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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 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
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
Japanese Fine Pair of Antique Gold Leaf Screens, Perfect for Small Spaces
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine pair of antique small-scale Japanese gold leaf six panel folding screens by obu conceived in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
1930s Japanese 4 Panel Carved Soapstone Room Divider Screen
Located in Torquay, GB
A stunning early 20th century Japanese room divider folding screen.
Consists of 4 brass hinged
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Asian Style Hand Carved 4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Asian Style Hand Carved 4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
This exquisite antique Asian
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Silver Leaf and Brass Asian Room Divider Folding Screen
Located in Miami, FL
Folding room divider or screen from the 1970s with silver leaf and patinated brass banding and
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
A rare 1920s Japonisme three folds painted room divider
Located in London, GB
An ultra stylised Japonisme wood 3 fold screen or room divider hand painted on both sides .
Each
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Rare Japanese Sumi-E Lacquer Inro Yamada Jokasai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese ink painting that was often seen on the Japanese folding screens. The back of the Inro was
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Silk Brocade Handcrafted Oshie Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
, this unique stunning folding screen will be the focal point in any setting. It is a contemporary style
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Platinum
Early 20thC Japanned Lacquered Fire Screen
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Japanned Lacquered 4 fold Fire Screen - with depictions of Mt Fuji, Torii Shrine Gate
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rare Japanese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Table, circa 1740
Located in Lymington, GB
(During the 17th century the predominant Chinese export lacquer product was the folding screen.)
Japanese
Category
Antique 18th Century Tray Tables
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A good 19th century Japanese folding screen from the Kyoto region depicting a foggy mountain
Category
Antique 1860s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Vintage Meiji Period Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A super chic and beautifully done Vintage Meiji Period Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen Depicting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Edo 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Battle of Kawanakajima
Located in Brescia, IT
Samurai on horseback and by boat from the famous battle of Kawanakajima Japanese folding screen six
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Meiji Period, Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels Rise Paper and Golden Specks
Located in Brescia, IT
Seagulls in the waves of the sea. Japanese folding screen two panels hand painted on the vegetable
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Buddhist 19th Century Tosa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
A large six-panel Japanese folding screen, ink, colors, gold and gold leaf on paper, depicting
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Edo 19th Century, Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Hand Painted on Rise Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
Landscape with birds, blooming sakura trees and chrysanthemum plants.
Six-panel Japanese folding
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Gilded and Painted Japanese Folding Screen
Located in New Windsor, NY
Intricately decorated Japanese folding screen. Hand-painted and gilded screen depicts four children
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Japonisme Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Folding Screen "Bamboo Grove Painting" / Antique Painting / Partition
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate.
It is an old Japanese folding screen.
Bamboo forest is drawn in pale colors on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Other
Landscape with Flowers, Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen of the "Rinpa school", painted with inks on gold leaf.
Colorful and sunny variety
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Folding Screen, circa 1960, Abstract Bamboo,
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kubo Kichiro
Bamboo
Mid-20th century, circa 1960
Two-panel screen. Mineral pigments and
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Folding Screen with Moon and Rabbit Drawn on Cloth/Old Partition/20th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese folding screen.
It is an item made by dyeing cotton cloth instead of
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cotton
Kishi Ganryo “Flowers of the Four Seasons” Japanese Folding Screen
By Kishi Ganryo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Ganryo (1798-1852)
“Flowers of the Four Seasons”
Six-panel screen, ink, color and gold leaf
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tea Ceremony Meiji Period Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels Silver Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Pine tree with flowers under the last snowfall: Little Japanese screen from the early Meiji period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver
Edo, Early 19th Century, Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Kano School: Folding screen with pine, crane and Sakura flowers. Ink color and gold on
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Edo 18th Century Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Inks, Pigments on Rise Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
Kano school screen with two doors painted in mineral colors and gold specks on rice paper, early
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
18th Century Rinpa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rice Paper and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Edo, folding screen six-panels.
Red and white peonies in bloom on the balcony painted
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Folding Screen in Wood Decorated with a Peacock in Gold and Blue, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful double-sided Japanese four-panel screen with a blue peacock in full regalia and a gilt
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Japanese folding screens (byôbu) of poets from ‘Hyakunin isshu’ 百人一首
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A magnificent pair of large six-panel byôbu (folding screens) with a detailed painting on gold- and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Landscape of the 19th Century, Small Six Folding Screen Kano School
Located in Brescia, IT
Edo Period, six panels Japanese folding screen hand painted inks and mineral pigment on vegetable
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Folding Screen 1920s-1940s / Partition Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese folding screen.
It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s).
It has a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Screen Painting, Mid 20th Century, River Landscape by Hamada Taiji
By Hamada Taiji 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A small Japanese folding screen by the artist Hamada Taiji (1916-2010).
A window-like view of a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, 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
17th Century Japanese Screen, Ink Plum Blossoms by Priest Hozobo Kojo
Located in Kyoto, JP
. Ink and gold leaf on paper.
A small Japanese folding screen by the early 17th century monk and
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Flowers
Birds of the 4 Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Dimensions:
Each Screen W. 284 cm x H. 121 cm (112” x 48”)
A pair of mid-size, six-fold Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Hand-Painted Silk Folding Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Japanese four part folding screen with hand-painted silk beautifully depicting a peaceful landscape
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage Art Deco Japanese Bi-Fold Screen
Located in Napa, CA
Bi-fold silver and gold leaf panel screen from Japan.
Decorative metal placards on the sides with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Japanese Four-Panel Persimmon Branch Folding Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional Japanese silk four-panel folding screen or byobu screen featuring a fruiting persimmon
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
B49 Old Japanese Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
.
※Please handle with care as the connections of the folding screens
are prone to weakening.
They are
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese 6 Panel Folding Screen, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese 6 panel folding screen, Meiji period circa 1900.
Gold leaf on mulberry paper with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Folding Screen 1920s-1940s / Partition Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old folding screen made in Japan.
It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antiques 2panels, Silk, folding Screen with lotus motifs
Located in Niiza, JP
is painted on the front of the silk folding screen
The artist is listed as Seika, but the details are
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
19th Century Lacquered Painted and Gilt Four-Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
. Japanese folding screens, on the other hand, served many purposes, being used for tea ceremonies, as
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Double Sided Folding Chamber Screen 19/20th C Japan Cranes
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A super nice Meiji period 19th or early 20th c Japanese Chamber Screen. Two sided decoration. Also
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
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 "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
1950s Byobu Showa Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
1950s Byobu Showa period Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen.
66" wide and 36" in
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
B42 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, red-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen
Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame
1 piece: Width 600 x Height 1745
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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Japanese Folding Screens For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of Japanese folding screens available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and wood, all Japanese folding screens available were constructed with great care. Find 148 antique and vintage Japanese folding screens at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 43 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Japanese folding screens have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Japanese folding screens made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Japanese School, Ryosuke Harashima and Kano Tanshin each produced beautiful Japanese folding screens that are worth considering.
How Much are Japanese Folding Screens?
Japanese folding screens can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $7,850, while the lowest priced sells for $248 and the highest can go for as much as $198,390.
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 Japanese Folding Screens
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Japanese screens are called Byōbu and are made from many panels with beautiful calligraphy and paintings. These folding screens can be a decorative and interesting way to separate rooms in a living space. Find a collection of Japanese screens for sale on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese 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.
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021A Japanese low screen was traditionally used while seated upon the floor. The low screen would block wind and drafts, provide limited privacy, and are often decorated with seasonal themes.
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