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1930s Japanese 4 Panel Carved Soapstone Room Divider Screen
Located in Torquay, GB
A stunning early 20th century Japanese room divider folding screen. Consists of 4 brass hinged
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Soapstone

One stroke calligraphy painting of Dragon . 20th century Zen calligraphy
Located in Fukuoka, JP
, please refer to the photos. Age:20th century Size: 106.5/40 cm (41.9/15.7inch) Weight
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Golden Koi (Carp) screen ) by Nitten artist Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
(folding screens) or large-format paintings. His compositions are characterized by flowing movement
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

White Lacquer Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes and Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
tranquility to any room. A versatile statement piece, this folding screen functions beautifully as a room
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Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Japanese Spring Flowers Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Japanese four-panel Byōbu screen is a riot of springtime joy, with large
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Early 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings

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Silk, Paint, Paper

Early 20th Century Japanese Willow and Ducks Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Japanese byobu screen captures a serene moment in nature, with a large
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Old Painting Unknown Artist Folding Screen 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The picture is drawn on an old Japanese folding screen. The author is unknown. The era will be
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

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Paper

Early 20thC Japanned Lacquered Fire Screen
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Japanned Lacquered 4 fold Fire Screen - with depictions of Mt Fuji, Torii Shrine Gate
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Wood, Lacquer

"Egrets Among Lotuses" Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
style of painting is reminiscent of the 17th century Rinpa School, a prominent school of Japanese
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

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Silk, Watercolor, Washi Paper

Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Folding Screen Wall Art Heron Birds Silver Leaf
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style four panel folding wall or floor screen. This Japanese painting
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

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Silver Leaf

Monumental Painting by Frank Faulkner, Fat Morgana II, 1984
By Frank Faulkner
Located in Dallas, TX
independently and fold open like screens. Other pieces resemble large tapestries, and yet others take their
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20th Century North American Organic Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Frank Lloyd Wrigh Limited Edition Blue Taliesina Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
constructed from a single piece of folded plywood evocative of the Japanese art of origami. Thirty years later
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Wood

Frank Lloyd Wrigh Limited Edition Petroleum Taliesin Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
technological advancements of the 20th century and successfully aligned new opportunities with his values. In
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Wood, Animal Skin

Eileen Gray for Jumo French Art Deco Bakelite Desk or Table Lamp, Late 1930s
By Eileen Gray
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
. When she did, however, it was a success. Eileen Gray started making lacquered folding screens, circa
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Antique Japanese Double Sided Folding Chamber Screen 19/20th C Japan Cranes
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A super nice Meiji period 19th or early 20th c Japanese Chamber Screen. Two sided decoration. Also
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Japanese Hand-Painted Silk Folding Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Japanese four part folding screen with hand-painted silk beautifully depicting a peaceful landscape
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brass

20th Century Japanese School Four Panel Painted Folding Table Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Japanese School Four Panel Painted Folding Table Screen. Very good vintage condition.
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Paint, Paper

20th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Flowers
Located in Astoria, NY
A two-panel, folding, painted, Japanese screen with colorful, floral decoration. Good vintage
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Four-Panel Persimmon Branch Folding Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional Japanese silk four-panel folding screen or byobu screen featuring a fruiting persimmon
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Art Deco Japanese Bi-Fold Screen
Located in Napa, CA
Bi-fold silver and gold leaf panel screen from Japan. Decorative metal placards on the sides with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

20th Century Showa Period Garden Folding Screen Two Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Oriental Spring Garden: Japanese two-panel screen painted on rice paper from the Showa period.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Early 20th Century Japanese Silk Screen
Located in London, London
some wear to the embroidery Japanese Early 20th Century.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

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Silk

Japanese Four-Panel "Tales of Genji" Folding Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine Japanese four panel "Tales of Genji" folding byobu screen from the famous novel by the
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen of Iris Pond
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese silk four-panel folding byobu screen featuring Iris in a pond. Painted on a silk
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Folding Screen, circa 1960, Abstract Bamboo,
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kubo Kichiro Bamboo Mid-20th century, circa 1960 Two-panel screen. Mineral pigments and
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese 6 Panel Folding Screen, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese 6 panel folding screen, Meiji period circa 1900. Gold leaf on mulberry paper with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Furosaki Tea Screen "Contemporary Simplicity"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japan Small Gold Folding Two-Panel Tea Screen "Contemporary Mountainside"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting "Contemporary Mountainsides," mineral
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Furosaki Tea Screen "Contemporary Reeds"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting "Contemporary Reeds," mineral gold ink
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Antique Folding Screen 1920s-1940s / Partition Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese folding screen. It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). It has a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Folding Screen 1920s-1940s / Partition Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old folding screen made in Japan. It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antiques 2panels, Silk, folding Screen with lotus motifs
Located in Niiza, JP
is painted on the front of the silk folding screen The artist is listed as Seika, but the details are
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Blossoming Floral Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

B42 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, red-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame 1 piece: Width 600 x Height 1745
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japan Small Gold Leaf Folding Three-Panel Tea Screen, "Contemporary Leaf"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding three-panel hand applied gold leaf tea screen furosaki byobu depicting "Contemporary
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Folding Screen Playful Birds and Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with playful birds Original
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Iris Flowers Lanscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

1950s Byobu Showa Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
1950s Byobu Showa period Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen. 66" wide and 36" in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

B56 Old Japanese silver paper 6panel folding screen middle size
Located in Niiza, JP
thick plywood sandwiched): 16 cm x 52 cm x 130 cm, weight 20 kg This is a simple silver leaf folding
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Nature Trees Playful Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting various species of playful birds in a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Landscape Floral Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and wonderfully composed hand painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Mountain Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape scene with a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Flowers Geese
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape. The
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Peacock Cherry Blossoms Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring a luminous, majestic
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a cherry blossom tree in full bloom
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Weeping Willow Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a Weeping Willow
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen with Cranes, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese six panel folding screen, hand painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper in a black
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

B6 Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, 6-panel , cranes and pine
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver folding screen, 6-panel half-pair, cranes and pine Size when unfolded: 3180 x 1530 x 17 mm
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape with Koi Carp
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring three luminous swimming
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

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20th Century Japanese Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 20th century Japanese folding screen you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, paper and metal, every 20th century Japanese folding screen was constructed with great care. There are 282 variations of the antique or vintage 20th century Japanese folding screen you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 20th century Japanese folding screen — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A 20th century Japanese folding screen made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 20th century Japanese folding screen that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cassina, Charlotte Perriand and Frank Faulkner produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 20th Century Japanese Folding Screen?

Prices for a 20th century Japanese folding screen start at $72 and top out at $120,000 with the average selling for $2,498.

Finding the Right Paintings-screens for You

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.