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Japanese Calligraphy Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very elegant and simplistic Japanese lacquered calligraphy box that dates to the mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Calligraphy Box
Japanese Calligraphy Box
H 3.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.75 in
Two Compatible Japanese Lacquered Calligraphy Stands
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A decorative and colorful compatible pair of Japanese Calligraphy Stands in gilt and lacquer
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20th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Taishō Period Red Lacquered Tiered Food Box with Black Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
calligraphy. Created in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, this red lacquered food box
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tamba Tachikui Ware Brown Glaze Vase with Discreet Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
and discreet calligraphy. This exquisite antique Japanese Tamba Tachikui Ware, hailing from the Taishō
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Vases

Materials

Ceramic

3 Piece Antique Chinese and Japanese Bowls Calligraphy Japan, 19th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely bowl, 1 japanese and 1 chinese gaiwain. Both with lovely bird scene. Additional information
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Desk Sets

Materials

Composition

Pair of Antique Beautiful Japanese Satsuma Vases with Ladies Playing Calligraphy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A japanese stsuma earthenware pair of vases of baluster shape, moulded with a scene with ladies
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Vintage Sake Storage Jug with Red Lacquer and Calligraphy Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese vintage sake storage jug from the mid-20th century, with red lacquer, bamboo motifs and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Chinese or Japanese Ink Stone for Calligraphy in Mother of Pearl box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and have piece. Must be an inkstone. The cover is with mother of pearl with a box where flowers are growing from. Very happy piece. Additional information: Material: Por...
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Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Plate Calligraphy Warriors Marked Base, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Porcelain Plate Calligraphy Warriors Marked Base, 19th Century Additional
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 2 Small Showa Period Japanese Satsuma Vases with Calligraphy and Mark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous and small japanese earthenware Satsuma vases of great shape and scene. Additional
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20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Perfect Antique Japanese Cloissone Dish Kikumon Flags Calligraphy, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great piece of cloisonne. Japanese- Russian War period. Japanese imperial plate with the Kikumon
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Located in Somis, CA
beautiful ink painting and Chinese and Japanese calligraphy.
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2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Goat Hair

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
H 9.5 in W 1.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique Japanese Iron and Wood Tansu Suzuribako Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Object by Rune Hagberg, Mixed Media, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Object by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s. Mixed Media Measurements: H: 32.5 cm/ 1' D: 11 cm/ 4 1/3
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Maki-e Mother of Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box, Ric.050
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a flat rectangular document box and cover, decorated with mother-of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Seto Ware Plant Stand with Calligraphy Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand with calligraphy décor and circular top. This antique
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Meiji Period Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese artistry. An immediate standout is the box's lid, adorned with finely painted calligraphy
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
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Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Oversize Antique Japanese Hanging Flower Basket
Located in Hudson, NY
Oversize antique Japanese hanging flower basket. Dramatic and large (36" long) flower basket built
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Porcelain Fukugawa Japanese Village Scene Plate, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
calligraphy and the mount fuji mark which is attributed tot he Fugugawa company. The mountain with stream is
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Sheet Metal

Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
H 5.75 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Asian Japanese Red Lacquered Footed Bowl Centerpiece
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Japanese shallow footed bowl in red lacquer with gold calligraphy design. This
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Bowls

Materials

Paint, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Brass Candle Holder with Scrolls and Medallions
Located in Yonkers, NY
intricate carved medallion, calligraphic inscription and ornate base. Created in Japan during the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Rare Bubblegum Pink Silver Wire Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
A rare high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. The amphora
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1885
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese clock in double patina bronze with suspended dial. The portico and dial, with
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Bernard Leach attr St Ives Pottery. A Japanese inspired reduced stoneware bowl.
Located in London, GB
Bernard Leach St Ives Pottery, attributed. A Japanese inspired reduced stoneware bowl with brown
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Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Black Chinoiserie Georgian Style Chiming English Mantel Clock, circa 1900
By Japy Frères
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
playing a game - possibly mahjong whilst others watch. Front pillasters with Chinese calligraphy
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Antique Early 1900s British Georgian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Fine Antique Korean Ceramic Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
dropper is one of the essential scholar objects in the Confucius Joseon society where ink calligraphy was
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Antique Early 19th Century Korean Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Glazed Ceramic Chawan Tea Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small elegant glazed ceramic tea bowl (chawan) by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu
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Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Post-Modern Rhombus Shaped Ceramic Bowl by Ann Mallory for Americaware
Located in San Diego, CA
-painted in the style of Japanese calligraphy. Graphic, bold, and perfectly post-modern, its stark beauty
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20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Bohemian "Flux" vase by kuk Fachschule fur Keramik und Verwandte Kunst
Located in Chicago, US
them the Europeans’ fascination for Japanese objects “from the floating world” and the design aesthetic
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Glazed Ceramic Tea Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
brushed strokes, reminiscent of ink calligraphy. The artist's work was heavily influenced by the Japanese
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Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Vintage Burl Mahogany Tansu Chest with Paper Antique Calligraphy Lining
Located in Lomita, CA
Japan to store personal and household objects. This chest is distinct and beautifully designed with some
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
By Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
cylindrical bamboo vases decorated in Japanese Gold and Sil-ver Hiramaki-E Lacquer with Pavilions in The Mist
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases

Materials

Bronze

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
, the Kakemonos are rolled up. circa 1800 - Japan - Edo Period A kakemono translates as "object to
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings

Materials

Paper

Framed Object by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Framed object by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s. Mixed-media. Measurements: H: 77 cm/ 2' 6 ¾” W: 52
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Framed Object by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s
Framed Object by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s
H 30.32 in W 20.48 in D 3.15 in
Framed Object ‘Ikonocasi’ by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Framed Object ‘Ikonocasi’ by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1980s. Mixed media. Signed. Measurements: H
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese
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Early 2000s Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Rope, Wood, Lacquer

1950s Natural Marbled Jade Graduated Beaded Necklace
Located in Maywood, NJ
Chinese scholars' objects, such as rests for calligraphy brushes, as well as the mouthpieces of some opium
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Art Nouveau Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Jade

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
also traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects. Bundai is a low table
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

1950s Natural Marbled Jade Graduated Beaded Necklace
Located in Maywood, NJ
Chinese scholars' objects, such as rests for calligraphy brushes, as well as the mouthpieces of some opium
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Art Nouveau Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Jade

Kumi Sugaï Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Capricorn 1973
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
instructions of Yoshihara), but he also explored both typography and Japanese calligraphy, important in his
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Kumi Sugaï 1973 Edition Silkscreen Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

"Gold and Color No. 140" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
artist: Takefumi Hori was born in 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. Takefumi studied Japanese calligraphy before
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas

New Modern Sushi Plate in Michelangelo Marble Creator Colominas Stock
By Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Japan’s Minimalist aesthetic with attention to detail for even the most mundane object. Making it
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2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

"Gold and Color No. 129" Contemporary Large-Scale Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
: Takefumi Hori was born in 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. Takefumi studied Japanese calligraphy before moving to New
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Silver and Color No. 123" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
studied Japanese calligraphy before moving to New York in 2004. Once in New York, he started painting
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Silver

Limited Edition 1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
and Japanese calligraphy, important in his subsequent work. Sugaï left art school prematurely to work
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Yolanda Sánchez "The Faraway Nearby #4" Oil on Paper
By Yolanda Sanchez
Located in New York, NY
object are dissolved and replaced by a presence – a “presence without form.” There is no story to be
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yolanda Sánchez "The Paradox of Love II" Oil on Paper
By Yolanda Sanchez
Located in New York, NY
object are dissolved and replaced by a presence – a “presence without form.” There is no story to be
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yolanda Sánchez "The Faraway Nearby #3" Oil on Paper
By Yolanda Sanchez
Located in New York, NY
object are dissolved and replaced by a presence – a “presence without form.” There is no story to be
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yolanda Sánchez "Temple Offerings" Oil on Paper
By Yolanda Sanchez
Located in New York, NY
object are dissolved and replaced by a presence – a “presence without form.” There is no story to be
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Japanese Calligraphy Objects For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of Japanese calligraphy objects available for sale. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and wood, all Japanese calligraphy objects available were constructed with great care. There are 90 antique and vintage Japanese calligraphy objects for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Japanese calligraphy objects have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, modern and Georgian Japanese calligraphy objects are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made Japanese calligraphy objects over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Joan Miró and Toshiko Takaezu are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Japanese Calligraphy Objects?

Japanese calligraphy objects can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $115 and the highest can go for as much as $68,131.
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