Antique Japanese Wooden Box Lid / Late Edo-Meiji Period / like a Painting

We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the way that no one can imitate. Japanese antique black chest "staircase chest...

This is a picture of a cat drawn by a person named "Toshizumi Nitta" from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. She is a very simple and cute cat. He is a vassal of the Tokugawa Shogunate, born in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture (southern part of Gunma Prefecture). He was related to the Tokugawa family and lived in a large mansion in the Ota clan in Gunma prefecture. However, the Nitta family's territory was very small, and they were by no means a wealthy vassal. He seems to have lived quite poorly. So he painted cats and sold them to people. The Nitta family continued to draw pictures of this cat for four generations. "Nitta toshizumi" is equivalent to the fourth generation. During the Edo period, sericulture was thriving in the Kanto region. Cats were said to be the gods of silkworms, as they drive away mice, the natural enemies of silkworms. It was the Nitta family who drew such a cat on paper, pasted it in the silkworm chamber, and sold it as a mouse repellent. There were also other monks who painted pictures of cats, but the Nitta family in particular was related to the Tokugawa family, so people believed that paintings of cats had special powers. , a lot of paintings...

This is a small Japanese wooden drawer. I think it's a drawer that was used in shops and other places where small tools were put. The handle is made of iron. It is a cool drawer...

This is a Japanese "Seto" fired pottery incense burner. Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (Seto kilns are marked with red circles on the map.) It is said...

An old tool for making textiles in Japan. It's a very rare object. The light and shadow that pass through the even holes are very beautiful. A nice art ob...

This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is cedar. This is black and beautiful. After many years of use, it has become a very...

Japanese 19th century Edo-Meiji Period Satsuma stoneware incense burner (Koro) with small wooden support table By: unknown Material: ceramic, stoneware, wood, enamel, paint Techniqu...

Elegant and sacred, rare look was its amazing wave textures. This beautiful piece with refined details shows a great stillness, which was made during edo period and executed with Jap...

An excellent work of metalwork inlay in the Meiji era. It's shaped in a traditional Japanese drum. The grape motif is expressed by "takaniku-zougan...

Fine Japanese cloisonne lidded box from the Meiji period. The small box stands on three brass feet. The lid, also made of brass, has a small flowe...

Antique samurai doll called Hinaningyo; Japan, late EDO period Praised at the Tang-no-sekku boys' festival on May 5th as a sign of bravery, embodying the...

A Japanese high quality wooden dagger. The carving is made of the highest quality as often Japanese items are. There is a signature and a poem engraved on side. Comes from an old Swedish collection...