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Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring. Kano School
Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Japanese Spring Flowers Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Japanese four-panel Byōbu screen is a riot of springtime joy, with large
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paint, Paper

Early 20th Century Japanese Willow and Ducks Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Japanese byobu screen captures a serene moment in nature, with a large
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting an almost magical/ mythical nature scene with flowing
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screens depicting an almost magical/ mythical village scene with floating
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period
By Rinpu Sasaki
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined Japanese screen or byôbu 屏風 with six folding panels depicting
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landcape Bridge with Iris Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature lake/landscape scene with a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an
Category

20th Century Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Turquoise River Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Japanese style four panel folding Byobu screen depicting a turquoise river mountain
Category

20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures
Located in Studio City, CA
Byobu folding screen depicting 18 exquisitely clad male ancestral or immortal figures and a group of
Category

20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Taisho Six Panel Screen Roosters and Hens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Taisho period six-panel byobu screen depicting roosters and hens in a tropical
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Festival Scenes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful late 19th century late Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring 12 scenes of a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a wooded valley landscape with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Manchurian Crane Bamboo Grove
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen titled "Bamboo Forest-Immortal Together
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Children at Play
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting Chinese children
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Ducks in Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen featuring two ducks and kingfisher in a late
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Embroidered Silk Gilt Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring an embroidered silk picture
Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Bamboo Butterfly Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese late Taisho period early Showa period two-panel byobu screen featuring a colorful
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mandarin Ducks in Snow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two colorful mandarin ducks in a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain
Category

20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blossoming autumn flowers and
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Spring Flora and Fauna
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen featuring spring blossoms, birds, and
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Chinese Country Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese Meiji period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Children Playing Catching Fish
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Asian Two Panel Table Screen Flowering Prunus with Songbird
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Asian two panel byobu screen featuring a blossoming prunus tree with a songbird perched on
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Birds of Prey Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Painted in the manner of Chokuan Soga (17th century). Large size byobu screen with ink, color natural
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese four-panel Showa period byobu screen depicting colorful floral arrangements in
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering White Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century extraordinary Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver 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
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Pair of Tethered Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a pair of hawks or birds
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of Japanese two-panel byobu screens featuring late 18th-century edo period applied
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Screen Shell Gathering After Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting women shell gathering or
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Edo/Tokugawa Screens Tale of Heiki
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period byobu screens depicting the
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Weathered Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully aged and weathered late 19th century Japanese Meiji period four-panel byobu screen
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Heian Period Flute Player
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese Taisho period two panel byobu screen depicting Fujiwara Yasumasa playing the
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Silk

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Prunus with Songbirds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular late 20th century Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting blossoming
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Flowering Morning Glory
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century late edo period six panel byobu screen featuring flowering morning glory
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Brushwood Gate with Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese early 20th century Meiji period six-panel byobu screen featuring a brushwood gate
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Flowers on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming mid-20th century Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen featuring
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vibrant blue waters
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Nice four-panel Japanese screen painted on vegetal paper, depicting a landscape with a red maple
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen
Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen
H 53.55 in W 73.23 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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

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
Japanese Byobu - Six Panel Japanese Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
This 18th century "Kano school" six-panel screen is truly special. The author is unknown, but his
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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Byobu Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of byobu screens for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique byobu screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and wood. There are 89 antique and vintage byobu screens for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 8 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of byobu screens available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of byobu screens to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern byobu screens are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made byobu screens over the years, but those made by Robert Crowder are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Byobu Screens?

Prices for byobu screens can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, byobu screens begin at $285 and can go as high as $26,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,598.

Finding the Right Paintings-screens for You

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.

Questions About Byobu Screens
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese byobu screens are normally made out of bamboo because the material is lightweight, yet durable. Artisans cover the screens with thin rice paper called washi and then apply a lacquer finish. Find a selection of byobu screens on 1stDibs.