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.

1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022

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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Wood Carving of Daikokuten, Signed & Dated

$1,650

Ranma Japanese Wood Carving Panel Wall Art

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Japanese Ranma are traditional wood carving panels also known as transom.

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Mid-20th Century Asian Mounted Objects

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Wood

Ranma Japanese Wood Carving Panel Wall Art

$895 / item

Antique Japanese Wood Carving of Two Minogames 'Mythological Turtle', 18th C

Located in North Miami, FL

This is an excellent Japanese hardwood carving dating from the late 18th century.

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Hardwood

Antique Japanese Wood Carving of Two Minogames 'Mythological Turtle', 18th C

$10,800 Sale Price

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19th century Japanese Wood Carving Temple Shrine Sea Breams and Wave Decoration

Located in Chiba, JP

SEA BREAMS AND WAVES – Wood carving decoration with the remains of original bule paint as the actual fragment of a certain Japanese temple/shrine construction, Edo-Meiji period, 19th...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

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Wood

19th century Japanese Wood Carving Temple Shrine Sea Breams and Wave Decoration

$500

The Watchful Monkey: Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Carving of a Monkey

Located in New York, NY

Early 20th Century Japanese Carved Wood Figure of a Monkey: A finely carved Japanese wood netsuke depicting a seated monkey holding a peach, often attributed to the Edo (1615–1868)...

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