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Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Tale of Genji Episodes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large early 20th century Japanese late Meiji period six-panel folding byobu screen depicting
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Important Japan Antique Poetry Waka Scroll Set Four Hand Calligraphy, Fine Work
Located in South Burlington, VT
A very fine and delicate Japanese antique hand painted calligraphy scroll set of four (4) "Poetry
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Maruyama Oyo’s Pine in Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese painting. Pigment on silk with silk brocade border and black lacquer wooden trim. Signature and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Four Panel Painted Landscape Screen with Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four panel Byobu screen featuring a watercolor painted landscape and river scene
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen of Quail and Flowers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful Japanese four-panel Byobu screen featuring Japanese quail and spring flowers on a gilt
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

"Hawk at Sea" Meiji Signed Silk Embroidery
Located in Chicago, IL
during Japan’s Meiji Period (1868–1912). Hawks were a common subject for Japanese artwork at the time
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk

"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

Materials

Silk, Watercolor, Washi Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Summer Into Fall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Late Summer Into Fall, Taisho period (1912 - 1926) painting, featuring
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Rare Large Japanese Velvet Yuzen-Birodo Wall Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
century when Japanese traditional art enjoyed an unprecedented exchange with the West. The original woven
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk, Velvet

Painted Silk Panel
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 Japanese painted silk panel in a mirror frame. Available at our showroom at 241 East
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings

"Egrets Amongst Lotuses" Japanese Paper Byobu Screen, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
, but style of painting is reminiscent of the 17th century Rinpa School, a prominent school of Japanese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese Hinamatsuri Doll Goninbayashi Drum 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
has a Drum. This doll was made with plastic, cotton, silk. This doll was made around 1980s in Showa
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Plastic

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Fishing Boat in the Reeds
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted in mineral pigments, on silk, depicting a fishing boat with wild grasses
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Two-Panel Screen School of River Fish
Located in Hudson, NY
underwater rock on the right panel. Wonderful soft painting in mineral pigments on silk with a red lacquer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll Goninbayashi Flute 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
plastic, cotton and silk. This doll was made around 1980s in Showa era. This doll is in good condition but
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Plastic

Japanese Cranes and Lotus Blossom Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful painted Japanese byobu screen featuring white cranes among lotus blossoms. Painted on
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Cherry and Willow on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold silk with black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Sho shu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens: Plain Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
(No image) Gold leaf on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll Sannin Kanjo Sanpo 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
Sanpo. This person has a flower . This doll was made with plastic, cotton, silk , wood and metal. This
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Plastic, Wood

Antique Japanese Small Six-Panel Screen, Meiji Period circa 1900
Located in Prahran, Victoria
biwa painted on silk with a gold leaf surround. Dimensions:H 63cm x W 260cm As is the nature of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen Flowering Peonies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Lovely Japanese Showa period four-panel screen depicting white flowering peonies. Made in the
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Vintage Asian Geisha Japanese Figurine Collectible Doll 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Madame Butterfly Opera House Japanese Doll Figurine. Vintage Asian Japanese lady with traditional silk
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Silk

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist with Tree-Lined Foothills
Located in Hudson, NY
Verdant landscape of mountains and rolling foothills shrouded in mist. Mineral pigments on silk
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Edo Byobu Screen, Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Six Paper Panels
Located in Valladolid, ES
time, visiting the Otori jinja in Asakusa-Japon. Mid-20th century, Showa Period. Large continuous
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Geese in Flight, Dated Showa Period, 1935
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese ink painting of geese in flight above churning waves, the scene illuminated by a full moon
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Gladys Williams Hawaiian Dress Red Silk Print with a Japanese Inspired Design
Located in New Hope, PA
Bright and cheerful this red silk print dress has two red frog closures at the Mandarin collar
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Mid-20th Century American Cocktail Dresses

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Patriotic "New York" Coat of Arms Silk and Metallic Embroidered Souvenir
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
early 20th century. The souvenir is a glorious and intricate crafted depiction of the New York State's
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Early 20th Century Japanese Federal Tapestries

Materials

Silk

La Roche Laffitte Vintage Palm Tree Watercolor on silk on Japanese paper
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning large palm tree watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Tiger watercolour on silk on Japanese paper by La Roche Laffitte
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning Tiger watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche Laffitte
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Late 20th Century French School Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

La Roche Laffitte Vintage Palm Tree watercolour on silk on Japanese paper
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning large palm tree watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

La Roche Laffitte Vintage Palm Tree Watercolour on silk on Japanese paper
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning large palm tree watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

La Roche Laffitte Vintage Palm Tree watercolour on silk on Japanese paper
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning large palm tree watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist with Tree-Lined Foothills
Located in Hudson, NY
Verdant landscape of mountains and rolling foothills shrouded in mist. Mineral pigments on silk
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Birds with Flowering Prunus
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four-panel byobu screen depicting a pair of parrot like birds amid
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Folding Screen with Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury Japanese style four panel folding Byobu screen featuring a landscape scene with four
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Lotus with Snowy Egrets
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese style Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting white snowy egrets at a
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Golden Sun Through Turbulent Surf
Located in Hudson, NY
ground with silk brocade border.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Setting Sun Over Cresting Waves
Located in Hudson, NY
mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Peonies on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold silk with black lacquer trim and bronze hardware. Signature and seal read
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Four Panel Screen of Ducks and Prunus on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four panel byobu folding screen depicting a pair of ducks near a prunus blossom
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Embroidered Pine at Water s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Masterfully executed embroidery over painted silk renders a beautifully shaped venerable pine
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Songbirds in Flowering White Lily
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four panel byobu screen depicting blue songbirds in a flowering white lily
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Four Panel Screen Plum Blossom and Sun over Cresting Waves
Located in Hudson, NY
Taisho period painting (1868-1912) in mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border. In good
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moon Rising Through Bamboo On Silver Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moon Rising Through Bamboo On Silver Leaf, Meiji period painting (1868
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll Sannin Kanjo Nagae no choshi 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
has Nagae no choshi. This doll was made with plastic, cotton, silk and metal. This doll was made
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Vintage Japanese Four Panel Hand Painted Byobu Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
aesthetic and poetic sensibility of traditional Japanese art. Mounted on silk with a black lacquered frame
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20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint, Paper

Vintage 4-Fold Privacy Screen, Japanese, Embroidered, Room Divider, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 4-fold privacy screen. A Japanese, silk cotton embroidered room divider, dating
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk

early ISSEY MIYAKE silk caftan
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare silk caftan from Issey Miyake. Ca. 1980. Varying tones of gray. Pockets at hips. Made in
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1980s Japanese Day Dresses

Japanese Bronze Temple Meditation Bell with Lotus Cushion, Base and Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
A very nice medium scale mid-20th century bronze temple meditation bell with handmade lotus cushion
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

YOHJI YAMAMOTO denim and silk dress
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very dramatic dress from Yohji Yamamoto. Made of blue/black cotton and silk with cashmere. can be
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Late 20th Century Japanese Day Dresses

1920s floral print silk robe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
slippers…made in Japan...with the original Gimbels label…silk pongee with an unusual all over screen
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Robes

Japanese Art Deco Bronze Toro Lantern Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Art Deco gilded brass mounted bronze lamp in the form of a Toro Lantern with domed cover
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Meiji era Framed Embroidery Wall Hanging
Located in Pomona, CA
Hand embroidered in Japan, this large framed silk embroidered wall art was made in Meiji era
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box For Emperor
Located in New Orleans, LA
Japanese Emperor Taisho personally commissioned this exceptional lacquer box as a special gift for
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20th Century Asian Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Vintage kimono textile art " Seaside ~ Kintsugi ~ " by ikasu White/Blue Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
- silk, paulownia (frame), and pine (branch slices for the center decoration) - and Japanese natural
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

CDG Comme Des Garcons Black Silk Top
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawabuko
Located in Paris, FR
Comme Des Garçons by Rei Kawabuko black silk see-through top featuring a round neck, beaded
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Late 20th Century Japanese Tank Tops

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20th Century Japanese Silk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 20th century Japanese silk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, silk and wood, every 20th century Japanese silk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a 20th century Japanese silk, we have 677 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 20th century Japanese silk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right 20th century Japanese silk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 20th century Japanese silk over the years, but those crafted by Imao Keinen, Japanese School and Ando Jubei are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 20th Century Japanese Silk?

Prices for a 20th century Japanese silk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $88 and can go as high as $46,049, while the average can fetch as much as $1,050.
Questions About 20th Century Japanese Silk
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    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.