Japanese Mingei

Constructed with irregular plaiting using sooted bamboo (susutake), bundles of stripes placed on a sagittal section, large chunks of bamboo culms as well wisteria vines were all inco...

The choice of materials, the design and the execution accomplished a high degree of wabi-sabi spirit that is the essence of Japanese Mingei art. The basket is unsigned, but the work ...

Large Japanese folk art bowl made in Japan for Gumps around the 1980's.

Masterfully sculpted from a single, solid block of seasoned Keyaki wood (Japanese Zelkova) using the traditional Ichiboku-zukuri technique, this piece boasts an extraordinary presenc...

This is a wooden signboard that was used during the Taisho period. Years of use and aging have given it a beautiful abstract appearance. You can hang it on the wall and enjoy it lik...

Cabinet by Ryosuke Harashima. Name: Casa Do Walk Collection: STILLIFE A chest for ship with a key door. With four legs that imitate a stilt building structure, it looks like a ...

Although clearly informed by the Japanese Mingei pottery aesthetic, the form and the stylized details are rather unique on these pieces.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade heritage paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade heritage paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture of Daruma. The figure is carved from a dense, dark hardwood, showing a deeply expressive face with furrowed brows and meditative intensity — a...

The form and glaze treatment reflect strong influences from the Japanese Mingei tradition, a hallmark of American studio pottery produced during the mid-20th century.

Candleholder designed by Ryosuke Harashima. This work is made of antique Kiriko glass plate and brass. Artist create new style candleholder by combining old kiriko glass and Indust...

This is an antique Japanese-made drawer. It is made from cedar, and the date "Meiji 45 (1912s)" is written in ink on the bottom of the drawer at the time. Through years of use, it ...

The Mingei (Japanese folk art) piece is intricately hand carved from bamboo wood (see the wonderful details in her face, hands, toes and flow of her robes).

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade heritage paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

Informed by French craft traditions of decoupage and the Japanese Mingei movement, Horan innovates with layering handmade heritage paper to create a new applied ‘vegan vellum’.

A rare and thoughtfully designed early 20th-century Japanese Sugi (Cedar) chest, featuring a curated layout of nine drawers in two distinct, functional sizes.

Stoneware Mashiko Ware single flower bottle form vase created in the style of the renowned Japanese potter and National Living Treasure, Shoji Hamada (1894–1978).

A Rare Relic of the Meiji Era: Antique Japanese Small Tansu with Rope Pulls Dating back to the Meiji period (1868–1912), this exceptional Japanese small chest (Ko-tansu) is a testam...

Dynamic Live-Edge Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) Coffee Table This commanding coffee table is defined by a singular, dramatic plank of Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova), a wood revered in Japan ...

It is a very old Japanese drawer. It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820-1912). It is furniture that was used in shops rather than being used in ordinary hom...

This profoundly moving, hand-carved wooden sculpture of Jizzo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) is an exceptional masterpiece dating from the late Muromachi to early Edo period (16th...

Overview An exceptional piece of Japanese history, this Meiji Period (1868–1912) Tansu showcases a rare and functional five-drawer layout. Crafted entirely from solid Sugi (Japanese ...

Outstanding Japanese modernist Ikebana bronze vase/vessel, circa 1960s. Wonderful modernist form and design. Has the original wood piece to attach flowers. This can be removed. Made ...

This expressive carved wooden head represents a Koma-Inu — the mythical lion-dog guardians traditionally placed at the entrances of Shinto shrines to ward off evil spirits. Whether ...

This is an old Japanese drawer. The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in an old house with an irori hearth, and has turned a natural reddish-brown. The pee...

Antique Japanese wooden figurine of Daikoku (Daikokuten), manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji period) estimate from the style & conditions.

Antique Japanese wooden figurine of Daikoku (Daikokuten), manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji period) estimate from the style & conditions.

This is an exceptionally large antique Japanese cylindrical object, meticulously constructed from woven bamboo. Its extraordinary elongated proportions—approximately 194 cm (76.4 in....

A student of both famed ceramic artists Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, Mackenzie is credited with bringing the functional Japanese Mingei tradition and craft to the United States an...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted rich Kaki gl...

First we have seen- likely unique Rare and elegant Japanese Large Original Hand Crafted Wood "Double Crane" Mingei art display shelf Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent y...

Antique Japanese Kyoto pottery vase, circa late 19th/early 20th century, made into a beautiful lamp. The vase is a cream white monochrome in mallet form with fine overall crackle gla...

A quite striking Japanese Shigaraki Ware pottery vase featuring a very abstract, multi-layered ash glazed texture. Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The k...

This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period. It was used as a workbench by craftsmen at the time. It is made of high-quality Japanese zelkova wood and finished with l...

This is a wooden antique low table from the Meiji era. It was used as a working table for woodworkers of the time. It is made of high quality Japanese zelkova wood. The grain of zel...

A wonderfully decorated and executed ceramic low bowl/ plate by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work exhibits Shimaoka's signature rope and slip Jos...

Lamp designed by Ryosuke Harashima. This work is made of antique Japanese bamboo basket and brass. Artist creates new style lamp by combining old tool which is never used now and Ind...

A glazed stoneware Ishizara (food serving platter) from Seto kilns. The platter features an unusual lobed edge and a slight irregular form from hand made. On the plate, a carp and a ...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring a red glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery and a incised de...

A low table that harmonizes a single board with a traditional mortar. The table top is made from a single board of Nara (Japanese Oak). The mortar is carved out of a single piece of...

This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period. It is thought to have once been used as a stand for a brazier, making it a valuable item that evokes the spirit of the tim...

This is a basket with old Japanese paper pasted it. Japanese paper colored with Bengala is pasted on a bamboo basket. It is thought to be from the Meiji period. The technique of s...

This is a large and highly imposing old work board, thought to have been made in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods, roughly from 1868 to 1920. The material appears to be a s...

This is an old wooden work board called a “Kate-Kiri-Ban,” which was used in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, around the early 20th century. The name breaks down as fo...

This is an old Japanese winnowing basket's iron frame. Winnowing basket is a single-mouthed or round-plate-shaped folk utensils used for sorting, transporting, and drying grains. I...

The chair is a pivotal artifact from the Japanese "Shin-saku Mingei" (New Folk Art) movement, specifically tied to the revival of regional crafts in Tottori led by Shoya Yoshida.

Console light table designed by Ryosuke Harashima. Name: How deep the dark. Collection: Stillife A low table by morphing a wooden box lid that stores two Japanese gold folding scr...

This is a large bamboo frame believed to have been made in Japan between the Meiji period and the early Showa period. Its original purpose is unclear, but the narrow holes and struct...

A very tall and elegant Japanese Ikebana flower arrangement basket handwoven with sooted bamboo and rattan circa 1900-20s (Meiji to Taisho period).

Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Ebisu - from Tohoku area., Japan. Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji pe...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and designed gourd vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his famed rich Kaki or persimmon glaze. The origin...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted thick rich K...

This is a Japanese vintage keyaki wood low table, believed to date from the mid-Showa period, circa 1950s to 1960s. The material is keyaki, Japanese zelkova, a wood that has long be...

Antique Japanese wooden figurine of Hotei (Budai, in Chinese pronunciation), also known as "Laughing Buddha" or "Happy Buddha".

This is an old toy soccer ball. Over the years, the outer material has peeled off, exposing the inner material. The appearance, which has changed naturally over time, has a beauty th...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his nuka glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery and his hand ...