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Place of Origin: Japanese
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...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Period Bronze of a Huntsman Carrying a Gun
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze of a huntsman carrying a gun, Signed in a seal. ??? in an elaborate seal script, Which reads “Kakuha sei”. Japanese, circa 1910. Kakuha Kanzaemon had shops...
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1910s Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Genryusai Seiya Bronze Elephant and Tigers
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Meiji Genryusai Seiya bronze elephant and tigers, circa 1890. This moving and detailed bronze grouping depicts a savage attack by two viscous...
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1890s Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Japanese Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Japanese style (19th Cent) large bronze figures of man and woman with guitars on shaped teak wood base.
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19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Brass Bronze Architectural Aiko Japanese Desk Accessory
By Aiko Miyawaki
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful sculptural and architectural polished brass bronze desk accessory is a great addition to your tabletop. It is Japanese and vintage. It is signed Aiko #23 and 1/20. It ...
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1970s Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Tomiya Matsuda Abstract Modern Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed terra cotta abstract modern sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda. Brown, green and cinnabar glaze over a layered terra cotta curved and footed form ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Edo Period Japanese Bodhisattva Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible Edo Period Japanese gilt and lacquered carved wood shrine depicting a Bodhisattva with piercing glass eyes, a contemplative expression, and h...
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Early 1800s Japonisme Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Bronze of an Old Man (Jerodian)
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese bronze sculpture depicting an old man with walking staff. The piece dates from the Meiji period (1868-1912). 4608
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Abstract Expressionist Carved Wood Sculpture by Takao Kimura
By Takao Kimura
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful abstract expressionist caved elm wood sculpture by Japanese artist Takao Kimura, circa 1970s. Carved in two parts, the swooping, concave body plays dramatically with the o...
Category

1970s Expressionist Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Elm

A Japanese Bronze of a Bactrian Camel
Located in Stamford, CT
A sculpted Japanese bronze of a Bactrian camel.
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Early 1900s Showa Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Playful Puppies
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique bronze sculptures of puppies playing. Traces of gold on both, one holding tassels in its mouth. Measurements: 3 1/2" h x 6 1/2" w x 3 3/4" d and 4 1/4" h x 5 1/2" w x 3 3/4" d
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1990s by Izumi Oki Modern Art Crystal Sculpture
By Izumi Oki
Located in Brescia, IT
Izumi Oki, 1995 Crystal sculpture Perfect condition.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Marble

Fragile Structure#10 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases, coffee cups and so on....
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2010s Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Fragile Structure#7 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases, coffee cups and so on....
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2010s Post-Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hisao Yamagata, Contemporary Sculpture with Lowered Basin, Japan, C. 1970
By Hisao Yamagata
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary sculpture by Japanese artist Hisao Yamagata.
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early Japanese Hinoki Wood Sculpture of Bishamon
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Japanese Hinoki wood sculpture of Bishamon. Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) sculpture made from hinoki wood. Bishamon is also known as Tamonten, meanin...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Bronze of a Rhinoceros
Located in Stamford, CT
A late 19th / early 20th century Japanese bronze of a rhinoceros having wonderful patination.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese patinated bronze eagle
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese patinated bronze eagle Japanese, c. 1900 Height 54cm, width 67cm, depth 32cm This fine and naturalistic Meiji period bronze...
Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fragile Structure#4 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases,coffee cups and so on. ...
Category

2010s Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments. Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...
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Mid-17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Wall Sculptures Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Mamma Wall sculptures by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Set of 2 sculptures. Material cedar. One has flat lines on base. Another has inclined lines. This work is carved from log with some ki...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Fragile Structure#11 Norihiko Terayama Gertrud Lonegren
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases, coffee cups and so on....
Category

2010s Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Meiji Bronze Sea-Hawk Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A finely-cast large Japanese Meiji-period bronze sculpture of a sea-hawk with stretched-out wings, made in the 1880s. The eyes are gilded; both wings and the body of the hawk are det...
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1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese White Porcelain Elephant; Meiji Period
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese decorative porcelain elephant with red and blue vegetal motif blanket detail. 4383
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Mid-Century Modern, Nude Boy, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original dark-brown patina, signed illegibly in Japanese hieroglyphs. Dimensions: Height 10 inches, diameter 2 7/8 inches.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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 Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculpture 2 Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Casa Armenia lake shore. Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Material camphor tree. This work is carved with some kinds of chainsaws.
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2010s Organic Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Meiji period bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine Japanese bronze of two territorial beasts, on a decoratively carved teak base. The base is 34 inches long, the bronze is 29 inches long.
Category

Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Important Stoneware Sculpture by Kato Reikichi
By Kato Reikichi
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Large modern irregular shaped ceramic black vase with a ribbon-like decoration in gold, silver and red called "sho (hovering)" by Kato Reikichi (1953, Japan) from Seto, Aichi Provinc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculpture Three Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shepherd and grandson. Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Material: Camphor. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
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2010s Primitive Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Meiji Period Ikebana Bleached Willow Wood Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese Ikebana bleached willow wood flower arranging vase from the late Meiji Period. Good condition with age appropriate wear
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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 Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Koro 'Japanese Incense Burner' in the Shape of a Rooster
Located in Hudson, NY
Bronze Koro (Japanese incense burner) in the shape of a rooster Removable top.
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pyramidin Golden Sienna Marble, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Pyramid in golden sienna marble signed with artist's monogram and dated on flat interior of one section. Origin: Japan circa 1979 Measurements: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Siena Marble

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculpture Two Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shepherds. Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Material: Camphor. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Category

2010s Primitive Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculpture Four Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Casa guadix. Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Material: Camphor. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.  
Category

2010s Primitive Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tomiya Matsuda Sinuous Modern Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Heathered earthen glazed terra cotta sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011). A sinuous abstract shape with unfinished sides and half round base. Geometr...
Category

1960s Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Marc Laguey Asian Bronze Bust of a Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisite example of an Asaian bronze art this bust of a woman is signed with a monogram on the back. It is mounted to a black wood base.
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century Japanese Bronze Tiger Sculpture, Signed
Located in New York, NY
A bronze sculpture of a roaring tiger on a carved wooden base signed in Japanese and from the 1860s. Good condition with age appropriate wear. Some scuffs to the wooden base. ...
Category

19th Century Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fragile Structure#13 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases,coffee cups and so on. ...
Category

2010s Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Bronze Monkey Group Okimono by Shosai
Located in Newark, England
Featuring Seven Japanese Macaques Cast by Shosai 正齊鋳 Form our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Bronze Monkey Group Okimono. The Japanese Monkey...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Old Penis-Shaped Wooden Figurine/Amulet of Prosperity of Descendants
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an ornament based on the ancient Japanese folk belief of the prosperity of descendants. In the past, when medical care was not as advanced as it is today, it was difficult...
Category

20th Century Showa Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Cedar

Vintage Ceramic RCA Victor His Masters Voice Nipper Dog Figurine by Sarsaparilla
By RCA, Sarsaparilla
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Ceramic RCA Victor His Masters Voice Nipper Dog Figurine by Sarsaparilla Vintage RCA Nipper Dog made by Sarsaparilla/Japan. Circa 1970...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Japanese Arita Yaki Figure Pair of Rabbits by Shozan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese Arita yaki figure pair of rabbits by Shozan Dated showa 62 ( 1987) Size: 11 x 9cm H 16 cm ( 4.3 x 3.5 inch , H 6.5 inch ) Weight : 3...
Category

20th Century Showa Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Articulated Model of a Lobster, by Myochin Muneyuki, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fascinating and whimsical Japanese articulated model of a spiny lobster, jizai okimono, by Muneyuki Myochin, the fifty first head of the Myochin school...
Category

1950s Showa Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Large Japanese Stained Pine Rodents And Baskets Carving Scupture
Located in Germantown, MD
A Large realistic Japanese Stained Pine Carving Scupture of Rodents And Baskets. Measures 42.5" in width, 19" in high and 4" in depth.
Category

Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Monumental Japanese Ceramic Sculpture of the Denim-Clad Torso of a Femme, 20th C
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental ceramic sculpture of the denim-clad torso of a woman removing her garments, Japan 1970s. A stunning example of some of the unique ceramic art that was emerging in post-w...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Seated Figure of Quan Yin in Enamelled White Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
A Seated Quan Yin from the Japan Meiji period (1886-1912). Rare and highly detailed sculpture, created in the Imperial Japan, during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890. This...
Category

1890s Meiji Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Object Two Roosters with Iron, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
These are two objects of roosters. These are made with iron. Dimensions: Big one: 12.5 x 6.5 x H20.5 cm Small one: 10 x 6.5 H11 cm (Both are in good condition but some of p...
Category

1960s Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Showa Dynasty Mixed Metal Vase of Bronze, Brass and Silver
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Showa dynasty mixed metal vase of bronze, brass and silver.
Category

Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze

Isamu Noguchi Akari UF3-XN, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « UF3-XN » by Isamu Noguchi Original shade in washi & bamboo rims Structure & base in black lacquered metal Hand-made form realized by Ozeki...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Japanese Vintage Blue White Porcelain Sculptue, circa 1930
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese vintage signed porcelain sculpture from early years of Showa period (1926-1989,) dramatically showcasing an eagle resting on a branch. T...
Category

1930s Showa Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Large Bronze Six-Corned Flower Vase with Chain Pattern by Aida Tomiyasu
Located in Stamford, CT
Of ovoid shape with a short neck, each panel of the body decorated with a single vertical band alternating with a double band filled with spirals and lines in relief. Original wooden box, the lid with an inscription reading Seidô ruimon rokugata kabin (bronze six-corned flower vase with chain pattern), the reverse of the lid with inscription reading Teiten shuppin (displayed at Teiten) Tomiyasu saku and sealed Tomi. A bit about the artist- Aida Tomiyasu...
Category

1930s Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Solid Brass Stylized Cat, Japan, Walter Bosse Style
By Walter Bosse
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid brass stylized cat, Walter Bosse style. Often used as a candle holder, paper clips, etc. Hallmark Japan. Measures: 1.25" T x 3" L x 1.5" D.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Hakata Wasaki Japanese Ceramic Nativity Scene Figurines
Located in New York, NY
Japanese ceramic nativity scene figurines made by Hakata Wasaki in the 1950s. The set comprises fourteen elements with hand painted figures and a wood...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Edo Carved Stone Bodhisattva Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo period pair of carved stone female Bodhisattva sculptures, hand painted. The pair has incised markings on their backs and was made in circa 1...
Category

1750s Edo Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Rare Isamu Noguchi Sculptural Bowl
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare large cast iron bowl attributed to Isamu Noguchi for Bonniers Japan. This is the larger example of this form produced in the 1950s at the Ooi Kojo ...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Japanese Carved Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved Japanese carved wooden figure of the wind god, Fujin one of the eldest Shinto gods retaining its original porcelain eyes.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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