What is Japanese wood carving?

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.

Japanese Wood Block

German Expressionist Woodcut

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American Shelves

Materials

Brass

Japanese Print Block cabinet, models 464 and 465 by Edward Wormley

$9,500

Still Life with Chrysanthemums, Japonism Signed George Binet, 1888

By George Binet

Located in Paris, FR

1851. From the 1860s, ukiyo-e, Japanese wood-block prints, became a source of inspiration for many

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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Still Life with Chrysanthemums, Japonism Signed George Binet, 1888

$4,618

Scorched bamboo corner cabinet from England c. 1890

Located in Houston, TX

nineteenth century England. The availability of imports from Japan including porcelain lacquerware and wood

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Antique 19th Century English Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo

Scorched bamboo corner cabinet from England c. 1890

$2,138

Pair of 18th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A lovely pair of early Japanese wood block prints in faux bamboo frames.

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Prints

Pair of 18th Century Framed Japanese Wood Block Prints

$450

Mid-Century Japanese Wood Block Print Postcard

Located in Seguin, TX

Mid-century Japanese woodblock print postcard. Scene is the Hot Springs at Jozankei Hokkaido

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Prints

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Japanese Wood Block Print Postcard

$39

Japanese Wood Block Print by, Hiroshige Ando-Signed

By Hiroshige

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

" inches. This vintage print was distributed by, Uchida Art Co. Ltd. in Kyoto Japan.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Prints

Materials

Archival Paper

Japanese Wood Block Print by, Hiroshige Ando-Signed

$225

Rooster or Cock

By Kaoru Kawano

Located in Raleigh, NC

Japanese wood block print of a rooster or cocktail in sosakuhanga. Signed in pencil lower right

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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Kaoru Kawano
Rooster or Cock, Ca. 1950s

$249

Vintage Wood Block Print, Wood Cut, Taizo Minagawa

Located in By Appointment Only, CA

which apparently stem out from his experience as a dyer. About the print. A later wood block print

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Late 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Vintage Wood Block Print, Wood Cut, Taizo Minagawa

$195

Embossed Wood Block Print "Trimming" 1969 by Kazumi Amano

By Kazumi Amano

Located in Papaikou, HI

Modern and abstract wood block art by a master of the Japanese art, signed in pencil and numbered

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Aluminum

Embossed Wood Block Print "Trimming" 1969 by Kazumi Amano

$395

Rain in Ginza, Tsuchiya Koitsu Wood Block, 1933 Nara on a Rainy Evening 1941

By Tsuchiya Koitsu

Located in Ajijic, Jalisco

These two wood blocks were done by Tsuchiya Koitsu, (1870-1949). He excelled in his Craft. The

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints

Rain in Ginza, Tsuchiya Koitsu Wood Block, 1933 Nara on a Rainy Evening 1941

$499

Eisen Shunga, Pair of Japanese Erotic Woodblock Prints

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful pair of Japanese Erotic wood block prints, circa mid-19th century. Later framed. Eisen

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Prints

Materials

Paper

Eisen Shunga, Pair of Japanese Erotic Woodblock Prints

$1,200

Three Framed Woodblock Prints of Japanese Geishas by Kiyoshi Saito

By Kiyoshi Saitō

Located in Houston, TX

movement, cut wood block pritns of ink on paper, whose art became successful and was widely accepted and

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints

Three Framed Woodblock Prints of Japanese Geishas by Kiyoshi Saito

$2,700

19th Century Mahogany Keepsake Box

Located in Culver City, CA

a light wood banding and Japanese block print paper lining.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Mahogany Keepsake Box

$495

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Japanese Wood Block For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese wood block you’re looking for. A Japanese wood block — often made from paper, wood and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese wood block — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Japanese wood block made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made Japanese wood block has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Kaoru Kawano, Kiyoshi Saitō and Paul Jacoulet are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Wood Block?

The average selling price for a Japanese wood block at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.

Questions About Japanese Wood Block

What is Japanese wood carving?
1 Answer
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.