$1,000
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Antique Daruma Papier-Mâché Mold 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese papier-mâché Daruma mold made of wood. It was used as a master form for
Pine
Japanese Daruma Mold
Located in New York, NY
Well patina Daruma wooden doll mold. Takayama, Hida pref.
Japanese Antique Black Daruma 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
). The material is cedar wood. This is the original wooden mold for Daruma dolls. Many Daruma dolls were
Cedar
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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
size is very rare This Daruma is a papier-mache mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass
Cedar
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H 9.65 in W 8.27 in D 7.88 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
form of Daruma is the original mold used to make cloth- or paper-covered Daruma dolls. Using this
Walnut
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H 7.49 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden daruma (wooden mold). It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s). It
Wood
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H 6.5 in W 5.52 in D 5.12 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden daruma (wooden mold). It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s). It
Wood
Japanese Antique Cement Daruma 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
). Wooden Daruma dolls are often seen, but cement Daruma dolls are rare. A cement mold of a Daruma doll
Cement
Japanese Antique Cement Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
-1920s). Wooden Daruma dolls are often found, but cement ones are rare. A cement mold of Daruma doll
Cement
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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Black Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
size is very rare This Daruma is a papier-mache mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass
Cedar
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H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Large Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
size is very rare. This Daruma is a papier-mâché mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass
Cedar
$3,000
H 69.3 in W 63.78 in D 1.97 in
Japanese Antique "BORO" Edo period 1800s-1860s / Rag Abstract Art Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese BORO textile, dating back to the Edo period (1800s–1860s). It is a rare cloth that has survived through a long span of time. The interplay of indigo and natur...
Fabric
$1,300
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Japanese Old Primitive Stool 1950s-1970s / Side Chair Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique primitive-style stool from Japan. Its quiet presence carries both the strength of a sculptural object and a simple, rustic beauty. The clean form, free from unnece...
Wood
$4,500
H 21.66 in W 43.71 in D 33.47 in
Japanese Antique Massive Primitive Table 1900s-1940s / Coffee Table Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique massive primitive-style coffee table made in Japan. Its low, grounded form and overwhelming sense of volume—seemingly carved from a single solid mass—bring a quiet...
Wood
$1,800
H 19.69 in Dm 16.93 in
Japanese Edo Period Tokoname Ware 17th-18th Century / Pottery Vase Jar Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large Japanese storage jar known as a Tokoname tsubo, dating to the Edo period. The rich surface of the clay, shaped by the passage of time, and the powerful, purpose-drive...
Pottery
$2,150
H 24.69 in W 50.01 in D 16.34 in
1870s-1900s Japanese antique Mizuya tansu chest sideboard Wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Tohoku area, Japan. This single tier Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar. The product of circa 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to early Taisho period)...
Wood, Cedar
$560Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.99 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small window frame made in Japan. It was originally used as a traditional Japanese mud wall fixture. It dates back to the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and has been in us...
Bamboo, Cedar
Japanese Antique Cabinet 1920s-1940s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique cabinet from Japan. It is a piece of furniture with a refined and quiet presence, creating a calm atmosphere simply by being placed in a space. Its unadorned, simp...
Cedar
$2,000
H 34.26 in Dm 20.87 in
Japanese Antique Large Paper-Covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese ceramic storage jar covered with paper. Its powerful, substantial form combined with the remaining traces of paper on the surface gives it a sculptur...
Pottery, Paper
$500
H 12.21 in Dm 3.55 in
Japanese Antique Stone Carving Penis 1800s-1860s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese stone carving of a phallus, believed to have been made in the late Edo period (1800s–1860s). It is a rare and valuable artifact that reflects the deep-rooted ...
Stone
$3,500
H 72.84 in W 48.04 in D 2.56 in
Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi This extraordinary large sliding door was once used in an old warehouse in Japan. Dating back to the Meiji per...
Iron
$1,903
H 23.63 in W 33.47 in D 17.33 in
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Antique Japanese tansu cabinet crafted in Japan during the Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century). The sliding doors are made of keyaki (zelkova) wood, while the side panels...
Wood
$1,800
H 14.97 in W 27.76 in D 18.31 in
Japanese antique wooden storage box, Late Edo period , wabi-sabi coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This piece is believed to be a wooden storage chest known as a karabi-bitsu, made in Japan during the late Edo period (approximately the 18th–19th century). The karabi-bitsu is a tra...
Cedar, Cypress
$1,500
H 16.93 in Dm 20.87 in
Japanese Antique Black Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese primitive-style coffee table finished in deep black. Although it stands quietly, it possesses a powerful presence the moment it is placed within a space, ...
Wood
$400
H 3.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Japanese Antique Brass Sphere 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Object
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese brass sphere. Measuring approximately 95 mm in diameter, it has a substantial weight when held in the hand, conveying a quiet sense of tension and presence. T...
Brass
$1,500
H 17.92 in W 33.47 in D 16.15 in
Japanese Antique Black Low Board 1860s-1900s / Tansu Drawer Chest Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese black low board with drawers. Crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), it carries the quiet atmosphere of an era moving toward modernization, presenting...
Iron
$2,617
H 27.96 in W 33.47 in D 15.56 in
Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese antique drawer chest, believed to date from the late Edo period to early Meiji period circa 1800s to 1900s. Constructed from solid wood and finished in a deep tim...
Iron
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.