Asian Screens And Panels

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...

Very unusual 16th century furosaki byobu (screen used for tea ceremony). Painting of two Usubata (bronze containers) displaying bonsai. Mineral pigments on very heavy gold leaf with ...

Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has t...

A scene from the Heike wars (12th century wars) showing two high ranking samurai warriors of the Genji clan, Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna and Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, racing each other on h...

In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friend...

Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows. Mineral pigments on paper with gold d...

Wisteria represents sentiments of love and longevity as vibrant floral colors dance dramatically amongst the two panels. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with a natural wood trim....

Nihonga style, finely painted spring flowers with a dragonfly detail in mineral pigments on silk. Signed and sealed: "Seichu". Real name: Aoki Keinosuke (1891-1973), born in Kyoto, s...

Edo period (18th century) furosaki screen (tea screen), with seal of the artist: Jakyu. Korin School painting, employing Kenzan style of split image. (see "Morning Glories" Metropoli...

Delicately painted on mulberry paper, signature and seal read: Shiko. The artist, Sakakibara Shiko, (1895-1969) was born in Kyoto. Measures: 28.5" H X 73.5" W 72.39 X 186.69 (in ...

Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on a gold panel, in silk border. Signature and seal read: Yoho.

Kano style painting in mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border.

Beautifully painted basket arrangement of flowers in vivid color. Mineral pigments on applied silver and gold in a silk brocade border with black lacquer trim.

A set of four Chinese carved elmwood screen panels from the 19th century, with fretwork motifs and foliage decor. What is not to love about this set of four screen panels? Presenting...

Beautiful 19th century shibori (pin dyed) fabric in kimono form mounted on a simple ground of mulberry paper. Black lacquer trim with beautifully designed bronze mounts. The fabric ...

Beautiful white chrysanthemums are emphasized by heavy gold on a soft floral landscape, while gold clouds create a striking and dream-like floral scene. Gold leaf and gofun with min...

A six panel Japanese screen depicting a landscape scene peonies and sparrows against a gold backdrop of clouds and sky. The colors are vibrant with red and white peonies, green grass...

Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen Chinese, Early 20th Century Closed: height 183cm, width 40.5cm, depth 18cm Opened: height 183cm, width 243cm, depth ...

Standing portrait of a samurai, thought to be Heiji Shigemori. Startlingly similar to a painting exhibited in the 1928 Neiten exhibition. (See b/w image of screen that was shown at N...

Furosaki (tea ceremony) screen of a farm house in a rural setting with a flock of geese in the distance. Sumi-e (ink) on heavy gold with lovely depth and patina with black lacquer trim.

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Snow Scene on the Marsh This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Edo period (circa 1700), depicts a tranquil winter marsh inhabited by a heron amid s...

Landscape with summer flowers and waterfall with a family of pheasants. Mineral pigments and gold dust on gold leaf with silk brocade boarder and black lacquer trim with bronze hardw...

Japanese two panel screen: Mother and Child at Bedtime. Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting by Hideo Naishou who was born in Kobe in 1918. Lovely scene of a mother putting her baby t...

Japanese six-panel screen: Buck and doe at dawn. Showa period (1926-1989) painting of a rising sun seen through a woodland scene with a pair of deer. In Japan, deer are thought to be...

A nice example of a textile screen in the design of pine trees in mass. Japanese Dyed fabric technique with natural wood trim. Signature reads: Nagemitsu

Luxurious golden pine with gold raised relief on gold silk with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze mounts. Signature and seal read: Takuyo. Back Label Reads: ...

This screen is very likely inspired by the Noh play, "Eguchi", in which the courtesan Eguchi transforms into the Buddhist deity, Fugen, who is the patron of women and is often seen o...

Serene late 19th century Japanese Meiji Period four-panel screen capturing ducks and geese mid-flight across a tranquil, dreamlike landscape with clouds. The large size screen measur...

A striking contemporary Japanese two-panel folding screen depicting a crocodile gliding through a tranquil pond filled with water lilies. The composition combines refined painting wi...

A beautifully soft painting of a water's edge with wild grasses and flowers. Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with a black lacquer frame. Signature reads: Setsurei.

Blooming cherry grove on rivers edge with pieces of gold leaf creating gold mist. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim and bronze mounts.

Gold dust clouds and abstract gold applied to mulberry paper with lacquer trim.

Japanese two panel screen: Moon Viewing, painting of two noblewomen admiring the full moon outdoors. Extremely sophisticated execution of painting overlapping patterns and drapery. M...

A Japanese Edo Period two panel folding screen with white and brown hawks of ink and color on paper.

An unusual floral screen covered entirely in the tarashikomi technique of the famed Rimpa School creating an archaic feel. Mineral pigments and ink on silver with a silk brocade bord...

Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim.

Embossed gold paper in a lattice design with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware.

White Shepard reclining in a garden pathway surrounded by tree peony, azaleas and thistle. Mineral pigments on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with elaborate br...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Late Nineteenth Century Kimono Fabric Mounted on Early Twentieth Century Screen. In the Heian period (eighth century to the twelfth century), noblemen wou...

18th century painting of European hound and her pup. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with black lacquer trim.

An unusual subject of a dream-like woodland landscape with a distant mountain. Heavy mineral pigments on paper with brown lacquer trim and bronze hardware.

Climbing grape-vine at dawn in mineral pigments on paper in wood trim. Seal reads: Ogi Toshiyuki.

Extremely dramatic painting of a dragon in sumi-e ink and mineral pigments on gold silk in a dark brown lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Shonan.

Foraging deer under hinoki tree in an autumn setting. Mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf with good veining on paper. Silk brocade border with a black lacquer trim and elaborate bron...

A substantial and impressive Chinese four panel low relief carved and painted room divider screen in pastel tones on black ground. Colorful painted relief decoration on the front fe...

Mineral pigments on paper. Signature and seal read: Shigehiro.

Signature reads: Kanshin. Mineral pigments painted on gold dusted mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.  

On gold leaf.

Unusual subject matter of a rural farm setting with grasses and pine in mineral pigments on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware. Signature and...

Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the four seasons. Each panel signed: To Rei. Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

"The Garden of Tenryu-ji Temple" Mineral pigments on fabric in a black lacquer trim with bronze mounts. signature and seal read: Minagawa Taizo. ...

The Genpei War took place from 1180–1185, during which the Minamoto clan rebelled against the Taira clan for control of Japan. The two clans had a bitter rivalry for years, and the M...

Delicate painting of garden chrysanthemums with a fine gold mist. A cat grooms herself while a kitten plays with a chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments, go fun, and gold dust on mulberry ...

Screen depicts Summer flowers and birds on gilded silk. Signature reads: Konishi Fukunen. Notes about Artist: Konishi Fukunen (1887-1959) was born the second son of...

with gold flake design. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper, with silk brocade border, and red negoro style lacquer trim.

Early Taisho period painting (1912 - 1926) in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Artist signature reads: Kisho saku.  Kisho Shibahara (1885-1954).

Mineral pigments on gold, signature reads: Okyo.