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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Chinese Antique Monumental Buddhist Wooden Pagoda Tower, 70 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
China antique monumental Wooden Pagoda, total height is 70 inches, hand carved and hand painted wood, seven hexagonal sections plus finial, late Qin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk and brocade kimono in black, orange and gold on textured crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Six-Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A six-panel Japanese paper screen with poems, autumn flowers, bamboo fence and Mandarin ducks. Poems are believed to be earlier but were probably...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$19,900
Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid-20th Century
Dimensions:
Framed: 48" H × 37" W × 1.5" D
Sight: 44" H × 32" W
A striking hand-painted Chinese silk scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pair of rattan folding screens
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Beautiful pair of American vintage rattan folding screens.
Very decorative pieces in great condition.
Category
1970s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Rattan
$2,279 / set
K25 Japanese Antiques A large hanging scroll, Tiger Ink on paper painted
Located in Niiza, JP
Ink on paper, Scroll head: wood
Image size: 860(W) x 1670(H) [mm]
Scroll mounting: 1030(W) x 2220(H) [mm]
Box size: 90(W) x 90(H) x 1140(D) [mm] 2kg
Estimated packing size: 150(W) x...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Chinese Qing Twelve Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century Chinese late Qing dynasty twelve panel lacquered coromandel screen. The grand screen features a royal pavilion courtyard...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
$21,000 Sale Price
25% Off
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...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
China Stunning Distant Mountain Valley Natural Marble Stone "Painting", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A distant Mountain Valley Awaits- shrouded by clouds or mountain fog, Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone landscape painting called a dream stone Shih-hua.
It is a monumenta...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
Large Japanese or Korean Tiger Rest and Grooming in the Forest, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Scroll Painting of Japanese or Korean painting of tiger rest and grooming in the forest. Ink and color on silk. Artist signed and one artist s...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$2,500 Sale Price
34% Off
Vintage 1980s Lee Reynolds Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting "A Zeal of Zebras"
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large oil on canvas (40" tall x 50" wide) depicting a group on Zebra, AKA "A Zeal of Zebras". This striking modern painting is well made. There is a thickness to the paint that add...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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
Japanese Byobu six panels screen on paper Edo Period 19th century
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Edo period Japanese Byobu six panel screen from the early 19th century depicting scenes from the Tale of Genji, with pavilions, gardens and women of the court wearing kimon...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Lacquered Wood Mother of Pearl Chinese Oriental 4 Panel Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lacquered wood Mother of Pearl Chinese oriental 4 panel room divider screen.
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
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...
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$384 Sale Price
68% Off
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antiques , Old Wrapping Paper , Tapestries , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Lattice Panels
Located in Kastrup, DK
Set of six wood carved Chinese 17-18th century Qing dynasty panels or room divider.
Each panel features an main section with an open fretwork design lattice panel window, comprised by a pattern of a connecting cherry blossoms. Relief foliate lattice design on the top and bottom of the window.
The bottom panels are designed with solid wood panels adorned with a hand painted flower motif at the bottom.
Panels such as these were used to easily divid- or open up a room. These Qing panels...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
$6,976 / set
Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Paravento a sei pannelli di scuola giapponese Kano: paesaggio con bellissime ed eleganti gru vicino al fiume, con alberi di pino e sakura.
Dipinto a mano con pigmenti minerali ed inc...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Gold Leaf Brown Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite museum quality Japanese contemporary framed porcelain panel art work consisting of three pieces intricately hand-painted showcasing a wintry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Cranes Above Cresting Waves
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century pair of large Japanese Meiji period six panel screens each depicting a sedge of Manchurian red-crowned cranes along the shore. The screens are crafted in the Nihonga school style with intricate details and beautifully depicted cresting waves. Each screen is signed by artist Hakundo Keikan and studio name of Watahiki Tokai (Japanese 1837-1915). Both screens are signed with red seals on the left and right side. Tokai was a Chinese scholar from the late Edo period and served in the Imperial Household...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cherry Blossoms
Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981)
Showa period, circa 1930
2-panel Japanese Screen
Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper
Against a backdrop of gold-leafed ground, the lichen covered trunk and branches of the life-sized cherry blossom tree reach out and beyond the confines of the pictorial surface. The overall composition has a feeling of flatness which draws emphasis to the surface and the three-dimensionality of the cherry blossoms. Painstakingly built-up layers of thickly applied shell-white gofun detail the voluminous blossoms and cover large areas of this tour-de-force of Japanese Nihonga painting. By simplifying the background, minimizing the number of colors and depicting the blossoms with such heavy relief, the artist has emphasized the stunning presence of the cherry tree. The type of tree depicted is the Yae-Zakura; a double-layered type of cherry blossom famed for its beauty and strength. When we think of Japanese cherry blossoms, the first thing that comes to mind is Somei Yoshino variety, which has a single flower with five almost white petals. This type is fragile and easily blown away by strong wind or rain. Most of the double-flowered cherry blossoms begin to bloom when the Somei-Yoshino falls, and the flowering period lasts longer than that of the Somei-Yoshino.
Kano Sanrakuki originally studied painting at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts School under the tutelage of Yamamoto Shunkyo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen depicting hotei (fat monk) in a treed landscape with Chinese sages engaged in leisurely...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Expanded size: Width 1520 mm
Folded size: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 40 mm, weigh...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
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 with silk brocade border.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Unique Contemporary Abstract Screen Painting inspiration from the Gutai art
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Unique Contemporary Abstract Screen Painting
A one-of-a-kind contemporary abstract painting executed on a folding screen, drawing bold inspiration from the pioneering Gutai art mov...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
18th Century Six Panel japanese Screen with Samurai on Horses
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular six-panel Japanese screen dating to the 18th century. The screen depicts samurai warriors from the Tairo and Minamoto clans, who fought for control of Japan in the 12t...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
MIEKO - Vintage Asian Style Painting on Paper - Signed - Japan - Late 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
MIEKO - Vintage Asian style painting on watercolor paper - signed with the artist's chop mark and name - Japan - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - bleed through to th...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Chinese Floral Decorated and Ebonized Folding Table Screen 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese Floral Decorated and Ebonized Table Screen 20thC
Measures - 35.25''H x 69.5''W x .75''D; panels each 35.25''H x 17.5''W x .75''.
A finely crafted 20th-century Chinese table...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Thai Buddhist Banner Painting
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Buddhist Banner Painting, multi-coloured tempera and gold leaf on cloth, depicting Buddha Descending From Tavatimsa Heaven. An illustration o...
Category
1850s Thai Other Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Plexiglass
Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors
Period: Meiji-Taisho
Size: 158 x 56 cm (62.2 x 22 inches)
Embrace serenity with these temple cabinet doors from the early 20th ce...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
A.Bouverat Chinese Inspired Lacquered Panel Hand-Painted 20th Century
By A. Bouverat
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful rare and large lacquer of Chinese inspiration. Representation of a green space with many plants such as cherry trees and magnolia. A bird crosses the lacquer with its ...
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
$1,151 Sale Price
20% Off
A four-panel folding screen depicting a white peacock, signed Yukihiko Kurihara
Located in Milano, IT
An unusual four-panel folding screen depicting a majestic white peacock and a flowering cherry tree, painted on paper with gold powder ground. The scene shows the peacock, rendered w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
Bamboo in moonlight
Gamo Rakan (1784-1866)
Hanging scroll, ink on silk.
Dimensions:
Scroll: 201 cm x 58 cm
Image: 137 cm x 45 cm
In this early 19th century work by Gamo Rakan a light ink wash applied to the silk background silhouettes the moon and suggests the atmosphere of early evening. Even though it is a literati subject, Rakan’s bamboo is quite realistic with a strong decorative style. The painting finds its inspiration from Chinese Ming dynasty painters who often used a single-tone, jet black stroke to emphasize the calligraphic nature of bamboo.
In a different era, decorative would have been seen as somewhat unrefined. But increasingly in the Edo period, it was the hallmark of high style. The Japanese people, in particular the rising merchant class, had gradually become apathetic toward the traditional Sesshu and Kano schools of painting. Chinese professional and amateur painters living in the port of Nagasaki during the 18th century had a profound effect on Japanese painting and the freshness of their style and its decorative appeal contributed greatly to its popularity. Gamo Rakan’s teacher, Tani Buncho...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Antique Framed Silk Panel, Oriental, Embroidered, Decorative, 100 Children, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed silk panel. An Oriental, embroidered decorative scene known as the 'Hundred Children' dating to the early 20th century, circa 1900.
Fascinating Oriental antique craftsmanship
Displays a desirable aged patina
Superb, hand embroidered silk panel with pastel palette
Presented within a golden frame and navy blue border behind glass plate
Famous, Oriental '100 Children' scene depicts children at play against a cream ground
Outer green border with foliate pattern complements the discrete inner margin
Replete with hanging loop for wall mounting
This antique silk panel...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Framed Hand Painted Persian Manuscript Page Miniature Mosque Painting, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful hand-painted Persian manuscript page featuring what appears to be a serene mosque scene with colorfully clad attendees in the foreground and a wonderful blue tree of life...
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Floral Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Elegant Japanese six-panel byōbu depicting a tranquil landscape with blooming flowers set against softly rendered hills and stylized clouds. The composition is balanced and serene, w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Chinese Qing dynasty Style 3 Panel Folding Screen With Ink Painting
Located in Sheridan, CO
Large antique Chinese Qing dynasty style 3 panel folding screen with ink painting. Painted in ink and colors on paper
Dimensions:
Each panel: 67 x 24 1/2 in. (170.2 x 62.2 cm.)
Ac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
19th-Century Avian Masterpieces: Collection of Bird Paintings
Located in Southall, GB
This remarkable collection of 19th-century bird paintings beautifully captures the essence and elegance of various avian species. Each piece is a testament to the artist's keen obser...
Category
19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Artisan
s Cache of 25 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a rare find from a collector we visited in Japan. A very unusual treasure....
This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Tibetan Painting Thangka White Tara Mantra Eight Treasures Hand Painted
Located in Somis, CA
The kindest face and most assuring smile. A finely painted Thangka by one of our master artists in Nepal depicting White Tara surrounded by mantra and Eight Tibetan Treasures. Seated...
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
$599 Sale Price
55% Off
Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Two White Geese Swimming in a Pond
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Japanese brush painting of two white geese swimming in a pond,
19th century, ink on paper, original brocade mount.
Overall size with frame: 58" height 26" width
Image size...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$2,800 Sale Price
37% Off
Late 18th/Early 19th Century Eight Panel Coromandel Screen, with Inscription
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century Chinese carved Coromandel screen with beautiful warm brown background. On one side is a landscape and figure design with pavilions and figures in a rocky landsca...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen
Located in London, GB
Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Closed: height 183cm, width 40.5cm, depth 18cm
Opened: height 183cm, width 243cm, depth ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Precious Stone, Lacquer
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
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....
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
17th Century
Late 1600s
, Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Paper Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Six panel Tosa school with rich colors depicting a river and bridge. Featuring people in various pursuits. Descended in the Thayer family of Massachusetts.
Category
1750s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Natural History of the East: Pair of Fine Chinese Export Bird Watercolors
(c. 1800–1820)
A superb pair of early 19th-century Chinese Export ...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Set of Six Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Panels
Located in New York, NY
A set of six chinoiserie panels lacquered in a deep red with accents of gold and teal blue. This work of art depicts a lively scene and intricate det...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
$6,400 / set
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School
Located in Point Richmond, CA
“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School, Meiji Period (1869-1912).
Painted with several variations of white moriage chrysanthemums interspersed with sma...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, alluring, wonderfully composed and engaging hand-painted large pair of six-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screens depicting an almost magical/ mythical village scene...
Category
18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Guan Di, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined Japanese brush painting of Guan Di reading a book by a pine tree, 19th century, ink and color on silk, Conservation framed
Conservation framed is the quality of using by mu...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$3,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Chinese Antique Screen Set of 4 Ming Style with Flower Pegs
Located in Somis, CA
This is a set of beautiful, all original, rare, 19th-early 20th century Ming style Chinese antique window screens. The simple, elegant design is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Dancing Fans of the Seasons
Located in Fukuoka, JP
In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as their shape widens outward like a journey toward new horizons. Each fan on this scree...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Floral Garden on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Peonies, marigolds and pinks next to a garden stone with soft mountain peaks in the background. Late Edo (1603 - 1868) period painting in mineral pigmen...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Thai Siamese Carved Teak Wood Panel of Temple Goddess
Located in New York, NY
Old Siamese hand-carved teak panel of a temple goddess and her admirer or consort, with finely detailed background.
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Paintings and Screens
Materials
Teak
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...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
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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