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Style: Taisho
Japanese Cinnabar Scholars Cabinet, Early Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The top & sides decorated with cartouche shaped panels depicting fauna & flora, the front showing a pair of panelled doors decorated with flying cranes & clouds, the obverse decorate...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Taisho Scholar's Objects
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Japanese Old Scholar's Stone / Odd Shaped Appreciation Stone / Suiseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone mined in Japan.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Scholar's Objects
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Stone
Japanese Antique Spiritual Guardian Stone Jizo with signed box tomobako
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Find with original signed collector storage box
From our recent Japanese acquisitions.
This is a personal shrine sized Japanese Buddhist stone traveler’s and children's gu...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Scholar's Objects
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Stone
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Taisho scholar's objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Taisho scholar's objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage scholar's objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Taisho scholar's objects made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for scholar's objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $490 and tops out at $3,500 while the average work can sell for $1,100.
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