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Japan Fine Old Hand carved Hand Painted Sculpture Okame "Woman of Joy"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful bit of Japanese 19th century Mingei folk art!
From Japan comes this fine hand
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Family Five Old Japanese Famous Kokeshi Dolls, All Hand-Painted and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
) of Japanese Folk Art hand-carved and hand-painted Kokeshi dolls one of Japan's most popular antique
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Family Five Old Japanese Famous Kokeshi Dolls, All Hand Painted and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
) of Japanese Folk Art hand carved and hand painted Kokeshi dolls one of Japan's most popular antique
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Pair of Unusual Artisan Signed Dolls, Rare Red and Black Lacquer
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and signed
Here's a rare Japanese Folk Art survivor duo -two Fine antique dolls hand-carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Noh Lacquered Lion Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
Traditional Japanese lion mask dating to the mid-20th century. The masks is in overall very good
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Bamboo Straw Hat / Wabi Sabi , Display
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old hat hand-woven bamboo and straw.
We found this in Japan, but it's not clear where or when it
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Straw
Antique Bamboo Straw Hat / Wabi Sabi , Display
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old hat hand-woven bamboo and straw.
We found this in Japan, but it's not clear where or when it
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Straw
Japanese Driftwood Table /Exhibition Table / Flower Stand /Wabisabi Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It will be a wabi-sabi table with legs made of driftwood and a top plate with a lacquer-like finish. It is practical and has a beautiful appearance as an object.
Weight:35 kg.
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2010s Japanese Folk Art Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Ikebana Basket
Located in Malibu, CA
Finely woven Ikebana bamboo basket patinated surface.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Japanese Lord or Warrior Doll, Figurine or Statue
Located in Plainview, NY
An exceptional vintage Japanese lord or warrior doll or statue handmade of pulled Abaca and rice
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Santa Claus in a Sleigh Wind Up Toy Japan, circa 1953
Located in Incline Village, NV
sleigh. Manufactured by Elvin in Japan, circa 1953, right after Japanese occupation. the toy includes the
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
1910s-30s Japanese antique Zataku low table, Wabi sabi coffee table. primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan.
This antique Zataku low table,was manufactured circa 1910s to 40s (Taisho
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden small tansu cabinet box, 1860s-1920s wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique small tansu cabinet box with sliding doors - made of Hinoki Japanese cypress
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Folk Art Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cypress
Pair of Rare Votive Inari Shinto Temple Foxes, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in London, GB
the Cult of Inari in Japanese culture. Based on their size, these would most likely have formed part
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Taisho Period Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Tiger
Located in Point Richmond, CA
were created in late sixteenth-century Japan as simple button fasteners for pouches and other
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Japanese wooden step stool, Fumidai wabi sabi organic mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
as a display stand, or an wabi sabi art piece.
There's an engraved house symbol ("Yagou" in Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Stools
Materials
Wood, Cypress
Large Shino glaze with Finger Swipes by Warren MacKenzie
By Warren MacKenzie
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Washington, D.C.; The National Folk Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan; the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Category
1980s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
Japanese Vintage small white paper tiger Hariko papier-mache wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Vintage papier-mache / paper doll of White tiger, "Hariko no Tora" in Japanese - one of
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Late 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Japanese Elm Wooden Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Japanese Elm wood, a traditional Japanese folk art. The bowl has always been used as a tool, the wood shows
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Serving Bowls
Materials
Elm
Shoji Hamada Mingei Mashiko Pottery Large Black Glaze Plate Bowl with Noted Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum, London UK.
Plate dimensions: 2” High, 9.75" Wide, and
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Japanese Indigo Boro textile rug w/ Sashiko stitching wabi sabi object
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan.
Antique indigo Boro textile with Sashiko stitching , probably used as
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Glaze Vase with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Shoji Hamada Glazed Finger Wipe Yunomi Tea Cup with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu/Cabinet Sideboard/1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
. By putting it down, you can create a world view of ancient Japanese folk art.
It is recommended to
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
American Modernist Social Realist Seamstress Portrait Painting
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Surfside, FL
Rembrandt. He was also inspired by Japanese prints, folk art, and primitive painting. Benjamin associated
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Round Hand Carved Wood Flower Motif Japanned Tray or Bowl, Mexico 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful round vintage carved wood japanned bowl or dish. Created from Batea wood, this lovely
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Paint
Five Charming Japanese Hand-Painted "Kokeshi Dolls Mint, Signed,
Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
five (5) charming Japanese Folk Art hand-carved and hand-painted Kokeshi dolls one of Japan's most
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
20th century Japanese antique vintage handwoven grain or fruit basket
Located in London, GB
A well-constructed folk art antique basket from Japan, makes for an ideal piece of household
Category
20th Century Japanese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood
Four Charming Old Japanese Hand-Painted "Kokeshi Dolls Mint, Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
) charming Japanese Folk Art hand-carved and hand-painted Kokeshi dolls one of Japan's most popular antique
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
Located in Casteren, NL
of Japanese folk art, in which utilitarian objects were created with simplicity, durability, and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Sadao Watanabe Original Stencil Print, 1982 - Pentecost
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the master textile dye artist
Category
1980s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Sadao Watanabe Stencil Print, 1973 - St. Peter and the Key of the Kingdom
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
many Biblical images created by Watanabe in the mingei
(or folk art) tradition. It is in excellent
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper
Sadao Watanabe Original Stencil Print, 1971 - Jesus and the Children
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Century. He was famous for his Biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a
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Late 20th Century More Prints
Materials
Paper
Six Charming Japanese Hand-Painted "Roly Poly" Kokeshi Dolls All Old and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and signed, six of them.
Here's an unusual group of six charming Japanese Folk Art -Roly Poly
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Sadao Watanabe Original Stencil Print, 1979 - Harvesting the Grape in Canaan
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
famous for his Biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the
Category
Late 20th Century More Prints
Materials
Paper
Sadao Watanabe Original Stencil Print, 1980 - The Last Supper
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the master textile dye artist Serizawa
Category
1980s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Shoji Hamada Glazed Finger Wipe Yunomi Tea Cup with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum, London UK
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
"Femme 5" Figurative Woodblock on Rice Paper
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Soquel, CA
Yanagi Sôetsu, head of the Japan Folk Art Museum in Tokyo, and art critic, philosopher, and founder of
Category
1950s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper, Woodcut, Watercolor
At New York (Self Portrait)
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Fairlawn, OH
San Francisco; Harvard Art Museums; Honolulu Museum of Art; Japan Folk Art Museum, Tokyo; Los Angeles
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
The Child Plants an Oak Tree in the Garden
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Fairlawn, OH
San Francisco; Harvard Art Museums; Honolulu Museum of Art; Japan Folk Art Museum, Tokyo; Los Angeles
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
The Flight Into Egypt.
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Plano, TX
techniques and even some older Buddhist figure prints. The folk-art movement in Japan began in the 1930s as
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Color, Stencil
Hope
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Plano, TX
figure prints. The folk-art movement in Japan began in the 1930's as an attempt to keep alive various
Category
1960s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Color, Stencil
$1,800
The Nativity- "Housed in a 28 x 32-inch brown wood and gold metal frame."
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in Plano, TX
and even some older Buddhist figure prints. The folk-art movement in Japan began in the 1930s as an
Category
1960s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Stencil
Mechanical Bank
Fishing Bears
, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
amazing bank was made in Japan in the early 1950's by the "Wonderful Toy Company". It measures 71/8
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Itchiku Tsujigahana: Homage to Nature, Landscape Kimonos by Itchiku Kubota Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
contributions to art and culture.
Born: October 7, 1917, Tokyo, Japan
Died: April 26, 2003
Books: Kimono as
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered
By Sadao Watanabe 1
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Known for biblical imagery
Done in traditional Japanese Folk Art known as Mingei.
Image is done on wet
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Blown Glass Globe Ornament w/ Diorama Winter Scenes Santa Snowman Reindeer Trees
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
In Japan. If you are looking for Christmas ornaments, I have lots more listed.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Blown Glass, Plastic, Foam, Paint
Peter Voulkos Signed Rare Abstract California Studio Pottery Art Doll Sculpture
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Tokyo Folk Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
motorcycles. In 1977, Sori Yanagi was named director of the Japanese Folk Art Museum in Tokyo. He died in
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Impressive Japanese Dog Head Parade Mask
Located in santa monica, CA
INTERESTING AND STRANGE. THIS MASK HAS ITS ORIGINAL PAINT. THE EARS ARE DETACHABLE. THE BLACK AROUND THE NOSE IS FROM FIREWORKS USED TO MAKE SMOKE.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Category
Japanese Masks
Japanese Boro Textile
Located in San Francisco, CA
this form of folk art. I have had the opportunity to offer a number of these over the years and this
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts
$8,500
Japanese "Bukaku" Mask
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese hand carved and painted wood "Bukaku" mask with gilt accents, Meiji Period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Masks
Materials
Wood
$1,275
Japanese Noh Masks
By Ryuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese Noh masks of different sizes. Sold individually.
Small measures approximately 3"W x 1.5
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Masks
Antique Japanese Noh Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and beautiful Japanese Noh mask depicting a beautiful woman. Part of a large collection
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Boro Fabric
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful early 20th century Boro fabric.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts
$2,400
Japanese Kendo Mask
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted Japanese Kendo mask for martial arts using a fighting stick. Padded cloth with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Masks
Materials
Steel
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the folk art Japan you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A folk art Japan — often made from wood, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect folk art Japan — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right folk art Japan, those designed in Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. A well-made folk art Japan has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Nikon, Fuji Meibo and Nomura Toy Industrial Co. Ltd. are consistently popular.
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Questions About Folk Art Japan
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.