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Japanese Expressionist Painting of a Sea View from a Balcony by Yoshio Aoyama
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cote d'Azur. Yoshio Aoyama (Japanese, 1894-1996). He was a painter of nudes, landscapes, still-lifes
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

'4' Four Hakone Japanese Bisque Figurines, Circa 1950
By Hakone Manufacturer Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
them home as souvenirs from occupied Japan post war. Hakone is a town near Mt. Fuji where these were
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Two Post War Kabuki Paddles (Hagoita), Japan, Circa 1960
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered are a pair of post war Japanese Kabuki paddles circa 1960, featuring a male and female
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Samurai Warrors on Horseback
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese or Asian art collections or make for an interesting and eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Battle Scene from Heike Wars
Located in Hudson, NY
Tosa School painting depicting opposing samurai, Benkei and Yoshitsune, excellent detail, mineral pigments on gold leaf with gold dust.
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and strongly composed woodblock print by renowned Japanese painter/artist Torii Kotondo
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Torii Kotondo Signed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Steam Bath Yuge Vapor 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and strongly composed woodblock print by renowned Japanese painter/artist Torii Kotondo
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

War
By Akio Takamori
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Akio Takamori Title: War Date: 2013 Medium: Lithograph and woodblock with chine colle
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Color, Handmade Paper, Wood, Printer's Ink, Lithograph

War
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
Japanese Antique Crab Bronze 'Made before the Second World War' 'N' 2
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Circa 1910 - The Russo-Japanese War Mounted Brigands Destroy Manchurian Railway
Located in PARIS, FR
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904
Category

Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Linen

War Mongers, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
War Mongers the start of my stenciling art career. This was a piece of wood that was spray painted
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

Freeway Wars
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire museum has been dedicated to a single
Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Screen

A Mother Takes her Son for A Walk during the Russo-Japanese War.
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Storrs, CT
. The Russo-Japanese War (10 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) or the Manchurian Campaign in some
Category

Late 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Woodcut

Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
to start over again. Fantastic item!!! This bank was made in Japan, right after World War ll, during
Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Original Drawing - Pencil on paper - Unique piece - Takeru Amano - Japan Art
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing made with pencil on paper Unique piece Hand signed lower left And dated 2021
Category

2010s Post-War Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Original NEXT! 6th War Loan vintage 1944 poster World War 2
Located in Spokane, WA
, in this case, the invasion of the Japanese home islands. The 6th War loan raised $21.5 billion, part
Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Original Drawing - Pencil on paper - Unique piece - Takeru Amano - Japan Art
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing made with pencil on paper Unique piece
Category

2010s Post-War Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

TAKASHI MURAKAMI - MIYABI: KŌRIN Pop Art. Japanese Traditional Flowers
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
a language that blends popular culture with formal elements of Japanese traditional art. He applied
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: DAZZLING CIRCUS Flowers & Skulls Japanese Pop Art Red
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Kiki Co., Japan. Takashi Murakami's work always turns around World War II. Joy and death is a theme the
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Japanese Tea Garden
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
time when japonisme––a term first used in France in 1872 in reference to the impact of Japanese art
Category

Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

TAKASHI MURAKAMI - KORIN: TRANQUILITY Pop Art, Japanese Flowers Silver Black
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
, has developed a language that blends popular culture with formal elements of Japanese traditional art
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

"Magic Mouse" Mechanical Bank, Japan, circa 1964
Located in Incline Village, NV
1960s mechanical bank made by the Yone Company of Japan (see image of logo on side panel). The company
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Japanese Woodcut Print Utagawa Kunisada 'Toyokuni III', Kyoto, Japan C.1950
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
-1865). This particular original woodblock was publishes by Uchida Art in the 1950s, Kyoto, Japan
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Vagues 'Wave' by TOSHIMITSU IMAÏ - Abstract Art, 20th-Century Japanese Artist
By Toshimitsu Imai
Located in London, GB
, Imai was the first Japanese artist to join the Art Informel movement. In 1956 Imai was called upon by
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
underneath and passenger windows outlined in blue. It is more than likely of Japanese post war manufacture
Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Japanese Silver Inlay Samuraï and Dragon Vase, Japan, 18th-19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful and rare Japanese vase from the 18th/19th century. Superb silver inlay work showcasing a
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Silver, Bronze

San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
, left unlabeled probably because of the anti Japanese sentiment early on after the war. This cable car
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: PANDA FAMILY AND ME Pop Art Japanese Skulls Flowers Colors
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the pandas, with the Nihonga art (traditional Japanese painting) which is referenced by its most
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Star Wars
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for Star Wars 1977. This poster is unfolded and conservation linen
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Star Wars
Star Wars
H 29 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Japanese Girl Promenading
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
first used in France in 1872 in reference to the impact of Japanese art, culture, and fashion on Western
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Japanese Corner
By Elliott Daingerfield
Located in New York, NY
first, and, for many years, the preeminent importer of Chinese and Japanese art and decorative arts in
Category

19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Australian Daybill Film Poster, Ohrai, Star Wars
Located in Bath, Somerset
. Arguably the best film of the Star Wars franchise, Noriyoshi Ohrai's design that features on this original
Category

20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Linen, Paper

Urako Battlefield of Genpei - Japan original vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: Urako Battlefield of Genpei - Japan. This travel poster has
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Japanese Miyao Style Gilt Bronze Samurai Archer, Meiji Period, Japan
By Eisuke Miyao 1
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese cast, carved, and parcel gilt bronze sculpture, okimono, of a kneeling
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Star Wars
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster this unique design was used for the films Japanese release of the
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Star Wars
Star Wars
H 29 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: I DO NOT RULE MY DREAMS... Skulls Japanese Pop Art Red Modern
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
developed a language that blends popular culture with formal elements of Japanese traditional art. He
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Japanese Children with Tortoise
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
1872 in reference to the impact of Japanese art, culture, and fashion on Western art––was becoming
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 18 (War Pigs) walnut, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
patterns are culled from endless web searches. A favorite has been Japanese stencils called katagami. I
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2010s Minimalist Mixed Media

Materials

Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Panel, Woodcut

Pair of Canadian Folk Art Carved Japanese Internment Camp Figures or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Folk Art carved figures is believed to have been made by a Japanese immigrant to
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Softwood

Heartbeat of Japan, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
The Taiko drum was used during war to swell the warriors heart and create an atmosphere of ferocity
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sadanobu Hasegawa III Japanese Woodblock Print Kagamijishi (Lion Dance)
Located in Studio City, CA
-war Japan. This is one of his more coveted images. This is a later printing of an original work
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print by Sadanobu Hasegawa III
Located in Norton, MA
. He produced most of his work after World War II, presenting an idealized Japan to a renewed influx of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Interior of a Japanese House
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
reference to the impact of Japanese art, culture, and fashion on Western art–– was becoming increasingly
Category

Late 19th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Lacquer Penguins
Located in Hudson, NY
the Japanese Imperial House) in 1940 and, after the war, at the Nitten official national exhibition. A
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Lacquer Penguins
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Lacquer Penguins
H 24.5 in W 69.5 in D 0.75 in
John Lennon & Yoko Ono WAR IS OVER Lithograph Poster
By John Lennon
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: John Lennon (British, 1940-1980), Yoko Ono (Japanese, b. 1933
Category

20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large 17th Century Colonial Japanese Porcelain VOC Charger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain VOC dish. Arita, late 17th century Measure
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

"Nara" Japanese Townscape
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Houston, TX
the first time in Japanese history, prints overtook painting. This achievement roused the Japanese art
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Genpei Warriors
Located in Hudson, NY
The Genpei War took place from 1180–1185, during which the Minamoto clan rebelled against the Taira
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Genpei Warriors
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Genpei Warriors
H 66.75 in W 75 in D 0.75 in
Antique Japanese Export Silk Embroidery Americana Patriotic Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
only a piece of Japanese textile art, it is also a great regalia of America history. For literature
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Egrets in the Rain
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Egrets in the Rain Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with tones of
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Fine Japanese Ceramic Plate by Kinkozan for Yamanaka & Co.
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
(1917) and branch in Chicago (1928). The company initially specialized in Japanese art before expanded
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Japanese Ceramic Plate by Kinkozan for Yamanaka & Co.
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
(1917) and branch in Chicago (1928). The company initially specialized in Japanese art before expanded
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Japanese Ceramic Plate by Kinkozan for Yamanaka & Co.
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
initially specialized in Japanese art before expanded into Chinese and other Far Eastern Art. An important
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Japanese Ceramic Plate by Kinkozan for Yamanaka & Co.
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
(1917) and branch in Chicago (1928). The company initially specialized in Japanese art before expanded
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Red Samurai Armour Beginning of Meiji period 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
actual war so it was made as decoration, because of that, it is in good condition as its age. There are
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Iron

Japanese Antique Wooden Horse Tricycle 1860s-1900s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old tricycle with wooden horse made in Japan. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Circa 1950 Japanese Screen. Surrealist Nihon-ga Landscape.
Located in Kyoto, JP
paper. A post World War 2 Japanese nihon-ga screen depicting a Surrealist landscape. The fantastical
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Korean Gohon Chawan Tea Bowl for Japanese Market Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
potters brought back to Japan in the "pottery wars" of 1592 and 1597-98. Hagi ware was believed to be
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Hand painted Japanese porcelain Samurai red, yellow blue gold pink
Located in Valladolid, ES
period 1603-1868, when the Tokugawa family ruled Japan. This era is named after the city of Edo, present
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Huge Antique Bronze "Treasure Fortune" Ship Masterwork
Located in South Burlington, VT
Huge 43 inch high Japanese Bronze Treasure Masterwork Suited for a museum, special indoor gallery
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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Find the exact piece of japanese war art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the contemporary style, while we also have 387 contemporary versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of japanese war art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of japanese war art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and blue. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of japanese war art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Hideoki Hagiwara, Takashi Murakami, Hebru Brantley, (after) Henri Matisse and Orovida Pissarro each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, silver gelatin print and lithograph can add an especially memorable touch.

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