byōbu

thumb|A six-panel from the 17th century thumb|Pair of screens with a leopard, tiger and dragon by Kanō Sanraku, 17th century, each , displayed flat thumb|Left panel of by Ogata Kōrin, 1702 thumb|Left panel of the by Hasegawa Tōhaku, thumb|Byōbu depicting Osaka from the early 17th century in Eggenberg Castle in Graz are Japanese folding screens made from several joined panels, bearing decorative painting and calligraphy, used to separate interiors and enclose private spaces, among other uses.

== History == are originated in Han dynasty China and are thought to have been imported to Japan in the 7th or 8th century (Nara period). The oldest surviving produced in Japan, the , produced in the 8th century, is kept in the Shōsōin Treasure Repository.