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Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural wood Chair glamping
By Zougei, Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
: zelkova. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura's
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan Three traditional kokeshi
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
consisting of over 800 handcrafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter "Guru bead
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Superb Example Antique Japanese Gilded Statue of a Shinto God, Momoyama Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese statue of a Shinto god from the Momoyama period. Hand carved from wood with a layer of
Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood

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
Category

2010s Japanese Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Fine Antique Gilt and Red Lacquer Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th C
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a rare find Antique Original Japanese temple "blossoming
Category

Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Japanese Okina Noh Mask Old Male with Long White Beard Expressing Wisdom
Located in Fukuoka, JP
: 15 x 19 x8 cm ( 6x 7.5 x 3 inch ) Weight: 230g ( 0.5 lb ) Material: wood with gofun paint Small
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century, Showa, Large Japanese Wooden Tray with Koi Carp Fish Design
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Large Japanese wooden tray with koi carp fish design. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Jizo Bodhisattva Statue, Late 19th Century
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Item No. Late 19th century / Japan Size W470 D430 H360 A Japanese Jizo Bodhisattva statue
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
reaping great revenues. Country: Japan. Period: Edo Period, Circa 1800 Materials: Wood, gold, lacquer
Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold, Berlin Iron

Japanese Tenjin (天神) Noh mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoration item. Hand carved wood. Nice display piece in any
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair Very Large Chinese or Japanese Carved Wooden Fu Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Heita (平太) Noh mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
character’s heroism and sense of duty. Noh masks were traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Sculptured Wood Brazier with Liner
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Japanese sculptured wood brazier with Liner A Great piece, an original brazier to keep
Category

Early 20th Century Anglo-Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

A wooden sculpture in the form of a sphere with a dragon carved in the round
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese wooden sculpture in the form of a sphere, featuring a dragon carved in high relief and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bonsai "Cherry Blossom in Japan", Handmade in Italy, Signed by the artist.
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Unique piece sign by the artist. The Cherry Blossom bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese
Category

2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Japanese Noh Theater Taka (鷹) Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese theater. Through Yasemon’s teachings, Fuki mastered the intricate art of Noh mask making
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Zoh-Onna Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese theater. Through Yasemon’s teachings, Fuki mastered the intricate art of Noh mask making
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a white
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kashikobito (賢人) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
moral qualities. Noh masks were traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Huge Mid-Century Modern Ainu Japanese Style Bear Statue with Salmon Fish
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 20th century Ainu Japanese style bear statue, wood carved. Nice addition to your room or just for
Category

Vintage 1970s German Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1970s-80s Japanese Vintage Modern Sosaku Kokeshi Wooden Doll
Located in Chiba, JP
. Attached with an original paper box (written as ‘Hajirai’ in Japanese), though in broken and damaged
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20th Century Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Waka-onna (増女) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditionally carved from Japanese cypress (hinoki, Chamaecyparis obtusa) and the outer surface painted with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Meiji Period Carved Wood Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions on Boulle Stands
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Japanese lacquered wood figures depicting seated Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions in a deep red
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

A branch of japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum), Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of naturalia from Wunderkammer. A branch of Japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Japanese Meiji Period Kyogen Comic Theater Wooden Mask of a Black Man, 1910
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Kyogen Comic Theater Wooden Mask of a Black Man Circa 1910
Category

Vintage 1910s Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Sculptured Wood Brazier with Copper Liner
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Japanese sculptured wood brazier with copper liner A Great piece, an original brazier to keep
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
Kamakura Period Japanese Shinzu sculpture. Shinzo is a representational figure of a god or spirit
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Marc Laguey Asian Bronze Bust of a Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
back. It is mounted to a black wood base.
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Daruma Sculpture, Late 19th Century / Mingei Sculpture
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture of Daruma. The figure is carved from a dense, dark hardwood
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th c Rare folk brazier wooden hook. Edo-Meji period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
piece of Keyaki wood (japanese zelkova) , perhaps most desirable hard wood in Japan, known for its
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural lamp Tribal Style
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
El Nido Sculptural lamp. Material: Japanese yew This work is carved from log with some kinds of
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Kannon Statue in Organic Bark Form, Japan, 20th Century / Japanese, Sculpture
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
An evocative and beautifully hand-carved wooden sculpture of Kannon, delicately enshrined within a
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Mr. Toad
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand-carved wood lacquered box in the shape of a stylized toad with eyes and legs and lift-off top
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mr. Toad
Mr. Toad
$4,900
Antique wooden apple-shaped figurine/Fruit object/Late 20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
of the wood. The artist is unknown, but as it was sourced within Japan, we have described it, for
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Late 20th Century Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural bench 1 Tribal Style
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
chainsaws. Most of wood used for his works are unable to use anything, these woods are unsuitable material
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Seated Maitreya, Lacquered wWod, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Seated Maitreya, lacquered wood, 20thcentury Maitreya Bodhisatva, seated in a pedestal, with
Category

20th Century Japanese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Meiji Period Bronze Tiger by Genryusai Seiya
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
mark Dai-Nihon Genryusai Seiya zo [Made by Genryusai Seiya, Great Japan] ??? ??? ??? Japanese, circa
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Antique 1880s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique pair of gilt bronze mandarin duck screen holders. Meiji period, Japan. Very rare.
Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Hibachi Tree Root
Located in Pomona, CA
A Japanese Meiji period freeform hibachi from the late 19th century.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Charred Branch Candle Holder
Located in Asheville, NC
from an old traditional Japanese home with an Irori. An irori is a sunken fireplace in a center of a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hibachi-Paulownia Brazier
Located in Pomona, CA
A Hibachi and Paulownia brazier. A carved monkey wrapped around the brazier. Copper liner
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei Furniture Sculptural Stool 3 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
furniture Material: Cypress This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool19 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Material: Cypress This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Shelf Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for his works are unable to use anything, these woods are
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool9 Tribal Glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Material: Cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool16 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
: Machilus This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura's
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Japnese Buddha -Carved by Enku?
Located in Ukiah, CA
Life-size Carved Wood Buddha, possibly by the great 17thC Japanese carver Enku. One of the all-time
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Japnese Buddha -Carved by Enku?
Large Japnese Buddha -Carved by Enku?
$72,000 Sale Price
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Netsuke in Boxwood in the form of a turtle hidden in its shell
Located in PARIS, FR
passing of a thread. In Japan, tortoise are symbol of luck and longevity, it is thought to be a creature
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Shiro Kuramata Hammer House
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hammer house object by Shiro Kuramata. Never used condition in box.  
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
sculpture of Monju Bosatsu, a Buddhist deity representative of wisdom, early Edo period, 17th century
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Natural Sculptural Piece - Decorative Dynamic Old Sun Bleached Driftwood
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This stunning piece of old sun-bleached Japanese driftwood embodies the beauty of nature’s artistry
Category

20th Century Japanese Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

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Japan Wood Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of Japan wood sculpture available at 1stDibs. An item from our selection of Japan wood sculpture — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of Japan wood sculpture, we have 1433 options in-stock, while there are 65 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of Japan wood sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of Japan wood sculpture, designed in the mid-century modern, folk art or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made piece of Japan wood sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hiroyuki Nishimura, Zougei and Isamu Noguchi are consistently popular.

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Prices for a piece of Japan wood sculpture start at $0 and top out at $200,000 with the average selling for $1,702.
Questions About Japan Wood Sculpture
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.