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Japanese Lion Mask

Japanese Edo Period Lion Mask
Located in New York, NY
A rare Edo period (17th century-18th century) Japanese lion mask for the Gion Festival. This mask
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Edo Period Lion Mask
Japanese Edo Period Lion Mask
H 10.5 in W 12 in D 11 in
Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Lion Gion Festival Dance Mask, Lacquered Wood, Late Edo period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Lion Gion Festival Dance Mask, Lacquered wood, Late Edo period This lion mask can be
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a well-preserved lion mask that dates to the 18th century (possibly earlier). Lion masks were
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask
Noh Edo Period Lion Mask
H 6 in W 6.5 in D 7.5 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1603-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period. (Japanese ``si-si
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This another superb example of an Edo Period early 18th century or earlier Lion Mask created for
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
H 7.5 in W 8 in D 7 in
Chinese or Korean Antique Wooden Large Mask/1800s/Festival Mask/Dance Mask
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
also made in Japan, and their roots are said to come from China. Famous items include lion masks. At
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Candlesticks, circa 1870
Located in Faversham, GB
trunk handles, raised on three lion-mask cabriole legs. Acquired from the collection of the late Alfred
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Candlesticks

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Bronze

Amazing Japanese silver teapot and cover, dragon spout Meiji period 19TH century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
pair of amazingly realistic shishi lions masks. This tea pot is made from sterling silver and on the
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Antique 1890s Japanese Metalwork

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Silver

19th Century Louis XV Style Japanned Lacquer Side Cabinet by Beauderley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, Sussex
building, fisherman and merchants. Gilded ormolu mounts and moldings, with a Lion mask to the center
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

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Mahogany

19th Century Fukagawa Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
foliate decoration, lion mask ring drop handles, various scholars holding a scroll.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

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Porcelain

19th Century Fukagawa Vase
19th Century Fukagawa Vase
H 12.21 in Dm 8.27 in
Antique Cream Painted Toleware Chest. Henry Loveridge Maker. English C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
interior Countryhouse condition. Structurally sound. Brass repoussee lion mask handles. ( Possibly
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Antique 1850s English Regency Painted Furniture

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Tin

Regency Overmantel Mirror
By Regency
Located in Greenwich, CT
Greek key applied ornament flanked by ebonized lion masks over Egyptian term figures with fish scale
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Antique 19th Century European Regency Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

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Giltwood

Regency Overmantel Mirror
Regency Overmantel Mirror
H 29 in W 56.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of "Pagoda" Tables, Attributed to G. Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
corners with gilded bronze lion masks, reunited by a stretcher supporting shelves. Biography : Gabriel
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Tables

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Bronze

Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880
By Fréderic Boucheron
Located in New York, US
themed design featuring cartouches depicting infants taunting a goat and lion, plus prominent lion masks
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Antique 1880s French Greek Revival Vases

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Silver

19th Century French Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Table Attributed Gabriel Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in New York, NY
openwork crosses of Chinese motifs rests on four magnificently carved curved legs with lions feet holding
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Antique 1890s French Chinoiserie Center Tables

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Bronze

Ormolu Mounted Imari Porcelain Antique Clock Set
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
clock is surmounted by a winged mythical creatures and has a pair of lions mask handles. Candelabra are
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

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Located in Douglas Manor, NY
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Located in Seattle, WA
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Lion Dog Mask
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A Japanese Articulated Lion Dance (Shishimai) Mask
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Japanese mask originally used in traditional lion dances (shishimai)to scare away evil
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Pair of Shishimai Masks
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Japanese Lion Mask For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese lion mask available at 1stDibs. Each Japanese lion mask for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. There are many kinds of the Japanese lion mask you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Japanese lion mask bearing louis xv or Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese lion mask over the years, but those crafted by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, Fréderic Boucheron and Samuel Marti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Lion Mask?

Prices for a Japanese lion mask start at $372 and top out at $190,000 with the average selling for $5,500.