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Monk Head Bamboo and Glass Sculpture, Japan 19th Century, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb bamboo sculpture with glass eyes of a Japanese monk. Japan, 19th century, Edo period. In
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Antique Early 19th Century Edo Busts

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Japanese Asian Oshie Pressed Textile Old Monk Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a Japanese monk/ old man doll shadow puppet who appears to be
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Linen, Acrylic, Wood

Japanese Buddhist Monk Signed Muryo-Doji Painting Praying Women and Calligraphy
Located in Studio City, CA
prayer. The work was created by Takagaki Kohei who is a Japanese monk. His work expresses forms of
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
existing Japanese monk. Minor fading and losses to polychrome finish.
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare Japanese painting, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese monk from Tokoname active during the Meiji era. In addition to his paintings, he authored numerous
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Brocade Monk's Robe Kesa Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Antique Framed Japanese Silk Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of brocades set within a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of fine shimmering silk
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Antique Japanese Seated Ceramic Buddhist Monk Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1517 Antique hand made and painted Japanese Buddhist monk
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Vintage 1930s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Old or Antique Japanese Wooden Figurine of a Buddhist Monk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Japanese wooden figurine of a Buddhist monk. In the form of a seated Buddhist monk. He holds a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Buddhist monk and Japanese officials on board to accompany the funeral party. On the afterdeck a saluting
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Magnificent Antique Japanese Woven Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful image by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861 ) titled
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Okimono Kutani Red-Robed Bodhidharma Monk Daruma Figure Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Kutani ware ((九谷焼, Kutani-yaki)) ceramic porcelain pottery okimono statue
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery, Paint

Japanese Antique Satsuma Pottery Buddhist Monks Vase with Shimazu Crest Mark
By Satsuma
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Satsuma pottery studio vase featuring multiple kesa-clad enlightened Buddhist
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Noh Mask Depicting Yoroboshi 'Blind Monk' Character Signed by Myori
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese signed Noh Mask depicting Yoroboshi (Blind Monk) character Yoroboshi captures the complex
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Depicting Monks Having Tea, in Black Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese woodblock print from the 19th century depicting monks having tea. Created in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Japanese Edo Buddhist Monk Priest 7 Column Silk Brocade Kesa Ceremonial Robe
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, brightly coloured and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's Kesa
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade, Silk

Japanese Buddhist Monk Priest 7 Column Silk Brocade Kesa Ceremonial Temple Robe
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully ornamented and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade, Silk

Japanese Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of a Seated Temple Monk, Edo Period
Located in Studio City, CA
seen another quite like it. The monk appears to have glass eyes which gives his expression a very
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of natural wood. These
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Framed Painting of Two Japanese Buddhist Monks with Lotus Flower and Wicker Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese framed painting from the 19th century depicting two walking Buddhist monks holding a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood

Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Buddhist Monk Shunkan
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully carved, wonderfully crafted, highly engaging mask made for Japanese Noh theatre
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20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

Materials

Wood

Antique Burmese Black Monk Offering Bowl Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Burmese Black Monk Offering Bowl Set Burmese black lacquered offering bowl is called a
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Decorative Bowls

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Silk Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
ordained Buddhist monks. Bearing a basic rectangular form, it developed originally in India where monks
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade

Antique Brocade Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
ordained Buddhist monks. Bearing a basic rectangular form, it developed originally in India where monks
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade

Buddhist Monk Antique Asian Wood Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Buddhist Monk Antique Asian Wood Carving Early 18Th Century or older possibly Japanese, Buddhist
Category

18th Century Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Programme for the Thelonious Monk Quartet’s from the Charlie Watts Collection
Located in Long Island City, NY
Programme for the Thelonious Monk Quartet’s 1965 tour of Japan, from the Charlie Watts collection
Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantel Clock MOVEMENT: 8 day
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Serving Tray Meiji After Namikawa Sosuke
Located in New York, NY
Sesshu (??), was a Japanese Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Located in Atlanta, GA
(Kakejiku). The painting depicts the famously eccentric Buddhist monks Hanshan and Shide (known in Japan as
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1895
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
dice; known in Japanese legend as a monk named "Dharma". Dharma constantly meditated and thus his limbs
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Antique 1890s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Ebony

Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from fourteen columns of patchworks of blue brocades with
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese antique pagoda scroll with Buddhist characters/Buddhist painting/Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a slightly different Buddhist painting believed to have been created by a Japanese temple
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings

Materials

Paper

Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
◆ Dokuzan Hashimoto (Dokuzan Hashimoto) [ Artyearbook evaluation Frame: 1.4 million yen] Japanese painting
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Antique Early 1900s Taisho Paintings

Materials

Silk

Silk Black Haori Jacket for Men 1960s Sesshu Toyo
Located in Paris, FR
Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink painting. Initially inspired by
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Silk

1872 Portrait of the Head Priest of Daiji Temple – Commemorative Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an antique Japanese lithograph depicting a Buddhist monk or a high-ranking religious figure
Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Sumi 02 Blue, Nesting Tables, Ringvide, Birch Wood, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
process was used in 14th century Japan where Shinto monks used it to create beautiful, marbled patterns on
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

Sumi 02 Ocher, Nesting Tables, Ringvide, Birch Wood, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
process was used in 14th century Japan where Shinto monks used it to create beautiful, marbled patterns on
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

1854 Funeral of R. Williams at Gyokusen-ji Temple, Shimoda, with Commodore Perry
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Williams, ready to be lowered into the grave. Looking on from the left are the Buddhist monks and Japanese
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Japanese Pilgram's Coat
Located in Seattle, WA
, Japan. It is believed all eighty-eight temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, who was
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Early 20th Century Japanese Religious Items

Materials

Cotton

Japanese Pilgram's Coat
Japanese Pilgram's Coat
H 42 in W 48.5 in
Statue of a Tibetan Monk or Buddha Disciple in Japanese Olive Tree
Located in Paris, ile de france
Magnificent, massive midcentury sculpture of a Tibetan monk made of Japanese olive tree. The
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Olive

Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Monk, Prayer, Spirits, Waterfall
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. This print shows the monk Mongaku Shonin in repentance beneath a waterfall. The scene is based on the
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Shinto Monk Costume Set
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Shinto Monk Costume Set Rinzu Silk Set of Shinto Monk Costume The Design is in the Weaving. The
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20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Silk

Shinto Monk Costume Set
Shinto Monk Costume Set
H 34 in W 66 in D 0.02 in
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
and water-proofing agent. For example, from the VI century A.D. buddhist monks reached Japan from
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2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
. buddhist monks reached Japan from Korea and gave new stimulus to local Craft which began to use lacquer to
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2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Hemp, Paper, Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
example, from the VI century A.D. Buddhist monks reached Japan from Korea and gave new stimulus to local
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Paper, Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
and water-proofing agent. For example, from the VI century A.D. Buddhist monks reached Japan from
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
and water-proofing agent. For example, from the VI century A.D. Buddhist monks reached Japan from
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Black Japanese Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
and water-proofing agent. For example, from the VI century A.D. buddhist monks reached Japan from
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Hemp, Bamboo

Contemporary Black Japanese Lacquer Sculpture
Contemporary Black Japanese Lacquer Sculpture
H 21.66 in W 9.85 in D 11.82 in
Japanese Red Lacquer Sculpture by Contemporary Artist (Small)
Located in Milan, IT
and water-proofing agent. For example, from the VI century A.D. buddhist monks reached Japan from
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer, Hemp, Polystyrene

Japanese Red Lacquer Sculpture by Contemporary Artist (Medium)
Located in Milan, IT
example, from the VI century A.D. buddhist monks reached Japan from Korea and gave new stimulus to local
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hemp, Polystyrene, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo
Located in Berlin, Berlin
. Shuhan Genpo has been 468th head monk of Japan's most famous Zen temple Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. He might be
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Monks in a Landscape by Francis Neydhart (Austrian, 1860-1948)
By Francis Neydhart
Located in Dallas, TX
A realistic oil on canvas of two Japanese monks wearing robes in an outdoor ceremony by painter
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Edo Period Japanese Limestone Monk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful carved limestone, this Japanese monk exudes grace and serenity. Very old, from Edo
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Edo Period Japanese Limestone Monk
Edo Period Japanese Limestone Monk
H 19.75 in W 13.75 in D 11 in
Meditation Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Japanese monks' meditation bell and hammer. great patina. FOR OUR COMPLETE INVENTORY
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Centerpieces

Meditation Bell
Meditation Bell
H 13 in Dm 15 in
Antique Japanese Samurai Helmet Box, Tenbun Period, 1532-1555
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Samurai helmet box, attributed to a gift from Japanese monk Kennyo (Kosa) (1543-1592), the Abbot of
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Iron

Japanese Huge Antique Bronze Bell Signed and Dated 1794, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Huge Japanese Bronze Bell Bonsho dated 1794 and prolifically inscribed with Monk's dedication and
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Edo period lacquered wood figure of a monk shown seated and holding a staff. Decorated
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

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