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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A Chinese blackwood & porcelain table screen, Qianlong seal…

Chinese Blackwood & Porcelain Table Screen with Chrysanthemums

A Chinese blackwood & porcelain table screen, Qianlong seal mark, a carved frame with glazed porcelain spandrels, applied & inlaid with ceramic chrysanthemums issuing from rocks on a stepped foot, height 78 cm, width 46.5 cm

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Whirlpool Uzu', c. 2012…

Uzu Whirlpool

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Whirlpool Uzu', c. 2012 eight-fold screen, antique fabric, Japanese paper (washi), ink and crushed-shell pigment (gofun), silver foil, signed, with box

An embroidered silk three-panel hardwood screen each panel of…

Embroidered Silk Three-Panel Screen with Birds and Flowers

An embroidered silk three-panel hardwood screen each panel of rectangular shape embroidered on the black silk ground with birds beside flowering plants and trees, one with a pair of cranes beside bamboo and a magnolia tree, another with pairs of peacocks…

A Chinese carved ten-fold hongmu and embroidered screen, Qing…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ten-Fold Hongmu Embroidered Screen

A Chinese carved ten-fold hongmu and embroidered screen, Qing dynasty, 183 cm high, 36.5 cm wide (each panel). Provenance: NSW private collection, in Australia since late 19th century

Small Chinese sodalite table screen having a blue sodalite…

Chinese Sodalite Table Screen with Jade Mount

Small Chinese sodalite table screen having a blue sodalite panel, carved with pine trees on a rocky landscape. Set in a rosewood mount with carved and pierced green and mutton-fat jade panels. 27 x 34 cm.

An embroidered silk hardwood screen of rectangular form,…

Embroidered Silk Bird Screen with Stand

An embroidered silk hardwood screen of rectangular form, embroidered in colours on a cream silk ground with pairs of different species of birds near a large pine tree growing beside rockwork, various flowering plants and lingzhi fungus, including song…

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Bou Entrancement', c. 2012…

Bou Entrancement

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Bou Entrancement', c. 2012 six-fold screen, Japanese paper (washi), ink, crushed-shell pigment (gofun), gold leaf, and silk on paper, signed

A carved ivory table screen, Qing dynasty, 19th century, formed…

Qing Dynasty Ivory Table Screen with Intricate Carvings

A carved ivory table screen, Qing dynasty, 19th century, formed of two rectangular ivory plaques, each intricately carved on one side with warriors on horseback and on foot carrying banners, lanterns and bayonets, one group outside a city wall and the…

A Chinese hardwood table screen inset with an inscribed white…

Chinese Jade-Inlaid Table Screen, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese hardwood table screen inset with an inscribed white jade plaque, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the plaque decorated to one side with a scholar and attendant in a landscape. The other side decorated with a twenty character poem, 24 cm high, 20 cm…

A pair of hongmu armchairs with 'dream-stone' marble insets,…

Hongmu Armchairs with Dream-Stone Marble Insets by Li Jiren

A pair of hongmu armchairs with 'dream-stone' marble insets, Late Qing dynasty to Republic period, by Li Jiren, 103.5 high, 61.5 wide, 46.5 deep (2). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in the early 1980s. Erquan Shanmin is the studio name of…

A Chinese carved hongmu six-fold screen with ceramic-plaque…

Chinese Hongmu Screen with Ceramic Inset Plaques, 1831

A Chinese carved hongmu six-fold screen with ceramic-plaque insets, dated by inscription 1831, with possibly later parts, 104 cm x 19 cm x 1.8 cm (6). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s from Mr Lam, Foo Chow…

An embellished lacquer six-fold screen, Qing dynasty, 19th…

Embellished Qing Dynasty Six-Fold Screen

An embellished lacquer six-fold screen, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each rectangular black lacquer panel inlaid in jade, malachite, lapis-lazuli, rose quartz, coral, carnelian, ivory, bone and other materials, depicting a continuous scene of figures on a…

A polychrome lacquer six-fold screen of the Yihe Yuan (Summer…

Polychrome Lacquer Six-Fold Screen of Yihe Yuan

A polychrome lacquer six-fold screen of the Yihe Yuan (Summer Palace) depicting a continuous panorama of the scenic places of the Summer Palace including Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake and the Kuoru Pavilion, with open walkways on the shores of the lake,…

A pair of Chinese Hardstone-Inlaid table screens, Qing Dynasty…

Chinese Hardstone-Inlaid Table Screens, Qing Dynasty

A pair of Chinese Hardstone-Inlaid table screens, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, the black lacquer panels inlaid with hardstone and jade decoration of pomegranate and nandina, inset into intricately pierced hardwood table screens. Provenance…

A Chinese red lacquer and carved six panel screen 20th century,…

Dragon & Floral Carved Lacquer Screen

A Chinese red lacquer and carved six panel screen 20th century, each panel detailed with alternating floral scenes surmounted by a repeat double dragon roundel, 184 x 246 cm approximately

A Chinese hardwood and lacquer stone inlaid screen on an…

Chinese Hardwood and Stone Inlaid Screen with Stand

A Chinese hardwood and lacquer stone inlaid screen on an associated stand Qing Dynasty, late 19th century inlaid with hardstone, jade and coral, depicting individual floral arrangement vignettes within fretwork borders, some losses to fretwork, associated…

Important large early Chinese hardwood screen, with finely…

Carved Dragon Hardwood Screen

Important large early Chinese hardwood screen, with finely carved design and dragon ends, the panel featuring numerous carved dragon figures, 192.5 cm wide, 74 cm deep, 179 cm high, the panel lifts out from the base and 4 carved hardwood dragons detach…

Important large early Chinese hardwood screen, with finely…

Carved Chinese Dragon Hardwood Screen

Important large early Chinese hardwood screen, with finely carved design and dragon ends, the panel featuring numerous carved dragon figures, 192.5 cm wide, 74 cm deep, 179 cm high, the panel lifts out from the base and 4 carved hardwood dragons detach…

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Tane Seed', c. 2012 two-fold…

"Tane Seed" Screen

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Tane Seed', c. 2012 two-fold screen, Japanese paper (washi), ink, crushed-shell pigment (gofun) and silk on paper, signed, with box

A Chinese carved, painted and lacquered twelve panel screen,…

Chinese Warrior Landscape Screen

A Chinese carved, painted and lacquered twelve panel screen, each panel forming part of a continuous scene depicting warriors on horseback in a landscape setting, each panel 275 x 50 cm

Large Chinese Dali marble table screen, with a square inset…

Chinese Dali Marble Table Screen with Wooden Carving

Large Chinese Dali marble table screen, with a square inset dali marble panel, set within a carved wooden screen, accented with carved roped motifs, 71 cm x 62 cm. Provenance: The Yeung Estate

An ivory table screen and stand, 19th/20th century of…

Ivory Table Screen with Deer and Crane Decoration

An ivory table screen and stand, 19th/20th century of rectangular form carved with two panels set within the ivory frame, each decorated in high relief with a deer and crane beside rocks and plants in a fenced enclosure beside a large pine tree, the wood…

A four-panel hardstone inlaid wood screen, 19th/20th century…

Hardstone Inlaid Wood Screen with Maidens and Wildlife

A four-panel hardstone inlaid wood screen, 19th/20th century each panel embellished with jade, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, agate, jadeite, bone and other hardstones to depict two maidens carrying a musical instrument and a basket of flowers in a garden…

Chinese hardstone overlay six-panel screen, c. 1900, each panel…

Chinese Hardstone Overlay Six-Panel Screen

Chinese hardstone overlay six-panel screen, c. 1900, each panel rendered in five sections with ritual vessels potted with flowers of the four seasons in multi-coloured hardstones, carved dragons and qilins, height 162 cm, width 228 cm. Provenance: The…

A five-panel screen, covered with 18th century hand painted…

18th Century Chinese Wallpaper Screen from Castle Fraser

A five-panel screen, covered with 18th century hand painted Chinese wallpaper. Each panel 243 x 61 cm. Provenance: castle Fraser, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire Scotland ('Inventory 1897 drawing Room' painted to underside), Thence by descent, Mr J. Smiley,…

A Chinese hardwood table screen with ink enamel porcelain…

Chinese Porcelain Panel Table Screen

A Chinese hardwood table screen with ink enamel porcelain panels, early 20th century, well painted with landscapes, whole size: 60.5 cm high, 60 cm wide, each panel about 10 x 20 cm (ex frame). Provenance: Old ACT Collection

A pair of Chinese coromandel lacquer six panel screens,…

Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Six Panel Screens

A pair of Chinese coromandel lacquer six panel screens, decorated with figures amongst pavilions on a black ground, the reverse with characters and cranes within a cracked ice border, each panel: 241 x 45.5 cm. Provenance: The studio of Margaret Olley,…

A 'duan' stone 'landscape' table screen with rosewood stand,…

19th Century Duan Stone Landscape Table Screen with Stand

A 'duan' stone 'landscape' table screen with rosewood stand, 19th century 'Duan' stone: 39.5 x 31 cm, screen with stand: 62.5 cm high. Provenance: The John and Wendy St Alban Collection, Adelaide Elder Fine Art, 12 and 13 September 2009, Adelaide, lot 146…

A fine and very decorative Japanese Kano school painted…

A fine and very decorative Japanese Kano school painted six-fold 'Cranes in landscape' screen Meiji Period (1868-1912) 170 cm high 378 cm wide, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Provenance: The Collection of Martyn Cook and Thomas Hamel, Sydney. Mossgreen 20 May…

A fine Japanese six panelled folding screen, Taisho period,…

Japanese Iris Folding Screen

A fine Japanese six panelled folding screen, Taisho period, (1912?26), decorated with abundant blue and white irises on metallic ground, signed lower left, 350 cm wide, 167 cm high

A rare Chinese silver architectural table screen, X-ray tested .…

A rare Chinese silver architectural table screen, X-ray tested .950 silver., the large architectural double-sided table screen, embossed and chased silver, unmarked. "In 1866, the silver table screen was brought to Victoria from china by Maa Louey…

Attributed to Yoshin six panel screen (Byobu), Edo period, 19th…

Kanzan and Jittoku: 19th Century Screen

Attributed to Yoshin six panel screen (Byobu), Edo period, 19th century depicting the poet Kanzan and the Daoist sage Jittoku, ink on silvered ground, framed, 111 x 281 cm. Provenance: on loan at the Art Gallery of NSW.

A four-panel embellished hard wood screen, 20th century, each…

Inlaid Hardwood Screen with Birds, Animals, and Plants

A four-panel embellished hard wood screen, 20th century, each panel inlaid with various materials including, mother-of-pearl, bone, soapstone and wood with polychrome decoration, to depict birds and animals beside plants and rockwork, the upper section…

A rare Japanese six-panel screen, early Edo, 17th century, in…

Golden Willow Screen with Poems

A rare Japanese six-panel screen, early Edo, 17th century, in gold leaf on paper with poems attached to a willow tree. 123 cm high, 284 cm wide each panel 123 cm high, 48 cm wide

A Chinese silk embroidered mother-of-pearl inlaid Hongmu screen,…

Embroidered Hongmu Screen with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

A Chinese silk embroidered mother-of-pearl inlaid Hongmu screen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the hardwood screen finely inlaid with scrolling foliate designs in mother-of-pearl, with Buddhist guardian lion feet, inset with a very fine silk…

A pair of Japanese six panel screens, Meiji period (1868-1912)…

Japanese Screens: Mountain Residence and Hillside Retreat

A pair of Japanese six panel screens, Meiji period (1868-1912) / Taisho period (1912-1926), polychrome ink and sumi and gold leaf, the right hand screen featuring a riverside residence amongst mountains, pines and blossom with figures enjoying music…

A Japanese Two-Panel screen, by Yuge Koho, Taisho period,…

Eagle and Pine: Japanese Two-Panel Screen by Yuge Koho

A Japanese Two-Panel screen, by Yuge Koho, Taisho period, featuring a bold and dramatic design of an eagle atop a huge pine branch with details on the pine and the eagle in well executed relief work. Yuge Koho was a pupil of the famous painter Domoto…

Chinese 'Duan' stone carved table screen a 'Duan' stone 'Prunus…

Duan Stone Table Screen with Prunus and Bamboo

Chinese 'Duan' stone carved table screen a 'Duan' stone 'Prunus and bamboo' table screen Qing dynasty, late 19th century, the mottled coloured stone carved in high relief with a blossoming prunus tree beside bamboo and rockwork, the reverse undecorated,…

A Japanese six panel screen, possibly Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Riverside Cityscape: Japanese Six Panel Screen

A Japanese six panel screen, possibly Meiji period (1868-1912), Finely painted in a riverside city scene with ink, colour and gold leaves, 172 x 366 cm

An antique lacquered leather Chinoiserie painted folding screen,…

An antique lacquered leather Chinoiserie painted folding screen, 18th/19th century, comprising four panels with stud trim, each depicting figural scenes amidst abundant flora, each panel 127 cm high, 52 cm wide

A six-panel embellished black lacquer screen, 20th century each…

Inlaid Floral Lacquer Screen with Crane Medallions

A six-panel embellished black lacquer screen, 20th century each panel inlaid with various materials including bone and different coloured hardstones, to depict vases of flowers, including peony, chrysanthemum, magnolia, prunus and lilies, and precious…

A Chinese Qing Dynasty, 18th century, four-panel lacquered…

Polychrome Immortal Lacquered Folding Screen

A Chinese Qing Dynasty, 18th century, four-panel lacquered hardwood folding screen, each panel inlaid with well - carved polychrome bone figures of Daoist immortals and their attendants. the reverse side painted in coloured lacquer with birds, shrubs

A pair of 18th century Japanese Edo period painted screens,…

18th Century Japanese Kabuki Actor Painted Screens

A pair of 18th century Japanese Edo period painted screens, attributed to Hanabusa Itch?. Each with six panels depicting kabuki actors. Some wear consistent with age including fading and some surface losses. Pale blue decorative pattern to the reverse.…

A 19th century six-fold Chinese screen, each panel with pierced…

Gilded Chinese Six-Fold Screen with Pierced Decoration

A 19th century six-fold Chinese screen, each panel with pierced decoration of calligraphy, birds and flowering branches, gilded with black and red paint finish, each panel measures 40 x 205 cm.

Magnificent Japanese late Meiji period six panel screen, of…

Magnificent Japanese late Meiji period six panel screen, of rectangular form, finely painted with a scene of geshias and attendants within an interior with screen, musical instruments, table and robe hanger, in rich tones with gilt ground, height 171 cm,…

A Chinese mother of pearl inlaid hardwood three fold…

Chinese Mother of Pearl Table Screen, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese mother of pearl inlaid hardwood three fold embroidered silk table screen Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century, the central panel depicting cockerel, ho ho birds and parrots in a cherry blossom tree, flanked by a further two panels with…

A Chinese dreamstone marble panel, table screen Qing Dynasty…

Chinese Dreamstone Marble Table Screen

A Chinese dreamstone marble panel, table screen Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) carved hardwood, possibly Huanghuali wood screen size: 48.5 x 54 cm (frame). Height 69 cm; width 61 cm; Depth 24 cm (feet)

A Chinese porcelain plaque-inset hardwood table screen…

Yangcai Porcelain Table Screen by Wang Yeting

A Chinese porcelain plaque-inset hardwood table screen attributed to Wang Yeting (1884-1942), the plaque decorated in yangcai enamels with a lakeside scene with houses and a figure in the foreground, mountains in the distance, and a poetic inscription to…

A Chinese green marble table screen, 20th century, 27 x 27.5 cm.…

Chinese Green Marble Table Screen, 20th Century

A Chinese green marble table screen, 20th century, 27 x 27.5 cm. Provenance: An important private collection, Qld, acquired in Brisbane in 5/12/2006.

A 'dream stone' table screen, 51.4 cm high, 56.3 cm wide, 27.4…

Dream Stone Table Screen

A 'dream stone' table screen, 51.4 cm high, 56.3 cm wide, 27.4 cm D. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney

A Chinese carved table screen, with carved jade panel of…

Carved Jade and Wood Table Screen with Bird and Vines

A Chinese carved table screen, with carved jade panel of sinuous vines with bird in carved wood frame and stand. 21 x 9 x 21 cm.

A Japanese Literati subject Sumie six panel screen, Edo period…

"Seven Scholars of Bamboo Grove" Screen

A Japanese Literati subject Sumie six panel screen, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 1700, Sumi ink on paper of a group of sage like Chinese men perusing a scroll with karako (attendants), probably one of a pair depicting the 'Seven scholars of the bamboo…

Beautiful Chinese six panel black lacquer and gilt folding…

Gilt Chinese Folding Screen with Daily Life Scenes

Beautiful Chinese six panel black lacquer and gilt folding screen, decorated with scenes of daily life, above a village scene including house under pine trees, fisherman and child riding on ox, with Greek key border flanked by panels of geometric motifs…

A four-panel Chinese landscape screen, the green stone panels…

Enamel Painted Chinese Landscape Screen

A four-panel Chinese landscape screen, the green stone panels are enamel painted with mountain and waterway scenes. 180 cm high, 170 cm wide

Chinese Republic period carved hardwood table screen. Mounted…

Carved Hardwood Table Screen with Porcelain Plaque

Chinese Republic period carved hardwood table screen. Mounted with a famille rose porcelain plaque. Provenance: Estate late Lawrence & Nora (nee Moon) Illingworth - Collected Shanghai c.1920s-30s; thence by descent. 54 x 34 cm (plaque) 84 x 48 cm (overall)

A large six-fold Japanese screen, late Meji/early Taisho period,…

Japanese Mountain Landscape Screen

A large six-fold Japanese screen, late Meji/early Taisho period, early 20th century, depicting a mountain landscape, sumi-e ink on silk and gold leaf, signed, two seals of the artist. 171.8 cm high

An inscribed Chinese 'Dreamstone' table screen late 19th/Early…

Chinese Dreamstone Table Screen with Inscription and Carved Mount

An inscribed Chinese 'Dreamstone' table screen late 19th/Early 20th century, the tablescreen in two sections, the top section with an inscribed circular dreamstone (marble) panel with a fourteen character inscription and seal, set in a carved reticulated…

A fine Chinese table screen in rosewood with a figured moutain…

Rosewood Chinese Table Screen with Marble Panel

A fine Chinese table screen in rosewood with a figured moutain landscape marble panel, the stand with delicate pierced oval panels, scalloped apron on four splayed feet. Height 56 cm. Width 59 cm. Depth 23 cm

A Japanese Kano school Two-Fold screen, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Kano School Scholars in Landscape

A Japanese Kano school Two-Fold screen, Edo period (1603-1868), 18th/19th century, in round format, with gilded backing paper depicting a group of scholars in a landscape with gold clouds. 175 x 95 cm (each panel)

A Japanese six-panel folding screen, inscribed Seigyu ga, 20th…

Japanese Folding Screen with Bird and Blooming Plants

A Japanese six-panel folding screen, inscribed Seigyu ga, 20th century, painted in colours on the gold silk ground with a single bird perched on a branch of a flowering prunus tree beneath overhanging willow and maple and beside brightly coloured…

A large and impressive Republic period porcelain screen. The…

Republic Porcelain Landscape Screen with Water Scene

A large and impressive Republic period porcelain screen. The screen finely painted with a landscape and water scene. Damage to the wooden frame. Height 86 cm. Width 56 cm

Chinese black lacquer six-panel screen, c. 1900, depicting a…

Chinese Black Lacquer Battle Screen with Blossoming Tree

Chinese black lacquer six-panel screen, c. 1900, depicting a battle scene within a border of scholars objects, the reverse decorated with a large blossoming tree with birds, missing a few metal pins, height 166 cm, width 189 cm. Provenance: The Estate of…

A six panel Chinese finely carved screen depicting Chinese…

Chinese Fable Carved Screen

A six panel Chinese finely carved screen depicting Chinese fable. Purchased Taylor's Chin Hua Galleries, Sydney, 199 cm x 45 cm

A late 19th century Chinese rosewood and embroidered silk…

Chinese Rosewood Silk Screen with Mother of Pearl Inlay

A late 19th century Chinese rosewood and embroidered silk screen, with mother of pearl inlay frame and stand on foo dog carved feet, the apron with inlay figures, 101 cm height x 71 cm width.

A two panel Japanese screen, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Meiji Period Japanese Screen: Flowers and Trees

A two panel Japanese screen, Meiji period (1868-1912), depicting flowers and trees, ink and colour on paper, 158 x 146 cm

Two Chinese polychrome decorated table screens, Republic period…

Chinese Polychrome Table Screens, Republic Period

Two Chinese polychrome decorated table screens, Republic period (1912-1949) the vertical panel 19 cm high, 12 cm wide, the horizontal panel 14 cm high, 25 cm wide

A six leaf black lacquer screen inlaid with hardstone archaic…

Black Lacquer Screen with Hardstone Inlay and Ceramic Animals

A six leaf black lacquer screen inlaid with hardstone archaic shaped vessels, 19th/20th century, ceramic animals, the balanced symmetry of vessels and animals,on each leaf is framed by mother of pearl, the reverse with simple gilt splashes, height 182 cm,…

Japanese 6 part folding screen, hawk Illustration, it was…

Hawk Folding Screen from Uwajima Temple, 1815

Japanese 6 part folding screen, hawk Illustration, it was Located in Uwajima Ehime Prefecture 120 Kilometres south of Hiroshima Prefecture, written collection held at Joman temple in the Edo period 1815

Pair of Japanese six fold screens,each fold with a flower…

Japanese Flower Screens with Original Box

Pair of Japanese six fold screens,each fold with a flower display. Signed lower left, late Meiji or Taisho, has an original timber storage box, height 172 cm, each fold 61 cm wide

A painted six-fold screen, China, 1956 ink and colour on paper,…

Chinese Six-Fold Screen, Ink and Color, Signed by Shi Zhi

A painted six-fold screen, China, 1956 ink and colour on paper, the folded screen inscribed and signed, Shi Zhi, with two seals of the artist dated spring of bingshen year (1956) 62 cm wide x 170.5 cm high (each panel)

A Chinese carved white jade 'marriage' plaque, Late Qing…

Chinese White Jade Marriage Plaque on Table Screen

A Chinese carved white jade 'marriage' plaque, Late Qing dynasty. fitted into a later table screen, 12 cm wide,. Provenance: Western Australia private collection. The Collection assembled in the 1970s in HK and Singapore, and hence by descent

An embellished lacquer two-fold screen, Meiji period the black…

Embellished Lacquer Two-Fold Screen with Inlaid Ivory and Mother-of-Pearl

An embellished lacquer two-fold screen, Meiji period the black lacquer ground inlaid in ivory, bone and mother-of-pearl, one panel depicting a cockerel beneath a blossoming prunus tree among scattered feathers, the other decorated with a cockerel and hen…

Chinese famille rose porcelain five-panelled screen, Republic…

Famille Rose Porcelain Scholars Screen

Chinese famille rose porcelain five-panelled screen, Republic period (1912 - 1949), painted in the central panel with three scholars at leisure in a garden with attendants, the side panels with portraits of famous scholars, each panel inscribed and with…

A Japanese painted six-fold screen, Taisho period, painted in…

Japanese Dragon Six-Fold Screen with Clouds

A Japanese painted six-fold screen, Taisho period, painted in ink with two dragons swirling amongst a field of heavy cloud, framed with brocade textile, unsigned, 173.3 cm high, 59.9 cm wide each panel

Japanese six panel folding screen, decorated with gilded…

Gilded Japanese Folding Screen with Dragon and Pagodas

Japanese six panel folding screen, decorated with gilded figures, dragon and pagodas, 183xm high

Unusual all over carved hardwood screen, fitted with a coloured…

Carved Hardwood Screen with Brass Tray, 19th Century India

Unusual all over carved hardwood screen, fitted with a coloured engraved leaf shaped brass tray, Indian 19th century 156 cm high

A Chinese coromandel six panel screen, with ladies at various…

Chinese Coromandel Screen with Ladies and Birds

A Chinese coromandel six panel screen, with ladies at various pursuits in pavilions by a lake on a gold ground, the reverse with birds and peonies amidst rockwork in a cracked ice border, each panel: 183 x 40.5 cm. Provenance: The studio of Margaret Olley…

Japanese Edo two panel dividing screen purchased at David Jones…

Japanese Edo Two-Panel Screen from David Jones Antique Department

Japanese Edo two panel dividing screen purchased at David Jones Antique Department for $12,000, each panel 85 cm wide, 174 cm high approx

An antique Japanese six panel screen Meiji period, 1868-1912…

Japanese Meiji Period Six Panel Horse Screen

An antique Japanese six panel screen Meiji period, 1868-1912 depicting figures and their horses in sublime landscape settings, beautifully and subtly decorated en grisaille with red accents, the paper panels upon gilt leaf backing on navy and gold silk,…

A carved ivory table screen, depicting various ladies playing…

Ivory Table Screen: Musical Ladies in Courtyard

A carved ivory table screen, depicting various ladies playing instruments in a courtyard length 31 cm

A Chinese inscribed and Hand-Painted marble inset six panel…

Chinese Hand-Painted Marble Screen with Literary Couplets

A Chinese inscribed and Hand-Painted marble inset six panel screen, late 18th/early 19th century, the hardwood frame set into a later curved stand. The marble panels delicately painted with court figures in landscapes surrounded by a lengthy calligraphic…

A Japanese four-panel screen, first half 20th century, painted…

Japanese Silk Screen with Floral and Bird Scenes

A Japanese four-panel screen, first half 20th century, painted with floral and birdlife scenes on an ecru coloured silk ground, sporadically embellished with textile borders to some flowers and leaves and embroidered details to various birds, paper backed…

Large Japanese Meiji period two panel screen, beautifully…

Meiji Period Eagle Screen

Large Japanese Meiji period two panel screen, beautifully decorated with eagles perched in trees, surrounded by other birds in ivory and bone, on a black lacquer ground, set within carved and pierced surrounds, height 181 cm

A Chinese Qing black lacquered and hardstone set six-panel…

Qing Dynasty Hardstone Inlaid Six-Panel Screen

A Chinese Qing black lacquered and hardstone set six-panel screen, the extensive courtyard scene with multiple figures including various dignitaries, ornately inlaid with hard and soft stones, various other carved panels including mother-of-pearl, bone,…

A Chinese carved hardstone and lacquer four-panel screen, circa…

Chinese Hardstone & Lacquer Four-Panel Screen, circa 1900

A Chinese carved hardstone and lacquer four-panel screen, circa 1900, 200 cm high, 54 cm wide (each panel)

Japanese lacquered and mother-of-pearl inlaid screen, early…

Peacock and Blossom Lacquered Screen

Japanese lacquered and mother-of-pearl inlaid screen, early 20th century, depicting peacocks and birds amongst blossoming trees, chrysanthemum and further foliage, 123 x 120 cm

A Japanese two-panel folding screen, Edo period, 17th/18th…

Birds and Bridge on Japanese Folding Screen

A Japanese two-panel folding screen, Edo period, 17th/18th century, decorated with a flock of birds flying above a bridge, beside a waterwheel, colour and gilt on paper, each panel 174 x 90 cm

A monumental Chinese three panel folding screen, shallow and…

Chinese Three Panel Folding Screen with Gilt Calligraphy

A monumental Chinese three panel folding screen, shallow and deep carving, gilt calligraphy on black lacquer, cyclical date of 1921, inscribed by Li Yongsheng, Cha Qianzhen, Li Huanwen - celebrating a 70th birthday. Provenance: Alfred Lai, Imperial Peking…

An eight-fold lacquer Oriental screen, decorated on both sides…

Colorful Oriental Screen with Birds and Flowers

An eight-fold lacquer Oriental screen, decorated on both sides with colourful birds, trees and flowers on a black ground. Each panel 40.5 x 216 cm.

A Chinese red Tianqi lacquer six-panel screen; Qing (1644-1912)…

Red Lacquer Crane Screen with Magnolia Tree

A Chinese red Tianqi lacquer six-panel screen; Qing (1644-1912) or Republic period (1912-1949); the red lacquer beautifully carved and incised with decoration of two cranes under a magnolia tree, within a scrolling peony border. 183 cm high, 243 cm fully…

A large Oriental screen with carved faux bamboo framework,…

Birds and Flowers Oriental Screen with Agate and Mother-of-Pearl

A large Oriental screen with carved faux bamboo framework, decorated to both sides with applied carved agate and mother of pearl in the form of birds, flowers and naturalistic rock forms

An Oriental rosewood screen with silk embroidered panels, early…

Silk Embroidered Rosewood Screen

An Oriental rosewood screen with silk embroidered panels, early 20th century, with four panels each well carved to the frames and with pierced and carved crests, the pale gold silk panels each with fine embroideries of exotic birds and insects amongst…

Carved Chinese panel screen, late Qing Dynasty early 20th…

Foliate & Bird Carved Chinese Panel Screen

Carved Chinese panel screen, late Qing Dynasty early 20th century, six panelled room Divider, with elaborate foliate & bird fretwork decoration, over hand laquered flower, urn and village scenes, encrusted mother of pearl painted borders, height 233 cm,…

A Japanese six panel screen, Sumi (ink) on gold foil, 20th…

Ink Pine Tree Screen on Gold Foil

A Japanese six panel screen, Sumi (ink) on gold foil, 20th century, unsigned, a single pine tree with branches aloft in ink, mounted in black lacquer frame, each panel 166.5 x 61.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of a Curator & Collector, New South Wales

Chinese six panel screen, black lacquer with gilt and inlaid…

Gilded Blossoming Birds: A Chinese Six Panel Screen

Chinese six panel screen, black lacquer with gilt and inlaid decoration of birds and blossoming branches, height 183 cm width 246 cm

A large Japanese export two panel mirrored dragon screen, early…

Japanese Dragon Mirrored Screen, Early 20th Century

A large Japanese export two panel mirrored dragon screen, early 20th century the imposing pair of rectangular hinged panels, each with a dark wooden frame richly carved and pierced in deep relief with dragons and foliate decoration, with bone and…