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Japanese Carved Bears

Large Antique Edwardian Quality Carved Linden Wood Japanese Bear Carrying a Fish
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian quality carved linden wood Japanese bear carrying a fish having a large
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edwardian Animal Sculptures

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Other

Large Antique Edwardian Quality Carved Linden Wood Japanese Bear Carrying a Fish
Large Antique Edwardian Quality Carved Linden Wood Japanese Bear Carrying a Fish
$1,741 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.93 in W 14.97 in D 9.06 in
A Japanese Wooden Carved Bear, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Japanese Wooden Carved Bear, 20th Century Home decor, interior design and collectibles
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

A Japanese Wooden Carved Bear, 20th Century
A Japanese Wooden Carved Bear, 20th Century
$1,020
H 14.57 in W 12.6 in D 10.63 in
Unusual large Antique Edwardian Japanese Carved Linden Wood Bear
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual large Antique Edwardian Japanese carved linden wood bear having two bears standing on
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edwardian Animal Sculptures

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Other

Unusual large Antique Edwardian Japanese Carved Linden Wood Bear
Unusual large Antique Edwardian Japanese Carved Linden Wood Bear
$1,038 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.97 in W 14.18 in D 6.7 in
Very Large Vintage Japanese Ainu Hokkai Bear Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare large and most impressive rustic midcentury Japanese Ainu hand carved Ussuri Brown Bear
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Art Glass, Hardwood, Paint

Japanese Large Hand Carved Wooden Bear Family With Salmon 33 Inches, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved wood bear parent and child "Higuma" carrying their catch
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Carved Wood Ainu Bear with Baby and Fish, Hokkaido, Japan, Keyaki, Showa Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ainu Bear with baby and fish, Hokkaido, Japan, Keyaki, Showa period. Hewn from one solid piece
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Bear 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an object of a person from Hokkaido prefecture in Japan. They are called Ainu. This object
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Bear 1980s
Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Bear 1980s
$191 Sale Price
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H 5.71 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a vintage hand-carved wooden bear from Japan. It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1950s
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine
$400 Sale Price
27% Off
H 5.71 in W 8.67 in D 4.34 in
1960s Japanese Signed Ainu Hokkaido Wooden Bear Carving Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
Ussuri brown bear. Yet, the history of these carved bears of Hokkaido is, in Japanese terms, not a very
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden carving of a bear, created in the mid‑Showa period (1950s–1970s
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Antique Japanese Wooden Carving of a Bear / Hokkaido / 20th Century / Showa Era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
salmon on its back, is relatively unusual. While the image of a wooden bear commonly seen in Japan is a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

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Cypress

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
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Vintage 1970s German Animal Sculptures

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Wood

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Japanese Huge Old Hand-Carved Wooden Bear, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma, cryptomeria
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Large Antique Hand made Hand carved Bear and Salmon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old hand made and hand carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Ainu Bear Japan 1950s Hokkaido Kibori Kuma
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful carved wooden bear from the Hokkaido region. Hand carved by the Ainu people
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a bear. It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa period
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Bear Family Climbing Tree, Old Japan Handcrafted Sculpture, Mint and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and Signed Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear / Wooden Figurine / 1950-1970s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wood-carved bear that has been naturally weathered over a long time. It is thought
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Old Super Large Bear 1950s-1970s / Wood Carving Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese super large wooden carved bear. It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1920s-1940s/Sculpture Mingei Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a large Japanese wooden carved bear. It is popular as a folk art mainly in Hokkaido. We
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Pair Carved Bears and Salmon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved pair wooden carvings of bears "Higuma" carrying their
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Pair Hand Carved Wood Bears
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved pair wooden carvings of bears "Higuma" carrying their
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Big Hand-Carved Bear with Salmon Catch
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Old Japanese wooden carved bear/animal figurine/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden bear, likely made during the Showa era in Japan. The industry of carving wooden
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Huge Hand-Carved Wooden Bear with Salmon, Ainu People
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved large-scale wooden carving of a bear Higuma grasping a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Bears Fine PAIR Hand-Carved Cedar Wood Grasping Salmon Ainu
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand-carved pair wooden carvings of a bear Higuma grasping salmon
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japan Mid Century Modern Ainu Japanese Bear, Higuma and Salmon Fish
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, fine old medium scale carving of a bear, Higuma, grasping a salmon fish, carved by the Ainu
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a large carved wooden bear made in Japan. It is estimated to have been made between 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1963 s / Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old large Japanese wood carving of a bear. It is carved on the back side of the paw that
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Old Japanese Hokkaido Folk Crafts Large Wood Carving Sitting Bear
Located in Niiza, JP
KG Wood carving from Hokkaido Wooden carved bear It is said to have originated in Switzerland, and
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-carved wooden black forest bear, Japan, 1930s. Measures: Height 30 cm. width 30 cm. depth
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 8.27 in
Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-carved wooden black forest bear.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
Hand-Carved Wooden Black Forest Bear
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 6.3 in
Japan Antique Big Party Loving Sexy Bear Tanuki, 19th century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, this rare museum quality one-of-a-kind big belly stone bear (actually a Folk Art hero
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Architectural Models

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Stone

Old huge wooden carving of a bear from Hokkaido, Japan/Late 20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
carved as an art piece. The bear itself measures approximately 70 cm in width, 42 cm in depth, and 44 cm
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese Folk Art Antique Party Loving Sexy Bear Tanuki, 1920 s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1195 Japan, this rare hand carved one of a kind big belly hardwood bear(actually a Folk Art hero
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Vintage 1920s Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Japanese Carved Bear
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Japanese carved wood bear carrying a salmon in his mouth. Hand carved by the Ainu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

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Cedar

Japanese Carved Bear
Japanese Carved Bear
H 5.5 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Carved Bear
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese hand carved bear. Hand carved by the Ainu (indigenous peeople of Japan) from the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Carved Bear
Carved Bear
H 9 in W 15 in D 7 in
Japanese Wood Bear
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Japanese carved wood bear carrying a salmon in his mouth. Hand carved by the Ainu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures

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Cedar

Japanese Wood Bear
Japanese Wood Bear
H 6 in W 10.5 in D 5.5 in
Japanese Wood Bear
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Japanese carved wood bear carrying a salmon in his mouth. Hand-carved by the Ainu
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Vintage 1920s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Japanese Wood Bear
Japanese Wood Bear
H 10 in W 18.5 in D 9.5 in

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Japanese Carved Bears For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Japanese carved bears is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct Japanese carved bears — often made from wood, cedar and stone — can elevate any home. Japanese carved bears have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese carved bears are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern style is often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Japanese Carved Bears?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $760, while they’re typically $88 on the low end and $8,500 highest priced.
Questions About Japanese Carved Bears
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.