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20th Century Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Hollow Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan This heavy hollow iron sculpture by an unknown
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Modernist Japanese Cast Iron Bird Sculpture 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized cast iron bird sculpture from Japan. Fantastic incised design. Could also be used as an
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Toyo Iron Kan'ei Tsūhō Coin Sculpture / Trivet, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Toyo Iron Kan'ei Tsūhō Coin Sculpture / Trivet, Japan, 20th Century. Retains the original Toyo
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

1950s Japanese Iron Bird Sculpture Mid-Century Asian Cabinmodern Art
Located in Hyattsville, MD
finish, marked JAPAN on verso. Weighs 1.5 pounds, stand 5.25 inches tall.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Brutalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Black Iron like Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
greenish and gold flack patina under dark black-iron finish. Cleaned and polished. Each Sculpture is 6
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Modernist Japanese Iron Fish Incense Bowl
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron sculptural fish bowl from Japan. Great for incense. Wonderful patina. Signed with a Japanese
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of Antique Japanese Iron Pagodas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Japanese pagodas crafted in iron with classic finials or sorin at the tops on
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

20th Century Japanese Style Cast Iron Heron
Located in Stockholm, SE
A highly decorative painted cast iron heron, crafted in the Japanese style during the first half of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

20th Century Japanese Style Cast Iron Heron
20th Century Japanese Style Cast Iron Heron
H 6.11 in W 2.92 in D 4.34 in
Vintage Meiji Japanese Style Cast Iron Metal Large Lobster Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Meiji Japanese Style Cast Iron Metal Large Lobster Sculpture. Circa Late 20th Century
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Japanese Pair Vintage Gilt Pheasant Bird Sculptures, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful pair (2) old Japanese vintage gilt pheasant bird sculptures. Marked Japan on bottoms
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Incense Burner with Iron in 1920s Taisho Era
Located in Paris, FR
This incense burner was made in 1920s (Taisho era) in Japan. On the top, there is a Komainu (Lions
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Japan Pair Antique Gilt Quail Sculptures Hand-Cast, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Pair (2) Quails In gilt finish with original signed labels JAPAN Japan, a pair (2) of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Large Vintage Japanese Bronzed Sculpture of Toba on His Mule
Located in Dallas, TX
Japan, in the Showa Era, this cast 2 piece sculpture is made of iron/steel which has been bronze
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze, Iron

Wrought iron with braas winged Okimono Jizai dragonfly sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted early Okimono sculpture of dragonfly . Wrought and forged body with brass wings
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Japanese Cast Iron Candleholder in the Style of Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Japanese cast iron candleholder in the Ssyle of Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1950s. The piece
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japanese and function as the leveling pulley for the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Japanese Antique Classic Pagoda Roof Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Classic Japanese Garden Lantern This beautifully hand-cast lantern sculpture in a classic
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Lucky Horse Shoe Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Brilliant Art Deco designed 1930s-1940s "Lucky Horse Shoe " Lantern Japanese handsome hand
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japan Old Original Ikebana Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
with original suspension loop and working door. Heavy hand cast iron "Ikebana flower" incised panel
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find: Ancient Japanese design gilt censer of a good luck elephant- signed Japan This model
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Antique Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Japan gold-gilt good luck elephant censer is a captivating blend of artistry and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Japanese Huge Pair Hand Painted Garden Ducks
Located in South Burlington, VT
Magnificent Ducks Pair A fine matched pair (2) of large scale Japanese original hand-cast and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Antique Object Two Roosters with Iron, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
These are two objects of roosters. These are made with iron. These are coming with a wooden box
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Japanese Three Garden Rabbits Family, Usagi
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions and coming from a Japanese collector of rabbit usagi
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze, Iron

Set of Three Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three small (4" tall) bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The cast
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Gold Leaf

Japanese Elegant Huge Horse Hand Cast, Gilt and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
space with this very unusual treasure from Japan. This is a superb and attractive solid and finely
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Old Tea Leaves Pot Immediately Usable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese traditional iron teapot -chagama- with a wonderful relief design of "tea leaves" on front and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Japanese Nambu Cast Ironware Flounder Fish Dish Trinket Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare and uncommon piece of Nambu Cast Iron Serving Ware. It was design by Goro Mori, shaped like
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1960s Japan Iron Owl Bird Dish Ashtray with Hypnotic Brass Eyes Mid-Century Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon cast mixed metal Japanese import souvenir. Over 4 inches long, and about 3/4 of a pound
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Vintage 1960s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Set of Three Large Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three large (9.75" tall) iron Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1970s. The cast
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Gold Leaf

Vintage Cast Iron Figural Garden Mother Goose & Three Goslings
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage cast iron figural garden mother goose and three goslings, one stamped on the bottom "JAPAN
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Japan Tall Round Garden Lantern Beautiful Orchid Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
. History of Japanese lanterns: In Japan a to¯ro¯ (lantern) is a traditional lantern made of stone, wood
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Japanese Old Vintage Pair "Jack-O-Lantern" Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent garden acquisitions- a happy pair with original box #2 Japan, this handsome pair
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Ultimate Antique Door Knocker, Happiness And Longevity - 150 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
The ultimate jumbo 13" diameter antique door knocker, Circa 1860 ! Rare Japanese Find- Imperial
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Busts

Materials

Iron

Japan Pair Tall Beautiful Garden Lanterns With Lovely Iris Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
design originally cast by Japanese and Chinese artisans and manufacturers. Provenance: Old American
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Japanese Elegant Blue and Gilt Horse Hand Cast, Hand-Painted, Mint And Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
from Japan. This is an attractive solid and finely cast effigy of an elegant horse hand painted with
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Mid-Century Modern Set of Japanese Women Awa Odori Dancers
Located in San Diego, CA
depict female Japanese Awa Odori dancers in different positions. Made in Japan. Set of 3. A beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Gold Leaf

JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese wooden statue of Shakyamuni Buddha 釈迦如来坐像, from the Edo period (1600-1868). The enlightened
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Gold, Berlin Iron

Japanese Big Pair Orchid and Flower Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
with our lifetime authenticity guarantee. History of Japanese lanterns: In Japan a to¯ro¯ (lantern) is
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20th Century Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Rare Pair Old "Cape Hattaras" Lighthouse Sculptures In Vibrant Original Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
American/ Japanese garden Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA North American
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Isamu Noguchi, Akari Light Sculpture, Bamboo, Paper, Iron, Japan, 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in High Point, NC
A washi paper, bamboo and black-painted iron light sculpture or floor lamp, designed by  Isamu
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Japanese Iron Kewpie Paperweights Sculptures Metal Arts Birds
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of cast iron Kewpie birds; mother and child. Large one weighs approx. 2.5 lbs. and is 4
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Iron

A Tosei Gusoku (Samurai's Armour), 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Century, this beautiful armour is a 32-plate suji kabuto made of brown-lacquered iron with gilded copper
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Iron

A Tosei Gusoku (Samurai's Armour), 17th Century
A Tosei Gusoku (Samurai's Armour), 17th Century
H 53.94 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Pair Old "Eiffel Tower" Paris Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. History of Eiffel Tower: The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Pair Old  "Eiffel Tower" Paris Lanterns
Pair Old  "Eiffel Tower" Paris Lanterns
H 15 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Tall Massive Old Light House Lantern Hand Painted Red and White
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Provenance: Old American/ Japanese garden. Many of our customers place LED lights or candles inside the main
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Tall Old Light House Lantern Hand Painted Red, White, and Blue
Located in South Burlington, VT
/ Japanese garden. Many of our customers place LED lights or candles inside the main bottom and top sections
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Tiger Sculpture Object by a Well Known Japanese Metal Artist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Tiger sculpture object by a well known Japanese Metal artist Saegusa Soutarou Saegusa Soutaro
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Pair Japanese Brass Duck Garden Sculptures/Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1203 Japan pair hand cast iron duck garden ornaments/bookends set on a base.
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Vintage 1960s Bookends

Materials

Iron

Articulated iron sculpture or Jizai (articulated) in the form of a butterfly
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine iron jizai of an articulated butterfly with fascinating openwork on its wings. The butterfly
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

"AKARI" Light Sculpture Model 3X (Dead stock) by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The light sculptures named "AKARI" were created in 1952 by Isamu Noguchi, inspired by Japan
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 2A Ukai Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 2A UKAI. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Japanese Cast Iron Temple Bell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Japanese cast iron temple bell from the Meji period.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Bronze and Iron Cast Priest, Japan circa 1900
Located in Lake Forest, IL
A fine Meiji Period Japanese Bronze and Iron cast figure of a Priest circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Japanese Hand Painted Iron Garden Bunny Rabbit or Doorstop
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1960s Japanese cast iron bunny rabbit, 3-826. The piece was hand painted. Made in Japan
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Keyaki Wood Yokogi (Friction Lock)
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese keyaki (zelkova) wood fricition lock (yokogi), used to adjust the height of the hook above
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Keyaki Wood Yokogi (Friction Lock)
Japanese Keyaki Wood Yokogi (Friction Lock)
H 12.25 in W 14.75 in D 3.5 in
Japanese Iron Gun Barrel Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese iron gun barrel. The gun was introduced into Japan by the Portuguese in the 16th century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Decorative Objects

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Iron

Huge Japanese Charger on Stand, 29", Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Huge Japanese Charger on Stand, glass, reverse painted & signed, on black iron stand, may be also
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20th Century Japanese Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Japanese Iron Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese iron sculpture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and bronze, every piece of Japanese iron sculpture was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of Japanese iron sculpture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each choice in our collection of Japanese iron sculpture bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of Japanese iron sculpture over the years, but those crafted by Isamu Noguchi and Ozeki & Co. Ltd. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Iron Sculpture?

A piece of Japanese iron sculpture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $695, while the lowest priced sells for $99 and the highest can go for as much as $27,819.