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Place of Origin: Japanese
Old Japanese Wooden Stool / 20th Century / Polygonal Chair/MINGEI
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This stool is crafted from vintage Japanese zelkova wood. Originally used as a mortar, the top was later cut horizontally and reworked to transform it into a practical stool. It's be...
Category
20th Century Showa Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Stool - Carved from One Solid Block / Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style stool, crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s).
It exudes a simple yet powerful presence. The material is robust chestnut wood, and wha...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Japanese Stools
Materials
Chestnut
Old Japanese wooden display stand and stool / 20th century/Wabi-sabi object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This wooden display stand/stool was made in Japan around the 20th century. It's believed to be made from solid, solid zelkova (keyaki) wood, exuding a strong grain and sturdy texture...
Category
20th Century Showa Japanese Stools
Materials
Other
Antique Japanese wooden lattice chair / 1868-1920 / Simple and rustic stool
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden chair believed to have been made between the Meiji and Taisho periods, or perhaps the early Showa period. Its simple yet distinctive design is eye-catching, evo...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of Japanese Old Octagon Wood Stools 1940s-1960s / Side Table Stool Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vintage octagonal stool crafted in Japan,
dating from the Taisho to early Showa period (1940s–1960s).
Made from KIRI (Paulownia wood), a traditional material cherished in J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Blonde Rosewood for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, (1915 - 2011) an iconic figure in Japanese industrial design. Originally created in 1954 using the moulded plywood technique that had been newly ...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Rosewood
$1,200 Sale Price
31% Off
Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko Stacking Vintage Stool
By Isamu Kenmochi, Akita Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi and produced by Akita Mokko, this stool is considered one of the icons of Japanese modern design. Kenmochi is known for his works that blend traditional J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 26 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Pancake
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Rare Japanese Stool by Soetsu Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Uccle, BE
This stool was made in 1936 for the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum. Made of Japanese cherry wood and seagrass. Today, you can still see the original benches made for this museum.
Yanagi Soetsu (1889 – 1961), also known as Yanagi Muneyoshi, was a Japanese art critic, philosopher, and founder of the Mingei (folk craft) movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s. His son, Sori Yanagi, was a renowned industrial designer. In 1916, Yanagi made his first trip to Korea out of curiosity about Korean crafts. The trip led to the establishment of the Korean Folk Crafts Museum in 1924 and the coining of the term mingei by Yanagi, potters Hamada Shoji (1894–1978) and Kawai Kanjiro...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Seagrass, Cherry
Pair Asian Brass Round Garden Stools
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Japanese Asian solid brass pierced round garden stools. Slight variance in size:
stool #1 - 13" widest x 16.5" tall
stool #2 - 12" widest x ...
Category
1950s Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,400 / set
Japanese antique wooden stool/1900-1920/small chair
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden stool made of cedar wood from the late Meiji and Taisho periods (around 1900-1920) in Japan. It is believed to have been actually used in old private homes and farmh...
Category
20th Century Taisho Japanese Stools
Materials
Cedar
1970s Yasuaki Sasamoto Tractor Seat on Drummers Throne Stool Base by Dulton Co
By Yasuaki Sasamoto
Located in St. Louis, MO
1970s stainless steel molded tractor seat on drum set throne stool base by Japanese designer Yasuaki Sasamoto and produced by Dulton Co. Rare early design...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Blonde Rosewood for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, (1915 - 2011) an iconic figure in Japanese industrial design. Originally created in 1954 using the moulded plywood technique that had been newly c...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Rosewood
$1,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese antique wooden stool/1868-1920/farmer's tools/"Kurakake"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden stand.
It was originally used as a stand for holding a horse saddle.
The name of the tool is "Kurakake".
The saddle was likely used on horses kept for ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Stools
Materials
Cedar
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Centreville, VA
The Elephant Stool, designed by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, is a playful yet elegantly crafted piece that showcases the harmonious blend of function an...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Plastic
$680 / item
Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen ebony stool
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Utopia
Stool made of Copper base and Ebony wood.
Artist Statement
Growing up, I was often taken to art museums. I did not dislike putting myself in an unusual space and stand...
Category
2010s Japonisme Japanese Stools
Materials
Copper
A Meiji/Taisho Period Street Vendor Stool, Cedar Timbers. Japan, early 1900s
Located in Hitchin, England
A most probably Meiji/Taisho period street vendor stool, constructed of
cedar timbers. Originating from Japan and dating from the early 1900s with handp...
Category
20th Century Taisho Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic and collectable butterfly stool is a work of simple and elegant sculpture by the Japanese designer Sori Yanagi. It is rosewood and brass structure. The combination aesthe...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools . Earliest examples.
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An incredible example of an iconic Mid 20th Century masterpiece.
Designed by Sori Yanagi in the late 1950.s
These examples are the earliest examples of this form. As evidenced by ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Rosewood
$12,500 / set
Vintage Japanese Studio Craft Wood Stool
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic vintage Japanese studio craft stool. Incredible details, and the concave top makes it comfortable to sit on. Stunning wood grain throughout the entire piece.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique pine stool 1800, handcrafted unique
By Axel Einar Hjorth, José Zanine Caldas
Located in Forest, BE
Unique Japanese pine stool. Lots of patina, it's a true beauty of minimal craftsmanship. Lightweight and easy to move. A true eye catcher in any interior.
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Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Stools
Materials
Pine
Wooden Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool in Molded Plywood by Tendo Japan, 1980s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic wooden mid century "butterfly" stool in molded plywood by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko Japan, 1980s. In good condition and purchased by the previous owner on a busines...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Plywood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Side Table Stool 23-1
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Unebi
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nish...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Ratan Stool by Isamu Kenmochi , 2022, Y･M･K-NAGAOKA
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This is the smallest of Isamu Kenmochi's Ratan stools. It is just the right size for small children.
The cushion is fixed so it will not fall off.
This is...
Category
1960s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Rattan
Japanese old wooden stool / 20th century / Taisho to Showa period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stool that was made from the Taisho period to the mid-Showa period (1910 to 1960) in Japan.
They are often used in factories and craftsmen's workshops, but they were also f...
Category
20th Century Taisho Japanese Stools
Materials
Beech
Iron Stool Used in an Old Japanese Elementary School/Made in 1965
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stool used at Minoya Elementary School in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
The back of the seat has the name of the school and the fact that it was built in 1965.
A simple stool with an oak top and iron legs.
Two plastic parts on the toe are missing, but there is no problem in use.
Old school...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Stools
Materials
Iron
Vintage Modernist Japanese Ring Stool c1970s
By Tokukichi Kato, Tendo Mokko
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic, vintage modern Japanese ring stool in the manner of Kato Tokukichi. Freshly upholstered in beautiful original Knoll fabric. Acquired in Japan. Amazing wood work detail.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Foam, Wood
$950 / item
Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool pale tone 1 tribal style
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Mushroom
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova pale tone finish
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most o...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool6 glamping
By Zougei, Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Male star
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: zelkova.
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used f...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Side Table Stool A11
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Whimsical
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for ...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden high stool/Taisho-Showa era/Tree branch stool
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stool made from Japanese tree branches.
In Japan, chairs like this were often made using natural wood.
I think they probably made them themselves and used them as work chai...
Category
20th Century Taisho Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bamboo Stool Attributed to Hosai Yokota
By Yokota Hōsai
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A stool attributed to Hosai Yokota, in bamboo, realized by Takashimaya department stores, Japan
The same model exhibited for "Le Salon des Arts Ménagers...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Bamboo
Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko Japan Mid-Century Modern Stacking Stool
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Single bentwood stool by Isamu Kenmochi (1912-1971) for Akita Mokko. Original condition, minor scuffs. Label, circa 1950s
Kenmochi was one of the most significant designers in midcentury Japan. He was a founding member of the Japan Industrial Designers, which included Sori Yanagi and Riki Watanabe...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Beech
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 31 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Hula
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: White oak
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood ...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Woven Wicker Stools attributed to Isamu Kenmochi New Bouce Cushions
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous Pair of Woven Wicker or Rattan Stools, attributed to Isamu Kenmochi, Japan, circa 1950s. Their loose cushions have recently been reupholstered in a plush ivory color boucle.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Wicker
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Wood Stool11 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Boy
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: Shiiki
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are unabl...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,950 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Vintage Japanese Obi Covered Folding Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Vintage Japanese Obi Covered folding benches. Ebonized X Bases in wood with brass caps and detail. Beautiful floral silk textile. Could be used as luggage racks.
Category
20th Century Japanese Stools
Materials
Brass
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Side Table Stool Cubo M1
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cubo M1
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Ni...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko Stacking Vintage Stool
By Akita Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi and produced by Akita Mokko, this stool is considered one of the icons of Japanese modern design. Kenmochi is known for his works that blend traditional J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Furniture Sculptural Wood Side Table 1 Tribal Glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Long John
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: Paulownia
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used ...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer Low Japanese Stool with Gold Leaf Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s solid black lacquer wood and gold leaf accents low stool/table, stamped made in Japan solid construction with a polished finish that shows natural wear age soft scratches, a co...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$375 Sale Price
21% Off
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 33 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Robot
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: Quercus serrata
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most o...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Furniture Sculptural Wood Side Table 2 Tribal Glamping
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Spaceship
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used fo...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Drifting Chair / Drifting Stool Drifting Object Animal
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese drifting chair / drifting stool
Drifting object animal
A dog-shaped stool made of drifting objects. It has a beautiful shape as an object.
Category
2010s Primitive Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 34 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Daifuku
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are ...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool16 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A thread windings
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: Machilus
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of woo...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei Furniture Sculptural Stool Table 21 Tribal Zen
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Zen
Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are una...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Stool 1940s-1960s / Side Chair Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old stool made in Japan.
It was made in the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s). The top surface is made of cedar wood and the legs are made of iron. Despite the combination of...
Category
Late 20th Century Showa Japanese Stools
Materials
Iron
Pair of Isamu Kenmochi Japanese Bentwood & Shag Wool Stools
By Akita Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Isamu Kenmochi Japanese Bentwood & Shag Wool Stools
Japan, circa 1960s
Manufactured by Akita Mokko
Beautifully preserved, timeless classics
Sculpted bentwood beech base newl...
Category
1960s Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Beech
Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An iconic mid-century design by Japanese master Sori Yanagi. The Elephant Stool embodies simplicity, functionality, and sculptural beauty. Featuring a distinctive arching silhouette ...
Category
1960s Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Primavera Wood Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Primavera Wood Stool
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
C603 Bar Stool, New Éditon
By Feelgood design, Yuzuru Yamakawa 1
Located in Courbevoie, FR
The C603 bar stool is a variation of the C603 Chair by the Japanese designer Yuzuru Yamakawa designed in 1958. A true icon of design, it has been reissued s...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Stools
Materials
Rattan
$898 / item
Stool ASHIGARU-8 by POPCORN
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Stools, display stands, and interior design elements
ASHIGARU means "a common foot soldier" in Japanese, so named because it looks like a common foot soldier.
It weighs 13 kg.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Steel
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Stool ASHIGARU-7 by POPCORN
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Stools, display stands, and interior design elements
ASHIGARU means "a common foot soldier" in Japanese, so named because it looks like a common foot soldier.
It weighs 13 kg.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Steel
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Furniture Products Japan Milking Stool Smith & Watson Park Avenue
By Smith & Watson
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An Authentic Furniture Products milking stool. Made in Japan, this stool is designed after the Smith & Watson Park Avenue Milking Stool, or maybe vice versa... The seat is actually ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Stool ASHIGARU-3 by POPCORN
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Stools, display stands, and interior design elements
ASHIGARU means "a common foot soldier" in Japanese, so named because it looks like a common foot soldier.
It weighs 13 kg.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Steel
$800 Sale Price
27% Off
Stool ASHIGARU-4 by POPCORN
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Stools, display stands, and interior design elements
ASHIGARU means "a common foot soldier" in Japanese, so named because it looks like a common foot soldier.
It weighs 13 kg.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Japanese Stools
Materials
Steel
$800 Sale Price
27% Off
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei Furniture Sculptural Stool table 20 Tribal Zen
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Stone beach
Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 28 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: On the glass
Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of...
Category
2010s Tribal Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
Paire de tabourets japonais en teck
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Paire de tabourets japonais en teck
Category
1980s Vintage Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,437 / set
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