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Asian Marionette

1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Marionettes Chinoises Chinois 1935
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Marionettes
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face, long grey beard, and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired fro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

1950s Pair of Oriental Puppet Marionettes with Original Dress
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s pair of Oriental puppet marionettes with original dress.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Silk

Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Silk

Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silk

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acq...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
craft of village folk puppets in Asia. What sets marionettes apart from conventional puppets is their
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood

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Unusual 20th Century Burmese Buddhist Monk Marionette, Myanmar
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Unusual marionette in the form of a traditional Burmese monk with original details and carved and
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Pair of Asian Marionettes from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Asian marionettes from the 19th century. Measures: 43cm x 16cm x 16cm.  
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Antique 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Collectibles and Curiosities

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Tapestry, Wood

Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning authentic Burmese ornately hand crafted Diety marionette puppet on display stand. The
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Fabric, Silk, String, Wood

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Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Le Dieu Vivant- Nagano, Japon 1952
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Le Dieu Vivant, Nagano, Japon. (The Living God, Nagano, Japan)" Jacoulet was famed for his technique...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Pair of Antique Burmese Thailand Marionette Puppet Dolls Figurative Folk Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique pair of antique Burmese / Thailand marionette puppet dolls depicting a man and woman wearing traditional Thai silk and linen clothing. Fertility figurative folk art. A uni...
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20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures

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Paper

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet head is of painted wood. The white face usually represents a villain. Puppetry is a ma...
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Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s A large Sicilian theater (Opera dei Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s. The Sicilian Pu...
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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Asian Marionette For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian marionette for your home. Each Asian marionette for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and paint. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Asian marionette — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An Asian marionette, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is an Asian Marionette?

The average selling price for an Asian marionette at 1stDibs is $495, while they’re typically $265 on the low end and $4,404 for the highest priced.