Is Buddha Chinese or Japanese?

The Buddha's origins are Chinese, but Buddhism has since made its way to Japan and, later, Korea.

Japanese Edo Buddha

Edo Period Carved Wood

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha “Nyoirin Kannon”/1750-1850/Edo period

$800

1800s Edo Period Japanese Stone Jizo Bodhisattva or Colored Buddha Statue

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is an old Japanese stone Buddha. The Buddha in the shape of a monk is called Jizo

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Granite

1800s Edo Period Japanese Stone Jizo Bodhisattva or Colored Buddha Statue

$1,500

Antique Japanese Jizo Bodhisattva Stone Buddha/Edo Period/Niigata Prefecture

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Bodhisattva), created around the Edo period. This Jizo Bosatsu statue is a rarity, with a design unique to

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

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Granite

Antique Japanese Jizo Bodhisattva Stone Buddha/Edo Period/Niigata Prefecture

$900

Japanese antique wood carving Buddha statue / 1700-1800 / Edo period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a wooden Buddha statue made in the Edo period in Japan. And this pose is called "Shaka

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Abstract Sculptures

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Cypress

Japanese antique wood carving Buddha statue / 1700-1800 / Edo period

$1,100

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue / "Nyorai" / Edo period / 1603-1868

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden Buddha statue made around the Edo period in Japan. I think the material is cypress

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue / "Nyorai" / Edo period / 1603-1868

$500

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo/Jizo Bodhisattva Seated Statue

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a stone Buddha from the Edo period (1750-1850) made of andesite. It is Jizo Bodhisattva

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo/Jizo Bodhisattva Seated Statue

$1,200

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

late Edo period to the Meiji period. There was such a Buddha statue in an old private house. I rarely

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s

$500

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo period/Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a stone Buddha from the Edo period (1750-1850) made of andesite. This is a Buddhist statue

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo period/Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva

$1,200

1750-1850 Japanese Old Stone Buddha /Bodhisattva/ Garden Figurine/Edo Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha of Jizo Bodhisattva around 1750-1850 in the Edo period. Jizo is one of the

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

1750-1850 Japanese Old Stone Buddha /Bodhisattva/ Garden Figurine/Edo Period

$1,500

1750-1850 Japanese Old Stone Buddha /Bodhisattva/ Garden Figurine/Edo Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a stone Buddha of the old Edo period in Japan. This Buddha is called "nyoi-rin

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

1750-1850 Japanese Old Stone Buddha /Bodhisattva/ Garden Figurine/Edo Period

$1,200

Japanese antique stone Buddha/Edo/1784/Kannon Bodhisattva/Garden ornament

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an Ishino Buddha statue made during the Edo period in Japan. The year of production is

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha/Edo/1784/Kannon Bodhisattva/Garden ornament

$1,300

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

late Edo period to the Meiji period. There was such a Buddha statue in an old private house. I rarely

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s

$400

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha / Two Small Stone Carving Gods / Edo Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

half of the Edo period (1600-1700). It looks like a Buddha statue, isn't it? Buddhist beliefs were

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha / Two Small Stone Carving Gods / Edo Period

$800

Japanese Edo Period Wood Carving Colored Buddha Statue / 18th-19th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a wooden colored Buddha statue made in the latter half of the Edo period in

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese Edo Period Wood Carving Colored Buddha Statue / 18th-19th Century

$1,800

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1700s/Edo period/garden figurines/Kannon Bodhisatt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A very nice stone Buddha has arrived. A stone Buddha made in the mid-Edo period (1700s). It has the

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Sandstone

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1700s/Edo period/garden figurines/Kannon Bodhisatt

$900

Antique Wooden Sculpture of Japanese God / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a god that has existed since ancient times in Japan. The name is "Daikokuten" . What is

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Antique Wooden Sculpture of Japanese God / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period

$800

Japanese small antique stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/1600-1800/Edo period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

We have a rare stone Buddha in stock. It is a small stone Buddha made in the early to middle Edo

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Granite

Japanese small antique stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/1600-1800/Edo period

$800

Antique Wooden Sculptures of Japanese Gods / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a god that has existed since ancient times in Japan. The name is "Daikokuten" on the left

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Antique Wooden Sculptures of Japanese Gods / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period

$1,000

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/1700-1800/Edo/Garden Ornament Kannon Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a small stone Buddha that was made in the late Japanese period and is thought to have been

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Stone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/1700-1800/Edo/Garden Ornament Kannon Bodhisattva

$1,000

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha /Edo / 1750-1850 /Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha statue of the Edo period (1750-1850) in Japan made of andesite. This is the

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Stone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha /Edo / 1750-1850 /Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

$1,000

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Jizo" seated statue/1700-1850/Edo period/Garden

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

I would like to introduce you to a wonderful stone Buddha made during the Edo period in Japan. This

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Jizo" seated statue/1700-1850/Edo period/Garden

$2,000

Japanese Edo Period Stone Buddha / 1750-1868 / Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a small stone Buddha that was made in the late Japanese period and is thought to have been

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Stone

Japanese Edo Period Stone Buddha / 1750-1868 / Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

$1,000

Japanese antique small stone Buddha/1750-1868/Edo period/Jizo Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Buddha carved in the late Edo period (1750-1868). It is thought that this was probably made on Sado

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

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Stone

Japanese antique small stone Buddha/1750-1868/Edo period/Jizo Bodhisattva

$1,000

Japanese Edo Period Stone Buddha / Acala / 18th to 19th Century/Garden ornament

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

image that has been used as the subject of wood carvings, hanging scrolls, and stone Buddhas in Japan

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese Edo Period Stone Buddha / Acala / 18th to 19th Century/Garden ornament

$1,300

Stone Buddha from the Edo period in Japan/1750-1850/Garden ornaments

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a stone Buddha made from the middle to late Edo period in Japan. It depicts Jizo

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Granite

Stone Buddha from the Edo period in Japan/1750-1850/Garden ornaments

$1,200

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo period/Seated Kannon Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a stone Buddha from the Edo period (1750-1850) made of andesite. This is Kannon Bodhisattva

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha/1750-1850/Edo period/Seated Kannon Bodhisattva

$1,200

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Fudo Myoo"/1700-1800/Edo period/Garden ornament

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese stone Buddha made in the late Edo period. This stone Buddha is a Buddha

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Fudo Myoo"/1700-1800/Edo period/Garden ornament

$1,000

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue/“Uga-benzaiten”/Edo period/1603-1868

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden Buddha statue made around the Edo period in Japan. I think the material is cedar

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue/“Uga-benzaiten”/Edo period/1603-1868

$700

Rare Japanese Antique Stone Carved Hexagonal Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/Edo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a rare hexagonal stone Buddha of Jizo Bosatsu, created during the Edo period. It is

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

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Stone

Rare Japanese Antique Stone Carved Hexagonal Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/Edo

$1,200

1600s-1800s Japanese Wood Carving Jizo Bodhisattva or Buddha Statue Edo Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a wood carving Jizo Bodhisattva from the Edo period in Japan. It is called

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

1600s-1800s Japanese Wood Carving Jizo Bodhisattva or Buddha Statue Edo Period

$975

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/Edo Period 1800s/Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha statue of the Edo period (1700s) in Japan made of andesite. This is the Jizo

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/Edo Period 1800s/Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

$1,081

Japanese Giltwood Standing Amida Raigo Buddha, Edo Period, Early 19th century

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and sensitively carved, lacquered and giltwood Japanese Buddha depicting Amida Raigo, Edo

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Rock Crystal

Japanese Giltwood Standing Amida Raigo Buddha, Edo Period, Early 19th century

$5,300

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue/Yakushi Nyorai, 18th-19th Century/Edo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

are small but very beautiful Buddha statues in Japan. Why don't you decorate it? Also, I want many

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue/Yakushi Nyorai, 18th-19th Century/Edo

$700

Japanese Antiques Old Wooden Buddha Statue "Nyorai" Late Edo Period 1750-1850

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a small wooden Buddha statue made in the Edo period in Japan. And this pose

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese Antiques Old Wooden Buddha Statue "Nyorai" Late Edo Period 1750-1850

$600

Old Japanese Wooden Buddha Statue /Edo Period/ Wooden Figurine /Yakushi Nyorai

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden carved Buddha made in the late Edo period (1800s). This Buddha statue is Yakushi

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Old Japanese Wooden Buddha Statue /Edo Period/ Wooden Figurine /Yakushi Nyorai

$600

Japanese Antique small Stone Buddha/wabi-sabi Jizo Bodhisattva/ Edo /1750-1868

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

species in Japan and a candidate for world heritage. Many stone Buddhas have been built here since the

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Japanese Antique small Stone Buddha/wabi-sabi Jizo Bodhisattva/ Edo /1750-1868

$600

Japanese Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, Edo Period, Late 18th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A magnificent Japanese carved and giltwood figure of the Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, seated

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Rock Crystal

Japanese Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, Edo Period, Late 18th Century

$17,500

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha /Edo / 1750-1850 /Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha statue of the Edo period (1750-1850) in Japan made of andesite. This is the

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha /Edo / 1750-1850 /Jizo Bodhisattva/Garden Figurine

$1,000

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

Located in Studio City, CA

An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

$1,595

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

Located in Studio City, CA

An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

$1,695

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

Located in Studio City, CA

An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

$1,995

Old Japanese Wood Carving Buddha 18th-19th Century / Edo Period Jizo Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a wood carving Buddha of the Edo period in Japan. It has a very simple

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Old Japanese Wood Carving Buddha 18th-19th Century / Edo Period Jizo Bodhisattva

$1,000

18th-19th Century Mid-Late Edo Period Japanese Stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva"

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is believed to have been made between the middle and late Edo period. In Japanese

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

18th-19th Century Mid-Late Edo Period Japanese Stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva"

$1,200

Small antique Japanese stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva" / 1750-1850 / Edo period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a small Japanese stone Buddha. It is thought to have been made around the Edo period. It is

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Small antique Japanese stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva" / 1750-1850 / Edo period

$1,200

Antique Stone Buddha Statue in the Edo Period in Japan / Jizo Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha statue from 1750 to 1850 in the latter half of the Edo period in Japan. It is

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

Antique Stone Buddha Statue in the Edo Period in Japan / Jizo Bodhisattva

$900

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Jizo"/1700-1850/Edo period/Rare stone statue

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very simple stone Buddha carved in the late Edo period (1700-1850). The type of Buddha

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

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Stone

Japanese antique stone Buddha "Jizo"/1700-1850/Edo period/Rare stone statue

$1,600

Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar

Located in Studio City, CA

Buddha shrine. Per our Japanese friend, to the left is Shaka Nyorai (Shakamunibutsu) and on the right, is

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar

$1,595

19th Century Edo Period Japanese Gilt Wooden of a Standing Amida Buddha

Located in Austin, TX

Beautiful gilt wooden standing Amida Buddha on a lotus pedestal. Serene expression with downcast

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Edo Period Japanese Gilt Wooden of a Standing Amida Buddha

$2,550

Japanese bone head wooden small Buddha statue/Benzaiten/Muromachi to Edo period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

made in Japan between the late Muromachi period and the mid-Edo period, from the 16th to the 18th

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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese bone head wooden small Buddha statue/Benzaiten/Muromachi to Edo period

$1,200

Japanese antique wooden small Buddha statue / Edo period / 17th to 18th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden Buddha statue made during the Edo period in Japan. The material is cypress wood

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Japanese antique wooden small Buddha statue / Edo period / 17th to 18th century

$600

Japanese Small Antique Wooden Buddha / 1750-1868 / Late Edo Period/Wood Carved

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a simple Nyoraibutsu made around the late Edo period (1750-1868). Those carved by skilled

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Cedar

Japanese Small Antique Wooden Buddha / 1750-1868 / Late Edo Period/Wood Carved

$700

Stone Buddha from the Edo Period in Niigata Prefecture, Japan / 17-19th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Edo period. These small Buddha statues, dedicated to shrines and temples in hopes of the recovery of

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Granite

Stone Buddha from the Edo Period in Niigata Prefecture, Japan / 17-19th Century

$900

A pair of stone Buddha statues from the Edo period in Japan/Jizo Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a small stone Buddha statue made in the middle of the Edo period in Japan (around the 18th

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

A pair of stone Buddha statues from the Edo period in Japan/Jizo Bodhisattva

$1,000

Japanese stone Buddha made in the Edo period/1750-1850/Garden stones/Wabi-Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a stone Buddha statue of the Edo period (1750-1850) in Japan made of andesite. This is the

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Japanese stone Buddha made in the Edo period/1750-1850/Garden stones/Wabi-Sabi

$800

Japanese antique small Jizo stone Buddha / 1700-1850 / Edo period /Garden object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a small stone statue believed to have been made in Japan during the mid to late Edo period

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Japanese antique small Jizo stone Buddha / 1700-1850 / Edo period /Garden object

$800

Small stone Buddha made in the Edo period in Japan/18th to 19th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This small stone Buddha dates back to the Edo period (around 1603–1868), and the moss and

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

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Stone

Small stone Buddha made in the Edo period in Japan/18th to 19th century

$900

Antique Japanese wooden Buddha statue [Fudou Myo-o] 不動明王 /Edo period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a carved wooden statue of Fudo Myoo, thought to have been made around the Edo period. The

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Antique Japanese wooden Buddha statue [Fudou Myo-o] 不動明王 /Edo period

$2,000

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Japanese Edo Buddha For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese edo buddha for your home. Each Japanese edo buddha for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, stone and cypress. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese edo buddha, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Japanese edo buddha bearing hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese edo buddha that is appealing in its simplicity, but Utagawa Hiroshige II produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Edo Buddha?

Prices for a Japanese edo buddha can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $149 and can go as high as $28,012, while the average can fetch as much as $1,375.

A Close Look at Edo Furniture

Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.

Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.

Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.

Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.

Find a collection of Edo tables, lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.

Questions About Japanese Edo Buddha

Is Buddha Chinese or Japanese?
2 Answers
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
The Buddha's origins are Chinese, but Buddhism has since made its way to Japan and, later, Korea.
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
Gautama Buddha was an Indian prince born in modern day Nepal. The first images of the Buddha were created almost simultaneously in Mathura, India, and the Greco-Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara (modern day Pakistan and Afghanistan). From there, images fo the Buddha spread out along trade routes into East and Southeast Asia.