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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Chinese red lacquered screen, Chinese four panel red lacquered…

Chinese red lacquered screen, Chinese four panel red lacquered screen, height 212 cm

Chinese four panel folding screen, decorated with seven court…

Chinese four panel folding screen, decorated with seven court ladies holding fans and lanterns, wearing elaborate robes, in tones of orange, blue, red and grey on a gilt ground, gilt bamboo in a black ground verso, 183 cm x 164 cm (extended)

A Chinese carved and lacquered wood shrine cabinet, 20th…

A Chinese carved and lacquered wood shrine cabinet, 20th century the interior painted with gold lacquer depicting a five-fold screen with scenes of mountains, pines, lakes, the exterior doors richly carved in deep hollow relief fully gilded, the interior…

A Chinese four-fold lacquered screen with carved stone inlay…

A Chinese four-fold lacquered screen with carved stone inlay and hand-painted decoration, 20th century, 182 cm high, 164 cm wide

Chinese carved red lacquer four panel screen, of rectangular…

Chinese carved red lacquer four panel screen, of rectangular form, with carved figural crest rails, above square and rectangular panels carved with scenes of immortals and court scenes, in tones of red and gilt, height 192 cm

Chinese screen, double sided eight panel Concertinaed, black…

Chinese Double-Sided Lacquered Screen: Royalty, Deities, Birds & Gardens

Chinese screen, double sided eight panel Concertinaed, black lacquered with painted relief scenes, of Royalty & deities on one side, and birds in the garden on reverse side, height 184, cm, width 330 cm

A Chinese black lacquer four fold screen, with carved and…

Chinese Giltwood Four Fold Screen with Noblemen at Leisure

A Chinese black lacquer four fold screen, with carved and giltwood panels depicting noblemen at leisure, the reverse with four carved characters heightened in gilt. Height: 182 cm. Width: 176 cm approx.

Four panel Chinese leather screen, early 20th century, painted…

Chinese Leather Screen with Figures and Floral Decoration

Four panel Chinese leather screen, early 20th century, painted with figures in landscape and floral decoration, one panel framed separately (2), 203 x 172 cm; 203 x 59 cm

Pair of Chinese room Dividers, each four panel screen, with…

Chinese Bird and Bamboo Room Dividers

Pair of Chinese room Dividers, each four panel screen, with early 20th century Chinese wall paper depicting birds amongst bamboos and flowers (2), 230 x 150 cm (each). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

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

Chinese Carved Four Panel Floor Screen

A Chinese four panel carved floor screen, 20th century, the carved and pierced screen, each panel with intricate lattice and top and bottom sections with relief carved animals amongst foliage. Length 155 cm, total width 196 cm

A reticulated hardwood four panel screen, each panel containing…

Reticulated Hardwood Four Panel Screen with Foliate Carvings

A reticulated hardwood four panel screen, each panel containing a pierced hexagonal diaper panel within the outer frame and enclosing a frieze of foliate scroll panels above and relief carved panels of twin fish and bat pendants below, each panel 215 x 61…

A vintage Chinese export black lacquer four panel screen with…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Stone and Mother of Pearl Inlay

A vintage Chinese export black lacquer four panel screen with carved coloured stone decoration, applied with cranes amongst magical branches and flowering vines, gilt and fine mother of pearl geometric inlay framing. Bronze sheet clad feet, width 154 cm,…

A Chinese lattice four fold screen, Qing Dynasty, late 19th…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Lattice Screen

A Chinese lattice four fold screen, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, each panel with a scrolled section above a lattice with carved flowerheads and a sliding privacy panel to the rear, and a relief carved panel with foliage and fruit above the solid base.…

A Chinese folding four panel floor screen, 20th century, each…

Chinese Four Panel Porcelain Landscape Floor Screen

A Chinese folding four panel floor screen, 20th century, each rectangular stained hardwood frame enclosing carved and pierced panels with scrolling vines and bats, inset with a large hand painted porcelain landscape plaques, with inscriptions and signed…

A Chinese porcelain mounted hardwood screen, 20th century, of…

Chinese Porcelain Mounted Hardwood Screen with Figure Panels

A Chinese porcelain mounted hardwood screen, 20th century, of four leaves, each panelled and mounted with variously shaped enamelled porcelain panels of Chinese figure subjects, each leaf 187 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 162 cm fully extended. Provenance: The…

A Chinese hardwood and famille rose four-fold screen, the…

Famille Rose Porcelain Screen with Sacred Bats and Florals

A Chinese hardwood and famille rose four-fold screen, the pierced wood decorated with florals and sacred bats, each framing a full-length porcelain famille rose panel decorated with flowering trees and shrubs and a variety of birds.

Chinese export black lacquer and gilt four panel screen, c.…

Chinese Battle Scene Lacquer Screen

Chinese export black lacquer and gilt four panel screen, c. 1930, depicting a battle scene with warriors on horse back fighting, the upper part decorated with auspicious items, flowers, bats and peaches, height 184 cm x 160 cm. Provenance: Private…

Chinese 4 panel dividing screen 183 cm high

183cm Chinese 4-Panel Divider Screen

Chinese 4 panel dividing screen 183 cm high

Chinese four panel dividing screen 183 cm high

183cm Chinese Four-Panel Divider

Chinese four panel dividing screen 183 cm high

Pair of late 19th century Chinese rosewood 4 panel dressing…

Dragon Rosewood Dressing Screens

Pair of late 19th century Chinese rosewood 4 panel dressing screens each panel decorated with dragons and scrolls, fret work panel to the top and 2 below on brass bound feet, 190 cm height

A 19th century Chinese late Qing Dynasty Four-Fold screen,…

Late Qing Dynasty Four-Fold Screen

A 19th century Chinese late Qing Dynasty Four-Fold screen, height 182 cm, width 180 cm

Good Chinese four fold floor screen with incised painted…

Chinese Four-Fold Painted Floor Screen

Good Chinese four fold floor screen with incised painted decoration, 184 cm cm high, 200 cm long

A four panel Chinese screen featuring river and mountain scene…

River and Mountain: Four-Panel Chinese Screen

A four panel Chinese screen featuring river and mountain scene 153 cm x 41 cm each panel

A four panel Chinese screen featuring valley scene 153 cm x 46…

Valley Vista: Four-Panel Chinese Screen

A four panel Chinese screen featuring valley scene 153 cm x 46 cm each panel

A black lacquer four-fold screen, decorated with flowering…

Lotus and Cranes: Moonlit Screen

A black lacquer four-fold screen, decorated with flowering white-bloomed lotus below a flight of cranes in the moonlit sky, each panel 184 x 41 cm

Hand painted four panel Chinese folding screen depicting…

Mountainous Chinese Folding Screen

Hand painted four panel Chinese folding screen depicting mountainous scene, height 92 cm, width 172 cm

Chinese 4 panel screen with raised decoration to one side, 78…

Raised Decorative Chinese 4 Panel Screen, 78cm High

Chinese 4 panel screen with raised decoration to one side, 78 cm high

Chinese four-fold floor screen inset with hand painted famille…

Famille Rose Porcelain Landscape Floor Screen

Chinese four-fold floor screen inset with hand painted famille rose porcelain landscape plaques, 20th century

A spectacular Chinese four fold lacquered screen with figures…

"Village Life" Four-Fold Lacquered Screen

A spectacular Chinese four fold lacquered screen with figures depicting 'Daily Life in Villages' decorated with gold leaf and polychrome paint

Oriental four-fold lacquered screen decorated with birds and…

Lacquered Bird and Foliage Screen

Oriental four-fold lacquered screen decorated with birds and foliage

Chinese four section hand painted screen each wood framed…

Hand-Painted Chinese Commemorative Parade Screen

Chinese four section hand painted screen each wood framed section depicting figures in a commemorative parade, height 91 cm, total length 164 cm.

Chinese 4 panel decorative screen with applied stone…

Chinese Stone-Decorated 4-Panel Floral and Bird Screen

Chinese 4 panel decorative screen with applied stone decorations of floral and birds, 92 x 25 cm each panel

Oriental black lacquered 6 panel screen decorated on both sides,…

Double-Sided Oriental Black Lacquered 6 Panel Screen

Oriental black lacquered 6 panel screen decorated on both sides, 183.5 cm high

A Chinese eight leaf coromandel-type floor screen, 20th century,…

Chinese Flora and Fauna Floor Screen

A Chinese eight leaf coromandel-type floor screen, 20th century, carved and coloured with flora including magnolia, peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo and various species of auspicious birds in rock and lakeside settings, upon a gilded ground to one side…

Chinese four panel lacquer screen, one side decorated with two…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Birds and Blossoming Trees

Chinese four panel lacquer screen, one side decorated with two birds in a wisteria tree, the other side decorated with rocky outcrop and blossoming tree with three birds, with coloured accents,123 cm x 114 cm

Large Chinese four panel lacquer screen, of rectangular form,…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Floral and Avian Motifs

Large Chinese four panel lacquer screen, of rectangular form, one side decorated with cranes, pine trees, lotus and birds, the other side decorated with various floral panels, with coloured accents, 183 cm x 164 cm

Medium sized Chinese 4 panel dividing screen with raised…

Chinese Figural Raised Panel Screen

Medium sized Chinese 4 panel dividing screen with raised figural decoration, each panel 28 cm wide, 122 cm high

Chinese 2 panel dividing screen 152.5 cm high

152.5cm Chinese Dividing Screen

Chinese 2 panel dividing screen 152.5 cm high

Chinese 6 panel black lacquered screen 213.5 cm high, some…

Black Lacquered Chinese 6-Panel Screen (213.5cm) - Hinges A/F

Chinese 6 panel black lacquered screen 213.5 cm high, some hinges a/f

Large Chinese 2 panel dividing screen with needlework and…

Chinese Needlework and Gilt Wood Screen

Large Chinese 2 panel dividing screen with needlework and carved gilt wood panels, each panel 180 cm high, 76 cm wide

A four panelled Indian screen inlaid with metal, carved &…

Metal Inlaid Carved Screen with Organic Shapes

A four panelled Indian screen inlaid with metal, carved & pierced organic shapes, height 180 cm, length 200 cm

A vintage four-fold Oriental screen with gilt decoration

Gilt Oriental Screen - Vintage Four-Fold Decoration

A vintage four-fold Oriental screen with gilt decoration

Chinese four panel dividing screen with etches glass, each…

Etched Glass Chinese Dividing Screen

Chinese four panel dividing screen with etches glass, each panel 36 cm wide, 165.5 cm high

Chinese four panel screen, of rectangular form, carved and…

Dragon Roundels Chinese Screen

Chinese four panel screen, of rectangular form, carved and pierced with roundels of dragons surrounded by fret work motifs, height 184 cm. Provenance: The Yeung Estate

A standing Chinese 4 panel screen each panel insert with a…

Chinese Porcelain Landscape Screen with Calligraphy Plaques

A standing Chinese 4 panel screen each panel insert with a porcelain landscape plaque and 2 small calligraphy plaques (A/F), height 112 cm, width 24 cm (each)

A Chinese unassembled 8 panel screen of small proportions c.…

Chinese Porcelain Tile Screen, 8 Panels, c. 1900

A Chinese unassembled 8 panel screen of small proportions c. 1900 each with 6 or 7 painted porcelain tiles (A/F), height 82.8 cm, width 16.8 cm (each)

Chinese 4 panel dividing screen each panel 40.5 cm wide, 183 cm…

Chinese 4-Panel Dividing Screen - 183 cm Height

Chinese 4 panel dividing screen each panel 40.5 cm wide, 183 cm high

A Chinese lacquer and hardwood screen, each of the four leaves…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Hardstone Animals and Precious Objects

A Chinese lacquer and hardwood screen, each of the four leaves set with hardstone animals and precious objects on various shaped panels on a ground of shell inlaid cruciform motifs, the reverse with gilt rondels of various designs - dragons, bears, birds,…

A tall Chinese red lacquer four panel screen, used as an…

Chinese Red Lacquer Dragon Screen

A tall Chinese red lacquer four panel screen, used as an internal wall, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century, the top of each panel carved with open geometric lattice design, the central panel carved with stylized dragons, the bottom panel carved in high relief…

Oriental four panel floor screen, each panel 183 cm high, 45 cm…

Oriental Four-Panel Floor Screen - 183cm x 45cm

Oriental four panel floor screen, each panel 183 cm high, 45 cm wide

Oriental screen, four fold with fine carving of foliate and…

Foliate Carved Four-Fold Oriental Screen

Oriental screen, four fold with fine carving of foliate and Spandrels 175 x 204 cm

Oriental screen, four fold fruitwood carved, Chinese 195 x 180…

Chinese Fruitwood Carved Four-Fold Oriental Screen

Oriental screen, four fold fruitwood carved, Chinese 195 x 180 cm

A Chinese lacquered four leaf coromandel screen, 20th century,…

Chinese Coromandel Screen with Figures and Floral Motifs

A Chinese lacquered four leaf coromandel screen, 20th century, well carved with figures engaged in daily pursuits and narratives in pavilion and garden settings, in a muted olive, teal and red palette upon a gilded ground, with archaistic borders, the…

Chinese four fold lacquer screen, gilt on black lacquer,…

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Screen with Symbolic Figures

Chinese four fold lacquer screen, gilt on black lacquer, depicting figures and symbolic items, on each of 4 panels. 185 cm x 160 cm (fully extended).

Black lacquered 6 panel screen, decorated on both sides, 183.5…

Double-Sided Decorated Black Lacquered 6-Panel Screen

Black lacquered 6 panel screen, decorated on both sides, 183.5 cm high

A Chinese four panel black lacquer screen, on stepped low legs,…

Flowering Birds: Chinese Lacquer Screen

A Chinese four panel black lacquer screen, on stepped low legs, each panel with flowering branches & birds & inscribed with poetry, height 184 cm, width 200 cm, depth 3 cm

Chinese lacquered four fold screen

Chinese Lacquered Folding Screen

Chinese lacquered four fold screen

A four-fold carved wooden Oriental screen, each panel decorated…

Carved Oriental Screen with Warriors and Bats

A four-fold carved wooden Oriental screen, each panel decorated with battling warriors, sacred bats to the apron at base of each panel, decorated with bamboo and florals to the reverse. Each panel 44 cm x 182 cm

A Chinese four panel screen, carved & painted with a lake on…

Chinese Four Panel Screen with Lake & Bird Carvings

A Chinese four panel screen, carved & painted with a lake on the front, the reverse is black lacquer carved with flowering trees & birds, raised on low stepped feet, height 183, width 46 cm each

Chinese screen, 6 panel mid century with gilt field & bird…

Mid Century Chinese Gilt Bird & Dragon Screen

Chinese screen, 6 panel mid century with gilt field & bird motifs, dragon border, 183 x 250 cm

An exceptional Chinese black lacquer coloured stone and wood…

Chinese Stone & Wood Four Panel Screen with Relief Decorations

An exceptional Chinese black lacquer coloured stone and wood four panel standing screen, entirely decorated in relief in various coloured stones and marbles with various precious objects, vases of various forms, some with floral sprays, raised on stands…

A Chinese lacquer and gilt bird and blossom decorated four…

Lacquered Bird and Blossom Four Panel Screen

A Chinese lacquer and gilt bird and blossom decorated four panel screen, each panel 183 cm high, 41 cm wide

Oriental lacquered four panel folding screen with foliage…

Oriental Foliage Lacquered Folding Screen

Oriental lacquered four panel folding screen with foliage decoration

Oriental four fold lacquered screen extensively decorated with…

Lacquered Garden Screen

Oriental four fold lacquered screen extensively decorated with garden scenes

A Chinese gold and black lacquer eight panel screen, late Qing…

Chinese Lacquer Eight Panel Screen, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese gold and black lacquer eight panel screen, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century, the front painted with officials and court ladies in the palace, the back decorated with rocks and trees, each panel 244 x 55.5 cm. Provenance: Melbourne…

A Chinese four panel screen, inlaid with bone & raised enamel,…

Chinese Pavilion Garden Four Panel Screen

A Chinese four panel screen, inlaid with bone & raised enamel, figures in a Pavilion garden, early 20th century, boys at play in the lacquer red fenced garden, idyllic with ducks in ponds, sheep grazing & cranes wandering, condition: the decoration is…

Oriental four fold screen with hand painted prunus blossom…

Hand-painted Prunus Blossom Oriental Four-Fold Screen

Oriental four fold screen with hand painted prunus blossom decoration

Oriental lacquered and gilt four fold screen

Gilt Oriental Four-Fold Screen

Oriental lacquered and gilt four fold screen

Oriental lacquered four fold screen with raised decoration on…

Gilt Oriental Four-Fold Screen with Raised Decoration

Oriental lacquered four fold screen with raised decoration on gilt background (double sided)

A vintage Oriental black lacquered timber screen, a four leaf…

Oriental Butterfly Screen

A vintage Oriental black lacquered timber screen, a four leaf screen decorated to one side with butterflies and panels of flora and rockwork to the other. Height 190 cm. Width 163 cm

Chinese black lacquer four fold floor screen, each panel approx…

Chinese Black Lacquer Four-Fold Floor Screen

Chinese black lacquer four fold floor screen, each panel approx 182 cm x 45 cm

Chinese lacquer four panel screen carved & inlaid with stone…

Stone Figures in Landscape

Chinese lacquer four panel screen carved & inlaid with stone figures, in a landscape, the reverse painted with bamboo on a black ground, condition: loss to inlay & lacquer lifting, H

Chinese decorative four panel timber screen, with mother of…

Chinese Mother of Pearl Carved Timber Screen

Chinese decorative four panel timber screen, with mother of pearl carved bird and flower decoration, 91.5 x 30 cm (each panel)

A fine eight leaf double-sided Chinese coromandel screen, late…

Chinese Coromandel Screen with Birds and Flowers

A fine eight leaf double-sided Chinese coromandel screen, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. the richly carved lacquer screen depicting red crested cranes, phoenix, water fowl and others amidst auspicious peony, magnolia and bamboo in a lotus water…

A Chinese lacquered four leaf folding floor screen 20th century,…

Chinese Lacquered Folding Floor Screen

A Chinese lacquered four leaf folding floor screen 20th century, each leaf decorated in relief in colours emulating semi precious stones and depicting vases on stands holding arrangements of auspicious flowers surrounded by various Buddhist symbols, gold…

A Chinese four panel porcelain screen. People's Republic of…

Enamel Chinese Porcelain Screen with Young Women

A Chinese four panel porcelain screen. People's Republic of China era, later 20th century, the timber framed porcelain panels each decorated with enamel colours and depicting young women engaged in recreational pursuits in pavilions and fenced garden…

A Chinese brown lacquer eight panels screen, 19th/20th century.…

Chinese Lacquer Screen with Polychrome Garden Scene

A Chinese brown lacquer eight panels screen, 19th/20th century. Carved polychrome figures in a garden pavilion. Height 214 cm, panels width 40 cm

An exceptional rosewood, ivory and silk Cantonese screen. Qing…

Cantonese Screen with Ivory and Silk Embroidery

An exceptional rosewood, ivory and silk Cantonese screen. Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, a four leaf silk screen exquisitely embroidered with myriad birds of varied species within trees and auspicious flowers, the reticulated arched crests, bases and…

A large Chinese eight panel, double sided, gold leaf screen,…

Chinese Gold Leaf Double-Sided Screen - 8 Panels

A large Chinese eight panel, double sided, gold leaf screen, each panel 214 cm high, 40 cm wide

Four fold Oriental extensively decorated screen

Ornate Oriental Room Divider

Four fold Oriental extensively decorated screen

Oriental four fold screen with carved warrior decorations and…

Gilded Warrior Four-Fold Oriental Screen

Oriental four fold screen with carved warrior decorations and gilding

Lacquered four fold screen 182.5 cm high, each panel 46 cm wide.

Four-Fold Lacquered Screen: 182.5cm x 46cm Panels

Lacquered four fold screen 182.5 cm high, each panel 46 cm wide.

A miniature Chinese folding screen, the four panel lacquered…

Miniature Chinese Folding Screen with Women in Garden

A miniature Chinese folding screen, the four panel lacquered screen decorated with applied and painted relief images of women in a pavilion garden setting. Height 33 cm. Width 42 cm

A 4 panel folding screen, black lacquer h 180 x width  160 cm

Black Lacquer Folding Screen - 180x160cm

A 4 panel folding screen, black lacquer h 180 x width 160 cm

A 4 panel screen with gilt bamboo decoration and water birds on…

Bamboo and Birds Lacquer Screen

A 4 panel screen with gilt bamboo decoration and water birds on red lacquer background. Height 180 cm. Width 160 cm

Large early 20th century 6 panel screen with raised decoration,…

Hand-painted Dragon & Town Scene 6-Panel Screen

Large early 20th century 6 panel screen with raised decoration, hand painted dragon border & town & river scene, each panel 40 cm wide, 189 cm high approx.

Chinese 4 panel screen decorated with mountain landscape scene,…

Mountain Landscape Chinese Screen with Brass Fittings

Chinese 4 panel screen decorated with mountain landscape scene, each panel with brass corners and fitting to top, 89.5 cm high

Chinese 4 panel screen, with gilt decoration, 183 cm high

Gilt Chinese 4-Panel Screen - 183cm High

Chinese 4 panel screen, with gilt decoration, 183 cm high

An interesting Chinese four fold screen having painted…

Qing Dynasty Four Fold Screen with Landscape & Figures

An interesting Chinese four fold screen having painted landscape and figured decoration panels. Qing Dynasty. 110 cm high, 121 cm long

An Oriental silk four section screen. Each panel 175 cm high,…

Oriental Silk Four-Panel Screen - 175cm x 260cm

An Oriental silk four section screen. Each panel 175 cm high, 65 cm long

An unusual Chinese carved wooden four panel screen of circular…

Chinese Carved Four Panel Screen with Equestrian Scenes

An unusual Chinese carved wooden four panel screen of circular shape, deeply carved in high relief with scenes of equestrian warriors and soldiers in landscapes with pavilions, bridged rivers, temples, etc. the whole framed by an encircling band of square…

Chinese 4 panelled wall screen decorated with scene of birds…

Gold Bird & Tree Chinese Wall Screen

Chinese 4 panelled wall screen decorated with scene of birds and trees on gold coloured ground, 121 cm wide, 92 cm high

Oriental 4 panel decorative wall screen, with applied…

Oriental 4-Panel Decorative Wall Screen with Applied Decoration

Oriental 4 panel decorative wall screen, with applied decoration, 119 cm wide, 59 cm high

Chinese black lacquered 4 panel screen, with raised decoration,…

Black Lacquered 4-Panel Screen with Raised Decoration

Chinese black lacquered 4 panel screen, with raised decoration, each panel 45.5 cm wide, 183 cm high

Antique Oriental four panel room screen painted with panels of…

Antique Oriental Four Panel Bird and Unicorn Screen

Antique Oriental four panel room screen painted with panels of birds unicorn eagle, measures1.62m high, 1.86m wide a/f

A Chinese, Republic-period, painted 3-fold screen depicting…

Revolutionary Land Workers: Communist Propaganda Screen

A Chinese, Republic-period, painted 3-fold screen depicting workers vigorously tending to the land and flying red flags. Possibly intended as communist propaganda. 100 cm high, 131 cm wide