noun
folding screen
A portable room divider consisting of multiple hinged panels, often decorated with paintings or calligraphy. Used in traditional Japanese interiors.
部屋の仕切りに屏風を立てた。
I set up a folding screen to partition the room.
金箔の屏風が美術館に展示されている。
A gold-leaf folding screen is on display at the museum.
From Chinese 屏風 (píngfēng), literally 'screen wind', referring to a screen that blocks wind. The Japanese reading びょうぶ is a go-on reading of the characters.