folding screens
Hinged portable walls
Folding screens are freestanding panels hinged together that can be opened to divide a room or closed for storage.
They serve decorative and practical purposes—creating privacy, blocking drafts, or defining spaces without permanent walls.
The form originated in East Asia, where painted and lacquered screens became significant art objects: a Japanese folding screen depicting cherry blossoms.
Also called room dividers.
- room dividerFurniture separating interior spaces
- shojiPaper-covered sliding partition
- lacquerwareResin-finished decorative objects
- decorative artFunctional objects with beauty
- Asian artCreative output from Eastern cultures
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- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- Asian artink painting, Chinese art, Japanese art, brush painting, scroll painting
- Asian craftsbamboo weaving, basketry, cloisonne, incense burner, silk embroidery
- Japanese Artukiyo-e, sumi-e, woodblock prints, handscrolls, scroll painting
- Nanban EraJesuits, Nagasaki, firearms, tempura, Kyushu
- Korean Relicsceladon, gold crowns, bronze mirrors, royal tombs, ancient tombs
folding screensload-bearing walls
Walls that transfer weight
masonry walls · brick walls · concrete walls · glass walls · plaster walls
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