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Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Pair of Tethered Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a pair of hawks or birds
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of Japanese two-panel byobu screens featuring late 18th-century edo period applied
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens of Chinese Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mesmerizing pair of late 18th/early 19th century Japanese Edo period byobu screens by Shibata Gito
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Screen Portraits of the Thirty Six Immortal Poets
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting the thirty six
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Paragons of Filial Piety
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century Edo period Japanese four panel folding byobu screen depicting four of the twenty
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Legend of Minamoto
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating pair of large Japanese 19th century Edo period six-panel folding byobu screens
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Screen Shell Gathering After Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting women shell gathering or
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Edo/Tokugawa Screens Tale of Heiki
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period byobu screens depicting the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Heian Period Flute Player
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese Taisho period two panel byobu screen depicting Fujiwara Yasumasa playing the
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Prunus with Songbirds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular late 20th century Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting blossoming
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Kano School Four Panel Screen One Hundred Boys
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Asian four panel folding byobu screen painting depicting the popular theme "One Hundred
Category

20th Century Chinese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Brushwood Gate with Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese early 20th century Meiji period six-panel byobu screen featuring a brushwood gate
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Flowers on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming mid-20th century Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen featuring
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Incredible pair of late 18th/early 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screens
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Meiji Screens Blossoms of Spring, Summer and Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of late 19th/early 20th century Japanese Meiji period byobu screens depicting
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Scenes of Kyoto
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese 19th century Edo period six-panel Rakuchu Rakugai folding byobu screen
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vibrant blue waters
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Nice four-panel Japanese screen painted on vegetal paper, depicting a landscape with a red maple
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane. Hand
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Japanese Byobu Red Floral Gold Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Japanese folding four panel screen showcases a serene hand-painted landscape set against
Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint, Paper

Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a "Rimpa School" garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Six-panel screen
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

B88 Japanese Antiques Art, silver background Screen Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
180cm, 21kg A tasteful silver folding screen brimming with the charm of the times. The back shows
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

B48 Old Japanese Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
(sandwiched between 5 mm plywood): 9 cm x 95 cm x 185 cm Weight 30KG An atmospheric silver folding screen
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Byobu - Japanese Screen Gold Leaf Kano School Pine Sun
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Screen of Kano school six panels hand painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf. A very
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

B51 Old Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
(sandwiched between 9 mm plywood): 11 cm x 93 cm x 175 cm Weight 25KG An atmospheric silver folding screen
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paper

B86 Japanese Painting Art, Hawk, Gold Screen Byobu, 2-panels
Located in Niiza, JP
183cm, 23kg A gorgeous gold-ground screen. Artist: Takehisa Imai. Seal and signature are visible. There
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

B87 Japanese Antiques Art, Chrysanthemum and silver background Screen Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
background design. The back is in poor condition. *Please be careful when handling folding screens as the
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

B50 Old Japanese Antiques a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, Peacock
Located in Niiza, JP
the connections of the folding screens are prone to weakening. They are connected with paper, not
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Byobu six panels screen on paper Edo Period 19th century
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Edo period Japanese Byobu six panel screen from the early 19th century depicting scenes
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

B89 Japanese Painting Art, Mount Fuji Goldback Screen Byobu, 2-panels
Located in Niiza, JP
classic gold screen, it is a highly innovative work with its bold use of Mount Fuji, clouds, and
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. Listing as Meiji period but could very possibly
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Two Panel Meiji Edo Byobu Cherry Blossom Tree Folding Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring luminous cherry blossoms
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Genji Screen Lady Murasaki
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and quite striking four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring an elegantly clad
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous early to midcentury Korean embroidered eight-panel screen depicting scenic nature motifs
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tale of Genji Cherry Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider Byobu C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Lacquer

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Nanban Ship at Sea Arrival Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite engaging four-panel Showa Period Japanese Nanban (Namban) Byobu folding screen
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen ‘Byobu’, Kano School, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
Japanese Kano School Edo period two-panel screen depicting flowering prunus and bamboo on a rock
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with Edo genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elaborate, large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring a detailed genre painting on gold
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

B79 Old Japanese Art a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, White Heron Dyed Fabric
Located in Niiza, JP
. *Please be careful when handling folding screens as the joints are prone to weakening. It is a special
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Japanese hinagata byôbu 雛形屏風 (small folding screens) with flower carts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing pair of six-panel hinagata byôbu (doll festival folding screens) with a continuous
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tall, Japanese lacquer byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) by Mitsuo Takana 高名光夫 (1956)
By Mitsuo Takana
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Refined, tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) completely adorned with ‘Wajima Ryûsaku’ lacquer by
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Late 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

8 Panel Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Byobu Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage 8 Panel Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Byobu Folding Screen Room Divider. Item
Category

Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Chrysanthemum and Bush Clover painting on gold leaf six-panel folding screen, painted with
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-size 6-panel byôbu 屏風 with a scene from The Tale of Genji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined medium-sized six-panel byôbu (folding screen) showcasing a classical autumn court scene
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo on gold
Located in Hudson, NY
mounted in the early 20th century into a small furosaki byobu (tea ceremony screen) Mineral pigments on
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Horses in Stable
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a beautiful and evocative antique Japanese six-panel folding screen (Byōbu), a classic
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

20th Century Japanese Six Panel River Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
screen art, featuring a serene river scene. These folding screens, known as byōbu in Japanese, were
Category

20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering Peony Prunus Magnolia
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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Byobu Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of byobu screens is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique byobu screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. We have 539 antique and vintage byobu screens in-stock, while there are 49 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of byobu screens available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Byobu screens are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many byobu screens are appealing in their simplicity, but Japanese Studio, Robert Crowder and Kozui Hitsu produced popular byobu screens that are worth a look.

How Much are Byobu Screens?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $72 on the low end and $145,000 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.

Questions About Byobu Screens
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese byobu screens are normally made out of bamboo because the material is lightweight, yet durable. Artisans cover the screens with thin rice paper called washi and then apply a lacquer finish. Find a selection of byobu screens on 1stDibs.