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Paintings and Screens For Sale
Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Lovers Krishna & Radha, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha painted in mineral pigments (gouache) with gold and silver highlights circa mid 19th century in Jaipur style of painting.
Krishna was a god (an incarnation of god Vishnu) who accomplished great feats and defeated insurmountable demons.
However, he is also considered the most playful amongst gods and an epic lover of godly proportions. His love story with Radha (a married woman) has been the subject of much poetry and worship for centuries as it symbolized the divine love.
Here, the lovers are depicted in a loving embrace offering one another a lotus flower. Radha is often depicted hopelessly resisting Krishna's advances as in this painting. The couple's heads are circled by a halo, signifying their divinity. The setting is typical of the interior modeling in the 19th century with use of heavy curtains...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic
Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Refined Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden, beautiful colors and detail, elegant scene.
ink and color on silk, 19th century
Conservation framed
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Lovely 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Tessai Tomioka
Hailing from Kyoto, Tessai Tomioka, a prominent southern painter, immersed himself in the study of Kokugaku-Chinese Classics and poetics during his formative years. I...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite large, boldly colored, and alluring hand-painted two-panel Chinese/Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting 18 exquisitely clad male ancestral or immortal figu...
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20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms, Tani Buncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms and Poem, scroll mounting, signature & single seal: Tani Buncho (1763 - 1840). A famous and prol...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Pair Of Large Chinese Chinoiserie Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of large Chinese Chinoiserie panels. Classic delicate style with bamboo, flowers, birds, and figures. Rich colors of blue, red, green on a cream...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Kano school pine screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
18th Century Kano School Pine Screen
Delve into the historic brilliance with this majestic gold-leafed screen from the renowned Kano School. The grand green pine, a recurrent motif in Japanese art...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Modern Bamboo Room Dividers Screens Decorative Panels Wall Art
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Japanese Modern Bamboo Room Dividers Screens Decorative Panels Wall Art
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
Korean Minhwa Painting of Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie
Located in Greenwich, CT
Korean Minhwa Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie and another Magpie flying in the pine tree
Minhwa, Korean folk paintings, portray the simple and unaffecte...
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Early 1900s Korean Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
19th Century or Earlier Buddhist Painted Lacquered Wood Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Possibly Chinese or Tibetan, I believe this piece is 18th century but it might even be earlier.
A beautiful quality antique painted wood panel depicting Buddhist god Guanyin. The an...
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19thC Circa 1840 Watercolour Gouache Chinese Guangdong School The Lotus Harvest
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th Century Chinese Export Rice Paper Picture Watercolour and gouache studies on rice paper of harvesting lotus flowers, two panels mounted together, bright bold colours, each panel...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
A Vintage Set of 4 Tall Filipino Capiz Window/Door Panels
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Vintage Set of 4 Tall Filipino Capiz Window/Door Panels, reclaimed from a Spanish-Filipino Colonial House. A traditional design resistant to storms usi...
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20th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Paintings and Screens
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
Korean Folding Chaekgeori Painted Scholar Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six-panel painted folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen is called Chaekgeori (books and things) which is quite unique to Korea. It became popular at the end of 18th century favored and encouraged by King Jeongjo (1752-1800) as a political tool to promote social conservatism such as the traditional Confucianism value, especially considered important in a time when waves of new ideology influx came to Korea. Initially commissioned for the royal court, they became increasingly popular with the scholars of noble and affluent households and were used widely in their halls and studies. Early screens were painted with trompe-l’oeil bookcases displaying books and arrays of collectibles. Later, the bookcases were eliminated to focus on the assemblage of neatly stacked books and objects of scholarly pursue. On this screen, the six panels were neatly presented and framed in woven brocade borders. Among the stacked volumes, one can find many fine porcelain vases with flowers, potted orchids, pen holders with brush pens and scroll paintings, incense burner, ink stone, teapot, fan with ink painting, vessels of fruits, exotic plants such as lotus, plumeria and even a pair of glasses. It feels like a pleasant visual measure hunting for the viewers. Several words in Chinese found their way into the picture as well, including filial (xiao), longevity (shou) and luck (fu).
The painting was done in a meticulous way with no details overlooked and also with a rather western still-life dimensional perspective. In a rather unusual maximal but also minimalistic way, the screen exudes a historical charm with a folky flair but appears modern at the same time.
Each panel is 17.5"w by 70.2"h.
For general information on the subject see reference: Chaekgeori the Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens...
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20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper
An Indian miniature painting depicting a prince surprising bathing maidens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, Punjab, circa 1755
Signed by the artist Swami 'Ram Rikh' of Seopur and dated Samvat 1812 (1755)
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper,
H. 23.8 x W. 16.2 cm (image)
H. 28.3 x ...
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18th Century Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Unique Vertigo Room Divider Module by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Vertigo Room Divider by Draga & Aurel
The published price corresponds to ONE (01) bar. Please contact us for full module quotations.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 30 D 10 H 200,...
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2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Haitian Birds Perched on Tree Stump
Located in New York, NY
Haitian Birds Perched on Tree Stump, (20th century), oil on canvas board, illegibly signed "Alva..." lower right.
Dimensions: Image 27"H x 19"W; frame 3...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Joan Shapiro "Untitled" Oil on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) "Untitled" Oil on Paper, Signed "Joan H. Shapiro" lower left. Provenance: From the collection of the artist.
Dimensions: Image: 15.5" H x 19.5"...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, tall two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese 11th-century literary work "Tales of the Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. The dark, ric...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Dream of the Red Chamber
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Faded Chinese export narrative tale coromandel screen with four lacquered panels. The scene is from the 18th century novel by Cao Xuegin. The screen depicts beauties in the grand vie...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Framed Chinese Paintings of Northern Asian Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Pair of Chinese Paintings of Northern Asian Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings
Depicted Northern Asian nomadic people daily life and living...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Antique Framed Buddhist Painting
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Tibetan Thangka Buddhist painting hand-painted on canvas, created for the veneration of the Three Great Bodhisattvas. Embrace the rich tradition of Tibetan Buddhism with this vibra...
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood
Chinese Export Lacquered Six Panel Coromandel Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered patina Chinese export lacquered coromandel screen with six double sided panels. The screen features a mountain landscape on one si...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
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...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Large 8-Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A grand eight panel Coromandel screen. The screen has mostly a gilt background with a few architectural structures and figures. A very good looking screen.
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1950s Asian Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Large Custom Framed Hand Painted Chinese Multi-figural Ancestral Portrait
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large custom framed hand painted Chinese ancestral portrait with one female and 3 male figures attired in traditional dress. The upper figures with pictorial appliqués to the front o...
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Late 19th Century Asian Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Peacock Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Champagne Metallic
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" wide x 91" height
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Anglo-Indian Company School Suttee Watercolour Paintings, C. 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and singular set of two early 19th century Anglo-Indian Company School watercolour paintings, likely Murshidabad, depicting 'Sati' or 'Suttee', the historical practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre, and the procession to the pyre. The reverses labeled "From an album of watercolours and drawings belonging to Eliza Frederica Salmon and possibly her sister Mary Salmon, daughter of William Orton Salmon who served in India circa 1800...
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Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Chinese Six-Panel Gold and Black Screen with Hand-Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese six-panel gold and black screen with hand-painted court scenes. Immerse yourself in the enchanting tales of ancient China with this alluring vintage Chinese six-pan...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Lovely Edo Period Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Saeki Kishi Ganku Dragon Clouds
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Saeki Kishi Ganku "NoboriRyuzu" silk painting hanging scroll with box
Size Axis ... vertical 163.5cm horizontal 43cm
picture ... vertical 96cm horizont...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Antique Thai Buddhist painting on cloth, Phra Malai
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai Buddhist painting on cloth of a red cloaked monk on a raised pedestal underneath a tree giving a sermon to five crowned, kneeling and praying divinities, possibly a scene from the story of Phra...
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Early 20th Century Thai Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Wisteria Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gray Silk- Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 42"W x 81" H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) of perched taka 鷹 (hawks)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with six separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting different taka (hawks) perched on rocks and branches situated...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting of Warriors in Landscape, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass painting of a warrior group with horse and 'Budai' in a river landscape housed in original 'Chinese Chippendale' parcel-gilt...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Chinese Hand Painted Table Screen or Wall Hanging
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand painted Chinese screen, China, circa 1950s. This screen features a hand-painted still life and could be used as a table screen, or wal...
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1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Japanese Chinese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Landscape with Children
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese-style Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with a mother who is apparently on her way to a feast or ceremony carrying a tray o...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Period Mounted Screen Manchurian Cranes with Pines
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen later mounted in a large gilt and ebonized wood frame. The screen depicts a pair of large redheaded Manchurian cranes flying ami...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Teak, Mother-of-Pearl
Panneau peint Thaïlandais signé Prasit, 1966
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Wooden panel painted in black, red and white tones.
The painting represents a Hindu mythological scene: we see Hanuman, the Monkey God, fighting against a demon.
Signed and dated: "...
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1960s Thai Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Joan Shapiro Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) mixed media painting on panel depicting a polychrome Abstract Expressionist composition, signed lower left, housed in a painted wood frame.
Dimen...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Qing Dynasty Six-Panel Lacquered Screen with Carved Meander Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period lacquered screen made of six panels, each carved in their upper and lower sections with meander motifs. This Chinese late Qing Dynasty lacquered sc...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Chinese Reticulated & Hinged Standing Frame
Located in New York, NY
Chinese rosewood reticulated and hinged standing frame, the whole with floral decoration, the glass mounted frame fully turnable, with two volute support feet similarly carved.
Deal...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Rosewood
Floral Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Tea Paper, Accept Custom
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" Wide x 96" Height
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.)
Price
There are 3 panels in the listed photo, price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on tea paper. We accept custom size and painting colors.
Dear customer, please note:
For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube.
Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing.
Shipping
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
19th C. Edo-Meiji Period Japanese Painted Five-Panel Folding Miniature Screen
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century/Edo-Meiji period japanese painted five-panel folding miniature screen
By: unknown
Material: lacquer, metal, paint, wood
Technique: carved, hand-carved, hand-painted, la...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
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 core a celebration of a bountiful harvest. The screen offers a visual representatio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous painting of a luscious flower garden filled with many different types of chrysanthemums (kiku), next to a winding river.
This multi-coloured painting is set on a shiny gold-leaf background, and the chrysanthemum flowers are painted by using shell paste (gofun) in low relief.
Several clutches with a great variety of chrysanthemum flowers are in full bloom and they each show their unique form and colour. Varying from white, red, yellow and pink. The flowers bloom all around and on different kinds of bamboo fences and trellises.
In Japan chrysanthemums are believed to represent happiness, love, longevity and joy.
The panels are surrounded by two silk borders, a thin black one, and a wide brown one. The screen is protected by a black and red negoro’nuri...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Framed Brocade Silk Handcrafted Oshie Decorative Art, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary unique Japanese Contemporary large framed and signed traditional Oshie decorative art piece in black and cream, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo Period (1603-1868). It is said this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court and elite aristrocratic women to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned for a lifetime. The solution was to recycle these opulent fabrics into stunning works of art. The creator of this signed piece prides herself in using the best antique and vintage kimono and obi fabrics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
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Brocade, Silk
Chinese Export Gilt Coromandel Screen Manchurian Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Chinese export four-panel lacquered coromandel screen featuring an idyllic pond landscape with eight red crowned cranes or Manchurian cranes...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
Japanese Meiji Period Six Panel Screen Ducks in Water Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a serene water landscape with ducks and songbirds amid Momiji (red maple) hibiscus, and morning glory. Made in the Nihon...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Four Kittens with Bees and Flowers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine elegant Japanese brush painting of four kittens with bees and flowers, curious and adorable kitten watching bees.
Very finely painted. Ca. 1900 , ink and color on silk. Conserva...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Antique Japanese Hand Carved, Black Lacquer Table Top 4-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Pasadena, CA
Black lacquer panels decorated with carved Mother of Pearl + Bone Birds and cherry blossom branches.
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking status civil official. This unusual scroll depicts the dignitary couple seated below a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood, Paint
Oil on canvas Sea Scape by W. Williamson
Located in Brighton, Sussex
WILLIAMSON, William Henry, (English, 1820-1883): Sailing Ships on Rough Seas off the Coast, Oil/Canvas, signed lower left, gilded gesso frame.
Batch 73 C/C DDKAE 61968
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19th Century English Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Vintage S. Bodily Signed Original Oil Painting Framed Western Landscape
Located in Naples, FL
This beautiful vintage oil painting, signed by S. Bodily, depicts a stunning Western landscape. The attention to detail and use of oil production techni...
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Mid-20th Century American Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Canvas
19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century Continental school oil painting on canvas. Featuring boats, architecture, and figures. Beautiful depth and colors in this painting. Gorgeous!
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19th Century French Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Joan Shapiro Nude Woman Gouache on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) watercolor gouache painting on paper depicting a seated nude female figure, signed in pencil lower right, housed under glass in a gilt wood frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Antique Chinese Coromandel Painted & Carved Bovine Black Lacquer Folding Screen
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Coromandel 4 panel black lacquer room divider. One side Features a Chinese village and river landscape with applied and carved bovine over a go...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Lacquer
Antique Asian Paintings and Screens
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
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