What is a Japanese temple used for?

A Japanese temple is used for prayer and worship. Most temples in Japan are Buddhist. Sites used for Shinto religious practices are known as jinja or shrines. You can find a range of Japanese art, furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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 Temple

Wood Shrine

Buddhist Beads

Edo Period Carved Wood

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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

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue

$1,995

Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs

Located in Studio City, CA

workmanship and detail are clearly masterly. The carvings are most likely from a Japanese temple interior

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs

$4,500

Carved Wood Gilt-Lacquered Seated Japanese Temple Shrine Buddha ‘Amida Nyorai’

Located in Studio City, CA

This truly beautiful and serene piece. Meticulously hand carved in fine detail. Gilded throughout. Seated in deep meditation with folded hands and flowing robes. We are listi...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood

Carved Wood Gilt-Lacquered Seated Japanese Temple Shrine Buddha ‘Amida Nyorai’

$1,247

Japanese Temple and Shrine Antique Wood Carving / Cloud Design / Wabi-Sabi Art

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Temple and Shrine Antique Wood Carving / Cloud Design / Wabi-Sabi Art

$1,200

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly magnificent and special work - this beautiful and exceptionally long string of Japanese

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

$1,250

Hiroshi Yoshida Sealed Framed Japanese Color Woodblock Print Temple in the Woods

By Hiroshi Yoshida

Located in Studio City, CA

titled "Temple In The Woods" by one of Japan's finest 20th-century artists and one of, if not the

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Hiroshi Yoshida Sealed Framed Japanese Color Woodblock Print Temple in the Woods

$1,245

Early 20th Century Japanese Temple Style Box

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a lovely early 20th century Japanese temple style box. Made of rosewood and red

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Japanese Temple Style Box

$340

Japanese Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates Pleasing Sound

Located in South Burlington, VT

indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasured Japanese temple bell ! This is a superb, finely

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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates Pleasing Sound

$40

Old Japanese wooden large rosary / [Hyakumanben] / Temple equipment

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

who are interested in Japanese culture or are looking for a unique interior item. Size: Diameter of

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

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Wood

Old Japanese wooden large rosary / [Hyakumanben] / Temple equipment

$1,200

Old Japanese fan-shaped drum/Temple equipment/Wall ornament

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a drum used in Japanese temples to recite sutras. This is not a tool used in all Buddhism

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20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Art

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Wood

Old Japanese fan-shaped drum/Temple equipment/Wall ornament

$800

Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Temple Lion Figures

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of Japanese carved wooden temple figures in the form of lions seated in traditional pose

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Temple Lion Figures

$18,000

Antique Japanese Gilded Temple Flowers in Ceramic Vases

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Pair of Japanese ceramic vases containing 16 gilded and hand-carved lotus flowers from a Buddhist

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Gilded Temple Flowers in Ceramic Vases

$4,000

Japanese Vintage Old Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Striker

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese temple bell ! This is a superb solid bronze heavy casting of a wonderful old bell bonsho. This

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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Vintage Old Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Striker

$299

Japanese Fine Antique Meditation Temple Bell Pleasing Soothing Resonance

Located in South Burlington, VT

temples and private Shrines in Japan. This is an old and large one. It comes complete with cushion

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Taisho Vases

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Bronze

Japanese Fine Antique Meditation Temple Bell Pleasing Soothing Resonance

$595

Japanese Vintage Old Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Striker

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese temple bell ! This is a superb solid bronze heavy casting of a wonderful old bell bonsho. This

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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Vintage Old Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Striker

$299

Japanese Antique Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Original Striker

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese temple bell. Its sound is mesmerizing and is guaranteed to please you. This hand cast bronze

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Antique Hand Cast Temple Bell Resonates with Original Striker

$495

Temple Bell from Japan, Beautiful Resonating Sound Meditate, Dinnertime, Gifts

Located in South Burlington, VT

A very nice complete mid-20th century bronze temple meditation bell set from Japan with handmade

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Late 20th Century Japanese More Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Temple Bell from Japan, Beautiful Resonating Sound Meditate, Dinnertime, Gifts

$100

Antique Japanese Painted and Gilded Temple Flowers in Bronze Vases

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A pair of exceptional Japanese bronze temple vases, each containing thirteen hand carved and

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Painted and Gilded Temple Flowers in Bronze Vases

$6,750

Decorative Carvings of Japanese Temple Architecture / Wooden Carvings of Peony

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

of shrines and temples. I think it was made from the late Edo period to the Meiji period. Such

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Decorative Carvings of Japanese Temple Architecture / Wooden Carvings of Peony

$900

Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

800 handcrafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter "Guru bead" and strung on

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century

$1,500

Japanese Zen Temple Bells Group Serene Metaphysical Resonating Sounds Delight

Located in South Burlington, VT

From Japan, a very soothing collection of three (3) graduated small to large-scale mid-20th century

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Zen Temple Bells Group Serene Metaphysical Resonating Sounds Delight

$595

Japan Antique Large Cast Bronze Meditation Temple Bell Serene Sound

Located in South Burlington, VT

An authentic Japanese antique 19th century treasure to accompany you in meditation, reflection and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japan Antique Large Cast Bronze Meditation Temple Bell Serene Sound

$2,850

Japan Temple Bell Great Resonating Sound Ideal for Meditation, Gifts, More

Located in South Burlington, VT

A very nice complete mid-20th century bronze temple meditation bell set from Japan with handmade

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Late 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Japan Temple Bell Great Resonating Sound Ideal for Meditation, Gifts, More

$85

Japanese lacquered wooden antique display stand/temple small stand/Edo/1800s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an exhibition stand used in temples around Oita Prefecture, Japan. Basically, it is a stand

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cypress

Japanese lacquered wooden antique display stand/temple small stand/Edo/1800s

$1,200

Japan Large Antique Temple Bell- Serene Resonating Sound Will Please You

Located in South Burlington, VT

From Japan comes this beautiful authentic antique hand-hammered and wrought bronze temple bell- a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Japan Large Antique Temple Bell- Serene Resonating Sound Will Please You

$1,950

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Drum Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese antique temple find from early Meiji period, 19th century! A large hand carved hand

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Drum Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo

$595

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted natural wooden Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of wood

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

$495

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly magnificent and special work - this nearly 20-foot long string of Japanese hand-crafted

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

$1,450

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Bell Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese antique temple find from the Meiji period, 19th century A large hand carved hand

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Bell Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo

$80

Japanese Rare Antique Pair Temple Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquets, Edo Period 19thc

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a rare find Antique Original Japanese Pair (2) temple altar

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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Rare Antique Pair Temple Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquets, Edo Period 19thc

$3,500

Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly magnificent and special work - this beautiful and exceptionally long string of Japanese

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

$1,450

19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquer Black gilding Meiji

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Small Japanese temple cabinet in black lacquer with gilding. Decorated with birds and Asian

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquer Black gilding Meiji

$648

Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Fish Ocean 19th Cent

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese Temple. The hand painted scene

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood

Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Fish Ocean 19th Cent

$795

Japanese Antique "Double Bird" Hand Cast Shinto Temple Bell with Rope Handle

Located in South Burlington, VT

A one-of-a-kind from our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. First we have seen. This is an

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique "Double Bird" Hand Cast Shinto Temple Bell with Rope Handle

$748

Japaneses pair of Golden metal Lotus Flowers in Temple black lacquered vases

By Dynasty Transorient

Located in Valladolid, ES

Spectacular pair of temple vases filled with golden lotus flowers. This set is called "Jyôka" and

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Japaneses pair of Golden metal Lotus Flowers in Temple black lacquered vases

$997

Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeously designed and ornamented, well-crafted Japanese Nichiren Shu Buddhist traveling Zushi

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar

$1,595

Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly magnificent and special work - this exceptionally long string of Japanese hand-crafted

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

$1,995

Pair of Rare Votive Inari Shinto Temple Foxes, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan

Located in London, GB

A superb pair of minimally carved, abstracted votive wood fox dolls, the messengers of God based on

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Rare Votive Inari Shinto Temple Foxes, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan

$3,031

Kiyoshi Saito Wood Block Print of Nanzen-Ji Kyoto Temple, 1963

By Kiyoshi Saitō

Located in Washington, DC

Woodblock print by master artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). Signed and dated 1963 and hand numbered 46/100. Print is titled "Nanzen-ji Kyoto". Good color and impression. Condition is...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Wood Block Print of Nanzen-Ji Kyoto Temple, 1963

$1,850

Antique Large Hand Crafted Hand Painted Satsuma Vase w. Temple Lion Handles

Located in Lisse, NL

vase is not only handcrafted to perfection, it was then also intricately hand-painted and two temple

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Large Hand Crafted Hand Painted Satsuma Vase w. Temple Lion Handles

$1,982

Large Japanese Carved Wood Temple Mask of Tengu

Located in Seattle, WA

Large Temple mask of {Tengu} the Japanese slayer of Vanity. Tengu 天狗 are mountain and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Masks

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Carved Wood Temple Mask of Tengu

$6,400

Antique Japanese Temple Altar Roof

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Main body of piece painted wood with etched bronze covered curls each corner and roundel detail

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Early 20th Century Japanese Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Temple Altar Roof

$2,500

Japanese Traveling Shrine Zushi Buddhism Temple

Located in Sarasota, FL

This travel shrine Buddhism temple having gold leaf, hand carved and hand painted very delicately

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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

Japanese Traveling Shrine Zushi Buddhism Temple

$879

Pair of Antique Carved Wood Temple Ornaments

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Antique Carved Wood Temple Ornaments - Japanese MEIJI period

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Antique 1860s Japanese Decorative Art

Pair of Antique Carved Wood Temple Ornaments

$975

19th Century Pair of Temple Lotus Flowers in Golden Lacquer Wood with Vases

Located in Paris, FR

A set of 16 gold lacquered lotus buddhist flowers. Lotus leaves and flowers at this type symbolize the various stage of life. Vases included. Varying height and length.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Pair of Temple Lotus Flowers in Golden Lacquer Wood with Vases

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Japanese Wood Temple For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese wood temple for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every Japanese wood temple was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese wood temple — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese wood temple, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Kiyoshi Saitō each produced at least one beautiful Japanese wood temple that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Wood Temple?

Prices for a Japanese wood temple can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $85 and can go as high as $1,200,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.

Questions About Japanese Wood Temple

What is a Japanese temple used for?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A Japanese temple is used for prayer and worship. Most temples in Japan are Buddhist. Sites used for Shinto religious practices are known as jinja or shrines. You can find a range of Japanese art, furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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.

Symbols of Happiness and Rebirth Adorn This Japanese Satsuma Bowl

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