Lacquer Paintings and Screens

A rich and dramatic Chinese Export folding six-panel double-sided coromandel screen executed in radiant gilt and lacquer. The front depicts a beautiful composition of twisting brown ...

Spectacular six panel Chinese coromandel folding screen with hand-painted relief gilt decoration. This large Chinoiserie room divider features Asian landscape scenes depicting Chin...

Circa 1935, this tranquil two-panel screen by Kyoto painter Oyabu Shunkō (born 1901) captures the quiet emergence of early spring through a grove of slender birch trees. Delicate blo...

A Masterpiece of Contrasts: Where Day Meets Night This substantial statement piece celebrates the eternal dance between light and darkness through the artistry of handcrafted rattan...

A rich and dramatic Chinese Export folding four-panel double-sided coromandel screen executed in radiant gilt and lacquer. The front depicts a beautiful composition of a flowering tr...

A highly decorative four-panel red lacquer folding Chinese Export Coromandel screen, richly decorated with a continuous flora and fauna Chinoiserie garden scene. The front features a...

A rich and dramatic 20th century Chinese Export folding six-panel double-sided coromandel screen executed in radiant gilt, natural color pigments, and lacquer. The front depicts a be...

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...

A grand twelve-panel coromandel lacquer screen, hand-incised and polychrome-decorated on a black lacquer ground. The traditional carved-and-painted technique gives the surface its ch...

Impressive Chinese set of four panels decorated at both sides. Two adjustable panels lacquered walnut screen featuring hand-carved exotic lacquered birds and trees in a floral landsc...

Lovely large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting pairings of birds, plants and calligraphy (right to ...

1970s Mother-of-Pearl Inlayed Folding Screen Outside is lacquered and painted Outer edge is carved and lacquered Pattern on both sides Can be folded flat Width given when open comp...

An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, capturing lively celebrations across various s...

A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of sil...

Vibrant 20th century Chinese export coromandel screen depicting a walled pagoda courtyard. The lacquered panels are incised and decorated with colorful pigments of green, red, and wh...

Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen featuring different hand painted Chinese scene on each side. One side depicting an hand painted and parcel gilded court scenes. The reverse features a Chinese landscape scene. The screen measures 96 inches...

Each 17.5" wide panel is decorated on both sides with traditional lacquer, carved & painted motifs (the front featuring figures in a garden landscape and the reverse with various bi...

A snowy bamboo and flowering plum tree and pheasant flowing into a spring landscape of spring flowers and waterfowl. Mineral pigments and gold dust on gold leaf with silk brocade bor...

Gorgeous Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a courtyard scene of beauties engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered panels are incised and painted in soft pas...

Pair of 18th century Coromandel panels with Chinese Chippendale Frames. with a scene depicting figures with pavilions and having Chinese Chippendale ebonized fretwork carved frames.

A 19th century Chinese four panel lacquered folding screen. The screen is a vibrant red, and is fully decorated on both sides. The designs are in tones of black, dark green and mus...

Title: Monumental Chinoiserie Lacquered 4-Panel Folding Screen, Circa 1920-1950 Description: A Striking Chinoiserie Coromandel-Style Folding Screen Presenting a magnificent four-...

A wonderful late 19th Century Chinese coromandel four fold lacquer screen.  Consisting of four double-sided panels decorated in the most wonderfully vibrant colours with carved and ...

Very beautiful rare and large lacquer of Chinese inspiration. Representation of a green space with many plants such as cherry trees and magnolia. A bird crosses the lacquer with its ...

Exceptional 20th century Chinese export six panel coromandel screen featuring a busy idyllic courtyard scene with a dramatic gilt background. The screen has six panels lacquered and ...

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...

Fascinating Japanese six-panel folding Harimaze Byobu screen featuring Edo period antique calligraphy fragments and poem cards (Tanzaku). The poems are applied to a later screen deco...

Transport yourself back to the opulent splendor of the 18th century with this magnificent Chinese five-panel black Coromandel screen, a true m...

A dramatic six-panel decorative Chinese Export Coromandel screen featuring a warm, luminous reflective gold-leaf ground and a continuous garden landscape scene of flora and fauna ext...

An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of silk...

A striking Japanese mid-century two-panel lacquer screen depicting layered mountain silhouettes reflected across still water beneath a glowing sunrise. Rich lacquer pigments create r...

This late 19th-century Chinese coromandel lacquer eight-fold screen showcases exquisite craftsmanship and artistry. One side features a vibrant scene with traditional architecture an...

A set of four fusuma (sliding door) panels from the 19th century, painted in ink and colors on gold leaf. The panels depict a blossoming cherry tree extending beyond a woven fence an...

Various flowers on water's edge with a garden fence and gold dust with heavy gold leaf clouds. Mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Back of scr...

Large Japanese screen with 4 leaves composed of lacquer panels with naturalistic decoration, of several sizes: the largest panels are decorated with golden tigers and lions on a blac...

This magnificent Chinese folding screen captivates with its deep black lacquer surface, richly adorned with inlays of semi-precious stones. The composition depicts a luxuriant garden...

A very fine mid-Qing Dynasty Chinese hardwood and lacquer six-panel screen, Jailing Period, circa 1800. The hardwood frame inset with black lacquer panels. One side features an over...

A wonderful scene of water in abstract designs with Japanese red pine and fishing nets. Very unusual, early painting, possibly used architectually in fusuma, later mounted to be used...

A sensational and high quality Chinese 18th century Qianlong Period Lacquer and Bronze Coromandel screen. This exceptionally detailed six panel screen/room divider is raised on Bronz...

Lovely furosaki screen of plovers and waves and a bundled twig fence in gold raised relief. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with black lacquer trim. Original storage box.

The Panama II Screen is an extraordinary work of functional art that commands the space it inhabits. Designed by architect Reda Amalou, this piece transcends traditional furniture to...

Golden clouds encompass the islands of Matsushima, located in the north-east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture in the Tohoku region. Beautifully painted with mineral pigments, gold leaf...

Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan. Silk embroidered satin lacquer framed panels....

A late 18th century Chinese carved Coromandel screen with beautiful warm brown background. On one side is a landscape and figure design with pavilions and figures in a rocky landsca...

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: ...

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Summer Floral Landscape on Gold This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Taishō period (circa 1920), depicts a vibrant summer garden unfolding agains...

Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Egrets Beneath a Willow Tree This Japanese six-panel screen, dating to the Meiji period (circa 1880), depicts two white egrets beneath the cascading b...

Fragment from an earlier screen from the Muromachi period ( 1336-1573). Appears to have been mounted in the early 20th century into a small furosaki byobu (tea ceremony screen) Miner...

Japanese Four-Panel Screen: Nadeshiko on Gold Leaf This Japanese four-panel screen, dating to the mid-Edo period (circa 1750), depicts graceful clusters of nadeshiko (fringed pinks)...

Japanese Six-Panel Screen: Pine Trees in the Mist This Japanese six-panel screen, dating to the Meiji period (circa 1880), depicts a sweeping grove of pine trees emerging through la...

Antiques of London A beautiful Meiji-period Japanese Shibayama wall panel, finely crafted on an ebonised ground and decorated with exquisite inlaid flowers. This highly skilled Shi...

Strong brush strokes in sumi ink on mulberry paper. Dark red lacquer trim with original intricate silver hardware. Top seal reads: Soushoan, Bottom seals read: Getsujo

Early painting of chrysanthemums growing from the green earth against small squares of applied gold with blue water in the distance. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade b...

Pair of Large Framed Chinese Black Lacquer Mother Of Pearl Relief Hanging Panels C.1920 Depicting birds amongst flowering branches. In very good condition commensurate of age. Plea...

Charming large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting pairings of birds, plants and calligraphy (right t...

Screen A: Quail in autumn landscape with autumnal flowers in mineral pigments on gold with black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Keika. Screen B: Chinese pheasant in a summer...

Beauty of cherry blossoms in full bloom, a central motif cherished in Japanese culture for its fleeting beauty and representation of the transient nature of life. The screen is a mas...

A captivating, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, vividly depicting the bustling festivities ...

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.

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.