Japanese Antiques , Old Wrapping Paper , Tapestries , Wabi-sabi

We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period. This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...

We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period. This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...

This wooden board was made in the Taisho era. The dense and beautiful grain of the wood, unique to time-honored zelkova, is eye-catching. The color that has deepened over the years,...

This is a wooden signboard that was used during the Taisho period. Years of use and aging have given it a beautiful abstract appearance. You can hang it on the wall and enjoy it lik...

Pleasant "boutis" bedspread made with ancient Indonesian calm colors fabrics. It can be used as is or re-hemmed with a border of Your choice. ref. B/2308.

Beautiful Chinese embroidery with nice floral design and beautiful colors, entirely and finely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation Size: Wi...

A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period. The front was beautifully decorated with Yuzen-zome, a labor intensive resist-dye technique invested by an artist monk Miyazaki Yuzensai (1654 -1736) of Edo period. The front cover likely depicts a scene from the Tale of Genji, showing a nobleman and his servant pays a visit to a lady in a fenced thatch-roof house under a high peak. The details of blossom trees and pines, as well as the characters, and scenery with a gradual color are astounding. It is telling that the Yuzen dying was used such an mastery. The piece has a red silk backing and still retains two red tassels on the lower corners as well as decorative stitches along the edges. There is a patched design on the back likely a Mon symbol (family crest). Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile...

This rare persimmon tannin–dyed washi rug dates from the late Meiji to Taisho period (early 20th century) and was traditionally used to protect tatami mats from sunlight or serve as ...