Japanese antique wooden bowl/Late 19th Century/Wabi-Sabi

I have received a very cool wooden Bowl. This is probably a wooden bowl made in China, Korea, or Taiwan, rather than a Japanese item. It's very dry. It must have been exposed to rai...

I was able to obtain a very rare item. This is a sculpture of the god ``Shinzo''. "Shin" = God "zo" = statue Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in all things in the universe, and there have been many shrines. In the 6th century, Buddhism was introduced and gradually spread throughout Japan. Around the 8th century, the idea that gods follow the teachings of Buddha spread. Until the Edo period, God and Buddha became one and the idea of ``Shinto and Buddhism syncretism'' was established. This statue was created during such a history. Originally, the image of God was invisible and could not be understood as something tangible. However, with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, idol worship was also introduced, and the idea that the gods follow the teachings of Buddha was also propagated at the same time in order to spread the teachings of Buddhism. Around that time, around the 9th century, the first statues of gods...

This is an ornament whose root part of the tree changes over time and looks like a Buddha statue. The surface of the wood has many holes and the shadows are very mysterious, and the...

This account consists of five companies. As for me, I specialize in Japanese antiques and deal in carefully selected items. With my 20 years of experience, I am re-proposing Japanese antiques from a new perspective. This is a very old Japanese brass bowl...

Monumental antique carved wooden trough or bowl, 19th century. This is a rare antique hand carved wooden trough or bowl, which can be used for decoration or as a (fruit) bowl or mag...

A large primitive hand carved wooden dough bowl with recessed grips. Carved in one piece from a hollowed poplar trunk split along its longitudinal axis. Traditionally the dough for b...

Large primitive wooden bowl from 19th century France, celebrating the natural wear and tear that time graciously imparts. Handcrafted in the hear...

A rare and soulful 18th-century (or earlier) Swedish hand-carved wooden bowl, accompanied by its original iron cannonball used for crushing mustard seeds—a functional and historical ...