excellent

This review is for the four-panel, black version of the Oriental Furniture Asian Screen Divider

First, the Good News:
1- The screen is attractive as to the combination of black wood and the off white rice-paper screen background
2- The screen arrived in a timely manner (3 days after ordering)
3- The screen packing in the shipping box was well designed as to suitable Styrofoam protection.

Second, the unfortunate news:
The pictures on Amazon for the black screen clearly show BLACK hinges for every model version (3 through 6 panel sections). Unfortunately, what was displayed on the webpage is not what was delivered. Instead of black hinges, "brass" colored hinges were used. The "brass" hinges had a noticeably unattractive metallic look, and apparently bottom of the barrel in price, as the hinges already showed tarnish signs. The hinges were so gaudy looking, that I went out and purchased three sets of black hinges (at a cost of $2.50 per set). I then replaced the "brass" hinges, which took close to an hour with the old hinge removal, screw hole adjustment drills, black hinge installs, etc.

Recommendation to the Manufacturer: For a $199.00 product, consider spending a dollar more per hinge pair for some basic black hinges. AN extra $3 won't break the bank, but it will make your product much more attractive, and save a consumer having to spend the time to install some decent black colored hinges.

Exactly what it appears to be, good finish on the wood. The white fabric is translucent, so the design of the muntins or crosspieces will show through with any backlighting. Note that these crosspieces are just on one side.

The wood was jagged on one panel and a piece of chipped wood on the other panels. I love the design and ordered it again I hope that this time it is the quality that I expect it to be. This screen never should have passed inspection.

I purchased a six-panel screen in black, and the product itself is quite attractive. The hinges appear solid, the wood is evenly painted with no nicks or damages in shipping, and the screen material seems fairly durable for what it is. I was expecting thin rice paper, but the material is more like a stretched cotton with a fibrous texture. Although not as traditional, it still looks great and seems like it would hold up against tearing better. Unfurled with the panels at 90 degrees, which looks best, the screen is not quite wide enough to cover the back of my couch, but it is wide enough to cover nearly most of it, the surround sound speaker stands, and the basement pole I wanted to disguise.

One thing worth noting is that the shoji slat decorative pattern I received differs from that of the image here. Apparently unannounced substitutions are commonplace with cheap Japanese trading companies. For the price, I would have expected better product consistency, so for the high price and different product received, I'm docking a star. However, the panel pattern that I did get is still very attractive and is in no ways a disappointment. It looks much more like a double cross pattern similar to that of a Japanese desk lantern I've seen here. I wanted to get the lantern to match, but the distributor was out of stock.

Overall I'm very satisfied with the product, and if a touch pricey for what I expected to pay, apparently it's reasonable compared to what's on the market. The product is attractive and looks like it will hold up well.