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Japanese antique Wood Carving large Maneki Neko 1900s-1940s/Beckoning Cat mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
early Showa period (1900s-1940s). The material is zelkova. It has been popular in Japan for a long time
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Japanese Old Wood Carving Maneki Neko 1940s-1970s/Beckoning Cat Animal Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a Japanese old wood carving beckoning cat. It is an item from 1940s to 1970s. In Japan
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Japanese old iron bowl 1900s-1940s/antique steel plate object wabisabi art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese iron bowl. It is an item from the early Showa period. (1900s-1940s) The thick
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Iron

Japanese Antique Primitive Two-tier Exhibition Stand 1900s-1940s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a primitive style two-tier display stand made in Japan. This piece of furniture was made in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Pine

Japanese Antique Aluminum Large Glove Mold 1920s-1940s/Figurine Object Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese rubber glove mold. Made of aluminum. This item is from the early Showa
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Aluminum

Japanese Antique Cabinet 1900s-1940s / Shoe Cabinet Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old wooden cabinet made in Japan during the early Shōwa period (1900s–1940s). Crafted
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Tin

Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1900s-1940s / Side Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese primitive-style low table, believed to have been crafted in the early Showa
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Japanese Antique Large Low Board 1900s-1940s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old lowboard made in Japan. It was made during the Showa period (1900s-1940s) and is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Huge Copper Bowl 1900s-1940s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old and huge Japanese copper bowl. This item is from the Meiji period (1900s-1940s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Copper

Mid Century Japanese Terracotta Haniwa Warrior Sculptures, 1940s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Japanese haniwa circle of clay terracotta warriors. Used as ritual and burial funerary objects.
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20th Century Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Terracotta

Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Stool Display Stand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style side chair, crafted sometime between the 1940s and 1960s in
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1940s Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Japanese Old Iron Ball 1940s-1970s/Figurine Steel Object Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese iron ball. The age is Showa period. It has a beautiful rusty texture
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Iron

Japanese Old Tree Root Stand 1900s-1940s/Antique Object Natural Wood Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A display stand made of old Japanese natural wood. The age is unknown, but it is quite old. Over
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for
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1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Tin

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Stool 1900s-1940s / Stump Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese stump stool. It is from the early Showa period (1900s to 1940s). It is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Side Table Carved from a Single Block 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese side table, believed to have been crafted in the early Showa period (1900s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

1940 s 20 X 120 Nikon Binoculars
By Nikon
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Nikon 20 X 120 marine binoculars. Set on a period, extendable oak and polished metal stand. 20X magnification with 120mm objective lenses. Paint stripped and metal polished...
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1940s Japanese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Metal

Japanese Huge Tin-Plated Door 1900s-1940s / Low Table Wall Decoration Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a huge tin-clad sliding door made in Japan. This fixture was made in the early Showa period
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Tin

Japanese Art Deco Lusterware Vase Floral with Gold Accent, circa 1930s-1940s
Located in Topeka, KS
of porcelain, circa 1930s-1940s. This is an awesome example of the made in Japan lusterware from
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Porcelain

Japanese Old Primitive Black Stool 1940s-1960s / Modern Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese stool, crafted in the early Showa period (1940s–1960s). It is believed to
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1940s Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Wood

Japanese Vintage Steel Hanger Rack 1920s-1940s/Store Fixtures Antique Coat Rack
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old medical fixture used in an old hospital in Japan. Made of iron and brass. (The hook
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Steel

Japanese Antique Side Chair or Display Stand 1900s-1940s / Wabi Sabi Stool
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive style side stool or display stand. It was made in the early Showa
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Walnut

Toshikane Seven Lucky Gods Bracelet. Porcelain and Silver. 1940 s.
Located in University City, MO
name on the original box they were sold in. The hallmarks present here are typical of 1940's Toshikane
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Sterling Silver

Toshikane Seven Lucky Gods Bracelet. Porcelain and Silver. 1940 s.
Located in University City, MO
name on the original box they were sold in. The hallmarks present here are typical of 1940's Toshikane
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Sterling Silver

1940S Black Silk Hand Embroidered Japanese Kimono Skirt
Located in New York, NY
1940S Black Silk Hand Embroidered Japanese Kimono Skirt
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1940s Vintage 1940s Japanese

Vintage Japanese Silk Kimono
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A stunning Japanese circa 1930s-1940s kimono with amazing embroidery and handiwork.
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1940s Japanese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Silk

Japanese Toshikane Ari 7 Lucky Gods 18 Karat Gold Porcelain Bracelet circa 1940s
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Antique Japanese Toshikane 7 lucky Gods 18k gold, porcelain bracelet circa 1940's Seven Lucky Gods
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1940s Japanese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Japanese

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18k Gold

Oak Colette Gueden Japanese Style Credenza Sideboard 1940s
By Colette Gueden
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare early midcentury sideboard by Colette Gueden. Made in France after the World War II around 1947/1948. Wonderful Oak wood. Stunning piece! Reduced design made with highest...
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1940s French Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Brass

1940s Cape made from Antique Japanese Fabric with Dragons
Located in New York, NY
1940s Cape made from Antique Japanese Fabric with Dragons
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1940s Vintage 1940s Japanese

Extraordinary Vintage Japanese Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary vintage Japanese Kimono, circa 1940s. Silk with hand-painted and embroidered
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Silk

Japanese Torii and Crane Pin in Enamel circa 1940s with Blues Reds and Golds
Located in Berkeley, CA
Nostalgic cranes fly over a red torii gate into the great ocean. Antique enamel reds, blue and golds express classical and artistic expression in this nature scene pin. It has the tr...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Artist Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Brass

Pagoda at Nara in Winter, 1940s-1950s Japanese Woodblock Print by Koyo Omura
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Koyo Omura (Japanese, 1891 - 1983) Signed: Lower, Right Pagoda at Nara in Winter, c. 1940s
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Mid-20th Century Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Woodcut

Japanese Iron Abstract Signed Fish Vase or Incense Burner
Located in San Diego, CA
. Japan. 1940s.
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1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Iron

Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Lamps
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of elegant porcelain lamps from Japan. Circa 1940s - 1950s. A glossy white vase. Adorned by
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Porcelain, Wood

Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Lamps
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of elegant porcelain lamps from Japan. Circa 1940s - 1950s. A glossy white vase. Adorned by
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Porcelain, Wood

1940 s WW2 Nikon 15 x 80 4 degree Naval Binocular - Bronze c/w Original Box
By Nikon
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
in 1943 these are a classic pair of wartime battleship binoculars predominantly used by the Japanese
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1940s Japanese Industrial Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Aluminum, Brass, Bronze

Shipping costJapanese Old Pottery Dog 1940s-1960s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese ceramic dog. It is a figurine from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Pottery

"Walking Bear" Vintage, Wind-Up Toy Occupied, Japan, circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
1940s manufacture and Japanese origin and authenticity. Watch out for later repros of this toy; should
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1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Fabric

Circa 1940s Mikimoto Pearl and Diamond Ring in 14K White Gold
By Mikimoto
Located in Hicksville, NY
Circa: 1940s Metal Type: 14k white gold Weight: 3.0 grams Size: US 5, resizable Diamond Details
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1940s Japanese Retro Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Diamond, Pearl, White Gold

Fine Nephrite Ring Rose Gold, circa 1940s
Located in Northampton, MA
just about as superb a Retro-era nephrite ring as one could ever hope to find. Created in the 1940s
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1940s Japanese Retro Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Jade, 14k Gold

1940s Rayon Floral Print Reversible Kimono in Purple and Cream
Located in Gresham, OR
A beautiful 1940s/50s "Made in Japan" beautifully fluid rayon kimono: reversible to purple or cream
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

Vintage Paul Frankl Design Bamboo Six Band Chair, Ottoman Sofa, 1930s -1940s
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. Origin: Japan. Mid-Century Modern. Rattan in good original condition. Vintage Upholstery. Needs some
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Upholstery, Rattan

Gorgeous 1940s Vintage Purple Velvet Coat with Glass Buttons + Matching Belt
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous vintage 1940s coat with clear glass buttons and a matching belt. Hand stitching throughout
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

1940s Burnt Orange Raw Silk Spring Kimono W/ Embroidered Daisies Beaded Belt
Located in Gresham, OR
A beautiful 1940s burnt orange raw silk spring kimono with traditional contrasting silk lining
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

Nude Pin up Ceramic Deck Aces Card Ashtray Club Ashtray by Stafford Japan
By Stafford
Located in Toronto, CA
Vintage Club Nude Ashtray made by Stafford in Japan during the 1940s. Featuring a charming pinup
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1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Ceramic

Mid Century Anglo-Japanese Style Bamboo Framed Side Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Mid-Century Anglo-Japanese Style Bamboo Framed Side Cabinet, circa 1940s, combines the
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Mid-20th Century Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Bamboo

1940S Mint Green Hand Embroidered Rayon Blend Kimono With Antique Patina
Located in New York, NY
1940s Rayon Kimono With Japanese
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1940s Vintage 1940s Japanese

Vintage KOWA Aluminum Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Nice 1940s aluminum trunk Made in Japan by KOWA. This example is in good, original condition
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Dordogne Chairs for Robert Sentou, France, circa 1950
By Robert Sentou, Charlotte Perriand
Located in London, GB
her aesthetic shifted from metal to using wood and cane, inspired by travels to Japan in the 1940s
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Pine, Straw

1940 s Japanese Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
1940's Japanese Screen
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

Sculptural 1940s Japanese Modern Bronze Vase
Located in Washington, DC
Sculptural 1940s Japanese modern bronze vase.
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

A 1940 s Japanese Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A 1940's Japanese Ceramic Table Lamp
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1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Japanese

Pair of 1940 s Japanese Pewter Table Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
a very beautiful pair of 1940's Japanese lamps in dark grey pewter. flared bases with an incised
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

Swanee River 1940s Japanese B3 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940s Japanese B3 poster for the first Japanese theatrical release of the film ‘Swanee
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Paper

This Above All 1940s Japanese Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940s Japanese poster for the first Japanese theatrical release of the film This Above All
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Paper

Black Narcissus 1940s Japanese B2 Film Poster
By Hisamitsu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940s Japanese B2 poster by Hisamitsu Noguchi for the first Japanese theatrical release of
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Paper

Ivan the Terrible, Part I 1940s Japanese B3 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940s Japanese B3 poster for the film Ivan the Terrible, Part I (Ivan Groznyy) directed by
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1940s Japanese Vintage 1940s Japanese

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Paper

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Vintage 1940s Japanese For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage 1940s Japanese is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct vintage 1940s Japanese — often made from fabric, silk and metal — can elevate any home. Vintage 1940s Japanese have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage 1940s Japanese to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art and Industrial vintage 1940s Japanese are of considerable interest. Many vintage 1940s Japanese are appealing in their simplicity, but antique textiles galleries, Atelier Lam and Takashimaya produced popular vintage 1940s Japanese that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage 1940s Japanese?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $733, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $29,668 highest priced.
Questions About Vintage 1940s Japanese
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.