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Kimono Wall Art / Japanese Art / Wall Decoration, -Japanese Cat-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Japanese Cat by Kimono-Couture
*Japanese Kimono Art
*Handmade by Kimono-Couture
*One-of-a-kind
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
Antique hanging scroll of Japanese cat/Late Edo-Meiji period/Cat painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a picture of a cat drawn by a person named "Toshizumi Nitta" from the end of the Edo period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 41.93 in W 18.71 in D 0.08 in
Rare Pair Fine Old Vintage Black and Brown Garden Cats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful garden pair with serene faces
A charming pair (2) antique Japanese cats with wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Lacquered Maki-E Natsume in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
and origin place for the famous Japanese cat Jizo. There are many Jisho-ins across Japan, so it is not
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Cat Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-726 vintage Japanese hand painted ceramic cat sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Manekineko Black Cat Object, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique maneki neko cat object. It is painted in black and around the neck, it is in red
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Kutani porcelain cat, Japan, c. 1900, Meiji Period.
By Kutani Studio
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Kutani porcelain okimono of a cat, c. 1900. Meiji Period.
£490.00
Kutani porcelain okimono, Japan
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Sleeping Cat
By Kutani Studio
Located in Downingtown, PA
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Sleeping Cat Figure,
Meiji Period,
Circa 1910-20
The porcelain model of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1927 Cat Japanese folk Ema Shrine votive wooden tablet
Located in Chiba, JP
EMA OF CAT – Anonymous Japanese Shinto folk art piece of votive wooden tablet offered for the
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Porcelain White Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a beckoning gesture. The figurines
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Romping Cats Under Sago Palms
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Romping Cats Under Sago Palms
Beautifully painted mineral pigments on
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Paper
Japanese Pottery Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a piggy bank of manekineko cat. It is made with Pottery and it was made around 1980s in
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Bronze Cats Pair Hand Cast With Playful Pose
Located in South Burlington, VT
continues to this day.
In Japan, there are also cats described as Maneki Neko, also referred to in English
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Screen Painting, Cat & Pumpkin Patch. Showa Era, 1940s
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chuichi Konno (1915-2006)
Cat and Pumpkin Patch
Showa period, 1940s.
Folding screen in two
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Black Red Porcelain Beckoning Cat, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Kutani region of Japan.
Beckoning cats come in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Blue Green Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
H 10.5 in W 5.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of early 20th c. Japanese Imari Porcelain Lovable Cat Sculptures, Signed
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful pair of Imari porcelain cats. Originating in Japan and dated to the 1920's.
This pair
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Black Red Hand painted Porcelain Beckoning Cat
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Kutani region of Japan.
The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat & Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Green Gold Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
H 10.5 in W 5.5 in D 6.5 in
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 'Playful Cat' by Hirose Toho, 1920s Taisho
By Hirose Toho
Located in Kyoto, JP
Playful Cat
Hirose Toho (1875-1930)
Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Meiji Period Gold White Porcelain Sleeping Cat Sculpture, circa 1910
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Meiji period Japanese Kutani sculpture of a sleeping cat in fine porcelain, inspired by
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Japanese Six Panel Screen Mother Cat and Kittens Near Rushing Stream
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, in mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Artist seal reads: Hokkyo Unsen.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Inspired Bench with Wild Cat Print and Faux Fur
By Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese inspired bench in supple maple frame with matte finish is adorned with an unexpected mix
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Velvet, Faux Fur
Antique 18thC Japanese Katsukawa Shunsho Beauty with a Cat Woodblock Print
By Katsukawa Shunsen
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century Edo ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock print titled "A Beauty with a Cat
Category
Antique 18th Century Japonisme Prints
Materials
Paper
20th C./Shōwa Era Japanese Glazed Porcelain Teapot of Black Cat with Mouse Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
20th century/Shōwa era japanese glazed porcelain teapot of black cat with mouse Lid
By: unknown
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Wood
Japanese Palace Hibachi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Palace Hibachi
Late Meiji Period 1900 – 1912
Black Lacquer/Gold Makie Decorative Design
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Pair of Art Deco Standing Cat Andirons
Located in Bellport, NY
A spectacular pair of Art Deco cat form andirons, standing as
though they are guarding the
Category
Vintage 1930s British Anglo-Japanese Andirons
Materials
Iron
Takahashi Porcelain Playing Cat Figurine Hand-decorated with Butterflies
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare porcelain figurine of a playing cat is hand decorated with butterflies and leaves designs and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 3.5 in W 6.25 in D 3.25 in
Japanese Antique Manekineko Piggy Bank 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a beckoning gesture. The figurines
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Plastic
Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Chosen Karatsu Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
originally introduced by Korean potters who were forcefully brought to Japan after the invasion of Korea at
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large 17th Century Japanese Arita Vase - Genroku Period
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this Edo Period 1612-1868
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan
This porcelain Maneki Neko, the good fortune
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Large Japanese Porcelain Presentation Plate Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large presentation plate with striking pictorial design from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful image by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861 ) titled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
H 23.75 in W 18.75 in D 0.75 in
Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese ceramic vase by the celebrated Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Mother and Kitten with Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Delicate painting of garden chrysanthemums with a fine gold mist. A cat grooms herself while a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Original Vintage Travel Poster Hikone Biwako Firework Festival Japan Lake Biwa
Located in London, GB
of people including children and a cat watching the colourful fireworks over the fresh water Lake
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.53 in W 21.26 in D 0.04 in
Fine Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Sageju-Bako - Picnic Box
Located in PARIS, FR
the 19th century found known scenes through Japanese prints, at that time, widely imported and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Small Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold Panels
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Blue Porcelain Charger by Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
This exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain charger in red and blue is a signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper.
Dimensions:
Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Raccoon Figurine / 1868-1920 / Good Luck Charm
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very interesting Japanese old wooden kimono.
This is a wooden figurine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Late 17th century
Puppy & Kittens
A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Blue Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary museum quality highly collectible decorative porcelain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Sculpture Elephant and Tigers by Mitsumoto
Located in Shippensburg, PA
(kôgen), 大森光元, Japan, circa 1900
Cast and patinated bronze, hardwood base, two carved hardwood tusks
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 18.75 in W 23.5 in D 18.75 in
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Okimono Sculpture of a Roaring Tiger, 27” wide
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MEIJI PERIOD
Japan
A Roaring Tiger
Reddish-brown patinated bronze signed to the underside
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 10.5 in W 27 in D 5.88 in
Antique Japanese Meiji period carved hardwood okimono of a prowling tiger C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing hand carved hardwood Japanese Meiji period okimono depicts a muscular prowling
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 2.76 in
Japanese Screen: Animals and Flowers in a Landscape with Rising Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
its best. An exuberant Audobon landscape being observed by a cat and her kitten. A variety of birds
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Quality Antique Japanese Edo/Meiji Kutani Shoza Charger Figures Flowers, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Quality Antique Japanese Edo/Meiji Kutani Shoza Charger Figures Flowers Birds Cat, 19th C
Very
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.96 in Dm 14.57 in
Important Japanese six-fold screen depicting The Tale of The Genji, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An important Japanese six-fold screen, depicting episodes from The Tale of The Genji
Edo period
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 61.03 in W 149.61 in D 1.58 in
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Signed Collotype Print Azubah The Book of Cats 1929
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and highly coveted feline collotype print by renowned master Japanese-French artist
Category
Vintage 1920s French Prints
Materials
Paper
H 16 in W 13.5 in D 0.15 in
Japanese Contemporary Large Red Pink Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary very large Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase/centerpiece, extremely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases
Materials
Gold
Foujita Tsuguhanu (1886-1968). Etching on paper. Trial proof. Portrait of a cat
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Foujita Tsuguhanu (1886-1968), a well-listed Japanese artist.
Etching on paper laid on board. Trial
Category
Vintage 1920s French Prints
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 13.39 in D 0.4 in
Art Nouveau Metalwork Vase with Jeweled Cats and Bats by Maria Longworth Storer
By Maria Longworth Storer
Located in Chicago, US
overseen by Japanese artisan, and friend of Rookwood decorator Kataro Shirayamadani, Yosakichi Asano. She
Category
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Silver, Tin
Set of 5 Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Sauce / Sushi Dishes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 5 Japanese Imari porcelain sauce / sushi dishes. Each decorated with enameled edges
Category
Antique 19th Century Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Liquidation of The Entire Stock of The NY Store of Yamanaka & Co., 1944, Cat. #1
Located in valatie, NY
, Chinese and Japanese furniture. The Yamanaka Company was owned by the seventh generation of the family of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 10 in W 7.25 in D 0.5 in
E W Godwin, an Anglo-Japanese Aesthetic Movement Walnut Centre or Dining Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, attributed. Probably made by Collinson and Lock.
An Anglo-Japanese Aesthetic Movement
Category
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large and Impressive Meiji Period Bronze Bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuh
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
I, London, The Kibo Foundation, 1995, cat. nos. 120–122.
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 12 in W 27 in D 14.5 in
Contemporary Sofa 'MAN' by Norr11, Three Seater, Dunes, Camel
By Norr11
Located in Paris, FR
range of fabrics and colors
Cat 1: Nina, Barnum, Velvet, Cura
Cat 2: Fame, Remix, Canvas, Harald
Cat 3
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
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