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Japanese Low Bench

Old Japanese wooden low bench/20th century/wooden chair/stool
Old Japanese wooden low bench/20th century/wooden chair/stool

Old Japanese wooden low bench/20th century/wooden chair/stool

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Here is the revised version. Please translate this into English. This is a charming antique wooden tool that is believed to have been used as a workbench or chair by Japanese craft...

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20th Century Japanese Taisho Benches

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Keyaki Wood Bench / Low Table, Meiji Era “1868–1912”
Japanese Antique Keyaki Wood Bench / Low Table, Meiji Era “1868–1912”

Japanese Antique Keyaki Wood Bench / Low Table, Meiji Era “1868–1912”

Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08

As an authentic Meiji-period piece (1868–1912), this bench / low table shows natural signs of age inherent to Japanese antique furniture.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Benches

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Japanese rope and bamboo low bench, handwoven, 1970
Midcentury Japanese rope and bamboo low bench, handwoven, 1970

Midcentury Japanese rope and bamboo low bench, handwoven, 1970

By Sir Terence Conran

Located in Zevenaar, NL

Beautiful unique low Japanese rope and bamboo sofa, sold at Conran shop in the 1980s, with the back even more beautiful then the front. Conran is a high end shop. About themselves t...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Japonisme Sofas

Materials

Steel

Japanese Antique Trapezoid Wood Low Table or Bench 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Trapezoid Wood Low Table or Bench 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Trapezoid Wood Low Table or Bench 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

Its versatile form allows it to be incorporated naturally into contemporary interiors as a low table, low bench, or display stand. The piece is believed to date from the Meiji Perio...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Pedestals

Materials

Cedar

1920s-40s Japanese wabi sabi large low center table, display table or bench
1920s-40s Japanese wabi sabi large low center table, display table or bench

1920s-40s Japanese wabi sabi large low center table, display table or bench

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

* Shipping quote updated, July 6, 2026 New finds from an old elementary school in Ibaraki pref., Japan. This vintage low table - or bench, was manufactured circa 1920s to 40s (earl...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Center Tables

Materials

Cypress

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Japanese Inspired Low Wood & Aluminum Bench
Japanese Inspired Low Wood & Aluminum Bench

Japanese Inspired Low Wood & Aluminum Bench

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 71.5 in D 16 in

Japanese Inspired Low Wood & Aluminum Bench

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed by an American architect in the 1960s for his private residence, a low, Japanese-inspired pine and metal bench with newly-upholstered canvas cushions.

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Benches

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Aluminum

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric
Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric

Located in Blacksburg, VA

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench Upholstered in Fish Leather Fabric.

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Vintage 1960s Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern Noguchi Style Low Japanese Bench or Stool
Danish Modern Noguchi Style Low Japanese Bench or Stool

Danish Modern Noguchi Style Low Japanese Bench or Stool

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in San Diego, CA

Great craftsmanship on this solid teak and beechwood combination, low stool solid and sturdy no nails used circa 1950s from Japan.

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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Benches

Japanese antique wooden low table / 3-step change table / wooden bench
Japanese antique wooden low table / 3-step change table / wooden bench

Japanese antique wooden low table / 3-step change table / wooden bench

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a low table that combines a wooden box made in the late Edo period (1800s) in Japan and a wooden board made in the Meiji-Taisho period (1868-1920).

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Primitive Sofa Table / Bench Low Table / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Primitive Sofa Table / Bench Low Table / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Primitive Sofa Table / Bench Low Table / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture

This is a table that combines old Japanese trees and farm tools. The top plate is made of chestnuts. The tree of the leg is unknown, but it is made by hand-carving of very hard wood...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Japanese Old Low Table or Bench 1950s-1970s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Japanese Old Low Table or Bench 1950s-1970s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Japanese Old Low Table or Bench 1950s-1970s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This piece of furniture can be used as a low table or a bench, made in Japan. It was made in the Showa period (1950s-1970s).

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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Large Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Large Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Large Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an antique large low table or bench made in Japan. With its quiet yet compelling presence, it blends naturally into a space, offering a sculptural quality that is deeply appe...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Very old Japanese low table. The furniture dates from the early Showa period (1900s-1940s).

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Cedar

Japanese old wooden low table/1960/coffee table/wooden bench
Japanese old wooden low table/1960/coffee table/wooden bench

Japanese old wooden low table/1960/coffee table/wooden bench

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

I would like to introduce you to a very cool low table. The top plate is an old work board used by Japanese craftsmen.

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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Center Tables

Materials

Beech

Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1920s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1920s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1920s-1940s / Bench Sofa Table Wabisabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

With 20 years of experience, we offer Japanese antiques from our unique perspective. This is an old Japanese primitive style low table.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar, Pine

Japanese Old Wooden Display Stand/Low Table/Primitive Bench/20th Century
Japanese Old Wooden Display Stand/Low Table/Primitive Bench/20th Century

Japanese Old Wooden Display Stand/Low Table/Primitive Bench/20th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

If you stand it up, it will become a display stand, and if you lay it down, you can use it as a low table or bench. The variety of ways you can use it because it is a simple rectang...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Old Japanese wooden low table/wooden bench/Showa era/feed trough
Old Japanese wooden low table/wooden bench/Showa era/feed trough

Old Japanese wooden low table/wooden bench/Showa era/feed trough

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden feeding trough (kaiba-oke) made around the 20th century. It is crafted from cedar wood, a material well-suited to Japan’s natural climate, and its dist...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old Japanese low table. Originally used as furniture suited to a floor-seated lifestyle, it now naturally lends itself to use as a bench as well, making it a versatile pie...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Japanese antique Black Urushi low display stand, wabi sabi side table or bench
Japanese antique Black Urushi low display stand, wabi sabi side table or bench

Japanese antique Black Urushi low display stand, wabi sabi side table or bench

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique low display stand manufactured circa 1880s - 1910s (Mid to late Meiji period), estimate from the style, technique & conditions.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Window style Low Platform Slat Bench Daybed Plant Stand Nelson
Vintage Japanese Window style Low Platform Slat Bench Daybed Plant Stand Nelson

Vintage Japanese Window style Low Platform Slat Bench Daybed Plant Stand Nelson

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Assemblage of a Japanese bonsai table. Constructed with vintage stained long grain pine in a slatted platform (approx. 48 x 24) on old 1950s black enameled maple wooden cabinet legs.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Pine

One Wide Board Elm Wood Coffee Table With Live Edge
One Wide Board Elm Wood Coffee Table With Live Edge

One Wide Board Elm Wood Coffee Table With Live Edge

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A 200 year old Northern Japanese elm low table/bench. Edo period. One slab of live edge wood atop mortise and tenon legs.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

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Wood

1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table
1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table

1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique Zataku low table for 4 people, a set of tabletop & wooden leg frame. Aimed to make as Kotatsu table (heat table with brazier) in winter. Tabletop material is ma...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood, Cedar, Wood

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan. It is chara...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Antique Japanese tin clad tall & thick huge sliding doors, wabi sabi primitive
Antique Japanese tin clad tall & thick huge sliding doors, wabi sabi primitive

Antique Japanese tin clad tall & thick huge sliding doors, wabi sabi primitive

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

A pair of tall, thick and huge antique wooden sliding doors covered with tin-coated iron sheet panels. These types of doors were used at the gate / entrance of western-influenced la...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates

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Metal, Tin, Iron

Meiji Era (1868–1912) Japanese Antique Low Table (Zataku) in Sugi Wood
Meiji Era (1868–1912) Japanese Antique Low Table (Zataku) in Sugi Wood

Meiji Era (1868–1912) Japanese Antique Low Table (Zataku) in Sugi Wood

Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08

This Japanese low table (zataku) was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912) from sugi (Japanese cedar) and finished with kakishibu (persimmon tannin combined with pine soot), creating ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1860s-90s Wabi-Sabi Japanese thick black sliding lattice door, exterior door
1860s-90s Wabi-Sabi Japanese thick black sliding lattice door, exterior door

1860s-90s Wabi-Sabi Japanese thick black sliding lattice door, exterior door

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

New finds from the old-established family house in Ibaraki pref, Kanto area, Japan. Had been kept with care at the 2nd floor to avoid the humidity , even it was used as the exterior ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s

By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in High Point, NC

A walnut, beige canvas webbing and brown velvet sofa designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s. 16” seat hei...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Canvas, Velvet, Walnut

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The handles are made of iron. The design is ultimately simple...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi

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...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

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Bamboo, Cedar

1870s-1920s Japanese antique Yoshino cedar garden exterior door rustic wabi sabi
1870s-1920s Japanese antique Yoshino cedar garden exterior door rustic wabi sabi

1870s-1920s Japanese antique Yoshino cedar garden exterior door rustic wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

New finds from the lumber dearer's house, near Yoshino, Nara pref., Japan. This door - not sliding door, was made for exterior door or the garden furniture circa 1870s-1920s, Meiji t...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"
Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"

Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This wooden writing desk, known as a "Fu-zukue", dates back to the late Edo to Meiji period. Tatami culture has long been an integral part of Japanese life, where people sat on the ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Rustic Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Rustic Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Rustic Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Very old rustic style coffee table made in Japan. This piece dates to the Meiji period (1860s–1900s) and is carved from a massive single block of zelkova wood, a material long prized...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1850-90s Japanese antique large Kimono display rack room divider wabi sabi decor
1850-90s Japanese antique large Kimono display rack room divider wabi sabi decor

1850-90s Japanese antique large Kimono display rack room divider wabi sabi decor

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique large Kimono display rack called "Iko", manufactured in circa 1850s -1890s (late Edo to Meiji period), estimate from the style & conditions. With arched top rod...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Hand-Crafted Japanese Andon Lantern in Bamboo & Paper, Showa Style
Hand-Crafted Japanese Andon Lantern in Bamboo & Paper, Showa Style

Hand-Crafted Japanese Andon Lantern in Bamboo & Paper, Showa Style

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Beautiful Japanese Andon lantern for tea ceremony . Wood frame with Awashi handmade paper and bamboo handle. A beautiful addition to any room! It can be used with simple candle an...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Lanterns

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Japanese Antique Paper-covered Box 1900s-1920s / Kakishibu
Japanese Antique Paper-covered Box 1900s-1920s / Kakishibu

Japanese Antique Paper-covered Box 1900s-1920s / Kakishibu

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old storage box covered in washi paper. It was made in the Meiji period (1900s-1920s). The old washi paper is painted with persimmon tannins. Painting with persimmon ...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Side Tables

Materials

Paper

Japanese antique tree stump low stool / Early 20th century / Bonsai stand
Japanese antique tree stump low stool / Early 20th century / Bonsai stand

Japanese antique tree stump low stool / Early 20th century / Bonsai stand

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old low stool made from a tree stump, thought to have been made in Japan during the Taisho to early Showa period, in the early 20th century. It was cut from a section clos...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools

Materials

Cedar

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Japanese Low Bench For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese low bench you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, carrara marble and marble, every Japanese low bench was constructed with great care. Find 9 options for an antique or vintage Japanese low bench now, or shop our selection of 20 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese low bench — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese low bench is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Japanese low bench has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alabama Sawyer, Please Wait to be Seated and Rui Pereira are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Low Bench?

A Japanese low bench can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,063, while the lowest priced sells for $525 and the highest can go for as much as $30,345.