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Style: Taisho
Japanese Antique Classic Pagoda Roof Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Classic Japanese Garden Lantern
This beautifully hand-cast lantern sculpture in a classic Japanese form, would make an exceptional visual statement and substantial conversational c...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Special Antique Pair Bronze Garden Rabbits, Mint And Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare "Signed" Pair Rabbits From Old Japan
Fine quality hand cast rabbits signed with their original Japanese artist makers label on bottom
This is a pair (2) of solid hand cast eff...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japan Tall Antique Hand Crafted Inari Fox Kitsune With Glass Eyes Inari Shrine
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique shinto shrine ceramic Inari fox guardian and Shinto Kami (god).
Rare glass eyes and remnant red (mouth) and white paint on its base still present and it holds the ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery, Glass
Japan Fine Antique Bronze Table Lamp With Writhing Dragon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a Fine jumbo sized 13" antique heavy hand cast bronze round lantern with exquisite details from the early Taisho period- one of the finest we have handled in over ten years. ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Rare Antique Red Kurama Stone Spirit Lantern, One-of-a-Kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
Best In Class
Please view our video.
From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels.
This unusual hard to find old Japanese red kurama stone lantern is known as an Obakedouro "Spirit lantern...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$26,600 Sale Price
24% Off
Japanese Fine Hand Carved two-legged Stone Lantern Kotoji , Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
Call or message us to reserve
Please see our video.
For your special garden
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your outdoor garden space with this rare and unusual lanter...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Big Antique Blue And White Hand-Painted Good Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a rare large-scale and lovely hand-painted blue and white ceramic Maneki Neko good fortune money cat.
It is from the Arita/ imari kilns and dates to the early 20th century.
Notice the intricate detailed blue painting on white porcelain of this cat's eyes, body, necklace, and tail.
Dimensions: Big 15.5 inches tall and 7inches wide.
This comes from a very fine Kyoto area collection.
Handsome hand painted blue detail replete with a necklace with bells and bows.
Old original patina from appropriate age.
An earlier work of art that is hard to find in this size and quality.
Handmade and hand-painted.
Only one.
History:
The Maneki-Neko (Japanese literally -beckoning cat) - is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In Modern Times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. Wooden examples are few and far between. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in—often at the entrance of—shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
52% Off
Japanese Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lantern Beautiful Details 30 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Wouldn't this antique garden stone lantern look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ?
Just acquired, our Japan "Arts & Crafts" antique stone pathway lanter...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Path Lanterns, 34 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese a handsome quality pair (2) "Sun And Moon" Arts And Crafts Pathway Stone Lanterns, 34" High With original patina and layers of garden lichen.
Wouldn't these antique gar...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Monumental Tall Antique Five Elements Stone Pagoda, 150 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Garden Pagoda Lantern - A Best In Class
A spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements destined for a fine garden.
Please view our video.
This Japanese monumental antique stone pagoda lantern is about four meters or 150” tall. It is hand carved from solid granite from the early Taisho period circa 1920. The sculpture spiritually represents our five earthly and celestial elements. And this pagoda lantern is similar to the taller example given by Sapporo, Japan to the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden (See Portland's Japanese Garden Pagoda...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Japan Tall Pair Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planters , 44 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique Pair (2) Tall Large Round Stone Bowls Planters On Stone Pedestals
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual pair of tall large round garden stone vesse...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Set of Two Excellent Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an excellent pair/set of two (2) shoji "Birds and Dragonfly" bamboo doors or screens recently acquired from a Japanese private collector. The hand carved boards are artisti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Fine Old Stone Seated Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
A wonderful small stone seated Buddha with beautiful lichen patina
Good garden candidate
.In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known as Jizō, or respectfully as Ojizō-sama, is one of the most lo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$950 Sale Price
36% Off
Japan Old Original Ikebana Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent garden acquisitions in original natural condition
Hard to find example complete with original suspension loop and working door.
Heavy hand cast iron "Ikebana flower" incised panel form lantern with distinctive "12 petal" top.
An attractive and sturdy antique lantern with a distinct eastern thematic "ikebana flower" motif carved into five firebox side panels. The startling sinewy plant motif strongly suggest Asian ikebana. The round tops were cleverly designed with 12 flower petals.
Fine original used garden condition with an attractive natural patina appropriate to age- just the way we like to find them.
Heavy quality capable of handling inclement weather conditions.
An unusual opportunity to own a rare original authentic example in an attractive hard to find style
Quality: excellent craftsmanship and high quality heavy construction by specialized lantern artisans. Suspension handle is easily removeable if you prefer to place your lanterns on your surface of choice.
Only one.
Dimensions: 13 inches tall to top of suspension handle and 6.25 inches diameter
Provenance: Old garden collection. Please enjoy our photo of an inspirational themed Japanese 19th century Ikebana woodblock print from an original Ikebana book...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$192 Sale Price
61% Off
Japan Antique "Peach” Temple Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Historic Stone Peach Lantern
Hand carved from early 20th century
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Japan, an early tall hand carved Peach motif lantern “Momo” stone, 55 inches high and 23 in...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,600 Sale Price
57% Off
Japan Classic Antique 12 Signs Zodiac Stone Lantern, 96 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Zodiac Lantern- special find
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An elusive tall Zodiac antique 96 inch (8 Feet) stone lantern depicting the 12 signs of zodiac
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Japan Huge Antique Pair Quail Sculptures Hand-Carved Red Lacquered
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Pair (2) Quails In A Monumental Size
Japan, a fine huge pair (2) of antique quail sculpture hand-carved and red lacquered, Taisho period.
Fine...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
63% Off
Japanese Tall Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lanterns, 36 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pair (2) Attractive Pathway Stone Lanterns
Wouldn't these antique garden stone lanterns look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ?
Attractive antique pet...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Huge Antique Stone Pagoda Lantern 180 Inches- Exceptional Garden Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto garden- impressive garden Sculpture, 15 Feet Tall
Message or Call us for details or to reserve...
For the finest garden- a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements.
Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda tower that is nearly five meters , about 180” tall,
hand carved from solid granite, Taisho period circa 1920s, and a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements.
This pagoda rivals a similar example given by Sapporo, Japan to the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden (See Portland's Japanese Garden Pagoda...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
$76,000 Sale Price
39% Off
Japan Joyful Ebisu -Carved Garden Stone Effigy of God of Prosperity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an old early 20th century hand-carved stone image of a "Joyfuil Ebisu" one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 192...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$500 Sale Price
41% Off
Japan Tall Hand-Carved Garden Stone Effigy of Smiling Ebisu God of Prosperity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an old early 20th century tall hand-carved stone image of Ebisu one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 1920. He sits upon an outcrop wearing his notable pointed hat and clutching his prize fish. Attractive lichen patina.
This image was hand-carved in mingei Folk Art style for a special garden. It i would make eye appealing decor in your garden or home and maybe bring you greater prosperity too.
hand-carved. One-of-a-kind, 11.5" tall and 7.5" wide.
Only one.
Accompanied by our Schneible Fine Arts LLC...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Beautiful Antique Unique Stone Water Basin And Planter
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Find
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual large garden stone vessel in the form of a delightful sculpture- totally repurposed as an elegant water b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$1,100 Sale Price
61% Off
Japanese Rare Tall Antique Stone Buddha Shakyamuni Dated 1853, 27 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
A good antique, 19th century (1863) granite stone Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture perched upon a square base.
Signed lower Kanji front: Kaei 6 ( 1853) March 6.
Good gar...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lantern Beautiful Details 33 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Wouldn't this antique garden stone lantern look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ?
Just acquired, our Japan stone "Arts & Crafts" antique stone pathway ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Tall Antique Garden Stone Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni 25", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
An old early 20th century granite stone "Crowned" Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture with staff and "Hoju" the wish granting jewel in her left hand, the whole perched upon...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Pair Big Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planters Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Great Pair (2) Of Large Round Stone Bowls/Planters
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual pair of large round garden stone vessels with inset carved handl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$1,600 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Japan Antique Large Blue Bronze Bell With Pleasing Sound 20"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Large Blue Patinated Bronze Temple Bell With A Resonating Sound
For your meditation , or special garden display comes this handsome 20 inch tall bronze bell. Its original ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan antique handmade, hand carved temple low writing table finished in red and black lacquer - signed.
A beautiful simple master work from an old private Japanese collection. Cr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$680 Sale Price
54% Off
Japanese Old Memorial Stone Seated Buddha, 18 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Simple Memorial Buddha
A single stone seated Buddha in meditation and who complacently sits with Kanj engraved to each side of this sculpture
Good garden candidate
.In Japan, Kṣi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Decoys with old Japanese paper attached/Bird ornaments/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce an old Japanese figurine covered with paper.
This is probably a duck figurine that was originally made as a decoy.
Decoys are not only found in Northern Eur...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair Japanese Bronze Dragonfish, Shachihoko, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful pair of Japanese bronze sculptures of dragonfish, shachihoko, Taisho period, circa 1920, Japan.
The pair of bronze shachihoko heavily cast with a good sense of motion. Th...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Tall Antique Stone Buddha Shakyamuni 27 Inches And Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A very old Taisho period early 20th century granite stone Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture perched upon a square base.
Signed front left with named patron: hidaka shig...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Rare Early Bronze Folk Art Figure Kappa, circa 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful, unusual and possibly unique antique hand cast bronze "Kappa" (child protector) sculptor complete with a separately formed bronze pair of 3.5 inch long cucumbers- a kappa's favorite snack food.
Kappas are playful water spirits from Japanese folklore associated with rivers and traditional tales.
Signed
An incised artist signature “Bunraku” on base. "Bunraku" is associated with Japanese puppet play and performance,
Kappa Bring Good Fortune
Japanese Kappa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$995 Sale Price / set
81% Off
An Amusing Japanese Netsuke in the Form of an Octopus, Taisho Period (1912-1925)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The hand carved & stained boxwood netsuke deftly rendered in the form of an octopus with somewhat anthropomorphic features, showing black stained eyes & furrowed brow effecting an am...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
Japan Rare Tall Antique “Oribe” Granite Lantern , Hand Carved 84 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Tall Size, 84" High
Please view our video.
Call or message us to reserve this rare and tall lantern as it is one-of-a-kind
A Japanese “Oribe” granite stone lantern with wonde...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Japanese Tall Antique Stone Meditation Buddha Shakyamuni 26 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive and old Meiji Stone Buddha in a sutra of meditation - with a memorial inscription.
Pretty face. Pretty sculpture.
Good garden candidate
In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
Japanese bamboo sculpture of a seated toad realised in the rhizome
Located in PARIS, FR
Bamboo sitting toad. The node of the wood is used as the base of the statuette.
The toad and the frog, referred to by the same term in Japanese (kaeru) are associated with good luck...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Yakusugi Burl Sculpture / Natural Abstract Form Object
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old abstract sculpture made from Yakusugi burl, a sacred and highly prized wood native to Japan.
Yakusugi refers to ancient Japanese cedar trees that grow on Yakushima Isl...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japan Large Old Mountain Boulder Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and large natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from a natural granite mountain boulder and sourced from...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful find from our acquisitions trip to Japan.
We were fortunate to find this Art Deco period pair (2) matching hand-carved, hand red lacquered and gilt embellished temple wooden benches. The white elephant bench and matching shi-shi komainu temple lion both originally came from a temple near Kobe. Quite sturdy, they may have been entry sitting or shoe changing benches...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
$3,920 Sale Price / set
76% Off
Japanese Precious "Shikoku" Blue Stone Water Basin Tsukubai Finest Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
Precious Natural Shikoku - Mesmerizing Blue Stone Basin Tsukubai
Japan, a large, handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$6,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Japanese Tall Antique Stone Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni 19 Inches Original Paint
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive and very old Meiji period early 20th century granite stone "Crowned" Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture with staff and "Hoju" the wish granting jewel in her...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$1,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Gem Antique Gilt Bronze Kanon Guanyin Signed Shohei
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine and elegant antique Kanon Guan Yin standing in a classic compassionate mudra- a superb work of art cast in solid bronze with original traces of old gold gilding.
Signe...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
50% Off
Japanese Precious Burl Wood Display Stand Fine Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
Precious Natural and exquisite Burl Wood "shikiita" display stand embodies the traditional Japanese appreciation for natural beauty and craftsmanship. Made from high-quality burl woo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Burl
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Carp, Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Japanese cast bronze okimono of a swimming carp, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), early 20th century, Japan.
The graceful fish portrayed realistically in motion, as if swimmi...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Taisho sculptures and carvings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Taisho sculptures and carvings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures and carvings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, building and garden elements, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Taisho sculptures and carvings made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures and carvings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,600.
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