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Vintage Sankyo Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s for a Japanese company operating in China melds the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

untitled (Fishing Boats, Normandy)
By Kamesuke Hiraga
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Simon. He was active in Los Angeles into the 1930s. Breaking away from traditional Japanese printmaking
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1930s French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Tribute to Mark Tobey Poster
By Mark Tobey
Located in New York, NY
Japan in the 1930s, where he studied Zen painting, haiku poetry, and calligraphy, also proved invaluable
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

1920 s Chinese Art Deco Rug - 8 x 9 9" Red Blue
By Walter Nichols
Located in Hanover, MA
almost synonymously with the 'Chinese deco' rugs manufactured in Tientsin in the 1920s and 1930s. Nichols
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson Le Cavalier Amoureux
By André Masson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
instance, dates back to the 1930s, when the Japanese author Kino Matsuo first introduced him to its tenets
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Lobed Art Deco Vase in Gilt Bronze, Japan, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
This unusual and restrained bronze vase is comprised of three lobes, each stamped with a disk within a circle motif. Signed.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

20th Century circa 1930s Japanese Obi Style Silk Sash
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century circa 1930s Japanese Obi style silk sash, traditionally worn as a sash or a belt
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Textiles

Materials

Silk

1930s Japanese Porcelain Dinnerware Set of 32 Pieces by, Noritake
By Morimura Brothers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Japanese Art Deco hand painted porcelain dinnerware set of 32 pieces by, Morimura Brothers
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Gold

1930s Japanese Railway Poster, Toril Gate
Located in Hudson, NY
1930s P Irwin Brown. Japan Toril Gate Hiroshima Miyajima Japanese railways poster. Beautiful
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Vintage 1930s Japonisme Posters

1930 s Japanese Hand Painted Salad/Dessert Plates by, Noritake, Set/9
By Morimura Brothers, Noritake
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930'S Art Nouveau hand painted Japanese porcelain set of nine salad/dessert plates by, Noritake
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Vintage 1930s Japanese Orange Green and Pink Floral Silk Haori Kimono
Located in Portland, OR
This pretty 1930's vintage Japanese silk haori kimono is in a tiny floral print in shades of orange
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20th Century Japanese Robes

1930s Art Deco Japanese Porcelain and 22-Karat Gold Serving Piece, Set of 6
By Morimura Brothers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Japanese hand painted porcelain and 22-karat gold six piece serving piece set by, Morimura
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Gold

Japanese Reed Sliding Door, Yoshizu, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Yoshizu is Japanese traditional reed screen that is used to provide protection from the sun. And
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Reed, Wood

1930 S Pair Of Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain 22-K Gold Platters By, Meito
By Meito
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century Pair Of Japanese porcelain hand-painted oval serving platters. Each piece features a
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20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Platters and Serveware

Materials

Gold

Vintage 1930 s Metal Coffee Box
Located in Brno, CZ
An original metal box from the 1930’s. It was produced for Eduscho - a German Coffee Company
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Vintage 1930s German Anglo-Japanese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Japanese Natural Glaze Ceramic Shigaraki Small Vase, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
stoneware made in Shigaraki area, Japan. The kiln is one of the six ancient Kilns in Japan. Although figures
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Dark Green Ceramic Oribe Ware Hibachi, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful green Oribe Hibachi (Japanese traditional heating device) belonged to an antique
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1930 s Pink, Red, Magenta Printed Silk Kimono
Located in Oradell, NJ
Offered for sale is this extraordinary silk printed Japanese kimono in hues of pink, magenta, and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Robes

Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Japanese Ceramic Lamp Stand, circa 1930s
Located in Westmaas, NL
This hand-painted Japanese ceramic lamp stand dates from the 1930s. It's Stunning and Unique shape
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage 1930s Travel Advertising Poster For Japan - Autumn In Nikko
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster issued by the Japan Travel Bureau - Autumn in Nikko
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

20th Century Japanese Traditional Keyaki Wood Flat Drum, Hira Taiko, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese traditional flat drum for the festival. The skin is made of buffalo’s hide. It had been made by
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20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Japanese Black Lacquer with Gold Flower Motif on Wajima-Nuri Soup Tureens, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
type of Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa. Lacquerware is a Japanese craft with a wide range
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Wood

1930s Porcelain Figure of a Golfer by Noritake
By Noritake
Located in Los Angeles, CA
So handsome! Beautifully made and retaining the original brass golf club.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Figurative Sculptures

1930s Art Deco Wedding Cake Topper - Mint
Located in Bozeman, MT
anniversary this November. See you there! Incredibly never-used 1930s Art Deco wedding
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Centerpieces

1930s Art Deco Two-Tier Bent Rattan and Mahogany Top Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930's Art Deco Paul Frankl design bent rattan and mahogany top table. This coveted slanted leg
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Rattan, Mahogany

Havana Capitol Building, 1930s Souvenir Architectural Model
Located in Lafayette, CA
Revolution in 1959. Made in Japan in the 1930s (note the zig-zag Art Deco pattern along the model's base), it
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Neoclassical Revival Architectural Models

Materials

Silver, Lead

Japanese girls on a boat, Tokyo
Located in Antwerp, BE
during a trip to India and Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boys playing, Kamakura
Located in Antwerp, BE
during a trip to India and Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bombay
Located in Antwerp, BE
during a trip to India and Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Draper in front of his store, Bombay
Located in Antwerp, BE
during a trip to India and Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Street barber in Bombay
Located in Antwerp, BE
during a trip to India and Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Brush Painting by Kumi Sugai
By Kumi Sugai
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
University of Arts in Osaka, Japan in the 1930s. He attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris in
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

1930s Japanese Chandelier
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1930s Japanese chandelier with structure in gilt brass.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1930s Japanese Floral Silk Kimono
Located in New York, NY
1930s Japanese Floral Silk Kimono
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1930s Coats

1930s Japanese Cobalt Blue Altar Vases
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three inspiring Japanese cobalt blue glazed pottery altar vases in three sizes. Created in
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1930s Japanese Silk Floral Print Kimono
Located in Gresham, OR
A beautiful 1930's floral print silk kimono in shades of plum and green with off- white. Fully
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1930s Japanese Jackets

1930s Japanese Cultured Round White Pearl Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
This pearl necklace is composed of a strand of Japanese cultured pearls which are held together by
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Cultured Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Japanese Kutani Vase with Landscape, Showa Period, 1930 s, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, circa 1930, Japan. The elegant ovoid vase of fine, translucent porcelain, and painted all over with a
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

1930s Japanese 4 Panel Carved Soapstone Room Divider Screen
Located in Torquay, GB
A stunning early 20th century Japanese room divider folding screen. Consists of 4 brass hinged
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Soapstone

1930s Japanese Inspired Chest of Drawers Secrétaire, Red Lacquered, France
Located in Girona, Girona
Japanese inspired chest of drawers-secrétaire, red lacquered solid wood with scenes in golden
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Vintage 1930s French Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Imari Nanban Nesting Bowls, Set of 3, Showa Era, circa 1930s, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
earlier, 1930s or earlier, Japan. The bowls wonderfully decorated in the Imari color palette of red
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Kimono With Tie-Dye Silk Lining, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1930s Japanese Kimono With Tie-Dye Silk Lining
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1930s Robes

Japanned Copper Art Deco Fixed Tilt Shaving Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco, 1930s, Japanned copper, fixed tilt, oval vanity / shaving / table-top mirror.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Mirrors

Materials

Copper

Pair of Japanese Balustrade Form Vases
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of 1930's Japanese white vases having balustrade shape, the lids of carved and gilt wood
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Vases

Materials

Jade

Japanese Celluloid Horse Racing Spring Tin Toy with Original Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Circa 1930s Japanese Tin Toy. This is still working perfectly and comes with the original box
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Toys and Dolls

1930s Chic Silk Brocade Evening Cape w/ Pagoda Shoulders
Located in Gresham, OR
1930s Japanese platinum silk brocade evening cape with scarf tie at neck and wonderful "pagoda
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Capes

Very Rare Bamboo Bench, Ubunji Kidokoro, Japan, 1930s
By Ubunji Kidokoro
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Ubunji Kidokoro Bamboo Bench 1930s, Japan Designed by Ubunji Kidokoro and manufactured by Chikkosha
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Benches

Materials

Bamboo

1930s Japonisme Flora and Fauna Room Divider
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent
Located in New Windsor, NY
decorate one side and verso is adorned with butterflies. The 1930s Japanese inspired screen is a statement
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Vintage 1930s Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Canvas, Oak

MORPHEW COLLECTION Blue Red Silk Hand Printed Floral Birds Kaftan Made From 1
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW COLLECTION Blue & Red Silk Hand Printed Floral Birds Kaftan Made From 1930’S Japanese
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21st Century and Contemporary Kaftans

Japanese Carved Red Lacquer Box on Stand, Showa Era, mid 20th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
1930's, Japan. The rectangular box is heavily carved all around and covered in a vibrant and
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Softwood, Lacquer

Baker Furniture Peony Reading Lamp Designed by Laura Kirar
By Laura Kirar, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Peony Lighting Series draws its inspiration from a 1930s Japanese metal Showa lantern, a prized piece
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Awaji Ceramic Vases Circa 1930 s
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Japanese Awaji vases; robustly hand-thrown and brilliant in tone; translucent, glassy glaze
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20th Century Japanese Vases

Pair Estate Japanese Patinated Bronze Sculptural Wading Cranes, Circa 1930 s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Estate Japanese patinated bronze sculptural wading cranes, Circa 1930's.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Craftsman Bronze Vases Black Volcanic Patinated Enamel, Japan 1930 s
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Japanese Craftsman Bronze Vases Black Volcanic Patinated Enamel, Japan 1930's. Vases have a
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese dentist drawers, 1930s
Located in London, England
Incredibly special 1930s, Art Deco influenced dentist drawers. Starting from the flip top lid
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Marble

1930 s Pair of Art Deco Cubist Banquettes, Walnut, Japanese Fabric, Barcelona
Located in Girona, Girona
, french polish. New fillings and new Japanese fabric upholstery. Spain, Barcelona c. 1930.
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Art Deco Benches

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Satsuma vases ca. 1930 s-1940 s
By Satsuma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Satsuma Vases, asian motif
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Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

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1930s Japan For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 1930s Japan available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and ceramic, every 1930s Japan was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 1930s Japan — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1930s Japan is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one 1930s Japan that is appealing in its simplicity, but Noritake, Morimura Brothers and Atelier Lam produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 1930s Japan?

Prices for a 1930s Japan start at $35 and top out at $44,831 with the average selling for $1,725.