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Place of Origin: Japanese
19th Century Okimono Bronze Japanese Crab Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century Okimono Bronze Meiji period Japanese Crab.
The crab is of good weight and could be a decorative object or a paperweight. The sculpture is ...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Glazed Katan Ware Peacock, ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Glazed Katan Ware Peacock, ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 5.5 inches
Depth: 9 inches
Width: 3.5 inches
ABOUT
This finely craft...
Category
1890s Japonisme Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Darker brown patina with fully articulated body. Purchased in London by previous owner.
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Imari Amusing Study of a Seated Rabbit
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and amusing Japanese Imari study of a seated rabbit dating from the late Meiji period, early 20th century. The Rabbit, made in porcelain has a dis-proportionate head to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 mark. 1950s
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Carp, Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Japanese cast bronze okimono of a swimming carp, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), early 20th century, Japan.
The graceful fish portrayed realistically in motion, as if swimmi...
Category
1920s Taisho Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique King Charles Salt Glaze Staffordshire Spaniel Mantle Dog Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful spaniel dog ceramic figurine, circa 1950's made in Japan in great condition no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A near pair of wood koi fish from Japan circa 1860-90s of late Meiji Period. Hand-carved from solid wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japane...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Oriental Japanese Meiji period style bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his trunk up.
Well casted metal art, heavy, bronze elephant in a dark brown copper finish.
Elephant figurine statue in a triumphant pose, will make an excellent display ornament.
Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax that allows a great precision and finesse in the details, this bronze sculpture charms is with its exquisite depiction of a trumpeting elephant.
Heavy bronze presents striking detail and cool copper tones with a hint of natural bronze.
Raising its trunk skywards, the elephant will grace any desk as a paperweight or display case.
This is a delightful vintage elephant statue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Meiji Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Period Kutani Porcelain Figurine of a Rabbit, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Meiji - Early Taisho Period Kutani Porcelain Figurine of a Rabbit, Circa 1920
MARKINGS
Signed on the underside.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 6 inches
L...
Category
1920s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bronze Model of an Elephant and Two Tigers
Located in London, GB
Meiji period, depicting an elephant being attacked by two tigers, with Japanese mark on the base.
Rendered in impressive naturalistic detail, this charming model dates to the Japa...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The dramatic lion, known as a shishi in Japan, is ca...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 6.25 in Width: 4.25 in Depth: 3.5 in.
Hand made in Japan circa 1950s.
A large heavy vintage bronze statue of a rat made i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chinese Flying Horse of Gansu Statue - Sculpture w/ Traces of Gold Leaf
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large vintage Chinese cast statue or sculpture depicting a flying horse from the Gansu Province in western China. The composition captures the movement and motion of a galloping ho...
Category
1960s Chinoiserie Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wooden Sculpture “Fuku Saru” (Lucky Monkey) by Nakanishi Hiroka (中西弘馨)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A bold and charming wooden sculpture of a monkey, titled 「福申」(“Fuku Saru” – Lucky Monkey), created by the Japanese artist Nakanishi Hiroka (中西弘馨). With its faceted, geometric carving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Okimono Incense Holder Sticks Bronze Statue Meiji Era, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) bronze Okimono turtle incense burner
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Or...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully naturalistic large Japanese Meiji period mixed metal okimono (ornamental sculpture) of a pair of oriental turtle doves ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Silver, Copper
Pair of Brass Fighting Roosters
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of brass fighting roosters. These brass rooster figurines add a touch of country charm to any space. Handcrafted f...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Brass
Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of Japanese gilt bronze komainu by the renowned Japanese sculptor, Ishikawa Komei (1852-1913), Meiji period, Japan.
The pair well cast, and robustly modeled. They ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gunnar Cyren White Porcelain Polar Bear Coin Bank for Dansk
By Dansk, Gunnar Cyren
Located in Miami, FL
White porcelain polar bear coin bank designed by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Ox with Boy on Its Back
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very amusing 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese bronze statue of an ox with a young boy sitting on its back.
Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Koma-Inu Head - Sculpture, 19th Century / Mingei sculpture
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This expressive carved wooden head represents a Koma-Inu — the mythical lion-dog guardians traditionally placed at the entrances of Shinto shrines to ward off evil spirits.
Whether ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Bronze Turtle – Meiji to Early Showa Period
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Japanese Bronze Turtle – Meiji to Early Showa Period (Late 19th to Early 20th Century)
This Japanese bronze turtle is an exceptional e...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Large Hand-Carved Boxwood Okimono – “Mino-Kame” Turtle, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Large Hand-Carved Boxwood Okimono – “Mino-Kame” Turtle, Ca. 1900
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 4 inches
Length: 19 inches
Wide : 5 inches
ABOUT
An exceptional example of Meiji-era c...
Category
Early 1900s Japonisme Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dansk Modernist White Porcelain Rhinoceros Bank
By Dansk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Dansk Rhinoceros white Porcelain ceramic Coin bank.
Sleek Dansk white Porcelain Rhinoceros Bank, Scandinavian style, Modernist.
Unique addition t...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 the small wooden sculpture at the entrance of...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Old Wooden Netsuke Sculpture Japanese Quail Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century.
Weight: 9 grams
Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen...
Category
20th Century Meiji Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brass Japanese Fish Dish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small brass object in the shape of a fish. The center of the body dips down to form a small well with a variety of uses - perfect as a bedside ring or earring holder, or even chops...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1603-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period.
(Japanese ``si-si'' is an imaginary animal that deifies a lion.)
It is thought that materials such as...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Small Bronze Crab 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze:
A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find.
-Details-
Era: Showa (around 1930-1939)
Materials: Bronze
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Antique Meiji Kutani Model of a Recumbent Sleeping Cat, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing set of two antique Japanese Kutani models of recumbent sleeping cats, 19th Century. The details and facial expression are amazing.
Both on a stand which...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,963 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese/Chinese Carved Buffalo and Boys on the Fitted Base
Located in Norton, MA
A hand-carved of hardwood, water buffalo, and boys from Japan, depicting two boys seating on the Buffalo back.
The intricated carved on the body of the buffalo presents countless ha...
Category
20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Bronze Dolphins Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice small bronze dolphins sculpture on a green marble base, circa 1990s. The piece has a wonderful patina and measures 4"W x 3"D x 5.75"H;...
Category
20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$140 Sale Price
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Small Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Monkey Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small Japanese bronze sculpture in the form of a monkey with intricate details
Finely crafted in dark-patinated bronze with a rich patina.
Dating from the Meiji period (1868-1912) o...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono Object by Shozan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono object by Shozan
Very good condition
Mid-20th Century
Size: 19cm x 8.5cm , H 13 cm / 7.5 x 3.3 inch, H. 5 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono of a Wild Boar by Akasofu Gyokko
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite Japanese sculpture of a Wild Boar from the Meiji period (1868-1912) raised over a fine carved and lacquered hardwood base. Finely cast, expertly chiseled and chased with...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Bronze Phoenix Bird Candlesticks, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Exceptional Antique 19th Century Japanese bronze Phoenix bird candlesticks, circa 1890.
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen...
Category
20th Century Meiji Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Statue Bizen Pottery Monkey by Koyama Isso, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
1932- bizen pottery of a sitting Monkey. Marked at the back.
Real name is Mitsuo. Eldest son of Koyama Gengo, pen name is Koyama Isso. Worked for a local brickmaking company but lat...
Category
20th Century Edo Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Dark copper toned patina, wonderfully articulated. Purchased in London by previous owner.
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono of a Rat Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made artifact/Okimono of a Rat. In bronze with brown patina, representing a rat.
Okimono (置物, oki-mono) is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorat...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$862 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
Category
19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,756 Sale Price
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Bronze Horse on Hand-Carved Wooden Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Japanese bronze horse on hand-carved wooden base.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Elephant and Tigers by Genryusai Seiya
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bronze Elephant and Tigers Genryusai Seiya
19th century
This extraordinary bronze sculpture by Genryusai Seiya, a master of the Meiji period, depicts a breathtaking battle between a...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful patina and fully articulated. Purchased in London by previous owner.
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Geese
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Important pair of Japanese bronze birds in the form of geese masterfully crafted. One with a closed beak the other open, both with quirky expressi...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,950 / set
Pair Of 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Partridges On Hardwood Base
Located in Dublin, IE
A beautiful pair of 19th century Meiji period Japanese Bronze fan tailed Partridges, on a shaped wooden base.
Circa 1900
Japan
H: 9 in / 23 cm ; Base: W: 13.77 in / 35 cm ; D: 8.6...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A superb three quarter life size bronze tiger
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A superb three quarter life size bronze tiger, The bronze body patinated to imitate the distinctive stripes of a tiger’s skin, with inset orange glass eyes. Signed in a seal tsunemat...
Category
20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19thC Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Study of an Elephant Fighting with Two Tigers
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Japanese Meiji period bronze study has exceptionally good detailing. It portrays a figure group of a large muscular bull elephant being attacked and fighting with two tig...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll style Togatta Shojiro SAKAI 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wooden doll which is called Kokeshi in Japanese.
This kokeshi was made in Japan around 1960s by kokeshi artist Shojiro SAKAI.
He was born in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in 1s...
Category
1960s Showa Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Kutani Pheasant Sculpture, Okimono, Showa Era, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacularly glazed Japanese Kutani model, okimono, of a pheasant, Showa era, early 20th century, Japan.
The okimono, or decorative sculpture, in the form of a magnificent phea...
Category
1930s Showa Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Aote Kutani Phoenix Censer, Koro, Showa Era, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Japanese Aote type Kutani incense burner, koro, in the form a phoenix, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The censer, koro, gracefull...
Category
1930s Showa Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke ' Duck ' 1950s Showa Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
This netsuke was made by a netsuke artist. (you can find his signature on the bottom of this netsuke).
Netsuke i...
Category
1950s Showa Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$406 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Carved Wood Seated Monkey Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese hand-carved wood seated monkey. The eyes are inlaid and made of glass. The fur and details are very realistic. The piece is signed on the bottom ...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Kitsune from the Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
According to Japanese folklore the fox, or kitsune, can assume human form to protect and trick humble country folk. Dating to the 18th century, this fox protects its own pup. Carved ...
Category
18th Century Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese bronze of a rooster with a great work of gold and chocolate patina
Located in PARIS, FR
Okimono bronze sculpture of a reclining rooster.
In the Kojiki (lit. “Records of Ancient Matters”), a collection of myths about the origins of Japan, the rooster manages to lure the...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century, Showa, Japanese Keyaki Wood Frog / Toad
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese keyaki wood toad.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Size: Height 11.2 C.M. / Width 16.7 / Length 21.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Crab Obejct SAGETSU with Bronze 1930-40s
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze:
A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find.
There is a signature on the back, it is written 'Sagetsu'.
-Detai...
Category
1930s Showa Vintage Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Japanese bronze of two rats (Meiji Period)
Located in London, GB
Set contains two: A Japanese bronze of a rat, Meiji Period, signed, approximately 9cm long x 8cm high and another Japanese bronze of a rat, signed, seated on its back legs, brown pat...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,319 / set
Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist uses century-old traditional techniques and symbols but with an innovative contemporary energy that borders mysticism, shamanism and surrealism. Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays.
According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has been described as “one of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today.” (Japan Times, 12 Dec. 2013) His work combines objects of daily use, such as bathing buckets, serving trays, and soup bowls, with a wide array of natural materials, including animal bones, horns and antlers, sand, stones, leaves and branches. In the process, he implements a range of traditional lacquer methods passed down from pre-modern eras, such as the kanshitsu or “dry lacquer” technique, the origins of which date to Japan’s Nara period (710–784). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese textile patterns, and even contemporary manga or comic books. His work defies ordinary definitions of lacquer art and successfully challenges the perceived limits of this extremely difficult and, in some ways, most conservative of traditional Japanese art forms".
His work was exhibited in US such as Honolulu Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Morikami Museum etc. For a complete resume of the artist, see the artist's page in Imura Art Gallery.
Reference: For a very similar Bull Sculpture see Hard Bodies Contemporary Japanese Lacquer...
Category
Early 2000s Japonisme Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rope, Wood, Lacquer
