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Japanese Byobu - Six Panel Japanese Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
wall. This divider has a very clean design and a smaller size than Japanese screens. Lucio Morini
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Paper

Antique Japanese Byobu - Six Panel Japanese Screen
Japanese Byobu - Six Panel Japanese Screen
H 37.41 in W 102.37 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Screen Gold Leaf - Byobu Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Antique Japanese four-panel screen from the Kano school: landscape with beautiful and elegant
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Screen Gold Leaf - Byobu Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Gold Leaf - Byobu Gold Leaf
H 66.93 in W 99.22 in D 0.79 in
Byobu - Japanese Screen "Kano School" Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Kano School Six Panel Screen: Landscape with Beautiful and Elegant Cranes near the River
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen mid Edo gold leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
This 18th century six-panel screen is truly special. The author is unknown, but his singular genius
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Screen mid Edo gold leaf
Japanese Screen mid Edo gold leaf
H 66.54 in W 148.04 in D 0.79 in
19th Century Japanese Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-19th Century Japanese sixfold screen with atmospheric Nanga style painting. Black ink over gold
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19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century Japanese Screen
19th Century Japanese Screen
H 66.93 in W 145.67 in D 1.19 in
19th Japanese Screen with Cranes and Pine on a Golden Background
Located in Marbella, ES
Stunning four-panel Japanese screen decorated with a traditional scene of cranes and a majestic
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold, Iron

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Located in Kyoto, JP
Omori Soun (b. 1704) Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
H 47.25 in W 105.52 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Screen Painting of Stallions
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Painting of stallions. Kano school of painting. Mineral pigments on
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

Antique Japanese Screen Painting of Stallions
H 55.25 in W 50.5 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Screen Painting, circa 1700 'Horses' by Kano Tanshin
Located in Kyoto, JP
Horses Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718) Two-panel tea-ceremony Japanese screen or furosaki
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1690s Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Renzan (1804-1859) Tigers Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink and gold-leaf on
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Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Paper

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper. Dimensions: Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shioka Sorin (1781-1850) Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-panel Japanese Screens
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk

Japanese Screen "the Song of Everlasting Sorrow"
Located in PARIS, FR
Six-panels screen depicting the exit from the city of a Chinese emperor on horseback and his
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Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Screen of Spring on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
It is a two-panel screen from the Taisho period, around 1920, beautifully painted in excellent
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen of Spring on Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen of Spring on Gold Leaf
H 66.93 in W 74.81 in D 0.79 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
monumental six-panel Japanese pine screens by the renowned Nihonga artist Imao Keisho. Here Keisho entirely
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom & Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841) Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

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
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Tani Bunchu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tani Bunchu (1823-1876) Tiger and Dragon A pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on paper. In
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Paper

Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat & Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold

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
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Paper

Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Spring Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
oyster powder. Rinpa (? ?, Rinpa) is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. the style
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Spring Gold Leaf
Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Spring Gold Leaf
H 67.33 in W 148.04 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Byobu - Japanese screen six panels
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel folding screen depicting the famous legend of Hikaru Genji, a nobleman of extraordinary
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Byobu - Japanese screen six panels
Japanese Byobu - Japanese screen six panels
H 44.1 in W 112.21 in D 0.79 in
Mid 18th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Crows & Pines by Unkoku Toshuku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Unkoku Toshuku (1722-1779) Crows and Pines A pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink and gold
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Battle of Ichi-no-tani and Yashima.
Located in Kyoto, JP
x W. 385 cm (69” x 151.5”) This pair of Japanese screens depict two significant battles from the
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Silk

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens from the 17th century depicting a flock of cranes arriving at
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Plum & Young Pines. Kano School.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Dimensions (Each screen): H. 176 cm x W. 378 cm (69’’ x 149’’) This pair of Japanese folding
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen, Early 20th Century Wagtail & Chrysanthemum by Ishizaki Koyo
Located in Kyoto, JP
screen (furosaki byobu), was made for use during the Japanese tea-ceremony. In keeping with the seasonal
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Circa 1700 Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes & Pines, Kyoto Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
. Pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens. Ink, gofun, pigment and gold leaf on paper. This bold
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Screen. Karako Asobi: Chinese Children at Play.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Japanese Furosaki screen. Ink, pigment, gofun and gold-leaf on paper. This small Japanese Karako folding
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17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Phoenix and Peacocks. A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d
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Early 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Six Panel Japanese Screen: Winter Scene of Pine, Plum, and Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Winter Scene of Pine, Plum, and Bamboo Under Crescent Moon. Pine, plum
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Screens

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Paper, Wood

Japanese Screen: Animals and Flowers in a Landscape with Rising Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period (c. 1800) screen, beautifully painted with excellent details. Kano School painting at
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers & Birds of Spring & Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
) A pair of six-fold Japanese flower and bird screens from the late Meiji period. The cherry blossom
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Two Panel Japanese Screens: Mountain Landscape with Waterfalls and River
Located in Hudson, NY
Rivers of mist, falling water and moss draped trees evolve into a mystical landscape. Ink on silk, bordered in fine mulberry paper. Sold as a pair.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair by Soga Nichokuan, Hawks on Pine & Plum Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Hawks on plum and pine Soga Nichokuan (active circa 1625-1660) Pair of six-fold screens
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1640s Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
gold leaf on paper. This is a double-sided Japanese Furosaki or tea-ceremony screen from the mid
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Screens: Ink paintings of peacocks on gold leaf by Imao Keinen
By Imao Keinen
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A pair of screens by Imao Keinen featuring peacocks painted in ink on gold leaf. Lacquered wood
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Screens
Located in Bagshot, GB
A pair of large 19th century Japanses Screens of Japanese scenery. The screens also come with a
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19th Century Asian Other Antique Japanese Screens

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Paper

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Screens
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Screens
H 68.9 in W 152.37 in D 0.71 in
Edo 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Battle of Menpei
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Samurai on horseback and by boat from the famous battle of Menpei Japanese folding screen six-panel
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Hollyhocks
Located in Hudson, NY
for comparison). Illustrated in Masterpieces of Japanese Screens, Muromachi through Edo Periods, Japan
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk, Paper, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Hollyhocks
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Hollyhocks
H 23.5 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Four Panel Screen, Okinawa Painting of a Temple Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese screens. Vibrant mineral pigments on a soft ground of mulberry paper, signature and seal read
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1920s Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

Japanese Six Panel Screens: Pair of Festival Carts
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese screen with Festival Cart design. Edo period painting (First half of the 19th
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen Collection of Fans on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Screen of a Collection of Fans. Paintings on fans depict famous Japanese
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Heron In Water Lily Pond Under Willow
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Screen painted with Heron In Water Lily Pond Under Willow. Meiji period (1868 - 1912
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Wood, Paper

Screen With Lacquer Panels, Meiji Japan, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large Japanese screen with 4 leaves composed of lacquer panels with naturalistic decoration, of
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Lacquer

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Signed OTA Japanese Screen
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese Silver wire and enamel bud vase. The vase is enameled with a polychrome garden design
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Screens

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Enamel

Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a "Rimpa School" garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Six-panel screen
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo Landscape Japanese Folding Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
pigmented white oyster powder. Rinpa is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. The style
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo Landscape Japanese Folding Screen
Edo Landscape Japanese Folding Screen
H 67.33 in W 147.25 in D 0.79 in
Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane. Hand
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
H 67.33 in W 148.43 in D 0.79 in
18°th Century Japanese Gold Leaf Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese gallantry: elegant, cultured, sentimental and capable of facing any situation. This screen is of
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

18°th Century Japanese Gold Leaf Screen
18°th Century Japanese Gold Leaf Screen
H 49.02 in W 75.6 in D 0.79 in
Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Two-panel screen painted with mineral pigments on rice paper and gold leaf. Floral scene of a Rimpa
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
H 56.7 in W 74.02 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen of the famous "Tosa school" made by an anonymous artist of the mid-18th
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
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...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen Landscape paint on Gold Leaf Six Panels
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Folding screen depicting a landscape by a painter of the Rinpa school, early 19th century. Six
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Screens

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Gold Leaf

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Screens

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Silk

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Antique Japanese Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique Japanese screens is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique Japanese screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, fabric and wood. Antique Japanese screens have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Japanese screens bearing Art Deco or Art Nouveau hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Japanese School, Takakura Zaiko and Mitani Toshuku each produced beautiful antique Japanese screens that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Japanese Screens?

Prices for antique Japanese screens can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique Japanese screens begin at $129 and can go as high as $397,909, while the average can fetch as much as $7,501.

Finding the Right Asian-art-furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.

Questions About Antique Japanese Screens
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Japanese byōbu, also known as a wind wall, is a collection of joined folding panels, which feature intricate designs and calligraphy. A byōbu’s function is to separate a room or space. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic byōbus from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Japanese panels are components of large decorative folding screens called byōbu, which translates to “wind wall.” The screens traditionally function as room dividers and feature calligraphy and decorative painting. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of decorative Japanese panels.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Japanese screens are called Byōbu and are made from many panels with beautiful calligraphy and paintings. These folding screens can be a decorative and interesting way to separate rooms in a living space. Find a collection of Japanese screens for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
    A Japanese low screen was traditionally used while seated upon the floor. The low screen would block wind and drafts, provide limited privacy, and are often decorated with seasonal themes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    To tell if your Japanese pottery is antique, look for markings, which usually appear on the bottoms of pieces. If you see the word "Nippon," your piece was likely produced between 1891 and 1921, making it an antique. Pieces marked with the words "made in occupied Japan" originated between 1945 and 1952 and are vintage, based on their age. A "made in Japan" marking may indicate a vintage or contemporary piece. If you don't see any of these markings, consult trusted online resources to get a rough idea of when your pottery was produced. Any piece that dates back 100 years or more is antique. Should you encounter difficulty with the dating process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Japanese pottery.