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Japanese Monumental Antique Hand carved Hand Gilt KOI Fish Sign Kanban, 19c
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese zelcova (keyaki) wood and gold gilded unifaced work in the form of a koi, with black lacquered
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japan Antique Hand Carved Hand forged KOI Planter Hook Prosperity Fish 1890
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine old Japanese kettle hook with bamboo post, iron hardware and hand-carved hardwood koi
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Framed Antique Japanese Painting of a Koi Carp on Silk, Edo Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese painting of a carp realistically rendered in an animated and elegant pose, with artist's
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Huge Antique Hand-Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century, 36"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Genuine Whopper. A large scale fine old Japanese 19th century hand-carved wooden KOI fish
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape with Koi Carp
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring three luminous swimming
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Japanese Wood Carving Koi Double Fish Netsuke or Medicine Box with Black Eyes
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece, a finely carved and detailed double fish figure, likely Koi with shining black
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Trio Three Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
fine old Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Lovely Early 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Shimazu Koi Carp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
"Huashan Shimazu" 1894 (1890) born in Kyoto. Real name: Toru. Kawabata picture College. He studied with Eikyu Matsuoka that specializes in flowers and birds, landscape. Con...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Scroll Swirl of Five Koi Fish Hand Painting on Silk, Signed Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a swirl of Koi or Carp ripple the waters in this auspicious art composition a hand painted
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Fine Old Playful Koi Fish Bronze Plaque Signed by Famous Nitten Artisan
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Japanese signed round bronze plaque with "Playful Koi" design, first we have seen. Includes
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Garden Bronze Oversized Koi Trophy Fish Fortune and Prosperity
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese large scale hand cast bronze Koi fish with fine detail. The Koi is symbolic of prosperity
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Huge 36" Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good fortune
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Wood

Big Old Japan Large Hand Cast Bronze Koi Fish Fortune Fine Details Warm Patina
Located in South Burlington, VT
Kyoto. A very unusual treasure and talisman from Japan. This large-scale, aged hand cast bronze koi
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Koi Pond Gathering - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Two Tanchos - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Rorschach Test - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Yamabuki Ogon - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Impasse - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Overpass - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Impasse - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: Circling - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: Inclusion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: The Arrival - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting, Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Pair of Pocket Wall Vases in Koi Carp Fish Shape Antique ca 1900 Japanese Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice pair of wall pocket vases in the shape of Koi Carps with figures lying on their backs
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Huge Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-533 a large scale fine old Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese by Tiffany Co. Sterling Silver Fish Serving Set Koi and Bird Design
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Japanese by Tiffany Sterling silver fish serving set 2-piece in the pattern Japanese by Tiffany
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Black and Blue, Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Two Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Yin and Yang -Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Boi Koi I, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
artwork. This piece is framed measuring 25h x 37w inches. Jeff Conroy Big Boi Koi, I sumi ink and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Boi Koi II, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Sumi Ink
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
About 100 years ago in Japan, fishermen created gyotaku prints to record their prized catches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Vintage Brass Koi Fish Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
What a catch! This vintage brass koi fish vase is a wonderful statement piece! It can sit
Category

20th Century Unknown Japonisme Vases

Materials

Brass

Jean Paul Gaultier Koi Fish Tattoo Wrap Top
By Jean Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier Soleil
Located in Rome, IT
Jean Paul Gaultier 2000s short sleeve mesh top featuring Japanese inspired Koi Fish print. The top
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Early 2000s Italian Blouses

Margot De Taxco Sterling Silver Koi Fish Clamper Bracelet with Amethyst Stones
By Margot De Taxco
Located in Astoria, NY
Voorhies Carr (otherwise 'Margot De Taxco'), features two Japanese inspired repousse koi fish, detailed
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver

Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Koi Fish Tattoo Mesh Bodycon Maxi Dress Size M
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Nice, FR
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage koi fish Japanese tattoo FUZZI mesh maxi dress. Slips on. Apricot color
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20th Century French Day Dresses

Japanese Old Vintage "Gold Fish" Hand Cast Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
in Japan. The koi and gold fish have a powerful and energetic life force and symbolize prosperity and
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Brilliant Japanese "Gold Fish" Hand Cast Bronze Vase Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan. The koi and gold fish have a powerful and energetic life force and symbolize prosperity and
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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
Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fine Pair Japanese "Gold Fish" Hand Cast Bronzes Bulging Eyes and Graceful Tails
Located in South Burlington, VT
means affection and love; they are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi and gold
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Side Table Attr. to Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
By Compagnie Des Arts Français, Jacques Adnet
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
in the 1950s. Japan inspired decor of Koï fish. Very decorative Tables often attributed to
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Bookends with Two Carps Made of Marble, Antimony and Wood France 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
- inches 2.36 x 3.93 x 3.93. The carp ("Koi" in Japanese) is considered one of the fish with more energy
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Vintage 1930s French Nautical Objects

"Gentleman at a Piano, " Lilla Cabot Perry, Edward Ballantine Boston Musician
By Lilla Cabot Perry
Located in New York, NY
. One can see the painting of the Koi and the Japanese screen to the left, two props that Perry used in
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1930s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Greetings from 1. Holland Park Avenue, London
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
. Housed in a 16 1/2 x 14-inch black wood frame. Holland Park, located in London, had a Japanese garden
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1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Japanese Koi Fish Sculptural Console Table
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Sculptural console table in a Japanese Koi/Carp/Dolphin motif. Thick beveled glass top. Heavy
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Late 20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Glass, Plaster

Japanese Koi Vase
Located in New York, NY
Japanese bronze vase with koi design and an eligible signature on bottom. Dated back to the early
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Koi Fish
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully hand carved and signed by a craftsman from Kyoto, Japan (see bottom of the fish). The
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures

Large contemporary painting of Japanese koi fish
Located in Houston, TX
A large contemporary painting of elegantly shaped and coloured Japanese koi fish seen from the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Machine Age Art Deco Modernist Japanese Koi "Fishglobe" Clock Occupied Japan
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco modernist Japanese Koi "Fishglobe" clock fish globe occupied Japan Striking
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Brass and Copper Japanese Koi Articulated Fish Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Dramatic and massive articulated fish sculpture in the form of a koi of brass and copper with paste
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Rare original Art deco Japanese Koi "fishglobe" clock, machine age design
Located in Dallas, TX
of the movement. Nice deco trim frieze and machine age stepped feet. A Japanese wind up clock, with
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Clocks

Three Painted Metal Fish from a Tony Duquette Interior
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Three metal Japanese Koi. Symbols of love and friendship. Moveable metal bodies. Glass eyes.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Mossy Stone Urn
Located in Woodbury, CT
beautiful (and stay mossy) placed in a shady spot, next to your Japanese koi pond or statue of the Buddha
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Late 20th Century Balinese Urns

Japanese bronze with Koi
Located in Hudson, NY
Large Japanese vase with two raised koi one leaping and the other diving creating a stylized wave.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Vase With Koi
Located in Hudson, NY
Verdigris Japanese bronze vase with Koi.
Category

20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze With Riased Koi
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese bronze with two raised koi from the Showa period.
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Japanese Pottery Koi Fish Decorated Bowl
Located in Essex, MA
A large late 19th century Japanese pottery bowl, of circular form, with gilded bracketed edge
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Serving Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Screen, Koi Pond on Silk
Located in San Diego, CA
Japanese four-panel folding screen. Painted on silk, this scene depicts two koi swimming.
Category

Vintage 1930s Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Koi Fish Okimono
Located in Seattle, WA
A pair of Japanese cast bronze okimono in the form of carp (koi) captured swimming. Okimono
Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Japanese Koi For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese koi available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, every Japanese koi was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese koi — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Japanese koi, designed in the Art Deco, Folk Art or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese koi over the years, but those crafted by Tiffany Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Koi?

A Japanese koi can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $985, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.