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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
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Antique Gold Birds, Cherry Tree, Mountains Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six panel folding screen byobu conceived in
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Paper
Japan Silver Leaf Two-Panel Screen Three Grazing Horses, Taisho Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen byobu depicting three "Grazing Horses," silver leaf and mineral
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese "Sail Boating on Blue Waters" Six-Panel Screen, 1930s-1940s
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a six-panel screen Byobu depicting sailing boats on blue waters. This attractive screen
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Large Black Yellow Gilded Raised Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two-panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Brocade
Red Japanese Lacquer Four-Panels Folding Screen, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Red Japanese lacquer four panels folding screen "{yonkyoku byobu}".
The panels are decorated with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Antique Peaceful Zen Screen, Moon Light, Misty Mountains
Water Fall
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine two-panel screen Byobu of simple brush strokes on cream ground paper, in a serene
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Yellow Silk Two Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring Genryoku style
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Antique Gold Mandarin Ducks, Cherry Tree, Mountains Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paper
Japanese Antique Screen Koi Fish Flowers Birds blue, red, green FREE SHIPPING
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen byobu depicting "serene Koi ply among flowers and birds" , ink
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Golden Koi (Carp) screen ) by Nitten artist Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
swimming beneath blossoming peony trees or drifting through golden backgrounds, often rendered on byōbu
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Fine Small Antique Blue and Gold "Birds
Iris" Hand Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small scale Japanese antique hand painted six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Fine Antique Blue and Gold "Bird
Flowers" Hand-Painted Screens, Pair
Located in South Burlington, VT
folding screen byobu conceived in a convenient size.
Lovely vivid colors feature classic colorful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paper
Japanese Fine Antique Rich Gold Leaf Screen, Perfect for Small Spaces, 100 Years
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine antique 100 year old small-scale Japanese gold leaf six panel folding screen byobu conceived
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Edo Period Six Panel Folding Screen with Cranes
Located in Astoria, NY
A Japanese six panel folding screen, or byobu. The piece is decorated with a grouping of cranes in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Edo period (19th century)
Located in Milano, IT
Byobu, traditional Japanese six-panel screen depicting a scene from the "Tales of Genji", with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
GIBBONS; Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
GIBBONS; Meiji Period; Antique Japanese two panel screen (byobu) in sumi on paper; mounted in
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
$9,345
Japanese Large Contemporary Red Silk Gilded Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Silk Brocade Handcrafted Oshie Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
folding screen (byobu) that takes full advantage of the grains of the wood and has platinum pigments
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Platinum
Four-Panel Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A four-panel hand painted Japanese Byobu screen with ebonized frame. Each panel is 16.5" by 36
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Six Panel Japanese Vintage Folding Byobu Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Six-panel Japanese vintage folding byobu screen hand painted with fabric trim around perimeter edge.
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Autumn Maple Four-Panel Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting a seasonal nature scene of an autumn maple tree
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Floral Gold Leaf Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring painted flowers over a gold leaf background
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Four-Panel Painted Silk Landscape Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Idyllic Japanese four panel painted silk Byobu screen depicting a snow covered landscape with a
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Four-Panel Silk Landscape Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional Japanese four-panel Byobu screen of a mountain landscape painted on silk. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Four-Panel Flowers of Autumn Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting colorful flowers of autumn. Chrysanthemum (kiku
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper, Wood
Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen of Irises on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four-panel byobu screen featuring watercolor painted irises on gilt background
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted Four Panel Japanese Byobu Screen Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A hand painted Japanese byobu screen of four panels, ca. 1960s, depicting an abstract assemblage of
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen of Quail in Grass
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting two young quail in Eulalia grasses. Beautifully
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
Japanese Silver Leaf Byobu Screen with Bamboo and Finches, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Paper folding screens known as byobu, or "wind walls," were used in Japanese homes to block drafts
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen Sakura Cherry Blossom Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Japanese four-panel Byobu screen featuring a large Sakura or cherry blossom tree on
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Byobu Screen of Pine Trees on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite Japanese six-panel byobu screen featuring pine trees on squares of gold leaf. Beautifully
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Equestrian Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A rare, four panel folding Japanese equestrian byobu silk screen depicting five men on horseback
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring.
Kano School
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
"Autumn Riverbank" Six-Panel Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used to define living spaces and block drafts, Japanese screens also provided artists
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Tosa School Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1800 Edo
Located in Studio City, CA
A mesmerizing and gorgeously conceived Edo period four-panel Byobu screen with intricately hand
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Tosa School Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1770 Edo
Located in Studio City, CA
A mesmerizing Edo period six panel byobu screen with intricately hand painted Imperial courtyard
Category
Antique 1770s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
"Water
s Edge" Two-Panel Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
The term byobu means “wind wall” and as the name suggests, painted folding screens like this one
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Flower Vase on Gold Leaf Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite Japanese four panel byobu gold leaf hand-painted gold leaf screen featuring a vase with
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Byobu Screen Spring Floral and Fauna
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese six-panel screen depicting spring blooms of flowers and birds hand-painted on gold
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japan Fine Antique Set Six Lacquered Makie Byobu Screen Accents
Located in South Burlington, VT
Lacquered Makie Byobu Osae decorative screen accents nested in their original box.
Attractive leaf and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Japan Fine Antique Set Six Lacquered Makie Byobu Screen Accents
Located in South Burlington, VT
antique lacquered Makie byobu Osae screen decorative accents Two designs are included in this hard to find
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Showa Folding Byobu Screen Playful Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and whimsical four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting birds playing in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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
- What is byobu made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese 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.
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