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Two Unique 19th Century Bronze Lobster Sculptures, Sold as Pair, of Japan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze lobster sculptures, thought to be from 19th Century Japan, are sold as a pair and are unique
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Fine Pair of Hand Cast Bronze Playful Rabbits from Old Japan
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hand cast bronze rabbits from Old Japan! This is a fine pair of solid hand cast bronze effigy
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Antique Crab Object with Bronze Made before the Second World War
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Bronze Japanese Meiji Period Tiger on a Natural Carved Wood Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large bronze Japanese Meiji period tiger on a natural carved wood base, circa 1890. Robust and
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Japanese Mejii Period Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant with Upswung Trunk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 11 inches tall this bronze, patinated in two colors, features articulate modeling and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare Midcentury Elephant Music Box from Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
is vintage and made in Japan. The figure opens up and presents a beautiful red interior with a wind
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Japanese Huge Old Year Of Tiger Striped Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
pleasure of handling many of these larger scale Japanese animal forms. Only one available. Lifetime
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bronze Eagles
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th Century Japanese bronze Eagles, Meiji period (1868-1912) Each with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Art deco bronze elephant sculpture or object of art retaining its original patina, depicting the
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20th Century Japanese Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Meiji Period Bronze of a Snarling Tiger
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An antique bronze of a snarling tiger striding forward with finely chased fur and patinated
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Pair of Japanese Bronze Planters with Animal Deer Crane Forest Decoration Motif
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous set of bronze Japanese planters with dear, crane and forest motifs. Likely from Showa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

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Metal, Bronze

Japanese Bronze Animal Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This is Japanese bronze alternating animal bowl. It has a lion, tiger, rhino & a bear.
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Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

A Japanese Bronze Dolphin
Located in New York, NY
Seido mono: A fine and unusual Japanese bronze sculpture in the likeness of a dolphin, cast bronze
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Rabbit
Located in New York, NY
This Japanese Meiji period bronze figure depicts a crouching rabbit, looking back over its shoulder.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Japanese Tiger, circa 1900
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Bronze Japanese tiger, signed.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Japanese Crane on Turtle
Located in Stamford, CT
Late Meiji Period bronze Japanese crane standing on a turtle. Both are detailed. Made in Japan
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Tiger Sculpture
Located in Fairfax, VA
The Meiji period extended from 1868 to 1912 in Japan, representing the shift from Feudalism to
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

A Pair of Japanese Bronze Rabbits
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mid 19th Century Japanese bronze rabbits, one lying down and the other alert with raised
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 20th Century Japanese Bronze Geese
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 20th century Japanese bronze geese Measures: Left: 7.5" W x 7"D x 25.5" T Right:14" W x
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Cranes in Japanese Patinated Bronze
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular and great pair of cranes in Japanese patinated bronze, 20th century. Featuring
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Pair of Japanese Bronze Elephant Incense Burners, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of Japanese bronze elephant incense burners. Each flamboyantly designed with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono Figure of a Puppy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful bronze playful puppy. Lovely to hold. Provenance: The Camilla and Earl McGrath
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Bull Elephant
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The bull elephant is of rare size and is stamped on the underside of his belly and probably cast and made around the third quarter of the 19th century. Naturalistically striding forw...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

A Japanese Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Hare with Glass Eyes, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully modeled example with a rich patina. Seated with front right paw raised and alert ears, with incised fur markings. Signature on the underside.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Japanese Incense Burner Censer
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large and elegant early 20th century enamel and bronze peacock form incense burner or censer. The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese animal bronze ( tiger )
Located in Bronx, NY
A magnificent early 20th century bronze sculpture of a menacing tiger posed on a carved teak
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

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Bronze

Set of Three Meiji-Period Silvered-Bronze Quail
Located in New York, NY
A rare group of three naturalistically modelled Meiji period silvered-bronze quail, one with its
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Figure of Standing Shishi Lion Dog Koro Incensor
Located in Monterey, CA
to protect the people within. Material: Bronze Origin: Japan Age: Edo period, circa 1850. Size
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese animal bronze (bear and tiger )
Located in Bronx, NY
This circa 1910 Japanese bronze sculpture is a detailed execution of wildlife in conflict. A bear
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Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese animal bronze (bull and bear)
Located in Bronx, NY
A Japanese bronze sculpture, circa 1910, representing a frequent oriental theme, the fight
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Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Big Japanese Bronze Shishi of 1920
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning 20th century bronze Shishi censer, Japan. Shishi: Mythical lion with the raised tail, a
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze of Three Elephants
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A late 19th century Japanese bronze of three Elephants crossing a naturalistic bridge.
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Antique 19th Century English Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

A Japanese Bronze Sculpture of a Horse
Located in New York, NY
front right leg held aloft. Very good condition with a rich dark patina. A great example of Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Figure of a Rat, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming bronze statue of a rat made in Japan during the first part of the 20th century. The rat
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Elephant
Located in GB
A highly decorative Japanese bronze study of ceremonial elephant wearing a elaborate saddlecloth
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Early 20th Century Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Wood and Bronze Elephant and Tiger Group
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Japanese wood and bronze elephant and tiger sculpture from the late Meiji period (1868-1912), the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

1 Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Deer
Located in Boston, MA
1 pair of 19th century Japanese bronze deer.
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Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Censer
Located in New York, NY
An antique bronze censer, Japanese with mythical animal on top.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

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Japanese Bronze Animals For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of Japanese bronze animals for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Japanese bronze animals was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. There are all kinds of Japanese bronze animals available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese bronze animals bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Japanese bronze animals are appealing in their simplicity, but Kabuki Shumei produced popular Japanese bronze animals that are worth a look.

How Much are Japanese Bronze Animals?

Prices for Japanese bronze animals start at $175 and top out at $55,219 with the average selling for $4,088.

Finding the Right Animal-sculptures for You

Invite the untamed wonders of the animal kingdom into your home — and do so safely — with the antique, new and vintage animal sculptures available on 1stDibs.

Artists working in every medium from furniture design to jewelry to painting have found inspiration in wild animals over the years. For sculptors, three-dimensional animal renderings — both realistic and symbolic — crisscross history and continents. In as early as 210 B.C., intricately detailed terracotta horses guarded early Chinese tombs, while North America’s native Inuit tribes living in the ice-covered Arctic during the 1800’s wore small animal figurines carved from walrus ivory. Indeed, animal sculpture has a long history, and beginning in the 19th century, the art form started becoming not only fashionable but artistically validated — a trend that continues today. At home, animal sculptures — polished bronze rhinos crafted in the Art Deco style or ceramic dogs of the mid-century modern era — can introduce both playfulness and drama to your decor.

In the case of the frosted glass sculptures crafted by artisans at legendary French glassmaker Lalique, founded by jeweler and glass artist René Lalique, some animal sculptures are purely decorative. With their meticulously groomed horse manes and detailed contours of their parakeet feathers, these creatures want to be proudly displayed. Adding animal sculptures to your bookcases can draw attention to your covetable collection of vintage monographs, while side tables and wall shelving also make great habitats for these ornamental animal figurines.

Some sculptures, however, can find suitable nests in just about any corner of your space. Whimsical brass flamingos or the violent, realist bronze lions created by Parisian sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye are provocative and versatile pieces that can rest on windowsills or your desk. Otherwise, the brass cat shoehorns and bronze porcupine ashtrays designed by Viennese artist Walter Bosse are no longer roaming aimlessly throughout your living room, as they’ve found a purpose to serve.

Embark on your safari today and find a fascinating collection of vintage, modern and antique animal sculptures on 1stDibs.