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Japanese Root Carving

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese root stand. Meiji period (1868-1912) carving from a single piece of fruitwood in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Fruitwood

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Antique Japanese Root Stand
$5,500
H 9.5 in W 8 in D 6 in
Japanese Root-Wood Sculpture of Two Shi Shi Lion Pups
Located in Hudson, NY
with rosewood stand. Must use imagination to see. Collectors kiri-wood box.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Antique Root wood burl sculpture display stand, flower stand wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tree root display stand (Dai), made from antique wood burl, which looks like a lion dog / Komainu
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Burl

Japanese Folk Art Tree Root Hand Carved Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1197 Japanese tree root hand carved dolphin sculpture.
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Vintage 1950s Sculptures and Carvings

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Boxwood

Large Antique Japanese Bronze Eagle Root Wood Base Meiji Period Signed Gyoko 36"
By Gyoko
Located in London, GB
Japanese bronze Eagle modelled with its wings outstretched and head lowered, All the feather work
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Hibachi Tree Root
Located in Pomona, CA
A Japanese Meiji period freeform hibachi from the late 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Late 19th Century Hibachi Tree Root
Late 19th Century Hibachi Tree Root
$1,500
H 5.5 in W 10.25 in D 10 in
A 19th Century Burl Root Wood Display Stand, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A striking root-wood display stand comprised of a series of entwined organic elements with various
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Burl

Recent Sales

Japanese Hand-Carved Natural Wood Root Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
For displaying a small object.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Withered Object of Old Japanese Tree Root / Wabi-Sabi Art / Stump Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an object that uses the roots of an old tree. It has an artistic form that looks like it has been withered and carved. It was probably made as a figurine. Firmly independe...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

Early 20th Century Japanese Root Carving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th Century Japanese root carving.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese root stand, Meiji period (1868-1912) presentation stand, hand carved from a single
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Antique Japanese Root Stand
H 18.75 in W 10 in D 9 in
Japanese Antique Tree Root Penis 1800s-1860s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a tree root in the shape of a very old Japanese penis. It is from the Edo period (1800s
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Pair Antique Iron Root Handled Hanging Flower Vases, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Japan comes this pair (2) of hard to find and beautiful handwrought and hand "embossed flowers
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Japanese Old Wooden Vase / Small Vase Carved like a Root/1920s-1950s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A vase carved from an old Japanese tree. Originally, columnar wood is carved like the root of a
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Elm

Japanese Root Carving
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese root carving of dog.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Japanese Root Carving
Japanese Root Carving
H 12 in W 20 in D 14 in
Japanese root carving
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese root carving of stag.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Japanese root carving
Japanese root carving
H 21.5 in W 17 in D 10 in
Antique Japanese Root Wood Sweet's Basket for Tea Ceremony
Located in New York, NY
Japanese root wood sweet’s basket, used in tea ceremony to present edible sweets on, carved from
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Burl

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Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
$1,320 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
19th thick lattice door, antique sliding door w/ panel. Japanese wabi sabi shoji
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique thick lattice sliding door, ara-koshido, Edo to Meiji period circa 1870s to early 1900s. Nowadays it's getting harder & more rare to find a sliding door with thick...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Wood

Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine Bronze from Japan with great weight and strength. Large form for Bonsai presentation. Elegant style and beautiful patina. Incised decoration on the front and bronze elephant hea...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
$950
H 4.5 in W 17.5 in D 9.5 in
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer. I think it is a called "Peddler's Tansu", which is used by merchants to carry goods far away. "Peddler" refers to carrying and retailing products wi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
H 35.24 in W 11.23 in D 22.45 in
18th Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi low writing desk from Nikko To-sho-gu Shrine
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of Mid to late Edo period (late 18th - early 19th), or older. New finds from Nikko Toshogu Shrine (UNESCO world heritage site) which is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu - the r...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Wood, Hardwood

Japanese Orange Red Negoro Lacquer Low Table, Taisho Period, 1920s, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A striking orange-red lacquer Japanese low tea or coffee table decorated in the negoro lacquer technique, Taisho period, 1920s, Japan. Of simplistic design, the table has a wonder...
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan antique handmade, hand carved temple low writing table finished in red and black lacquer - signed. A beautiful simple master work from an old private Japanese collection. Cr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed
Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed
$680 Sale Price
54% Off
H 10.75 in W 36 in D 17.75 in
1920's Chinese Art Deco Carpet Inspired by Walter Nichols with Jazz Age Style
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
77452 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. Like a moonlit garden glimpsed through the veil of twilight, this hand-knotted wool precious antique Chinese Art Deco rug unfurls w...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Circa 1930 Japanese vintage wabi sabi rusty xtra large tin can storage container
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Vintage extra large-size rusty tin can storage - 35.43 inches (90cm) in height. The product from circa 1930s, early Showa period. The rust, dent & the patina give nice a wabi sabi t...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Industrial Antiquities

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Iron, Tin

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$228,615 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Japanese Natural Wood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-carved Japanese natural wood stand.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Natural Wood Stand
Japanese Natural Wood Stand
$4,800
H 31 in W 11 in D 10 in
Japanese Two-Tier Root Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-tier root stand. Traditionally used for displaying flower arrangements.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Two-Tier Root Stand
Japanese Two-Tier Root Stand
$5,500
H 36 in W 18 in D 12 in
Rustic Adirondack Root Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack style (modern) root design plant stand/pedestal with 3 shelves and an asymmetrical form supported on 3 feet.
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20th Century American Adirondack Pedestals

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Wood

Rustic Adirondack Root Pedestals
Rustic Adirondack Root Pedestals
$3,250
H 56 in W 31 in D 29 in
wabi sabi rustic Japanese wood sculpture, abstract Dai display stand, bonsai
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Thick old Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood block - Is a unique, wabi sabi art piece itself, also can be used as a display stand for, such as plants (Bonsai & succulent), decorative...
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20th Century Japanese Rustic Antiquities

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Wood, Hardwood

Vintage Pedestal Made from a Tree Root with Natural Lacquer Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese sculptural pedestal from the mid 20th century, made from a tree root with lacquered finish. Created in China during the Midcentury period, this pedestal attracts ou...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Pedestals

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Wood

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Japanese Root Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese root carving for your home. Each Japanese root carving for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and bamboo. There are 8 variations of the antique or vintage Japanese root carving you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese root carving, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A well-made Japanese root carving has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, Gabriel Viardot and Hebanon Fratelli Basile are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Root Carving?

Prices for a Japanese root carving can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $15,926, while the average can fetch as much as $1,708.
Questions About Japanese Root Carving
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.