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Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine Bronze from Japan with great weight and strength. Large form for Bonsai presentation. Elegant
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
H 4.5 in W 17.5 in D 9.5 in
Handmade Chinese Porcelain Bonsai Tray
Located in Asheville, NC
Ionized red areas on leaf shaped cobalt blue Bonsai tray.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Decorative Centre Piece -Celosia Cristata Bonsai
Located in Southampton, GB
true Bonsai feel and would make a great feature in vibrant well designed room this was sourced from a
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter from the Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Japanese bronze rectangular bonsai pot or planter urn from the Meiji Period, featuring
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Chinese Jade Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné Basket Pot
Located in Brea, CA
23'' Antique Chinese Jade Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné basket pot. closionne pot is 10'' X 5.5 high
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Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Antique Bonsai

Materials

Jade

Chinese Reticulated Porcelain Narcissus Bonsai Planters, Early Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
* Narcissus Bonsai Planter A Narcissus Bonsai Planter is a specialized type of planter that is often
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bonsai

Materials

Ceramic

Imari Plate Lobed Japan Iron Red Blue Green Bonsai Trellis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
centre with three stylised bonsai evoking the quality of reflection surrounded by a trellis and
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18th Century Japanese Baroque Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese antique pottery small incense burner/bonsai pot/1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is believed to be a small incense burner made in Japan during the Meiji and early Taisho periods (1868-1920). The design is very simple but beautiful. Plants are drawn with iron...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Pottery

"The Bonsai Tree" Calcite Helictites, Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Located in New York, NY
"The Bonsai Tree" Calcite Helictites Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China Measures: 14.5 cm
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Other

3 Antique Egyptian Hammered Copper Water Can Jug Pitchers Bonsai Gooseneck
Located in Dayton, OH
and ribbed accents, and scrolled handles. One features a bonsai gooseneck spout. Stamped with ‘Egypt
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19th Century Egyptian Antique Bonsai

Materials

Copper

Meiji Period Signed Bronze and Mixed Metal Bonsai Planter or Brush Pot
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Meiji period (1868-1912) signed bronze and mixed metal bonsai planter or brush pot, polygon shaped
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Chinese Rug with Gold Field and Floral Medallion
Located in New York, NY
bands, and bonsai trees, within triangular dragon fret and flower corners. Straw main border and inner
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wool

Antique Japanese Imari Decorated Pierced Handled Platter
Located in Atlanta, GA
, blue and gold tone floral / foliate motifs to the edges. Which surround a central bonsai tree
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19th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

An Exquisite Antique Art Deco French Multigem Japoisme Brooch
Located in Weston, MA
subject is an onyx symmetrical bonsai tree planted in a polished coral pot. The onyx branches provide a
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bonsai

Materials

Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, 18k Gold

An impressive pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white covered vases
Located in London, GB
(minature tree known as bonsai in Japan). The neck has a phoenix feather design, meander and ruyi borders.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Doban / Suiban, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
sometimes in bronze, which are used to display Ikebana & Bonsai (flora arrangements), in both instances
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Peking Scatter Rug, Blue Field, Beige Borders & Accents
Located in New York, NY
, with attendant leaves and stems. Eggshell border with vases on stands, bonsai planters and rosettes
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wool

An imposing (59cm in height) pair of 19th C baluster-form blue and white vases
Located in London, GB
, floral displays and writing implements and a Penzai (minature tree known as bonsai in Japan). The neck
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue Chinese Peking Rug, Yellow Field, Blue and Orange Border and Tones
Located in New York, NY
four bonsai trees, paeony corners and further tree paeonies with stems. Three-dimensional color-paneled
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wool

Chinese Blacksmith Iron Scissors on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, whether used by a trained shoemaker to cut leather or a refined scholar to trim a bonsai tree. The large
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bonsai

Materials

Iron

19th Century Antique Chinese Bronze Censer, Incense Burner
Located in Stamford, CT
great detailing with handles in the shape of bonsai trees. The center section has a eagle flying over
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Large Diameter Imari Charger, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
article. This charger has been beautifully decorated in an unusual scene of a willow bonsai tree on a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Quality Large Bronze Suiban Ikebana Jardinere planter pot - Meiji Period
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
piece is ideal for flower arrangements or bonsai art. Its versatile nature makes it a stunning
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19th Century Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Jardinière planter pot c.1880, Suiban Ikebana
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
piece is perfectly suited for suiban ikebana art, flower arrangements, or bonsai artistry. Its
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19th Century Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Bogu Pattern Tiger-Handled Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
featuring bonsai, art objects, and calligraphy, green tiger ornamentation on each side of the neck and a
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Form Urn or Vase with Crane and Tree Motif
Located in Essex, MA
. The front is hand-painted with a stylized crane standing on the root of a Bonsai tree with floral
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Seto Ware Plant Stand with Calligraphy Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
to hold a bonsai tree, succulent, or any small plant, elevating it to a work of art. Alternatively
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19th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Textile Panel Double Ikat Kasuri Futon Cover
Located in Atlanta, GA
quatrefoil petals and the other is a more delicate pictorial of a flowering plum tree in a bonsai. The width
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Cotton

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirrors, Still Life#2
Located in Norton, MA
traditional interior setting with the flowers in vases on wood stands, Bonsais in ceramic planters, books, and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'10" x 17' - 300 x 520 )
Located in New York, NY
of half vases on stands with flowering bonsai bushes, is laid on the tan field with its four
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wool

Antique Oriental Japanese Large Fine Quality Bronze Bowl Planter Jardinière Suib
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
C1850. Suiban Ikebana art. Suitable for flower arrangement or bonsai art. Lost wax technique with
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19th Century Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Late Qing Dynasty Small Side Table with Pillar Strut Motifs and Scrolling Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
and modernity. Nestle it beside a plush sofa in your living room, topped with a vase or a bonsai, or
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady Seating in the Room
Located in Norton, MA
presenting a very traditional Chinese character with paintings, lantain, bonsai, furniture, etc., playing
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Glass, Wood

Gabriel Viardot French Nest of 4 tables japanese Art Nouveau
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Valladolid, ES
tables have decorations of turtles, rats, bonsais and reeds, all elements of clear Japanese symbolism
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

"Trees, " Vivid California Impressionist Painting by Edwin James Pond, Oakland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shimmering in pink, purple, jade and periwinkle, with scrubby trees in bonsai shapes in the foreground, was
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1920s American Modern Antique Bonsai

Materials

Paint

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Lobster, Seashell, Basketweave, Bamboo Planter
Located in New York, NY
Unusual rhombus shaped Japanese Meiji period bronze sea-life motif bonsai, bamboo planter, ikebana
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

Imari Dish Charger Lobed Japan Iron Red Blue Green
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptional 18th century Imari lobed dish. The centre painted with a vase of flowers and a bonsai
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18th Century Japanese Baroque Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Milano, IT
bonsai pine and a mandarin tree on a stand with cranes and minogame, all in iro-e takazogan and applied
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19th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Vermillion Red Gilt Silvered Carved Armoire
Located in Somis, CA
carvings of peonies, pomegranates, and bonsais. A pair of very finely carved pierced spandrels support and
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Gorham Japonesque Hand-Hammered Mixed Metal Dragonfly Bowl, 1883
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
with fruiting and leafing branch mounted to exterior with exploratory fly, and opposite, a bonsai
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1880s American Japonisme Antique Bonsai

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

Chinese Bonsai planter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Footed, green glazed bonsai planter with beautiful oxidation.
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Bonsai planter
H 3.5 in W 12.5 in D 7.5 in
Bonsai stand in elmwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant shape, great patina, beautiful legs. Bonsai stand in elmwood.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Hilversum, NL
decorated with a teapot and a bonsai tree, opening to an interior fitted with ten drawers decorated with
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Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Copper

Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
H 27.17 in W 35.83 in D 19.89 in
Mother of Pearl Inlay Cache Pot
Located in Milton, DE
specimen Bonsai for the green element in your cocktail table display.
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1920s Asian Chinese Export Antique Bonsai

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

English/Derby Famille Verte Dish with Gadrooned Rim, Figures in a Garden, C.1800
By Derby
Located in Geelong, Victoria
of blossom trees and a table of bonsai, surrounded by a brightly enameled shoulder of vines and lions
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Early 1800s English Chinoiserie Antique Bonsai

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Liverpool Porcelain Bowl
By Philip Christian
Located in Millwood, VA
and bonsai trees are on the body of the bowl and a red and blue lattice border is on the interior rim
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Liverpool Porcelain Bowl
Liverpool Porcelain Bowl
H 2.58 in Dm 6.5 in
Painted Antique Chinese Doors Black Lacquered
Located in SOMIS, CA
for "safety and good health". Prunus Blossom Bonsai indicates beauty and strength. Part of
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Chinese Jade Peach Tree Bonsai Table Decor
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a peach tree bonsai. The peaches are made of coral yellow green colored hardstones and the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bonsai

Materials

Jade

Chinese Jade Peach Tree Bonsai Table Decor
Chinese Jade Peach Tree Bonsai Table Decor
H 26.3 in W 22.75 in D 7.25 in
Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter from the Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Japanese bronze rectangular bonsai pot or planter urn from the Meiji Period, featuring
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Jita or Bonsai Stand of Burl Cedar
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful antique jita or bonsai stand of burl cedar, the natural edge lightly polished. Dorothy
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Early 20th Century Antique Bonsai

Materials

Cedar

Antique Jita or Bonsai Stand of Burl Cedar
Antique Jita or Bonsai Stand of Burl Cedar
H 0.63 in W 11.5 in D 18.5 in
Japanese Masterpiece Bonsai Bonseki Miniature Garden Woodblock Book 40 Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
Miniature Garden Bonsai Book- Rare find from 1930s. This Japanese antique Bonsai Bonseki silk
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bonsai

Materials

Paper

Pair Blue White Chinese Reticulated Porcelain Narcissus Bonsai Planters Qianlong
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally rare pair of early Qianlong period painted Chinese export reticulated pierced blue and white porcelain double walled shallow planters of rectangular outline, circa l...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese 19th Century Imari Shaped Charger with Potted Bonsai and Flower
Located in Wells, ME
is populated by a jardinière filled with a bonsai tree and flowers sitting on a low table. This panel
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Porcelain

Tokoname bonsai pot / Japanese Antique / Heian-Kamakura period / 8th - 14th C
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
a sutra mound jar. A beautiful wabi-sabi bonsai pot. It has a strong earthy and fiery flavor of
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Bonsai

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Framed Block Printed Asian Japanese Bonsai Tree Wood Panels, Set of 3
Located in Plainview, NY
details of a large Bonsai Japanese tree. Each panel displays a different angle of the scene. The first
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Painting on Silk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Elegant antique Chinese painting on silk, featuring a bowl with prunus bonsai tree and a vase of
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Late 19th Century Antique Bonsai

Materials

Silk, Paint

Chinese Antique Painting on Silk
Chinese Antique Painting on Silk
H 15.75 in W 12.75 in D 1 in
Japanese Shigaraki Tsubo Lamp
By Shigaraki Valley Potters
Located in Stamford, CT
Old Kilns’ in Japan. Although the more rustic vases representing the Tanuki (deadwood Bonsai technique
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Bonsai

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Shigaraki Tsubo Lamp
Japanese Shigaraki Tsubo Lamp
H 32 in W 18 in D 18 in
Japanese Antique Tree Root Stand 1860s-1900s/Natural Wood Primitive Table Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
details are unknown, but it may have been used to hold a bonsai tree or something similar. The shape is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wood

Exotic Chinese Art Deco Rug in Shades of Lilac Purple and Mauve Wool, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Bonsai planter a warm and appealing rug to enhance and embellish any style interior and in particular any
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Bonsai

Materials

Wool

Bronze Statue of a Thai Prince Playing Music
Located in North Hollywood, CA
gold leaf. The base is adorned with some small bonsai trees. Very fine art work on cast bronze. Cast
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19th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Bonsai

Materials

Bronze

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique bonsai you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique bonsai for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and ceramic. Your living room may not be complete without an antique bonsai — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bonsai is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.

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