Japanese Bunraku
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
$395
H 20 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
$395
H 19.5 in W 14 in D 0.5 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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta. 19th Century
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Minor wear
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
$2,495
H 25.25 in W 32.25 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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper, Plaster
$1,200
H 19.4 in W 14 in D 5 in
Bunraku, James Rosenquist, abstract Japanese puppetry monochrome Pop Art
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
performances of Bunraku. Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppetry. Nearly life-sized, they are
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$3,500
H 32.5 in W 23.5 in
Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku by Nagoshi Kenji, ca. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Edo Period Life-Size Imperial Bunraku
Head, Hands and Legs by Nagoshi Kenji, Ca. 1850
Category
Antique 1850s Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$17,800
H 13 in W 11 in D 9 in
"Untitled" Mernet Larsen, Abstract, Hard-Edged, Shades of Purple, Dark Colors
Located in New York, NY
geometric shapes from Russian Constructivism, Japanese Bunraku puppet theater, and Indian artwork. Her
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print by Nishijima Katsuyuki
Located in Weesp, NL
print's title is "Bunraku" and is one of Nishijima's works that showcase traditional Japanese buildings
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
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Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
By Ningyo Ken I 1
Located in Astoria, NY
A large Japanese puppet. This puppet was used as the hero in the play "Honcho Niju Shiko Jushu
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Paint
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
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metallic Thread
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
Osan, The Heroine in "Daikyoji Makashi goyomi"
By Saburosuke Okada
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-1725). Chikamatsu wrote first for Kabuki and then Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. He is sometimes
Category
1920s Prints and Multiples
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'
Located in Norton, MA
Original Japanese woodblock print by Totoya Hokkei ????(1780-1850)
About the artist
Totoya Hokkei (?? ??, 1780–1850) was a Japanese artist best known for his prints in the ukiy...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Majolica Pedestal Column with Elephants
Located in Austin, TX
Rare spectacular 19th Century French Majolica Pedestal Column With 3 Elephants and leaves.
Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$20,000 Sale Price
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H 30.5 in Dm 19 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
$1,485,833
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Vintage Anglo Indian Pishhwai Painting of Krishna
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting vintage Anglo Indian Pishhwai gouache painting on cloth mounted on board, steeped in alagorical context, depicting Krishna dancing with villagers in a background of birds ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mid Century Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Semi precious Stones box with semi-precious stones.
Made in India, circa 1950.
The box measures 1 inches high x 3 inches in di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Dame à la licorne - Medieval tapestry Manufacture Aubusson 19th - N° 1355
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Category
Antique 1850s French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$6,181
H 72.84 in W 82.68 in D 0.4 in
Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
This tall Chinese silk embroidery depicts Asian figures and scenes of boats, bridges and Asian landscapes. Features red, green, salmon and white colors on a beautiful serene blue bac...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshida Hiroshi Toshogu Shrine
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), entitled "Toshogu Shrine", The vertical oban format print was made in Showa 12th year (1937). On the left margin in grey in...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Japanese Watercolor Painting of Two Geisha, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker) - unframed - Japan - lat...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,050 Sale Price
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H 10.75 in W 9.5 in D 0.13 in
Large Japanese Satsuma Covered Vase, Showa Period, Mid 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very large and exuberantly decorated Japanese Satsuma millefleur covered vase, marked Satsuma, Showa period, mid 20th century, Japan.
The large vase of attractive baluster form,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Rocking Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of shadow pup...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$436 Sale Price
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H 30.71 in W 16.54 in D 0.02 in
Vintage Carved Wood Starfish Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun vintage carved wood starfish wall hanging sculpture, circa 1970s. This piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 14.5"D x .5"H. Super cool and realistic looking pie...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti Ottoman voided silk velvet wall covering.
Silk velvet cut designs, light browns, yellow, cream and blue, the panel co...
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Velvet
$3,500
H 62 in W 53 in D 0.25 in
Antique 19th Century Indian Kalighat Painting of Krishna Adoring Radha
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century Indian Kalighat painting of the God Krishna worshipping his divine consort Radha.
Painted in Calcutta, Bengal, India by a Bengali patua, with natural mineral p...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
$4,000 Sale Price
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H 22 in W 15 in D 1 in
SADANOBU HASAGAWA III - 'Geisha Girl in Winter' - Woodblock Print - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SADANOBU HASAGAWA III (1881-1963) - 'Geisha Girl in Winter' - Vintage woodblock print - single print (not part of a series) - signed in the print - unframed - Japan - mid 20th centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
$626 Sale Price
30% Off
H 14.25 in W 9.5 in D 0.07 in
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Japanese Bunraku For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese bunraku available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and paint, every Japanese bunraku was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese bunraku — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Japanese bunraku is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Japanese bunraku has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Junichiro Sekino are consistently popular.
How Much is a Japanese Bunraku?
Prices for a Japanese bunraku start at $395 and top out at $38,200 with the average selling for $1,250.
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