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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The camellias painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base ov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed wo...
Category
2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Untitled" by Moshe Katz Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly textured portrait of a jewish man. This piece is fascinating, original and signed.
Moshe Katz was born March 2, 1937 in Bucharest, Romania. With his parents, he fled the Nazis...
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1960s Israeli Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Hunting Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a hunting scene with various warriors and animals spread across a vast, mountainous ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinoiser Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic /Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" x 60".
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be app...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a man riding a mule on a pathway through the Kurotani mountains with a thatched roof shelter ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Brilliant Spring Summer Gold Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just acquired in Kyoto, Japan
A beautifully rendered smaller scale Japanese gold leaf six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in a convenient size 20 inches high and 54 inches leng...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Winter Nature Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a stark winter nature landscape scene with barren trees, rolling snow-filled hills, and a frozen lake. The deep, rich blacks-whites and grays, beautiful composition, and hand-painted detail make this an attractive and special work. We have not come across another screen quite like this one. The work is very reminiscent of Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito's Winter in Aizu...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Japanese Birds, Bamboo, And Plum Tree Summer Time Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just acquired in Kyoto, Japan
A suumer time treat as this rendered smaller scale Japanese six-panel folding screen byobu was conceived in this convenient size 18 inches high and 4...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Late Edo Silver-leafed Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Late Edo Silver-leafed Screen
Period: Late Edo to Meiji
Size: 186 x 176 cm (73.2 x 69.3 inches)
SKU: PL42
Embracing the essence of the Late Edo to Meiji transition, this oxidized s...
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19th Century Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Tall, Japanese two-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with gold leaf & crane design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A gorgeous, tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) with shiny gold leaf above a refined painting showcasing a very large sedge of cranes (tsuru) huddled up on an island and surrounded...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Dance by CHEN Yiching, Contemporary Four-Panel Screen, Hand-Painted, Nihonga
By Chen Yiching
Located in PARIS, FR
'Danse' (Dance) is a hinged four-panel screen covered with stretched paper on the front. The surface is hand-painted with mineral pigments and depicts a floral composition. Plants wi...
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2010s French Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood
Summer Flowers Eight-Panel Botanical Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Summer Flowers Eight-Panel Botanical Screen
Period: Late Edo
Size: 352x117 cm (138x46 inches)
SKU: PTA42
Immerse yourself in the splendor of late Edo Japan with our breathtaking eig...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold Leafed Screen - Late Edo to Meiji Transition
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Gold Leafed Screen - Late Edo to Meiji Transition
Period: Mid-19th century (Late Edo - Meiji)
Size: 384 x 169 cm
SKU: PN32
Hailing from a pivotal era in Japanese history, this gold...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen
Period: 18th century (Edo period)
Size: 360 x 170 cm (141.7 x 66.9 inches)
SKU: PA39
Travel back in time with this classic Edo period screen,...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Crane Screen by Masuda Keido (1810-1875)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
19th Century Crane Screen by Masuda Keido (1810-1875)
Period: 19th century
Size: 174 x 155 cm (68.5 x 61 inches)
SKU: PTA52
Dive into Japanese artistry with this mesmerizing screen...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hawk Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hawk Screen
Period: Late Edo
Size: 372 x 125 cm (146.4 x 49.2 inches)
SKU: PTA63
Behold the grandeur of the late Edo per...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
17th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel Screen with Koi
By Rimpa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
17th-18th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel Screen
Period: 17th-18th century
Size: 140 x 125 cm (55 x 49 inches)
SKU: PTA43
This beautiful two-panel screen is a classic example of the...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Lavish 19th Century Maruyama School Peacock Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Lavish 19th Century Maruyama School Peacock Screen
Period: 19th Century
Size: 360 x 173 cm (141.7 x 68.1 inches)
SKU: PF12
Behold the grandeur of the 19th Century with this lavish ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen (2/2)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen
Period: 18th century (Edo period)
Size: 360 x 170 cm (141.7 x 66.9 inches)
SKU: PA39
Travel back in time with this classic Edo period screen,...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Late Edo Nio Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Late Edo Nio Screen
Period: Late Edo, 19th century
Size: 170 x 190 cm (67 x 75 inches)
SKU: PTA15
This powerful and extremely rare screen depicts the Nio, Buddhist temple guardians...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Mid-Size 6-Panel Byôbu with a Bridge Crossing the Uji River 宇治川
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of exceptional high quality medium-size six-panel byôbu (room divider) with an outstanding continuous painting on gold leaf of a bridge crossing the Uji river in southeast Kyôto with a waterwheel turning next to it and surrounded by willows (yanagi).
Under a moonlit sky, a golden bridge sweeps upward in a strong diagonal from the right screen to the left above the deep blue river with silver swirls. The three willows at the right, middle, and left have small, delicate leaves, which is a sign of spring. The impressive tree trunks are executed in a thick shiny layer of lacquer accentuated by sprinkled mother-of-pearl (raden) in the curves, creating more depth.
The embankments are protected by four stone-filled baskets (three on the left screen and one on the right). In between the ones on the left, a waterwheel is turning in the stream. The waves created by this movement are extra emphasised by being heightened in gofun, which is the refined powder of the itabo oyster (Ostrea denselamellosa).
The bridge itself is executed in glistening gold-leaf and flanked by gold-specked white railings in low relief.
The scene is shone upon by the glowing silver moon high in the sky and surrounded by gold-speckled clouds.
Paintings that combine willows with a bridge and waterwheel over the Uji river, are a view long celebrated in literary works such as The Tale of Genji, or associated with Buddhist beliefs in salvation. Paintings of the Uji Bridge...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinoiserie Hand Painted Wallpaper Panels of Birds and Spring Blossom
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The fine pair of wallpaper panels hand painted in watercolor on rice paper, reproducing the 19th century Chinese export chinoiserie paintings ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Tall Japanese style four panel byobu screen that is probably Korean. The screen was constructed in the Showa period and depicts a flock of geese flying over flowering reeds. Ink and ...
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20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Fine Gilt Double Bouquet Lotus Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions
Original Japanese temple "blossoming lotus" flower bud stems form an attractive double bouquet. Made for a shrine altar, these flower blossoms and leaves symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment. The individual parts of each lotus is assembled and then joined in an arrangement of two stems and two bouquets and inserted into the vessel.
This lovely Japanese gilt Lotus...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japan Fine Seated Kanon Guan Yin, Beautiful Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an elegant and fine seated Kanon Maitreya Guan Yin in a pensive pose, a superb work of art heavily hand cast in solid copper with a fine chocolate patina.
An ideal indoor or ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Copper
China Large Steep Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Steep Mountain Peaks - Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mythical sky and high mountains landscape called a dream stone Shih-hua.
It is a large monumental masterwork of nature. Totally natural.
Dimensions:
Hardwood frame: 38.25 inches tall and 17.5 inches width
Site: 35 inches tall and 14 inches width
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 white, cream and dark green colors.
Signed with red seal of poetic artist upper left and includes hanger and hardware on reverse.
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...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
China Large Stunning Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Magnificent Mountain Peaks - Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mythical sky and mountains landscape called a dream stone Shih-hua.
It is a large monumental masterwork of nature. Totally natural.
Dimensions:
Hardwood frame: 19 inches tall and 33 inches length
Site: 13.75 inches tall and 27.5 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 white, cream and dark colors and includes hanger and hardware on reverse.
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...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
"Secrets"Contemporary Screen, one of a kind, Satin Silk, Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
This Secrets screen is a contemporary work of art, entirely handmade in Tuscany, Italy, 100% of Italian origin.
Three solid birch wood panels covered in satin silk, with its Lotus leaf and petals, bamboo leaves, dandelion flowers, embedded pyrite buds , butterfly knobs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Paper Panels, Watercolor on Paper
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Original paintings, inspired by antique Chinese export wallpapers., from our studio.
An antiquing process is applied to the paintings for a distressed effect.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Ebonized & Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Six-Panel Screen c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Japanese Chinoiserie screen offers six ebonized and gilt decorated panels w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Large Framed Antique Korean Jakhodo Minhwa Folk Art Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Korean folk-art painting framed in a carved gilt frame under museum-quality acrylic glass. The ink and watercolor on paper was dated circa late 19th century to turn of the 20...
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Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper.
One picture depicts a pigeon perched on a tree branch with a landscape background. Chinese calligraphy can be seen in the top right corner. The second picture depicts two courting birds in shades of brown, both perched on a branch, also in a landscape background.
Both paintings framed with a green silk mat and contemporary gilt and dark wood frame.
Reference: Chinese Export...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Flowering Cherry by River
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese 20th century Showa period two panel byobu screen depicting a delicate flowering cherry (sakura) tree by a meandering river or stream. Painted with ink and natural c...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Tibetan Painting Thangka Green Tara Turquoise Gilt
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary hand painted Tibetan Thangka featuring the greatest compassion Goddess Green Tara. Her round face with large kind eyes, above closed lips, all flanked by long pendul...
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2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint, Paper
1950's Danish Modern 'Forest' Painting by Nis Stougaard
Located in Utrecht, NL
Forest scene painting by Danish painter and ceramist Nis Stougaard (1906-1987) in beautiful colors.
Signed lower left 'Nis Stougaard'.
Frame included and measures accordingly. Pai...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Kimono
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful 19th century shibori (pin dyed) fabric in kimono form mounted on a simple ground of mulberry paper. Black lacquer trim with beautifully designed bronze mounts. The fabric ...
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Vintage Six-Panel Gold Screen with Landscape and Mythical Horses
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese vintage six-panel folding gilded screen with landscape and mythical horses. This vintage Japanese six-panel folding screen is a magnificent representation of gilded artist...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
BATTLE SCENE AND HUNTING SCENE Late 18th Century Chinese
Located in Madrid, ES
BATTLE SCENE AND HUNTING SCENE Late 18th Century Chinese
Chinese paintings, from the 18th century, on paper. Framed.
Small defects.
Dim.: 177 x 162 cm
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Hand Painted Tibetan Thangka Painting Buddha Shakyamuni White Gold
Located in Somis, CA
An exquisitely hand painted Tibetan Thangka by one of our master artists in Nepal featuring Buddha Shakyamuni. On lotus throne above ocean waves and an altar bowl overflowing with fl...
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2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
Tibetan Painting Thangka Sanskrit Mandala Mantra Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
A finely hand painted Thangka with beautiful calligraphy in Sanskrit of the mantra Om. Mandala represents the pure and sacred space consecrated by the power of Buddha or other deitie...
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2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint, Paper
Antique pair of Chinese reverse painted pictures, the Emperor and Empress C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A very decorative rich and colourful pair of pictures are hand painted in reverse on panes of glass. This is a very difficult and highly skilled process where the finest detailing ha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Panel Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative antique hand painted screen. Beautiful, muted colors with a tranquil Asian scene. A true work of art!!
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Japanese Folding Screen "Byobu" from the Edo Period
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese Screen "Byobu", from the Edo period (circa 1800), with two leaves in silk paper mounted on canvas with leather background.
Beautiful floral decoration "Rimpa" with wading bi...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paper
19th C. Chinese Hand Painted Silk 6-Panel Wallpaper Floor Screen Mounted As A Pr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th or possibly late 18th century.
An oversized Chinese 6 panel wallpaper screen mounted as a PAIR of 3 panel screens. Each nearly 8 foot tall panel has stunning hand laid...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paint
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ink painting on paper (Sumi-e) mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll. Entitled "Plum Blossom Under a Misty Moon", the artist was Japanese painter Nakabayashi Chikuto (1...
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Scattered Orchids
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The scattered orchids painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed woo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Two Japanese Utagawa Hiroshige Woodblock Prints & One Watercolor on Silk 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Two Japanese Utagawa Hiroshige Woodblock Prints & One Watercolor on Silk, Framed, 20thC
Measures - 10.5"H x 8.25"W x 1"D (brown)
...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Antique Asian Siamese Impressions on Canvas with Watercolor C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Asian Siamese Impressions on Canvas with Watercolor C1920
Measures - 23.5"H x 20.5"W x .25"D (all)
22.75"H x 32.5"W x .25" (multi-colored)
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Early 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Thangka Tibetan Painting Green Tara Hand Painted Gilt
Located in Somis, CA
An exceptional, most unique, extra long hand painted Tibetan Thangka featuring the beloved Green Tara. Seated on a high lotus throne with a pair of holy beasts, her right leg extende...
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2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Paint, Wood, Paper
Four-panel Japanese Byobu Folding Screen depicts a scene of Egrets, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene of Egrets resting in a forest. The dark, rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted detail really make this an att...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Folding Teak Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amsterdam-based design duo Xander Vervoort and Leon van Boxtel designed this folding screen using remnant pieces of teak leftover from the creation of other designs. Handcrafted by t...
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Early 2000s Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The red plum blossom and birds painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully joi...
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese reversible silk needlework in a fine carved hardwood stand circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive Chinese circular silk needlework Is remarkable as it has been sewn with incredible skill. The front and back are identical in their detail and quality, unlike mo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
France 18th Century Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops.
Located in Dallas, TX
A Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops, Portion Painted In Gray-Blue, Depicting A Hunt Scene In Foreground With Men And Dogs Hunting A Boar; And Bottom Portion Of Panels Feature Larg F...
Category
18th Century French Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
20th Century Japanese Screen by Hiroshi Kimura
Located in Fukuoka, JP
20th Century Japanese Screen by Hiroshi Kimura
Period: 20th century
Size: 187 x 72 cm (74 x 28 inches)
SKU: PTA49
This beautiful screen is a work of art by the Japanese artist Hiro...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Magnolia Tree with Song Birds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century Japanese style Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting a spring flowering magnolia tree with blue birds. Vibrant ink and natural color pigments painted on silk co...
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Tall Japanse 2-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with samurai
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Striking tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a pair of separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting samurai (warriors) paired with poems. The one on the righ...
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1870s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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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