About Apologia
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 Copper Drop Object 1940s-1960s / Figurine Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This object is a stack of old Japanese copper drops.
Item dates from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s).
This type of object sometimes occurs when copper drops naturally accumulate ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old low table made in Japan. It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and is a piece of traditional craftsmanship and aesthetics.
The material used i...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Female Figure Sculpture 1960s-1980s / Figurine Human Statue
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old female sculpture made in Japan.
It is estimated to have been made in the late Showa period (1960s-1980s).
The material used seems to be lauan wood, and the gentle expr...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Black Ladder 1800s-1860s / Primitive Object
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old black ladder made in Japan.
The simple construction and condition suggest that it was used in the late Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made of cedar wood with stra...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Straw, Cedar
Japanese Antique Huge Wooden Bowl 1906s / Primitive Object Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a huge old Japanese lacquer wood bowl.
It was manufactured in 1906 (Meiji period), and its age can be read from the writing on the bottom. The material used is cedar wood, ma...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Cedar, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Copper-Clad Door 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old copper-clad sliding door (small window) made in Japan.
It was used as part of the fittings during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and the surface is constructed of cop...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique Artillery Shell 1900s-1920s / Iron Ball Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese artillery shell.
From its appearance, it is assumed that it is an iron shell for artillery.
Considering the size, shape, and rusty condition of this iron ball...
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Shell Casing 1930s-1940s / Iron Object Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is the warhead part (shell) of an old Japanese shell. Functional parts such as the internal explosive and fuse have already been lost, and we present this as a safe relic that h...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Galvanized Iron 1920s-1940s / Abstract Art Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese tin. It has been lying in this condition in an old warehouse for many years.
Judging from the texture and feel, it is estimated to have been manufactured in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Tin
Japanese Antique Ceramic Small Shrine 1860s-1900s / Zushi Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small old ceramic shrine made in Japan. It is estimated to have been made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This shrine, called a kawarazushi, is a small Buddhist stru...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Shigaraki ware 17th Century / Pottery Vase Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old pottery pot made in Japan.
It is a very old pot believed to have been made in the 17th century, early Edo period, and is called Koshigaraki in Japan.
Koshigaraki refe...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Tansu made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and the material used is rustic and warm cedar wood. It is a piece that embodies the functional...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Cedar