Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a vintage hand-carved wooden bear from Japan.
It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Old Japanese Hokkaido Folk Crafts Large Wood Carving Bear
Located in Niiza, JP
Wood carving The material is unknown, but it is said to be linden
950(W)× 440(H) × 420(D) [mm] 25kg
Category
20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese Hokkaido Folk Crafts Large Wood Carving Sitting Bear
Located in Niiza, JP
KG
Wood carving from Hokkaido
Wooden carved bear
It is said to have originated in Switzerland, and
Category
20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese wooden carved bear/animal figurine/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden bear, likely made during the Showa era in Japan.
The industry of carving wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Large Hand Carved Wooden Bear Family With Salmon 33 Inches, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved wood bear parent and child "Higuma" carrying their catch
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese wooden statue of standing Amida Nyorai Buddha, from the Edo period (1600-1868). The enlightened
Category
Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold, Brass
H 24.6 in W 10.47 in D 8.55 in
JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
. The bottom of the statue has an old repair where a break was reattached. The cabinet bears scuffs
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold, Berlin Iron
H 22.75 in W 9.45 in D 7.65 in
Kitsune from the Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
Yamanaka, then a four-hundred-year-old firm in Osaka, Japan, with branches in New York, Cleveland, Bar
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a bear.
It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa period
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden folk craft in the shape of a bear.
Mainly manufactured in Hokkaido.
It is a wood
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 7.49 in W 5.91 in D 12.21 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear / Wooden Figurine / 1950-1970s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wood-carved bear that has been naturally weathered over a long time.
It is thought
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 4.73 in W 7.49 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Old Super Large Bear 1950s-1970s / Wood Carving Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese super large wooden carved bear.
It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
H 25.6 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1920s-1940s/Sculpture Mingei Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
abstract form.
This is the first time I have encountered a wood carving of a bear this large.
This is a
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
H 14.57 in W 23.63 in D 15.36 in
Japanese Huge Old Hand-Carved Wooden Bear, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma, cryptomeria
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Bear Family Climbing Tree, Old Japan Handcrafted Sculpture, Mint and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and Signed
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Huge Old Hand Carved Wood Owl, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old hand carved large scale wooden carving of an owl, cryptomeria (cedar) wood and in
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Huge Old Hand Carved Wood Owl, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old hand carved large scale wooden carving of an owl, cryptomeria (cedar) wood and in
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Large Antique Hand made Hand carved Bear and Salmon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old hand made and hand carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a large carved wooden bear made in Japan.
It is estimated to have been made between 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a bear.
It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa period
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear Ainu 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, Japan.
It is a wood carving made from 1930 to 1950.
The eyes are made of glass.
This type is very
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 5.52 in W 5.91 in D 9.45 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a small wood carving bear.
It will be a folk craft of Hokkaido.
It is a wood carving made
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 3.55 in W 5.91 in D 2.76 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a bear of a parent and child carved in wood.
It will be a folk craft of Hokkaido.
It is a
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 8.86 in W 14.57 in D 11.42 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden folk craft in the shape of a bear.
Mainly manufactured in Hokkaido.
It is a wood
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
H 5.91 in W 11.03 in D 5.12 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Animal Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden folk craft in the shape of a bear.
Mainly manufactured in Hokkaido.
It is a wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cedar
H 3.15 in W 5.71 in D 2.96 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1963's / Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old large Japanese wood carving of a bear.
It is carved on the back side of the paw that
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Pair Hand Carved Wood Bears
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved pair wooden carvings of bears "Higuma" carrying their
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Pair Hand-Carved Cedar Wood Ainu Couple
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved pair cedar wood Ainu couple crafted from cryptomeria
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bears Fine PAIR Hand-Carved Cedar Wood Grasping Salmon Ainu
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved pair wooden carvings of a bear Higuma grasping salmon
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Pair Carved Bears and Salmon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved pair wooden carvings of bears "Higuma" carrying their
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Whimsical Talking Bear Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese lanterns:
In Japan a toro¯ (lantern) is a traditional lantern made of stone, wood, or metal. Like
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japan Mid Century Modern Ainu Japanese Bear, Higuma and Salmon Fish
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, fine old medium scale carving of a bear, Higuma, grasping a salmon fish, carved by the Ainu
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Big Hand-Carved Bear with Salmon Catch
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Huge Hand-Carved Wooden Bear with Salmon, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old & Unusual Hippopotamus Hand Carved Wooden Gem, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
old handmade and hand carved wooden carving of a hippopotamus, crafted in cryptomeria (cedar) wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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