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Spark Japanese Tourist Pop Lighter
By Spark Creations
Located in New York, NY
used or sold in the stores, it still bears the marking of the customs. A rare and fun collector find
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vanity Items

Spark Japanese Tourist Pop Lighter
By Spark Creations
Located in New York, NY
used or sold in the stores, it still bears the marking of the customs. A rare and fun collector find
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vanity Items

Rare Vintage Sarome Japanese Liquid Rabbit lighter in original box Circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Sarome “”liquid” Rabbit lighter This lighter has never been used, in original box and in perfect working condition. In the postwar years of the 1940's and 1950's, a “cigare...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Vanity Items

Rare Engraving of Mount Sinai with St. Catherine's Monastery and Bedouins, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare antique print titled ‘Bergh Sinai of Sint Catryn’. This engraving shows Mount Sinai (also
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Antique 1680s Religious Items

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Paper

1970s Hadson “Matex 55” Butane Vintage Lighter In Original Vintage Case
Located in New York, NY
Hadson Matex 55 Butane Vintage Lighter with original box made in Japan in 70's. Mid sized lighter
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Art Deco Vanity Items

Antique Asian Temple Stone Relief Carved Architectural Element
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, rare, one of a kind, ancient Asian temple stone architectural panel, likely frieze
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Antique 18th Century Asian Ming Religious Items

Materials

Stone

“Hajime Sorayama” Cup & Saucer Porcelain Creation Gallery G8 2007 with Case
Located in New York, NY
This is a limited rare model of famous japanese artist Hajime Sorayama Hajime Sorayama Cup
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Early 2000s Asian Artist Vanity Items

Rare Japanese Traveling Cabinet Oi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
priests and monks during long pilgrimage, this rare chest is known as Oi Japanese. In China the carrier
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

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Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Rare Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner with Inlays Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain incense burner (koro) made by Japanese potter Makuzu Kozan (also known as Miyagawa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Great Wood Carving Lion Figurine / 1868-1920 / Rare Item
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
quite impressive. It is a rare item, so it is recommended! Also, I want many people to know the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Extremely Japanese Rare Lacquer Plaque Depicting Russian St. Petersburg
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An important Japanese lacquer Maki-É Panel Depicting St. Petersburg on the River Neva, with the
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Decorative Art

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Copper

Japanese Huge 18 Inch Antique Temple Shinto Prayer Bell, Genuine Historical Item
Located in South Burlington, VT
96 inch prayer bell with original wooden handled rope from a shrine in Nakamura Ward, Nagoya, Japan
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Copper

New Vintage Matsuda 2809 Old Silver Collector Item 1990 Made in Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
design. New, never worn or displayed. Made in japan. This item may show minor sign of wear due to
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1990s Japanese Sunglasses

Rare Magnificent Large Estate Pair of Japanese Sculpted Bronze Centerpiece Urns
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is A Magnificent Large Pair of Beautiful Estate Japanese Bronze
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

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Bronze

1920-1940s Rare Japanese Imperial Army Officer Hat with Storage Box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare Japanese Imperial Army Officer Hat with Original Metal Box. This rare Japanese Imperial
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wool

Japanese antique small stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva"/1750-1850/Rare design
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. This is a recommended stone Buddha. Weight: 2.6kg [We mainly sell old Japanese items. We've seen tens
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Rare Early Set of Japanese Lithography, illustrating Japanese Ceramic Art, 1878
Located in Langweer, NL
catalogue of archaeological objects) constitutes an interesting and rare early example of Japanese
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Japanese Antique Ink Painting / 19th Century / Rare Chinese Character Painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Japanese Rare Copper Wall Hanging Buddha Statue / 14th-16th Century / Temple
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
a rarity, and the disc is beautiful and elegant. It is a fairly rare item. Few stores in 1stdibs
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Decorative Art

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Copper

Antique Cloisonne Bronze Vase, Japan, 19th Century, Rare Antique Vase
Located in Bastogne, BE
A bronze and cloisonne enamel square vase. Cloisonne bronze vase, Japan XIX, signature
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Flower Arrangements and Rare Birds
Located in Milano, IT
from China. They became highly prized as imported curios, used in Japan as kazari - display items - and
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese small wooden temple tower/19th-20th century/"Hourin" temple/rare object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. Although it is a rare item, I set the price at a reasonable price so that many people can know about
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese antique pottery "Echizen ware" Large Jar/1500s/Rare large vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
this item were listed in the Japanese art book "Echizen Ware Masterpiece Encyclopedia", so I have
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Jars

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Pottery

rare YOHJI YAMAMOTO 2004 100% silk Taisho Japanese portrait orange shirt JP2 M
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare YOHJI YAMAMOTO 2004 100% silk Taisho Japanese portrait orange shirt JP2 M Reference: TGAS
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collars

Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Teapot in Plaid Japan rare Pattern, circa 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare Mason's ironstone miniature Teapot in the rare Plaid Japan gilded pattern, which we
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

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Ironstone

Rare Japanese antique pottery jar/13th century/Kamakura period/Excavated pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
goodness of antiques, so I set the price reasonably. Weight: 8.3kg We mainly sell old Japanese items
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars

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Pottery

Japanese antique pottery "Tamba" ware/15th to 16th century/rare Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce rare and interesting Japanese antique pottery. This is called "Tamba ware
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

Rare Japanese Antique Wooden Black Low Table/Wabisabi Sofa Table/1800s/Edo-Meiji
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a rare Japanese antique wood black low table made in the late Edo to Meiji period. The top
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Center Tables

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Cedar

Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Vase / Beautiful Natural Glazed Jar/1573-1603
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can leave it in your room as it is, but it's nice to decorate it with flowers. This is a rare item
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

Rare Japanese antique pottery jar/beautiful natural glaze/wall hanging vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
selected old Japanese items. I've seen tens of thousands of items so far. Based on that experience, only
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Vase / 1600-1700 / Wonderful Little Sake Bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have received very rare and beautiful pottery. This is Japanese "Seto ware". Seto is a
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases

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Pottery

Rare Japanese Meiji Period circa 1870 Pair of Bronze Dragon Candlestick Holders
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original pair of Japanese
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Antiquities

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Bronze

19th Century Rare Japanese Pilgrims Jacket with Text of the Heart Sutra and Pilg
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This pilgrim's jacket is a rare and valuable artefact that documents a journey of spiritual and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Scholar's Objects

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Cotton

Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I was able to obtain a very rare item. This is a sculpture of the god ``Shinzo''. "Shin" = God "zo
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Japanese antique white porcelain vase/1818-1900/”Iwatani ware”/rare sake bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan. This is a rare item. Weight: 603g
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases

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Porcelain

Very Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Small Jar/1200-1400/Beautiful Natural Glaze
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
in number and rare. What's more, it's rare to find something as beautiful as this item. Highly
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

E W Godwin. Collinson & Lock A Rare Anglo Japanese Rosewood Coffee Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin. Collinson & Lock or Gillows. An extremely rare Anglo Japanese rosewood coffee table. To
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Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Very Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/Beautiful Glaze/Wabisabi Vase/10th-11th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very rare Japanese antique pottery pot. This is Japanese Sue pottery
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar / Beautiful and Rare Natural Glaze and Shape Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars

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Pottery

Rare Large Antique White Japanese Cotton Nabesima Dantsu Rug with Ningxia Design
Located in Milan, IT
Meiji period (1868-1912), Dantsu rugs were still quite rare and regarded as items of great prestige
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Cotton

Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

New Vintage Matsuda 2809 Copper Collector Item 1990 Made in Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
worn or displayed. Made in japan. This item may show minor sign of wear due to storage
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1990s Sunglasses

Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases wi
Located in New York, NY
Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases with Wisteria and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Cup Japan Basket Pattern, circa 1825
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
. Miniature or toy items of Masons ironstone are rare and hard to find today. This is a very attractive cup
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Antique 1820s English Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Ironstone

Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Teapot in Fence Japan Pattern, circa 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare Mason's ironstone miniature Teapot in the bold Fence Japan gilded pattern, which we
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Japanned Mirror
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
An Antique Japanned Wall Mirror, a rare item that stands as a testament to the exquisite
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Antique Late 19th Century European Queen Anne Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique Japanned Mirror
Antique Japanned Mirror
H 52 in W 24 in D 1 in
Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Urn in Gold Rose Japan Pattern, circa 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare miniature Mason's ironstone Lidded Urn or Vase in the beautiful Gold Rose Japan
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Enchanting Japanese Bronze Owl Okimono
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most enchanting
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Enchanting Japanese Bronze Owl Okimono
Enchanting Japanese Bronze Owl Okimono
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 4.75 in
Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Coffee Pot in Gold Rose Japan pattern, Ca 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare Mason's ironstone miniature Coffee Pot in the Gold Rose Japan gilded pattern
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Vintage Rare 1970's Tura Double Rim Green Lenses Sunglasses Made in Japan
By Aldo Tura
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Rare Vintage Tura oversized sunglasses circa 1970's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not
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1970s French Sunglasses

Antique Japanese WovenSilk PaintedCeramicOjimes Beadwork Embroidery Inro
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare antique Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese handmade inro is a curved lozenge-shaped hand
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18th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Japanese Katakuch Wood bowl / Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
carefully selected range of old Japanese items. We have seen tens of thousands of items. Based on this
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese porcelain blue and white Bowl, Japan , Arita Edo period, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
This exquisite large Japanese porcelain bowl from Arita is in impeccable condition, boasting no
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Namikawa Yasuyuki
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this striking Meiji
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Silver, Enamel

17th Century Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Stand
Located in Fukuoka, JP
due to its age. This stand is a rare and valuable piece of Japanese history and culture. It would
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

17th Century Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Stand
17th Century Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Stand
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H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 22.45 in
Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare okimono carved in the thickness of an elephant tusk depicting a life-size pigeon. It stands on
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ivory

Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
H 9.65 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Vintage Issey Miyake Avantgarde Futuristic Silver Runway 1984 Japan Sunglasses
By Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Rare Miyake Design Studio signed this pair of ultra rare as seen on Issey Miyake Runway in 1984
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1980s Japanese Sunglasses

Japanese Old Wooden Humanoid Figurine / Wabisabi Sculpture Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old decayed wooden humanoid figurine made in Japan. It is rotting and the detailed age
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hardwood Mixed Metal Vases – Katsuyoshi School
Located in Christchurch, GB
with a delightful story attached to the subject matter, a rare addition to your Japanese works of art
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Gold, Silver

Japanese Hardwood Mixed Metal Vases – Katsuyoshi School
Japanese Hardwood Mixed Metal Vases – Katsuyoshi School
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H 5.625 in W 2.125 in D 2 in
Japanese Antique Iron Block 1920s-1940s / Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
this block. The rugged, rusty texture is very beautiful. It is a very rare item with the aesthetic of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Iron

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Japanese Rare Items For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of Japanese rare items for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Japanese rare items was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and cedar. We have 742 antique and vintage Japanese rare items in-stock, while there are 13 modern editions to choose from as well. Japanese rare items have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Japanese rare items are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, modern and Georgian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Liberty of London, Sabrina Landini and Mason's Ironstone each produced beautiful Japanese rare items that are worth considering.

How Much are Japanese Rare Items?

Prices for Japanese rare items start at $56 and top out at $775,000 with the average selling for $1,200.