In the decoration of Asia in the east and west an article called a Japanese Shoji screen is used as either a screen or a form of decoration. A Japanese screen Shoji is a screen or a door that consists of rice paper mounted on a wooden frame and are made to be light so that it can easily be moved. These displays can be considered works of art, because, like all Japanese art, these screens were built of earth's natural beauty. A Shoji screen was used as doors, separators environment, and as privacy screens. The screens, like the Shoji Screen, was first introduced by China around the 8th century AD China might have invented folding screens, but it was Japan, which arrived with the most popular variations of these screens and presented them to Western countries.

Japanese Shoji Screens come in different sizes and each size can serve a different purpose. The use of the particular display screen folds many had. The following list is part of the different sizes of shoji screens and what is traditionally used for:
• Small, twice, Shoji screens: these screens are used for things like tea ceremonies.
• Large, eight times, Shoji Screens: These screens may have been used as a retreat during dances.
• Sliding Shoji screens of all sizes were used for doors and / or windows in order to preserve and maintain the design space simplistic.
• All sizes and shapes of shoji screens used as room dividers, privacy screens to separate the inner and outer rooms, and even use to see the outlines of a garden or plants.
•. These displays are still used during Buddhist ceremonies.

Traditional Japanese Shoji screens can have artwork on them, symbolizing many Asian and / or Japanese traditions, legends, and history. This work focused on the bottom screens as it was common for people to sit on the floor, so of course the artwork was in eyelevel. The art was usually hand painted, and detailed but still minimal in design, because all the Japanese art is focused on being simple, natural and soothing

Around the 19th century, the Western world began to realize Japanese Shoji screens, and began the modernization of the screen. As demand grew shoji screens to more people, who were not as skilled in creating displays, began to do in Japan. Shoji screens and still had yet elegant Japanese design, but are increasingly and screens of China. New materials and colors adorned now used for these screens, because the West is more relaxed in terms of decor of the house. Japanese Shoji screens are still used as room dividers, but also used to decorate spaces, to hide things, and perhaps be used as window displays. The modern form of Shoji screens are still very light to enable them to be moved when necessary.

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How can I tell if my fan is Japanese or Chinese? Is it real?

I recently bought a fan, still in the box, a thrift shop. The box itself has a label on the front and one on the face, but the characters are of oriental language. Therefore, I can not read them. Once fully open, the fan scene itself is 2-koi, or carp (I'm not sure which), and there is what appears to be a kind of mark stamped on it, with some characters written out to him. The scene is beautifully done, whether printed or painted. There are 19 ribs, including ribs wider at both ends, which appear to be bamboo, and are painted or varnished in dark precious. I can not say whether or not it is a real change craft room, or is simply souvenir execution-the-mill mass production. I wonder, whether or not it is authentic, and perhaps if it is, whether or not it is an antique. Thanks so much!

It would be worth taking it to a local Chinese or Japanese restaurant to see if people can not read the characters. Knowing the language, if and if real people should be targeted in one direction. Skip the largest library available and check to see if you can find photos from fans like yours. (Photocopy and any others that appear similar and the note book and author.) If there is a museum with a department of Asia as a city or a nearby city, you can ask a curator if he would willing to look at the pictures or the real fan to give you some suggestions. (You can talk about their research.) They may be willing (or can be predicted by the policy museum), but if that's the case, must be willing to point you in the direction of someone who knows about Asian fans.

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I have a big jug with elephants as handles and images carved in Chinese could be the bone of ivory or resin?

not sure what is needed find out for myself as I found in my new home over a year ago that the pictures are of a child playing with what appears to be a geisha in Agard

And the question is????

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I'm trying to find the value of a hand carved in Chinese camphor chest.?

Chest dimensions are 4 'long x 21 "wide x 21 "deep. It has a label inside that says, carved furniture of the Shanghai firm 45 Broadway Manufacturers and Exporters of ancient Chinese art of furniture style brass lamps carved chest Shanghai China Camphor Can anyone tell me where can I find more information on these topics. I did a search company name and came back with nothing. Moreover, I wondered if somehow far. I have pictures of anyone with information or would simply like to see. Thanx

Take it to "Antiques Roadshow" the next time you are in your neighborhood. If U can not wait to take photos of three antique shops and get Apprasial.

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