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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lands...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Seasons Landscape 4-Panel Byobu Screen
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese School Four Seasons Figural Landscape Scene Four-Panel Byobu Screen, gouache on paper with gold leaf, chop seal mark lower right. Larger panels: 24" H x 12" W x 0.75" D. Pro...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Ming Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
MOAZZAM ALI - Vintage South Asian Watercolor Painting - Pakistan - Late 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
MOAZZAM ALI - Vintage South Asian watercolor painting - untitled - signed lower right - unframed - Pakistan - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - bright and strong colo...
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Late 20th Century Pakistani Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Period: Meiji
Size: 352 x 174 cm
SKU: 2424
Step back in time with this Meiji period screen, where the allure of silver oxidation artfully c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Paravento Giapponese a due pannelli
Located in Brescia, IT
Sempre alla ricerca di cose particolari abbiamo acquistato questo paravento giapponese da una collezionista di Osaka.
Un esempio di arte del novec...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Tibetan Thangka of Sakyamuni with Silk Brocade, C. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Historically in Buddhist Tibet, patrons and monks commissioned thangka art, or sacred painting, to focus their meditations and prayers. This 19th-century Tibetan Thangka, painted in rich red, green, and blue pigments, still maintains incredible vibrancy. The central figure is the Sakyamuni Buddha, seated in the diamond position with alms bowl...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Silk
Chinese Ancestors Painting of Generations Family Officers.Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scroll Painting of Chinese Qing Dynasty Family Generations of Imperial Officers
This family with few generations withheld positions in imperial officers
Purchased from Christie's in ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
20th Century Chinese Export Six Panel Gold Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late Qing, early republic period style Chinese export six-panel coromandel screen featuring a pavillion with figures engaged in leisurely activities on a dramatic gilt gold leaf back...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese kakejiku 掛け軸 (hanging scrolls) depicting Niô guardians 仁王
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of impressive, antique kakejiku (hanging scrolls) showcasing the awe-inspiring Niô guardians, also referred to as heavenly kings.
Each painting cap...
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Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paint
Pair of 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens of Chinese Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mesmerizing pair of late 18th/early 19th century Japanese Edo period byobu screens by Shibata Gito (Japanese 1780-1819). The paintings depict Chinese immortals in a dreamy landscape....
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
China Fine Antique Chair With Dream Stones And Mother Pearl Inlay
Located in South Burlington, VT
Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair
China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century.
This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this fine furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example.
Chair dimensions:
Height 38.75 inches
Width 25.75 inches
Depth 19 inches
Period : late Qing period, 19th century
Provenance: Private American Chinese collection
Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos.
We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
$3,840 Sale Price
68% Off
Japanese Silk Scroll Painting of Moneys Edo Period Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese mounted vertical hanging scroll painting by Mori Tetsuzan (Japanese, 1775-1841) circa 19th century Edo period. The watercolor and ink on silk ...
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export four panel lacquered coromandel screen featuring hand-carved soapstone beauties in a floral landscape with gilt clo...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
B41 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, brown-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 435 x Height 1370 x Depth 18 mm
Expanded size: Width 2650 mm
Folded size: Width 455 x Height 1370 x Depth 100 mm, weight 9 kg
Packaging (...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Impressionist Oil on Canvas by Henry George Bogert
By George Henry Bogert
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine early 20th century American Impressionist oil on canvas by George Henry Bogert. Circa 1910. Adds warmth and charm to any room! 47W x 39H
Category
20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Rooster and Hen by Kocho
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Japanese Taisho period two-panel byobu screen depicting a colorful rooster and hen in a bamboo landscape. The large painting features vibrant ink and color natural pigments o...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinese Painting on Scroll Paper, China 19th Century, Birds and Nature Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese painting on paper, which is unrolled once hung on the wall. It is a painting that depicts birds in nature, in the style of the 18th c...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Six-panel gold leaf screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Large Japanese six-panel screen, ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, depicting three scenes from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the vignettes punctuated by raised golden...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$16,754
17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period.
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
Seal: Shinso
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”)
Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29.5 cm (48” x 11.5”)
The grapevine came to China and then Korea from western Asia via the silk road trade routes. By the mid-Joseon period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as a singular subject or, less commonly, in combination with squirrels, which are associated with children due to their playful nature. Together, grapevines and squirrels embody wishes for abundant offspring and wealth.
For the Korean literati artist the twisting vines, curling tendrils and round, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has abstracted the scene and is seemingly unconcerned with discontinuities and proportion. Vines spring up from nowhere, grapes hang in random clusters and the squirrel’s head appears as if twisted backwards. For the vines and leaves we can feel a sense of speed in the brushstrokes, imparting a dynamic feel which is at once intense and animated. This contrasts dramatically with the countless tiny strokes of ink which realistically capture the texture of the squirrel’s fur...
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17th Century Korean Other Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Lovely 19th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Crane in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Artist: Tatematsu kiseki
Born in the forest home of Nagoya gun-cho, it inherits the later Tatematsu house.
Learn to Okumura Ishiran. Later the director of Seiho meeting was studied with Kono Bairei-Seiho Takeuchi...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
$1,101 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady Flying to Heaven
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting a lady flying to heaven. The painting comes with its original hardwood frame and the old pins...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen of Playful Court Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite fascinating hand-painted six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a rather engaging androgynous or erotic court scene (it has been suggested to us that thi...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Chinese Crackle Lacquer Courtyard Doors, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
The countless layers of black lacquer that texture these 19th-century doors have aged with a dark patina and an inimitable crackle that only time can achieve. Crafted of northern elm...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Botanical Hand-Painted Room Divider with Vibrant Flowers and Vines, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage hand-painted room divider featuring vibrant flowers and delicate vines. This vintage hand-painted room divider showcases a mesmerizing botanical scene, featuring an array o...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
Mid-19th Century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper. Gouache or opaque watercolor of a student & attendants. Note remarkable details including marble panelled chair...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$384 Sale Price
68% Off
Early view of India - Panoramic mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Scenic paper
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$672 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Chinese Heavily Detailed 8-Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Chinese heavily detailed 8-panel Coromandel screen, decorated on either side, with carved open work at top and bottom of each panel, heavily gold-leafed. On the front ar...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Charcoal Rubbing of Thai Musicians
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Thai Temple charcoal rubbing. Hand crafted temple scenes at the Wat Pho temple located in Phra Nakhon district in Bangkok Thailand...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Asian Hand Made Peacock with Shells and Seeds Wall Decoration 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-652 Asian peacock wall decoration made with shells and seeds.
Category
1940s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood
$368 Sale Price
62% Off
Lacquered Coromandel Eight Panel Folding Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This vintage eight panel coromandel screen showcases the timeless artistry of Chinese lacquer work. The screen is richly detailed with hand-carved and painted decoration on a deep bl...
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20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
Fine Chinese Four-Panel Carved And Painted Room Divider Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A substantial and impressive Chinese four panel low relief carved and painted room divider screen in pastel tones on black ground.
Colorful painted relief decoration on the front fe...
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20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century)
Ink, pigment, gofun and...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Six Panel Table Screen After Maruyama Okyo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic diminutive Japanese Edo period table top screen depicting a lively water landscape with flora and fauna. The screen is beautifully painted o...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Sun Yunqiao 孫雲樵 Autumn Mountain Landscape Silk Scroll Painting 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to early century Chinese wall hanging scroll, painted with a pair of figures riding donkeys, crossing a bridge against a landscape of mountains and gnarled pines; by artist Sun Y...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Expanded size: Width 1520 mm
Folded size: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 40 mm, weigh...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Silk
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Antique Tiger Painting on Paper – Meiji Period
A striking depiction of a tiger, painted on paper and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Krishna Conversing with Radha in a Pavilion
Located in San Francisco, CA
Another charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha along with her consort seated in an elaborate pavilion while having a gestured conversation. The interior setting is...
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Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Byobu - Japanese Screen Gold Leaf Kano School Pine Sun
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Screen of Kano school six panels hand painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf.
A very clean work with large pines and a red sun.
It is in good condition, with original l...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Of Chinese Export Mirror Paintings
Located in London, GB
A FINE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT MIRROR PAINTINGS, LATE 18TH CENTURY.
Depicting a man and a woman seated on a terrace. Each in a Japanned frame.
Category
18th Century Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer
K2 Japanese Antiques Hanging scroll, Pine and crane, silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Silk, scroll tip: resin
Size: Image size: 370 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm]
All : 500 (W) x 1930 (H) [mm]
Box size: 80 x 80 x 580 mm, 800g Tomo-bako(Original box)
Pine and crane, a Japanese...
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree. Made in the ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3ft W x 8ft H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mughal Court Scene on Silk After a 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-Painted Mughal Court Scene on Silk, After 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting. Not framed
Exquisite Indian Mughal School painting on silk, inspired by a 19th-century Indo-...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Silk
Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen.
Wood block print on paper.
First quarter 20th century.
Perfect to use as wall art.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand Carved Three Panel Dark Teak Pierced Room Divider Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant handcrafted with remarkable skill, each panel featuring detailed openwork floral and foliate motifs highlighting the rich warm grain of the dark teak wood. Perfect as a chic...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Teak
Chenrezig Silk Thangka, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A silk painted Tibetan thangka depicting Chenrezig, early 20th century.
sight of painting: 19 by 30 ¾ inches
total dimensions: 24 by 40 ½ inches
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20th Century Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
A Large Early Chinese Upper Nobility Ancestral Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Large Chinese Qing Dynasty (late 19th century) Style Upper Nobility Ancestral Portrait Painting on Paper with a Beautiful 24K giltwood frame. The composition featur...
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Giltwood
Morning of Gora Antique Japanese Oil Painting by Masuta Narahara
Located in Chiba, JP
Antique Japanese oil painting on wooden board, titled ‘Morning of Gora (Hakone, Japan)’, by Masuta Narahara (1888-1963). 27 x 21.5 x 0.5 cm (10.62 x 8.46 x 0.19in). Aged deteriorati...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Byobu painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf, the quality of the painting is still excellent, with no color loss or restorations.
A classic four-panel screen depicting Mount Fuji...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Kyoto Embroidered Screen
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a finely stitched Kyoto embroidery screen that dates to the Meiji Era (1868 - 1912). Kyoto has been celebrated for its skilled artistic embro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative early 20th Century Chinese folding screen / divider consisting of seven panels, with each panel incorporating five individual panels, depicting various countrysid...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Pine
$1,798 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of six-panel folding screens depicting two pine trees (matsu)
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of six-panel folding screens from the Kano school, painted in ink and pigments on paper.
The naturalistic composition is dominated by two lush green pine trees extending from ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Korean Jakhodo Minhwa Folk Scroll Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting mounted as a hanging scroll. The watercolor on paper was likely dated from 1930s-1940s. The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (...
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1930s Korean Folk Art Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Watercolor Painted on Paper
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese watercolor painted on paper
20th century painting with small wet spot.
Category
Early 20th Century Central Asian Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$440 Sale Price
12% Off
Circa 1925. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Camellia
Bamboo.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Camellia & Bamboo
Taisho era
Two-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk.
A small Japanese Nihonga screen capturing...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu. Ink and natural color pigme...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Magnificent And Fine Chinese Six-Panel Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A six panel screen in black paint with overall gilt scrolled and carved and painted wood applied low relief decoration with some Mother-of-Pearl details. Scenes with pavilions and fi...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
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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