Japanese Mortar

This is an old Japanese mortar. It is an item for kneading mochi.

An old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s).

19th Century Japanese mortar table with glass top.

It's an old Japanese mortar. It was used in the Tohoku region of Japan.

This is a large Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji period.

It is an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s).

Japanese Coffee Table / Primitive Exhibition Stand Mingei A coffee table with a new lacquer-like finish on top of an old Japanese mortar.

This antique Japanese low chair is carved from an antique usu, a Japanese mortar.

A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle.

This table uses an old Japanese mortar (a container in which grains and rice cakes are pounded with a pestle and placed inside the mortar) as a base and a natural wood top.

This antique Japanese low chair is carved from an antique usu, a Japanese mortar.

A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle.

A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle.

This is a coffee table made from an old Japanese mortar. It is thought to be around the Meiji period and was used in the Tohoku region of Japan.

This coffee table was made in an old Japanese mortar. It is made of zelkova wood and is thought to have been hand-carved using tools.

This is a coffee table made from an old Japanese mortar. There are traces that Zelkova was used and are thought to have been hand-carved using tools.

This is a chair using an old Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji period.

This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It is made of zelkova wood and is thought to date to the Meiji period.

Beautiful 19th c. elm wood mortar

In some installation examples, the board is shown placed atop a traditional Japanese mortar, forming a low sculptural table. A separate listing is available in which the board and mo...

This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).

Old Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s).

The tabletop is formed from solid cedar wood, while the base is a traditional Japanese mortar carved from a single block of zelkova.

This is a very old large Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).

This is an old, large Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).

19th Century Japanese Usu mortar, carved from a solid cedar log and banded with woven bamboo around its circumference.

This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).

Two antique Japanese late Meiji period tulip shaped rustic usu mortars from the late 19th century, with rustic appearance, perfect to be used as planters.

Two antique Japanese late Meiji period tulip shaped rustic usu mortars from the late 19th century, with rustic appearance, perfect to be used as planters.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. The mortar is turned upside down and used.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. The mortar is turned upside down and used.

A stone mortar used during the Jomon period (Stone Age) in Japan.

A 19th century Japanese keyaki (elm) wood mortar (usu) and pounder (kine) for pounding rice into mochi for New Year festivals.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down.

It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down.

It's an old Japanese mortar. It was used in the Tohoku region.

It is an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s).

This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).

This is an old Japanese mortar. The material is zelkova, and it seems to be from around the Meiji period.

This is an old Japanese mortar. It is something that has been used in a house that has been around since the Edo period in the Tohoku region of Japan.

A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle.

A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle.

This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).

New finds from Naya (the barn) in Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese, made of quality Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood.

This is a table using an old Japanese mortar. The wood is zelkova, and it decayed naturally over a long period of time.

Extraordinary reclaimed tree trunk pedestal fashioned from a monumental Japanese usu mochi mortar and transformed into a dining table.

This coffee table was made in an old Japanese mortar. Crafted from zelkova wood, it is believed to have been hand-carved using tools.

This is a table using an old Japanese mortar. The material is thought to be Zelkoba.

This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It's crafted from zelkova wood and is thought to have been hand-carved using tools.

This is a tool for rubbing old Japanese herbs. In other words, it is a mortar. Stone ones have been made for a long time.

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