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Style: Taisho
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1920s 'Mouse' Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fas...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener o...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Buffalo' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Antique Indian wooden elephant figurine/carved animal/circa 1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I purchased this item directly.
The purchaser said that it belonged to his late grandfather.
His grandfather served as a marine from World War I to World War II, and apparently purch...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Frog, Taisho Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand carved boxwood frog netsuke dating from the Meiji period. The frog (kaeru) is associated with luck and wealth in Japanese culture. Kaeru in is a homophone meaning both "frog" an...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
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Boxwood
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...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Bronze
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 that guard the entrance or the honden of sanctuaries).
It can use as incense burne...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Iron
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Tea pot and Bat' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fas...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'mouse and rooster' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Wood
Carved Stone Kannon on Elephant
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegantly carved stone Kannon elephant.
Taisho period
Kyoto, Japan.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wood Shogun, Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
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A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear with Bowl ca. 1920s
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Antique Japanese Taisho Satsuma Painted Vase
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Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A petite and beautiful hand-decorated ceramic baluster vase, painted all around with traditional Japanese motifs, including native flora, birds and bamboo stems on a creamy glazed background. The colour palette is bold and bright, with highlights of green, red and blue, together with plentiful gilt relief...
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Japanese Taishō Period 1920s Blue and White Round Porcelain Planter
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taishō period blue and white porcelain planter from circa 1920, with landscape scenes. Created in Japan during the early 20th century Taishō period, this exquisite blue an...
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Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Two Frogs on the Lotus Leaf' 1950s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fast...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures
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Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Meiji period 1900s.
The signature is written on the back side 'Sekisen'.
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Taisho Period Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Tiger
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand-carved Taisho period netsuke depicting a tiger with its head over its shoulder. The word netsuke is formed using the symbol ne (根) meaning “root" and tsuke (付) meaning “attach...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
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Boxwood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Tea pot and Bat' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
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Wood
Anglo Indian Elephant Ebony Wood Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ebony wood hand carved anglo Indian elephant sculpture.
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Three monkeys' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
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Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Daruma' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
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Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Rabbit' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sumo Wrestlers Fighting' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1920s.
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sumo' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Hotei', 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Pig' 1920s Taisho Era
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Turtle and Mouse' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Turtles and Shell', 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
This netsuke was made by Katsuei (you can find his signature on the bottom of this netsuke.)
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Japanese Old Wood Carved Small Snake Figurine / Taisho Period / Lucky Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden snake figurine made in the Taisho-early Showa period (1900-1950) in Japan.
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