1800s-1900s Edo Period Japanese Antique Box Folk Art Wabi Sabi

This is a very old Japanese wooden mask. In Japan, it is called "Kamado-gami". It was made during the Edo period (1800s to 1860s). It is hand-c...

This is a very old Japanese rag. This cloth has been used since the Edo period (1800s-1860s) to carefully and carefully mend bedding. It is a piece that shows the beauty of use very ...

This is a very old Japanese cloth. It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). It has been used with great care to survive the harsh winter cold. Size 1420mm x 1350mm This is a thicke...

Very old Japanese black storage box. Made in the Edo period (1800s-1860s). Material is cedar wood. A drawer storage is attached to the lid. Ver...

This is a very old Japanese candlestick. It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). The material is cedar. It was found in an old farmhouse. It has a very unique shape. It is an exce...

This is a pottery called Seto-yaki, which was fired in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (Seto kilns are marked with red c...

A Beautifully Worn Late Edo Period Wabi Sabi "Safe"/Storage box. Originally used to store money & valuables. Heavily patinated cedar & chestnut. Perf...

This is an antique patinated bronze sculpture of a stylized form peacock. Used as a betel box or tobacco opium box. Produced using the traditional 'lost wax'...

A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th century, Edo Period, Japan. Attributed to the Igarashi School, this box is masterfully ...

A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th century of Edo period. The rectangular box features a deep lid with rounded corners and recessed mid-edge and a lower box with two bronze medallion rings and tasseled silk ties. The surface of the fubako was elaborately decorated with hiramaki-e and a low takamaki-e on a mottled Mura-nashiji background. The motifs on the lid depict branches of Japanese pine with finely rendered needles on the lower part; on the upper part, it showcases fruited persimmon branches. Two different shades of gold fundame were used to contrast the design and augmented by scattered gold kirigane to highlight some of the leaves. The design continues and cascades down to all sides of the lid as well as the walls of the box. The two bronze medallions appear original to the box and the silk ties show significant fading from the age. This Fine fubako is signed on the lower wall "Kanshosai" in Kanji with a kao mark. All the trims were finished in gold fundame and the interiors a dense nashiji in gold. Kanshosai is the mark of the distinguished lacquer artist Lizuka Toyo I who also signed his work "Toyosai". He was active in the second half of the 18th century during Edo period, employed by Hachisuka Shigeyoshi (1738-1801), daimyo of Awa on Shikoku Island. Although most survived work bearing his marks are inros, he was also known to decorated trays and other larger objects...

Fabulously aged antique wood box with handles. Box is adorned with patinated metal trim pieces and forged iron nails. No maker stamp pre...

Wonderfully distressed Leather Box Antique Catchall Bucket Distressed Leather and Red Silk 1800s Reinforced double stitching, brass grommets, vintage metal lock and footed base. 14 t...