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Style: Showa
Japanese Antique Rustic Stool 1900s-1940s / Side Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This account is made up of five companies, I specialize in selecting carefully selected items, specializing in Japanese antiques. Based on my 20 years of experience, I offer a unique...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Wood

Japanese antique wooden high stool/20th century/Wabi-sabi chair
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a platform made from an old Japanese log. It is not known what it was originally used for. For example, it may have been part of a pillar in a large house or temple. It is 54...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Wood

Antique Japanese leather chair, Primitive Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique chair from the Showa era. The deep-colored genuine leather has a unique texture and soft feel that comes from years of use. You can enjoy the changes in the leath...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Leather

Japanese antique stool / wood stool wabi-sabi stool
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This stool is made from a stump that was cut down from a pine tree. The polished parts give the impression that the chair has been touched and enjoyed. In addition, to adjust the i...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Cedar

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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Iron

Japanese Antique Wood Bench, Rustic Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a tasteful antique cedar bench made around the Showa period. The warmth of the wood and the texture that evokes the era are attractive, and the design is simple yet strikin...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Wood

Japanese Antique Industrial Stool 1920s-1940s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old industrial stool made in Japan. It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). The seat is made of cedar wood and the legs are made of iron. The rust on the leg...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Iron

Rattan Lounge Chair by Isamu Kenmochi, circa 1960s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Rattan sofa designed by Isamu Kenmochi and manufactured by Yamakawa Rattan. Circa 1960s. No restorations or modifications have been made. The rattan on this chair is broken in only ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Seating

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Rattan

Set of Side Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Invented in the United States in 1958, FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) is a new material that was widely introduced in public spaces such as Olympic stadiums, stadiums, and station wa...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Seating

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Acrylic

Japanese Antique Rotating Stool / Flower stand / Showa period / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It's an old Japanese swivel chair. It seems that it was used by rotating it on this seat surface when doing bonsai. The legs are made of iron and are a simple material. The seat s...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Iron

Japanese Antique Chairs, Rustic Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese chair from the early Showa period. Made of beech wood, this simple design is in keeping with the Japanese aestheti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Wood

Pair of Armchairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
FRP manufacturing technology was introduced to Japan from America in 1954, as exemplified by the Charles & Ray Eames chairs of the 1950s. By making it possible to create free three-dimensional curved surfaces that were impossible with conventional molded plywood, Isamu Kenmochi, Sori Yanagi, Kenzo Tange, and other designers and architects of the time created numerous FRP products together with Kotobuki, the pioneer Japanese FRP manufacturer.  The chair introduced this time is also designed by Isamu Kenmochi and released by Kotobuki. This is a vintage product from the 60's. This model can be found in the book "Kenmochi Isamu...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Seating

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Acrylic

Side Chair with cushion by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Invented in the United States in 1958, FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) is a new material that was widely introduced in public spaces such as Olympic stadiums, stadiums, and station wa...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Seating

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Acrylic

Japanese Old Modern Chair Mid-Century 1940s-1960s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old modern chair made in Japan. The chair was manufactured between 1940s and 1960s. The seat is made of fiberglass and the legs are made of iron. It is characterized by i...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Seating

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Iron

Simple old Japanese wooden stool/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This wooden stool was made in Japan during the Taisho and late Showa periods (circa 1912-1980). It is characterized by its simple and practical structure, a design that was widely po...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

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Cedar

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