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Awaji Pottery Jardiniere Applied Butterflies Blossoms Planter
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
of butterflies at the rim, circa 1930. Glazed in vibrant green, blue, and orange. Impressed marks. 7
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Planters and Jardinieres

1960s Cream Silk Kimono With Pale Pink Butterfly Print
Located in London, GB
embossed with a subtle cherry branch design, and features large printed butterflies which fade from rose to
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1960s Japanese Robes

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan. It has an oval seal
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Teak

1970s Hanae Mori Vintage Shirt Dress with Butterfly Floral Print
By Hanae Mori, Vivid
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage 1970s Hanae Mori shirt dress with a butterfly and floral print. Matching sash with
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1970s Japanese Day Dresses

Beautiful Vintage Hanae Mori Butterfly Kimono Style Dress Sash Belt
By Hanae Mori
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical vintage Hanae Mori red dress, with adorable butterfly prints throughout. Chic kimono
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1980s Japanese Cocktail Dresses

Vintage Asian Geisha Japanese Figurine Collectible Doll 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Madame Butterfly Opera House Japanese Doll Figurine. Vintage Asian Japanese lady with traditional silk
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile

Kenzo Vintage 90s Stretchy Leopard Butterfly Print Body Con Dress
By Kenzo
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage stretchy body con dress with a butterfly and animal print by Kenzo. Details: Unlined
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1980s Japanese Day Dresses

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Censer Koro With Japanese G
Located in Long Island City, NY
Butterflies A high quality antique Japanese Meiji Era covered tripod enamel over brass censer koro. Circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

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Enamel, Brass

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Palisander Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, (1915 - 2011) an iconic figure in Japanese industrial design
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Plywood

0.27 Carat Natural Diamond Butterfly Ring Set in Platinum
Located in Tokyo, JP
scratching. The ring is made in Japan. Ring size and stamping detailed below. Contact Us for more information
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Japanese Letter or Document Box, 1950s
By George Nakashima
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century document box from Japan. Beautiful butterfly joinery. The lid can also be used as a
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Tomoe Yokoi Limited Edition Japanese Mezzotint Print
By Tomoe Yokoi
Located in Studio City, CA
A whimsical print titled "Two Butterflies" by Japanese master mezzotint print maker Tomoe Yokoi
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20th Century Japanese Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

1950s, Marple Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi in 1954 and manufactured by Tendo Mokko Japan
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Takahashi Porcelain Playing Cat Figurine Hand-decorated with Butterflies
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare porcelain figurine of a playing cat is hand decorated with butterflies and leaves designs and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
subjects, like Japanese flowers and butterflies. Decidedly separate from the Lyon school, Martin was
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Swallowtail Butterfly
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 Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Walnut and Plywood
By Sori Yanagi
Located in London, GB
. Although Yanagi's stool was designed and manufactured in Japan, it employs Western form (the stool) and
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Japanese Three Old Antique Garden Lanterns Special Buy
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a trio (3) of Japanese iron lanterns including a butterfly
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Hollywood Regency Gilt Faux Bamboo Cocktail Table w Embossed Butterflies Birds
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and high quality design with embossed tray style top. Butterflies and birds dominate the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Style Cermaic Butterfly Plate in Blue and Gold by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A round ceramic Art Nouveau butterfly saucer by Paul McCobb for Contempri. We've seen Paul McCobb
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20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Antique Japanese Maki-E Lacquered Rice or Soup Bowls, Set of Ten
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous set of ten Japanese urushi lacquered owan lidless rice or soup bowls in varying colors and
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hanae Mori Couture Att Vintage Purple Silk Butterfly Kimono, 1970s
By Hanae Mori
Located in Boca Raton, FL
constructed from a jacquard-woven silk that has been screen-printed with enormous butterflies. In Japanese
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20th Century Caftans

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Bronze Koro Censer in Cloisonne Enamel with Jade Lid
Located in Miami, FL
China, and its use continued in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. Butterflies, Japan perceives
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Jade, Gold, Enamel, Bronze, Silver

Tiffany Studios New York "Japanese Garden Scene" Picture Frame
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
small bamboo moon bridge, a stone lantern (toro), and teeming with Japanese iris, narcissus, butterflies
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Picture Frames

Materials

Bronze

Two Vintage Japanese hand made floral silk over coat maxi robe gown kimonos
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Two Kimonos BUTTERFLY KIMONO Vintage Japanese kimono in 100% silk
 Handmade in Japan Floor length
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Early 2000s Asian Overcoats

Vintage Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to be a Japanese Lacquered wooden butterfly Box. Believed to be early 20th Century
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Decorated Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Truly exceptional mirror in the Queen Anne manner, gilt edging and Japanned decorative elements of
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Antique Late 18th Century English Queen Anne Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

French Impressionist, South of France beach scene
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 Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Henri-André Martin Olive Tree Field in the Alpilles, Provence, Oil on Canvas
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
attractive, almost decorative subjects, such as Japanese flowers and butterflies. It takes up old themes with
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madame
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lyrical post-war Japan butterfly.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Madame
Madame
$375
19th Century Japanese Bronze Butterfly
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful brown patina bronze butterfly.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Satsuma Cloisinee Pottery Plate With Butterflies
Located in Milton, PA
Satsuma cloisinee pottery plate with butterflies and clovers.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Matched PAIR Japanese Tendo Butterfly Stool By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Matched PAIR of ORIGINAL Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Sleek examples of Japanese Modernist design
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20th Century Japanese Stools

A Japanese Brown Patinated Bronze Vase with Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
The circular flared body centered by a foliate frieze and flanked with detachable butterflies.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1970
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Wilnis, UT
A beautiful “Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi and manufactured by Tendo in Japan around
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Stools

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Lacquered Box with a Butterfly Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This large box is very lovely and pleasing.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Wood

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1956. As it’s
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plywood

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Rare butterfly stool with pillow, designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1956
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

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

Japanese plate
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese with peony, quail and butterfly.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Pottery

Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi
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20th Century Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning rosewood and brass butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo. Original label
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stool By Sori Yanagi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
BUTTERFLY STOOL SIGNED AND NUMBERED 243
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Late 20th Century Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A butterfly stool, model "S-0521/M", by Sori Yanagi, in wood and patinated brass, manufactured by
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stools, Pair by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
Butterfly stools, pair by Sori Yanagi
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stool Tendo by Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Butterfly Stool Tendo by Sori Yanagi
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20th Century Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Hanae Mori Sheer Silk Poet Sleeve Butterfly Dress
By Hanae Mori
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Hanae Mori Sheer Silk Poet Sleeve Butterfly Dress. This has poet sleeves and smocking around the
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1960s Japanese Kaftans

Vintage Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Southampton, NY
Designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, this Vintage Rosewood Veneer Stool was designed in 1954. The Brass fittings appear to be ordinal and the stool was signed by Sori Yanagi in the 19...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
., Japan.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Hanae Mori Beaded Chiffon Gown with Butterfly Sleeves
By Hanae Mori
Located in Los Angeles, CA
striped and zigzagged pattern. Dramatic floor-length butterfly sleeves. Center back zipper. Lined except
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1970s Japanese Evening Gowns

Coffee Table with Butterfly
Located in Hudson, NY
Here is a charming coffee table in a modern Japanese style with an embossed butterfly. Nicely
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Original Rosewood Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool, 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Iconic "Butterfly" stool, created of rosewood plywood and brass by Sori Yanagi. Exceptional grain
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Asheville, NC
A beautiful rosewood stool by Sori Yanagi - brass accents on the base.
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Beautifully grained rosewood veneer in excellent original condition.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

1970 s Hanae Mori Silk Chiffon Jumpsuit with Butterfly Sleeves
By Hanae Mori
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chiffon over heavier-weight silk with the exact print that is lined up perfectly. 3/4-length butterfly
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1970s Japanese Jumpsuits

Hanae Mori Psychedelic Butterfly Novelty Print Silk Caftan Blouse / Pants, 1967
By Hanae Mori
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
look for in a Hanae Mori garment. It has her spectacular custom designed psychedelic-butterfly print on
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1970s Japanese Trouser Pant Suits

HANAE MORI 1970 s Pure silk butterfly printed scarf top/cover up
By Hanae Mori
Located in Newport Beach, CA
HANAE MORI 1970's Pure silk butterfly printed scarf top/cover up with boat neck construction
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1970s Japanese Blouses

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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.