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Japanese Art Of Cranes

Japanese Hanging Scroll: Masterful Pair of Cranes, Taisho Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
, featuring an elegant depiction of a pair of cranes—revered symbols of longevity and good fortune in Japanese
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Japanese Large Bronze Vases with Turtles and Cranes
Located in Hudson, NY
decorated with a family of cranes at a rocky water's edge, with flowers and an old pine tree. The other vase
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze

A Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks Okimonos
Located in London, GB
A High Quality Pair of Japanese gilt bronze candlesticks figures of a crane standing on the back of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Flock of Red Crown Cranes, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pair of Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Cranes Above Cresting Waves
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century pair of large Japanese Meiji period six panel screens each depicting a sedge
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese tea house in rankanku or eggshell lacquer with a decor of gold crane
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature tea house with a crane and bamboo motif in black and gold takamaki-e lacquer on a rankaku
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Gold

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens from the 17th century depicting a flock of cranes arriving at
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Serene Cranes: Late Edo Masterpiece
Located in Fukuoka, JP
of nature but also symbolizes longevity, happiness, and good fortune in Japanese art. Let the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Serene Cranes: Late Edo Masterpiece
Serene Cranes: Late Edo Masterpiece
$11,600
H 68.12 in W 143.31 in D 1.19 in

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Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Porcelain Cranes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair nineteenth century porcelain Cranes. The birds are in shades of white and grey. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Porcelain Cranes
Pair of Japanese Porcelain Cranes
H 15.75 in W 4.5 in D 5.5 in
Japanese Cast-Metal Sculpture of Two Cranes
Located in NYC, NY
A fine Japanese metal sculpture of two cranes in cast metal. A fine composition that manages to
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Japan Tallest Pair of Antique Bronze Cranes
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fresh find- two tall cranes from our latest Japanese Acquisitions Our last set Japan, a fine
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Japanese Kutani Crane Vases Japanese Satsuma Style Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese vases. A pair of very nice 19th century porcelain vases in Satsuma style. I think
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Period Screen of Red-Crowned Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese four-panel Meiji period screen depicting a landscape scene with cranes
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Antique Japanese Pair of Bronze Cranes 'Tsuru', Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Pair of large antique Japanese bronze cranes with finely detailed plumage. One crane holds its head
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Crane Vases, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases of hexagonal baluster shape decorated with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

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Metal

Japanese Six Panel Screen Dance of 50 Cranes on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
. In Japan the crane signifies fidelity, good luck, love and long life. Seal reads: Joshun.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Cranes . Meiji Era
Located in London, GB
A Fine Japanese cloisonne enamel pair of Vases. Meiji period of a elegant bulbous shape
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Enamel

Blue White Japanese Charger with Pair of Cranes and Turtles Meiji Period
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Meiji period blue and white Japanese Imari Charger depicting a standing crane or stork
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen of Cranes and Willow on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century Japanese Meiji four-panel screen featuring cranes and a willow tree. Painted on
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Sedge of Cranes in Rolling Landscape with Gold Clouds
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a group of cranes gathering next to water's edge with gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Old Crane Painting / Picture Frame / 1900s-1930s / Picture of Two Crane
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a framed picture of two cranes used in the space between the columns in the Meiji era. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

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Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Longevity Screen of Pine Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful Japanese four-panel byobu screen titled pine cranes and longevity. Depicts two red
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Silk, Wood

Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen Pair of Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese Showa period four-panel folding screen depicting a pair of Manchurian red-crowned
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Six-Panel Screen of Cranes in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large early 20th century Japanese six-panel byobu screen depicting cranes in flight decorated with
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen of Red Crowned Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen featuring eight red crowned Japanese cranes
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Screen of White Cranes and Moon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese four-panel Byobu screen depicting fine white cranes under a full white moon
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20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Pair of Japanese Six Panel Meiji Crane Landscape Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating pair of Japanese six-panel Meiji period screens depicting red-crowned cranes and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Boxwood Three Section Inro & Netsuke of Cranes by Tomotada
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage Japanese boxwood three-section inro and netsuke of cranes by Tomotada, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Boxwood

Pair of Japanese Bronze Planters with Animal Deer Crane Forest Decoration Motif
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous set of bronze Japanese planters with dear, crane and forest motifs. Likely from Showa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

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Metal, Bronze

Nice Pair of Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Crane Plates Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration. Two cranes flying towards each other. Condition Overall
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Bronze

Japan Pair of Hand Cast Bronze Cranes Beautiful Head and Feather Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine set of two tall and large scale hand caste bronze finely detailed red crested cranes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Pure Silver "Origami" Ornament Crane Birds Old Japan, Mint & Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A wonderful pair of vintage pure silver "Origami" ornaments crane birds from old Japan mounted in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Silver

Japanese Scalloped Charger Blue White Pair of Cranes on Pine Tree Meiji Period
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Meiji Period blue and white Japanese Imari charger depicting a standing pair of cranes or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Flock of Cranes in Pine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 20th century Japanese style byobu four-panel screen depicting a flock or sedge of
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20th Century Chinese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Asian Gold Leaf Panels with Cranes, Set of 4
Located in West Hartford, CT
Set of four beautiful Chinese gold leaf panels with hand painted decoration depicting cranes and
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Set of 4 Silvered Wood Wall Panels featuring White Naped Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Japanese art panels displaying the beauty of 6 cranes. This bold and innovative
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

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Brass

Bronze Sculpture of Japanese Cranes
Located in Katonah, NY
-1912. The red-crowned crane (grus japonensis), known as the tanchozuru in Japan, is one of the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cranes
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of large Japanese Meiji period cast bronze red-crowned cranes (Tancho) rendered in high relief
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Japanese Cranes on a Rocky Shoreline
Located in Dallas, TX
Bronze sculpture of Japanese cranes on a rocky shoreline. A small mminogame, a Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Folding Screens with Cranes, Kanō School, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
The scene is in typical Kano school style, dominated by a group of cranes in irregular and dynamic
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair of Meiji Cloisonné Crane Vases with Stands
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two Japanese cylinder vases with conforming carved hardwood stands, each featuring a cartouche with
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Brass

Japanese Figure of a Crane
Located in Woodbury, CT
This crane is mounted on a slab stone base. beautifully chased feathers, head, legs and feet
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Figure of a Crane
Japanese Figure of a Crane
H 20 in W 14 in D 14 in
Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Gathering of Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The painting of gathering of cranes of this six-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Standing Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The standing cranes painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Standing Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The standing cranes painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flying Cranes on Goldleaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The flying cranes painting of this six-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Cranes by the Reeds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The cranes by the reeds painting of this two-panel screen is hand painted in watercolor, on squares
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel on Copper Vases with Crane Birds and Flowers
Located in Retie, BE
the beautiful color green and the cranes birds on it. Art Deco Vases - Japanese Vases - Floral
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vases

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Copper

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Japanese Art Of Cranes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Japanese art of cranes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct Japanese art of cranes — often made from metal, wood and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 466 antique and vintage Japanese art of cranes at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Japanese art of cranes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Japanese art of cranes made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Japanese art of cranes over the years, but those made by Makuzu Kozan, Arita and Peter Bradley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Japanese Art Of Cranes?

Japanese art of cranes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,581, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $386,106.

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.

Questions About Japanese Art Of Cranes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a variety of different types of Japanese art. One of the oldest and most admired forms of Japanese art is the art of calligraphy, which originated in the sixth or seventh century. Another type of art, ukiyo-e, is the art of the woodblock print, which depicts scenes of female beauties; kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and more. You’ll find a variety of Japanese artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    The focus of Japanese art varies. Many traditional Japanese artists sought to capture the beauty of nature in their works. However, other Japanese artists have produced work with Buddhist themes, and contemporary artists working in the country have been inspired by a range of subjects, from socioeconomic and political issues to pop culture. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Japanese art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The writing on Japanese art is calligraphy art called shodo. It uses Japanese kanji and kana characters. There are a variety of different shodo styles of art, including Kaisho, which is the basic, foundational form of the art. On 1stDibs, find a range of Japanese calligraphy art from top sellers..
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    What the Japanese sea art is called depends on its type. Many examples of sea art from Japan are called ukiyo-e. This term refers to woodblock prints made during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is arguably the most famous ukiyo-e print depicting the sea. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of Japanese woodblock prints.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if art is Japanese or Chinese, study the piece's characteristics. With paintings, Chinese artists often use more color and tend to fill their entire canvases, while Japanese artists often include more negative space and choose subtler colors. There are also differences between the brushstrokes typical of traditional Chinese and Japanese art. In Japanese paintings, brushstrokes are often short and sharp. On the other hand, Chinese paintings often display longer, more fluid brushstrokes. Learning about the defining features of various art forms and periods and looking at examples of pieces made by Japanese and Chinese artists can help you learn to spot subtle differences. Explore a diverse assortment of Japanese and Chinese art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Many art styles originated in Japan and grew in popularity over the years. Some of the most popular styles include shodo (calligraphy), ikebana, kanou and yamato-e. You’ll find a wide variety of authentic Japanese art from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What Japanese wall art is called depends on its type. There are numerous kinds of Japanese paintings and prints, including nihonga and ukiyo-e. A Japanese wall scroll is known as a kakejiku or kakemono. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese wall art.