What are Japanese panels?

Japanese panels are components of large decorative folding screens called byōbu, which translates to “wind wall.” The screens traditionally function as room dividers and feature calligraphy and decorative painting. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of decorative Japanese panels.

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Byobu Panel

19th Century Japanese Screen

Hand Painted Japanese Screen

Byobu Screens

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage Japanese Ukioye Shunga Erotic Hand Painted Scoll 31"

$281 Sale Price

25% Off

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Bamboo Forest Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

$32,000

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Isle of Immortals

$6,800

Pair Imari Porcelain Chargers w/Four Hand Painted Panels and Scalloped Edges

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Savannah, GA

This lovely pair of Japanese Imari Meiji period six panel scalloped chargers are entirely hand

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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair Imari Porcelain Chargers w/Four Hand Painted Panels and Scalloped Edges

$1,495 Sale Price / set

20% Off

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors

Located in South Burlington, VT

Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vibrant blue waters

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors

$1,320 Sale Price

20% Off

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

Located in Kyoto, JP

magnificent pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Yamamoto Baitsu, representing a lush landscape that

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

$47,500 / set

Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Nature" in Sumi Ink

Located in South Burlington, VT

lands." Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper with bold strokes

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Nature" in Sumi Ink

$1,440 Sale Price

40% Off

Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Minogame Turtles in Spring Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Minogame Turtles in Spring Landscape

$4,800 / set

Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons Plovers, Shijo School

Located in Kyoto, JP

Heron & Plovers Ink and silver leaf on paper Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917) A pair of low six-panel

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons Plovers, Shijo School

$22,500 / set

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Shioka Sorin (1781-1850) Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-panel Japanese Screens

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons.

$68,000 / set

Mid 18th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Crows Pines by Unkoku Toshuku.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Unkoku Toshuku (1722-1779) Crows and Pines A pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink and gold

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Mid 18th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Crows Pines by Unkoku Toshuku.

$64,000 / set

19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School

Located in Kyoto, JP

A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School

$28,000

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums

Located in Kyoto, JP

Omori Soun (b. 1704) Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums

$48,000 / set

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Wood, Paper

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period

$36,000

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold

Located in Kyoto, JP

Imao Keisho (1902-1993) Pine Trees Early 20th Century, Circa 1930 Pair of six-panel Japanese

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold

$35,000

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.

$32,500

Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period

Located in Kyoto, JP

Kishi Renzan (1804-1859) Tigers Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink and gold-leaf on

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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period

$38,000 / set

Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School

Located in Kyoto, JP

Phoenix and Peacocks. A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d

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Antique Early 18th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School

$42,500 / set

Mid-Edo Hawk Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Step into the world of Mid Edo Japan with our six-panel Hawk screen, each depicting a different

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Mid-Edo Hawk Screen

$2,520

First Period Worcester Coffee Cup Porcelain Finely Hand Painted, circa 1770

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

in the Japanese style, with six alternating panels of individual floral sprays painted in puce, set

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Antique 18th Century English George III Ceramics

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Porcelain

First Period Worcester Coffee Cup Porcelain Finely Hand Painted, circa 1770

$459

French 19th Century Signed Corner Cabinet Signed Heubès

By Hubert-Joseph Heubès

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

column at each side. Six lacquered Japanese brass framed panels rich with intricate bird, floral and

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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Signed Corner Cabinet Signed Heubès

$39,500

Japanese Six-Panel Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen. Showa period. Dimensions: 18"W closed 42.5"H 4"D closed 106"W

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Japanese Six-Panel Screen

$4,500

Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen. Ink and color on paper depicting raging river over rocks. This

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen

$25,000

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

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Antique 1750s Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Six-Panel Screen

$18,000

Antique Japanese Six Panel Screen with Battle Scenes

Located in New York, NY

A finely painted Japanese six panel screen. Separate paintings of battle scenes with warriors on

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Antique Japanese Six Panel Screen with Battle Scenes

$9,600

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 playing in a landscape. Featuring distant mountains, pine tree, rocks and a stream. Th...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Children

$12,000

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen, 20th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Very contemporary ink on plain paper ground calligraphy screen. Several unknown seals. Japan

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen, 20th Century

$31,119

Impressive Japanese Six-Panel Fan Screen, Meiji/Showa Period, Early 20th Century

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

modern look and feel. Japan 1900-1920 Good condition consistent with age and use. Measures: H X W

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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

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Silk

Impressive Japanese Six-Panel Fan Screen, Meiji/Showa Period, Early 20th Century

$6,882

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

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Antique Japanese Kano School Hand-Painted Six-Panel Screen

$11,000

Exceptionally Large Japanese Screen with Pine Tree Peonies

Located in Seattle, WA

An exceptionally large and finely painted Japanese six-panel folding screen (byobu) depicting an

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Exceptionally Large Japanese Screen with Pine Tree Peonies

$79,000

Six Panel Japanese Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

Showa period Japanese screen.

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Six Panel Japanese Screen

$15,000

Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

Six panel Japanese folding screen. Ink and color on paper depicting raging river over rocks. One of

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen

$25,000

Edo Six-Panel Japanese Screen

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful six leaves screen with a golden background decorated with flowering branches in a river

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Antique 1780s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Six-Panel Japanese Screen

$29,923

Six-Panel 18th Century Japanese Screen

Located in Stamford, CT

A beautiful six-panel 18th century Japanese hand-painted screen very large needs some restoration.

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Six-Panel 18th Century Japanese Screen

$4,500

18th Century Six-Panel Japanese Screen

Located in Stamford, CT

Stunning 18th century Japanese screen hand-painted great detail. Needs some restoration.

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

18th Century Six-Panel Japanese Screen

$4,500

A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)

Located in Winter Park, FL

Each screen similarly decorated with a continuous scene of Tartar archers hunting, some on horseback and others on foot accompanied by dogs, charging deers and boars in a mountainous...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Ink

A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)

$20,000 / set

A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)

Located in Winter Park, FL

Each screen similarly decorated with a continuous scene depicting flying cranes and others standing along a lake bordered by pine trees.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Ink

A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)

$18,000 / set

Japanese Nanga School Ink on Paper Six-Panel Folding Screen

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Nanga school six-panel screen, inks on paper in the idealized Chinese literati mode

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

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Paper

Japanese Nanga School Ink on Paper Six-Panel Folding Screen

$16,000

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Screen Black Ivory Hand Painted Blossoms Branches Birds Six Panels

$12,600

Six paneled Oriental Screen

Located in So. Egremont, MA

Hand painted gold leaf background with flowers, clouds, birds
and Bamboo

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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper

Six paneled Oriental Screen

$3,400

19th Century Six-Panel Screen

Located in New York, NY

A six-panel Japanese screen with raised fence in gesso. Hand-painted on gold leaf.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Six-Panel Screen

$9,600

Six-Panel Screen, Scattered Fans

Located in New York, NY

Small six-panel screen; mineral colors, gold wash, and gold flakes on silk Scattered fans

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Six-Panel Screen, Scattered Fans

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Six-Fold Japanese Screen with Samurai

$9,600

20th Century Kashiu Hiroe, Six Panel Screen

Located in TORINO, IT

20th century Kashiu Hiroe ( 1890 . .... ) six panel screen in paper and silver leaves. Kyoto

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper

20th Century Kashiu Hiroe, Six Panel Screen

$14,363

Pair of Six-Panel Screens, Sheep by Trees

By Furuya Itcho

Located in New York, NY

not often seen in earlier Japanese art-graze and rest contentedly in a field expressed only in faint

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Paintings

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Paper

Pair of Six-Panel Screens, Sheep by Trees

Six-Panel Folding Screen, Mountain and River Landscape

Located in New York, NY

Six-panel folding screens; ink on silk with gold leaf.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Six-Panel Folding Screen, Mountain and River Landscape

Six-Panel Peacock Folding Screen by Hirai Chokusui

By Hirai Chokusui

Located in Culver City, CA

This six-panel folding screen by Hirai Chokusui, which includes the artist's seal, depicts one of

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Six-Panel Peacock Folding Screen by Hirai Chokusui

$30,000

Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine

By Tosa School

Located in New York, NY

Six-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors, gold, and gold leaf on paper This lively

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paper

Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine

Two-Panel Screen, Group of Six Cranes by Orchid

Located in New York, NY

Two-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors, and gofun on paper.

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paper

Two-Panel Screen, Group of Six Cranes by Orchid

Pair of Six-Panel Screens with One Thousand Birds Painting

By Chôgetsu 1

Located in New York, NY

Ink and mineral colors on paper. Pair of six-panel screens with fine painting in ink and color

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Pair of Six-Panel Screens with One Thousand Birds Painting

Pair of Six-Panel Screens, Flowers of the Four Seasons

Located in New York, NY

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, mineral colors, go fun, and gold on paper with gold leaf

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paper

Pair of Six-Panel Screens, Flowers of the Four Seasons

Pair of Six-Panel Folding Screens with Peonies and Other Flowers

Located in Milano, IT

A pair of six-panel folding screens with peonies and other flowers 19th century Each 72.5 by

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Pair of Six-Panel Folding Screens with Peonies and Other Flowers

$15,112

18th Century Six-Panel Screen on Paper, Gold Leaves and Colors

Located in TORINO, IT

18th century six-panel screen on paper, gold leaves and colors, depicting scene from "The tale of

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

18th Century Six-Panel Screen on Paper, Gold Leaves and Colors

$17,953

18th Century Six-Panel Screen on Paper, Gold Leaves and Colors

Located in TORINO, IT

18th century six-panel screen on paper, gold leaves and colors, depicting scene from "The tale of

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

18th Century Six-Panel Screen on Paper, Gold Leaves and Colors

$17,953

Japanese Silk Screen

Located in Stamford, CT

An early 19th century Japanese silk painted six panel screen in ebonized frame of hawks in their

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk

Japanese Silk Screen

$7,900

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Peonies"

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen "Peonies." Kano school, mineral pigments and gold flakes on mulberry

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Peonies"

$38,000

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Pine in Winter

By Bunto Hayashi

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen, pine in winter, Taisho period painting (1912-1926) in minimal color on

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Pine in Winter

$55,200

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Japanese Six Panel For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese six panel available at 1stDibs. A Japanese six panel — often made from paper, metal and wood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Japanese six panel you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese six panel bearing Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Japanese six panel has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Japanese School, Bunto Hayashi and Rimpa School are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Six Panel?

A Japanese six panel can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $14,359, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $185,000.

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 Six Panel

What are Japanese panels?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Japanese panels are components of large decorative folding screens called byōbu, which translates to “wind wall.” The screens traditionally function as room dividers and feature calligraphy and decorative painting. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of decorative Japanese panels.

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