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Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

woodworkers of the time. It is made of high quality Japanese zelkova wood. The grain of zelkova wood is very

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

woodworkers of the time. It is made of high quality Japanese zelkova wood. The grain of zelkova wood is very

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Lattice Door 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Lattice Door 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Lattice Door 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old Japanese sliding lattice door. This item dates from the Meiji period (1860s

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Old Super Large Bear 1950s-1970s / Wood Carving Sculpture Mingei
Japanese Old Super Large Bear 1950s-1970s / Wood Carving Sculpture Mingei

Japanese Old Super Large Bear 1950s-1970s / Wood Carving Sculpture Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese super large wooden carved bear. It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wooden Mask 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Sculpture Folk Art
Japanese Antique Wooden Mask 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Sculpture Folk Art

Japanese Antique Wooden Mask 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Sculpture Folk Art

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old Japanese wooden mask. In Japan, it is called "Kamado-gami". It was made during

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1920s-1940s/Sculpture Mingei Object
Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1920s-1940s/Sculpture Mingei Object

Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1920s-1940s/Sculpture Mingei Object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a large Japanese wooden carved bear. It is popular as a folk art mainly in Hokkaido. We

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Old Stone Daruma 1945s / Folk Buddha Sculpture Object Mingei Wabisabi
Japanese Old Stone Daruma 1945s / Folk Buddha Sculpture Object Mingei Wabisabi

Japanese Old Stone Daruma 1945s / Folk Buddha Sculpture Object Mingei Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old stone Daruma doll from Japan. It was made in the early Showa period. It is very

Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Natural Wood Candle Stand 1800s-1860s/Mingei Wabisabi Decor
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Candle Stand 1800s-1860s/Mingei Wabisabi Decor

Japanese Antique Natural Wood Candle Stand 1800s-1860s/Mingei Wabisabi Decor

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This candelabra is made of very old Japanese natural wood. This is a rare item from the Edo period

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Huge Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Object Mingei Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Huge Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Object Mingei Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Huge Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Object Mingei Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old huge Japanese wooden bowl. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board

Located in Kawagoe-Shi, JP

Tansu (chest of drawers) made during the Meiji period (1860-1910) in Japan. Traditional Japanese

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Box Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/Mingei Box Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Box Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/Mingei Box Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Box Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/Mingei Box Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old wood box in Japan. The wood is covered with paper. It is an item from the Meiji era

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan, Paper

Japanese Antique Wooden Object Folk Tool 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Antique Wooden Object Folk Tool 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi-Sabi

Japanese Antique Wooden Object Folk Tool 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabi-Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a very old Japanese folk tool. It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). It is a very rare

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Large Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Large Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Large Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Very old Japanese primitive large coffee table. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Mingei Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Mingei Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Mingei Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Very old Japanese black coffee table. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Large Basket Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/mingei Bowl Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Large Basket Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/mingei Bowl Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Large Basket Paper-Covered 1860s-1920s/mingei Bowl Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old big rattan basket in Japan. The rattan is covered with paper. It is an item from the

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan, Paper

Japanese Antique Small Drawer / 1876s Meiji Period / Storage Wabi-sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Small Drawer / 1876s Meiji Period / Storage Wabi-sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Small Drawer / 1876s Meiji Period / Storage Wabi-sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese wooden small drawer. It's from 1876(Meiji 9 years). In the drawer, there

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Tansu Mingei
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Tansu Mingei

Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Tansu Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / stand Mingei Wab-isabi
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / stand Mingei Wab-isabi

Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / stand Mingei Wab-isabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This old large coffee table is made from a huge Japanese stump. It dates from the Meiji period

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei

Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old Japanese medicine chest. Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s - 1900s) The

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1920s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1920s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1920s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese black large chest of drawers. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese antique large wooden low table/1868-1920/long table/Mingei
Japanese antique large wooden low table/1868-1920/long table/Mingei

Japanese antique large wooden low table/1868-1920/long table/Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A large low table made in Japan from the Meiji to the early Taisho period (1868-1920). Originally

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1920s / Exhibition Stand Mingei Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1920s / Exhibition Stand Mingei Wabi-Sabi

Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1920s / Exhibition Stand Mingei Wabi-Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese coffee table. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s). The

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese small drawer. It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old daruma wood pattern made in Japan. The expression of the wood grain and traces of

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Antique Low Table / Sofa Table / 1800-1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Low Table / Sofa Table / 1800-1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Low Table / Sofa Table / 1800-1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese low table. Originally, there was a box at the top of this, and it was used

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Cedar, Pine

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Primitive Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old primitive style coffee table made in Japan. It is a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old cabinet in Japan, and it is called a "tansu" in Japan. It seems to be around the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old black cabinet called " Tansu" in Japan. It was used in the Tohoku region of Japan

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

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 Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is a table that combines old Japanese trees and farm tools. The top plate is made of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese drawer. It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is made

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Cabinet Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Cabinet Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Cabinet Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese black chest of drawers. It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Shigaraki Folk Art Pottery Mingei Storage Jar Vase and Cover
Antique Japanese Shigaraki Folk Art Pottery Mingei Storage Jar Vase and Cover

Antique Japanese Shigaraki Folk Art Pottery Mingei Storage Jar Vase and Cover

By Shigaraki Valley Potters

Located in Wilton, CT

Antique large Shigaraki jar with brown and black ash glaze with great contrast and terrific wabi sabi feel, circa 1900. With old, maybe original, straw cover. 19" high, 14" diameter....

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

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