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Japanese Antique Large Wooden Mortar / Flowerpot / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Hand-Carved Zelkova Wood Vessel Planter
Located in Asheville, NC
This antique Japanese mortar is hand-carved from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). It is made of the
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique slim wooden mortar. side table / coffee table wabi sabi organic
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Naya (the barn) in Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Japanese Antique Primitive Table / Coffee Table Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a table using an old Japanese mortar. The wood is zelkova, and it decayed naturally over a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Black ArmChair / Wabi-sabi Rustic
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a chair using an old Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around
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Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Old Japanese Yagen Iron Mortar Grinder Crushing Tool
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Japanese Yagen Iron Mortar Grinder Crushing Tool Tool used to grind medicine 7 h x 5.5 w x
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Antique 1890s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Japanese XL Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Rustic, Wabi-Sabi, Japan, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japan; Rustic; Wabi-Sabi; Kitchen objects; Mortar & Pestle; 1920's; Craftsmanship; Patina
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique wooden mortar. side table or coffee table. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese, made of quality Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood. Hand-carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Japanese Large Solid Carved Wood Grain Mortar/Planter WabiSabi
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1069 Hand carved wood mortar used for grinding corn /grain. Can be used as plant holder.
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Antique 1860s Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Antique Table, Table Rustic Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
single board of Nara (Japanese Oak). The mortar is carved out of a single piece of wood, and the natural
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Early 20th Century Taisho Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Japanese Keyaki Wood Usu Mortar, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS - Rare usu (mortar), carved from single piece of Keyaki wood ORIGIN - Japan, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Usu Wood Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large footed vessel is an early 20th century Japanese mortar known as an "usu," typically used
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Wood

Japanese Usu Wood Mortar
Japanese Usu Wood Mortar
H 24 in Dm 23 in
Japanese Old Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Antique Plant Cover Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s). The material is cedar. It has a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

1800s-1900s Japanese Wooden Mortar Antique Wooden Bowl Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese mortar. It is an item for kneading mochi. The era is from the Meiji era to
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Antique Plant Cover Primitive Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s). The material is walnut. It's
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Japanese Usu Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th Century Japanese mortar table with glass top.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

19th Century Japanese Usu Table
19th Century Japanese Usu Table
H 23.25 in Dm 27.5 in
Japanese Antique Old Wooden Mortar / Coffee Table 1868s-1912s Wabi-sabi Japandi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It's an old Japanese mortar. It was used in the Tohoku region of Japan. The material is unknown
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table / Primitive Exhibition Stand / Wabisabi Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Coffee Table / Primitive Exhibition Stand Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
finish on top of an old Japanese mortar. The pattern of the mortar is very beautiful.
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2010s Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Low Usu Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
This antique Japanese low chair is carved from an antique usu, a Japanese mortar. The texture is
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Low Usu Chair
Antique Japanese Low Usu Chair
H 19.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Japanese antique table / 1900〜1940 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Conference Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique table / 1900〜1940 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This table uses an old Japanese mortar (a container in which grains and rice cakes are pounded with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Low Usu Dark Black Solid Wood Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
This antique Japanese low chair is carved from an antique usu, a Japanese mortar. It is finished in
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique table / 1900〜 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique table / 1900〜1940 side table & coffee table / primitive table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Japanese Wooden Mortar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th c. elm wood mortar
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Elm

Antique Japanese Wooden Mortar
Antique Japanese Wooden Mortar
H 18.5 in W 25 in D 19 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s / Primitive Plant Cover Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Flowerpot Primitive Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s). The material is cedar. It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Plant Cover Primitive Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old large Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1800s-1860s/Plant Cover Primitive Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old, large Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). Material
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Usu Mochi Mortar Carved from a Cedar Log
Located in Oakland, CA
19th Century Japanese Usu mortar, carved from a solid cedar log and banded with woven bamboo around
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo, Cedar

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Plant Cover Wabi-sabi object Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Two Japanese Meiji 19th Century Usu Mortars with Rustic Character, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Two antique Japanese late Meiji period tulip shaped rustic usu mortars from the late 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

Two Japanese Meiji 19th Century Usu Mortars with Rustic Character, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Two antique Japanese late Meiji period tulip shaped rustic usu mortars from the late 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Coffee Table Wooden Block 1860s-1920s / Antique Mortar Side Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. The mortar is turned upside down and used. It is an item
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table Wooden Block 1860s-1920s/Mortar Side Night Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down. It is an item from the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table Wooden Block 1860s-1920s/Mortar Side Table Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down. It is an item from the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Coffee Table Wooden Block 1860s-1920s / Antique Mortar Side Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. The mortar is turned upside down and used. It is an item
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Jomon Period Stone Mortar / Scholar's Stone / As a Garden Stone Basin
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. A stone mortar used during the Jomon period (Stone Age) in Japan. It's about 4500 years ago
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Prehistoric Scholar's Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Japanese Usu and Kine for Mochitsuki
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Japanese keyaki (elm) wood mortar (usu) and pounder (kine) for pounding rice into
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Serving Pieces

Japanese Old Coffee Table Wooden Block/Antique Side Table Round Table Night
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down. It is an item from the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Coffee Table Wooden Block/Antique Side Table Round Table Night
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table. Use the mortar upside down. It is an item from the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique / Old Wooden Mortar / Coffee Table Wabisabi Japandi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It's an old Japanese mortar. It was used in the Tohoku region. The material is zelkova , and the
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wooden Mortar Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar / 1868s-1912s / Primitive Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese mortar. The material is zelkova, and it seems to be from around the Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar / Coffee Table / Wabisabi Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese mortar. It is something that has been used in a house that has been around
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique table / 1900〜1940 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique table / 1900〜 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar. It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Organic Reclaimed Japanese Usu Tree Trunk Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary reclaimed tree trunk pedestal fashioned from a monumental Japanese usu mochi mortar
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20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Antique Wooden Coffee Table / Side Table / Wabi-sabi Rustic
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a table using an old Japanese mortar. The material is thought to be Zelkoba. The log is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Small Antique Millstone / Mortar / Garden Object / Water Receiver
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. This is a tool for rubbing old Japanese herbs. In other words, it is a mortar. Stone ones have been
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Other

Japanese Antique Small Stone Bowl/Garden Accessories/Gutter Stone/Mortar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese stone. It was made at least around 1850-1920, or possibly older
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

Japanese Old Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Antique Plant Cover Primitive Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji era (1860-1900s). The material is zelkova. It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Flower vase Primitive Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova. It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s / Plant Cover Wabi Sabi Wood Bowl
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Flower Pot Primitive Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860-1900s). The material is cedar
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Plant Cover Wabi-Sabi Object Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese large wooden mortar. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Wood

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Japanese Mortar For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese mortar available at 1stDibs. A Japanese mortar — often made from wood, cedar and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Japanese mortar you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese mortar, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Japanese Mortar?

The average selling price for a Japanese mortar at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $500 on the low end and $12,338 for the highest priced.