Japanese Puppet
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
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
Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese puppet play and performance,
Kappa Bring Good Fortune
Japanese Kappa are folk lore garden water
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$995 Sale Price / set
81% Off
H 7 in W 7 in D 5 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 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
"Puppet Theater" Japanese Figurative Wood Block Print
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Houston, TX
Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$2,800
H 28.75 in W 34.75 in D 1 in
Japanese Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Framed Showa Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a regal Japanese samurai/warrior doll shadow puppet.
Oshie
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
$2,495
H 25.25 in W 32.25 in D 1 in
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
$695
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet with structure in wood,
hand-carved wood, hand-painted wood
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Japanese Silk Brocade Oshie Art Geisha Puppet Dolls in Shadow Box Frame
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique set of 4 antique Japanese silk brocade "Oshie" art Showa puppet dolls. Elegantly displayed
Category
20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.5 in W 36.75 in D 2.25 in
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Woodblock Print of a Javanese Puppet on Blue Ground by Kiyoshi Saito, 1950s
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine woodblock print of a Javanese puppet in profile.
The imagery is a potent mixture of
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
$2,950
H 20.75 in W 26 in D 1.5 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
Delftsche Slaolie
By Jan Toorop
Located in Palm Beach, FL
unique style is a symbolic and mystic mixture of the Japanese shadow puppet influence and frenzied Art
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México
By FOAM
Located in Mexico City, MX
a piece of furniture used in the Bunraku, the traditional puppet theatre of Japan that started in
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
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
Japanese Edo Period Mingei Carved Wooden Dragon Puppet Head
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous Japanese mingei (Folk Art) carved pupped head in the form of a dragon. Edo period (1603
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
By Junya Watanabe
Located in Hong Kong, NT
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
Reference: JSLE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collars
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
By Junya Watanabe
Located in Hong Kong, NT
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
Reference: JSLE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collars
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
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
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka at the beginning of the 17th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
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 Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a Japanese samurai/warrior doll shadow puppet.
Oshie, which
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Paper
Junichiro Sekino Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Bunjuro Puppet Theater
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
A very lovely and limited woodblock print of the Bunjuro puppet theatre by the famous Japanese
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
H 25.25 in W 31.25 in D 1 in
Japanese Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Warrior Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting, handcrafted work of a Japanese samurai/ warrior doll/ shadow puppet.
Oshie
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper, Textile
H 21 in W 14.75 in D 1.75 in
Large Japanese Gilded Silk Brocade Framed Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
and green depicting a performer holding a beautiful Japanese "ningyo" or puppet. A traditional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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Zebra Hide Rug, South Africa, Wool Felt Backed with Leather Trim, New Hide
Located in New York, NY
Decorative new zebra hide rug from South Africa. The hide is backed with wool felt fabric and trimmed with leather all around.
This zebra hide in the pictures is sold but we will ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Campaign More Carpets
Materials
Zebra Hide
$2,950 / item
W 59 in L 91 in
Japanese Master Crafted Full Size Red Torii Garden Gate
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here’s what one of our customer says:
“Your workmanship is superb.”
Japanese Torii gate - Custom Made for your garden.
Master crafted design with careful attention to aesthetics, ...
Category
2010s American Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Pine
Rare Chinese Scholar Rock Wuling Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Chinese scholar stone originated from Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province in central China. A type of geological wonder, formed through wind erosion and polishing by the elem...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Stone Dovecote
Located in South Salem, NY
A Japanese style stone pagoda lantern or single dovecote on a pillar from the early 20th century. Constructed of multiple pieces.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
China Natural Mountain Landscape Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua;.
They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the...
Category
1990s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Stone
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
$385,000
H 38 in W 36 in D 21 in
Japanese Big Bronze Crane Garden Fountain With Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just received from our last shipment from Japan- the first we've seen
Japan, a fine tall large scale red crested bronze garden crane purposely crafted as a garden fountain with a w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 44 in W 27.5 in D 16 in
Profundus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Contemporary Male Figure Marble Stone
By Wim van der Kant
Located in Utrecht, NL
Profundus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Contemporary Male Figure Marble Stone
Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$16,250
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in
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
30% Off
H 10.75 in W 9.5 in D 0.13 in
Edo Period Stone Buddha/1600’s/Japanese Antique Buddha Statue/Garden Ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This stone Buddha sculpture, believed to date back to the early Edo period or earlier, depicts Jizo Bosatsu in a seated pose.
Crafted from granite, it showcases the natural effects ...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$1,419
H 13 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Japanese Large Antique Hand-Carved Tsukubai Water Basin Natsume, 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a beautiful large hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin "Natsume" (tea container) shape, granite, Meiji period, 19th century.
Please view our video.
Dimensions: 29 inches tall an...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Granite
18th Century Antique German Sheep Garden Statue in Sandstone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This mythological Bavarian sheep motif is intended for the garden. The antique German sculpture is made of hand carved sandstone, in good condition according to the age. The left ear...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Statues
Materials
Sandstone
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
Japanese Rare Antique Red Kurama Stone Spirit Lantern, One-of-a-Kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
Best In Class
Please view our video.
From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels.
This unusual hard to find old Japanese red kurama stone lantern is known as an Obakedouro "Spir...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
$26,600 Sale Price
24% Off
H 60 in W 40 in D 30 in
Large Japanese Scroll of a Tiger
Located in Hudson, NY
Wonderfully large and bold tiger painted in ink and mineral pigments on silk mounted with silk brocade border. Seal reads: Miyaguchi (alternative reading: Sonan Tomi-shi). Late Edo p...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Luctatio Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
By Wim van der Kant
Located in Utrecht, NL
Luctatio Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
This sculpture need to be ordered. We will cast a brand new one for you. The edition is 8 (plus 4 Epreuves Artistes) piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$27,534
H 13.78 in W 15.75 in
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Japanese Puppet For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese puppet for your home. Each Japanese puppet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, fabric and wood. There are many kinds of the Japanese puppet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese puppet, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese puppet over the years, but those crafted by Junichiro Sekino, Kiyoshi Saitō and Ningyo Ken I are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Japanese Puppet?
The average selling price for a Japanese puppet at 1stDibs is $2,645, while they’re typically $399 on the low end and $22,000 for the highest priced.