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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 Antique Small Tansu 1900s-1940s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese small Tansu, distinguished by its unusually compact scale and beautifully balanced proportions. Considerably smaller than a typical Japanese Tansu, it is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Side Table Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese low table, featuring a separate construction in which the tabletop and base are not permanently attached. Its appeal lies in its remarkably primitive and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Edo Period Japanese Black Drawer Chest 1800s-1860s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese Tansu chest of drawers, handcrafted during the Edo period (circa 1800s–1860s).
Distinguished by its orderly arrangement of fourteen drawers in varying siz...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wall Mirror 1860s-1920s / Wall Art Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese wall mirror, distinguished by its finely decorated wooden frame with a beautifully aged gilt finish. Combining the richness of over a century of patina wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu Meiji Period 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese Tansu, crafted during the Meiji period (circa 1868–1912) from Japanese cedar (sugi). Distinguished by its broad, weighty proportions and richly aged dark ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Primitive Keyaki Wood Coffee Table 1860s-1920s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese coffee table masterfully carved from the trunk of a massive Japanese zelkova (Keyaki) tree. Celebrating the natural form of a single tree, it possesses an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Massive Sculptural Iron Object, Early 20th Century Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese large iron cylindrical vessel, distinguished by its remarkable height of approximately 1,370 mm (54 inches). Its tall, slender vertical form creates an un...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Sculptural Burl Stool 1950s-1970s / Primitive Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese wooden stool crafted from a naturally formed tree burl. While its shape has been refined by hand, the piece preserves the extraordinary organic form creat...
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Primitive Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Large Sculptural Phallic Wood Object 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese large carved wooden phallic sculpture, believed to date from the Meiji period (circa 1868–1912). Crafted from Japanese cedar (sugi), it has been boldly ca...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl, Meiji Period 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese hand-carved wooden bowl, believed to date from the Meiji period (circa 1868–1912). Measuring approximately 275 mm (10.8 inches) in diameter, it is a beaut...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Low Board 1860s-1920s / Drawer Chest Nightstand Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese lowboard with four drawers, dating from the Meiji to Taisho period (circa 1868–1926). Originally crafted as a practical piece of everyday furniture, its r...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Meiji Period Japanese Apothecary Cabinet with 81 Drawers / Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an exceptional Japanese medicine chest (Kusuri Tansu) dating from the Meiji period (circa 1868–1912). Originally crafted for storing traditional herbal medicines, it features...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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