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Japanese Four-Panel Screen Blue Herons on Willow Tree
By Kozui Hitsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting two blue herons sitting on a willow tree
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Samurai Complete Armor Yorai, Fine Craftsmanship
Located in South Burlington, VT
original and very own wood box and stand. Period: mid 20th century Conditions: good. Item has been kept
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Scholar s Objects

Materials

Iron

Fine Antique DEER FAMILY Two-Panel Screen Byobu from Japan, Taisho Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan two panel tea screen DEER FAMILY -a folding two-panel screen Byōbu, dating to Taisho period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Silk

Japan Old Old Hand-Painted Scroll "Bijin Beauty Wearing Beautiful Blue Kimono"
Located in South Burlington, VT
inches length Hand written collector signature  Japan, attractive composition of a Bijji beauty with
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Kyoto Town Street Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Kyoto town street scene, view down the street in Kyoto, showing a small
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Autumn Maple and Quail
Located in Hudson, NY
Signature reads: Konishi Fukunen. Mineral pigments on gold silk. Excellent condition. Notes about
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Japanese Meiji Eight-Panel Tale of Genji Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Japanese late Meiji, early Taisho period eight-panel screen. Chapter 24 Kocho butterflies
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Hand Painted Scroll Family Koi Fish
Located in South Burlington, VT
composition hand painted and signed scroll dating to the early Taisho era, early 20th century. Koi soothe the
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pair of Japanese Showa Six Panel Screens Tales of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating pair of Japanese Showa period six panel byobu screens depicting chapters 14 and 15 on
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen of Painted Vignettes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese Showa period six panel screen featuring eighteen applied windows of painted
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen Autumn Geese
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Golden Japanese four-panel folding Byobu screen of Autumn geese on a gilt background. Beautifully
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20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese Samurai Doll 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
-layered kimono made from high-quality silk-textured fabrics, A miniature katana is secured at the waist
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Plastic

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen of Flowers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Japanese four-panel folding byobu screen depicting hand-painted flowers on an unusual
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Moonlit Ocean Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
silk with a silk brocade border and black lacquer wooden trim with bronze hardware. Signature and seal
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Fine Vintage Japanese Furisode Kimono with Yuzen Dyes and Embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk Japanese furisode Kimono with fine decoration, circa 1920s-1940s. The furisode was made with
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Tale of Genji Ch. 6
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Japanese Showa period two panel folding byobu screen featuring an illustration of an
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Framed Japanese Ceremonial Kimono in a Lucite Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Japanese Ceremonial Kimono Framed in a Lucite box. A vintage Japanese ceremonial kimono, circa 1940
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Lucite, Silk

Japanese Ceremonial Kimono Framed in a Lucite Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A vintage Japanese ceremonial kimono, circa 1940-1950, beautifully framed and displayed in a Lucite
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Silk, Lucite

Japan PLAYFUL RABBITS Antique Two-Panel Tea Screen 1916
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan lovely two panel silk tea screen PLAYFUL RABBITS a folding two-panel screen Byōbu, dates
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silk

Vintage Red Brocade with Flying Cranes Japanese Ceremonial Kimono
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage brocade Japanese ceremonial kimono a vintage midcentury red color collectable Japanese
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Antique Japanese Hinamatsuri Doll Shicho Nakijyogo 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
rake. He is called Shicho, Nakijyogo. This doll was made with plastic, cotton, bambou and silk. This
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Plastic

Vintage Brocade Japanese Ceremonial Kimono in Orange, Gold and Silver
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind handcrafted. Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in silk
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

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

Antique Japanese 6 Panel Folding Screen, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
- Early 20th century.  
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Rising Moon Over Minimal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rising Moon Over Minimal Landscape. Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Yohji Yamamoto silk blazer with attached silk shirt piece
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Yohji Yamamoto black silk blazer with asymmetrical cream silk fabric that snaps in place
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Late 20th Century Japanese Coats and Outerwear

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
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20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Over Cresting Waves
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting in mineral pigments on silver of waves crashing on a craggy shoreline. Silk brocade
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Vintage Purple Silk Crepe Maple Leaf Design Silk Lined Kimono
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage purple silk crepe kimono with falling maple leaves design, lined in purple tissue silk
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Early 20th Century Japanese Robes

Vintage Horse watercolour on silk on Japanese paper by La Roche Laffitte
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning horse 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

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
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Screen, Moonlit Plum in Bloom with Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
on silver leaf with a silk brocade border.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Serene Solitary Boatman Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Peaceful Japanese Showa period four panel folding byobu featuring a solitary boatman in a canoe in
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20th Century American Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry cleaning is reccommended.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Vintage Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Child s Kimono in a Gold Bamboo Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful rare vintage hand sewn one of a kind Japanese ceremonial child's kimono in a gold bamboo
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
Created for Bunraku theatre, this Bunraku, known in Japan as a Ningyo Jorurui, depicts a samurai
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metallic Thread

Shibori Silk Embroidered Kimono
Located in New York, NY
Shibori Silk Embroidered Kimono
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20th Century Japanese Shawls

Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1915 Spring Fall Flowers, Rimpa School
By Takahashi Shuka
Located in Kyoto, JP
the early 20th century, the scene is painted on a silk background enhanced with gold leaf applied to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Silk

Japanese Old Cast Bronze Temple Fish Bell with Hardwood Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Japanese original antique bronze temple fish bell and gong in the form of a bream or game
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Huge Antique Bronze Fish Bell Gong And Hardwood Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese original antique bronze fish bell and gong in the form of a bream or game fish with an original
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Pheasants on Prunus Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two pheasants perched on a
Category

20th Century Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Lovely Owl at Night Nihonga Scene Taisho/Showa Period Scroll Japan Artist
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Although the condition is good, please understand the thin wrinkles. Please check the image for details. Biography Remark I don't know the details of the author, but this item is ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen Byobu Signed Showa Period C.1950
Located in London, GB
A four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with birds. Japan, C.1950
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Pair of Japanese Style Painting of Herons and Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of paintings made in the Japanese Meiji period style. Featuring white herons and a
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20th Century American Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Flowering Prunus with Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful Japanese style four panel folding byobu screen depicting a pair of mandarin ducks and a
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Fine "Boating Birds on Mountain Blue Lake" Two Panel Screen Byobu
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan fine hand painted two panel tea screen byobu ink on silk, Boating & Birds on Mountain Blue
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Vintage Black Panther watercolour on silk on Japanese paper by La Roche Laffitte
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning Black Panther watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche
Category

Late 20th Century French School Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Black Panther watercolour on silk on Japanese paper by La Roche Laffitte
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Black Panther watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche Laffitte
Category

Late 20th Century French School Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1920s Printed Silk Kimono
Located in New York, NY
1920s Printed Silk Kimono
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Early 20th Century Japanese Jackets

Japanese Byobu Style Screen Spring Song Birds and Flowers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese byobu style silk four-panel screen of flora and fauna. Vibrant spring green
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20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Cranes and Pine Trees
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Japanese style Showa period four panel folding byobu screen featuring four cranes near
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Large Japanese Kabuki Actor Doll on Wood Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderfully and dramatically crafted, large ornamented Japanese kabuki player doll in finely
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Silk

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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.
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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.