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Objects always tell the truth. All I can do is just to face with them sincerely and give them deep affection as much as I can. There is no boundary of nationalities and of eras in beauty. But I think now is the time we choose 'Japanese style' and it will be the best way to remind us of what we are losing today and to question us about an essence of beauty again. I hope that you can touch the memories which the objects here have, feel and think of something invisible but exists undoubtedly.
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Featured Pieces
Japanese Old Bamboo Basket 1940s-1960s / Flower Vase Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese bamboo basket. Made in the mid Shōwa period (1940s–1960s), it was originally used as a flower basket, designed to hold an inner container and quietly support ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1860s-1900s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style low table. It dates to the Meiji period (1860s–1900s) and was originally used in everyday life, discovered in an old farmhouse. Free from orna...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Low Board 1860s-1900s / Tansu Drawer Chest Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese black low board with drawers. Crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), it carries the quiet atmosphere of an era moving toward modernization, presenting...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Carved Stone Folk Deity "Tanokami" 1800s-1860s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old stone sculpture known in Japan as a “Ta-no-Kami” (Rice Field Deity). Its presence is both primitive and powerful, embodying a highly symbolic form born at the inte...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Low Board 1860s-1900s / Drawer Chest Tansu Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese low board with built-in drawer storage. Its low, grounded stance close to the floor and its clean, horizontally extended proportions create a quiet sense of b...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Low Table or Bench 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese low table. Originally used as furniture suited to a floor-seated lifestyle, it now naturally lends itself to use as a bench as well, making it a versatile pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Japanese Antique Large Paper-Covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese ceramic storage jar covered with paper.
Its powerful, substantial form combined with the remaining traces of paper on the surface gives it a sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl or Display stand 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden bowl. Originally used as a practical household vessel, it can also be turned upside down and appreciated as a display stand or pedestal. When inverted,...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Iron, Tin
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Shigaraki Jar Early Edo period, 17th century
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Ko-Shigaraki jar. Its presence feels as though the raw power of the earth itself has been captured in form, embodying the fundamental beauty inherent in ancient Japanese ce...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Paper-Covered Low Writing Desk 1857s / Low Table Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese low writing desk covered with paper.
Within its simple and restrained presence resides a quiet tension and spiritual depth that only furniture shaped by l...
Category
Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Side Tables
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique Wooden Carved Buddha 14th-16th century / Statue Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese wooden Buddhist sculpture.
It is believed to date back to the Muromachi period (14th–16th century) and has quietly existed alongside people’s prayers for ...
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Primitive Side Table Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style low table.
It is a piece of furniture that was actually used during the early Shōwa period (1900s–1940s) and was discovered in a traditional f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
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