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Japanese Monkey Suaka
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture of a monkey laying on a golden brass tray adorned with copper leaves. This
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Monkey Suaka
Japanese Monkey Suaka
H 1.97 in Dm 3.94 in
Antique Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan Monkey Thinking Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Provenance: From the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Netsuke Japanese Monkey Thinking Sculpture Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Provenance: From the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Old Wood Carving Monkey 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese monkey wood carving. This wood carving is estimated to have been made
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Engraving with a Description of the Monkey Temple in Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Beschryving van de Japansche Apen-tempel.' - ('Description of the Japanese
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Antique 1660s Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair Blanc de Chine Monkey Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
monkey symbolized good luck, canniness or the trickster. In Japan, monkeys are the sacred mediators
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Antique Late 19th Century European Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Blanc de Chine Monkey Lamps
Pair Blanc de Chine Monkey Lamps
H 25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Japanese Mixed Metal Finely Executed Decorative Plate of Monkey Picking Fruit
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sarasota, FL
Meiji Period Japanese mixed metal platter depicting monkey gathering fruit for finely dressed
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Japanese Satsuma Kyotoware Monkey Vase
Located in New York, NY
Japanese satsuma Kyotoware monkey vase. Antique Japanese satsuma monkey vase beautifully modeled
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19 C Japanese Satsuma Monkey Jar with Landscape, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period Of ovoid form with slightly domed cover
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Monkey Vase, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
In relief monkeys in a waterfall landscape setting, eating fruit.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A Japanese Bronze Monkey Smoking A Pipe
Located in Dallas, TX
A Japanese bronze monkey smoking a pipe. Early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Small Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Monkey Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small Japanese bronze sculpture in the form of a monkey with intricate details Finely crafted in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Wood Monkey Netsuke Sculpture Japanese Masakazu Japan, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Signed Masakazu A monkey sitting. H. 1.8 cm x L 2.2cm. Japan, 19th
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Hand Carved Dark Wood Export Monkey Armchair
Located in San Diego, CA
Japanese hand carved dark wood export monkey armchair, circa 1940s. This antique Japanese armchair
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20th Century Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Kutani Porcelain Mother Monkey and Son
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century Japanese Kutani large size gold gilded porcelain mother monkey figure nurturing her
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Monkey Group Sculpture Okimono Shosai
Located in Newark, England
Japanese Bronze Monkey Group by Shosai. The Japanese Bronze Group displaying a male father monkey and his
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Monkey 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old carved wooden monkey made in Japan. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Japanese netsuke depicting a monkey with a turtle
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey stopping a turtle with its right paw. Period: Edo 19th
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Carved Letter Opener With Sculpted Monkeys
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Meiji period letter opener. An exceptional letter opener, created during the imperial
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Group of Three Antique Japanese Hand Carved Monkey Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A group of three early 20th Century well crafted wood Monkey figures in the classic poses of See
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Monkey 1860s-1900s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a monkey. It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Momotarō Folktale Bronze Monkey Sculpture on Base, 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A delightful 1960s Meiji period-style Japanese cast bronze monkey figure on lacquered wood base
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Water Color on Silk of Monkeys
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) water color on silk of seven monkeys
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Silk

Japanese Statue Bizen Pottery Monkey by Koyama Isso, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
1932- bizen pottery of a sitting Monkey. Marked at the back. Real name is Mitsuo. Eldest son of
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20th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Carved Wood Seated Monkey Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese hand-carved wood seated monkey. The eyes are inlaid and made
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Sitting Monkey
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand-carved mid-century netsuke depicting a contemplative monkey in a sitting position. Monkeys
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Snow Monkey in Jigokudani, Yaen-koen Park, Japan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
A snow monkey in a natural hot spring in Japan.
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2010s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Signed Japanese Netsuke of a Monkey Riding a Turtle, Showa Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing Showa Period (1926-1989) hand carved hardwood netsuke depicting a monkey riding atop a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Sumida-Gawa sculpture of a man distributing peaches to its monkeys
Located in PARIS, FR
used by the Japanese. According to the legend the monkey Sun, king of monkeys, upset that he was not
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Signed Glazed Edo/Meiji Ceramic Pottery Monkey with Custom Wood Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
addition to any Japanese/ Asian ceramic collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Tea Set Monkeys Figure
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ovely Liu Hai porcelain statue. Condition: Overall condition A (Very Good), small chip. Size: 255mm high Period: 20th century Republic / Minguo (1912-1949).
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Tea Set Monkeys Figures, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
were added to the wares. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan
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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese bamboo sculpture of a Monkey holding Longevity Peaches in its two hands
Located in PARIS, FR
the Japanese. According to the legend the monkey Sun, king of monkeys, upset that he was not invited
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Arita Plate Dish Monkeys Picking Lice Marked Mount Fuji, 20 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality Charger with a very cool scene of Monkeys picking lice. Very cool mark at base with
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century, Showa, a Set of Japanese Bronze Animal Monkey with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Japanese bronze animal monkey with artist sign. Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Three Wise Monkeys Box Komyo 光明
Located in Newark, England
The Silver box of rectangular form with rounded corners features the Three Wise Monkeys to the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Seiya-sei for Genryusai Seiya Bronze Man and Monkey Statue Japan Meij
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE Seiya-sei for Genryusai Seiya Man and Monkey figure. Marked on base Meiji era (1868-1912
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Meiji Period 19C Japanese Hirado Netsuke Sanbosa dancing monkey
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Sarumiwashi, trained monkeys, were a popular form of entertainment in Japan, and also performed as part of
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Antique 17th Century Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period 19C Japanese Hirado Netsuke Sanbosa dancing monkey
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the base. Sarumiwashi, trained monkeys, were a popular form of entertainment in Japan, and also
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Antique 17th Century Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Sasaki Japan For Le Cirque Restaurant Monkey Salad Or Luncheon Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of six Sasaki Japan for Le Cirque porcelain salad or luncheon plates. The plates are
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20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Large Somida Monkey Vase
Located in London, GB
A multi colour gloss drip glazed somida vase decorated all over with monkeys climbing the vase.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

Large Somida Monkey Vase
Large Somida Monkey Vase
H 18 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage Wind Up Tin Toy "Monkey Riding A Horse" by Haji Co., Japan, Circa 1958
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made in Tokyo, Japan by The Haji Company (see image for mark/logo), this all tin vintage wind up
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Japanese Hand Carved Monkey Family Sculpture Hear, See and Speak No Emil
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1276 Japanese hand carved hardwood monkey family sculpture. Fine detail.
Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Beautiful Porcelain Monkey Okimono Object by Shozan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Porcelain Monkey Okimono object by Shozan Very good condition Mid-20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A MAGNIFICENT WOODEN NETSUKE OF A MONKEY. Edo period.
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT WOODEN NETSUKE OF A MONKEY. Edo period. A netsuke of a monkey seating in a
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Rare Edo Period traditional Dojin-yaki finely Carved Monkey Figurine
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exceptional Edo-period sculpture depicts a seated monkey in an incredibly lifelike manner
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Meiji Period Bronze Study of Monkeys Playing / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze study of Monkeys playing. Converted to a lamp.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle, which retracts its head and legs
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

1980s Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Majolica Monkey Ceramic Teapot
By Royal Doulton, Fitz and Floyd
Located in North Hollywood, CA
leaves, pink flowers, the handled formed by the curved monkey tail. Marked FF Japan, Made by Fitz and
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Late 20th Century Japanese Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Ceramic

ISSEY MIYAKE A-Poc c.2001 DAI FUJIWARA Black Knit Monkey Top RARE
By Issey Miyake
Located in Thiensville, WI
Issey Miyake black knit monkey top from the 2001 A-POC or "A Piece of Cloth" collection designed by
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Early 2000s Japanese Shirts

1960s Set of 12 Wood Toy MONKEYS Danish Kay Bojesen Era Jointed Teak & Oak
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Set of 12 Wood Toy MONKEYS Danish Kay Bojesen Era Jointed Teak & Oak Collection is from
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Oak, Teak

Rare Walter Bosse key rack in the shape of monkeys
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
This intresting piece is a Key board in shape of three monkeys Creator: Herta Baller (Maker*in
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

17th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Gibbons of Folklore
Located in Hudson, NY
gibbons in Japanese fables. The left panel represents a Japanese fable of a monkey and a crab warning
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Vintage Japanese Leather Handbag, 1930s
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
monkeys. Silk interior. Japanese work from the 1920s/1930s. To be mentioned, worn marks inside
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1930s Clutches

Vintage Japanese Leather Handbag, 1930s
Vintage Japanese Leather Handbag, 1930s
H 4.73 in D 0.79 in L 7.49 in
Wisdom Set of Sculptures
By Albino Miranda
Located in Barcelos, PT
Japanese proverb "The Three Wise Monkeys". Its structure is made of resin reinforced with fiberglass in
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2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

Wisdom Set of Sculptures
Wisdom Set of Sculptures
H 74.81 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Ko-Sometsuke Wucai Porcelain Plate
Located in Newark, England
made specifically for the Japanese market depicts a monkey beneath a peach tree beside lingzhi with a
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Teak Monkey Mirror
By J. Nimashima
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved wood with crabs, ginko trees and monkies pre-WWI Yokohama.
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20th Century Japanese Wall Mirrors

Japanese Teak Monkey Mirror
Japanese Teak Monkey Mirror
H 51.5 in W 46.5 in D 12.5 in
Carved Japanese Chair With " 3 Monkeys "
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Classic " hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil " poses for the 3 figures of monkeys that adorn
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Early 20th Century Japanese Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

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Japanese Monkey For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese monkey for your home. Each Japanese monkey for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bronze. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese monkey — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese monkey made by Scandinavian Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Liberty & Co. and Liberty of London each produced at least one beautiful Japanese monkey that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Monkey?

Prices for a Japanese monkey start at $225 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $1,067.