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Japanese Figural Wood Block Print Artist Marked Ukiyo-E
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese figural Wood Block Print Artist Marked Ukiyo-e woodblock print master. A lovely figural
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Samurai Figure Hinaningyo, Edo Period
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Antique samurai doll called Hinaningyo; Japan, late EDO period Praised at the Tang-no-sekku boys
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Textile, Wood

Antique Japanese Samurai Warrior Figural Carved Wood Smoking Stand Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Samurai Warrior Figural Carved Wood Smoking Stand Pedestal Side Table. Circa Late
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Burl Wood Abstract Dog Figure Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1089 Japanese ancient burl wood abstract dog sculpture Wabi Sabi.
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Antique Early 1900s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Figural Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 25 grams
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Figural Figure Meiji Period 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 12 grams
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Gilt Seated Kannon Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Polychrome Standing Shō Kannon Figure, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century standing figure depicts the sacred form of the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early Shinto Carving of Figure Referred to as Father Japan
Located in Hudson, NY
Shinto carving of figure referred to as Father Japan. Heian period (794 to 1185) sculpture made of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Fruit Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 15 grams
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Geisha Print, Japanese, Framed, Female Figure, Art Deco, Decorative Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage geisha print. A Japanese, gilt framed female figure from the late Art Deco period
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Frog Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 8 grams Provenance
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Framed Art Print, Japanese, Female, Geisha Figure, Art Deco, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage framed art print. A Japanese, female geisha figure from the late Art Deco period
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Meiji Signed Japanese Figural Woman & Lantern Incense Burner with Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique Meiji period Japanese patinated and polychromed bronze is signed by an unknown
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Color Lithograph of Japanese Kabuki Theater Figure, Pencil Signed and Numbered
Located in Miami, FL
Color Lithograph of Japanese Kabuki Theater Figure, Pencil Signed and Numbered Offered for sale
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Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Prints

Materials

Metal

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Animal Heads Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 11 grams
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo Period Okimono Carving of a Mythological Figure of Kirin, Ca. 1860
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Okimono Carving of a Mythological Figure of Kirin, Ca. 1860
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Antique 1860s Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Animal on Turtle Figure Meiji Period 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 8 grams Provenance
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Fixed Table in Hardwood with Japanese Joinery and Danish Aesthetics
By Figure Ground, George Nakashima, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
During a residence in Kyoto, Japan, studying Japanese wood joinery, One of Figure Grounds' Founding
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Wooden figure of Kannon 觀音, Japan, Edo period, 1st half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Carved and colourfully painted wooden figure of the Japanese Buddhist deity Kannon with a height of
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Bird of Tree Bark Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 5 grams Provenance
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Dutch Pull Out Table in Hardwood with Japanese Joinery and Danish Aesthetics
By Figure Ground, George Nakashima, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
During a residence in Kyoto, Japan, studying Japanese wood joinery, One of Figure Grounds' Founding
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Japanese Carved Wood Figure Of Seated Kannon
Located in Wilton, CT
Extremely Handsome Carved Wood Figure of Kannon (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease (lalitasana) on a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Japanese Carved Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved Japanese carved wooden figure of the wind god, Fujin one of the eldest Shinto gods
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved Figure
Japanese Carved Figure
H 30 in W 21 in D 11 in
Japanese Guardian Figure - Momoyama School
Located in San Francisco, CA
Polychrome wooden guardian figure in protective stance mounted on a wooden base with a later lamp
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wooden Japanese 18th Century Nio Guardian Figure
Located in New York, NY
A large and dramatic muscled Nio guardian figure. Nio figures were placed outside Buddhist
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Japanese Giltwood Figure of Amida Buddha
Located in Paris, FR
The Amida Buddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus-shaped pedestal situated on an ornate platform, framed by a flaming mandorla, the hands in teaching mudra, dressed in a fine flowing m...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Japanese Carved Hard Wood Okimono Circa 1880
Located in GB
This superbly detailed Japanese carved hard wood figure depicts an elderly bearded gentleman
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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Carved Hard Wood Okimono Circa 1880
Japanese Carved Hard Wood Okimono Circa 1880
H 11.03 in W 5.12 in D 4.73 in
13th Century Giltwood Buddhist Figure
Located in London, GB
Gold lacquered wood with Kirikane decoration, seated Amida Nyorai (AMITABHA). Kamakura period
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other More Asian Art, Objects ...

Materials

Wood

JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Edo period lacquered wood figure of a monk shown seated and holding a staff. Decorated
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood Carved Polychrome Temple Shrine Shinto Priest Figure, Edo Period
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece depicting a Japanese Shinto (Shintoism) priest in reflection. The wood carving
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Polychrome Wood or Composition Nio Guardian Figure 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Nio guardian figure offers polychromed carved wood or composition construction
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Japanese Figural Bronzed Sculptures of Jo and Uba on Wood Base, Signed
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of Japanese figural bronzed sculptures feature the mythical figures of Jo and Uba, one with
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Very Early Japanese Wood Shinto Carving of a Martial Arts Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
Very early Japanese wood Shinto carving of a figure in a martial arts pose, Kamakura period (1185
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Medieval Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved Wood Seated Figure of a Monk, 16th-17th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early sculpture of a Holy man sitting with drum and holding clapper. Once dry Lacquered. Remnants of cloth overlay and polychrome decoration. Losses, wear and stains. On a later wood...
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Seated Figure of Amida
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately carved seated figure depicts the Amitābha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. Known
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Antique Japanese Figural Carved Mixed Wood & Hardstone Inlaid Cabinet circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese figural carved mixed wood cabinet offers pierced falcon crest surmounting case
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20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Stone

Antique Wooden Carving Japanese Carved Hardwood Tengu Figure, 19Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
figure. In Japanese folklore Tengu are mischievous supernatural beings sometimes reincarnated from
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Meiji Carved and Incised Figural Dragon Side Stand
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji plant/jardinière stand features turned upper display atop base of four legs
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Japanese Figural Bronze Lion Passant Signed, Carved Base
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large antique Japanese figural bronze sculpture of lion passant standing on carved wood base
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Gilt Wood Fukukenjaku Kannon, Meiji Period or Earlier, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive and esoteric Japanese carved and gilt wood figure of Fukukenjaku Kannon, Amoghapasa
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

A Fine Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Figure of a Crouching Tiger By Hideyoshi
By Hideyoshi Seizo
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely sculpted & patinated figure of crouching tiger exhibiting finely executed proportions
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

American Black Lacquer Japanned Figural Tilt-Top Table, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American black lacquer Japanned tilt top table depicting a landscape scene with pagodas in the
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Antique 1770s American American Colonial Painted Furniture

Materials

Brass

Musha Samurai Warrior Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Musha Samurai warrior figure is from Japan and made from silk and wood, circa 1850. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Textile, Silk, Wood

Musha Samurai Warrior Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Musha Samurai warrior figure is from Japan and made from ceramic, silk and wood, circa 1850
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood, Ceramic

Japanese Wood figure of Jizo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Wood figure of Jizo, Edo period, circa 1800. Japanese mingei-style wood figural carving of
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood figure of Jizo
Japanese Wood figure of Jizo
H 14.38 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in
Important Ancient Japanese Carved Wood Buddhist Guardian Figure, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
An important ancient Japanese carved wood Buddhist Devine Guardian figure with a helmet adorned
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Polychrome Japanese Temple Shrine Shinto Priest Figure, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece, depicting a Japanese Shinto (Shintoism) priest in reflection. The wood carving
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Japanese Terracotta Haniwa Figure Head
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a rare Haniwa (??) figure head from Kofun Period (3rd to 6th Centuries AD). The Haniwa
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay, Wood

Samurai Warrior Paper Mache Lacquer Japanese Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Samurai Warrior Japanese Figure - A vintage figure with full wardrobe in very intricate and well
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Carved Wood Buddha Figure with Gilt Lacquer on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
of the Western Paradise," sculpted in Japan, circa 19th century. The carved, Buddhist figure
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Religious Items

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Painted Wood Figure of a Guardian King, Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese carved and painted wooden temple figure of a Buddhist Heavenly King, Edo Period
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

Edo Period Japanese Figure with Glass Eyes, 6646
Located in Ukiah, CA
Edo period Japanese figure with glass eyes. Sits 10 inches tall, bottom measures 4.25 x 6.25 inches
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Fine Japanese 19th century Gem Mounted Carved Lacquered Gilt Wood Buddha Figure
Located in Forney, TX
gemstone mounted lacquered gilt wood Buddha figure. Japan, circa 1860, exceptionally carved diminutive
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Antique 19th Century Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Bronze Figural Table Lamp of Japanese man
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze figural table lamp, circa 1920s Japanese bronze figure mounted on stand. Newly wired (for
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Estate Intricately Made Japanese Samurai Figure, Circa 1960.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate Intricately Made Japanese Samurai Figure, Circa 1960.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood

Exceptional Japanese Ceramic Figure in Knotted Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an exceptional Japanese ceramic figure (in the style of a mudman) in knotted wooden
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Oni Figures Japanese Wood Carved
Located in Epfach, DE
Pair of 19th century Oni Figures Japanese wood carved One figure is displayed with a single horn
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Wood

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Japanese Wood Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese wood figure you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Japanese wood figure for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and giltwood. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese wood figure — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Japanese wood figure bearing Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese wood figure that is appealing in its simplicity, but Miyamoto Shoko produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Wood Figure?

Prices for a Japanese wood figure start at $290 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $3,500.
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