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Asian Puppet Head

20th Century, Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese puppet head was mainly used in the puppet show. Due to the heavily used of puppets, the
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20th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Early 20th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden puppet head with stand. Age: Burma, Early 20th century Size: Height 19 C.M
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Early 20th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Vintage Burmese Polychrome Animated Mounted Puppet Heads w/ Expressive Features
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating set of two polychrome puppet heads, meticulously mounted, transports viewers to
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Chinese Wood Puppet Head, 19th Century, Mounted on Contemporary Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese wood puppet head, 19th century, mounted on contemporary stand. Simple puppet head of a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Wood

Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
. The heads and hands of traditional Ningyo Joruri puppets are carved by specialists, while the bodies
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Meiji Bunraku Ningyo Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji period puppet for the traditional Bunraku ningyo joruri puppet theater. The piece
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Textile, Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls

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Wood

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

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Silk

Japanese Bronze Folk Art Kappa, circa 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese puppet play and performance, Kappa Bring Good Fortune Japanese Kappa are folk lore garden
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Gilt Metal Thai Khon Dancer
Located in Dallas, TX
East Asia) circa 1920. It features a gilt metal statue of a traditional Thai Khon Dancer in pose and
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Early 20th Century Thai Country Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
strings that extend from the puppet's head, over the puppeteer's hand, and down to one shoulder, providing
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Textile, Silk, Wood

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Deer's Head Hat & Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare Black Forest wall mounted carved deer's head hat and coat rack with
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Antique 1880s English Models and Miniatures

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Wood

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Italian Marble Head on Wooden Base, circa 1800
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 19th Century Italian Busts

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Antique Carved Wooden Deer's Head Wall Decoration, Germany, ca 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Hardwood Carved Plant Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century, Large Burmese Betel Box, “Kun It”
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) Lacquerware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th Century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typica...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquer

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Bamboo, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Carved Italian Santos Religious Macabre Wooden Head
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1820s Italian Religious Items

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Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Lacquer Standing Offering Dish, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century lacquer standing offering dish, Burma Beautifully lacquered in gold and red pigments, such offering dishes were designed to serve meals for monks, hig...
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Lacquer

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Carved Wood Falcon Sculpture 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade carved wood Falcon sculpture 1960s. Vintage Seri Ironwood Animal Hand-Carved Sculpture of a American Eagle or Falcon. Vintage Hand carved walnut wooden beautiful design deco...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wood Falcon Sculpture 1960s
Carved Wood Falcon Sculpture 1960s
H 9.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Horse Head
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery horse head with original red and some white pigments remaining. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.- A.D.220 Size: Height 5.5 C.M. / Width 4.2 C.M. / Length 14.2 C.M....
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Pottery

Very Rare Mason's Ironstone Bottle Vase in Chinese Dragon Pattern, circa 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare ironstone vase, in the Chinese style, all hand painted in the coloured dragon pattern, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century. Both the vase shape...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Vases

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Chinese "Golden Dragon" Imperial Silk Robe, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
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Silk

Folk Art Centerpiece Sculpture of Swedish Potato Farmers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Pine

Chinese Scholar Rock Yellow Taihu Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a tall Taihu scholar rock in a mushroom-cloud form displayed on a custom carved wood stand. Wonderful and well-balanced, the stone is of an uncommon waxy deep yellow colo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Limestone

Vintage Burmese Red Lacquered Faux Bamboo Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Country style Burmese red lacquered faux bamboo coffee table from the mid 20th century with woven rattan top and straight legs. Created in Burma during the Midcentury perio...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan, Wood, Faux Bamboo

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Chinese Head from a Puppet in the Form of a Buddhist Arhatt, 19th Century, No 2
Located in Eltville, DE
Fine carved Chinese head from a puppet in the form of a Buddhist arhatt, mounted on a wooden base
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Antique 19th Century Central Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Chinese Head from a Puppet in the Form of a Buddhist Arhatt 19th Century, No 1
Located in Eltville, DE
Fine carved Chinese head puppet in the form of a Buddhist arhatt mounted on a wooden base, 19th
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Antique 19th Century Central Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Pair of Qing Dynasty Wooden Figures
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, young male heirs being manipulated as puppets by the ruling families, and the court became rotten with
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, young male heirs being manipulated as puppets by the ruling families, and the court became rotten with
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
H 11.75 in W 17.75 in D 4 in
Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
Once colorfully painted and tacked with brilliant saddlery, this wooden horse puppet likely starred
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Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Steel

Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet
Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet
H 39.25 in W 32 in D 11.5 in
Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
hands. The twine serving as the operator's control of the head, which can be raised and lowered
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Metallic Thread

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare late 19th century Black Forest carved stag's head coat rack with glass
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Antique 1890s Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Puppet Head - TA 301 B
Located in Culver City, CA
Puppet Head From Burma 19th c.
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Puppet Head - TA 301 B
Puppet Head - TA 301 B
H 27 in W 8 in D 9 in
"Teddy Roosevelt" Japanese Marionette Head, circa 1906
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally part of a satirical but oddly expressive marionette puppet representing U.S. President
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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Asian Puppet Head For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian puppet head for your home. Each Asian puppet head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and silk. There are many kinds of the Asian puppet head you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Asian puppet head, those designed in folk art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is an Asian Puppet Head?

An Asian puppet head can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $790, while the lowest priced sells for $130 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.

Finding the Right asian-art-furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.