Japanese Roof Tile
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c.
Bizen kiln is one of
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay
H 24 in W 14 in D 12 in
Masuo Ojima Large Scale Sculptural Post-Modern Ceramic Vase, circa 1990s
By Masuo Ojima
Located in Cathedral City, CA
cabinet maker and his grandfather was a traditional Japanese roof tile producer, so Ojima grew up with
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Bronze Vase on Tripod Base, Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
tiled roof in the foreground. A heavy cast formed as a single piece on tripod base with handles in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Urns
Materials
Bronze
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Okinawa Naha City Shuri Castle Japan Papaya
Located in London, GB
Division featuring a great design depicting the red and white roof tiles of the historic Shuri Castle with
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.53 in W 20.87 in D 0.04 in
Japanese old wood carving demon mask No.B/Before 19th cent/Wall-hanging
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
attached to both ends of the tile roof of a Japanese house.These are meant to ward off evil spirits, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 4.93 in
Japanese old wood carving demon mask No.A /Before 19th cent/Wall-hanging
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
attached to both ends of the tile roof of a Japanese house.These are meant to ward off evil spirits, and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 9.45 in W 7.29 in D 4.53 in
'View of Yoshida', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Two are repairing the wall and roof tiles, while a third has climbed high upon the scaffolding and
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
the Asano clan.
The thigh guards (haidate) and shin guards (tsutsu suneate) feature a roof tile
Category
Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Copper, Iron
Large Pair of Thai Naga Sculptures on Lucite Bases, circa 1880
Located in San Diego, CA
Used in Thailand as temple roof finials or in pairs at entrances to guard against evil spirits and
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Antique 19th Century Thai International Style Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Spring, landscape, Original oil Painting, Handmade, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
river, a charming village emerges on the horizon. Its quaint cottages and tiled roofs peek out from
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No Reserve
H 24.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Okinawa Naha City Shuri Castle Japan Papaya
Located in London, GB
Division featuring a great design depicting the red and white roof tiles of the historic Shuri Castle with
Category
1960s More Prints
Materials
Paper
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Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases Finely Cast with High Relief Dragon Figures
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of matching Japanese bronze vases from the 20th century finely cast with dragon figures. A high relief cast decoration of a three-clawed dragon is wrapped around the body of e...
Category
20th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Bronze
Émile Gallé “Bats and Iris” Table Lamp
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Galle bat lamp is crafted from three-color cameo glass, featuring a delicate lavender-hued shade adorned with a golden finial, held aloft by three bronze arms with flo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Rococo Vases
Materials
Alabaster
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Samurai Warrors on Horseback
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, powerful, and visually striking Meiji Period woodblock print by revered Japanese artist/ printmaker Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 - 1892 ) featuring two fierce Samurai warr...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints
Materials
Paper
H 21.5 in W 16.25 in D 0.75 in
Zuber French Scenic Wallpaper Panels The Japanese Garden Landscape Scene
By Jean Zuber
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique and charming early 20th Century scenic wallpaper by French Zuber manufacture is made up of five rolls of wall coverings hand painted with ancient wood blocks. The panels...
Category
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Wallpaper
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 108.67 in W 92.52 in D 1.19 in
Small Japanese Copper Bud Vase by Genryusai Seiya
Located in Glasgow, GB
Japanese copper bud vase, created by the renowned artisan Genryusai Seiya.
This exquisite vase is a testament to the refined craftsmanship of the Meiji era, a period known for its a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Copper
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
By Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions, grouped by artist, each accompanied by a detailed, sensitive commentary. St...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Books
Materials
Paper
German Rosenthal Bavaria 1920s Oval Porcelain Lidded Box with Floral Décor
By Rosenthal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A German Rosenthal porcelain lidded box from the early 20th century with pastel flowers. Created in Germany during the first quarter of the 20th century, this oval porcelain box, top...
Category
Early 20th Century German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Large Old Stone Seated Garden Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
Seated Buddha with mama prayer beads original paint , good garden candidate
A large beautiful and uncommon style Japanese seated Buddha who is seated and clutches in his hands mala ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large Japanese Imari Gilt Charger, the Six Immortal Poets, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and unusual large 18.5" diameter Japanese gilt ground Imari porcelain charger featuring the Rokkasen, the Six Immortal Poets, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The impressive ...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese woodblock print on paper. Tsushima Province
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ando Hiroshige (1797- 1858), one of the most famous Japanese painters, graphic artists and creators of ukiyo-e.
Japanese woodblock print on Japanese paper.
Tsushima Kaigan Yubare.
T...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
17th Century Delft plate Chinoiserie Chinese Ming Delftware Blue White Dish
By Delft, AK Dutch Delftware
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Large 17th Century Delft dish Chinoiserie blue and white Delftware Charger
Material: Delft, earthenware, pottery.
Design: Ming Dynasty Wanli style Chinoiserie
Style: Ming, William an...
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Pottery
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H 2 in W 13.6 in D 13.6 in
Maharam Pillow, Fruit by Hella Jongerius
By Hella Jongerius, Maharam
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Pillow
Fruit by Hella Jongerius
007 Russet
Fruit combines a desire to portray the imperfections of nature with a graphic approach that emphasizes color and form. Hella Jonge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Polyester, Nylon
18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Neoclassical Antique Collectors
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Dutch Delft cabinet plate
Material: Delft pottery, earthenware tin glazed
Maker: The 3 Bells factory (1670- 1841), marked at the back
Origin: The Netherlands, Delft 18th cent...
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Pottery, Earthenware
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H 1.4 in W 13.7 in D 13.7 in
19th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Garden Seat or Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Japanese Meiji Porcelain garden seat or table.
Stunning 19th century Japanese Meiji period hand decorated porcelain garden seat, garden stool or table. This antique Jap...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Porcelain
Original Japanese Woodblock Print by Japanese Artist 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare, original 19th century woodblock print. Beautiful Edo period print from the original publisher. Quality framed with conservation glass in an black painted frame.
Red Blue Gree...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Prints
Materials
Paper
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Pair Roof Tile Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Substantial pair of Japanese roof tiles converted to lamps. Tiles depict lohans riding roosters
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Roof Tile Japan Clay Black Meiji with Custom Stand
Located in Monterey, CA
Large roof tile with custom stand
Material: Clay
Origin: Japan
Age: Late Meiji period, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
"Straw Thatching" 1971 Aquatint Etching by Tanaka Ryohei
By Tanaka Ryohei
Located in Papaikou, HI
particularly thatched roofs. Including the disrepair of neglect. Notice the missing and broken tiles above the
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Japonisme Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Okinawan Nineteenth Century Ryukyu Kingdom Second Dynasty Tsuboya Ware Urn
Located in Stockbridge, MA
the production of funerary urns, The Ryukyuan Kingdom kilns also produced dishes, vessels, roof tiles
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 8.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
20th Century Hexagonal-Backed "Peacock" Chair from the Imperial Hotel
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
the floors; a copper roof eliminated the risk of falling debris created by traditional tile roofs
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Prairie School Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Ceramic Sculptures "Urchins", wood-fired by Momoko Takeshita Keane
By Momoko Takeshita Keane
Located in New York, NY
traditional crafts of that city. One day, when she was young, she found a piece of old roof tile lying on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Terracotta Roof Tile
Located in Chicago, IL
This salvaged architectural fragment features a decorative scrolling foliate motif and is mounted on a contemporary metal stand.
Category
20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Japan Big Eared Scampering Rabbit Ornamental Tile, Usagi
Located in South Burlington, VT
terracotta roof tile with a hard to find rabbit motif - makes a superb garden treasure from Japan.
This
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Superb Meiji Period Bronze Koro in the Form of a Dove on a Roof Tile
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A superb Meiji period bronze koro in the form of a dove on a roof tile, the bird naturalistically
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Japanese Kimono Pillows
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of pillows made from a mid-20th century Japanese silk kimono printed with a fun roof tile
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pillows and Th...
Materials
Linen, Silk, Down
Japanese Arts & Crafts Period Small Cloisonne Lantern, ca. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming and unique lantern with a pitched roof decorated as roof tiles, the lantern with glass
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Enamel
Fine Workmanship Japanese Antique Wood Carving Demon/1600-1800/Edo Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
temple was rebuilt.
After that, the base of the tiled roof made of wood was manufactured and used as an
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 16.62 in W 12.49 in D 7.09 in
Elaborate Meiji Period Model of a Shrine of Important Size
Located in London, GB
with flying ho-o, beneath a removable tiled roof with upturned eaves.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
1950s Nardini Oriental Motif Mid Century Modern Table Lamp
By Nardini Studios
Located in Miami, FL
a stylized Japanese lantern with tiled roof, six sided imperial trellis lattice walled sides and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Nardini Oriental Motif Table Lamp
By Nardini Studios
Located in Miami, FL
of a stylised Japanese lantern with tiled roof, six sided imperial trellis lattice walled sides and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Green Power - 180/249
By Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Located in Houston, TX
years later. He married again in 1962 to the Japanese artist Yuko Ikewada but she divorced him in 1966
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Song of the Whales - 167/250
By Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Located in Houston, TX
in 1962 to the Japanese artist Yuko Ikewada but she divorced him in 1966. He had gained a popular
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Japan Big Hummingbird And Flowers Garden Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
detailed with a pagoda style roof line and horse shoe shaped tiles. The hummingbirds are realistically
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Vintage Maneki Neko Beckoning Cat, Mikawa Style, Mid-20th Century, Japanese
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, they also produced roof tiles and many clay dolls known as "oboko ningyo" Maneki nekos are considered
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
H 23.5 in W 15 in D 11.25 in
Japanese Antique Pagoda Tea House Bronze Lantern, Dragon Finial and Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Garden favorite. 16" tall.
Japan, an unusually tall, large scale handcrafted lantern in the form
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 16 in W 8 in D 8 in
Gobancho, Japanese, woodblock print, limited edition, yellow, brown, green, night
By Clifton Karhu
Located in Santa Fe, NM
vertical and horizontal lines of the tile roofs and the latticed windows strike a special harmony, like
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Edo Sojourn, Japanese, Wood cut, limited edition print, red, orange, back, blue
By Clifton Karhu
Located in Santa Fe, NM
vertical and horizontal lines of the tile roofs and the latticed windows strike a special harmony, like
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Late Ming Terracotta Sancai Green Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century China. A very rare pair as most examples are from roof tiles whereas these are statue
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Five Woodblock Prints
By Clifton Karhu
Located in Houston, TX
vertical and horizontal lines of the tile roofs and the latticed windows strike a special harmony, like
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Japanese Carved & Lacquered Wood Shrine
Located in Seattle, WA
with overhanging gabled roof with end tiles above a pair of Karashishi (lion dogs) and Baku
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Era Shibi Roof Tile
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A clay fired Japanese Shibi roof tile. These decorative end tiles were often reserved for temples
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Clay
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Japanese Roof Tile For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese roof tile for your home. Frequently made of wood, ceramic and bronze, every Japanese roof tile was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese roof tile, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese roof tile, designed in the folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Masuo Ojima each produced at least one beautiful Japanese roof tile that is worth considering.
How Much is a Japanese Roof Tile?
Prices for a Japanese roof tile can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $485 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,375.
Questions About Japanese Roof Tile
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese roof tiles are made out of ceramic and are placed so they are stacked one on top of another. The tiles are part of ancient Chinese architecture. Find a selection of ornate roof tiles from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Ceramic tiles are expected to last about 100 years, which is almost double the length of a concrete tile roof lifespan. Because ceramic tiles are so durable, they increase the resale value of a house.
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