Japanese Four Panel Screen: Two Tigers
Located in Hudson, NY
Two tigers exchanging amorous glances. Kano School painting.
Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Two Tigers
Located in Hudson, NY
Two tigers exchanging amorous glances. Kano School painting.
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Located in Hudson, NY
A mysterious passageway with natural rocky detail as the scene drifts deep into the darkness. Dyed fabric mounted with a natural wood trim. Signed on back and lower right corner. Sig...
Fabric, Wood
B133 Japanese Old Antiques, Ink Tiger on a silver background, Byobu, screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden cedar frame, copper One piece: W605×H1740mm×D18mm, Unfolded size: W3680mm Folded size: W630×H1740×D100mm, 11kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm ...
Cedar, Paper
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Tigers and Bamboo, Edo Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting two powerful tigers moving among stands of bamboo.
Wood, Paper
Large Japanese Scroll of a Tiger
Located in Hudson, NY
Wonderfully large and bold tiger painted in ink and mineral pigments on silk mounted with silk brocade border. Seal reads: Miyaguchi (alternative reading: Sonan Tomi-shi). Late Edo p...
Silk
$3,128Sale Price|62% Off
Edo Period Hand-Painted Tiger Screen, Nagasaki School, 18th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
18th Century Nagasaki School Tiger Screen Period: Edo Size: 165 x 172 cm (65 x 67.7 inches) This exceptional 18th-century screen from the Edo period is a remarkable representation ...
Wood, Paper
Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading "Dragon", the other reading "Tiger". Ink on handmade paper, framed. The brush strok...
Paper
19th Century Japanese Tiger Painting Pair by Kokuho Shimei (1789–1859)
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kokuho Shimei (1789–1859) Tigers Pair of framed paintings; ink on paper Kokuho Shimei was active during the late Edo period as a Nagasaki School artist, working at a cultural cross...
Paper
19th Century Japanese Tiger Painting Pair by Kokuho Shimei (1789–1859)
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kokuho Shimei (1789–1859) Tigers Pair of framed paintings; ink on paper Kokuho Shimei was active during the late Edo period as a Nagasaki School artist, working at a cultural cross...
Paper
19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880) Zenga Tiger and Dragon 19th century Pair of framed Japanese paintings.
Silk
Japanese Hanging Scroll of a Tiger in Kano School Style, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb Japanese hanging scroll depicting a tiger, masterfully executed in the style of the Kano School, one of the most influential and enduring schools of painting in Japan since ...
Paper
K12 Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll, tiger painted by unknown Nagasaki school
Located in Niiza, JP
Ink on paper, Scroll head: wood Size: Image size: 330(W) x 1270(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 420(W) x 1930(H) [mm] Box size: 70(W) x 70(H) x 500(D) [mm] 505g Estimated packing size: 140(...
Paper
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...
Fabric, Paper
F39 Japanese Antiques Suzuki Kiryu(鈴木冀龍), Tiger painting , Framed on Paper
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: frame/Acrylic and cloth, oakwood , ink on paper Frame size:L35×W520×H1150mm 3500g Estimate packing: Weight 8kg L10cm W60cm H122cm There is very little information avail...
Paper
Wolf and Tiger folding screen from Japan.
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful old two panel screen depicting a wolf and moon with tiger and pine in ink with silver leaf surround brocade border and lacquered frame.
Ink
Screen Panel Tiger Painting Japan, 19th Century
Located in Monterey, CA
Painting of tiger and bamboo Origin: Japan Age: circa 1869 Size: 31" x 63.5" H.
Silk
Six Aspects of Tigers
Located in New York, NY
Newly remounted six panel screen depicting six aspects of the tiger in the wild.
Unavailable
H 82 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
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 seal. Overall size with outside bro...
Silk
18th Century Nagasaki School Tiger Painting by Genryu
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Painting of a walking tiger in manner of the Nagasaki school. Genryu seems to be a contemporary of Matsui Genshu (1752-1813) since he is using the same character in his name. It is a...
Paper
Japanese Screen "Siberian Tigers"
Located in Hudson, NY
Siberian tigers, six-panel Japanese screen by Goseki Mio (1884-1944).
A Japanese 6 Panel Tiger Screen
By Ooka Shunboku
Located in Austin, TX
A Japanese six panel screen featuring a lively tiger leaping across a river to the shelter of bamboo by Ooka Shunboku (1680 - 1763) of the Kano School.
Wood, Ink, Paper
Japanese Screen "Lotus Leaves and Tiger Lily on Gold"
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese screen: Lotus Leaves and Tiger Lily on Gold.
Japan Antique Tiger Hand Painted Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
Stealthy tiger Antique hand-painted scroll on paper, signed. Dimensions: 23.75 inches wide and 68 inches length Hand written Collector signature as photographed Bone rollers. Japa...
Paper
A Two-panel Screen Depicting A Tiger Under A Matsu
Located in Milano, IT
Two-panel screen depicting a scene capturing a tiger under a Japanese Matsu pine with gold leaf frame.
Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Edo Period Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and striking Japanese Edo period tiger scroll. Hand-painted with masterful brushstrokes on a silk surface. Wonderfully captured and composed with a hint of whimsy and mis...
Silk, Paint
Japanese signed antique scroll with Tiger Edo Era 18 Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The dynamic energy of the tiger, expressed through delicate lines . The bold composition and precise brushwork combine to create a dynamic portrayal that brings an air of elegance an...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Sold
H 74.02 in W 27.96 in D 1.19 in L 74.02 in
Signed Japanese Scroll Painting of a Tiger, Nagasaki School, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb and expressive Japanese hanging scroll depicting a tiger, rendered in the distinctive style of the Nagasaki school. Executed on silk, the composition captures the dynamic p...
Silk, Paper
Sold
H 11 in W 28 in D 2 in
Japan Pair Antique Hand-Carved Dragon and Tiger Temple Carving Garden Ornaments
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a one of a kind pair of Torii form Shinto Shrine hand-carved wooden Dragon and Tiger Temple wall ornaments, Taisho period (1912-1926) Dimensions: 11 inches high and 28 inches...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 0.04 in W 21.26 in D 77.17 in L 0.04 in
Japanese Hanging Scroll of a Tiger in Moonlight, Kishi School Style, 19th C
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb Japanese hanging scroll depicting a powerful tiger illuminated by moonlight, executed in the dramatic and highly expressive style of the Kishi school. Painted on silk, the c...
Paper
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen Ambush of Tigers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese six-panel byobu screen depicting an ambush of three tigers relaxing.
Brass
Japanese Showa Two-Panel Screen Tiger and Bamboo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel screen depicting a fierce tiger in bamboo.
Brass
Japanese Showa Two-Panel Screen Tiger and Bamboo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel screen depicting a fierce tiger in bamboo.
Brass
Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Tiger and Bamboo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese two-panel Meiji period screen depicting a prowling tiger in a bamboo grove.
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paper
B13 Japanese Antiques 2panels, silk, folding Screen with Tiger
Located in Niiza, JP
*Please handle with care as the joints of the folding screen are easily weakened. It is a special technique in which the screen is connected with paper instead of hinges.
Silk
17th Century Japanese Four Panel Screen Leaping Tiger and Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
17th century Japanese four-panel screen: leaping tiger and bamboo, Wonderful painting of tiger in mid-air with the suggestion of a bamboo forest on the left and the sea on the right.
Silk, Wood, Paper
Edo period Japanese Screen. Tiger and Pine by Kishi Ganku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Ganku (1749/1756-1838) Tiger and Pine A six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink on silver leaf.
Silver Leaf
Japanese Antique Bold Hand Painted "STEALTH TIGER" Silk Painting
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our Recent Japanese Acquisition Travels A beautiful and compelling Japanese antique hand painted painting of a stealthy tiger - ready to mount in your favorite frame and prou...
Silk
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted Tiger Silk Painting, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
A beautiful and compelling Japanese antique hand-painted silk painting of a stealthy tiger- worthy of your favorite room. Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasing colors - imme...
Silk
Japanese Asian Large Edo Period Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and striking Japanese Edo period tiger scroll. Hand-painted with masterful brushstrokes on a silk surface. Wonderfully captured and composed with a hint of mischief. ...
Silk, Paint
Sold
H 78 in W 22 in D 1 in
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted Tiger Silk Ceremony Scroll, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
A beautiful and compelling Japanese antique hand-printed scroll of a stealthy tiger scroll worthy of your favourite room. Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasing colors, signe...
Silk
Sold
H 85 in W 29 in D 1 in
Japanese Scroll Painting, 17th Century Tiger & Dragon Pair by Soga Nichokuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Yin and Yang is also often portrayed in Japanese art through the pairing of dragons and tigers.
Paper
Sold
H 50 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Japanese Chinese Korean Asian Signed Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and striking framed Asian tiger scroll painting featuring a regal tiger in the moonlight. This work is hand-painted with masterful brushstrokes on a silk/linen surface. W...
Silk, Wood, Paint
Sold
H 53.15 in W 57.88 in D 1.19 in
K26 Japanese Antiques A large hanging scroll, Bamboo Tiger Ink on Silk painted
Located in Niiza, JP
Ink on Silk, Scroll head: wood Image size: 1400(W) x 930(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 1470(W) x 1350(H) [mm] Box size: 100(W) x 90(H) x 1590(D) [mm] 3kg Estimated packing size: 150(W) x...
Fabric, Paper
Japanese Silk Panel The Tiger and The Eagle 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese Hand embroidered wall hanging of the Tiger and Eagle early 2oth century. Woven in shades of brown,gold,yellow and red silk and cotton with a tiger and an eagle. Beautiful ...
Silk
Big Japanese Tiger Hanging Scroll
Located in Brescia, IT
Scroll painted with inks on vegetable paper of the Nanpin school or the Nagasaki school of the end of the Edo period. The most famous artist of the Nanpin school was Kishi Ganku, who...
Paper
$1,750
H 68.12 in W 64.57 in D 0.79 in
B122 Japanese Antiques 2panels Byobu, paper, folding Screen Autumn grasses
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, fabric on wooden frame One piece: W820×H1730mm×D17mm Painting seet: W550× H1290mm Unfolded size: W1640mm Folded size: W820×H1730×D35mm, 6kg Packaging (sandwiched wit...
Cedar, Paper
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 ...
Brass, Gold Leaf
$4,800
H 68.25 in W 150 in D 0.75 in
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...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Flowers and Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese mid-sized six-panel folding screen depicting an elegant landscape of flowering trees and plants, flowing water, rocky outcrops, distant hills, and a bird in flight. The c...
Wood, Paper
$3,595
H 69.5 in W 60 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...
Gold Leaf
$3,400Sale Price|29% Off
H 66 in W 139.5 in D 0.5 in
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 o...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Floral Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Flowers, Rocks and Waterside Landscape An elegant Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting a tranquil waterside landscape with flowering pl...
Gold Leaf
$4,800
H 68 in W 150 in D 0.75 in L 68 in
19th C. Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Official's Gathering
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting a large gathering of a Chinese official. The painting is set in a lovely garden terrace with a high-ranking Chinese...
Wood, Paper
$10,000
H 65.5 in W 140 in D 0.75 in
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...
Gold Leaf
$2,000
H 65.95 in W 94.49 in D 13 in
Old Japanese woodblock print folding screen/room partition/object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a woodblock-printed folding screen made in Japan during the Showa period, featuring writings by a Chinese calligrapher. It is a passage from a story written by a famous Chin...
Paper
B127 Old Japanese 2panels Byobu, folding Screen, Hawk and Pine
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, wooden frame One piece: W760×H1510mm×D18mm Unfolded size: W1520mm Folded size: W760×H1510mm×D36mm, 4kg Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 10cm x 80cm x 160c...
Paper
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period. The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mitsusuke Hiitsu. The seal is il...
Gold Leaf
$5,900
H 66.54 in W 148.04 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Folding Screen with Peacocks and Flowering Garden
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a pair of peacocks within an expansive landscape of flowering plum, peonies, bamboo, rocks, and smaller birds. The compos...
Wood, Paper
$1,100
H 67.72 in W 66.93 in D 0.79 in
B50 Old Japanese Antiques a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, Peacock
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1700 x 1720 x 18 mm Foldable: 855 x 1720 x 36 mm, 6kg Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 9 mm plywood): 8 cm x 92 cm x 180 cm Weight 25KG This paint...
Wood, Paper
$3,500
H 69.69 in W 143.31 in D 0.79 in
B116 Japanese Antiques Kano School, 6panel folding screen, crane&plants, Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, Wooden Frame Single: W600×H1770mm Unfolded Size: W3640mm Folded Size: W620×H1770×D90mm 12kg Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 15cm x 69cm x 184...
Paper
$4,000
H 43.5 in W 80.5 in D 0.75 in
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...
Brass
$750,000
H 132 in W 87.5 in D 8 in
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas Portrait Isabelle McCreery
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in LA, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Oil
Custom Davenport Sofa
Located in NYC, NY
Davenport sofa, handmade in NYC . Sofa features a tight back, and loose seat cushion of foam wrapped with 80% down and 20% feather. This sofa is made to order. Price is to fabricate...
Foam, Wood
$2,741
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
Agresti Oro Jewelry Chest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Lockable jewelry chest with 5 drawers, two pullout / pull-out necklace bars, and lined in ultra-suede. Accessories in 24 karats gold plated brass. Available in polished red burl wood...
Brass
$6,470 / item
H 83 in W 28 in D 40 in
David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
By Louie George Michael
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
Rattan, Maple
$159,923
H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Marble
Chinoiserie Eight Panel Coromandel Folding Screen, Room Divider
Located in Hanover, MA
Chinese export lacquered coromandel folding screen with 8 panels 84” high x 16” wide each x 0.5” thick. Maximum width 128”. Stylized landscape design on both front and back featuring...
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
$13,136 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$432Sale Price|28% Off
H 60 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiser Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic /Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" x 60". The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be app...
Silver Leaf
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 24.75 in W 24.75 in D 17 in
Walnut Nightstands by Tobago Furniture, Brutalist Style, Canada, 1976
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pretty set of walnut nightstands in the brutalist style by the Canadian Furniture Tobago. Beautifully sculpted fronts with satin aluminum inserts. They are stamped on the bottom Ma...
Wood
$19,500
H 69 in W 149 in D 0.75 in
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,...
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Chinoiserie Bar or Small Media Cabinet
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage chinoiserie style cabinet that brings warmth, craftsmanship, and subtle glamour to any space. Crafted in richly toned wood, this compact cabinet features hand-applied gilt ...
Wood
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Chrysanthemum and Bush Clover painting on gold leaf six-panel folding screen, painted with clusters of leafy green chrysanthemum plants with white blossoms having moriage relief p...
Gold Leaf
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Canvas, Oil
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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