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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Pair of Stunning Vintage Soapstone & Mother of Pearl Geisha Girl Wall Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Materials
Soapstone
Japanese Six-Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A six-panel Japanese paper screen with poems, autumn flowers, bamboo fence and Mandarin ducks. Poems are believed to be earlier but were probably...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Korean Painting, Wall Panel, 17th Century Ink Grapevine
Located in Kyoto, JP
Grapevine
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century.
Wall panel, ink on paper.
Upper seal:
Kou Kinun in
Lower seal:
Kaigen
Dimensions:
Measures: 98.5 cm x 29.5 cm (39” ...
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17th Century Korean Other Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pomegranate Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
With various flowers, manderin ducks and garden stone accented with gold leaf on ground surface. Nagasaki School Painting.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinoiserie Chinese Black Lacquered Hand Painted Four Panel Asian Screen Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, expandable Chinese four panel screen/room divider with hand painted landscape scenery on black lacquered wood. A monochromatic floral and bird motif is softly painted on t...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Stoneware
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
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Tropical Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Dream of the Red Chamber
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Faded Chinese export narrative tale coromandel screen with four lacquered panels. The scene is from the 18th century novel by Cao Xuegin. The screen depicts beauties in the grand vie...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare 16-17th cenury Ming Dynasty standing table screen. Untoched original condition.
Hand carved wood, the panel is carved with relief details depicting a dragon, cranes, mythical...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu. 17th century.
A sumi-e ink on paper painting illustrating an ethereal mountainous landscape at the seashore containing buildings, trees, birds and ship masts. 3 vermillion seals of the artist in the lower right hand corner. Japanese dry mount paper on a wood frame with thin brocade border silver leafed surround and lacquered wood outer frame.
Condition: Minor signs of age, wear, otherwise fine condition.
Age: Painting Edo Period, circa 1670. Mounting circa 1985.
Image: 51-1/2 in. x 20-1/2 in. (131cm x 52cm)
Frame: 59-1/4 in. x 25-1/4 in. (150cm x 64cm)
Weight: 6 lbs.
Provenance:
with Honeychurch Antiques...
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1670s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Anglo-Indian Company School Suttee Watercolour Paintings, C. 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and singular set of two early 19th century Anglo-Indian Company School watercolour paintings, likely Murshidabad, depicting 'Sati' or 'Suttee', the historical practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre, and the procession to the pyre. The reverses labeled "From an album of watercolours and drawings belonging to Eliza Frederica Salmon and possibly her sister Mary Salmon, daughter of William Orton Salmon who served in India circa 1800...
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Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen "Leopard with Cubs"
Located in Hudson, NY
With gold clouds on gold leaf with camellia on river's edge.
In history, Japanese artists did not see leopards or tigers in real life because the animals were not native to Japan, t...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th century Chinese silk two panel screen
Located in Malton, GB
This is a lovely piece of wall art made from a totally original 2 panelled 19th century Chinese silk screen. Salvaged from a Stately home in typica...
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19th Century Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Soapstone, Semiprecious Hardstone and Lacquer Folding Screen
Located in Miami, FL
This stunning Chinese screen is an exceptionally well-crafted piece, beautifully decorated with intricate semiprecious hardstone carvings. Measuring ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Precious Stone
Big Size Buddhist Painting
Located in Brescia, IT
Painting on natural-colored paper, depicting many characters from the Buddhist pantheon.
These images of Buddha and bodhisattvas depicted stories from Chinese Buddhist scriptures and...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Flowers of the Four Seasons
A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold leaf.
This Japanese screen is a rich visual celebration of the flowers of the fo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil Painting, Asian River Scene, Signed
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand-painted oil on canvas depicting river scene in Spring. The background is a gorgeous blush color, with the mountain rocks in rust oran...
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century. A sumi-e ink on paper painting illustrating a rocky seaside landscape containing buildings, vegetation and ship masts. The painting with 3 vermillion seals of the artist in the lower left corner. Japanese dry mount paper on a wood frame with thin brocade border silver leafed surround and lacquered wood outer frame.
Condition: Lighter discoloration near the bottom of the painting, various paper restorations, other minor signs of age, wear, stains, otherwise fine condition.
Age: Painting Edo Period, circa 1670. Mounting circa 1985.
Image: 51-1/2 in. x 20-1/2 in. (131cm x 52cm)
Frame: 59-1/4 in. x 25-1/4 in. (150cm x 64cm)
Weight: 6 lbs.
Provenance:
with Honeychurch Antiques...
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1670s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chinese Pheasants
Yoshizawa Setsuan (1809-1889)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
Painting inscription: Setsuan Houyou
Upper seal: Y...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Thai Siamese Carved Teak Wood Panel of Temple Goddess
Located in New York, NY
Old Siamese hand-carved teak panel of a temple goddess and her admirer or consort, with finely detailed background.
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Paintings and Screens
Materials
Teak
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a wooded valley landscape with a rustic dwelling near mount Fuji. The screen is decorated with fantastic, vivid blue ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rocks and Waves in a Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Rocks and waves in a coastal landscape. Taisho (1912-1926) period painting.
Mineral pigments on silk. Artist’s signature and seal reads: Tomokazu.
Six panels measure 67 1/2 inches h...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Signed Asian Coromandel Eight Panel Screen Expandable Room Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent Asian coromandel expandable room divider. Great scale with height of 94" and vivid colors throughout. Some age appropriate wear, see pics....
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Coromandel Panels with Chinese Chippendale Frames
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 18th century Coromandel panels with Chinese Chippendale Frames. with a scene depicting figures with pavilions and having Chinese Chippendale ebonized fretwork carved frames.
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Large Framed Abstract Ink Painting by Qin Feng
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Qin Feng (Chinese B. 1961)
Title: West Wind East Water #0616
Medium: Ink and Coffee on Silk and Cotton paper
Year of Creation: 2006
Mark: Signed with artist's mark lower right
Measurement: 74 1/2" x 37 1/4" (with frame)
Provenance: From a prominent American British collection.
Purchased from Michael Goedhuis in 2006 for 55000usd (A copy of Art Metadata entry from the previous owner will be included).
Biography (Courtesy of Artsy)
Considered a leading ink painter, Qin Feng represents China’s avant-garde movement. Invited by the German government to curate an exhibition in Germany in order to promote cultural exchange between the two countries, Qin moved to Berlin in the ’90s where he began to fuse Western modernism and the Chinese ink tradition in abstract compositions. Feng uses traditional calligraphic materials but employs his brush with the unrestrained energy of the Abstract Expressionists. Inspired by his upbringing in Xinjiang, a multicultural intersection of the silk roads, Qin has incorporated Chinese, Uighur, Arabic, and Russian language into his work. In recent years, Qin has overlaid pieces of ancient Chinese furniture...
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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold leaf with brocade border. Calligraphy and sketching on back paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antiques , Tapestries , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
17th Century Japanese Screen. View of West Lake by Unkoku Toyo.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Unkoku Toyo (1612-1668)
View of West Lake
Pair of eight-panel Japanese Screens. Ink and gold wash on paper.
Dimensions: Each screen: H. 110 cm x W. 372 cm (43” x 147”)
This pair ...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese "Birds and Peony" Ink and Color on Silk Painting, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese "Birds and Peony" painting, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
The delightful and colorful painting features a scen...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Chinese watercolor painting, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
flower and bird motif; painting on rice paper; painting size only (not including borders): 14.5in(L) x 54in(H) (these measurements are NOT the overall measurements of the painting)
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Toyokuni l - 1816 (Honjo, Edo Period 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Toyokuni l - 1816 (Honjo, Edo Period 1786-1865 Edo),
Diptych,
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô R) and Ichikawa Danjûrô (L)
日付: Japanese, Edo period
Pro...
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19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Robert Crowder Chinoiserie Landscape Panels
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic set of three framed chinoiserie decorated landscape panels painted by Robert Crowder (1911-2010 American). The paintings feature a flora a...
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Two Antique Japanese Hand Painted Double-Sided Triptych Table Screens
Located in Big Flats, NY
Two Antique Japanese Hand Painted Double-Sided Triptych Table Screens.
9 1/2" x 12 5/8" x 3/8".
A beautiful set of two antique Japanese hand-painted table screens, each featuring a t...
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Circa 1930, Amaranth and Rooster
Located in Kyoto, JP
Amaranth and Rooster
Artist unknown
Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigment and gofun on silk.
Painting inscription: Tojo ??
Painting seal: Tojo ??
circa 1930
Dimensions:
Scroll:...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Tibetan Thangka of Sakyamuni with Silk Brocade, C. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Historically in Buddhist Tibet, patrons and monks commissioned thangka art, or sacred painting, to focus their meditations and prayers. This 19th-century Tibetan Thangka, painted in rich red, green, and blue pigments, still maintains incredible vibrancy. The central figure is the Sakyamuni Buddha, seated in the diamond position with alms bowl...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Silk
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan
A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting a noblewoman within a courtyard setting with a kid who is holding a lotus, walkin...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Hanaguruma Flower Cart
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful Japanese Showa period four panel silk screen depicting a colorful Hanaguruma or flower cart. A bountiful cornucopia of peonies, irises, wisteria, and chrysanthemums set in ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A bold, spectacular Japanese hand-brushed, hand-painted silk scroll of two horses below plumb tree mountain- worthy of your favorite room
Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasin...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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
Materials
Marble
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
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Official's Wife Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the 19th century of an official's wife with bird-adorned buzi, painted on a linen canvas. Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dynasty, this 19th century painting showcases a frontal depiction of an official's wife recognizable thanks to the bird-themed rank badge sitting on an elegant armchair with scrolling arms and carved apron. Wearing a red robe and topped with an ornate headdress, the figure is highlighted with gold foil accents and stands out beautifully on a linen canvas. The print size is 17.5"W x 41.5"H. These paintings traditionally come from Shanxi province which was home to many of the wealthy merchant families associated with the imperial court during the Qing dynasty. Set inside a custom made frame, this 19th century Qing Dynasty official's wife painting...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood
Chinese Export Eight Panel Coromandel Screen Six Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual Chinese export eight panel lacquered coromandel screen depicting six beauties. The scene is bordered by a walled pavilion with pagodas and trees. The women appear to...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Highly decorative Chinese Coromandel Screen
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Late Meiji period Chinese Brown and Polychrome Coromandel Lacquer Eight Panel Screen.
Charming continuous village screen with gorgeous brown lacquer and polycrhomed village scene ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums & Morning Glory Flowers, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums & Morning Glory Flowers, Ca. 1900
PERIOD
Meiji/Taisho Period – ca. 1900/1920
DIMENSIONS
Width: 54 inches
Height: 53.5 inches
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Taisho Six Panel Screen Roosters and Hens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Taisho period six-panel byobu screen depicting roosters and hens in a tropical landscape with butterflies. The large screen is painted with ink and natural color...
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, a Garden for All Seasons
Located in Hudson, NY
An imaginary garden with flowers from all seasons including spring lilies, summer hibiscuses, autumn chrysanthemums, and winter berries. Wild autumn grasses move in a soft breeze wit...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japan Important Hand Carved and Hand Painted Art Deco Cat Panel, Koga Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an important Art Deco period hand carved and hand painted wooden panel in its original frame by midcentury master sculptor Koga Tadao (Meiji 36 (1903)...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Folding Screen, circa 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A japenese folding screen with gold leaf circa 1940.
Size is
H 183
W 164 cm.
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654)
“Falcon”
Wall panel, ink and light color on paper.
Upper seal: Mitani
Lower seal: Toshuku
Dimensions:
Each 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”)
Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...
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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror #2
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse mirror painting, depicting a lady playing a Chinese musical in...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Photographic Prop Screen, Japanese, Silk Cotton, Room Divider, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique photographic prop screen. A Japanese, silk cotton embroidered 4-fold room divider, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Delicate time-worn condition ideal for set dressing or decorative purposes
Displays a desirable aged patina, in original order
Four fold frame dressed in textiles and wooden panels
Golden silk cotton shimmers delightfully in the light
Embroidered with charming birds and foliate decor
Each panel adorned with carved fretwork borders and domed crowns
This is a charmingly time worn antique photographic prop screen, with an appealing Japanese decor...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Buddhist Monk Signed Muryo-Doji Painting Praying Women and Calligraphy
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese hand-painted brush Muryo-Doji Buddhist painting (likely sumi ink) on colored paper featuring three praying women and what appears to be kanji calligraphy - proba...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 'Playful Cat' by Hirose Toho, 1920s Taisho
By Hirose Toho
Located in Kyoto, JP
Playful Cat
Hirose Toho (1875-1930)
Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk.
Painting inscription: Toho Sha
Painting seals:
Upper - Hirose Hitoshi
Lo...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
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.