Hand-Painted Paintings and Screens

A truly beautiful four-panel Showa period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape with birds (a gorgeous pheasant) amongst a majestic blooming cherry tree branch. The sh...

A wonderfully hand-painted and quite wonderfully detailed Korean (or perhaps Chinese) folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painti...

Six Cranes on Gold Leaf, Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen, Meiji Period A Japanese six-panel folding screen featuring six individually painted cranes, each depicted in a different ...

A boldly original and visually arresting circular ceiling painting (marugata tenjo-ga) depicting a luxuriant composition of flowering prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) and Cattleya orchi...

An elegant Japanese two-panel folding screen featuring a finely detailed painting on silk, depicting chrysanthemums, bamboo, plum blossoms, and seasonal flowers against a luminous go...

A contemporary folding screen with an unusual and striking motif — winter lotuses set against a luminous golden ground. Darkened lotus leaves rise on slender stems, interspersed with...

A gorgeous, quite riveting four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape with a cherry blossom tree and array of blooming flowers It is quite a wonderful co...

This antique Chinese wall hanging was once the panel of a grand Qing-dynasty canopy bed or painted cabinet. Dated to the mid-19th century,...

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese narrative "Tale of Genji" (the beautifully clad woman in the flowing kimono could very...

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Chinese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape nature scene featuring a beautifully colored flowering/blooming Bird of Paradise plant. It is...

A spectacular six‑panel wood Chinese coromandel screen featuring richly detailed hand‑painted relief gilt decoration in classic Chinoiserie style. This monumental room divider presen...

A pair of Chinese landscape paintings (Shan Shui) executed with ink and color on silk. The paintings follow the classical traditions of the Ming (1368-1444) or Qing (1644-1912) Dynas...

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...

Chinese painting on paper, which is unrolled once hung on the wall. It is a painting that depicts birds in nature, in the style of the 18th c...

A beautiful, quite engaging four-panel Edo Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape lakeside scene with various people fishing, boating, playing along the mi...

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape cherry blossom tree branch scene with a two of playful flying birds. It is quite a wonderful compos...

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...

A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a venerable cherry blossom tree and a running river with blooming flowers. ...

An impressive Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting a lively gathering of cranes against an expansive gold leaf ground, dating to the 19th century. Eight cranes fill the compo...

A wonderful four-panel Japanese (or Chinese) Byobu folding screen featuring a battlefield landscape with warring samurai warriors engaged in a fierce fight. The rich colors and hand-painted detail (notice the armor and facial expressions) really makes this quite an attractive work. Original decorative period brass hardware adds another wonderful touch. Likely from the early to mid Showa period (1926-1989). A beautiful, engaging work. Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian art...

A large Japanese six-panel folding screen from the Taisho period (1912–1926), depicting a monumental grove of ancient pine trees extending dramatically across a luminous gold leaf gr...

Offered here is a gouache and gold miniature painting on paper of an amorous couple on a veranda set against a mountain and lake background. The male dressed in a princely attire is ...

Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a walking bridge and wooden roofed shelter. This attractive screen dates to the early Taisho period. It is signed Tae. It is beautifully hand painted with a handsome gold natural light background by a skillful artist painter and is signed with inscription and seal in lower right corner: Dimensions: 69 inches high and 113 inches wide extended. Enticing and rare subject matter, this simple rendition of a serene nature setting and size of painting is skillfully and tastefully rendered in mineral paint pigments on silk and with muted soft green and off-white tones depicting a serene nature walk. Perhaps this is someone's dream tea garden. A red lacquered wood perfectly frames this serene and tasteful composition. Photographed in natural light. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We are members of the North American Japanese Garden...

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 ...

A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...

Beautiful vintage Japanese four-panel Byobu folding screen, hand-painted by Hiyakuho Imayasu for The Iohara Collection of Kyoto, Japan. The richly detailed botanical composition depicts peonies, iris and an assortment of flowering plants and foliage in shades of white, burgundy, blue, yellow and deep green, set against a luminous gold-toned ground. The flowers and foliage extend gracefully across the four panels, creating a dramatic yet balanced composition rooted in the Japanese tradition of seasonal botanical painting. The artist’s calligraphic signature and red seal appear at the lower right. The reverse retains its original metal label reading “Hand made and Painted in Kyoto Japan,” together with the original Iohara Collection of Kakejiku and Byobu certificate. The certificate identifies the artist as Hiyakuho Imayasu, age 60 at the time, and states that he studied art at the Korin School and that his art had appeared in public exhibitions throughout Japan for 40 years. The certificate further describes works in the Iohara Collection as limited editions painted by member artists of the Kyoto Screen...

A magnificent contemporary Japanese screen featuring one of the most timeless motifs in Japanese art — the lotus. Set against a luminous gold background, large lotus leaves and bloss...

A gorgeous, quite large antique six-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with red crowned cranes, other playful birds and boldly colored blossoming S...

If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 24" W x 48" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...

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 and...

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...

Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come with their original hardwood frame and the old pins...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions and coming from a Japanese collector of rabbit usagi sculptures Rabbit family trio (3) seated rabbit sculptures hand cast and hand painted This is an unusual Japanese one-of-a-kind group in both large and small scale Quality: Hand cast with carved ears...

A gorgeous, absolutely stunning, thoroughly engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring a faithful recreation of renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai's woodbl...

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 and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price There are 6 panels in the listed photo, price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on EDO silk...

A dramatic large 20th century Asian four-panel folding screen measuring 6 feet high and wide. The screen features a richly detailed hand-painted composition over a gold-leaf ground m...

Japanese Six-Panel Gold Leaf Folding Screen with Ancient Pine and Bamboo, 19th Century A Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting an ancient pine tree extending dramatically acro...

Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and s...

A lovely antique Japanese hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu- conceived in an attractive birds, trees, and blue waters motif. Likely given as a wedding gift , this appropr...

This is a rough sketch of a Japanese painting drawn around the late Edo period to the early Meiji period (1800-1900) in Japan. A picture is drawn by sticking and connecting short pi...

A Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a pair of peacocks surrounded by blooming red and white peonies, believed to date from the Edo period, possibly the 18th to earl...

A finely painted pair of Tibetan thangkas depicting revered Buddhist teachers seated in meditative and teaching postures within richly detailed monastic landscapes. Each composition ...

A spectacular and exceptionally rare Japanese circular ceiling painting (marugata tenjo-ga) depicting an exuberant composition of white Casablanca lilies and vivid orange-red tiger l...

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...

The kindest face and most assuring smile. A finely painted Thangka by one of our master artists in Nepal depicting White Tara surrounded by mantra and Eight Tibetan Treasures. Seated...

An important and early antique pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens from the Kanō school, painted in ink and natural mineral pigments on a gold-leaf ground. The composition unf...

If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...

An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lands...

An absolutely gorgeous, monumental, exceptionally large Korean ten-panel Sipjangsaengdo Byobu folding screen depicting the ten symbols of longevity—sun, mountain, water, rock, cloud,...

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 rare and beautifully preserved Tibetan Buddhist Thangka depicting the Five Forms of Manjushri, the revered Bodhisattva associated with wisdom, learning, eloquence, and spiritual insight. The composition presents five distinct manifestations of Manjushri seated upon lotus thrones, each surrounded by delicate aureoles and intricate ornamental details. The central figure is depicted in serene meditation, holding the attributes associated with enlightened wisdom, while the surrounding forms create a harmonious arrangement symbolic of the many aspects of awakened knowledge. Executed with remarkable precision, the painting displays the refined line work, controlled palette, and spiritual symbolism characteristic of Tibetan monastic Thangka traditions. The use of a luminous golden ground enhances the sacred atmosphere, allowing the finely drawn figures, cloud motifs, lotus forms, and jewelled details to emerge with subtle elegance. Thangkas of this subject were traditionally created for meditation, teaching, and ritual practice within Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. The subject of Manjushri was especially significant within the great scholastic institutions of Tibet, where devotion to the deity was closely associated with intellectual accomplishment and the pursuit of enlightenment. A striking example of Tibetan religious art, this antique Thangka...

A very fine pair of antique Edo period four paneled screens (Takagari), hand-painted with tethered birds of prey, in the manner of Soga Nichokuan, circa 1860. Wonderful pair of...

An exquisitely hand painted Tibetan Thangka by one of our master artists in Nepal featuring Buddha Shakyamuni. On lotus throne above ocean waves and an altar bowl overflowing with fl...

Material: Paper, wooden cedar frame, copper One piece: W605×H1740mm×D18mm, Unfolded size: W3680mm Folded size: W630×H1740×D100mm, 11kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm...

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...

Material: Paper, wooden cedar frame, copper One piece: W605×H1740mm×D18mm, Unfolded size: W3680mm Folded size: W630×H1740×D100mm, 11kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm ...

If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" W x 96" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...

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 ...

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...

Japanese Hanging Scroll – Samurai under Blossoming Tree Japan, 20th century Painting: 41.5 × 114 cm Mounting: 54 × 185 cm Box: 7.5 × 8 × 63 cm A beautifully hand-painted scroll depi...