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Asian Fabric Panels

Korean Asian Large Long Life Byobu Byeongpung Shipjangsaengdo Ten Panel Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, monumental, exceptionally large Korean ten-panel Sipjangsaengdo Byobu
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Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper

1950s Asian Eight-Panel Silk Embroidered Folding Floor Screen Room Divider
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful Chinese Embroidered Eight-Fold Floor Screen or room divider in good vintage condition. Stunning roses, birds butterflies embroidered. Measures 112" in width and 66" in he...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Antique Kimono Fabric Mounted on Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Late Nineteenth Century Kimono Fabric Mounted on Early Twentieth Century
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Framed Chinese Embroidery Panel C.1920
Located in London, GB
Antique Framed Chinese Embroidery Panel C.1920 Embroidered with an exotic bird perched on a cherry
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Early 20th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Antique Framed Chinese Embroidery Panel C.1920
Antique Framed Chinese Embroidery Panel C.1920
$1,177
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in D 0.4 in
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine Grove
Located in Hudson, NY
A nice example of a textile screen in the design of pine trees in mass. Japanese Dyed fabric
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine Grove
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine Grove
$65,000
H 26.5 in W 64.5 in D 0.75 in
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
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Kimono
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Kimono
$21,275
H 66.5 in W 66.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Textile Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
"The Garden of Tenryu-ji Temple" Mineral pigments on fabric in a black lacquer trim with bronze
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Lacquer

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Textile Landscape
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Textile Landscape
$14,000
H 57.25 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Two Panel Screen Psychedelic Forms
Located in Hudson, NY
Celestial images on hand-dyed tsumugi cloth. Makers mark: unreadable.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Two Panel Screen Psychedelic Forms
Japanese Two Panel Screen Psychedelic Forms
$25,875
H 60.25 in W 52.63 in D 1 in
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Cherry Viewing Under Moonlight
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on fabric with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature reads
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Located in Hudson, NY
fabric mounted with a natural wood trim. Signed on back and lower right corner. Signature reads
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
$21,275
H 62.75 in W 60.5 in D 0.75 in
20th Century Silk Embroidery Chinese Decorative Panel, 1980s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great late 20th century Chinese decorative panel. Artwork on silk and tissue, embroidered, colored
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Tapestry Panel with Cranes and Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
is exquisite. The center of this long silk panel is decorated with flora and fauna motifs. Green
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles

Materials

Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape. Taisho period (1912-1926) bold
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue 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

Materials

Paper, Fabric, Wood

Oriental Decorative 8 Panel Silk Embroidery Peacock Scene Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oriental Chineese decorative 8 panel silk embroidery peacock scene room divider screen.
Category

20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk

Ronde by CHEN Yiching, Contemporary Four-Panel Nihonga Screen (Hand-Painted)
By Chen Yiching
Located in PARIS, FR
'Ronde' (Round) is a hinged four-panel screen covered with stretched paper on the front. The
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2010s French Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper, Wood, Fabric

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
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2010s French Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood

Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/ Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rac
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rack A
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Hand-Painted Four Panel Table Top Koi Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
back is covered in solid pale yellow fabric. Dimensions: 36 1/4" high x 18" wide each panel x 3/4
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20th Century Asian Edo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper, Fabric

Hand-Painted Four Panel Table Top Koi Screen
Hand-Painted Four Panel Table Top Koi Screen
$1,050
H 36.25 in W 72 in D 0.75 in

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Rare Qing Dynasty Chinese Silk Panel, Flowers Birds, Decorative Art, Fabric
Located in Totnes, GB
Exquisite large Chinese silk panel dating to the late Qing dynasty. With a profusion of brightly
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Two Bamboo Panels
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Very beautiful pair of bamboo panels, embroidered fabric in very good condition, decorated with
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Two Bamboo Panels
Two Bamboo Panels
H 61.03 in W 25.6 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Three-Panel Hand Painted Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage three-panel hand painted screen, branch, bird and floral design.
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Ivory Paneled Lampshade
Located in Malibu, CA
Intricate paneled lampshade in antique ivory with 8 panels surrounding a small spider top. Four of
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Early 20th Century Victorian Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful example of a hand crafted Chinese Kesi silk and needlework tapestry panel with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Thread

Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
H 69.25 in W 52.63 in D 1 in
Hand-painted Chinoiserie 4-panel Screen
Located in Norwalk, CT
Large and impressive hand painted four panel screen in the chinoiserie style. Featuring rural
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Vintage Korean Six Panel Embroidered Screen
Located in NYC, NY
Vintage six (6) panel screen with reminiscent of the '100 Antiques' pattern found in Kangxi blue
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Vintage 1940s South Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Large Chinese Four Panel Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
A large four panel painted and signed Japanese paper screen with fabric trim and stenciled paper
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paint, Paper, Wood

Rare Historical Set Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer here is a rare set of eleven Japanese textile art with painting panels called Oshi-E circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk, Fabric, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Floral and Foliate Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring a large floral and foliate bloom drawn on paper
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paper

Set of Four 19th Century Chinese Lattice Scholars Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
offer a window into the life and culture of a bygone era. We've backed these panels with "Utopia" fabric
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Japanese "Treasure Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with seven hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Japanese "Treasure Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with seven hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Important Japanese Butterfly Four-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1920
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual four-panel screen Byobu with 12 hand embroidered Butterflies -Shushu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

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

Set of Four 19th Century Chinese Lattice Scholars Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
bygone era. We've backed these panels with "Utopia" fabric by Pierre Frey. The abstracted blossoms play
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Japanese Two Panel Screen Exotic Birds in a Fruit Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Mounted (batik) fabric. Signature reads: Toshihiro.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Important Japanese "Moon Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with nine hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Antique Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes
Located in New York, NY
These two-panel Japanese antique folding screens can come together to form a longer four-panel room
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Asian Silk Embroidered Eight Panel Room Divider Folding Screen, Japan, 1950s
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning and ultra rare eight panel Asian folding screen with exceptional embroidered detail on
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

Hand Painted Four Panel Asian Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Hand painted 4 panel screen.
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Vintage 1960s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood, Paint

Hand Painted Four Panel Asian Screen
Hand Painted Four Panel Asian Screen
H 35.5 in W 70 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Four Panel Hand Painted Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1100 Four panel hand painted Japanese / Asian screen.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Antique Chinese Framed Painted Fabric Panels, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of 19th century Chinese painted fabric panels. Now framed in matching black frames with gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Batik Cotton Print Fabric Brown Black White Textile Panel Java, 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s Batik cotton print fabric in brown black and ivory colors textile panel - Rectangle wall
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Baltic Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Chinese Four Panel Hand Painted Blue and White Birds Screen Wood Fabric, 1970 s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Chinese 4 panel hand painted blue and white screen.
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Vintage 1970s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Fruitwood, Paint

Chinese Four Panel Silk Screen of a Foo Dog or Dragon, 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A wonderful painted dragon or foo dog on silk panels. This screen was made in the 20th Century. The
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20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paint

Pair Hand Painted Japanese Panels/Screens
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-500 pair hand painted Japanese panels/screens Measures: Individual panel 20.5 x 44 Together 41 x
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Vintage 1960s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Antique Korean Four-Panel Folding Painted Screen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 19th century series of Korean paintings mounted later as a four-panel screen. The watercolor on
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Antique 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Gold Leaf Koi Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular Japanese four panel Byobu gold leaf screen featuring a jumping koi. Each panel is
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20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Four-Panel Longevity Screen of Pine Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful Japanese four-panel byobu screen titled pine cranes and longevity. Depicts two red
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

Louis Liang Chinese Six-Panel Woodblock Horse Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese woodblock print by Louis Liang. Modern style six-panel depicting figures on
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20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Paper, Wood

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Tiger and Bamboo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese two-panel Meiji period screen depicting a prowling tiger in a bamboo grove
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen Irises on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four-panel byobu screen of painted irises over shiny gilt squares. Vivid blue
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen Summer Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
18th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen featuring summer foliage landscape with birds
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Korean Chaekgeori Four Panel Painted Screen, Early 20th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisitely painted small Korean four panel chaekgeori screen, ink and paper in a wooden frame
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

French Directoire 3-Panel Screen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French Directoire folding screen with glass top and fabric panels. Dimensions: 55"H x 21.25"W (each
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Glass

French Directoire 3-Panel Screen
French Directoire 3-Panel Screen
H 55 in W 21.25 in D 2 in

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Located in Paris, FR
Dining table or conference table spheres golded composed by metallic spheres and semi spheres joined together. Aluminium gold finish. Exceptional piece. Available in console and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Tables

Materials

Gold Plate, Metal, Aluminum

Spheres Golded Dining Table with Aluminium Gold Sphere
Spheres Golded Dining Table with Aluminium Gold Sphere
$103,526
H 30.71 in W 102.37 in D 55.91 in
4-foot Pendant Light in Black Walnut with Brass Fixtures by Hinterland Design
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2010s Canadian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Ufo Design Glass Blue Glas Flush Mount by Gunther Lambert, 1970s, Germany
By Günther Lambert
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Very Rare Ufo design glass & blue plexiglass flush mounts or wall lamps by Gunther Lambert, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E2...
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

FINE ANTIQUE ROOM DIVIDER TITLED IN CHINESE "MIDSUMMER PAiNTING OF XINWEI YEAR"
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made Oriental black lacquered and hand painted Chinese full sized room divider titled in Chinese "Midsummer Painting of Xinwei Y...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

Zen Hinoki Wood Kotatsu Japanese Coffee Table with Natural Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Japanese hinoki wood Kotatsu coffee table from the mid 20th century with square openwork top, linear silhouette and natural finish. Behold the Zen serenity encapsulated in ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cypress

Japanese Fortune Manekineko Lucky Cat Object 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a manekineko cat object. It is made with porcelain and it was made around 1980s in Showa era. Dimensions. 8 x 8.5 x H13 cm The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine ...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Sergio Rodrigues ‘Kilin Lounge Chair in Wood and Leather, Brazil, 1970 s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Sergio Rodrigues ‘Kilin' Lounge Chair in Wood and Leather, Brazil, 1970's This lounge chair, designed by Sergio Rodrigues, shows his distinctive approach to form and structure. Craf...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair 19th Century Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century diminutive Italian Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère chairs composed of mahogany and gilded accents. and newly upholstered in Scalamandré Tiger Velvet.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

French Tole Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful hand - painted hot air balloon chandelier, France, circa 1950s. Socket: 6 x e14 (Edison) for standard screw bulbs. The condition is excellent.  
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Original Austrian Jugendstil full length bentwood cheval dressing mirror -Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York City, NY
Austrian, Wien full length dressing mirror in stained and polished beechwood with double curved bentwood surround extending the full length of the stand and culminating in a very un...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...

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Mirror, Beech, Bentwood

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Adorned with Iris Blossoms
Located in Queens, NY
Introducing a magnificent Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase adorned with enchanting iris blossoms. This extraordinary vase encapsulates the essence of Japanese artist...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Enamel

Echo
By Anna Sergii Baierzdorf
Located in Hollywood, FL
"Echo" is a powerful piece that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the promise of new beginnings. The Echo screen features delicate openings resembling bullet holes, ...
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2010s Ukrainian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Stainless Steel

Echo
Echo
$11,500
H 78.75 in W 94.49 in D 1.58 in
Pair of Large Midcentury Venetian Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian Venetian glass sconces with painted tole flowers. Measurements: Height: 26" Width: 18" Depth: 10"
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Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Pair of Large Midcentury Venetian Sconces
Pair of Large Midcentury Venetian Sconces
$8,800 / set
H 26 in W 18 in D 10 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Bandaji from Nothern part of the Korean peninsula circa 19th century of late Joseon Dynasty. Bandaji is known as drop front half-opening chest that was used in traditional...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Metal

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Located in Woodbury, CT
Custom made, English walnut double pedestal dining table. This richly finished table features a handsomely figured English walnut top bordered in walnut burl, and it rests on two thr...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Dining Room Tables

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Walnut, Burl, Ebony

Custom English Walnut Double Pedestal Dining Table
Custom English Walnut Double Pedestal Dining Table
$14,400 / item
H 30.5 in W 120 in D 47 in
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Asian Fabric Panels For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Asian fabric panels is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and silk, all Asian fabric panels available were constructed with great care. Asian fabric panels have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Modern and Mid-Century Modern Asian fabric panels are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Asian Fabric Panels?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,175, while they’re typically $425 on the low end and $17,200 highest priced.

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.