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Ancient Solid Bronze Vase with Chinese or Japanese Elephants
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ancient solid bronze vase with Chinese or Japanese elephants
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Antique Early 1700s Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japan Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Japanese culture. The elephant's back opens to hold incense, allowing fragrant smoke to gently waft through
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Japan Good Luck Elephant Censer
Japan Good Luck Elephant Censer
H 5.5 in W 2.75 in D 6 in
Japanese Bronze of an Elephant
Located in London, GB
Japanese bronze of an elephant, mid-twentieth century, modelled with trunk aloft, a substantial
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze of an Elephant
Japanese Bronze of an Elephant
H 21.66 in W 18.51 in D 7.29 in
A Pair of Japanese Ceramic Elephants
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of decorative ceramic elephants, marked underneath “Japan”. Both are posed with raised
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of Japanese Ceramic Elephants
A Pair of Japanese Ceramic Elephants
H 4.75 in W 6 in D 2.75 in
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Japanese attributed porcelain figure of a resting elephant with a young boy dating
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Early 20th Century Japanese Other Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
H 2.56 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Antique Japanese Painted Wood Vase with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Japanese Meiji period wood vase or vessel with striking aged yellow paint and decorated
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vases

Materials

Wood

Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find: Ancient Japanese design gilt censer of a good luck elephant- signed Japan This model
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Large Bronze Japanese Champleve Enamel Double Elephant Handle Urn Vase Japan
Located in Greer, SC
Beautifully crafted vintage Japanese urn shaped vase, featuring elephant head double handles in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Champlevé Bronze Elephant Floor Oil Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
A Japanese floor oil lamp, crafted in bronze with a dark lush patina and decorated with enamel in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Elephant Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese bronze vases. Each of Melon like form depicted
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Elephant and Tigers by Genryusai Seiya
Located in New Orleans, LA
animal and the fierce agility of the predators. In Japanese art and folklore, the elephant represents
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Japan gold-gilt good luck elephant censer is a captivating blend of artistry and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Genryusai Seiya Bronze Elephant and Tigers
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Meiji Genryusai Seiya bronze elephant and tigers, circa 1890. This moving and detailed
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Elephant and a Beauty
Located in Hudson, NY
transforms into the Buddhist deity, Fugen, who is the patron of women and is often seen on an elephant
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

20th Century, Showa, Antique Japanese Metal Elephant with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese metal elephant with artist sign. Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century Size: Height 20
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20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

19th Century, A Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Animal Elephants
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Japanese bronze elephants with artist sign. Artist signature is on the last photo
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Embossed Urn with Elephant Handles
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-174 Embossed bronze urn with stylized elephant handles Bronze has aged patina with red oxide
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Vintage 1940s Central Asian Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers By Genryusai Seiya
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers By Genryusai Seiya. Genryusai Seiya
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Elephant Trainers Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, circa 1900-1920, hand made in Japan, the Elephants and trainers have an Indian look to them but you can
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Antique Bronze Model of an Elephant and Two Tigers
Located in London, GB
Meiji period, depicting an elephant being attacked by two tigers, with Japanese mark on the base
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Sculpture Elephant and Tigers by Mitsumoto
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE OKIMONO OF ELEPHANT BEING ATTACKED BY TWO TIGERS Workshop of Omori Mitsumoto
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

ANTiQUE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA INLAID ELEPHANT HARDWOOD SIDE END LAMP WINE TABLe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Japanese Shibayyama inlaid side table depicting Elephants Please note the delivery fee listed is just a
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Kutani Polychrome Porcelain Elephant Mounted as Lamp, 19th Century Japanese
Located in El Monte, CA
features overglazed enamel work typical of Japanese Kutani-ware and sits atop a red wood base. The elephant
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Large Takachika" & "Kakuha sei" Bronze Elephant Herd Statue Japan Meiji era
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice statue of a Elephant Herd. 66cm with double mark "Takachika" & "Kakuha sei" Kakuha
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair Antique Edo/Meiji 19th c Vases Bronze Japanese Heavy elephant ears
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made and carved pair of Bronze vases. Condition just some ware and some small scratches/dents. As pictures Size: 16CM high Period 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Japanese Meiji era bronze elephant and pagoda incense burners Japanese, Late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19thC Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Study of an Elephant Fighting with Two Tigers
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Japanese Meiji period bronze study has exceptionally good detailing. It portrays a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Art Deco, Grand Patinated Bronze Planter w/ Elephants, ca. 1930’s
Located in New York, NY
Original dark-brown patina. Dimensions Height: 9.25 inches (23.12cm) Width: 14.25 inches (35.6cm) Opening diameter: 11.4 inches (28.12cm).  
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Bronze

Antique Large Japanese Bronze Elephant & Tigers Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Japanese Meiji Period patinated bronze study of an elephant with tigers, signed
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Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful find from our acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate to find this Art
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Carved Stone Kannon on Elephant
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegantly carved stone Kannon elephant. Taisho period Kyoto, Japan.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Carved Stone Kannon on Elephant
Carved Stone Kannon on Elephant
H 20 in W 8.5 in D 12 in
A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere
Located in London, GB
throughout its circumference with a parade of elephants of varying sizes and poses, some of the elephants
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere
A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere
H 9.45 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Art Deco Green Elephant Towel Napkin Holder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Adorable Art Deco elephant towel holder / napkin ring. The cute little guy has his trunk up for
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A bronze okimono depicting a walking elephant
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze okimono depicting a walking elephant. Every part of the elephant's body, from legs to trunk, ears to eyes, is carved with impressive precision. Signature engraved under the ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Centreville, VA
The Elephant Stool, designed by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, is a playful yet elegantly crafted piece
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
H 14.5 in W 20 in D 18.25 in
Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Oriental Japanese Meiji period style bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair Japanese Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful and large pair of Japanese Meji period bronze elephant handled table lamps the bodies
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair Japanese Bronze Table Lamps
Pair Japanese Bronze Table Lamps
H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 22 in
Antique Indian wooden elephant figurine/carved animal/circa 1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
grandfather served as a marine from World War I to World War II, and apparently purchased this wooden elephant
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

4.45 Carat Ruby ''Dancing Elephant'' 2.24 Carat Diamond 18K RIng
By Malpani Jewels
Located in Hung Hom, HK
magnificent 4.45-carat ruby and 2.24 carats of dazzling diamonds in a unique "Dancing Elephant" design
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2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings

Materials

Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold

1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
elephant figurine paper weight. Marked Dansk Designs Japan. Dimensions: 1.75ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 2.5ʺH Gunnar
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Silver Plate

3.35 Carat Emerald & 2.36 Carat White Diamond ''Graceful Walk Elephant'' Ring
By Malpani Jewels
Located in Hung Hom, HK
emerald and 2.36 carats of dazzling white diamonds in a unique and captivating “Graceful Walk Elephant
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2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Bridal Rings

Materials

White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold

Oriental Champleve cloisonne Dragons brass Bronze vase Elephant head handles
Located in Birmingham, AL
Vintage/ antique x large Oriental Champleve Cloisonne Dragons bronze vase with elephant head
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Bronze

Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Handles, Japan, 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Cloisonné enameled vase with elephant handles, Japan, mid-20th century. The elegant body form is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Norr11 Sheepskin Elephant Chair by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl
By Kristian Sofus Hansen, Norr11
Located in New York, NY
The Elephant series is a modern interpretation of Scandinavian minimalism combined with Japanese
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2010s Polish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin

Customizable Norr11 Elephant Chair by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl
By Kristian Sofus Hansen, Norr11
Located in New York, NY
The Elephant series is a modern interpretation of Scandinavian minimalism combined with Japanese
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2010s Polish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Textile

Large Artist Signed Japanese Bronze Tigers Attacking Bull Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
attacked by tigers, rather than the more common tigers attacking an elephant. Major Japanese sculpture that
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of large late 19th Century Japanese bronze vases with elephant heads handles, and details in
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Hand-Painted Decorative Vases with Japanese-Inspired Design
Located in Tarry Town, NY
, florals, and foliage, capturing the essence of Japanese aesthetic traditions. Gilt elephant-shaped side
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Garniture

Materials

Gold

Celluloid Deco Terrier Bangle
Located in New York, NY
Adorable celluloid bangle from the 1930s with high relief molded flowers, a terrier and an elephant
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Bangles

Zō by Marcelo Martin Burgos - polished bronze, gold, diamond, animal, figurative
By Marcelo Martin Burgos
Located in Paris, FR
abstracted elephant, a reference subtly embedded in its title, which translates to elephant in Japanese
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Japanese Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
Early 20th century Japanese bronze elephant with good dark patina.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Japanese Bronze Elephant Sculpture
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 9.85 in
Meiji Japanese Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Massive Japanese Meiji-era sculpture of an elephant attacked by two tigers. Signed by Genryusai
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Jardiniere - Genryusai Seiya
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large scale Meiji
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono - Genryusai Seiya
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this unusual Meiji Period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Japanese Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Finely detailed Japanese bronze sculpture of elephant with upturned trunk attacked by tigers
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Antique 19th Century Asian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Vases with Elephant Handles
Located in New York, NY
elephant handles on molded, carved, squared bases.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

19th Century Japanese Bronze Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Elephant Handles
Located in Harrogate, GB
Elephant Handle Bronze Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Vase with Meiji marks underfoot
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Antique 1890s Japanese Metalwork

Bronze Japanese Censer with Elephant Handles and Ball Relief Cranes
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A late Meiji period bronze baluster urn with two elephant shaped handles and a central cartouche
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

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Japanese Elephant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese elephant for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every Japanese elephant was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese elephant — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Japanese elephant is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese elephant that is appealing in its simplicity, but Sori Yanagi, Masatoyo Kishi and Yanagihara Mutsuo produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Elephant?

Prices for a Japanese elephant can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $60 and can go as high as $29,899, while the average can fetch as much as $2,875.