Asian folding screens reshape and upgrade a room’s decor

This Edo period Japanese six-panel folding screen realized $46,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at New Orleans Auction Galleries.
This Edo period Japanese six-panel folding screen realized $46,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at New Orleans Auction Galleries.
This Edo period Japanese six-panel folding screen, decorated with 35 fans, realized $46,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at New Orleans Auction Galleries.

NEW YORK — Folding screens are endlessly versatile and can be used to divide a room into spaces with different uses or make a design statement on their own. While they can be made of wood that is carved and painted, those that feature paper panels are especially beautiful, and those that boast multiple layers of paper are most desirable of all.

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