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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

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Wood

Japanese Wood figure of Jizo
Japanese Wood figure of Jizo
H 14.38 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in
Muromachi Period Japanese Carved and Gilt Wood Buddha Figure Amida Nyorai
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese carved and gilt wood Buddha figure Amida Nyorai (Buddha Amitabha), 15th C. Sengoku
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

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

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Textile, 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

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Hardwood

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

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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

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Wood

Japanese Carved Wood Torcha, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully hand carved and lacquered Japanese 19th century (51" high) figure of a Samurai.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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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

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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

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Wood

Sensational Japanese Wood & Lacquer Octopus Group - Iki Ningyo
Located in Christchurch, GB
Period 1868-1912, carved wood and lacquered figural group depicting a battle between a Japanese fisherman
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Lacquer

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

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Cypress

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

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Wood

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

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Metal

Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Okimono Man with Rabbits
Located in Newark, England
The charming figure, carved from a single piece of wood is exceptionally carved showing the male
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Okimono Man with Rabbits
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Okimono Man with Rabbits
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H 11.8 in W 3.9 in D 3.5 in
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

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Bronze

Japanese Paloma Wood Carving Okimono of Jurojin
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese carved paloma wood Okimono of Jurojin (god of longevity with a turtle). A symbol of long
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Boxwood

Japanese Framed Wood Block Print by Takahashi Shozan III, 1920s
By Takahashi Shuka
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Japanese folk art woodblock print by Shozan Takahashi of the Otsu-e School. This figural print is
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Prints

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Gold

Vintage Figural Abstract Object Deco Figure Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood
Located in Bern, CH
color combination. Created from teak wood with many details. It stands on a small pedestal. The figure
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Teak, Wood

Framed Wood Block Print Kabuki Character by Japanese Artist Takahashi Shozan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Japanese Folk Art woodblock print by Shozan Takahashi of the Otsu-e School. This figural print is
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Prints

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Buddhism Statue from Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional and wood statue of Buddhism Guardian Seitaka Doji from Japan circa Edo period (1603
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Japanese Late 19th Century Four-Panel Screen of a Samurai Figure on Horseback
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique antique Japanese four-panel screen, produced circa 1880s, in painted paper
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood

Fixed Table in Hardwood with Japanese Joinery and Danish Aesthetics
By Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner, George Nakashima, Figure Ground
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

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Oak, Walnut

Dutch Pull Out Table in Hardwood with Japanese Joinery and Danish Aesthetics
By Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner, George Nakashima, Figure Ground
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

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Oak, Walnut

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Raccoon Dog 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old raccoon dog wood carving made in Japan. This wood carving was made in the early
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Pine

Japan 1890 Meiji Shibayama Round Urn in Gilded Wood and Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
imperial Japan during the Meiji period, circa 1890. This is a little urn with a lid crafted in gilded wood
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Antiquities

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Multi-gemstone, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Leaf

Edo Period 19th Century Japanese Gilt Wood Standing Amida Buddha
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Amida mudra , the robes draped in folds across the torso and hanging loosely across the arms, the figure
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures

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Giltwood

Japan 18th Century Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868) Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

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Silver

Japanese Bronze Rabbits
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Bronze Okimono grouping of 2 figural long eared rabbits, consisting of a mother rabbit up
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Rabbits
Japanese Bronze Rabbits
H 5.5 in W 3 in D 6 in
Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu sculpture. Shinzo is a representational figure of a god or spirit
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

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Wood

Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu Sculpture
Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu Sculpture
H 28.5 in W 17.13 in D 11 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Carved Japanese Meiji Dragon Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Japanese carved dragon table from the Meiji period. The growth of urban centers and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there; simulating a stack and shelf of books
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys

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Wood

Large Japanese Marquetry Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
marquetry work of various precious woods, a technique known as yosegi in Japanese. The skilled artisan has
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Brass

Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
Located in Newark, England
this Japanese bronze okimono of a Pheasant upon a naturalistic root wood base. The Pheasant cast from
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
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H 18.1 in W 18.1 in D 9.8 in
Japanese Standing Gilt Buddha, Amida Nyorai, Edo Period, 18th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese carved hinoki and gilt lacquered standing figure of Amida Nyorai, Amitabha
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Rock Crystal

"Sitting Figure With Knees Up" Wood Fired Ceramic Sculpture by Joy Brown
Located in Wiscasset, ME
stoneware clay that is fired in a 30-foot long Japanese style wood-firing tunnel kiln (anagama). For the
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Early 2000s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
Located in Newark, England
Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a skeleton. The skeleton naturalistically carved in the foetal
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Boxwood

Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
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H 2.56 in W 1.07 in D 1.19 in
Antique Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of Kannon-Bosatsu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Buddhist assembled wood sculpture of Kannon-Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara), the God of
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blossom Under a Misty Moon", the artist was Japanese painter Nakabayashi Chikuto (1776-1853), accompanied
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Wood, Paper

Japanese old wooden carved crane object/20th century/Wabi-Sabi ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden crane figurine. It is made using the roots of trees, so you can feel
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Shinto Priest
Located in New York, NY
Asian Japanese Mid-Century Modern bleached wood carved religious figure of a Shinto Priest seated
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Shinto Priest
Japanese Wooden Shinto Priest
H 28 in W 33 in D 10 in
Japanese Silk Scroll by Haruki Nanmei Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
, there sits an old woman with white hair. Identified as, she is a Japanese mythological figure associated
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases mounted on giltwood bases, from the 50's possibly older
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Brass

Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century Japanese sculpture likely portrays an accomplished teacher of Japanese Zen
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese Momotarō Folktale Bronze Monkey Sculpture on Base, 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A delightful 1960s Meiji period-style Japanese cast bronze monkey figure on lacquered wood base
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
. The second scene depicts two birds, a Red Headed Japanese Wood Pigeon and a white dove in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
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H 7.87 in Dm 5.9 in
Set of Four Japanned French Chinoiserie Style Hand Painted Nesting Tables
Located in Hopewell, NJ
exquisitely hand painted figural scenes on each tabletop. Each table has a curved spreader and fits perfectly
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Vintage 1920s French Chinoiserie Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

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Wood

Imposing Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Samurai
By Eisuke Miyao 1
Located in London, GB
and with the trademark, fine quality wood and Gold lacquer stand, the figure stands in combative pose
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Gold, Bronze

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
, Japan. The older man can be identified as the historical figure Takenouchi no Sukune, a trusted court
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Takeda Hina Ningyo, of a pair of seated ministers
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Takeda Hina Ningyo, of a pair of seated ministers for the Girl’s day display, each
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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Fabric, Wood

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage Painting by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century. A sumi-e ink on paper
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Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Silk Suijaku Scroll Nyorai-Kojin with Mixed Buddhism and Shinto Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Suijaku hanging scroll beautifully presented in a custom wood shadow box frame from
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Large Vintage Camphor Trunk, Japanese, Shipping Chest, Coffee Table, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage camphor trunk. A Japanese, mahogany and camphorwood lined chest, dating to
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests

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Wood

Rare, Impressive Japanese Bronze Censer by Miyao, 1868-1912
By Eisuke Miyao 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A magnificent Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) patinated bronze overlay Koro on stand. The body of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Traveling Altar Aizen Myoo or Ragaraja King of Wisdom Funno Son
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese traveling altar of Aizen Myoo or Ragaraja. I believe the object to be older
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Group Bear & Alligator by Yoshimitsu
Located in Newark, England
stand to emphasise the and lift the figure. Meiji Period is an era of Japanese history that spanned
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Japanned Side Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Japanned finished surfaces showing very decorative figural and floral designs, on a saffron finished wood
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Queen Anne Side Chairs

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Wood

Pair of Japanned Side Chairs
Pair of Japanned Side Chairs
H 42.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Framed Japanese Portrait of a Buddhist Priest by Goro Kamenaga
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gouache on silk painting of a Buddhist priest by Japanese painter Goro Kamenaga (1890-1955). The
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Androgynous Court Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite fascinating hand-painted six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Puzzle Bank Portrays A Building Bank "National Savings Bank" Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there with a green painted roof; portraying
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Wood

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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.

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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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