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Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka at the beginning of the 17th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bronze Folk Art Kappa, circa 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese puppet play and performance,
Kappa Bring Good Fortune
Japanese Kappa are folk lore garden
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Bunraku Ningyo Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji period puppet for the traditional Bunraku ningyo joruri puppet theater. The piece
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
Bunraku puppet.
Signed and stamped within the image.
Would be a great addition to any Japanese art or
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
H 19.5 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
"Puppet Theater" Japanese Figurative Wood Block Print
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Houston, TX
Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 28.75 in W 34.75 in D 1 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
H 25.25 in W 32.25 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Oshie Pressed Textile Old Monk Framed Shadow Puppet Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, handcrafted work of a Japanese monk/ old man doll shadow puppet who appears to be
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Acrylic, Wood
Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet with structure in wood,
hand-carved wood, hand-painted wood
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Japanese Silk Brocade Oshie Art Geisha Puppet Dolls in Shadow Box Frame
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique set of 4 antique Japanese silk brocade "Oshie" art Showa puppet dolls. Elegantly displayed
Category
20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
H 20.5 in W 36.75 in D 2.25 in
Puppet Lamp in Brazilian Solid Wood
By Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
movements and positions. The dark version is charred using the Japanese technique Shou Sugi Ban.50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
By Junya Watanabe
Located in Hong Kong, NT
JUNYA WATANABE MAN EYE 2015 grey cotton red plaid puppet patchwork polo shirt M
Reference: JSLE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collars
Woodblock Print of a Javanese Puppet on Blue Ground by Kiyoshi Saito, 1950s
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine woodblock print of a Javanese puppet in profile.
The imagery is a potent mixture of
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
H 20.75 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
Large Japanese Gilded Silk Brocade Framed Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
and green depicting a performer holding a beautiful Japanese "ningyo" or puppet. A traditional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
, Noh drama or puppet play, cinema sandwich men or contemporary Japanese writers. His word pictures are
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 '1880 version"
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1880 version, unframed.
About the artist
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu '奥村政信'
Located in Norton, MA
-zoshi novels and puppet theatre playbooks, notably three works also written by him that parodied Tale of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Woodblock Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1787-1832, unframed.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 '1880 version 2"
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1880 version 2, unframed.
About the artist
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 '1787-1832'
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1787-1832, unframed.
About the artist
Born
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900
By Awaji Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Awaji pottery was made on the Japanese island of the same name between 1830 and 1939. Most of the pieces
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
H 12.5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Kabuki Actor with Pine-Patterned Robe - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
Kabuki Actor with Pine-Patterned Robe - Japanese Woodblock Print
Finely detailed woodblock by
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 20 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in
Bunraku, James Rosenquist, abstract Japanese puppetry monochrome Pop Art
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
performances of Bunraku. Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppetry. Nearly life-sized, they are
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kabuki Actor in Water Lily Robe with Samurai Sword - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
Kabuki Actor in Water Lily Robe with Samurai Sword- Japanese Woodblock Print
Finely detailed
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 20 in W 14.38 in D 0.5 in
Junya Watanabe MAN Pear Print Shirt, Spring Summer 2019
By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Seattle, WA
puppet show Thunderbirds made everyone sit up and smile as Junya Watanabe’s models emerged onto the
Category
2010s Japanese Collars
19th century Edo period's Hanging scroll Samurai players and child dancer
Located in Chiba, JP
that makes a small puppet dance on a go-game-board). Painting on paper. Edo period, 19th century, Japan
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 42.91 in W 22.83 in D 0.98 in
Satsuma earthenware vase by kinkozan, Meiji period
By Kinkozan
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
the body of this small marvelous vase is painted with a scene of a puppet show vendor with his wood
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Delftsche Slaolie
By Jan Toorop
Located in Chicago, IL
unique style is a symbolic and mystic mixture of the Japanese shadow puppet influence and frenzied Art
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru - One of a Diptych Original Woodcut Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese Ukiyo-e print created between 1848 and 1854 by artist
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 18.5 in W 13.68 in D 0.38 in
A Sunny Day - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Dyeing Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
Japan: circa 1770.
Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Woodcut, Laid Paper
Castel - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
The farm - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
The Ship - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Drying Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining.
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese 1686 – 13
Category
Early 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Woodcut
Blue Light - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Arizona - Abstract Painting Yellow Blue Green Black Red White Brown Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Caraibes - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Blue Green Black White Brown Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
May - Large Abstract Oil Painting Red Blue Green Lilac Pink Yellow Black White
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 47.25 in W 51.19 in D 0.79 in
Kabukie - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1857
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Yatsuhachi motif and moves a puppet of the pretty Sakuramaru.
Signed: Toyokuni ga.
Publisher: Maruya
Category
1840s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 14.97 in W 9.65 in D 0.04 in
By the Ocean - Abstract Painting Yellow Blue Green Black Red White Brown Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Navy Blue - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Blue Green Black Red White Brown Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
South - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Red Blue Black White Brown
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Misaki Kawai Collage on Canvas circa 2005 "Spider Kiss"
By Misaki Kawai 1
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A whimsical collage/acrylic on canvas entitled "Spider Kiss" by a noted Japanese artist -Misaki
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Summer - Large Abstract Oil Painting Red Yellow Orange Blue Black White
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Deep Blue - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Harvest - Large Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Orange Blue Black White
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
August Heat - Large Abstract Oil Painting Red Yellow Orange Blue Black White
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Night Storm - Large Abstract Oil Painting Grey Blue Yellow Black White
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
arts etc. He has designed the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Warrior - Woodcut by Utagawa Toyokuni II - Late 19th Century
By Utagawa Toyokuni II
Located in Roma, IT
), and a mastery of the graphic tecnique, this masterpice, a specimen of the Japanese art, has not to be
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
No Reserve
H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
Saint Valentine Day - Abstract Oil Painting Colors Blue Orange Red Green Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
the costumes, puppets and scenery, of the puppet and drama theater, for over 35 performances at home
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Surrealist Watercolour and Mixed Media, "Ne Nastupit bui!" (Wouldn't Come!).
Located in Cotignac, FR
museums, as well as in private collections in the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil
H 33.08 in W 24.61 in D 0.79 in
Spirits in the Trees
By Gail Norfleet
Located in Dallas, TX
, “Stylistically the work combines the flat perspective of Japanese printmaking, the charged energy of abstract
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Monotype
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
at once French and Japanese. From the artnet website, a short biography on Mr. Riviere "Henri Rivière
Category
Early 20th Century French Prints
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29.75 in W 41 in D 0.75 in
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
background. The style is at once French and Japanese. From the artnet website, a short biography on Mr
Category
Early 20th Century French Prints
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29 in W 40.25 in D 0.75 in
Man with the Dragon - Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni I - 1800 ca
By Utagawa Toyokuni I
Located in Roma, IT
, this original modern print reports the signature of the author in japanese ideogramms at the higher
Category
Early 1800s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
H 13.19 in W 8.86 in D 0.04 in
Mid Century Modern Ink and Acrylic Abstract Painting, Light Green, Brown, White
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
a professional artist. During junior high he painted scenery for puppet shows of "Peter and the Wolf
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
H 19.75 in W 22.75 in D 0.75 in
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Japanese Puppet For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese puppet for your home. Each Japanese puppet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, fabric and wood. There are many kinds of the Japanese puppet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese puppet, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese puppet over the years, but those crafted by Junichiro Sekino, Kiyoshi Saitō and Ningyo Ken I are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Japanese Puppet?
The average selling price for a Japanese puppet at 1stDibs is $2,645, while they’re typically $399 on the low end and $22,000 for the highest priced.
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