Japanese Old Garden Stone "Tsukubai/Toukeisi" Stone Water Basin
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We Japanese introduce unique items with unique aesthetics, purchasing routes, and ways that no one can imitate. This is a traditional Japanese item from ancient times. There is a c...
Stone
Antique Japanese Special Rustic Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome large rustic water basin or planter in an organic form -tsukubai- created from a natural volcanic mountain boulder and sourced from a decades old garden.
Stone
Japanese antique stone basin "Tsukubai" / Garden ornament / 1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old tsukubai (stone basin) believed to have been made in Japan.
Stone
$1,600Sale Price / set|45% Off
Japan Pair Big Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planters Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Great Pair (2) Of Large Round Stone Bowls/Planters From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual pair of large round garden stone vessels with inset carved handl...
Stone
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Japan Large Old Mountain Boulder Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and large natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from a natural granite mountain boulder and sourced from a decades old garden.
Granite
Unavailable
H 12 in Dm 18.5 in
Granite Stone Water Basin with Heads as Handles Tsukubai Japan Garden Art
Located in Monterey, CA
Stone water basin with heads as handles (Tsukubai) Material: Granite Origin: Japan Age: Late Meiji period, circa 1890-1910 Size: 18-1/2" in diameter x 12" in height.
Granite
Precious Japanese Antique "Cradle" Stone Basin Planter Tsukubai, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped cradle shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from rare dark hard stone and sourced from a decades old garden.
Stone
Japan Fine Big Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Another Unusual Find From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual large round garden stone vessel with inset carved handles - perfect as an elegant water basin t...
Stone
Japan Fine Large Old Boulder Stone Water Basin Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and unique old natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from a natural granite mountain boulder and sourced from a decades old garden.
Granite
Japan, Large Smooth Rare Red Stone Water Basin Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a stunningly beautiful large hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin crafted from a rare red striped kurama granite.
Granite
Japanese Old Stone Coin Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai, rare size
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare size, old and unusual spiritual “Zenigata” Stone Temple Tsukubai Water Or Plant basin Call or message us to reserve Japan, a handsome old smaller scale 14 inch diameter rou...
Granite
Japan Extraordinary Large Old Natural Solid Stone Tsukubai Water Basin
Located in South Burlington, VT
Dimensions: 26 inches tall and 26 inches wide and 35" length Clearly one-of-a-kind. Provenance: old Japanese Nagoya garden Stone tsukubai water basins were originally installed in...
Granite
Sold
H 6.5 in Dm 11.82 in
Old Stones in a Japanese Garden "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
There is a culture in Japan that makes gardens beautiful. It is this stone that is placed in the place where visitors wash their hands. It is called "tsukubai" in Japan. Water is ...
Granite
Japanese Large Old Stone Coin Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai, rare size
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome old larger scale 27.5 inch diameter round granite stone water basin tsukubai or planter in the form of Japanese coin with a spiritual message : "To be satisfied wi...
Granite
Japanese Big Old Prosperity Coin Motif Stone Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Controversial shape Japan, a handsome and unique older round stone water basin tsukubai or planter in the form of Japanese coin with good luck and prosperity kanji inscribed...
Sandstone
Japan Fine Old Hand-Carved Tsukubai Water Basin Planter
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a fine old hand-carved stone tsukubai water basin or planter, Taisho period (1915).
Stone
Japanese Big Old Good Luck Coin Motif Stone Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Prosperous “Zenigata” Stone Tsukubai Water Or Plant basin Japan, a handsome and unique older round stone water basin tsukubai or planter in the form of Japanese coin with ...
Granite
Sold
H 7 in W 27 in D 12.5 in
Japan Big Boat Shape Antique Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai , one of a kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
One of a Kind Find From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual long boat shaped garden stone vessel with a pair of elevated bottom feet - likely repurposed fr...
Granite
Tsukubai, Japanese Stone Basin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Japanese Tsukubai, stone basin. In the cleansing and purifying Japanese tea ceremony stone basins are included in tea gardens so that guests can symbolically dip their hands ...
Stone
Japanese Old Stone Boulder Water Basin Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our last one! Japan, a handsome and unique old natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from a natural mountain boulder and sourced from a decades old gar...
Granite
Sold
H 11.5 in W 18.5 in D 12.5 in
Precious Japanese Antique "Cradle" Stone Basin Planter Tsukubai, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped cradle shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from rare dark hard stone and sourced from a decades old garden.
Stone
Japan Fine Old Stone Water Garden Basin Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome round donut shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from natural granitefrom a decades old garden.
Granite
Sold
H 19 in W 38 in D 22 in
Japanese Precious "Shikoku" Blue Stone Water Basin Tsukubai Finest Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
Precious Natural Shikoku - Mesmerizing Blue Stone Basin Tsukubai Japan, a large, handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from...
Stone
Sold
H 7 in W 16 in D 10 in
Precious Japanese Antique Natural "Cradle" Stone Basin Planter Tsukubai, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- a neat natural smaller scale cradle stone planter & Water Basin Japan, a handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped cradle ston...
Stone
Sold
H 5.4 in W 9.61 in D 7.88 in
Japanese Old Garden Stone "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine /showa
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We Japanese introduce unique items with unique aesthetics, purchasing routes, and ways that no one can imitate. This is a traditional Japanese item from ancient times. There is a ...
Stone
Sold
H 7.49 in W 9.45 in D 8.67 in
Japanese Old Garden Stone "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We Japanese introduce unique items with unique aesthetics, purchasing routes, and ways that no one can imitate. This is a traditional Japanese item from ancient times. There ...
Granite
Japanese Old Garden Stone "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a traditional Japanese item from ancient times. There is a culture in Japan that makes gardens beautiful. It is this stone that is placed in the place where visitors wash...
Other
Sold
H 4.81 in W 13 in D 13.39 in
Old Stone in a Japanese Garden "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
There is a culture in Japan that makes gardens beautiful. It is this stone that is placed in the place where visitors wash their hands. It is called "tsukubai" in Japan. Water is flo...
Stone
Japanese Antique Tsukubai 1860s-1900s / Stone Vase Basin Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old tsukubai (stone) made in Japan. This item was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and its natural texture over the years is attractive. Tsukubai is a stone wa...
Stone
Sold
H 10.56 in W 11.42 in D 11.82 in
Old Stones in a Japanese Garden "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
There is a culture in Japan that makes gardens beautiful. It is this stone that is placed in the place where visitors wash their hands. It is called "tsukubai" in Japan. Water is flo...
Stone
Sold
H 16 in W 29 in D 22 in
Precious Japanese Antique "Shikoku" Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from rare shikoku stone and sourced from a decades old garden.
Granite
Sold
H 6.26 in Dm 9.65 in
Japanese Old Garden Stone "Tsukubai" Stone Water Basin / wabisabi garden object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a traditional Japanese item from ancient times. There is a culture in Japan that makes gardens beautiful. It is this stone that is placed in the place where visitors wash th...
Granite
Japanese Large Old Stone Coin Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai, rare size
Located in South Burlington, VT
Big, old and unusual spiritual “Zenigata” Stone Temple Tsukubai Water Or Plant basin Call or message us to reserve- now en route in our container from our Kyoto warehouse Japan, ...
Granite
Big Japanese Antique Round Smooth "Donut" Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome, smooth, and large antique round "donut" shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- sourced from a decades old garden, with original smooth external sides as shown...
Granite
Sold
H 16 in W 28 in D 12 in
Japanese Finest Large Oval Shaped Red Stone Planter Or Water Basin Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Find, Only One Japan a handsome large oval shaped hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin crafted from a rare red kurama granite.
Granite
Granite Stone Water Basin with Heads as Handles Tsukubai Japanese Garden Art
Located in Monterey, CA
Stone water basin with heads as handles (Tsukubai) Material: Granite Origin: Japan Age: Late Meiji period, circa 1890-1910 Size: 18-1/2" inches diameter x 12" inches height.
Granite
On Hold|$1,600
H 35.24 in W 28.94 in D 13.98 in
Japanese Antique Storage Shelves / Shoe Cabinet / 1900-1940s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese storage shelf. It is made of cedar and is thought to have originally been used as a shoe cabinet. The design of the wooden doors is the result of the maker's...
Wood, Cedar
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Antique wooden bucket of Japanese lacquer craftsman/20th century/planter
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden bucket used by Japanese lacquerware craftsmen to store lacquer. It is believed to have been used from the Meiji period to the first half of the Showa era (1868-1940)...
Cedar, Lacquer
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...
Mohair, Hardwood
$1,380
H 13.78 in W 39.77 in D 39.97 in
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...
Hardwood, Cedar, Wood
$1,000
H 8.35 in W 6.89 in D 5.52 in
Japanese Beautiful Antique Pottery/Sue Pottery/Around 9th Century/Excavated Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the ...
Pottery
$9,102 / item
H 35.44 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Brass and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Mobile kinetic chandelier made of patinated brass with a round counterweight and two enlighten alabaster globes. Original design by Glustin Luminaires.
Alabaster, Brass
Low Antique Stool or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Rustic two inch thick top stool or side table. Circa 1950. This side table or stool was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imper...
Wood, Teak
$1,970
H 72.05 in W 43.9 in D 1.58 in
1910s-30s Japanese antique Itado, wabi sabi wide wooden sliding door
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique Itado, thick wooden sliding door made of Sugi Cedar, for both interior & exterior use. Manufactured in circa 1910s -1930s (Taisho to early Showa period), estimat...
Wood, Cedar
$6,200 / set
H 94.69 in W 38.39 in D 3.15 in
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...
Metal, Tin, Iron
$900
H 23.82 in W 24.22 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Antique Black Box / Side Table Exhibition Stand / 1868-1912s/ Wabi-sabi
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden storage box made in Japan. It is thought to date from around the Meiji period and is made of cedar. It has a simple design with no metal fittings. The overall m...
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Cabinet 1920s-1940s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique cabinet from Japan. It is a piece of furniture with a refined and quiet presence, creating a calm atmosphere simply by being placed in a space. Its unadorned, simp...
Cedar
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.67 in W 8.86 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Copper Tub 1800s-1860s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old copper tub made in Japan. It was made during the Edo period (1800s-1860s) and used as a tool to draw water from a well. This tool is one of the tools of daily life tha...
Copper, Iron
$4,000
H 50.01 in W 61.42 in D 29.93 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old large Tansu made in Japan. This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material used is cedar wood. The iron metal fittings in the center add an...
Iron
$2,800
H 69.3 in W 63.78 in D 1.97 in
Japanese Antique "BORO" Edo period 1800s-1860s / Rag Abstract Art Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese BORO textile, dating back to the Edo period (1800s–1860s). It is a rare cloth that has survived through a long span of time. The interplay of indigo and natur...
Fabric
$1,895
H 23.63 in W 33.47 in D 17.33 in
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Antique Japanese tansu cabinet crafted in Japan during the Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century). The sliding doors are made of keyaki (zelkova) wood, while the side panels...
Wood
Choosing the right antique or vintage building and garden elements can prove pivotal when you’re working to beautify any room in your home or just put the finishing touches on a garden or other outdoor area.
It takes time and effort to improve your outdoor space or merely to bring an air of tranquility to an indoor area set aside for private relaxation or gathering with friends. The good news is that 1stDibs can help.
To introduce a sense of timelessness to a back patio or interior common area, choose cast-stone statues or sculptural busts for a dose of drama or select ornate architectural elements such as corbels, plaques or panels made of marble or iron. Elsewhere, find a focal point in your living room and create a “feature wall” by bringing pops of color into a corner with handmade antique ceramic tiles.
It helps when design changes like these have a practical upside too.
Victorian cast-iron stair treads hearken back to a time when adding decorative details to your property was a priority. While lending an attractive appearance to an exterior staircase, these safeguards render the steps slip-resistant for those coming and going. And as one good stylistic choice usually leads to another, pairing your sophisticated treads with a coupling of 19th-century hand-forged andirons would be a thoughtful, durable touch for any courtyard or comfortable lounge space, be they intended for an indoor fireplace or a patio firepit.
Where the garden is concerned, any sophisticated garden ornaments you select should work with nature, not against it. Wrought-iron garden gates will simply refuse to be relegated to the background. Instead, they’ll draw attention to your painstakingly sculpted hedges and colorful flora. When paired with a sparse arrangement of other tasteful additions, such as a stone planter, garden stool or other welcoming pieces of outdoor seating, the effect can be transformative.
On 1stDibs, find a sprawling collection of antique garden furniture and architectural elements that meet every need. Our offerings include everything from sculptural bathroom fixtures to flooring ideas to pedestals and columns designed in a variety of styles and much more.
Ferdinand Fillod's Tropical Pavilion is a painstakingly restored architectural gem.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
As the days grow colder, the desire to gather around the fire grows stronger. Take a peek at these well-appointed rooms featuring extraordinary sculptural and historic hearths.
The exceptionally crafted mantel was saved despite the home’s regrettable demise.
The Qing dynasty beasts honored the dead and warned off malicious spirits.
The dramatic piece transforms a daily scrub into an act of communion with the elements.
Anne and Will Massie apply the lessons of the past to create alfresco pieces as timeless as the traditions that inspire them.
Eating meals alfresco is one of the great pleasures of warm weather, and a beautifully appointed space only heightens the experience. Get inspired by these delectable dining areas as you think about creating your own outdoor oasis.