Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Silk Wallpaper Folding Screen – 4 Panel Chinoiserie

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A beautifully composed antique Chinese four-panel folding screen, featuring hand-painted silk wallpaper from the Qing Dynasty. The screen presents a … Read more A beautifully composed antique Chinese four-panel folding screen, featuring hand-painted silk wallpaper from the Qing Dynasty. The screen presents a classic Chinoiserie garden scene with flowering branches, birds in motion, and a serene water landscape rendered against a warm, chestnut brown ground.

Each panel is richly decorated with finely detailed flora—likely peony, chrysanthemum, and prunus—interspersed with vibrantly colored birds, creating a dynamic yet balanced composition across the full span. The silk panels are applied to a structured folding screen, allowing for both functional use and striking decorative display.

The palette—soft celadon greens, warm golds, and pops of coral red—has mellowed beautifully with age, giving the piece a depth and patina that modern reproductions simply don’t replicate.

This type of export wallpaper was highly sought after in the 18th and 19th centuries and often used in European interiors; screens like this were sometimes later assembled using panels of earlier silk.

A statement piece for interiors ranging from traditional to eclectic—equally at home behind a sofa, in a bedroom, or as a dramatic entryway element. See less