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Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Fishing Boat Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting a fishing boat
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 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
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 Two Panel Screen in Silver with Willow Leaf, Stream and Rocks Design
Located in Prahran, Victoria
since at least the 12th century. Called byobu in Japanese, meaning ‘protection from the wind’, they were
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen by Lucien Leinfelder
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating and rare Mid-Century Modern Japanese style four panel byobu screen by Lucien Leinfelder
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Birds with Flowering Prunus
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four-panel byobu screen depicting a pair of parrot like birds amid
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Songbirds in Flowering White Lily
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four panel byobu screen depicting blue songbirds in a flowering white lily
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
GIBBONS; Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
GIBBONS; Meiji Period; Antique Japanese two panel screen (byobu) in sumi on paper; mounted in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
$9,345
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
Vintage Japanese Byobu Folding Screen
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Japanese byobu folding screen, hand-painted on silk circa 1950-1970. Featured subject is
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Silk
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
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 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
Category
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Byobu - Six Panel Japanese Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
wall.
This divider has a very clean design and a smaller size than Japanese screens.
Lucio Morini
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Four-panel Japanese Byobu Folding Screen depicts a scene of Egrets, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene of Egrets resting in a forest. The dark
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Four-Panel Japanese Byobu Garden Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful hand-painted watercolor on gold leaf paper screen depicting flowers, chrysanthemums, and blooming plants. Signed with one seal on the lower right. Silk border with an eboni...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper, Wood
"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 Byobu Shell Gathering After Katsushika Hokusai
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Japanese four-panel Byobu screen of women shell gathering at low tide after Katsushika
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Byobu Screen with Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the captivating world of 19th-century Japanese art with this remarkable Edo Period byobu
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Byobu Style Four Panel Mounted Screen Cherry Blossoms
Located in Rio Vista, CA
landscape with cherry blossoms. Made in the Japanese Meiji period style in the manner of Robert Crowder and
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Japanese byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with Nanga School-style painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined Nanga School-style painting of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Japanese Byobu 4 Panel Silk Hand Painted Crane Lotus Folding Screen
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Japanese chinoiserie four panel thick paper room screen showing a gnarled pine tree
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Showa / Edo Style Japanese Pine Tree Painted Small Byobu Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted and hand painted smaller four panel Japanese Byobu silk screen with wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Vintage 4 Panel Gold Japanese Silk Byobu Folding Room Screen Wall Art Bird
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand painted Japanese byobu room screen featuring a bird perched on a flowering tree branch
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Folding Screen Playful Birds and Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with playful birds
Original
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Vintage Two-Panel Japanese Gold Toned Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage two-panel, Japanese byobu gold toned screen with landscape design ink and color on paper.
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Nesting Birds and Fish
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting nesting birds, pine trees and fish
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Showa Folding Byobu Screen Playful Birds Tree
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 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 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
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Floral Bird Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with cherry blossoms
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, 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
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Blooming Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly stunning four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a tree in a state of bloom with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cranes by Ocean 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A magnificent six panel Japanese Byobu folding screen (likely Meiji Period but possibly Edo period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Ducks on Pond 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting two ducks on a tranquil pond with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful four-panel Showa period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting playful birds
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Landscape Stream with Cranes
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, very large six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a group of cranes
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Featuring Happy Monk
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous tall two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a colorfully clad happy monk with
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Nature Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with an extended pine
Category
Mid-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 Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese 11th
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
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
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Venerable Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a blossoming venerable
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
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
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a cherry blossom tree in full bloom
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Peacock Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a majestic peacock with a tail
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Large Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Nature Bird Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting various nature/landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Landscape Floral Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and wonderfully composed hand painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Blooming Floral Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and delicately detailed hand painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Hunting Hawks Falcons Bird Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting three distinct tethered
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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Japanese Byobu For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese byobu for your home. A Japanese byobu — often made from metal, paper and wood — can elevate any home. There are 86 variations of the antique or vintage Japanese byobu 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 Japanese byobu — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese byobu made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Robert Crowder each produced at least one beautiful Japanese byobu that is worth considering.
How Much is a Japanese Byobu?
Prices for a Japanese byobu can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $285 and can go as high as $32,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,598.
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.
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