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 Japanese Meiji black lacquer and gilt Buddhist house shrine…

Meiji Buddhist Shrine Cabinet with Giltwood Panels

A Japanese Meiji black lacquer and gilt Buddhist house shrine cabinet with two doors set with intricately carved giltwood panels, opening to reveal an interior with further gilded decoration and a background replicating a five-panel screen. Some small…

Six panel Chinese lacquer screen, painted to one side with…

Chinese Lacquer Screen: Birds and Heavenly Landscapes

Six panel Chinese lacquer screen, painted to one side with birds and garden to red background with the reverse heavenly landscape scene. Most likely from the Republic period. 2.4m wide, 1.8m high

Pair of Japanese two fold screens, includes wooden case, 152 cm…

Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Wooden Case

Pair of Japanese two fold screens, includes wooden case, 152 cm height, 152 cm width

Japanese six fold gold leaf floor screen, 213 cm height, 384 cm…

Japanese Gold Leaf Floor Screen - 6 Fold

Japanese six fold gold leaf floor screen, 213 cm height, 384 cm depth approximately

A Chinese six-fold screen, 20th century, 183 cm high, 270 cm…

Chinese Six-Fold Screen, 20th Century

A Chinese six-fold screen, 20th century, 183 cm high, 270 cm wide

A 19th century Japanese six-fold painted screen, with…

Japanese Six-Fold Landscape Screen

A 19th century Japanese six-fold painted screen, with restrained landscape scenes including winter. Signed with calligraphy and red stamped seal marks. The ebonised frame with brass fittings. Each panel 64 x 172 cm. Width extended 384 cm.

A Japanese folding room divider screen, 20th century, 125 cm…

Japanese Folding Room Divider Screen, 20th Century

A Japanese folding room divider screen, 20th century, 125 cm high, 95 cm wide

Chinese table screen, in timber stained rosewood and set with a…

Rosewood Table Screen with Marble Roundel

Chinese table screen, in timber stained rosewood and set with a roundel of patterned white and green marble, height 42.5 x 34 cm.

A Chinese rosewood screen stand, late Qing Dynasty to early…

Rosewood screen stand with lattice motif

A Chinese rosewood screen stand, late Qing Dynasty to early 20th century of typical trestle end form with shaped and pierced fret sides, a horizontal apron and flared base finely relief carved with flora and foliate scrolls with a lattice motif, with…

A Chinese seven fold painted wooden screen c. 1900, each fold…

1900 Chinese Seven-Fold Painted Wooden Screen with Figural Scenes

A Chinese seven fold painted wooden screen c. 1900, each fold painted with a Mandarin figural domestic scene in gold and black with sliding panels, the lower panels of floral sprays, each fold dimensions 140 x 27 cm. Would of had a further section above…

Early 20th century Japanese six fold screen depicting a lion…

Japanese Lion Landscape Screen

Early 20th century Japanese six fold screen depicting a lion and lioness in a landscape with signature and seal mark

An impressive Chinese black lacquer screen, one side decorated…

Chinese Black Lacquer Screen with Gilded Emblems and Inlay

An impressive Chinese black lacquer screen, one side decorated with gilded emblems, and the other with stone and lacquer inlay 248 cm long, 183 cm high, 3 cm deep

Chinese carved wooden screen, of rectangular shape, carved with…

Intricately Carved Chinese Wooden Screen

Chinese carved wooden screen, of rectangular shape, carved with intricate designs, the upper section finely carved with mythical beast in a landscape, 123.5 x 66 cm

A profusely carved walnut screen, Indian Kashmiri region, mid…

Kashmiri Walnut Carved Screen: Mid 20th Century

A profusely carved walnut screen, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th 174 cm high, 184 cm wide

A miniature antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metal miniature…

Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Miniature Screen

A miniature antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metal miniature screen., each unique panel with bamboo,crane and chrysanthemum decoration., each panel approx 15 x 6 cm

A late 19th century Japanese two fold screen with lacquer…

Japanese Lacquer Bird and Fruit Tree Screen

A late 19th century Japanese two fold screen with lacquer panels inlaid with a coloured bone and shell picture of birds in flowering fruit trees. Height 128 cm. Width 140 cm

A carved Chinese table screen mirror and a small treenware fan.…

Chinese Table Screen Mirror and Treenware Fan

A carved Chinese table screen mirror and a small treenware fan. mirror 55 cm high

A Chinese rosewood room screen, the square panel carved in low…

Dragon Rosewood Room Screen

A Chinese rosewood room screen, the square panel carved in low relief with a dragon carrying a mystic pearl amongst clouds, framed with square fret pattern in the corners and set in a stand with carved and pierced apron. The reverse with bamboo and…

A Chinese 3 panel screen c.1900 not assembled (A/F) having a…

Unassembled Chinese 3 Panel Screen with Painted Stone Panels

A Chinese 3 panel screen c.1900 not assembled (A/F) having a total of 7 painted stone panels, height 77.5 cm, width 20 cm (each)

Oriental black lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

183cm Oriental Black Lacquered Room Divider

Oriental black lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

A Japanese two panel folding screen, Edo Period. 17th/18th…

Edo Period Japanese Folding Screen

A Japanese two panel folding screen, Edo Period. 17th/18th century. 54 x 80 cm each

A 19th century Chinese ebony table screen finely carved in…

Chinese Ebony Carved Table Screen with Three Gods

A 19th century Chinese ebony table screen finely carved in relief with the three gods in a pine tree landscape. Key border stand. Height 30 cm

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.

A Japanese folding screen, Edo period (1603 - 1868), depicting…

Edo Period Hawk Hunting Screen

A Japanese folding screen, Edo period (1603 - 1868), depicting two hawks used for sport hunting by Samurai, many Japanese artists of the Edo period created their works for powerful men, the wealthy and mighty nobility & warriors who ruled Japan. These men…

A Chinese porcelain and carved timber table screen, people's…

Chinese Enamel Porcelain Table Screen with Carved Timber Base

A Chinese porcelain and carved timber table screen, people's Republic of China era, a porcelain panel decorated with enamel colours and depicting birds in a chrysanthemum garden, within a pierced floral and bat decorated frame upon a pierced and relief…

Japanese six fold gold leaf floor screen, includes wooden case,…

Japanese Gold Leaf Floor Screen with Wooden Case

Japanese six fold gold leaf floor screen, includes wooden case,172 cm height, 380 cm width approximately

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)

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

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,…

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

Red Oriental three panel screen

Red Oriental Tri-Panel Screen

Red Oriental three panel screen

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

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

Chinese Lacquer Screen, 20th Century

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

Chinese panelled screen 120 cm high

120cm Chinese Panelled Screen

Chinese panelled screen 120 cm high

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 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

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 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

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…

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 table screen inlaid with stone set scenes

Stone Inlaid Lacquered Table Screen from China

Chinese lacquered table screen inlaid with stone set scenes

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

Early oriental black lacquer screen

Oriental Black Lacquer Screen: Early Beauty

Early oriental black lacquer screen

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

Oriental lacquered dividing screen 183 cm high

183cm Oriental Lacquered Dividing Screen

Oriental lacquered dividing screen 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