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Style: Primitive
Antique Japanese Zushi, wabi sabi miniature shrine w/ Ebisu figurine mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Ebisu - from Tohoku area., Japan.
Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji pe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese old wood stand / Exhibition stand wabi-sabi / primitive wood stand /
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This display stand is made by combining old wooden sleepers with a newly made tabletop.
The top of the display stand is finished with cashew paint, like lacquer, and has a jet blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Brazier/Hibachi Brazier/1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese brazier.
It is made of zelkova wood and is thought to date back to the Meiji period.
It features the strong grain of zelkova...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Copper
Japanese Old Wooden Object / Wooden Lump Figurine / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden object.
The details of the tree are unknown, but it seems to be hardwood.
It changes its shape and color over time, and it has become an artistic appearance.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
A Sealed 3.88CT Rare Natural Burma RUBY, Antique Oval Faceted Cut Loose Gemstone
Located in Wembley, GB
A Sealed 3.88ct Natural Rare Burma Ruby, in the Oval Faceted cut. Comes with the AIG Certificate.
Natural Myanmar Ruby.
Category
Early 1800s Burmese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
$4,936 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Wall Art / Japanese objet / wabi-sabi art / primitive wall art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wall art made using some of the material from an old Japanese door.
This is a wooden door reinforced with galvanized iron sheets.
It's a convenient size that doesn't take...
Category
2010s Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Tin
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1910s-1930s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden bowl with legs.
The wooden bowl is dyed black.
It is likely that this was made as a manger.
However, there is no evidence that it was ever used, so I ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$400 Sale Price
38% Off
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Sumba Comb
Located in New York, NY
Worn by adult noblewomen high on the head, like a crown. These hand cut combs from Sumba are usually hand carved from mottled tortoiseshell or occasionally from buffalo horn. These t...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Metal
$1,800
Korean Nambangae Grain Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This primitive wooden vessel is a traditional Korean wood mortar used for pounding rice and grains. A form unique to South Korea's Jeju Island, the mortar is known as a nambang-ae an...
Category
Early 19th Century North Korean Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Indian Ethnic Ankle Bracelet with Bells- 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Indian Ethnic Ankle Bracelet with Bells
Primitive Art - Decoration - Tribal - Ethnic
Measures : 10cmx16cm H:38cm ( measures including support )
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Indian Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Metal
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Japanese Large Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Japanese antique cabinet. This is not just a traditional tansu (storage chest); it serves as a complete niche that can enhance your interior with its functionality and style, blendin...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Stone Display Stand / Objet / Before 1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old stone stand in Japan.
I don't know the details if it was used as a stand for beating straw, but it seems to be before the end of the Edo period.
The round silhouette...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Stone
$800
H 7.29 in Dm 9.06 in
Japanese Antique Exhibition Stand Zelkova Wood 1930s-1950s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese exhibition stand.
It is made entirely of zelkova wood, and the strong wood grain is impressive.
It is painted entirely black.
Zelk...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$528 Sale Price
34% Off
H 12.84 in W 18.39 in D 14.77 in
Japanese Antique Exhibition Stand / Sword Case / 1800-1868s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old drawer for storing Japanese swords originally called "Katanatansu".
It is thought to be from around the Edo period.
Cedar is used for the material, and a large numbe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Paper, Cedar
$1,000
H 41.74 in W 5.91 in D 5.52 in
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese-style cabinet made in the Meiji period.
The texture of the black lacquer, smoked with soot from the hearth, has a unique depth and charm that is unlike a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Taisho period.
It was used as a workbench by a craftsman at the time, and although it is unclear which craftsman used it, there are smal...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Drawer Chest, Wabi-sabi, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A beautifully crafted antique tansu, piece of functional furniture with deep Japanese roots. This larger tansu features six compartments, making it both a practical storage solution...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Exhibition Table / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden work board.
The wood is cedar, and due to long-term use, the black color around the edges remains, and the color has peeled off only in the middle. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$500
H 2.88 in W 27.56 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique cabinet made in the Meiji period.
This is a masterpiece that highlights traditional techniques and craftsmanship, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Lantern Box /1896s Objet d'art Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a lantern box from the old days of Japan.
The box is pasted with Japanese paper and painted with black lacquer.
There is a description of "Meiji 29" on the back.
The lantern box is a box that stores folded lanterns...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Paper
$320 Sale Price
46% Off
H 11.42 in W 12.8 in D 5.32 in
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese chest of drawers dates back to the Meiji period.
This chest is made from sturdy cedar wood with a lacquer finish, and the iron handles add industrial elegance....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Primitive Japanese Flower Stand, Wooden Stools, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an old Japanese stool made in the Taisho period (1913-1930s).
It was made by reusing the iron frame of a bicycle at a time when supplies were scarce. The wooden part is made...
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Early 20th Century Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Previously Available Items
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
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Straw, Cedar
H 83.67 in W 18.12 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Iron Block 46kg "Anvil" 1900s-1940s / Object
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese iron block.
Weighing a whopping 46 kg, it was once used by blacksmiths as an “anvil” to be embedded in the ground.
It is estimated to have been made in the ea...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Iron
H 11.82 in W 9.65 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Antique Primitive Bowl 1860s-1900s / Plant Cover Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
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Wood
Wabi-Sabi Old Natural Pine Wood Bowl Late 19th Century / Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
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Pine
Japanese Antique Primitive Stool or Stand 1900s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old primitive style stool made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period to the early Showa period (1900s-1920s).
The material is zelkova.
It was used as an old f...
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Old Naturally Growing Tree Object Late 19th Century / Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old natural tree collected in Japan.
It is a natural beauty that cannot be created artificially.
It is a beautiful form from any angle.
It is stable and self-supporting.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 16.93 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Japanese Keyaki zelkova wood slab - wabi sabi art piece objet, Dai display stand
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from farmer's Kura (traditional style warehouse) in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Antique Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) wood slab with wabi sabi surface. Can be displayed as an art pi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
H 18.9 in W 17.33 in D 7.29 in
antique Japanese wabi sabi Konebachi, Hand-carved dough bowl - primitive, mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden dough bowl, Konebachi. - Hand-carved from the one solid wood piece , circa 1870s - 1900s.
This type of dough bowl were widely owned by the ordinary Japanese household...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 4.26 in W 20.28 in D 18.9 in
Japanese primitive stool / wabi-sabi stool / Flower stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stump of a large cedar tree whose corners have been worn down and rounded over time.
It is heavy and sturdy, and is about the same height as a low table chair, so it can b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Pottery Vase 1700s-1800s / "Decadent Beauty"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities
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Japanese Antique Primitive Exhibition Stand 1860s-1920s / Side Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old primitive display stand made in Japan.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
The top surface is made of zelkova wood and the legs are made of cedar.
The b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 6.7 in W 25.6 in D 16.54 in
Japanese Antique Ashtray 1860s-1920s / Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old ashtray made in Japan.
This ashtray is unique in its conception using natural wood.
This item is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
It has a beautiful appearanc...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
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Wood
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