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What is Japanese wood carving?
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Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.
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Antique Japanese Wood Carving of Two Minogames 'Mythological Turtle', 18th C
Located in North Miami, FL
standing in the she’ll of the larger one. This is an excellent Japanese hardwood carving dating from the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Heavenly God 1800s-1860s / Figurine Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a god.
It is called "Tenjin.
Tenjin" is a general
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Dog 1920s-1940s/Figurine Mingei Object Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a dog.
This wood carving is estimated to have been made
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Male God 1600s-1700s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a male deity.
It is a wood carving from the early Edo
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Monkey 1860s-1900s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a monkey.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a fish.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
