to the famed Irises screens...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Vintage Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing. Colorful Pichhavai hand painted on cotton cloth, circa 1940, depicting a scene from the life of Krishna, in a garden setting. One of a kind Pichhavai painting of Krishna with female Gopis dancing, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest and the colors of the dresses play off against the vegetative forms, adding a lively pattern to the whole composition green and black border with stylized floral motifs on a blue ground, border composed of meandering leafy vines and multicolored flowers. A Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna, represented in multiple places with female Gopis dancing and offering, great colors, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest and the colors of the dresses in yellow and oranges play off against the vegetative forms, adding a lively pattern to the whole floral composition, with a colorful Gopis and worshipers. A beautiful antique early 20th century Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna represented in multiple places with Gopi dancing. This piece is all hand painted in pastel colors. It is believed that Krishna enchants the world, but Radha enchants even him. Therefore, she is the supreme goddess of all and together they are called as Radha-Krishna. Gouache on cloth. Rajasthan Jaipur, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Decorative Art. One of a kind hand-painted. Some damages on the corners. Not framed will be shipped rolled. Dimensions height: 47.25 in. width: 36.5 in. A Picchawai is a large-scale temple hanging made for temporary use in a Pushti Marg shrine. The Pushti Marg (Path of Grace) is a Hindu sect that focuses on the worship of Krishna. One of a kind large size painting on cloth depicting the story of Krishna from a young age. Hand Made painting on cloth.This is an exceptional example including quality of line and design. Not framed, will be shipped rolled. Hand painted in India Lord Krishna Beautiful Hand Painted Indian Traditional Religious pichwai with gopis .... "Maharaas" Maharas is one of the wonderful pastimes of Shri Krishna. It was conceived by the Gopis in Vrindavan in the month of Margashirsha. The gopis worshiped Goddess Katyayani continuously for one month on the sands of Yamuna in Vrindavan and chanted daily. Lord Krishna had to come because of his love and penance. Krishna created Maharas by holding different forms with each gopi there The A picchawai is a large-scale temple hanging made for temporary use in a Pushti Marg shrine. The Pushti Marg (Path of Grace) is a Hindu sect that focuses on the worship of Krishna. Pichhwai paintings...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Cotton

Chinese Floral Painted Scroll Signed and Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll featuring a painting of delicate flowers with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Brass

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

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu. Ink and natural color pigme...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Expressionist Painting of a Sea View from a Balcony by Yoshio Aoyama
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expressionist oil painting of a seaside view from a balcony in carved gilded frame. It is signed on the bottom right hand corner Aoyama. Signed Aoyama circa 1960s-1970s Frame measures 16 x 19 1/4 inches Painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches This painting is likely a scene from the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur. Yoshio Aoyama...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic, Paint

Orange by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Orange Japan / 2023s Size : w970 x h970 mm A work that has been unevenly dyed after hand-painting. This quilt is made with linen viyella, which has a natural sheen. Hand quilted with cotton thread and Uses hand-knitted hemp strings. Hand dyed with chinese sumac . [Blue Tip...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Chinese Export Six Panel Hardstone Lacquer Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Chinese export intricately carved lacquered screen featuring scholars objects in boldly colored stones. The reverse side has a delicate gilt decoration over a black ground ....
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone

19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845). Simply featuring three deer and a few sprigs of foliage on a sumptuous gold-leaf background this work emphasizes naturalistic expression and a masterful use of negative space. Reduced to its most basic elements, the blank spaces inspire imagination and evoke the smells, sounds and even the weather of the scene. Whilst deer are traditionally depicted in association with autumn, here the green growth on the tops of the foliage indicates the season of spring. The work references Maruyama Okyo’s two-panel deer screen...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Asian Hunting Scene Four Panel Room Screen With Black Lacquered Edges an
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A super chic vintage asian screen showing a hunting scene with cherry blossoms. The screen has (4) 18" panels, black lacquered edges and brass fi...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Brass

one leaf by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : one leaf Japan / 2023s Size : w790 x h1200 mm A work that has been unevenly dyed after hand-painting. This quilt is made with linen viyella, which has a natural sheen. Han...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Mathilda by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mathilda(Ⅰ,Ⅱ) Japan / 2023s Size : w440 x h440 mm This quilt is made with french linen. Hand-quilted with cotton thread. Hand dyed with madder, chinese sumac, Japanese Pagoda Tree flower buds and tingi (A kind of bark of mangrove). [Blue Tip...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

FINE & COLLECTABLE ANTiQUE CHINESE EXPORT SOAPSTONE FOLDING SCREEN ROOM DIVIDER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1920’s Soapstone room divider folding s...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone

Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
Located in Brescia, IT
Landscape with Flowers and Bamboo by an 18th century painter of the Rinpa school, two panels painted in ink on gold leaf and vegetable paper. The flowers...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Tibetan Thangka of Celebration Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
An exquisite hand painted Tibetan Thangka depicting 63 Buddhas with consorts and 5 protector Vajrabhairavas. Buddha seated dhyana asana on lotus throne at the center of the mandala i...
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2010s Nepalese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain landscape along a waterway over a dramatic gilt background. The painting is accompan...
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20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Chinese Antique Painting of a Silk Spinner
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Qing Dynasty period Chinese watercolor painting of a silk spinner in custom frame. Envelop your home with the essence of ancient Chinese culture and craftsmanship thro...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Paper

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 6 large kakemonos from 19th century Japanese mythology. Paper support with a canvas pasted on the paper Wonderful set that is part of Japan's history and beliefs When not hung, the Kakemonos are rolled up. circa 1800 - Japan - Edo Period A kakemono translates as "object to hang". In Japan this refers to a painting or calligraphy, most often done on silk or paper framed in a scroll that was intended to be hung on walls or in public lighting. This particular form, which allows them to be in a roll, dates back to the Tang dynasty in China (this would be related to the copying and preservation of ancient Buddhist texts). A Kami is a deity or spirit worshipped in the Shinto religion. A Yokai is a spirit, ghost, demon, or strange apparition from the creatures of Japanese folklore. Each of these kakemonos represents a unique story: - A kami, a Japanese deity, is shown painting a rainbow. Indeed, he performs the action with his right hand while his left hand holds a kind of basket with three pots of paint. This kami has a rather closed attitude. He is standing in a dark and tormented sky. Below this figure, 8 villagers are dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. Their faces are softened. They are not afraid of the elements made by the kami above their heads. - A character with an unreal look is holding a kind of jar with his two hands, which he spills on human figures above. This being is floating in the air, probably a character from mythology, perhaps Susanoo. Underneath, villagers on umbrellas. They are trying to protect themselves as best they can from what is falling on them. One of them is carrying baskets with fish on her shoulders. A character in the background is thrown forward and falls. - On this kakemono, the god Raijin, dressed in a white and blue outfit, strikes the sky with his two drum hammers to create lightning and its thunderous sound. Surrounded by Tomoe and a long red scarf, Raijin, enraged and with dishevelled hair, creates a dark and violent storm. The villagers seem frightened by this meteorological phenomenon. One of the villagers can be seen fainting in the arms of a man. This scene may seem chaotic, but Japanese legend tells us that once a field is struck by lightning, the harvest is good. - On this kakemono, we see an unreal-looking figure holding a fan, as if he were sweeping away the bad weather, or simply producing gusts of wind. He is probably the kami of wind and air, Shina tsu-hiko. The figures below him seem surprised by so much wind. An umbrella flies away on the left, the women hold their hair and scarf, the clothes are caught in the power of the wind, there is even a woman on the ground on the bottom left. - This Kakemono represents a short moment. This Raiju is a yokai (ghost spirit...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Indian Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art Painting
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian hand-painted folk art painting depicting six maidens and a musician. Introducing an enchanting piece of Indian heritage, an antique folk art painting...
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Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Brass

19th Century Oil Painting “Taste of Freedom” – Unsigned
Located in Lincoln, GB
19th Century Oil Painting “Taste of Freedom” – Unsigned A delightful scene in which a pet Blackbird is let out of their cage and allowed to eat some of their masters food, quite po...
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19th Century Antique Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Qajar Painting Depicts Sage And His Pupil, Iran, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Oil on arched canvas, a young prince sits with an elderly sage on a carpeted terrace, an open book between them and more piled up before them, a small pearl-studded box in the foregr...
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19th Century Persian Antique Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

19th Century Oil Painting ‘Lessons to be Learnt’ – Signed
Located in Lincoln, GB
19th Century Oil Painting “Lessons to be Learnt” Signed by “K 87” (1887) Framed in a highly decorative classical frame Continental scene depicting a stern schoolmaster lambasting ...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Japanese 2-Panel Furosaki’byôbu 風炉先屏風 'Tea-Ceremony Folding Screen' with Dragons
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A striking low and wide two-panel furosaki’byôbu (tea-ceremony room divider) painted with two bright white dragons (ryû) flying amidst swirling black clouds. The left dragon holds a ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Tibetan Thangka of Amitabha Buddha Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
One of our finest hand painted Tibetan Thangkas from Nepal. This extraordinary Thangka depicts 108 Buddhas with consorts in celestial court witnessing Amitabha's achievement of nirva...
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2010s Nepalese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Stunning Vintage Soapstone & Mother of Pearl Geisha Girl Wall Panels
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of vintage circa 1940s Chinese chinoiserie wall plaques depicting Geisha girls in soa...
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1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone

Japanese Embroidered Silk Screen Panel of a Tiger Meiji
Located in Nottingham, GB
A very fine Japanese tiger embroidered silk screen panel. Very good condition. From a private collection. Free international shipping.
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Late 19th Century Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk

Pair of Wooden Art Deco Double Pannel Screens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of art deco doble screens with a squared step down 3-dimensional pattern. Each one of the screems measures 52 inches". and they are conected by hinges to allow for multiple fold...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings and Screens

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Wood

“Silence” by Treerat Ngamsanit- contemporary Thai artist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The artwork of famous Thai artist. Treerat Ngamsanit is a popular jewelry designer, who has been sought after for the last 20 years under the name Stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Vintage Framed Pichhavai Painting of Krishna, Radha and Gopis by Moonlight
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage Pichhavai painting on fabric of Krishna, Radha and female Gopis. Krishna walking with Radha and the Gopis by moonlight. The colors, details...
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1970s Indian Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Wood, Paint

Set of Four Japanese Reverse Paintings
Located in Locust Valley, NY
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Glass

Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Lovers Krishna & Radha, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha painted in mineral pigments (gouache) with gold and silver highlights circa mid 19th century in Jaipur style of painting. Krishna was a god (an incarnation of god Vishnu) who accomplished great feats and defeated insurmountable demons. However, he is also considered the most playful amongst gods and an epic lover of godly proportions. His love story with Radha (a married woman) has been the subject of much poetry and worship for centuries as it symbolized the divine love. Here, the lovers are depicted in a loving embrace offering one another a lotus flower. Radha is often depicted hopelessly resisting Krishna's advances as in this painting. The couple's heads are circled by a halo, signifying their divinity. The setting is typical of the interior modeling in the 19th century with use of heavy curtains...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic

Set of 4 Chinese Watercolor Landscape Panels
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) vertical wall panels of watercolor landscape scenes on paper within silver faux bamboo frames.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Located in Lomita, CA
This hand painted gilt monumental folded Chinese Export fan is worth collecting. This is a vintage piece from the 1960s most likely. The fan is rea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Bamboo, Paper

Chinese Hand Painted Hard Stone Paperweight with Woman & Instrument 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese paperweight offers hard stone construction with hand painted portrait of a woman playing her string musical instrument, chop mark signed, 20th century Measures - 6"h x 2...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Stone

Original Lithograph Joan Miró, Ceramiques, 1974
By Maeght, Joan Miró
Located in San Diego, CA
Joan Miró, Ceramiques, is an original Lithograph made in 1974. It has a printed signature in the lower right of the image. Published and Printed by Maeght, Paris. M.928. Joan Miró w...
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1970s French Expressionist Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Chrome

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated object within Nichiren Buddhism (Hokkeshu; lotus sect). The originally concept was developed by the 13th century Buddhist priest Nichiren to guide the energy of the devotional chanting to...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Signed Antique Golden Framed Landscape Painting on Silk
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese landscape painting on silk from the 19th century in new gilded frame, signed. Presenting an exquisite artifact of Japanese artistry from the 19th century – a signed, hand-...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Glass, Wood

Japanese Contemporary Gold Green Purple Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese large contemporary framed porcelain panels artwork in three pieces intricately hand painted showcasing a wintry scene of a gracefully shaped aged snow covered ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Large Antique Chinese Deity Scroll Painting 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized antique Chinese scroll painting offers depiction of deity with figures, 19th century Measures - 69" x 26.5" Catalogue Note: ...
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19th Century Asian Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

English Oil Painting Ship Sea Scape Maritime Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful English oil painting of a ship in a vivid blue ocean Artist has really captured the beauty to the scene with great skill Comes in the gilt frame Piece is signed J Hardey in bottom right corner Please let us know if you would like to view this piece in our Canonbury Antiques...
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1980s Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting. Beautiful Chinese reverse glass painting of two women in a Chinese garden with a scroll. This painting is particularly vibrant and exquisite in color and detail. The wood frame painting...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Wall Art Plaque Framed and Signed
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Wall Art Plaque Framed and Signed. circa 20th century. Two birds looking down at a nest of fledglings in a tree. The tree ...
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Porcelain

Japanese Fine Antique Gilt Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a rare find, stem #3 Antique Original Japanese temple "blossominig lotus" flower bud stem. This finely hand carved wood and lacquered gold flower stem was made for a Buddhist 19th century temple altar...
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Modern 20th Century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Modern 20th century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy. This image represents the meaning of “Self Renewal“ characterized by its unique style of calligraphy related elements, such as wo...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Camellias Signed Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll painting depicting colorful Camellias with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper wi...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Chinese Hanging Scroll Pair of Poetic Couplets Signed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese hanging scroll having a pair of poetic couplets with a cyclical date autumn 1944/2004 Jishen and signed Zhang with 2 seals. The sight mea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Contemporary Gold Leaf Brown Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite museum quality Japanese contemporary framed porcelain panel art work consisting of three pieces intricately hand-painted showcasing a wintry ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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

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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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