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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 water
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

"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
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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 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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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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
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silk, Wood

Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet Sculpture
Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet Sculpture
H 30.32 in W 13.39 in D 13 in
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
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20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Fabric

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
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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
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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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Shirihiki Stool Solid Oakwood, Handcrafted in México
By FOAM
Located in Mexico City, MX
a piece of furniture used in the Bunraku, the traditional puppet theatre of Japan that started in
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2010s Mexican Modern Stools

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Oak

Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
By Ningyo Ken I 1
Located in Astoria, NY
A large Japanese puppet. This puppet was used as the hero in the play "Honcho Niju Shiko Jushu
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Late 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
Large Japanese Bunraku Puppet Signed
H 70.5 in W 25 in L 70.5 in
Japanese Edo Period Mingei Carved Wooden Dragon Puppet Head
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous Japanese mingei (Folk Art) carved pupped head in the form of a dragon. Edo period (1603
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Elm

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collars

Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird Hardcover Book 1973
Located in North Hollywood, CA
knights of the Orlando legend, the lovely shadow plays of Asia, the unique Bunraku puppets of Japan, and
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Books

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Paper

Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print of Puppet "Bunraku"
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print of a Japanese puppet is titled "Bunraku (4
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Osan, The Heroine in "Daikyoji Makashi goyomi"
By Saburosuke Okada
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-1725). Chikamatsu wrote first for Kabuki and then Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. He is sometimes
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1920s Prints and Multiples

Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
Created for Bunraku theatre, this Bunraku, known in Japan as a Ningyo Jorurui, depicts a samurai
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metallic Thread

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Paper

Junichiro Sekino Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Bunjuro Puppet Theater
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
A very lovely and limited woodblock print of the Bunjuro puppet theatre by the famous Japanese
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper, Textile

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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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.