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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Children at Play
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting Chinese children at play. The screen alludes to the 100 children theme. ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Four Panel Screen with Antique Chinese Handpainted Floral Wallpaper
Located in New York, NY
Tall four panel screen with stunning antique Chinese handpainted wallpaper applied to the front. Handpainted wallpapers such as these were created for export, beginning in the 18th...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Korean Asian Large Long Life Byobu Byeongpung Shipjangsaengdo Ten Panel Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, monumental, exceptionally large Korean ten-panel Sipjangsaengdo Byobu folding screen depicting the ten symbols of longevity—sun, mountain, water, rock, cloud,...
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Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair of Painted Chinoiserie Panels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s painted panels depicting trees and birds. Measurements: Height: 44" Width: 26.25".
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1960s Chinese Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Silver Leaf

B55 Old Japanese silver paper 6panel folding screen middle size
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 430 x Height 1210 x Depth 15 mm Expanded size: Width 2610 mm Folded size: Width 445 x Height 1210 x Depth 95 mm, weight 7 kg estimate Packaging (5-10 mm thick plywood sandwiched): 16 cm x 52 cm x 130 cm, weight 20 kg This is a simple silver leaf folding...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: "Autumn Day in the year 1931 (Xinwei)"
Located in Hudson, NY
Titled by the artist. This screen depicts a plum tree on rivers edge with a solitary nightingale. Mineral pigments on gold with silk brocade boarder and black lacquer trim with bron...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Lacquer

19th Century Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi
Located in Chicago, IL
Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhists in monasteries, temples, and even in their homes. The rich red, orange, green, and blue hues are still incredibly vibrant on ...
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Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Georgian Floral Still Life Oil Painting Signed L.Ernest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Georgian Revival oil painting of a floral still life Such a vivid and vibrant work this will add light to any room Piece is signed L.Ernest on bottom right corner Painted in a classical European still-life tradition, reminiscent of 18th–19th century Dutch and French floral paintings...
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1980s Georgian Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone, Brass

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.) First half of the 18th century. The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake. The seals read: -Tsunetake no in, -Yotei, -Seishin Dimensions: Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm) A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...
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Early 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Shibayama Four Panel Screen Meiji Period Japan, C.1880
Located in London, GB
19th century Shibayama four Panel screen Meiji Period Japan C.1880 Mother of pearl inlay in black lacquer depicting a bird in relief with cherry blossom. The lower section with gilt panels, and the reverse red lacquer with tree silhouettes.
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

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 flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Korean Folding Chaekgeori Painted Scholar Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six-panel painted folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen is called Chaekgeori (books and things) which is quite unique to Korea. It became popular at the end of 18th century favored and encouraged by King Jeongjo (1752-1800) as a political tool to promote social conservatism such as the traditional Confucianism value, especially considered important in a time when waves of new ideology influx came to Korea. Initially commissioned for the royal court, they became increasingly popular with the scholars of noble and affluent households and were used widely in their halls and studies. Early screens were painted with trompe-l’oeil bookcases displaying books and arrays of collectibles. Later, the bookcases were eliminated to focus on the assemblage of neatly stacked books and objects of scholarly pursue. On this screen, the six panels were neatly presented and framed in woven brocade borders. Among the stacked volumes, one can find many fine porcelain vases with flowers, potted orchids, pen holders with brush pens and scroll paintings, incense burner, ink stone, teapot, fan with ink painting, vessels of fruits, exotic plants such as lotus, plumeria and even a pair of glasses. It feels like a pleasant visual measure hunting for the viewers. Several words in Chinese found their way into the picture as well, including filial (xiao), longevity (shou) and luck (fu). The painting was done in a meticulous way with no details overlooked and also with a rather western still-life dimensional perspective. In a rather unusual maximal but also minimalistic way, the screen exudes a historical charm with a folky flair but appears modern at the same time. Each panel is 17.5"w by 70.2"h. For general information on the subject see reference: Chaekgeori the Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens...
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20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Tibetan Thangka of a Deity
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A vibrantly colored Tibetan Thangka of a multi armed Deity, Tibet Circa 1900, framed in a gold tone frame under glass, Measures: 28 inches tall, 30.75 inches wide.
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Early 1900s Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

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 pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Official s Wife Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the 19th century of an official's wife with bird-adorned buzi, painted on a linen canvas. Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dynasty, this 19th century painting showcases a frontal depiction of an official's wife recognizable thanks to the bird-themed rank badge sitting on an elegant armchair with scrolling arms and carved apron. Wearing a red robe and topped with an ornate headdress, the figure is highlighted with gold foil accents and stands out beautifully on a linen canvas. The print size is 17.5"W x 41.5"H. These paintings traditionally come from Shanxi province which was home to many of the wealthy merchant families associated with the imperial court during the Qing dynasty. Set inside a custom made frame, this 19th century Qing Dynasty official's wife painting...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood

Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Metal Painted 3-Fold Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century faux bamboo metal screen with three panels have a leaf design with a faux painted patina.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Metal

Vintage Four Panel Lacquer and Carved Hardstone Screen
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 20th century Asian black lacquer screen with carved coloured hardstone figures and scenery.
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1950s French Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Stone

Chinese Export Coromandel Lacquer and Gilt Six Fold Screen
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Export Coromandel lacquer and gilt six fold screen. Exceptional and rare six panel intaglio lacquer carving from the mid-20th century. It depi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts he also functions as a dharmapala, or 'Dharma-protector'. The buffalo head deity Vajrabhairava is one of the three principal meditation deities of the Gelug School. He is shown with nine faces in the Yab Yum...
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens

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Textile

Elegant Horse Screen. In style of Kano Tanshin
By Kano Tanshin
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Ink on gold. This continuation of equine grace unfolds across a stunning gold-leaf backdrop, capturing the essence of nobility that horses represent in Japanese lore. The screen de...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

B77 Old Japanese 6panels folding Screen, Hawk Falconer
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame One piece: W580×H1740mm×D15mm, Unfolded size: W3520mm Folded size: W600×H1740×D100mm, 12kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 17...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Bubbling Shores Black And White Moon Light Natural Stone Painting
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique black and white "moon light" reflection on water stirs your eye and awaits you in a bubbling tide in this Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone landscape painting cal...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Marble

Large Carved and Gilt Decorated Chinese Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and intricate Asian carved and gilt panel that may be utilized as an architectural element, wall decoration or screen. In one piece with six panels with four recessed section...
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20th Century Ming Paintings and Screens

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Wood

ICHIMATSU by Blue Tip atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : ICHIMATSU Japan / 2020s Size : W 1480 x H 1480 mm Each part is dyed with indigo to express a checkered pattern that collapses. This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen. Hand-quilted with cotton thread. Hand dyed with indigo. [Blue Tip atelier...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Set of Five Chinese Antique Screens Ming Style
Located in Somis, CA
A set of beautiful Chinese antique screens in natural finish. Each of the five screens has a middle section featuring a different flower, symbo...
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood

B61 Old ]Japanese calligraphy Silver folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1720 x 450 x 20 mm Foldable: 860 x 450 x 40 mm, 2kg Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5-10 mm plywood): 10 cm x 92 cm x 54 cm Weight 8 KG Written in ...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Gracie Six panel Handpainted Wallpaper Screen with Floral Design
Located in New York, NY
Six panel screen made by Gracie. The wallpaper and screen date to the 1990's. The wallpaper is handpainted, with a detailed design of flowering trees, birds and butterlies, with a ...
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1990s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint, Paper

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856) Late Edo period, Dated 1850 A magnificent pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Yamamoto Baitsu, representin...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Eternal Spring Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a beautiful nature scene with a stunning piercing blue blossoming flowers placed along the waterway landsca...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Woodland Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
Foraging deer under hinoki tree in an autumn setting. Mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf with good veining on paper. Silk brocade border with a black lacquer trim and elaborate bron...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box Size: Overall 138/...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Japanese Bamboo Orchids 4-Panel Byobu Screen
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Bamboo and Orchids Scene Four-Panel Byobu Screen, gouache on silk, with iron red six character mark on the lower right panel, in ebonized wood frame. 24" H x 39" W. Provenan...
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20th Century Japanese Ming Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Hardwood

Peony Blossoms Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Peony Blossoms Screen Period: Edo period 18-19th century Size: 212 x 138 cm (83.5 x 54.3 inches) SKU: PJ105 Experience a rare gem from Japan's heritage – an Edo period peony blosso...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk

Asian Courting Peacocks Painted Round Panel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1834 Hand painted on round hardwood embossed peacocks counting on gilt backround,
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1950s Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Hardwood, Paint

17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) Plum Tree and Birds Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper. In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the consummation of the elegance and refinement of the Edo Kano school. This 17th century screen is a rare surviving example of a large-scale bird and flower painting by Kano Naonobu, the younger brother of Kano Tanyu...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Hand Painted, 4 Panel Folding Screen with Crane Birds, Room Divider
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Hand Painted, 4 Panel Folding Screen with Crane Birds, Room Divider
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1970s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Chinese Export Six Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen Courtyard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vibrant 20th century Chinese export coromandel screen depicting a walled pagoda courtyard. The lacquered panels are incised and decorated with colorful pigments of green, red, and wh...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Tibetan Buddhist Framed Thangka Painting of Buddhistic Bodhisattva Goddess Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, vibrantly colored, intricately designed elongated Tibetan Thangka painting featuring a multi-armed female goddess or deity (likely Avalok...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint

Panoramic Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Vintage 20th century Japanese Nude Charcoal Nihonga Drawing by Eiki Tsukioka
Located in Chiba, JP
Charcoal on layered washi (Japanese paper) stuck on wooden canvas, 53 x 65.5 x 1.5cm (20.86 x 25.78 x 0.59in), by Eiki Tsukioka (1916-1997), as one of the leading Showa’s Nihonga (J...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood

Floral Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Tea Paper, Accept Custom
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" Wide x 96" Height The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price There are 3 panels in the listed photo, price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on tea paper. We accept custom size and painting colors. Dear customer, please note: For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube. Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing. Shipping We do our best to process & ship all orders...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

B76 Japanese Antiques 6panels, White Plum Blossoms and Peacock, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame One piece: W610×H1710mm×D17mm, Unfolded size: W3690mm Folded size: W625×H1710×D105mm, 13kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 18...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Antique Wealth And Prosperity God Caishen Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our 34 inch tall Chinese Caishen's name is often invoked during Chinese celebrations! This is a large and unusual antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen- coming from an old New England collection Hand Made and Hand Carved Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide, Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century. This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth). Provenance: Coming from an old New England collection and originally acquired from a Shanghai private collection decades ago. History of China's Wealth God Caishen: Caishen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations! Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth") is the Chinese god...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Limestone

B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper on wooden frame One piece: W755×H1520mm×D15mm, Unfolded size: W1510mm Folded size: W755×H1520×D30mm, 5kg Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 15cm x 86cm x 16...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Indian Mughal Miniature Royal Court Women Shah Watercolor Painting 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Indian Mughal Miniature painting, in a carved camel bone frame. Circa 1900. The painting of oval outline is very finely rendered and depicts the seated Shah in the gro...
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Early 1900s Indian Islamic Antique Paintings and Screens

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Bone, Paint

Early 19th century Japanese Screen with Village Scenes, on Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A striking antique six-fold Japanese screen. This is one of a pair. See other listing. The subject is "Tokaido", which features famous locations between Tokyo and Kyoto. The desig...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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. The screen depicts six perched hawk-eagles in various poses positioned in a litera...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Wood, Paper

B1 Japanese Antiques Kano School, 6panel folding screen, crane&plants
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, Wooden Frame Single: W600×H1760mm Unfolded Size: W3640mm 12kg Folded Size: W620×H1760×D100mm Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 21cm x 72cm x 18...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Early 19th century Japanese Screen with Village Scenes on Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A striking antique six-fold Japanese screen. This is one of a pair. The subject is "Tokaido", which features famous locations between Tokyo and Kyoto. The design is beautifully det...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Reika Yoshikawa
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reika Yoshikawa (Reika Yoshikawa, Meiji eight years (1875) May 4 days-Showa 4 years (1929) March 25), the Meiji Taisho era Japan painter. His real name is Hitoshi, commonly known as Saburo. Yamato-e basic widely while the oriental of classical learning in art, line drawing, especially in Seiga paintings representation by taking advantage of beautiful thin line, such as flow, "draw" from "null" to the center of gravity is going modern...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese screen: Summer Breeze on Gold
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Period: Taishō–Shōwa Size: 170 cm x 378 cm (67 in x 149 in) SKU: 2480 Dimensions: 170 cm x 378 cm (67 in x 149 in) Bathed in the gentle shimmer of gold leaf, Summer Breeze on Gold ...
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Early 20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Plaques Mahogany Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of antique Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain polychrome plaques, pai ted with flowers and si ging birds. Signed and inscribed in Chinese upper right and left corners. Framed in red...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paintings and Screens

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Porcelain

Edo Landscape Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Refined work by a painter from the first half of the 19th century, from the landscape of the "Rinpa" school by a painter from the end of the 18th century, the Rinpa school. Six panels painted in ink on gold leaf and "gofun" on vegetable paper. The flowers are made with the "gofun" technique, natural or pigmented white oyster powder. Rinpa is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. The style was consolidated by the brothers Ogata Korin (1658–1716) and Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743). This folding screen has a very clean design that leaves plenty of room for the beautiful golden landscape. It comes flat and you can easily hang it with our hooks. Lucio Morini...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Silver Harmony
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The screen features a minimalist grid-like pattern with a soft silver shimmer, evoking quiet balance and timeless sophistication. Its understated design makes it a versatile piece, s...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

B0 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Gold back, crane and pine, Araki folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: gold background paper, wooden frame One piece: W730 x H1760 mm, unfolded size: W4420 mm, 13 kg Folded size: W750 x H1760 x D100 mm Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

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 or prey tethered to a wooden perch. The painting has ink and natural colored pigme...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Nanban Ship at Sea Arrival Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite engaging four-panel Showa Period Japanese Nanban (Namban) Byobu folding screen depicting the exotic arrival by ship and activities of Southern Barbarians (Portugue...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Flowers of the Four Seasons A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold leaf. This Japanese screen is a rich visual celebration of the flowers of the fo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Asian Paintings and Screens

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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