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Circa 1920. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Dahlias
Cockscomb.
Located in Kyoto, JP
. Mineral pigments and ink on silk.
This exquisite two-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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
Japanese Meiji Period Painted Screen with Gold Fleck Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) painted screen with gold fleck paint. Remounted during Showa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Elephant and a Beauty
Located in Hudson, NY
This screen is very likely inspired by the Noh play, "Eguchi", in which the courtesan Eguchi
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sheep Resting under Grape Arbor
Located in Hudson, NY
Soft mineral pigments on silk with brocade border. Signature and seal read: Jyogyu
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hawk Perched in Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Hawks were a popular motif in artwork because Japanese falconry, or takagari, was a sport of
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen Bulls in a Gentle Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Sumi (ink) painting of bulls next to a stream with minimal colors on mulberry paper with silk
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Circa 1925. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Camellia
Bamboo.
Located in Kyoto, JP
on silk.
A small Japanese Nihonga screen capturing a moment suspended in time where each element
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Showa Four Panel Table Screen Noble Procession
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese Showa period for panel table screen depicting a procession of guards, nobles
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moonlit Forest Landscape with Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
Sumi Ink on Mulberry paper with silk brocade border and lacquer trim. Signature reads: Sobun. Seal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Suiboku Landscape in Sesshu Style
Located in Hudson, NY
with silk brocade border. Excellent condition.
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Heavy Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with heavy gold leaf and a silk brocade
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
1838 Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers
Grasses of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Japanese screens; ink, color and gold leaf on silk
Dimensions: each (2) H. 38.5 cm x W. 218.5 cm (15” x 86
Category
Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Isle of Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting the Isle of Immortals
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Child at Bedtime
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Mother and Child at Bedtime. Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting by
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Craggy Landscape on Gold Sil
Located in Hudson, NY
Dramatic Mountain landscape with gnarled pines. Signature reads: Shunsen. Ink painting on gold silk
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Nadeshiko on Bamboo Trellis
Located in Hudson, NY
Nadeshiko, also known as fringed pinks is a flowering plant native to Japan. Ink, mineral pigments
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen Battle of Uji Bridge
Located in Hudson, NY
The first battle at Uji was in 1180 and was the beginning of the Heike Wars.
This screen depicts
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Birds of Prey Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese 19th century Edo period two-panel screen depicting two perched birds of prey
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks Among Dry Lotus
Located in Hudson, NY
Natural scene of Mandarin ducks gliding gracefully amongst the water.
Mineral pigments on silk with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Plum Blossom in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Plum blossom, baby pine and bamboo painted in mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf on paper. Silk
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Buck and doe at dawn. Showa period (1926-1989) painting of a rising sun
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japanese antique screen - EDO period - Willow over a stream
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese 6 panel screen from the early Edo period (C1650). One of a pair (both available
Category
Antique 1650s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering White Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century extraordinary Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on the upper right reads Shogazen, seal on the upper left reads Hosai. Ink on mulberr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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
17th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Gibbons of Folklore
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Gibbons of Folklore, Edo period (17th century) Kano School painting of
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River
s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of fowl
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Quail Amid Autumn Grasses
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period four panel folding byobu screen depicting three quail amid autumn
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Peonies on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold silk with black lacquer trim and bronze hardware. Signature and seal read
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Taisho Period Screen Bamboo
Blossom, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Japanese four panel Taisho Period (1912-1926) screen. Depicting bamboo, blossom and birds in flight
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Winter into Spring Floral Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Yozakura (Cherry Blossom Viewing at Night)
Located in Hudson, NY
.
Back Label Reads: The 2nd Japan crafts fair, dyed screen, titled Saku (Bloom) by Adachi Masakazu.
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Chinese Style Painting with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
, "Returning home to my grass hut on a spring evening," by the Tang-poet Qian Qi. Screen is signed: Riken isshi
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper, Wood
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Mountain Shrine on Craggy Ledge
Located in Hudson, NY
Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
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
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Children Playing Catching Fish
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Silk Painting of Young Girl, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique 19th Century painting of a Japanese girl standing atop a large furry mythical creature, with
Category
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
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 Six-Panel Screen Plovers in Flight Over Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Plovers in flight over coastal landscape. Late Edo - Early Meiji period
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Incomparable pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo period folding six-panel byobu screens
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
B36 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Silk
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
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
19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blossoming autumn flowers and
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Woman Washing Her Hair by Candlelight
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Woman washing her hair by candlelight, beautifully painted with striking
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Young Pine and Bell Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Signature reads: Kanshin. Mineral pigments painted on gold dusted mulberry paper with a silk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
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Japanese Silk Screens For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of Japanese silk screens available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct Japanese silk screens — often made from fabric, silk and wood — can elevate any home. Find 610 antique and vintage Japanese silk screens at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 41 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Japanese silk 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. Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco Japanese silk screens are consistently popular styles. Japanese silk screens have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Takakura Zaiko, Edward William Godwin and Ishida Yutei are consistently popular.
How Much are Japanese Silk Screens?
Japanese silk screens can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,767, while the lowest priced sells for $88 and the highest can go for as much as $155,000.
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 Silk 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.- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese silk robe is also known as a kimono, sometimes also called a wafuku or a gofuku. Traditionally these brilliantly colored robes are actually layered dresses that fold across the front and are held together with a cloth belt called an obi. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary kimonos from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese silk painting is identifiable by its depictions of everyday life and scenes that are abundant with detail. The red seal or chop can also help you determine the artist of the piece. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted Japanese silk paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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