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Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Floral Painting, Watercolor Gold Leaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The wisterias and narcissus painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to t...
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat & Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its core a celebration of a bountiful harvest. The screen offers a visual representatio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Gold

“4 Panels Screen with 6 Geishas Painted in the Ukiyo-e Style
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 4 Panels Screens with 6 Geishas in the Style of Ulithi-e Showa Period - Ca 1920 53.5” wide x 35”. High Dealer: G228
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1920s Showa Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of large Japanese byôbu 屏風 with Chinese warriors in a winter landscape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An intriguing pair of large two-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined polychrome painting on silk of a winter scene. A company of three Chinese warriors are riding through a sn...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

China Extra Large Natural Marble Stone "Painting" Magnificent Mountain Peak
Located in South Burlington, VT
This Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mountain range in green and white colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. It is a huge monumental masterwork of nature. Totally natural. Dimensions: Hardwood frame: 62.5 inches tall and 88 inches length Site: 54.5 inches tall and 80 inches length This thin marble stone painting is approximately 3/8 inch thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing a unique, incredible pattern in soft green and white colors. This unique work of art was from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone. This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve. History of Green Flower dream stone paintings: “Green Flower” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone, were cut from stone found on Shuang Yang mountain in Dali moutains Captivating compositions, they might remind us of a long string of rugged mountain caps from a distance. These dream stones are cut from a scarce regional stone yielding notoriously “fuzzy” detailed paintings. To find examples possessing clear, contrasting detail like this one is indeed a rare find. Fine stone paintings like this example are rare as access to and availability of resource material diminishes. After a thin coating of wax is carefully applied to its surface to protect and reveal its beautiful subtle colors, this stone painting is signed upper right position with poetic verse and seal of an artisan who describes its majestic beauty as Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China. Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Marble

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

Japanese 6 Panels Screen with 8 Galloping Horses
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 6 Panels Screen with 8 Galloping Horses Taisho/Showa Period 70” wide x 35” High. Dealer: G228
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Mid-20th Century Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Fabric

Pair of Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on 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: 24" W x 48" 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

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Clearing Skies
Located in Hudson, NY
Cloud formation in gold with blue skies in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, Young Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, 19th century portrait of a young Napoleon Bonaparte; 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., frame 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. Reverse glass pictures became fashionable i...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Four Leaf Lacquered Screen 19th C.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Four Leaf Lacquered Screen from the mid-19th Century Paris. Beautiful large hard stone design and unique linking system never before seen in a screen like this. It’s beautiful, origi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Paintings and Screens

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Stone

Edo Period Japanese Oxidized Silver Leafed Folded Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This naturally oxidized silver-leafed folded screen is a stunning and unique work of art. The screen was originally evenly colored, but it oxidized over time due to exposure to the e...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Mid-Size 6-Panel Byôbu 屏風 Screen with Chicken Family in a Flower Field
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming medium-size six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a vibrant polychrome painting of a rooster with its family amidst a luscious flower garden. The garden is filled with al...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Showa Period Mounted Screen Manchurian Cranes with Pines
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen later mounted in a large gilt and ebonized wood frame. The screen depicts a pair of large redheaded Manchurian cranes flying ami...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese antique sketch scroll / 1800-1900 / Flower, bird and animal paintings
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a rough sketch of a Japanese painting drawn around the late Edo period to the early Meiji period (1800-1900) in Japan. A picture is drawn by sticking and connecting short pi...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Huge Chinoiserie Folding Screen, circa 1950
Located in Athens, GA
This is a take on Modern Chinese Art that is Inspired by Night Revels of Han Xizai... The painting vividly represents a night party hosted by Han Xizai, who anticipated the fall of t...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint

Japanese Meiji Period Two Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) two-panel painted screen with various Tale of Genji scenes - ink, colors and gold leaf on paper.
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1870s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Buddhist Painting of Sitting on Lotus Crown, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist Painting Sitting on Lotus Crown Seat Ink and color on silk Overall size : 25.6" width 81" height Image size: 19.7" widt...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinoiserie Panel Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Silk /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

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Silk

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

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Canvas, Glass, Wood

Chinese Export Coromandel Screen Soapstone Landscape with Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel coromandel lacquered folding screen featuring a carved soapstone floral landscape with cranes. Each panel is 16 inches wide and embellished with a...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone, Brass

Sublime Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Sublime pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Glass

Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Evolving from the Korean tradition of tomb mural painting came the Buddhist practice of “taenghwa,” or hanging-painting, a form of religious painting that included hanging scrolls, framed paintings and wall murals. Influenced by Chinese and Central Asian Buddhist art...
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Early 19th Century Korean Antique Paintings and Screens

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Cotton, Paint

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

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Gold Leaf

Panoramic Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Scenic Paper, 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" Wide x 96" Height The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price There are 5 panels in the listed photo, price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on Scenic paper. We accept custom size and painting colors. Dear customer, please note: For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube. Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing. Shipping We do our best to process & ship all orders...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Vietnamese Scene by French Artist J Buttin
Located in Jersey City, NJ
J Buttin was a French artist who lived in Indochina. This painting shows water carrier women under banana leaves. It is signed.. The painting has been recently cleaned by a professio...
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1960s French Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Wood

Chinese Carved Soapstone Geisha Girls 4 Panel Folding Wall Panel or Screen
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite vintage Chinese four panels decorative wall panel or screen. The beautiful wall panel or screen depicts Chinese scenes of Gaisha girls dancing as well as gardens scenic...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful white chrysanthemums are emphasized by heavy gold on a soft floral landscape, while gold clouds create a striking and dream-like floral scene. Gold leaf and gofun with min...
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Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Chinoiser roll 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

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Gold Leaf

Early view of India, panoramic mural hand painted wallpapers npanel
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

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Paper

Pair of Japanese hinagata byôbu 雛形屏風 (small folding screens) with flower carts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing pair of six-panel hinagata byôbu (doll festival folding screens) with a continuous painting on gold leaf showcasing flower carts (hana’guruma) at the edge of a winding riv...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen of Spring on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
It is a two-panel screen from the Taisho period, around 1920, beautifully painted in excellent detail. The best of Rinpa's school painting: large empty space that highlights a pair of mandarin ducks in the middle of the pond. On the right, flying birds give the painting a great lightness, under many multicolored flowers they celebrate spring. All very proportionate and pleasant, the dimension really interesting. Mineral pigments on gold leaf. It turns out Anonymous. Lucio Morini.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Wisteria Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on 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: 42"W x 81" 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

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Silk

Chinese Wavy Mountains Stone Landscape Screen, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese "Wavy" Mountains Stone Landscape Screen With Original Black wood Display Stand Signed lower right. Impressive work of art with original wooden display stand. Dimensions: ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Stone, Marble

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

Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A CHINESE REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS OF Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century. Fine painting on glass of Empress Cixi seating on a throne in or...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Glass

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

French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern 4-panel folding screen with a frame constructed from cerused wood in a grid pattern centering square mother of pearl panels. Separation in frame, cracks...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on 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: 3ft W x 8ft 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

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Gentle Landscape of Sparrow and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of a sparrow investigating the area beneath blooming wildflowers, including blue colored bell flower. Painted in mineral pigments on silk with go...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold

19th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Buddhist Thangka
Located in Pomona, CA
Very beautiful and colorful Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. It is all hand painted with Tibetan natural mineral painting material which can last for...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century, Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and descriptions of characters signed on top right corners, ink and color on paper Overal...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Chinese Country Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese Meiji period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a winter landscape with a Chinese country villa and distant village. Kano School screen ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Antique fine quality Oriental Japanese /Chinese black lacquer dressing screen
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large fine quality Oriental Japanese /Chinese C1900 black lacquer dressing screen room divider. Attractive designs on silk or sim...
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Early 1900s Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking status civil official. This unusual scroll depicts the dignitary couple seated below a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood, Paint

Chinese Ancestors Painting of Generations Family Officers.Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scroll Painting of Chinese Qing Dynasty Family Generations of Imperial Officers This family with few generations withheld positions in imperial officers Purchased from Christie's in ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chiyoda Castle 19th-20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Taikan Yokoyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-class craftwork of the work drawn by Taikan Yokoyama as you can see. The horseback person who peeks a little through the trees is also well reflected, and the majestic...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Fretwork Screen with Carved Scrolling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden screen from the 19th century with fretwork motifs, carved scrolling foliage pierced in the upper section and objects carved in low-relief at the ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood

East Asian Extra Wide Folding Low Six Panel Landscape Divider Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A 95 inches East Asian Extra Wide Folding Low Six Panel Landscape Divider Screen with beautiful landscape scenes. Measures 95" in width, 33" in height and 1" thick.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Metal

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Dancing Figures
Located in Hudson, NY
People dressed in ceremonial robes and masks celebrate the New Year. On New Year's eve a traditional Japanese custom is to ward off evil spirits by pretending to chase away people w...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold, Gold Leaf

10' Foot Tall Oil on Canvas Portrait of Count Basie Light Up Folding Screen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 10-foot tall artwork portrait of Count Basie oil painted on a canvas fixed to a wood folding screen featuring Basie's side profile on a multicolored modernist background. The B...
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1980s American Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Michael A. Mitchell Painting
Located in Tampa, FL
A Michael A. Mitchell painting. Circa 1980s.  In addition to private collections, Michael's works can be found in the permanent collections of museums.
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1980s American Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paint

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

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Bamboo on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) four separate fusuma doors (sliding doors) with paintings of bamboo trees. Can be hung separately, or together as shown. Signature in the process of bein...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Chinese Floral Decorated and Ebonized Folding Table Screen 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese Floral Decorated and Ebonized Table Screen 20th C Measures - 35.25''H x 69.5''W x .75''D; panels each 35.25''H x 17.5''W x .75''. Catalogue Note: Ask about DISCOUNTED DEL...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Craggy Landscape on Gold Sil
Located in Hudson, NY
Dramatic Mountain landscape with gnarled pines. Signature reads: Shunsen. Ink painting on gold silk with silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Ink Painting of a Weathered Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff. Beautiful signature and seal read: Biei. Ink on paper ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

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 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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