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Place of Origin: Japanese
Stacking Chair by Tendo Mokko, Japan, 1970s
By Tendo Mokko
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A chair that designed and manufactured by Tendo Mokko. This model had been manufactured and sold during 1974 to 1979. Designed to be stacked. Faux Leather and metal. A bar between th...
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1970s Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Japanese Antique Wooden Chair / 1912s-1926s / Japandi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden Japanese chair. Zelkova is used for both frames and sheets. The square form has a very simple impression. An iron rod is used to support the legs, which is a...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Side Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
By Kotobuki, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Invented in the United States in 1958, FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) is a new material that was widely introduced in public spaces such as Olympic stadiums, stadiums, and station wa...
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1960s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Acrylic

Pair of Arm Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko
By Akita Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
These are 60s-70s chairs designed by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokkou. The original stickers still exist. All frames are made of bent solid beech wood. Akita Mokkou has a history of o...
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1960s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of Armchairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
By Isamu Kenmochi, Kotobuki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
FRP manufacturing technology was introduced to Japan from America in 1954, as exemplified by the Charles & Ray Eames chairs of the 1950s. By making it possible to create free three-d...
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1970s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Acrylic

Tadao Ando Chair "TA001P Dream Chair", circa 2014, Japan
By Tadao Ando, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Chair in oak veneer, upholstered in leather with a small, relaxing neck pillow. Very decorative piece. Designed by Ando Tadao for Carl Hansen & Son. Numbered and Signe...
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2010s Other Japanese Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Side Chair with cushion by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
By Kotobuki, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Invented in the United States in 1958, FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) is a new material that was widely introduced in public spaces such as Olympic stadiums, stadiums, and station wa...
Category

1960s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Acrylic

Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tendo Mokko has long used outside furniture designers, which is unusual for Japanese manufacturers, and some of its products have been on sale for nearly half a century. The technolo...
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1970s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Pair of armchairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko, 1970s
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Pair of armchairs designed by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Woodworking in the 1970s. Condition is very good, with maker's labels on both armchairs. 4 sets will be sold.
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1970s Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Japanese Old Modern Chair Mid-Century 1940s-1960s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old modern chair made in Japan. The chair was manufactured between 1940s and 1960s. The seat is made of fiberglass and the legs are made of iron. It is characterized by i...
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1950s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Iron

Kosuga Woven Side Chair
By Kosuga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kosuga woven side chair, made in Japan for Hurricane Imports. This chair, features an oak frame and teak curved seat back. The chair has been newly woven paper cord. Two available. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Teak, Papercord, Oak

Chairs 3221 by Jenzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko, 1950s, set of 4
By Junzo Sakakura
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Set of four chairs, model 3221, envisioned in the 1950s by the Japanese designer and architect Junzo Sakakura, known for his collaboration with Le Corbusier. These chairs exude the s...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Beech

George Nakashima Style Japanese Studio Craft Solid Wood T-Chairs
By George Nakashima
Located in 神戸市, JP
Built utilizing traditional Japanese joinery and woodworking techniques, this chair made of solid Japanese Elm is robust, heavy, and built to last. Country of origin: Japan Mat...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood, Elm

Sing Sing Sing Chair by Shiro Kuramata for XO
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Naples, FL
Origin: Japan / France, Produced by XO - 1985 Chrome is in excellent condition
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

NY Folding Chair + Ottoman by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Japan. Freshly reupholstered with 1000 Denier Cordura fabric in yellow. Folds for easy transport. Price is for the set. Contact us if you'd like to purchase a single item.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural wood Chair glamping
By Zougei, Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Irritable person Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: zelkova. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

“Heron” Chair by Mitsumasa Sugasawa
By Tendo Mokko
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“Heron” chair designed by Mitsumasa Sugasawa for Tendo Mokko Japan. Made of bent laminated oak with rosewood inserts on legs and newly reupholstered in...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Oak

Kazuki Armchair by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in Carpi, IT
Kazuhide Takahama was born in Japan in 1930 and after completing his studies in Architecture in Tokyo he started working in Kazuo Fuioka’s studio. In 1957, he went to Italy to visit ...
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1960s Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

OKAZAKI CHAIR green & blue by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
OKAZAKI CHAIR was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 for Mindscape Museum in the city of Okazaki. Chair elements were kept to an absolute minimum in order to realize a form of outmos...
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2010s Post-Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Legless Floor Chair Japanese Modern Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Legless floor chair in the Japanese modern style. In tradition Japanese style, floor chair is set on traditional Tatami Igusa floor along with tabl...
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2010s Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

"AIPAG"/Japanese and German Modern Stacking Chairs/PAGHOLZ/PAGWOOD/Stock B
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stacking chair made of PAGWOOD, jointly developed with his PAGHOLZ in Germany and Aichi Co., Ltd. in Japan. It is commonly known as "AIPAG". PAGHOLZ is a wood compressi...
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Late 20th Century Showa Japanese Chairs

Materials

Iron

Sexy Relaxy
By Richard Hutten
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Produced by E&Y in Japan
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Chairs

Materials

Polyester

Set of 4 Chairs Model 3221 by Junzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko 1953
By Junzo Sakakura, Tendo Mokko
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Very rare model. Set of 4 chairs by Junzo Sakakura model 3221 edited by Tendo Mokko Model from 1953 Structure with four feet, one seat, and one backrest, all in beech Varnish is ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chairs

Materials

Beech

"AIPAG"/Japanese and German modern stacking chair/PAGHOLZ/PAGWOOD/Stock A
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
"AIPAG"/Japanese and German Modern Stacking Chairs/PAGHOLZ/PAGWOOD/Stock A This is a stacking chair made of PAGWOOD, jointly developed with his PAGHOLZ in Germany and Aichi Co., L...
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Late 20th Century Showa Japanese Chairs

Materials

Iron

Dining Chair N3221 Junzo Sakakura
By Daisaku Cho, Junzo Sakakura
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The dining chair N°3221 was designed by Junzo Sakakura Studio in 1953. Junzo Sakakura, who studied under Le Corbusier, wanted to design a chair that would suit Japanese interiors and lifestyle. One can easily see the inspiration with Jean Prouvé chairs...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Beech, Oak

Pair of Maruni Rope Lounge Chairs
By Maruni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Maruni rope lounge chairs, circa 1950s, Japan. The chairs feature an ebonized beech wood frame and are contrasted by their camel tension ro...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Rope, Beech

NY Folding Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Takeshi Nii, Japan, c. 1950's
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Deland, FL
A permanent part of the collection of MOMA, the ‘NY’ chair is a highly respected example of modern design. First produced in 1958 by Japanese designer Takeshi Nii, the layout of the ...
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1960s International Style Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange
By Kenzō Tange
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Set of four chairs, “Sumi Memorial Hall” by Kenzo Tange. Plywood, fabric and aluminium. Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan. Each with editor’s label under the seat with Japanese kanjis...
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1950s Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Rattan Rattan Lounge Chair by Isamu Kenmochi , Circa 1980s
By Yamakawa Rattan, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Rattan sofa designed by Isamu Kenmochi and manufactured by Yamakawa Rattan. Circa 1980s. No restorations or modifications have been made. The cushion is also original vintage condition.
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1980s Showa Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Rattan

Liberty & Co Chair, 1910s
Located in LELYSTAD, FL
Hand-carved side chair made in Japan around 1910 for Liberty&Co (United Kingdom) made of light wood. (feels like beechwood) This Arts & Crafts object is in a very good condition but ...
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1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Stainless Steel "Heap" Chair, Hokuto Ando and Toshiya Hayashi
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless steel "Heap" chair, Hokuto Ando Dimensions: 550 x 530 x 900cm Materials: Stainless steel May differ slightly from the picture, each chair is hand-sculpted and unique. ...
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2010s Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Postmodern Japanese EDO Chair by Kisho Kurokawa for PPM Corporation, 1980s
By Kisho Kurokawa
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This chair from the EDO series was designed by the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa in the 1980s and was manufactured by PPM Corporation, Tokyo. The design concept of the EDO serie...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid Century Studio Craft Japanese Hand Made Chair Reed Wood
By George Nakashima Studio
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century studio craft Japanese hand made chair slatted reed wood seat and seat back. Mostly all Japanese joints and nails. Magnificent patina. Very stur...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Reed, Hardwood

Maruni Mokko of Japan Folding Sling Chairs
By Maruni
Located in Chicago, IL
Maruni Mokko of Japan folding sling chairs, Quarter sawn oak frame with original brown nylon mesh. Original very good condition. Label on unde...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Finn Juhl Mid Century Japanese Lounge Chair
By Finn Juhl
Located in Countryside, IL
Finn Juhlmid century japan lounge chair This chair measures: 26.5 wide x 33.5 deep x 28 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 15.75 in...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Child Chair Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Because a bus passed Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Yoshino cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Ni...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Mid-Century Large Dining Chairs Model "Edo" by Kisho Kurokawa for PPM
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 6 mid-Century large dining chairs Model "Edo" by Kisho Kurokawa for PPM Tokyo - Japan 1980s.
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Muji 2 Seater Chair Japanese Contemporary Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Muji 2 seater chair. Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." It has characteristic streamlined combined back and seat. Made of ...
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2010s Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

1970s Pair of Japanese 'Saghi' Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in London, GB
Mid-century pair of Japanese 'Saghi' chairs by Kazuhide Takahama in chromed metal and original fabric, circa. 1970s. Dimension: H63 x W74 x D57 cm.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Twelve Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A set of twelve chairs by the Japanese designer Isamu Kenmochi, in maple & Pierre Frey fabric, manufactured by Akita Mokko, Japan, circa 1960.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Chair Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cubo chair chair by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Material oak This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for his works are unab...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

1960s Monumental Fiberglass Aardvark Bench for Kotobuki Japan
By Kotobuki
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental fiberglass bench in the shape of an Aardvark, made for Kotobuki Japan in the 1960s. White fiberglass outer shell with pink fiberglass underside. Newly made custom seat cus...
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1960s Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Fiberglass

Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats
By Kenji Fujimori
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
Vintage Japanese style rosewood plywood seats manufactured by TENDO in Japan. The Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool is a famous product manufactured...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Plywood

Japanese Mid-Century Design "Kabuto" Dining Chair
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
This is designed by the most talented Japanese mid-century producer Mr. Isamu Kenmochi. "Kabuto" chairs have been made by Tendo who manufactured the famo...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

Marie Christine Doner S’il Vous Plait High Stool Side Table Postmodern Starck
By Marie Christine Doner
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
S’il vous plait designed by Marie Christine Doner for Idee, Japan. This is one of Origami collection released in 11 furnitures in 1986. Originally bar stool, but usable as side table.
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

School Desk Set from French Institute of Japan, Tokyo
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Size : W 700, D 500, H 710 mm (Desk) W 410, D 465, H 785, SH 450 mm (Chair) Both items were used in the Institut français du Japon. The architecture designed by Sakakura Junzo...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Muji 1 Seater Chair Japanese Contemporary Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Muji 1 seater chair. Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." It has characteristic streamlined combined back and seat. Made of Y...
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2010s Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Muji 2 Seater Chair 2 Japanese Contemporary Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Muji 2 seater chair. Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." It has characteristic streamlined combined back and seat. Made of ...
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2010s Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hand Carved Dark Wood Export Monkey Armchair
Located in San Diego, CA
Japanese hand carved dark wood export monkey armchair, circa 1940s. This antique Japanese armchair is intricately carved with the chair back ...
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20th Century Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

U Stool Takuya Hamajima Contemporary Zen Japanese Ceramic
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Contemporary Japanese style chair. Rather sculpture than chair. Made of rusted steel, ceramic, and wood. Base is steel. Seat is ceramic. Arm pane...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japonisme Japanese Chairs

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Yuma Kano Rust Harvest Chair 2 Acrylic Art
By Yuma Kano
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Chair designed by Yuma Kano. Green textured transparent materials are acrylic. This acrylic is what rust was transformed. Artist calls it "Rust Harvest." He is making "Rust Harvest"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

Karim Rashid Aphex Chair Space Age Digital Pop
By Karim Rashid, Idée Japan
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Aphex chair designed by Karim Rashid for Idee, Japan. This is one of Karim Rashid furniture produced by Idee in the 90s to early 2000s. Designed in 1997. Black and gray color combina...
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1990s Space Age Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

Yuma Kano Rust Harvest Chair Acrylic Art
By Yuma Kano
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Chair designed by Yuma Kano. Brown textured transparent materials are acrylic. This acrylic is what rust was transformed. Artist calls it "Rust Harvest." He is making "Rust Harvest"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

C603 Chair by Yuzuru Yamakawa, New Edition
By Yuzuru Yamakawa 1, Feelgood design
Located in Courbevoie, FR
The C603 chair by Japanese designer Yuzuru Yamakawa, designed in the 1960s but still in tune with today's design and comfort requirements. The C603 chair in...
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1950s Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Oriental Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very stylish pair of late 19th century Japanese side chairs, each with wonderful carved leaves and orchids to the backs and legs.
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Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Chairs

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Softwood

Rare Office/Side Chair Attributed to Toshiyuki Kita for Tendo, Japan, circa 1960
By Toshiyuki Kita, Tendo Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare desk  or side chair, attributed to Toshiyuki Kita, manufactured by Tendo Mokko in Japan, circa 1960. These eye-catching chairs are made from beautiful quality birch plywood with a new green velvet upholstery, giving them an eye-catching appearance. A unique find and a beautiful example of Japanese design. Labeled TENDO underneath. In excellent condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a wonderful patina. Toshiyuki Kita (喜多 俊之?) is a furniture and product designer. He was born an 1942, in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from the University of Osaka.[1] He has established design offices in both Japan and Italy. His earliest pieces, the Wink Chair and the Kick Table are currently in the permanent collections of the New York City Museum of Modern Art and Hamburg, Germany's Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe. His most notable recent works include Sharp's Aquos line of LCD televisions and the K10 Dodo recliner. He has also done a considerable amount of work with massage chair...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Birch

HAL2 Chair Shiro Kuramata
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
HAL2 chair designed by Shiro Kuramata for Cassina Inderdecor in 1987. Vinyl seat and expand metal back.
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old primitive chair made in Japan. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova. It is carved from a single large zelkova tree. It gi...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Chairs

Materials

Wood

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