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Vintage bronze mounted porcelain box hand painted butterflies and floral decor
By Henredon, François Linke
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
butterflies, with a bronze stand on lion claw feet and a rose shaped finial. A decorative pearl for every
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20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Red Admiral Butterfly
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
, turning to more attractive, even decorative subjects, like Japanese flowers and butterflies. Decidedly
Category

20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Hand-Painted Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Silver Ladies Belt
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver and porcelain belt was made in Japan in approximately 1900 in the period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

Anglo-Japanese Rosewood Sideboard, Attributed to E W Godwin
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
-Japanese style engraved metalwork representing butterfly's is of the highest quality made by and stamped
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Antique Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

"Yellow butterflies and tropical plants" oil landscape on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shui butterflies are a symbol of family well-being. In Japan, a butterfly in the house is a symbol of
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Gillows Co, Thomas Jeckyll Attr An Anglo-Japanese Marquetry Corner Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster London, Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
opposing butterflies and various Japanese style devices and stylized floral and painted marquetry designs
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Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Furniture

Materials

Boxwood, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Japanese Floor Screen Shoji Paper Natural Elements Elmwood Frame, 1950-1960
Located in Camden, ME
Washi Shoji paper with Japanese maple leafs, butterflies and grass embedded in the paper. Washi Shoji
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Elm, Paper

Japanese Rare Mid Century "Wave" Pattern Garden Bench
Located in South Burlington, VT
chiseled on plank in a dramatic "wave" pattern using traditional Japanese tools "Oire Nomi". The butterfly
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Mintons Porcelain Yellow-Ground Garden Seats in Japanese Style
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of Mintons porcelain yellow-ground garden seats in Japanese style with birds and butterflies
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Antique 1870s British Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Vintage Broken Venus Statue Bust Japanese Print Top
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Nice, FR
, Japanese calligraphy, GAULTIER JEAN'S logo spelled out in Japanese style letters, cherry blossoms
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20th Century Romanian T-Shirts

Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
to his deepest desires.” In later years he returned to more figurative motifs—Japanese flowers
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1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aesthetic Movement side table with Jeddo pattern plate by Brown Westhead Moore
By Brown-Westhead Moore
Located in London, GB
pattern plate made by Brown Westhead and Moore potteries featuring a Japanese fan with dancing butterflies
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Side Tables

Materials

Faux Bamboo

Copeland Spode Aesthetic Movement Comport or Cake Stand
By Spode, Copeland Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
-printed pattern of birds and butterflies. After Japan was forcibly opened to Western trade in 1858, an
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Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Centerpieces

Materials

Earthenware

Dining Set By Kevin Kopil From The Floating World Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
fine planked Cherry top having Japanese inspired Wenge Butterfly Clossures , gently broadening legs
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21st Century and Contemporary Arts and Crafts Dining Room Sets

Materials

Faux Leather, Cherry, Walnut, Wenge

FIDELITY FOR AKIKO by Vasili Zianko, author s volume-contour technique
Located in Zofingen, AG
butterfly in Japan. An old man named Takahama lived in a small house behind the temple cemetery. He was a
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Parasol, Original Painting
By Yelena Sidorova
Located in San Francisco, CA
, kimono, butterfly, Japan, whimsical, flower, floral, night, evening, umbrella, silk, dye, mixed media
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock
Located in London, GB
plaques adorned with cloisonné depictions in a Japanese manner of birds and butterflies among foliage and
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Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

RARE SUITE OF ORIGINAL NATURAL HiSTORY MUSEUM CASED IN PERSPEX SPECIMENS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
9PERSPEX CHIPPED) THAT ARE A – ORTHOPTERA - GRASSHOPPER B – COLEOPTERA – JAPANESE BEETLE C – LEPIDOPTERA
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20th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Plastic

Henri-André Martin, Les Baux de Provence, Oil on Canvas, 1961
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
more attractive, almost decorative subjects, such as Japanese flowers and butterflies. It takes up old
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Henri-André Martin Road in Eygalieres, Alpilles, Provence, Oil on Canvas, 1999
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
more attractive, almost decorative subjects, such as Japanese flowers and butterflies. It takes up old
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist, large Abstract view of Les Alpilles mountains, Provence
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
, turning to more attractive, even decorative subjects, like Japanese flowers and butterflies. Decidedly
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist, large Abstract view of an Almond tree with blossom flowers
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
Japanese flowers and butterflies. Decidedly separate from the Lyon school, Martin was unpretentious in his
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kimono Art / Japanese Wall Art / “Butterfly of Fortune”
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Butterfly of Fortune by Kimono-Couture *Japanese Kimono Art *Handmade by Kimono-Couture *One-of-a
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kimono Art / Japanese Wall Art / “Butterfly of Fortune”
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
, gold leaf, and silver leaf. In Japan, butterflies are cherished as auspicious motifs symbolizing a
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kimono Wall Art / Japanese Art, -Butterfly of Fortune-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
butterflies adorned with lavish use of gold threads, gold leaf, and silver leaf. In Japan, butterflies are
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sori Yanagi / Tendo Co. Ltd. / Japanese Crafts "Butterfly" Stool, circa 1956
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Sori Yanagi (1915-2012), Japan. Tendo Co. Ltd., Japan. Butterfly stool, 1956. Bleached
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Stools

Materials

Brass

Framed Kimono Art, "Butterfly of Fortune" by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Kimono Art "Butterfly of Fortune" by Kimono-Couture ・Japanese Art ・Textile Art ・Framed Wall Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Meiji Japan Bronze Butterfly
Located in Paris, FR
Stylized bronze butterfly. Small accident on one wing.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Japanese Momoiro Sango Carved Coral Plate Butterflies and Chrysanthemum
By Okura Coral
Located in Tokyo, JP
This vintage Japanese Momoiro Sango coral plate is delicately carved from thick coral logs and high
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Coral

19th Century Meiji Japanese Satsuma Tripod Box with "Hundred Butterflies"
Located in Paris, FR
butterflies in red, green, brown and gold enamels. The lid painted with three large butterflies, the inside of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Original Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool Designed by Sori Yanagi, circa 1950, Japan
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Butterfly' stool was designed in Japan by Sori Yanagi. It is made of rosewood and brass. circa
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

60 S "Japanned" Austrian Crystal "Butterfly" Brooch By, Weiss
By Weiss
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960'S Black "Japanned" Enamel & Black Austrian Crystal Rhinestone Abstract Butterfly Brooch By
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20th Century American Brooches

Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Stool "Butterfly" by Sori Yanagi
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Rare Original Issey Miyake Black Wool Butterfly Coat
By Issey Miyake
Located in New York, NY
Rare Issey Miyake black wool butterfly coat with original label. Features button closure at front
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Late 20th Century Japanese Coats

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
, gold lacquer. The decor of the cabinet of flowers, birds, vases butterfly and Japanese patterns with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Victorian circa 1880 Shakudo Butterfly Clip-On Earrings
Located in London, GB
with gold. They are mounted on silver gilt. As a result of the opening up of Japan to trade with
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Antique 1880s Japanese Aesthetic Movement Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Silver, Bronze, Shakudo

Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats
By Kenji Fujimori
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
Vintage Japanese style rosewood plywood seats manufactured by TENDO in Japan. The Sori Yanagi's
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Plywood

original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Japanese product designer Sori Yanagi created home items
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Late 20th Century American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Chicago, IL
Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. Original Tendo tag. Sori Yanagi designed
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

80s Hanae Mori Silk Multicolored Butterfly Print Three Piece Skirt Ensemble
By Hanae Mori
Located in Houston, TX
Ethereal early 80s Hanae Mori silk multicolored butterfly print, three piece skirt ensemble. The
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Late 20th Century Japanese Skirt Suits

Organic Modern Coffee/Cocktail Table w/ Spalted California Hackberry, Butterfly
By Michael Olshefski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designer Michael Olshefski of Primal Modern. Inspired by Japanese tea ceremonies, Butterfly table can serve
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Japanese Butterfly and Floral Enameled Brass Gong
Located in New Windsor, NY
Finely engraved and colored Japanese 'gong with gong mallet. The engravings are of flowers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Architectural Elements

Materials

Brass

Important Japanese Butterfly Four-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1920
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual four-panel screen Byobu with 12 hand embroidered Butterflies -Shushu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

A contemporary Ayumi japanese butterfly brocade melissa bag (model)
By Mame Huku
Located in London, GB
• Made from precious vintage Japanese brocade, from Kyoyo. One of only three made. • 60 cm wide x
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2010s British Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Japan "Butterfly" Keyaki Wood and Copper Inlay Garden Planter or Coffee Table
Located in South Burlington, VT
rare handcrafted treasure from Japan! Our hard to find antique early to mid-20th century planter is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

Ca 1700-1720 Gold Imari Arita Japanese Butterfly Flowers Edo Porcelain Gaiwan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description 'Gold' Imari, decorated in gold and iron red with butterflies and flowering plants
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese hand embroiderd Butterfly Kimono
Located in New York, NY
Antique Japanese Butterfly Kimono.. There are some light stains all over. The piece is over 100
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1870s Japanese Robes

Japanese Signed Studio Porcelain Arrow Vase Lamp Butterflies Lotuses Roses
By Japanese Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Japanese Studio porcelain lamp in "arrow vase" form with fine paintings of lotuses and roses on
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

MORPHEW COLLECTION White Organic Cotton Victorian Eyelet Lace Dress With Vintag
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW COLLECTION White Organic Cotton Victorian Eyelet Lace Dress With Vintage Japanese Butterfly
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21st Century and Contemporary Casual Dresses

Japanese Ceramic Butterfly Box
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Japanese ceramic butterfly box. This rare piece has been made in the shape of a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Butterfly Silk Hand-Painted Japanese Kimono
Located in New York, NY
1940 Butterfly Silk Hand-Painted Japanese Kimono
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1940s Japanese Capes

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting butterfly images
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Early 20th Century Japanese Tableware

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Old "Butterfly" Flower Garden Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Butterflies galore, an unusual find and a first In this style with this hard to find motif Japan
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20th Century Japanese Showa Garden Ornaments

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Butterfly Napkin Rings
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese copper napkin rings with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Japan Meiji Cloisonne Covered Jar Butterflies
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese cloisonne enamel jar and cover, late Meiji period. The jar is of a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Yellow Enamel Butterfly Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era decorative enamel plate. The plate is adorned with a polychrome image
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Pair Antique "Butterfly" Flower Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
motif Japan, this handsome heavy hand cast quality old round "Butterfly Top" motif tea garden lantern
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20th Century Japanese Showa Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Iron

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Japanese Butterfly For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese butterfly for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every Japanese butterfly was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese butterfly — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese butterfly, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made Japanese butterfly has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko and Tiffany Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Butterfly?

Prices for a Japanese butterfly start at $125 and top out at $47,500 with the average selling for $1,850.