What is Japanese screen painting?

Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock Bamboo

$4,500

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan

Located in Kyoto, JP

: Scroll 175 cm x 96 cm (69” x 38”) Image 81 cm x 85 cm (32” x 33.5”) A mid-19th century Japanese

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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan

$5,200

Large Japanese or Korean Tiger Rest and Grooming in the Forest, Scroll Painting

Located in Greenwich, CT

Large Scroll Painting of Japanese or Korean painting of tiger rest and grooming in the forest. Ink

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Large Japanese or Korean Tiger Rest and Grooming in the Forest, Scroll Painting

$2,500 Sale Price

34% Off

Late 18th Century Japanese Framed Painting, God of Thunder by Yamaguchi Soken

Located in Kyoto, JP

and Thunder Gods that were first painted by Tawaraya Sotatsu and followed by later Rinpa artists

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century Japanese Framed Painting, God of Thunder by Yamaguchi Soken

$8,500

Screen Calligraphy, Risking One’s Life Here and There – Sakae Umezu (1926-2013)

Located in PARIS, FR

Screen Calligraphy, Risking One’s Life Here and There – Sakae Umezu (1926-2013) This two-panel

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Late 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paper

Screen Calligraphy, Risking One’s Life Here and There – Sakae Umezu (1926-2013)

$4,500

B4 JapaneseAntiques 6panels, Gold back, Flower&bird Chicken Crane, FoldingScreen

Located in Niiza, JP

flower and bird painting is drawn on paper on a folding screen with gold paper base. Representing the

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

B4 JapaneseAntiques 6panels, Gold back, Flower&bird Chicken Crane, FoldingScreen

$3,500

Peonies in Summer Light

Located in Fukuoka, JP

The screen blossoms with peonies — flowers often celebrated in Japanese art as symbols of

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Peonies in Summer Light

$4,830

Dancing Fans of the Seasons

Located in Fukuoka, JP

In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Dancing Fans of the Seasons

$2,100

Hanging scroll : red camellia and birds

Located in Fukuoka, JP

kakejiku (hanging scroll) from the Showa period (1926–1989) is meticulously hand-painted on silk

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Hanging scroll : red camellia and birds

$400

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Wild Grasses

Located in Hudson, NY

painted on mulberry paper with gilded bronze hardware. Each panel measures 68 1/2" h. x 29 1/4" w

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Wild Grasses

$20,700

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925

Located in South Burlington, VT

Here's a wonderful find from our acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate to find this Art

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925

$3,920 Sale Price / set

76% Off

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

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.

$20,000

Meiji periof Nature scene with herons

Located in Fukuoka, JP

, adding a sense of depth and grandeur to the scene. This screen is a classic representation of Japanese

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Meiji periof Nature scene with herons

$2,700 Sale Price

59% Off

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger

$1,660

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

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Mid-size 6-panel byôbu 屏風 with a scene from The Tale of Genji

$10,680

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

Located in Fukuoka, JP

, adorned with the sacred lotus, symbolizing purity and enlightenment in Japanese Buddhism. Carved into wood

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

$1,220

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

Located in Fukuoka, JP

with the sacred lotus, symbolizing purity and enlightenment in Japanese Buddhism. Carved into wood with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

$1,220

19th century Edo period s Hanging scroll Samurai players and child dancer

Located in Chiba, JP

samurai’s attendant of ‘Goban-ningyo’ (lit. ‘Go-game-board doll’ / Traditional Japanese banquet performance

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

19th century Edo period s Hanging scroll Samurai players and child dancer

$350

Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box

Located in Fukuoka, JP

resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box Size: Overall 138/65cm (54.2/25.5

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box

$1,860

Meiji Chrysanthemum Masterpiece

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Step into a world of timeless beauty with our exceptional six-panel screen from the Edo-Meiji

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Meiji Chrysanthemum Masterpiece

$5,780

Meiji Chrysanthemum Masterpiece

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Step into a world of timeless beauty with our exceptional six-panel screen from the Edo-Meiji

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Meiji Chrysanthemum Masterpiece

$4,624 Sale Price

40% Off

Early 20th c. scroll depicting birds flying over the waves

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Unique signed Hanging Scroll depicting birds flying over the waves. Age: First half of the 20th century Size: Overall 203/64.5cm ( 79.8 / 25.3inch ) , only painting part:117/50....

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Early 20th c. scroll depicting birds flying over the waves

$940

Garden of Chrysanthemums

Located in Fukuoka, JP

— flowers that in Japanese culture symbolize longevity, nobility, and the eternal cycle of life. Supported

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Garden of Chrysanthemums

$3,430

Chrysanthemums in Golden Radiance

Located in Fukuoka, JP

— flowers that in Japanese culture symbolize longevity, nobility, and the eternal cycle of life. Supported

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chrysanthemums in Golden Radiance

$3,290

Elegant Edo period painting by Reizei Tamechika (1823-1864) 冷泉為恭

Located in Fukuoka, JP

frame in the hands of its discerning owner. Measuring 113.5x53 cm, this exquisite artwork embodies the

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Elegant Edo period painting by Reizei Tamechika (1823-1864) 冷泉為恭

$2,600 Sale Price

38% Off

Stunning Set of Four 19th Century Edo Period Fusuma Door Decorative Panels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A set of four fusuma (sliding door) panels from the 19th century, painted in ink and colors on gold

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Stunning Set of Four 19th Century Edo Period Fusuma Door Decorative Panels

$16,000

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Bamboo on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

pigments painted on gold paper with gilded bronze hardware. Each panel measures 68 1/2" h x 19" w

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Bamboo on Gold

$20,700

Taisho Period Japanese Room Divider with Silver Leaf Border

Located in London, England

Stunning 1920s Japanese room divider / folding screen. Decorated with bold calligraphy, usually a

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silver Leaf

Taisho Period Japanese Room Divider with Silver Leaf Border

$1,263

17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period

Located in Kyoto, JP

period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as

Category

Antique 17th Century Korean Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period

$18,000

Korean Painting, Wall Panel, 17th Century Ink Grapevine

Located in Kyoto, JP

Japanese washi paper. The panel is edged with antique gold leaf paper. The techniques are traditional and

Category

Antique 17th Century Korean Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Korean Painting, Wall Panel, 17th Century Ink Grapevine

$12,500

Elegant Six-Panel Japanese Screen, 1920s

Located in Cesena, FC

Elegant Six-Panel Japanese Screen, 1920s Fascinating 1920s screen with details of fine Japanese workmanship. The screen, composed of six lacquered panels, rests on bracket feet with...

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Elegant Six-Panel Japanese Screen, 1920s

$4,500

Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period

Located in Norton, MA

A Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen depicts the Activities of the Twelve

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period

$97,500 / set

Rare set of 2 Japanese suits-of-armour, complete with 2 matching folding screens

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Taketa Town in Ôita Province on Kyûshû. > Set of two tall byôbu (folding screens), painted with large

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal

Rare set of 2 Japanese suits-of-armour, complete with 2 matching folding screens

$62,768 / set

Hand-Painted Japanese Screen Panel of Pidgeon

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The pidgeon painting of this single-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on rice paper over

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Hand-Painted Japanese Screen Panel of Pidgeon

$560

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares

Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River

$1,695

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The red plum blossom and birds painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on

Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds

$1,575

Antique Japanese Kano School Hand-Painted Six-Panel Screen

Located in Concord, MA

Early Edo period (17th century) Japanese six-panel screen hand-painted with birds and floral

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Antique Japanese Kano School Hand-Painted Six-Panel Screen

$11,000

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The camellias painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias

$1,520

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The hawks painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks

$1,890

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The irises painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises

$1,280

Hand Painted Japanese Silk Panel / Screen with Cherry Blossoms

Located in Northbrook, IL

Large-Scale 19th Century Japanese Painting/ Screen/ Panel Hand Painted on Silk in Ink and Mineral

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Ink

Hand Painted Japanese Silk Panel / Screen with Cherry Blossoms

$12,500

Japanese Screen Black Ivory Hand Painted Blossoms Branches Birds Six Panels

Located in Monterey, CA

This extraordinary delicately hand-painted six-panels screen of birds, blossoms and branches is

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Screen Black Ivory Hand Painted Blossoms Branches Birds Six Panels

$12,600

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Four-Panel Folding Table Screen

Located in Miami, FL

Antique Japanese hand-painted four-panel folding table screen depicting birds, bamboo and flowering

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk, Wood

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Four-Panel Folding Table Screen

$275

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Chrysanthemum and Willows

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The chrysanthemum and willows painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Chrysanthemum and Willows

$1,460

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flowering Grasses and Bamboo

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

The flowering grasses and bamboo painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flowering Grasses and Bamboo

$1,780

Antique Japanese Screen

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Good 18th century six fold antique Japanese screen with many sections each containing different

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Lacquer, Paint

Antique Japanese Screen

$12,291

Mid-century Asian Silk Hand Painted Tabletop Screen

Located in Chicago, IL

Midcentury Asian silk hand painted tabletop screen Vintage four panel Asian silk This screen is

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

Mid-century Asian Silk Hand Painted Tabletop Screen

$1,400

Japanese Screen JQ 307

Located in Culver City, CA

Two-panel screen from Japan, Kano School, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Screen JQ 307

$7,840

Japanese Screen JR 132

Located in Culver City, CA

Six-panel screen from Japan, Kano School, circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Screen JR 132

$25,125

Japanese Screen JQ 300

Located in Culver City, CA

Six-panel screen from Japan, Kano School, circa 1750.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Screen JQ 300

$39,000

Antique Japanese Six-Panel Screen

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful full sized Japanese six-panel screen. Gold leaf background. Design of trees, rocks

Category

Antique 1750s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Six-Panel Screen

$18,000

Japanese Screen Painting Falcon Three Screens White Falcon Black Falcon Screen 2

Located in Monterey, CA

We have a total of 3 Japanese screens that are painted with falcons. Each screen is sold separately

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Screen Painting Falcon Three Screens White Falcon Black Falcon Screen 2

$4,600

18th Century Japanese Battle Screen

Located in New York, NY

A spectacular six-panel screen, 18th century, depicting samurai warriors from the Tairo and

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Battle Screen

$36,000

Japanese Screen with Seasonal Flowers

By Rimpa School

Located in New York, NY

Four-panel folding screen; ink and mineral colors on gold leaf on paper. Seasonal flowers, such as

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen with Seasonal Flowers

Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Children

Located in New York, NY

A beautifully painted late 18th- early 19th century 6 fold screen depicting Chinese children

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Children

$12,000

19th Century Japanese Ink Painted Screens with Chinese Poets by Kano Eigaku

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Pair of two-panel folding screens with four single paintings by Kanô Eigaku (1790-1867), 9th

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

19th Century Japanese Ink Painted Screens with Chinese Poets by Kano Eigaku

$7,579 / set

Six-Fold Japanese Screen with Samurai

Located in New York, NY

A six panel Japanese screen with separate finely painted and very detailed scenes of samurai in

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Six-Fold Japanese Screen with Samurai

$9,600

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Hand Painted Japanese Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hand painted Japanese screen you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A hand painted Japanese screen — often made from paper, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. There are 475 variations of the antique or vintage hand painted Japanese screen you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a hand painted Japanese screen — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each hand painted Japanese screen bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Takakura Zaiko, Japanese School and Mitani Toshuku each produced at least one beautiful hand painted Japanese screen that is worth considering.

How Much is a Hand Painted Japanese Screen?

The average selling price for a hand painted Japanese screen at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $72 on the low end and $145,000 for the 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 Hand Painted Japanese Screen

What is Japanese screen painting?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.

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