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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Japanese two panel folding screen, Meiji (1868-1912), decorated…

Meiji Japanese Folding Screen with Cranes and Pine Trees

Japanese two panel folding screen, Meiji (1868-1912), decorated with cranes beside pine trees and flowers, framed (A/F), 168 x 189 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Carved Chinese window screens, late Qing Dynasty early 20th…

Elaborate Chinese Window Screen Room Divider

Carved Chinese window screens, late Qing Dynasty early 20th century, six panelled elm interior room Divider, with traditional Fretwok decorations of a scrolling, lattice field with medallion links, and solid panels to the upper and lower sections, height…

A coromandel black lacquer six fold screen, Qing dynasty, late…

Coromandel Black Lacquer Six Fold Screen with Crane and Peony

A coromandel black lacquer six fold screen, Qing dynasty, late 19th/20th century, decorated with a continuous scene of cranes and ducks beside peonies and rockwork, an inscription to one side, the reverse with birds and bamboo, each panel 183 cm x 40 cm

Antique Japanese six panel floor screen, Edo period, 1.71…

Edo Period Japanese Six Panel Floor Screen

Antique Japanese six panel floor screen, Edo period, 1.71 metres high x 3.84 metres wide

A highly decorative modern Chinese six-fold black lacquer…

Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chinese Lacquer Screen

A highly decorative modern Chinese six-fold black lacquer screen, with profuse mother-of-pearl inlay and applied hardstone decoration of rhinoceros, camel, horses, pig, Chinese vases, vessels, kylin, etc. Width of each panel 40 cm. Height 184 cm

Two fine Japanese Edo period (circa 1920) panels originally…

Edo Period Japanese Bird and Flower Panels

Two fine Japanese Edo period (circa 1920) panels originally from a screen. One depicting symbolic ducks with other birds in flowering trees, the other with cranes, flowering trees, and birds. Hand painted on paper, each 130 x 60 cm, approx.

A Chinese carved, lacquered and painted six panel screen…

Chinese Phoenix Garden Screen

A Chinese carved, lacquered and painted six panel screen depicting figures in a garden within stylized phoenix borders, each panel 183 x 41 cm

A Chinese painted marble table screen, early 20th century the…

Chinese Painted Marble Table Screen with Taoist Narrative

A Chinese painted marble table screen, early 20th century the square marble panel hand painted with a Taoist figural narrative in circular reserve surrounded by clouds, possibly of the yellow emperor and his attendants meeting the mysterious goddess Xuan…

A 19th century Chinese lacquered and painted six fold screen,…

Chinese Lacquered Six-Fold Screen with Landscape Figures

A 19th century Chinese lacquered and painted six fold screen, each panel on a brown lacquer ground, with figures in landscape and inlaid clouds. 213 cm high, 245 cm wide

A large Japanese 19th century six panel screen, hand painted…

Japanese Landscape Screen with Flying Cranes

A large Japanese 19th century six panel screen, hand painted green rolling hill landscape with lake & foliage on gold leaf, fabric flying crane border. The ebonised frame with bronze fittings. Each panel 172 x 60 cm

A Japanese six-panel folding screen, Edo / Meiji period,…

A Japanese six-panel folding screen, Edo / Meiji period, applied to a later screen, six colour on paper (Edo period) panels cut from an earlier screen featuring scenes from the the Tale of the Heike - Battle of Ichi-No-Tani recounting the war between two…

A Duan stone table screen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) the screen…

Qing Dynasty Duan Stone Table Screen with Hongmu Stand

A Duan stone table screen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) the screen is finely carved in relief on one side with a figure in a river landscape, with a carved hongmu stand. 18/19 27.9 cm high, 19.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Australia

Exceptional Oriental six fold screen in gold leaf decoration…

Golden Bird and Blossom Oriental Screen

Exceptional Oriental six fold screen in gold leaf decoration depicting bird life and blossoms in rich tones

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, 88 cm high and 60 cm wide

An impressive Chinese carved jade table screen, mounted in…

Chinese Republic Period Jade Table Screen on Rosewood Stand

An impressive Chinese carved jade table screen, mounted in carved rosewood stand, Republic period, 35.5 cm high overall

Chinese rosewood screen top rail with floral carved corners,…

Floral Carved Rosewood Screen with Open Shelf (Restoration)

Chinese rosewood screen top rail with floral carved corners, central bar with lozenge and figure of 8 fretwork panels, open shelf to base (for restoration)

An applied lacquer table screen, 19th/20th century decorated in…

Lacquer Table Screen with Boys, Ducks and Prunus

An applied lacquer table screen, 19th/20th century decorated in various coloured stones and painted bone with boys in a garden setting, a pair of ducks in a pond nearby, and flowering prunus above, framed, wood stand 58.5 cm x 38 cm, overall 91 cm x 60 cm

Japanes screen, late Edo period six panel depicting a temple…

Edo Temple Scene Screen with Gold Leaf Border

Japanes screen, late Edo period six panel depicting a temple scene with a gold leaf field and gold leaf thread border, height 161 cm, width 384 cm a/f damage to screen and two loose side panels

A Chinese coromandel lacquer screen, early 20th century, 217 x…

Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Screen: Early 20th Century Masterpiece

A Chinese coromandel lacquer screen, early 20th century, 217 x 196 cm

A Chinese five fold lacquered screen with Imperial inscription…

Imperial Chinese Lacquered Screen from Taihe Palace

A Chinese five fold lacquered screen with Imperial inscription suggesting that it was used by the Emperor in the Taihe Palace, late 19th century, 171 cm high, 195 cm wide

A pair of Chinese Qing period screens, each with oval…

Qing Screens with Embroidered Inserts and Inlay Design

A pair of Chinese Qing period screens, each with oval embroidered insert surrounded by ebonized frame with inlay bone and ivory supported on scrolled feet. 120 cm high.

A rosewood and silk ornately carved Chinese spark screen. 84 cm…

Ornate Chinese Rosewood & Silk Spark Screen

A rosewood and silk ornately carved Chinese spark screen. 84 cm high, 84 cm ling, 16 cm deep

A large Japanese 19th century six panel screen, hand painted…

Green Hill Landscape with Lake and Foliage Screen

A large Japanese 19th century six panel screen, hand painted green rolling hill landscape with lake & foliage on gold leaf. Height 172 cm.

A large Chinese carved wooden table screen with mother-of-pearl…

Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Table Screen from Republic Period

A large Chinese carved wooden table screen with mother-of-pearl inlay, Republic period the screen carved in high relief with a newly-wed couple meeting probably the god of marriage set in a garden landscape, verso with symbols of fortuity and longevity,…

A folding screen, Japanese, early 20th century ink and gold…

Japanese Folding Screen, Early 20th Century

A folding screen, Japanese, early 20th century ink and gold leaf on paper, four panels, 180 x 128 cm. Provenance: Brosalco, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1981

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…

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 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

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,…

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…

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

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…

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 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…

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

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 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)

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,…

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 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…

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 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

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,…

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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 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

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 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

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 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 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

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 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

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)

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

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…

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 '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 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 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 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 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…

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 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.

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 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

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 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

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 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…

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 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 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…

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 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…

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 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 '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 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 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