Chinese room screens, are decorative objects that have a long history in Chinese art and culture. These screens are typically made of wood or bamboo frames covered with paper, silk, or other materials, and are decorated with intricate paintings, calligraphy, or relief carvings.

The tradition of using room screens in China dates back to the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), when they were first used as partitions to separate living areas within homes or outdoor spaces. During the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE), room screens became more elaborate and were often used to divide larger spaces, such as reception halls or imperial courts, into smaller, more intimate areas.

By the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), room screens had become an important component of interior decoration, and were often decorated with intricate paintings and carvings depicting landscapes, scenes from literature, or historical events. These screens were often used to create a more...

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Oriental 4 fold screen, with bamboo & bird decoration, 180 cm…

Bamboo Bird Oriental Screen - 180cm x 91cm

Oriental 4 fold screen, with bamboo & bird decoration, 180 cm long, 91 cm high approx.

Chinese table screen with rooster decoration

Rooster-Inspired Chinese Table Screen

Chinese table screen with rooster decoration

Oriental floor screen, approx 183 cm high

183cm Oriental Floor Screen

Oriental floor screen, approx 183 cm high

Pair Chinese applied decoration lacquer screens each with…

Chinese Lacquer Screens with Figure Decoration

Pair Chinese applied decoration lacquer screens each with applied figures in decoration to framed black lacquer screens, (90 x 30 cm approx, each).

Chinese embroidered panda carved wood screen circular…

Embroidered Panda Wood Screen with Carved Stand

Chinese embroidered panda carved wood screen circular embroidered panda image, in carved wood stand, height 31 cm

Two oriental table screens 15 cm and 24 cm high

Oriental Table Screens: 15cm and 24cm

Two oriental table screens 15 cm and 24 cm high

Chinese table screen with pierced carved base and removable…

Pierced Carved Chinese Table Screen with Revolving Cat Panel

Chinese table screen with pierced carved base and removable revolving cat panel, 49 cm wide, 65 cm high

Set four Chinese decorated wall screens each portraying scenes…

Chinese Garden Scenes Wall Screens with Mother of Pearl Inlay

Set four Chinese decorated wall screens each portraying scenes of figures in a garden, with applied mother of pearl insets, in decorative frames, fitted for wall display, 92 cm x 30 cm each

A Chinese textile Suxiu screen depicting a cat & mantis, 20th…

Chinese Suxiu Cat & Mantis Textile Screen

A Chinese textile Suxiu screen depicting a cat & mantis, 20th century, 24.8 x 17.5 cm

Four Chinese black lacquered wall screens / panels with applied…

Chinese Raised Lacquer Wall Panels - Set of Four

Four Chinese black lacquered wall screens / panels with applied raised decoration, 124 cm wide total, 105.5 cm high

Vintage Chinese carved wood table screen double fold screen,…

Chinese Carved Wood Table Screen with Bird and Blossom Decoration

Vintage Chinese carved wood table screen double fold screen, with applied bird and blossom decoration, carved wood frame, height 75 cm, width 70 cm total of extended screen.

Chinese table screen panel with applied stone decoration and…

Chinese Stone-Decorated Table Screen Panel with Hardwood Frame

Chinese table screen panel with applied stone decoration and hardwood frame, 34 cm x 25.5 cm

Two Chinese school hand coloured silk screen prints, 20th…

Chinese Silk Screen Prints: Outdoor Beauties

Two Chinese school hand coloured silk screen prints, 20th century beauties outdoor, stamped and signed, housed in black frames. Height 30.5 cm, width 36.5 cm

A Chinese hand coloured silk screen print, 20th century, height…

Chinese Silk Screen Print - Hand Coloured (20th Century)

A Chinese hand coloured silk screen print, 20th century, height 40 cm, width 29 cm

Pair Chinese well carved gilt screens each depicting an emperor…

Pair of Gilt Chinese Emperor Screens

Pair Chinese well carved gilt screens each depicting an emperor in a Royal court scene, 37 cm x 21 cm each

A Chinese table screen on a carved stand, with a framed…

Chinese Table Screen with Dali Marble Tile on Carved Stand

A Chinese table screen on a carved stand, with a framed circular Dali marble tile, a natural mountain formation, stand 70 cm deep36.5 cm

A Qing Dynasty table screen / mirror ornately carved wooden…

Qing Dynasty Carved Wooden Stand with Floral Decorations

A Qing Dynasty table screen / mirror ornately carved wooden stand decorated with flowers and leaves 78 cm high, 53 wide

Set of four small Chinese zodiac screens

Chinese Zodiac Mini Screens Set

Set of four small Chinese zodiac screens

Two Japanese landscape decorated panels and a two-fold screen.…

Japanese Landscape Panels and Screen

Two Japanese landscape decorated panels and a two-fold screen. Painted with landscapes with buildings.

Chinese 3 fold embroidered screen. Incorporating 6 embroidered…

Chinese Embroidered Screen with 6 Figures

Chinese 3 fold embroidered screen. Incorporating 6 embroidered images of figures engaged in various activities. 99 x 6 2 cm. (extended)

An Oriental carved teak screen, 20th century the free standing…

Carved Teak Oriental Screen Divider with Birds and Scrolls

An Oriental carved teak screen, 20th century the free standing screen or room divider, carved with pierced panels of scrolls and birds and relief carved geometric panels between rows of spindles. Height 178 cm, width 161 cm, depth 48 cm

Three Chinese school hand coloured silk screen prints, 20th…

Chinese Silk Screen Prints with Beauties and Roses

Three Chinese school hand coloured silk screen prints, 20th century two 'Beauties outdoor' and roses, each stamped and signed, housed in gold frames. Height 30.5 cm, width 36.5 cm, and smaller

Vintage Chinese timber screen 137 x 116 cm

Antique Chinese Timber Screen - 137x116cm

Vintage Chinese timber screen 137 x 116 cm

Vintage Chinese timber screen 131 x 113 cm

Vintage Chinese Timber Screen

Vintage Chinese timber screen 131 x 113 cm

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen with mother of pearl…

Black Lacquer Screen with Mother of Pearl Inlay

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen with mother of pearl inlay and applied stone decoration, including nephrite urns, 183 cm high

Chinese pierced panel screen, 94.5 x 128 cm approx

Chinese Pierced Panel Screen

Chinese pierced panel screen, 94.5 x 128 cm approx

Oriental lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

183cm Oriental Lacquered Dividing Screen

Oriental lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

A large six panelled Oriental paper screen with painted…

Oriental Landscape Paper Screen with Domestic Scenes

A large six panelled Oriental paper screen with painted decoration of domestic scenes within a landscape. Some faults. Height 172 cm. Width 384 cm

Early oriental black lacquer screen

Oriental Black Lacquer Screen: Early Beauty

Early oriental black lacquer screen

An antique oak Arts & Crafts fire screen in oriental theme with…

Oriental-themed Arts & Crafts fire screen with needlework panel

An antique oak Arts & Crafts fire screen in oriental theme with needle work panel

Chinese lacquered table screen inlaid with stone set scenes

Stone Inlaid Lacquered Table Screen from China

Chinese lacquered table screen inlaid with stone set scenes

A Chinese red lacquer scholar's screen and cabinet, late 20th…

Chinese Red Lacquer Scholar's Screen and Cabinet

A Chinese red lacquer scholar's screen and cabinet, late 20th century. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

Chinese lacquered decorative screen, depicting 2 cranes, 90 cm…

Chinese Crane Lacquered Screen

Chinese lacquered decorative screen, depicting 2 cranes, 90 cm x 90 cm

Japanese black lacquer and paper screen painted with foliate…

Foliate Roundels Lacquer Screen

Japanese black lacquer and paper screen painted with foliate roundels. 174 x 180 cm

Handpainted Japanese Byobu screen, 90.5 cm high

Japanese Handpainted Byobu Screen - 90.5cm High

Handpainted Japanese Byobu screen, 90.5 cm high

Chinese black lacquer six panel folding screen 183 cm high,…

Black Lacquer Folding Screen - 6 Panels, 183cm Tall

Chinese black lacquer six panel folding screen 183 cm high, each panel 40.5 cm wide approx

A Chinese window screen with later mirror backing, 19th/20th…

Chinese Mirror-Backed Window Screen, 19th/20th Century

A Chinese window screen with later mirror backing, 19th/20th century, 106 x 65 cm

Eight Chinese panels each carved with an immortal floating…

Chinese Immortal Panels from Qing Dynasty

Eight Chinese panels each carved with an immortal floating through the clouds, Qing Dynasty, the panels May have been removed from a larger screen, remnants of lacquer on the front and gesso on the reverse, height 86 cm

A Chinese four-panel screen, 20th century, the incised, carved…

Chinese Lacquered Four-Panel Screen with Garden Scene

A Chinese four-panel screen, 20th century, the incised, carved and polychromed black lacquered panels depicting birds and blooming plants among rockwork and trees in a continuous garden setting. Height 123 cm, width 114 cm

Japanese hand painted Byobu screen six panels with floral…

Japanese Floral Byobu Screen - Six Panels

Japanese hand painted Byobu screen six panels with floral decoration, signed and seal to lower right W42 cm x H91 cm approx (each panel)

Good Chinese carved wood screen & stand carved wood screen with…

Chinese Dragon Carved Wood Screen with Stand

Good Chinese carved wood screen & stand carved wood screen with dragon decoration, in fitted wood stand, height 55 cm total.

Chinese three panel floor screen, red lacquer decoration with…

Gilded Flower Red Lacquer Floor Screen

Chinese three panel floor screen, red lacquer decoration with gilded flowers. Height 183 cm, width 123 cm (fully extended)

Chinese carved rosewood table mirror screen with mother of…

Chinese Rosewood Mirror Screen with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Chinese carved rosewood table mirror screen with mother of pearl inlay, height 51 cm, width 27 cm

A Chinese embroidered silk screen panel, 20th century, in a…

A Chinese embroidered silk screen panel, 20th century, in a glazed wooden frame, the embroidery panel depicting a peacock, cranes and birds surrounded by floral scrolls. Weight 198g height 60 cm, width 41.5 cm

A small Chinese screen depicting a lady & two attendants. 20th…

Chinese Lady and Attendants Screen

A small Chinese screen depicting a lady & two attendants. 20th century. 22 cm x 15.5 cm

Three small Japanese mixed metal folding screens together with…

Japanese Mixed Metal Screens and Cloisonne Box Set

Three small Japanese mixed metal folding screens together with a cloisonne rectangular hinged box and small screen. Three small Japanese mixed metal folding screens together with a cloisonne rectangular hinged box and small screen. Height of tallest 15 cm…

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen with gilt highlight…

Gilt Highlighted Chinese Lacquered Dividing Screen

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen with gilt highlight decoration, 183 cm high

Chinese 3 panel screen, with fretwork paneling, 183 cm high

Fretwork Chinese Screen: 183cm Height

Chinese 3 panel screen, with fretwork paneling, 183 cm high

Chinese three panel screen, of rectangular form, the upper…

Dragon Carved Three Panel Screen

Chinese three panel screen, of rectangular form, the upper carved panels displaying stylised dragons above pierced fret work panels, height 152 cm

Chinese Dali marble table screen, set with a rectangular panel,…

Chinese Dali Marble Calligraphy Table Screen

Chinese Dali marble table screen, set with a rectangular panel, with calligraphy, with framed surround on four feet

A Chinese leather bound four-way screen, decorated with figures…

Chinese Four-Way Landscape Screen

A Chinese leather bound four-way screen, decorated with figures in various landscapes. Length 187 cm. Width 212 cm

An old pair of Chinese wood desk screens, with heavily gilded…

Gilded Chinese Wood Desk Screens with Carved Figures

An old pair of Chinese wood desk screens, with heavily gilded deeply carved figures. Length 34-35 cm

Chinese panelled screen 120 cm high

120cm Chinese Panelled Screen

Chinese panelled screen 120 cm high

A Japanese six fold screen, circa 1920. 172 cm high, 62 cm wide

1920 Japanese Six-Fold Screen: Height 172cm, Width 62cm

A Japanese six fold screen, circa 1920. 172 cm high, 62 cm wide

A Chinese carved hardwood table screen, with inset polished…

Chinese Carved Hardwood Table Screen with Bronze Plaque

A Chinese carved hardwood table screen, with inset polished bronze plaque. Height 73 cm max

Chinese Dali marble table screen, set with a circular panel,…

Chinese Dali Marble Table Screen with Calligraphy and Fretwork

Chinese Dali marble table screen, set with a circular panel, with calligraphy, surrounded by fret work on four feet, 42 x 34 cm

A Japanese two leaf ebonised and red lacquer decorative screen,…

Japanese Lacquer Decorative Screen with Bird and Flower Motifs

A Japanese two leaf ebonised and red lacquer decorative screen, early 20th century, the floor screen with a pierced and relief carved crest with bird and flower decorations above a deep red panel framing a reserve of birds perched and flying amidst…

Chinese carved jade screen. Carved wood with jade insert.…

Jade Screen with Carved Wood Base

Chinese carved jade screen. Carved wood with jade insert. Height 11 cm weight 35 cm diameter 25 cm

A Chinese marble table screen adorned with poem and seal,…

Chinese Marble Table Screen with Rosewood Frame

A Chinese marble table screen adorned with poem and seal, housed in a rosewood frame, 20th century, 29 cm high

Dynasty. Screens 14 x 9 cm each. Pair of small Chinese painted…

Pair of Chinese Marble Table Screens, Qing Dynasty

Dynasty. Screens 14 x 9 cm each. Pair of small Chinese painted marble table screens in timber stands, Qing Dynasty, 14 x 9 cm

Japanese Four-panel screen, 20th century, ink and colour on…

Indoor Women: Japanese Four-panel Screen

Japanese Four-panel screen, 20th century, ink and colour on paper, depicting women in indoor settings, 91.5 x 180 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Chinese six fold floor screen, approx 184 cm high, 6 panels,…

Chinese Six Panel Floor Screen, 184cm Height

Chinese six fold floor screen, approx 184 cm high, 6 panels, each approx 40 cm wide

Japanese bi-folding screen. Paper mounted on gold-leaf board,…

Gnarled Blossom Screen

Japanese bi-folding screen. Paper mounted on gold-leaf board, depicting gnarled wood stump with cherry blossoms. Height 172.5 cm. Width 189 cm

Old Chinese six fold floor screen painted with a town on a…

Chinese River Town Screen

Old Chinese six fold floor screen painted with a town on a river, 214 cm high, 250 cm wide

A Chinese black lacquer painted hanging screen, 6 x 86 cm

Chinese Black Lacquer Hanging Screen: 6x86cm

A Chinese black lacquer painted hanging screen, 6 x 86 cm

Good Chinese carved stone & wood table screen a five section…

Carved Stone and Wood Table Screen

Good Chinese carved stone & wood table screen a five section table screen, with inset carved stone scenes of figures in a garden, on carved wood decorated frame, height 45 cm; width 55 cm.

Pair of Chiense red lacquered screens with ornately carved…

Chinese Lacquered Screens with Ornate Carvings

Pair of Chiense red lacquered screens with ornately carved centres depicting traditional scenes, 46 cm, x 92 cm,

Pair of Chinese gilt wood carved panel screens 22 cm, x 57 cm,

Gilt Wood Chinese Panel Screens

Pair of Chinese gilt wood carved panel screens 22 cm, x 57 cm,

Antique Chinese carved rosewood painted screen vintage painted…

Chinese Carved Rosewood Painted Figural Screen with Marble Plaque

Antique Chinese carved rosewood painted screen vintage painted figural screen, depicting figures in an interior setting, on marble plaque, in well carved fitted rosewood stand, height 52 cm, width 38 cm. Crack across the marble.

Chinese carved table screen, with framed textile screen of…

Chinese Textile Table Screen with Carved Stand

Chinese carved table screen, with framed textile screen of square form, raised on a pierced and scrolled timber stand, the textile depicting court figures at leisure amongst animals, in green/grey tones, stand height 67 cm and width 57 cm

A Chinese embroidered six fold screen, height 130 cm, length…

Chinese Embroidered Six-Fold Screen, 130x258cm

A Chinese embroidered six fold screen, height 130 cm, length 258 cm

Large Chinese decorative lacquer ware screen, with applied…

Chinese Dragon Lacquer Screen

Large Chinese decorative lacquer ware screen, with applied carved dragon decoration, height 220 cm, width 155 cm

Chinese circular table screen, with circular jade panel carved…

Circular Jade Phoenix Table Screen

Chinese circular table screen, with circular jade panel carved with phoenix and flowers, set within a carved wooden frame and mounted on carved wooden stand, total height 48 cm

A Chinese painted marble panel mounted in a wooden table screen,…

Chinese Painted Marble Table Screen, Early 20th Century

A Chinese painted marble panel mounted in a wooden table screen, early 20th century, 50 cm high

A small Chinese embroidered screen. 86 x 90 cm

Chinese Embroidered Screen: Delicate Artistry in Miniature

A small Chinese embroidered screen. 86 x 90 cm

A Chinese lacquer screen, 20th century, 169 x 160 cm

Chinese Lacquer Screen, 20th Century

A Chinese lacquer screen, 20th century, 169 x 160 cm

Chinese panel screen with stand, decorated with gentleman,…

Chinese Gentlemen and Ducks Panel Screen

Chinese panel screen with stand, decorated with gentleman, child and duck scene, signed upper left. Height 67 cm approx

A small Ching period Chinese carved grey jade and rosewood…

Ching Period Jade Table Screen with Pine Tree Scene

A small Ching period Chinese carved grey jade and rosewood table screen, the screen with a scene of figures under pine trees in a landscape, dimensions including stand 19 x 9 cm

Red Oriental three panel screen

Red Oriental Tri-Panel Screen

Red Oriental three panel screen

Japanese woodblock print by Toyokuni III, Edo period, Oban…

Courtesan behind folding screen in Genji's tale

Japanese woodblock print by Toyokuni III, Edo period, Oban Yoko-e (horizontal format) print of a courtesan behind a folding screen, from 'The Tale of Genji', 23.5 cm x 34.5 cm

A large six panelled Oriental paper screen with painted…

Oriental Landscape Paper Screen with Domestic Scenes

A large six panelled Oriental paper screen with painted decoration of domestic scenes within a landscape. Some faults. Height 172 cm. Width 384 cm

A Chinese small marble panelled table screen, the panel with…

Chinese Marble Table Screen with Calligraphy and Inclusions

A Chinese small marble panelled table screen, the panel with peak mountain-like coloured inclusions highlighted with painted calligraphy and red seal mark, in hardwood frame and removeable stand. 20.5 x 11 x 29.5 cm.

Early Chinese 3 panel black lacquer screen with raised hard…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Hard Stone Decoration

Early Chinese 3 panel black lacquer screen with raised hard stone decoration, 87 cm high, 96 cm wide

A Chinese carved hardwood table screen, Qing Dynasty 19th…

Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Hardwood Table Screen

A Chinese carved hardwood table screen, Qing Dynasty 19th century, 86 cm high, 57 cm wide

A Chinese hardwood table screen, Qing Dynasty 19th century, 68…

Qing Dynasty Chinese Hardwood Table Screen

A Chinese hardwood table screen, Qing Dynasty 19th century, 68 cm high, 45 cm wide

A Chinese stone and hardwood table screen, the square framed…

Chinese Stone and Hardwood Table Screen

A Chinese stone and hardwood table screen, the square framed panel containing a circle of decorative two toned stone, with side supports to trestle feet and having a relief carved lower border above a shaped apron. Height 41.5 cm. Width 33 cm. Depth 14 cm

An antique Chinese carved timber three-fold screen with…

An antique Chinese carved timber three-fold screen with engraved brass panels, 19th/20th century, 90 cm high, 90 cm wide

Japanese six-fold paper room Dividing screen, Meiji period,…

Meiji Period Bird and Blossom Paper Screen

Japanese six-fold paper room Dividing screen, Meiji period, hand painted paper screen with decoration of birds and blossoms, condition, panels detached, some tears requiring restoration., height 174 cm, W. 360 cm

A 19th century Chinese two panel table screen, black lacquered,…

Chinese Coastal Landscape Table Screen

A 19th century Chinese two panel table screen, black lacquered, each panel with figures extensive coastal landscapes with rocky and tree highlights, red lacquer and gilt enrichments. Pierced framing panels. 150 x 54.5 cm.

Japanese six fold screen with applied calligraphy and art work

Japanese Artistry: Calligraphy on Six-Fold Screen

Japanese six fold screen with applied calligraphy and art work

Pair of Chinese wooden screens

Chinese Wooden Screens Pair

Pair of Chinese wooden screens

Chinese wooden carved screen, of rectangular form, decorated…

Chinese Carved Wooden Screen with Birds and Symbol

Chinese wooden carved screen, of rectangular form, decorated with one panel containing scene of birds amongst flowers and foliage with the other side containing a symbol surrounded by bats, panels surround by pierced flower and scrolling foliage pattern,…

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

Black Lacquered Chinese Divider - 183cm Height

Chinese black lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

Chinese carved and inlaid table screen with lift out panel…

Chinese Inlaid Table Screen with Applied Stone Decoration

Chinese carved and inlaid table screen with lift out panel containing applied decoration including stone,32 cm wide, 16 cm deep, 51 cm high

Early Chinese hand painted 5 panel screen. Court and landscape…

Chinese Hand-Painted 5-Panel Screen with Court and Landscape Scenes

Early Chinese hand painted 5 panel screen. Court and landscape scenes with engraved birds and blossoms. 138 x 138 cm (complete)

A small Chinese rosewood and brass screen, the central brass…

Dragon Brass Screen with Rosewood Frame and Stand

A small Chinese rosewood and brass screen, the central brass panel decorated with a dragon in the clouds over the sea, the frame and stand with elaborately carved decoration. 45 cm x 73 cm.