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Japanese antique wooden bench / Early 20th Century / Rustic farmhouse work table
Japanese antique wooden bench / Early 20th Century / Rustic farmhouse work table

Japanese antique wooden bench / Early 20th Century / Rustic farmhouse work table

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden bench made in Japan between the Taisho era and the early Showa era, roughly one hundred years ago. It was used for many years in an old private house in Kanazawa Cit...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Benches

Materials

Wood, Softwood

Japanese antique wooden fish / 1910-1950 / Fish shop sign / Wall hanging object
Japanese antique wooden fish / 1910-1950 / Fish shop sign / Wall hanging object

Japanese antique wooden fish / 1910-1950 / Fish shop sign / Wall hanging object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a carved wooden fish, made in Japan around the beginning of the 1900s, and we believe it dates from somewhere between the Taisho era and the middle of the Showa era. We susp...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Softwood

Antique Japanese wooden work board / Wall-mounted object/ Wabi-sabi low table
Antique Japanese wooden work board / Wall-mounted object/ Wabi-sabi low table

Antique Japanese wooden work board / Wall-mounted object/ Wabi-sabi low table

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a richly characterful wooden board that worked hard for many years in the Japanese countryside. It is thought to date from around 1880 to 1940, spanning the Meiji to early Sh...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sofa Tables

Materials

Softwood, Cedar, Pine

Small old Japanese low table made of zelkova wood/modern side table
Small old Japanese low table made of zelkova wood/modern side table

Small old Japanese low table made of zelkova wood/modern side table

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This mini low table is a one-of-a-kind combination piece, assembled from two old Japanese work tables. Its tabletop and base come from separate zelkova (keyaki) work tables with diff...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Japanese cedar writing desk / Meiji-Taisho era / Soot-darkened table
Antique Japanese cedar writing desk / Meiji-Taisho era / Soot-darkened table

Antique Japanese cedar writing desk / Meiji-Taisho era / Soot-darkened table

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an antique wooden table thought to have been used in ordinary homes and farmhouses in Japan sometime between the Meiji and Taisho eras. In Japanese, this type of furniture is...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Softwood, Cedar

Antique Japanese bronze temple-style bell / Taisho-Showa / Hanging bell, patina
Antique Japanese bronze temple-style bell / Taisho-Showa / Hanging bell, patina

Antique Japanese bronze temple-style bell / Taisho-Showa / Hanging bell, patina

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a cast bronze hanshō (fire bell), thought to have been made in Japan during the Taisho era to early Shōwa period, roughly the first half of the 1900s. A hanshō is a smaller ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese stone pagoda finial fragment / Edo period /Buddhist art
Antique Japanese stone pagoda finial fragment / Edo period /Buddhist art

Antique Japanese stone pagoda finial fragment / Edo period /Buddhist art

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This stone fragment is thought to have been carved as part of a stone pagoda during Japan's Edo period (1603–1868). The stone appears to be andesite, or a similar type of volcanic ro...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Distressed Sakiori Weaving Textile with Exposed Threads
Japanese Antique Distressed Sakiori Weaving Textile with Exposed Threads

Japanese Antique Distressed Sakiori Weaving Textile with Exposed Threads

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Antique Distressed Sakiori Weaving Textile with Exposed Threads, circa 1900–1930s A remarkable antique Japanese Sakiori textile, dating approximately from the late Meiji to...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Reversible Boro Patchwork Textile in Green and Red
Japanese Antique Reversible Boro Patchwork Textile in Green and Red

Japanese Antique Reversible Boro Patchwork Textile in Green and Red

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Antique Reversible Boro Patchwork Textile in Green and Red, circa 1910s–1930s A remarkable antique Japanese Boro patchwork textile, dating approximately from the Taisho to ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Red Striped Sakiori Textile with Patchwork Construction
Japanese Antique Red Striped Sakiori Textile with Patchwork Construction

Japanese Antique Red Striped Sakiori Textile with Patchwork Construction

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Antique Red Striped Sakiori Textile with Patchwork Construction, circa 1900–1930s A beautiful antique Japanese Sakiori textile, dating from the late Meiji to early Showa pe...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Sakiori Weaving Textile, Japan, circa 1900–1930s
Japanese Antique Sakiori Weaving Textile, Japan, circa 1900–1930s

Japanese Antique Sakiori Weaving Textile, Japan, circa 1900–1930s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Antique Sakiori Weaving Textile, Japan, circa 1900–1930s Description A beautiful antique Japanese Sakiori textile, dating from the late Meiji to early Showa period, circa ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Joseon Dynasty white porcelain jar / 15th-16th century / excavated flower vase
Joseon Dynasty white porcelain jar / 15th-16th century / excavated flower vase

Joseon Dynasty white porcelain jar / 15th-16th century / excavated flower vase

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a white porcelain jar from the Joseon (Korean) dynasty, made on the Korean Peninsula. Judging from the construction of its mouth and its overall form, it is thought to have b...

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Antique 16th Century South Korean Other Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Antique Japanese wooden Nyorai Buddha torso / Late Heian / Rare sculpture
Antique Japanese wooden Nyorai Buddha torso / Late Heian / Rare sculpture

Antique Japanese wooden Nyorai Buddha torso / Late Heian / Rare sculpture

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This piece is thought to be a wooden Nyorai Buddha statue carved in the late Heian period. The moment we first saw it at the time of purchase, we were completely captivated by its pr...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Softwood, Cypress

Antique Japanese turnip painting fragment / Pre-Edo / Wabi-sabi framed art
Antique Japanese turnip painting fragment / Pre-Edo / Wabi-sabi framed art

Antique Japanese turnip painting fragment / Pre-Edo / Wabi-sabi framed art

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This piece is a fragment of an old Japanese painting, cut out and mounted in a frame. It is thought to have originally been part of a folding screen or hanging scroll, and depicts a ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese burl wood display stand / Meiji-Showa / Organic one-of-a-kind
Antique Japanese burl wood display stand / Meiji-Showa / Organic one-of-a-kind

Antique Japanese burl wood display stand / Meiji-Showa / Organic one-of-a-kind

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

In the world of Japanese and Chinese antiques, stands and chairs made by leaving tree roots or burls in their natural form have long been cherished. This piece belongs to that same l...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Pedestals

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Japanese Antique Tin Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Tin Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Tin Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an antique Japanese tin-covered door, believed to date from the late Edo period to the Meiji period, circa 1860s to 1900s. It is constructed with a wooden frame covered with...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu / Meiji 1860s-1900s / Chests Cabinet / Bamboo
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu / Meiji 1860s-1900s / Chests Cabinet / Bamboo

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu / Meiji 1860s-1900s / Chests Cabinet / Bamboo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden cabinet, believed to date from the Meiji to Taisho period, circa 1860s to 1920s. The front is composed of sliding doors arranged in two sections. The ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar, Bamboo

Japanese Vintage Modern Cabinet 1920-1940s / Tansu / Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Vintage Modern Cabinet 1920-1940s / Tansu / Wabi-Sabi

Japanese Vintage Modern Cabinet 1920-1940s / Tansu / Wabi-Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden cabinet, believed to date from the early Showa period, circa 1920s to 1940s. The cabinet is made from keyaki, Japanese zelkova wood, a highly valued h...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a rare old Japanese wooden low table, believed to date from the late Meiji period to the Taisho period, circa 1860s to 1920s. The tabletop is made from a single solid slab o...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Tansu Cabinet Sideboard / Wabi-sabi / Taishō–Shōwa 1910-40s
Japanese Antique Tansu Cabinet Sideboard / Wabi-sabi / Taishō–Shōwa 1910-40s

Japanese Antique Tansu Cabinet Sideboard / Wabi-sabi / Taishō–Shōwa 1910-40s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden storage cabinet, believed to date from the Taisho to early Showa period, circa 1910s to 1940s. The front features four sliding doors arranged in a cle...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese wooden low table / 1950's / Sofa table / Wabi sabi / Mingei
Vintage Japanese wooden low table / 1950's / Sofa table / Wabi sabi / Mingei

Vintage Japanese wooden low table / 1950's / Sofa table / Wabi sabi / Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Japanese vintage keyaki wood low table, believed to date from the mid-Showa period, circa 1950s to 1960s. The material is keyaki, Japanese zelkova, a wood that has long be...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese wooden table / 1900-1925 / Sofa & Display table / Wabi sabi
Antique Japanese wooden table / 1900-1925 / Sofa & Display table / Wabi sabi

Antique Japanese wooden table / 1900-1925 / Sofa & Display table / Wabi sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden table, believed to date from the late Edo period to the Taisho period, circa 1850s to 1920s. It is a rare piece with a distinctive structure, featurin...

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20th Century Japanese Taisho Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/ sofa table / wabi sabi /
Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/ sofa table / wabi sabi /

Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/ sofa table / wabi sabi /

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden low table, believed to date from the late Edo period to the Taisho period, circa 1850s to 1920s. Made from a thick wooden board, this piece has an ext...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Taisho Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Signed Vintage Japanese Keyaki Wood Vase Early 20th / Wabi Sabi /Natural Grain
Signed Vintage Japanese Keyaki Wood Vase Early 20th / Wabi Sabi /Natural Grain

Signed Vintage Japanese Keyaki Wood Vase Early 20th / Wabi Sabi /Natural Grain

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an antique Japanese natural wood vase, believed to date from the early 20th century. The material is keyaki, Japanese zelkova, a wood that has long been used in Japan for fu...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Japanese Vintage Wall Wood Flower Vase 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi / natural wood
Japanese Vintage Wall Wood Flower Vase 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi / natural wood

Japanese Vintage Wall Wood Flower Vase 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi / natural wood

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an antique Japanese natural wood vase, believed to date from the early 20th century. Carved from a single piece of natural wood, this piece has an organic and sculptural for...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet
Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet

Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Japanese antique drawer chest, believed to date from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, circa 1800s to 1900s. Constructed from solid wood, this piece has a sim...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This piece is a Japanese chest of drawers crafted during the late Meiji to early Taisho period. It is constructed from cedar wood, a material deeply rooted in Japanese architecture a...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Shigaraki Pottery Storage Jar / Wabi-Sabi / 15th Century
Japanese Antique Shigaraki Pottery Storage Jar / Wabi-Sabi / 15th Century

Japanese Antique Shigaraki Pottery Storage Jar / Wabi-Sabi / 15th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese jar of Shigaraki ware (Shigaraki-yaki). Shigaraki ware is pottery that has been fired in the town of Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, located almost in the center...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese Wooden Komainu Guardian Dog Sculpture / Wabi-Sabi / Edo-Meiji
Antique Japanese Wooden Komainu Guardian Dog Sculpture / Wabi-Sabi / Edo-Meiji

Antique Japanese Wooden Komainu Guardian Dog Sculpture / Wabi-Sabi / Edo-Meiji

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Japanese "Komainu" (guardian lion-dog). Komainu are statues of guardian beasts placed in pairs at the entrances of Shinto shrines or in front of shrine buildings, protectin...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Urushi lacquer

Japanese Antique Small Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawer circa 1900–1920
Japanese Antique Small Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawer circa 1900–1920

Japanese Antique Small Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawer circa 1900–1920

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Antique Small Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers Japan, Early 20th Century, circa 1900–1920 A beautifully weathered Japanese storage cabinet displaying the quiet elega...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Wood Burl Animal-Form Object / Mitate Folk Art / 20th Century / SC169
Japanese Wood Burl Animal-Form Object / Mitate Folk Art / 20th Century / SC169

Japanese Wood Burl Animal-Form Object / Mitate Folk Art / 20th Century / SC169

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an object suggestive of an animal's form, created by retaining the natural bulges and undulations of a wood burl exactly as they occurred. It is thought to have been made in ...

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20th Century Japanese Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Burl

Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Vase / Sculptural Twisted Form / Abstract /PO391
Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Vase / Sculptural Twisted Form / Abstract /PO391

Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Vase / Sculptural Twisted Form / Abstract /PO391

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a one-of-a-kind vase by a contemporary Japanese ceramic artist. On the underside of the base, the character "京" (Kyo/Kyoto) is inscribed, which we initially took to be a pers...

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Late 20th Century Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Antique Japanese Wall-mounted object / Rusted tin wall art / Meiji-Showa / OB336
Antique Japanese Wall-mounted object / Rusted tin wall art / Meiji-Showa / OB336

Antique Japanese Wall-mounted object / Rusted tin wall art / Meiji-Showa / OB336

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a tool once used in Japan called a hoiro, a device used to knead and dry tea leaves after they had been steamed. It is believed to date from the Meiji to early Showa period a...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Old Japanese wooden low table / 20th century / Display stand/ TA141
Antique Old Japanese wooden low table / 20th century / Display stand/ TA141

Antique Old Japanese wooden low table / 20th century / Display stand/ TA141

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden trough, believed to have been made around the 20th century. It is thought to be a type of feed manger, once used to hold fodder or straw for cattle and...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Softwood, Pine

Japanese Monumental Burl Wall Sculpture
Japanese Monumental Burl Wall Sculpture

Japanese Monumental Burl Wall Sculpture

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Monumental Burl Wall Sculpture Japan, circa 1900–1950 An extraordinary fragment of weathered hardwood burl, naturally sculpted over decades of growth before being preserve...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Primitive Bean Beating Block / circa 1900–1930
Japanese Primitive Bean Beating Block / circa 1900–1930

Japanese Primitive Bean Beating Block / circa 1900–1930

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Primitive Bean Beating Block Japan, circa 1900–1930 A beautifully weathered Japanese bean beating block, originally used in the processing of harvested beans and other agr...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Primitive Wooden Step Stool / circa 1900–1930
Japanese Primitive Wooden Step Stool / circa 1900–1930

Japanese Primitive Wooden Step Stool / circa 1900–1930

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Japanese Primitive Wooden Step Stool Japan, circa 1900–1930 A beautifully weathered Japanese wooden step stool displaying decades of honest use. Constructed from solid wood with g...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools

Materials

Cedar

Early-Mid 20th Century Japanese Wabi-Sabi Wooden Low Table / Display Stand TA140
Early-Mid 20th Century Japanese Wabi-Sabi Wooden Low Table / Display Stand TA140

Early-Mid 20th Century Japanese Wabi-Sabi Wooden Low Table / Display Stand TA140

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden low table made of sugi (Japanese cedar) or pine. It is thought to have been crafted from very old reclaimed timber — antique wood dating from the late 19th to early ...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Softwood

Mid-20th Century Old Japanese Keyaki Wood Craftsman's Work Table TA139
Mid-20th Century Old Japanese Keyaki Wood Craftsman's Work Table TA139

Mid-20th Century Old Japanese Keyaki Wood Craftsman's Work Table TA139

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an antique work table once used by a Japanese craftsman, made of solid keyaki (Japanese zelkova) wood. It is believed to date from around 1950 to 1980. The keyaki timber is e...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

16th Century Japanese Ko-Tamba Jar, Muromachi Period, Six Ancient Kilns PO394
16th Century Japanese Ko-Tamba Jar, Muromachi Period, Six Ancient Kilns PO394

16th Century Japanese Ko-Tamba Jar, Muromachi Period, Six Ancient Kilns PO394

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Ko-Tamba (old Tamba) jar, made around the latter half of the 16th century during the Muromachi period. Tamba ware is produced at one of the six great kiln sites of Japan c...

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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Pottery

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery

16th–17th Century Japanese Ko-Shigaraki Jar, Muromachi to Momoyama Period PO393
16th–17th Century Japanese Ko-Shigaraki Jar, Muromachi to Momoyama Period PO393

16th–17th Century Japanese Ko-Shigaraki Jar, Muromachi to Momoyama Period PO393

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Shigaraki (Ko-Shigaraki) jar, believed to have been made between the late Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods — that is, from the 1500s to the early 1600s. Shigarak...

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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Pottery

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery

Vintage Lounge Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Sampei Design Institute
Vintage Lounge Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Sampei Design Institute

Vintage Lounge Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Sampei Design Institute

By Isamu Kenmochi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Designed by Isamu Kenmochi, one of the most influential figures in postwar Japanese design, this vintage lounge sofa embodies a unique dialogue between Scandinavian modernism and Jap...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Teak

2-Seat Lounge Sofa by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko
2-Seat Lounge Sofa by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko

2-Seat Lounge Sofa by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko

By Akita Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

2-Seat Lounge Sofa by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko   Design: Isamu Kenmochi   Produced by Akita Mokko, Japan’s only specialist bentwood furniture manufacturer, the No.80 lo...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Beech

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Three Monkeys 1868–1880s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Three Monkeys 1868–1880s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Three Monkeys 1868–1880s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A rare set of three carved wooden monkeys made in Japan during the early Meiji period. Each is seated on a craggy rock base, hands raised to cover the eyes, the mouth, and the ears i...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique stone Buddha statues / Underworld scribe / Edo period/SC168
Japanese antique stone Buddha statues / Underworld scribe / Edo period/SC168

Japanese antique stone Buddha statues / Underworld scribe / Edo period/SC168

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an exceptionally rare stone statue of Shiroku, carved during the Edo period (18th–19th century). Shiroku is the scribe who serves under Enma Daiō, the great judge of the und...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Statues

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

BORO A piece imbued with a rich history, born from countless repairs and years of use. One side features delicate sashiko stitching over a faded, natural-colored fabric. The diffe...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

BORO A piece that has been used and repaired countless times over many years. The red-based side features a rich landscape that evokes the layers of time, with faded checkered patt...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Cupboard Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Cupboard Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Cupboard Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This large Japanese Tansu cabinet is believed to have been crafted during the late Meiji to early Taisho period. Among traditional Japanese storage furniture, examples of this scale...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/simple design sofa table
Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/simple design sofa table

Japanese antique long wooden low table/1868-1920/simple design sofa table

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This exceptional Japanese long low table was crafted during the late Meiji to Taisho period (1868–1920). Originally used in everyday Japanese interiors, it embodies the quiet strengt...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique wooden panel /wall hanging board / 1868-1920 / Wabi sabi
Japanese antique wooden panel /wall hanging board / 1868-1920 / Wabi sabi

Japanese antique wooden panel /wall hanging board / 1868-1920 / Wabi sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a large and highly imposing antique work board believed to have been made in Japan during the Meiji to Taisho period, circa 1868 to 1920. The material appears to be hardwoods...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Chestnut

Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji ② – Early Showa Period, Japan
Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji ② – Early Showa Period, Japan

Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji ② – Early Showa Period, Japan

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

An antique Japanese straw rain cape (“Mino”), traditionally worn by farmers and travelers as protection against rain and snow. Handwoven from natural straw fibers, this piece possess...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Straw

French Provincial Oak Writing Table Late 19th Century
French Provincial Oak Writing Table Late 19th Century

French Provincial Oak Writing Table Late 19th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

An antique French oak table featuring turned legs and understated decorative details, possessing a quiet and deeply utilitarian beauty. The tabletop bears extensive traces of age an...

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Tables

Materials

Wood

Old Bamboo Straw Hat / Wabi Sabi , Display
Old Bamboo Straw Hat / Wabi Sabi , Display

Old Bamboo Straw Hat / Wabi Sabi , Display

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Bamboo Woven Hat Japan, circa 1930–1950s Handwoven bamboo hat with a beautifully aged surface and intricate lattice construction. Originally made as a practical object, it now carri...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo, Straw

Primitive Japanese Wooden Table with Drawer Japan, Early 20th Century
Primitive Japanese Wooden Table with Drawer Japan, Early 20th Century

Primitive Japanese Wooden Table with Drawer Japan, Early 20th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

An old Japanese low wooden table with a quiet, architectural presence. Its restrained proportions and low profile create a calm yet sculptural form, embodying the understated elegan...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Low Table with Drawers Early Showa Period, circa 1920s–1940s
Japanese Antique Low Table with Drawers Early Showa Period, circa 1920s–1940s

Japanese Antique Low Table with Drawers Early Showa Period, circa 1920s–1940s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A Japanese antique low table with a remarkably restrained and architectural presence. Constructed from a thick solid wood top with two small drawers integrated beneath, the piece re...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji – Early Showa Period, Japan
Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji – Early Showa Period, Japan

Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji – Early Showa Period, Japan

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

An antique Japanese straw rain cape (“Mino”), traditionally worn by farmers and travelers as protection against rain and snow. Handwoven from natural straw fibers, this piece possess...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Straw

Japanese Antique “Tamari-Ishi” Stone Object  / wabi-sabi object
Japanese Antique “Tamari-Ishi” Stone Object  / wabi-sabi object

Japanese Antique “Tamari-Ishi” Stone Object / wabi-sabi object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

An old carved stone object sourced in Japan. Featuring a deeply recessed center and a softly rounded form, the piece exists somewhere between natural formation and human interventio...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Primitive Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Primitive Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Primitive Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This Japanese low table was crafted during the early Showa period (1900s–1940s) from an exceptional burl wood, most likely Karin burl wood. The entire piece, from the top to the legs...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood