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Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
also seen this image attributed to artist Hanabusa Hideki as well) of a male Bunraku puppet titled
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print

Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print

$395
H 19.5 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
also seen this image also attributed to artist Hanabusa Hideki as well) of a female Bunraku puppet
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Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print

Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print

$395
H 20 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period This pair of Meiji
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Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period
Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period

Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period

$1,200
H 19.4 in W 14 in D 5 in
Bunraku Puppet Hand Fragment, Wood, Japanese, Meiji period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Puppet hand fragment, wood, Japanese, Meiji period. This Meiji period Bunraku wooden arm is a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bunraku Puppet Hand Fragment, Wood, Japanese, Meiji period
Bunraku Puppet Hand Fragment, Wood, Japanese, Meiji period

Bunraku Puppet Hand Fragment, Wood, Japanese, Meiji period

$650
H 14 in W 2 in D 2 in
Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
one of Sekino's masterpiece works (along with "Eiza and Matsuomaru"). The print of bunraku puppeteer
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets

Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets

$2,495
H 25.25 in W 32.25 in D 1 in
Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku by Nagoshi Kenji, ca. 1850
Located in New York, NY
-1868) Imperial Bunraku puppet of a young beautiful princess. Carved wood with layers of gofun (oyster
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Antique 1850s Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures

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Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku by Nagoshi Kenji, ca. 1850
Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku by Nagoshi Kenji, ca. 1850

Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku by Nagoshi Kenji, ca. 1850

$17,800
H 13 in W 11 in D 9 in
Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Width: 18 inches Depth: 9 inches ABOUT Bunraku (puppet) depicting the warrior Minamoto Yoshistune his
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta, 19th Century
Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta, 19th Century

Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta, 19th Century

$38,200
H 33 in W 18 in D 9 in
Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
food. Signed. Signed An incised artist signature “Bunraku” on base. "Bunraku" is associated with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930
Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930

Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930

$995 Sale Price / set
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H 7 in W 7 in D 5 in

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Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México
By FOAM
Located in Mexico City, MX
a piece of furniture used in the Bunraku, the traditional puppet theatre of Japan that started in
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2010s Mexican Modern Stools

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Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México
Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México

Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México

H 16.93 in W 15.75 in D 13.78 in
Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
By Ningyo Ken I 1
Located in Astoria, NY
mechanism works smoothly, and he is mounted on a bamboo Stand. The puppets of Bunraku are different from
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Late 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

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Paint

Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed

Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed

H 70.5 in W 25 in L 70.5 in
Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird Hardcover Book 1973
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
knights of the Orlando legend, the lovely shadow plays of Asia, the unique Bunraku puppets of Japan, and
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Books

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Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird Hardcover Book 1973
Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird Hardcover Book 1973

Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird Hardcover Book 1973

H 12 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
Created for Bunraku theatre, this Bunraku, known in Japan as a Ningyo Jorurui, depicts a samurai
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period

Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period

H 20 in W 14 in D 9 in
Set of Four 20th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints, C.1940
Located in London, GB
included the traditional focuses of ukiyo-e tradition such as kabuki theatre the bunraku puppet theatre
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Early 20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paint

Set of Four 20th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints, C.1940
Set of Four 20th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints, C.1940

Set of Four 20th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints, C.1940

H 20.08 in W 27.17 in D 0.99 in
Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print of Puppet "Bunraku"
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print of a Japanese puppet is titled "Bunraku (4
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print of Puppet "Bunraku"
Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print of Puppet "Bunraku"

Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print of Puppet "Bunraku"

H 21 in W 15 in D 1 in
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a spectacular piece. Mesmerizing. Bunraku, also commonly known as Ningyo Joruri, is a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case

Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case

H 18 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in

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