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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
Wabi-Sabi Japanese Antique Large Mochi Board Wall Art 1860s-1900s
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese wooden work board known as a "Mochiita." Its rustic construction, consisting of several thick wooden planks joined together, and its beautifully aged surf...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Cedar
Edo Period Japanese Drawer Chest 1854s-1860s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese chest of drawers. With its elegant, horizontally proportioned form and beautifully aged wood, it is a fine example of traditional Japanese storage furnitu...
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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique medium-sized Japanese Tansu cabinet. With its elegant, horizontally proportioned form and beautifully aged wood, it is a fine example of traditional Japanese stora...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Massive Woven Bamboo Lath Door 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique large takekomai (woven bamboo lath) door from Japan, crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). It is made from chestnut wood, bamboo, and straw. Once covered ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo, Straw, Chestnut
Edo Period Japanese Antique Massive Hyakumanben Buddhist Prayer Beads Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese Buddhist prayer bead necklace known as Hyakumanben, or "One Million Recitations."
It is believed to date from the late Edo period (1800s–1860s). Alt...
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Straw, Wood
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese Tansu cabinet dating from the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). Crafted from Japanese cedar wood, it features beautifully elongated horizontal proportions ...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Keyaki Wood Tansu 1900s–1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese Tansu, believed to date from the late Meiji to Taisho period (1900s–1920s).
The cabinet is crafted from Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) and cedar wood. The beau...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Primitive Zelkova Wood Stool 1860s-1900s / Side Chair Mingei
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique wooden stool made in Japan.
It is believed to date from the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). The piece is crafted from Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova), a hardwood renowned fo...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Primitive Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Small Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small antique Japanese Tansu cabinet.
It is believed to date from the Meiji to Taisho period (1860s–1920s). The cabinet is crafted from Japanese cedar wood, which has devel...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Massive Lacquered Wooden Bowl 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese lacquered wooden bowl.
It is believed to have been made during the Meiji to Taisho periods, approximately the 1860s–1920s. Although the exact specie...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Old Paulownia Tree Stump Sculptural Stool 1950s–1970s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese tree-stump stool, believed to have been made during the mid-Showa period, approximately the 1950s–1970s. Its greatest appeal lies in its powerful, highly scul...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Primitive Stools
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi 19th Century Asian Primitive Hand-Carved Solid Wood Sculptural Door
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique wooden door carved from a single massive piece of timber.
Although its exact place of origin cannot be determined with certainty, based on its primitive constructi...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Primitive Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood
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