Showa Furniture

A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, conte...

A beautiful, gorgeously colored Japanese woodblock print by renowned Kyoto based artist Shodo Kawarazaki (1889 - 1973 ) who was known for his striking...

Interesting and finely painted Japanese Bottle. Great decoration. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Arita Region of Origin: China Period: 20th ce...

Height 21cm, width 23.2cm, depth 16cm. An early tiled shrine"KAWARA-ZUSHI". Ceramic shrines were made in pottery producing areas all over the country, but they are rare, and are o...

This Showa period lacquer vase by Inami Tadashi presents an elegant blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern abstraction. Bands of gold, silver, red, and muted tones flow around...

Captivating Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a pair of hawks or birds or prey tethered to a wooden perch. The painting has ink and natural colored pigme...

This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1950s. The haori is a traditional Japanese jacket worn over a kimono. R...

Designed by Tea Master "Oribe" With Sanscrit Calligraphy Please view our video. "Oribe designed this lantern to represent the secular nature of lanterns and especially to be place...

This is a matcha bowl for tea ceremony. This bowl is made with porcelain and it was made around 1970s in Showa era. This bowl featuring an elegant flowing wave design in blue and go...

This is a plate with Oribe style (oribe yaki) with porcelain which was made in Japan around 2000s. On the back, there is a signature of Goto Kato. ____ Katō Gotō is a Japanese potter...

Japanese Brutalist Zelkova Low Table, Early Showa Period (circa 1900s–1940s) This Japanese primitive low table was created during the early Showa p...

This is a bowl made with porcelaine called Imari ware. This style of porcelain is especially called Nabeshima ware -Kosen gama. This bow was made around 2000s in showa era. And on th...

20th c., Showa period gouache and gold leaf Japanese screen. Depicting plum tree blossoms on a riverbank across 6 panels. Plum blossoms are often mentioned in Japanese poetry as a symbol of spring...

A stunning Japanese Asian-influenced stoneware Studio Pottery Chawan tea bowl that features a beautiful dark rich glaze with wonderful shifts in pattern and texture. This particula...

Spring Reverie Period: Showa Year: 1939 Size: 358 x 173 cm (140.9 x 68.1 inches) This exquisite 6-panel screen captures the ethereal beauty of spring through the depiction of vib...

This vintage low writing desk was crafted in the Early Showa Period (1926-1940s). The top is made of sugi (Japanese cedar), displaying a calm and expressive grain pattern. The legs,...

A Japanese antique storage cabinet crafted from chestnut wood, defined by its calm presence and deep, matured tone. The cabinet is composed in two sections: the upper part features g...

A Japanese antique bookcase cabinet dating from the 1920s–1940s, crafted from solid hardwood of undetermined species. The piece presents a calm and composed presence, with a deep, ma...

This is a stone mined in Japan. Not only in China but also in Japan from ancient times, rocks in the mountains have been shaved and stones for viewing have been quarried. Such stone...

This is an antique Japanese Diagonal Cedar Wall Panel. Originally used as an architectural element, it has been given new life as a wall-mounted piece after fulfilling its original r...

A striking Japanese studio ceramic vase by Oshio Tadashi (大塩正), an accomplished contemporary potter from Nara whose career reflects a sustained and well-documented engagement with Ja...

This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1980s. The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...

A Japanese antique glass-front cabinet dating from the 1930s–1950s, originally used as a tobacco shop showcase. The cabinet is composed of upper and lower sections, both fitted with ...

A very finely painted two panel 'shunga' screen with scenes of naked erotic lovers in union. The scene on the left panel simply depicts the lovers in ...

An elegant Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) featuring a finely rendered white egret (shirasagi) standing among reeds. Executed in ink on silk with remarkable precision and delicacy...

When I first saw it, I felt that this was at once a tool and already something like a single painting. Its composition is extremely simple, consisting only of an old sheet of tin set...

This extraordinary, museum-quality textile is a traditional vintage Ainu robe known as a Chijiri, masterfully hand-embroidered by the indigenous Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan. Dati...

An exceptional, 100% authentic piece of Japanese Mid-Century Modern design history: an Original 1960s FRP Armchair by Isamu Kenmochi for Kotobuki. Designed by the legendary Isamu Ken...

20th century/Shōwa era japanese glazed porcelain teapot of black cat with mouse Lid By: unknown Material: porcelain, paint, wood, ceramic Technique: pressed, molded, carved, painted...

This is a piggy bank with the shape of a carp/ koi fish. It is made with porcelain and made around 1980s in showa era. It is hand painted and you can use as a decoration. It was made...

Zō-onna (増女) This mask depicts a woman with a noble and calm expression. In Noh theater, it is used for roles of young women. The mask conveys elegance and softness, making it suita...

An amusing Showa Period (1926-1989) hand carved hardwood netsuke depicting a monkey riding atop a turtle, the eyes of the monkey inset with cabochon pupils, signed with etched charac...

A finely cast green-patinated bronze vase by the acclaimed Japanese artist Hara Masaki (1935–2011), known for his refined forms and subtle surface finishes. This piece stands out for...

A wonderful and quite evocative original watercolor painting on wove paper by Japanese artist Fukutaro Terauchi (1891-1964) featuring a serene village landscape scene with a large to...

This is a lacquerware craftsman's workbench made on January 8, 1963. The production date is written on the back of the drawer. This work drawer is a stand for applying red and black ...

A fabulous Ikebana brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Showa Period. The finish is Murashido, a centuries-old technique that consists in dipping the cast brass in oil and smoke it wit...

A rare non-ginbari Sato cloisonné vase, from showa period, crafted on an imperial yellow Musen-jippo background. The classic form showcases vibrant...

This is a Matcha tea bowl which we use during a tea ceremony. This bowl was made with style Raku (Raku ware). This is made with porcelain. Raku ware is a type of Japanese pottery t...

A handsome quality tall sturdy old "Orchid Flowers & Vines" tea garden lantern in a convenient portable size. May be suspended from loop or installed on any surface using the three ...

A wonderful image titled "Misty Day in Nikko (日光　霧の日 Nikko kiri no hi)" by one of Japan's finest 20th century artist and one of, if not the greatest working artist in the Shin-Hanga ...

This vase is a great example of Tatsuzo Shimaoka's work. Tatsuzo Shimaoka lived and worked in Mashiko, Japan, a town well-known for its pottery traditions. He originally studied pott...

A striking Japanese lacquer decorative charger featuring a bold stylized floral design with mother-of-pearl inlay. Set against a warm ochre-toned ground, the composition is formed b...

A refined and elegantly composed pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases produced by the Ando Company during the Showa period (1926–1989), exemplifying the workshop’s continued maste...

This is an silk Obi (Kimono belt) made in Japan around 1960s. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorised b...

A fantastic, quite engaging woodblock print by renowned Japanese Sosaku-Hanga artist/printmaker Nakao Yoshitaka (1911-1994) titled "The Black Cat" (sometimes also referred to as "Dev...

A Japanese antique storage and display cabinet crafted entirely from solid Japanese cedar, dating from the 1920s–1940s. Originally used as a merchandise display shelf in a long-estab...

Japanese Noh Mask depicting playful , sake loving spirit ,Sho-jo ---- This collection of masks, although unsigned, is attributed to the renowned Noh mask maker Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, ...

A beautiful and rather whimsical etching by famed Japanese artist Keiko Minami who was known for her pictograph-like aquatints/etchings with a playful, childlike aesthetic. This work features a natural landscape scene with a pair of birds sitting/nesting serenely in a blooming leaf filled tree. The etching is hand-signed and numbered (16/50) in pencil by Keiko along the lower margin. A rather gorgeous image. Would make for a great addition to collectors of Minami's work or Japanese / Asian art or make for an eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in about any setting. Minami had many solo shows including: 1960 Minami Keiko...

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...

Tendo Mokko has long used outside furniture designers, which is unusual for Japanese manufacturers, and some of its products have been on sale for nearly half a century. The technolo...

The "1980s Japanese Kimono – Navy and Green Floral Print" reflects a blend of traditional Japanese aesthetics with the subtle modern influences of the 1980s. During this decade, Japa...

This is a thin coat which we ware on the Kimono. It is for the spring. This kind of coat is called Michiyuki in Japanese. This coat was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era. Dim...

A Japanese antique swivel chair crafted from nara (Japanese oak), dating from the 1930s–1940s. Its presence evokes quiet scenes of sitting at a desk—writing letters, reading, or gent...

A wonderful woodblock print by Japanese artist Benji Asada titled "Pagoda at Yasaka in Winter Snow (or sometimes "Yasaka Pagoda in Snow")." This woodblock print features the Yasaka ...

A poetically ambient Japanese woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Entitled "Kasumu Yube, Shinobazu Chihan" (Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond), the print is one of the best-known landscape works by the artist. In an unusual color variation of near monotone "Arizuri" blue, the print depicts a spring evening by the pond when the sunset is receding into the night. The dim light with a soft glow was wonderfully reflected in the image. Composed in a perspective that is more western view, the image of the figures taking the steps under the Torii gate plays hide and seek through the branches of the weeping willows by the pond. The nearly all blue color, facilitated only with the dark silhouette of the trunk, renders the imagery a moody emotion. On the left margin there is the Title in Japanese (霞む夕べ 不忍池畔)and the artist's name Kasamatsu Shiro...

A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of natural wood. These rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist monks in temple prayers/ritua...

A wonderful, gorgeously composed and earth toned colored woodblock print by Japanese artist Ichiro Fukushima. This work features an exterior of a traditional Japanese temple or coun...

This is a silk jacket (Coat for winter) which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. There is two haori himo to close this jacket. The haori is a traditional Jap...

A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira). The shishi mask represents a mythical lion that prote...

A well preserved Japanese Meisen kimono hand-sewn from woven Ikat Silk circa 1920-30s (Taisho to early Showa period). The kosode style kimono (small slee...