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Kiyoshi Saito Signed Japanese Woodblock Geisha Print Maiko Kyoto 3
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully and serenely composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Katsushika Hokusai Japanese Woodblock Print Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite colorful Japanese woodblock print by renowned artist/printmaker Katsushika
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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshida Hiroshi Toshogu Shrine
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), entitled "Toshogu Shrine", The vertical
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto
By Clifton Karhu
Located in Studio City, CA
in Japan for over 50 years. Karhu's work gained great esteem not only in Japan but worldwide. This
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Isamu Sakamoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Morning Light
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and quite radiant print by Japanese artist/printmaker Isamu Sakamoto titled "Morning
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Shiko Shikou Munakata Signed Japanese Mingei Woodblock Print Hirosaki Castle
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (棟方志功 ) who was widely considered to have been
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Yoshitoshi Mori Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Stencil Print Sorrow
By Yoshitoshi Mori
Located in Studio City, CA
A large, beautifully designed and colored, dramatically composed print by Japanese master
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Antique Men s Bleu Kimono FUJI Daikan Yokoyama 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
lot of Mountain FUJI pictures. Kimono is a traditional Japanese garment. It is usually made of silk
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Silk

Lovely Fusetsu NakamuraScroll Painting Japan Artist Flowers Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fusetsu Nakamura 1866-1943 of the Showa-life painter and calligrapher Tokyo students real name
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Bisyamonten, Kyoto
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Silk Haori Jacket Colorful Polka-dots 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1980s. The haori is
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting, beautifully mounted
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Pair Japanese Lacquered Woven Bamboo Ikebana Vases, Japan, C.1950
Located in London, GB
Pair Of Showa Period Japanese Lacquered Woven Bamboo Ikebana Vases, Japan, C.1950 The word Ikebana
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vases

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Bamboo

Japanese Antique Pottery Manekineko Rocking Cat Object 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
1970s in Showa era. This cat is rocking object, it is rare than the other manekineko cat. Dimensions
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Pottery

Japanese Red Bamboo and Paper Fan with Gold Reversible 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
motif and it is reversible. It was made around 1990s in Showa era in Japan. A paper fan is a
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1990s Japanese Showa Decorative Art

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Bamboo, Paper

Japanese Porcelain Kutani Sake Bottle with Lid 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
and it is hand painted. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. The design is the landscape of Japanese
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Porcelain

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Porcelain

Japanese Andon paper Lantern for tea ceremony
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Japanese Andon lantern for tea ceremony . Wood frame with Awashi handmade paper and
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20th Century Japanese Showa Lanterns

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Bamboo, Paper

Japanese silk kimono beige with pink purple with patterns 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk kimono which was made in Showa era around 1970s in Japan. The kimono is a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Silk

Tsuruya Kokei Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Nakamura Shikan
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare woodblock print by unique master Japanese artist/ printmaker Tsuruya
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1990s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Tsuruya Kokei Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Ichikawa Monnosuke
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare woodblock print by unique master Japanese artist/ printmaker Tsuruya
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Antique Silk Kimono Belt, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Fukuro Obi made in Japan around 1960s. It is made with Silk and it is in good condition
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Silk

Shiko Munakata Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print of Female Deity Goddess Joshin
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Joshin" (Goddess) by famed Japanese master Showa era
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Kasuri Kimono navy blue with blue and red patterns
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Kasuri kimono which was made in Showa era around 1970s in Japan. The kimono is a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Cotton

Tsuruya Kokei Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Jitsukawa Enjaku
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare woodblock print by unique master Japanese artist/ printmaker Tsuruya
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Antique Sashiko Banten FireFighter Jacket Toei black 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1970 in Showa era in Japan. On the front, it is written
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Cotton

Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Togatta Masayoshi NAGAO
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wooden doll which is called Kokeshi in Japanese. This kokeshi was made in Japan around
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Hiroyuki Tajima Signed Limited Edition Abstract Zen Japanese Woodblock Print
By Hiroyuki Tajima
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, luminous, and sumptuously colored woodblock print by Japanese artist Hiroyuki Tajima
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Nara, circa 1962
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Okiie Hashimoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Snow Hill #7
By Okiie Hashimoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and subtly colored woodblock print by renowned Japanese woodblock artist
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Signed Limited Edition Mezzotint Fruit Crab Apple Still Life Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and beautifully textured mezzotint print in the style of fellow Japanese artists Wako
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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Old Copper Elephant Figurine 1940s-1960s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese copper elephant figurine. It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1940s
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Metalwork

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Copper

Japanese Cotton Noren Screen 1990s Aizome
Located in Paris, FR
japanese word for indigo dye. Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color. Indigo is a
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1990s Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers

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Cotton

Ryohei Tanaka Signed Large Limited Edition Japanese Etching Thatched Roof House
By Tanaka Ryohei
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful image of a rural Japanese landscape scene by famed Japanese artist Ryohei Tanaka
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Antique Japanese leather chair, Primitive Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique chair from the Showa era. The deep-colored genuine leather has a unique texture
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

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Leather

Kiyoshi Saitō Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print of Temple, 1965
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A precisely composed, darkly hued woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Dancer Figure with Fan Mai Ogi
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Bronze Vase with Tree Bark Texture, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This striking Japanese bronze vase from the 20th century evokes the texture and rhythm of nature
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20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Floral Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Elegant Japanese six-panel byōbu depicting a tranquil landscape with blooming flowers set against
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Kaoru Kawano Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Print Dancing Geisha Figure Eshima
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Unusual Stone Spirit Lantern 35 Inches , portable
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions Japan, an unusual and handsome red stone spirit lantern in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone, Sandstone

Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Porcelain Bowl Imari ware Nabeshima Kosen gama Camellia 2000s
Located in Paris, FR
Nabeshima ware -Kosen gama. This bow was made around 2000s in showa era. And on the bottom of this bowl
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Early 2000s Japanese Showa Porcelain

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Porcelain

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Coral (B), 1958
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Hour of the Sheep Daughter Sundial
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring two women, likely
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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Vieillad Au Chapelet, Kawadzu
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese man in meditation holding a prayer rosary. Jacoulet was famed for his techniques involving
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Print Yosaku Feeling Ill, 1948
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly wonderful and exceedingly rare early limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print Karasuma Street, Kyoto
By Clifton Karhu
Located in Studio City, CA
in Japan for over 50 years. Karhu's work gained great esteem not only in Japan but worldwide. This
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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Obi with Landscape and Pavilion Motif – wall decoration, table runner
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A stunning Japanese obi textile from the Shōwa period, masterfully woven from silk with exquisite
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20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

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Silk

Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Shiro Kasamatsu Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound
By Shiro Kasamatsu
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and quite engaging woodblock print by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Hokkaido B 1961
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese Sosaku Hanga printmaker Kiyoshi Saito
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Joichi Hoshi Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Trees Print Forest Blue, 1973
By Joichi Hoshi
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, lovely mood setting, quite large woodblock print by renowned Japanese artist
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Old Granite Garden House Stone Minka Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Farmhouse stone lantern from old Japan! This is a hand carved lantern of one of Japan's great historic
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Hiroshi Yoshida Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Maruyama Park in Kyoto, Jizuri
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful image titled "Maruyama Park in Kyoto (Maruyama kôen)" by one of Japan's finest 20th
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Hirato Nagasaki A
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese Sosaku Hanga printmaker Kiyoshi Saito
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Tadashi Nakayama Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Two Horses 1963
By Tadashi Nakayama
Located in Studio City, CA
This wonderfully designed, abstract work by esteemed Japanese printmaker Tadashi Nakayama. The
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

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Japanese Showa For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese showa for your home. Each Japanese showa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paper. Find 3750 options for an antique or vintage Japanese showa now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese showa — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese showa, those designed in mid-century modern, Art Deco and modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese showa over the years, but those crafted by Kiyoshi Saitō, Hiroshi Yoshida and Junichiro Sekino are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Showa?

Prices for a Japanese showa start at $29 and top out at $170,000 with the average selling for $900.