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Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

Antique Japanese Temari Dance Doll 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
culturally rich decorative piece that highlights Japan’s traditional textile artistry and doll-making
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Paper

Vintage Japanese Temari Dance Doll 1990s
Antique Japanese Temari Dance Doll 1990s
$381
H 9.26 in W 4.73 in D 3.55 in
Japanese Diarist Doll in Glass Case - Silkscreen
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful silkscreen of Japanese diarist doll in glass case. Illegibly signed left corner, dated
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1980s Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Ink, Rice Paper

Japanese Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Framed Showa Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a regal Japanese samurai/warrior doll shadow puppet. Oshie
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Textile, Linen, Acrylic, Wood, Paper

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Japanese Samurai Yoroi Kabuto Doll Suit of Armour Figure Lacquer Box 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage set of Japanese samurai doll armor in orange and gold, designed to perch on the edge of the
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Metal

Japanese Museum Kimono Ningyo Dolls 100 Color Plates National Treasures
Located in South Burlington, VT
Interesting find from our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels. A remarkable museum boxed
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Vintage Japanese Lord or Warrior Doll, Figurine or Statue
Located in Plainview, NY
An exceptional vintage Japanese lord or warrior doll or statue handmade of pulled Abaca and rice
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Kokeshi Doll
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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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Vintage Paper Mache Doll Decorative Box, Made by I.W. Rice Co., Made in Japan
Located in Astoria, NY
Vintage Paper Mache doll decorative box, made by I.W. Rice & Co., made in Japan. Measures: 9
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a Japanese samurai/warrior doll shadow puppet. Oshie, which
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Textile, Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Awaji Doll, circa 1960
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Japanese Oshie Pressed Textile Samurai Warrior Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting, handcrafted work of a Japanese samurai/ warrior doll/ shadow puppet. Oshie
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper, Textile

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Three Triple Oban Japanese Print Doll Awaji
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
most important, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print is titled "Doll Awaji
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Japanese Vintage small white paper tiger Hariko papier-mache wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Vintage papier-mache / paper doll of White tiger, "Hariko no Tora" in Japanese - one of
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Late 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls R1999 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1999 re-release Japanese B2 poster for the 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
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1990s Japanese Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1970 Japanese B2 poster for . Fine condition, rolled. Please note: the size is stated in
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1970s Japanese Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

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1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid. The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
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Early 19th Century European Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Pewter

Plissé White Edition Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Textile

Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
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2010s Italian Modern Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Brass

Signed Gregory Crewdson “An Eclipse of Moths” Magnum Print, 2018
By Gregory Crewdson 1
Located in London, GB
For sale an original signed museum-quality Magnum/Aperture 6x6 photographic print by renowned American photographer, Gregory Crewdson. Titled 'Untitled production still from “An Ec...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Paper

Signed Gregory Crewdson “An Eclipse of Moths” Magnum Print, 2018
Signed Gregory Crewdson “An Eclipse of Moths” Magnum Print, 2018
$1,318 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.77 in W 14.77 in D 0.79 in
Fine 19th Century Italian Venetian Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Finely carved mid 19th century Italian giltwood open armchair of wide proportions in the Rococo manner. Italy, Venice Circa 1860. The asymmetrical scroll and leaf-carved top ra...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Silk, Giltwood

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...
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19th Century Italian Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Pine

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull 
Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull 
Cross Bones
$2,739
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Aluminum

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
$14,000 Sale Price
60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet was hand-crafted from solid oak, and features the unique molding designs of the region, creating a diamond shaped centerpiece on the cabinet d...
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1860s Belgian Renaissance Revival Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Bronze

19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet
$2,780
H 43 in W 47.5 in D 21 in
Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
By Guillaume Grohe
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional neo Renaissance bookcase forming desk. This monumental piece consists in a lower part forming drop-front desk supported by two pillars with drawers. The lateral parts eac...
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1860s French Renaissance Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Wood

Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
$810,146 Sale Price
20% Off
H 129.93 in W 118.12 in D 31.5 in
FINE ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN CLAW BALL BROWN LEATHER RESTORED CHESTERFIELD FOOTSTOOL
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather Victorian Chesterfield footstool with ...
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19th Century English Victorian Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Leather, Hardwood

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This monumental stone fountain canopy was made identical to the fountain of the Chateau of the Black Prince in Lormont. Dated from the 20th century, four columns with grooved barrels...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Stone

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
$140,584
H 257.09 in W 94.69 in D 94.69 in
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet is a masterpiece of the artisans around the environs of Paris who strove to follow the trends set by the court, in this instance...
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1870s French Napoleon III Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Brass

Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Oak

Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
$50,038
H 200.79 in W 120.08 in D 82.68 in
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry. The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Bronze

Japanese Samurai Figure Hinaningyo, Edo Period
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Antique samurai doll called Hinaningyo; Japan, late EDO period Praised at the Tang-no-sekku boys' festival on May 5th as a sign of bravery, embodying the heroes of legends.
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Textile, Wood

Japanese Samurai Figure Hinaningyo, Edo Period
Japanese Samurai Figure Hinaningyo, Edo Period
$2,697 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.85 in W 8.67 in D 9.06 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls

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Ceramic, Wood, Walnut

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Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of vintage Japanese paper dolls for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct vintage Japanese paper dolls — often made from paper, acrylic and ceramic — can elevate any home. Vintage Japanese paper dolls have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage Japanese paper dolls made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Hakone Manufacturer Japan and Junichiro Sekino each produced beautiful vintage Japanese paper dolls that are worth considering.

How Much are Vintage Japanese Paper Dolls?

Vintage Japanese paper dolls can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,750, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $2,000.