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Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,500 / item
Akari Model 9A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 9A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,250 / item
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 1AD light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shades are made from handmade washi paper and
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,800 / item
Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 2A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,500 / item
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model UF2-31N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model UF2-31N.
Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi air of Akari Pendant Light sculptures model V2
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Chicago, IL
Isamu Noguchi air of Akari Pendant Light sculptures model V2
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed c
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Unique Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture S2 With Pietra Serena Base
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model S2 with sculpted Pietra Serena base.
Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Limestone
Monumental Akari Model 70F Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures by Isamu
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...
Materials
Metal
"AKARI" Light Sculpture Model 3X (Dead stock) by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The light sculptures named "AKARI" were created in 1952 by Isamu Noguchi, inspired by Japan
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 2A Ukai Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 2A UKAI.
Early model, marked with iconic red sun and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp.
Early model, marked with iconic red
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Early Rare Isamu Noguchi 30A Akari Light Sculpture, Ozeki 1951
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the Akari Light Sculpture Model 30A by Isamu Noguchi, a rare gem from 1951 meticulously
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculptures Model T1-V2 c. 1977
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan.
Washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron and steel
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
"CYCLOPS", print, hand-tooled aluminum intaglio, abstract, monotype, framed
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
print floats on museum board using archival Hayaku Japanese Hinging Paper. Like Wortsman's sculptures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Printer s Ink, Archival Paper, Intaglio, Etching
"PROPOSITION", hand-tooled aluminum intaglio print, abstract, monotype, framed
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
paper. The print floats on museum board using archival Hayaku Japanese Hinging Paper.
Like Wortsman's
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Printer s Ink, Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio
‘Rituals 3’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
‘Rituals 2’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
‘Rituals XL’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Large ‘Rituals Xl’ Blown Opaline Glass Suspension Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Opaline Glass
‘Rituals 2’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
‘Rituals 3’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
‘Rituals 1’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Large ‘Rituals XL’ Handblown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Large ‘Rituals 1’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
with surface engravings that recall the bamboo ribbed washi paper of a Japanese light sculpture or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s Paper Mache Hand Painted Lady Head Wig Stand/Bank
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The witty and whimsical figure of a womans head is a Japanese collectible 1960s paper mache bank
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Figurines and Sculptures
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
certainly worth checking out to say the least.
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The sculpture is made with urushi lacquer, Japanese paper
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Hemp, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
urushi lacquer, Japanese paper, polystyrene foam.
The artwork is signed by the artist on the bottom
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Foam, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
.” - Natsuki KURIMOTO
The sculpture is made with urushi lacquer, Japanese paper and styrofoam.
What is
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Foam, Lacquer, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
.” - Natsuki KURIMOTO
The sculpture is made with urushi lacquer, Japanese paper and styrofoam.
What is
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Foam, Lacquer, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
.” - Natsuki KURIMOTO.
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- The sculptures are made with: urushi lacquer, Japanese paper, hemp cloth
- The
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Hemp, Lacquer, Paper
Akari Light Sculpture 30A Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
washi paper, bamboo ribs and a structure in black lacquered metal.
Akari light sculptures are
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
"Japanese Paper Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Feliz III - 21st Century, Contemporary, Japanese Art, Sculpture
By Mari Ito
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Polystyrene, Glue, Mixed Media, Washi Paper, Pigment, India Ink
Quiero Beber Una Cerveza - 21st Century, Contemporary, Japanese Art, Sculpture
By Mari Ito
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Polystyrene, Glue, Ink, Mixed Media, Washi Paper, Pigment
Vintage Wooden Dodo Bird Toy Sculpture Paper Holder
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern desktop wooden dodo bird animal sculpture made in Japan, imported by Takahashi
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Chicken Object 1860s-1900s / Animal Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese chicken figurine.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The body
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Metal and paper creation by Lebanese artist Nayla Tabet, Japanese Sakura
Located in Paris, FR
This one-of-a-kind piece by Lebanese artist Nayla Tabet is a tree sculpture combining high-quality
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
9 Vtg Thanksgiving Turkey Candy Containers Composition Paper Mache Deco Japan
Located in Dayton, OH
and two ceramic; made in Japan.
Measures: Largest - 2.25” x 2” x 3.25” / Smallest - 1.75” x 1.5” x
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint, Paper
Wood Carving "daruma" with Old Japanese Paper Pasted on it / Doll Wooden Pattern
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese paper is pasted on the wooden "Daruma".
This Daruma is the prototype for making Daruma
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Shin Kuno Steel Modernist Wall Sculpture Gallery Dache paper label
By Shin Kuno
Located in Westport, CT
Shin Kuno 1966 modernist wall sculpture "Gallery Dache" paper Label a-fixed to the back. Wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Shadow Box Wall Sculpture by Akiko Sugiyama, Noted Japanese/American Artist
By Akiko Sugiyama
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Three dimensional wall sculpture by Akiko Sugiyama
Paper, brass and paint, framed in pine shadow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Shadow Box Wall Sculpture by Akiko Sugiyama, Noted Japanese/American Artist
By Akiko Sugiyama
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Three dimensional wall sculptures by Akiko Sugiyama
Paper and paint, framed in pine shadow box
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Shadow Box Wall Sculpture by Akiko Sugiyama, Noted Japanese/American Artist
By Akiko Sugiyama
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Three dimensional wall sculpture by Akiko Sugiyama
Paper, glass and paint, framed in pine shadow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper, Plexiglass
Japan Old Japanese Tea Scroll "LONG COMPATABILITY" Hand Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy work of art
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old Figurine Horse 1860s-1920s/Antique Folk Art Decor Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It was found in a relatively wealthy house in Japan.
It is made very precisely and reproduces the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper
19th Century Papier Mâché Japanese Mask
Located in London, GB
19th century papier mâché Japanese mask
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a 19th
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Antique Deer child 1900s-1920s / Animal figurines Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese deer figurine.
It is from the early Showa period (1900s-1920s).
It is
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Hand-Painted Scroll Old Water Mill
Located in South Burlington, VT
favourite room.
Hand painting on paper in simple Classic Japanese striking soft pleasing colors, signed
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Rabbits Hand-Painted Scroll, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
A beautiful and compelling Japanese antique hand-painted scroll of a charming pair of rabbits
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japan Old Heart "Kokoro" Hand-Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -Kokoro
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Hand Colored Painting "5 Stunning Horses" Hand Drawn
Located in South Burlington, VT
horses original painting on washi paper - a Japanese artists' private drawing dating to the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of ten (10), Meiji period.
Immediately
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Important Astronomy Telescope Japanese Antique Woodblock Book 1872 Superb Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
Important Japanese complete antique signed woodblock print book entitled: Astronomy Science
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Vintage Screen After Hiroshige "Tokaido Road" Byobu 28 Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
This unusual Japanese six-panel Byobu screen with twenty eight (28) authentic and old Hiroshige
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese 89 Antique Brilliant Color Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare album 89 full color woodblock prints
Japanese important complete album of antique brilliant
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Twenty Woodblock Fan Prints Frameable, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of twenty (20), Meiji period., #2
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Mini Japanese Papier-mâché Mask Mounted on Custom Painted Metal Base
Located in New York, NY
Miniature Japanese Papier-Mâché (19th Century) Iki Ningyo mask or sometimes referred to as Noh mask
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
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Japanese Paper Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese paper sculpture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and bamboo, every piece of Japanese paper sculpture was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of Japanese paper sculpture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each choice in our collection of Japanese paper sculpture bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. A well-made object in our assortment of Japanese paper sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Isamu Noguchi, Akari and Ozeki
Co. Ltd. are consistently popular.
How Much is a Japanese Paper Sculpture?
The average selling price for a piece of Japanese paper sculpture at 1stDibs is $795, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced.