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Style: Showa
Nakajima Yasumi II Showa Period Bronze Vase
Located in Norwich, GB
Bronze vase by Nakajima Yasumi II (1905-1986), Showa period, Circa 1960-70. Patinated dark reddish brown, the vase has a slender waisted shape. The base cast with a seal-style signature, along with the inscribed Tomobako (Paulownia) wood storage box. In good condition, the vase shows some rubbing with handling and there is a small area of very minor marks. Please refer to the last photograph. The storage box is in very good condition. Born in Osaka, the eldest son of the well-known metal artist Nakajima Yasumi I, Yasumi II graduated from the Sendai National Crafting Academy in 1932. In 1933 he exhibited for the first time at the Export Crafts Exhibition, and went on to show his work several times outside Japan at the Grande Salon de Paris...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bronze

Japan Solid Granite Sun And Moon Lantern Okigata , Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive Okigata (portable) three-piece stone lantern with patina from appropriate age. Beautiful design suitable for your special garden space. Dimensions: 26 inches tall ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Granite

Japanese Aote Kutani Phoenix Censer, Koro, Showa Era, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Japanese Aote type Kutani incense burner, koro, in the form a phoenix, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan. The censer, koro, gracefull...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
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 mon...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood

Kajiwara Chiryu Japanese Menburyu Mask Depicting Furyu Character
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Presenting a captivating Menburyu mask, originating from Saga Prefecture's traditional temple drama theater in Japan. This particular mask represents the character of Furyu, a male e...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Art Deco Ikat Silk Meisen Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Silk

Golden Tranquility: Willows by the River
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This two-panel screen showcases masterful brushwork in its depiction of willow trees gracefully bending over a riverbank. The contrast between the vivid gold background and the dark,...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Rare Signed Ando Jubei Ginbari Red Japanese Cloisonne Vase Roses 9"
Located in Somis, CA
A rare Ando Jubei ginbari cloisonne vase. On the body two branches of white roses in full bloom and bud form with verdant foliage, worked in meticulous detail, set against stunning m...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Metal, Enamel

Japanese Antique Men's Bleu Kimono FUJI Daikan Yokoyama 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a men's silk Kimono. On the back of this kimono, there is a design/motif of Fuji Mountain. This M.Fuji is the painting which is inspired by an artist Daikan YOKOYAMA. He is ...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Togatta Masayoshi NAGAO
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wooden doll which is called Kokeshi in Japanese. This kokeshi was made in Japan around 1970s by kokeshi artist Masayoshi NAGAO. He was born in 4th Feburary 1931. His signat...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Zoh-Onna Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
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...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously glazed Mashiko Ware curved Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays his famous Jomon Zogan...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Ikebana or hanakago flower basket in bamboo
Located in PARIS, FR
Dark brown bamboo ikebana basket with twisted handle. The breading of the wickerwork is very intricate and complex and suggests a meditative state on human work and bond to nature. I...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bamboo

Set of 5 Antique Showa Period Japanese Kutani Plates with Boys and Mark, 20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Faboulous japanese porcelain plates. Colorfull. Mark at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Kutani Region of Origin: Japan Period: 20th c...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Jun Isezaki Signed Japanese Bizen Yaki Ware Pottery Large Vase Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made large Bizen Yaki Ware vase by famed Japanese Bizen pottery master artist Jun (Jyun) Isezaki (born 1936) who was designated a Japanese Living National Treasure in 2...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Large Hand Cast Prize Holstein Cow Lantern, Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition First we have seen Japan, a magnificent original large black and white holstein prized cow in the form of an antique lan...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Iron

Fabulous Lacquer Pagoda Chinoiserie Sculpture with Original Wooden Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wajima lacquer model of a five story-pagoda by the contemporary lacquer master Miyasaki Masahiro. In the original signed box, including a wooden disp...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Lacquer

Japanese Red Bamboo and Paper Fan with Gold Reversible 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese fan with gold and red and made with a paper and bamboos. Both side has same motif and it is reversible. It was made around 1990s in Showa era in Japan. A paper f...
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1990s Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bamboo, Paper

Japanese Porcelain Sake Cup Ochoko Leaves 1960s Kutani ware
Located in Paris, FR
This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1960s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Ikebana or hanakago wicker basket of elongated and conic shape
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of bamboo wickerwork of elongated cylindrical and conic shape. Accompanied by a natural bamboo vase and a carrying box. Nakata Kinseki (1902-1959) Japa...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker

Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, circular-shaped woodblock print by American master printmaker Clifton Karhu who lived in Japan for over 50 years. Karhu's work gained great esteem not only in Japan but ...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Pair of Vintage Japanese Kyogen Masks, Hand-Carved Wood, 1950s-60s
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite pair of Japanese Kyogen masks, crafted around the 1950s-60s, showcases the art of traditional Japanese mask carving. Made from hand-carved w...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood

Antique Silk Japanese Kimono Belt, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Hitoe Obi made in Japan around 1970s. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono....
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Silk

A Signed Japanese Netsuke of a Monkey Riding a Turtle, Showa Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Hardwood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of a white dog through an exaggerated thorny ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Landscape and Waterfall Nihonga Scene Showa Period Scroll Japan Artist
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. Status: The condition is good, but please understand stains, wrinkles, and stains. Measures: Axis vertical 193 cm, hori...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Sake Cup Memorial Army's Ochoko Showa Porcelain Kutani ware 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1980s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware f...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Old Copper Elephant Figurine 1940s-1960s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese copper elephant figurine. It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1940s–1960s), a time when Japan’s metal-casting techniques had reached an exceptional level ...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Copper

Tall Massive Old Light House Lantern Hand Painted Red and White
Located in South Burlington, VT
Light house lovers delight- first we've seen- complete with attached entry house, tall 18 Inch height. Weighs in at 10 pounds. Original hand painted colors of red, white, blue, and...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Antique Horse Figurine 1920s-1940s / Ornament Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese horse figurine. It was crafted in the early Showa period (1920s–1940s) and embodies the meticulous and heartfelt handwork of Japanese artisans from that era. ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Japanese Glazed Ceramic Vase Signed “Koishiwara”
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This striking Japanese vase features a thick, cascading ash glaze in rich tones of celadon green and ivory over a deep brown body with carved vertical patterns. The glaze flows dynam...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Ceramic

Japanese Ikebana or hanakago basket in wicker and bamboo
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) in wickerwork of polished bamboo with twisted handle. Features a sheet metal and varnished bamboo vase for the floral arrangement. Mark under the vase Nana...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker

Masuo Ikeda Signed Limited Edition Framed Erotic Japanese Mezzotint Print Venus
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, striking, and highly erotic Japanese mezzotint print by renowned Japanese artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker Masuo Ikeda (1934-1997). This work is titled "Venus" and is from his 1975 series of the same name. The work is hand signed and numbered (84/100) in pencil by the artist. Masuo's work can be found in numerous museums and collections including The Ikeda Masuo...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Showa Period Rich Cream Ground Musen Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period rich cream ground musen cloisonne enamel vase with Mount Fuji by Ando, the snowy mountain rising above stands of fir trees, with impress...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1970s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Andon Paper Lantern for Tea Ceremony
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Beautiful Japanese Andon Lantern for Tea Ceremony. This beautiful Japanese andon lantern is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship. It is made o...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese Glazed Rope Inlay Pottery Ceramic Vase with Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei bottle vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This vase is an early work of Shimaoka's before he started to use his impressed "Ta" signature. The rich colors are truly amazing and shift in the light. The vase comes with a Shimaoka signed and sealed box. The work is exquisite in every way and has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Shimaoka, who started as an apprentice to famed Japanese potter Shoji Hamada in 1946 before opening his own studio, has exhibited worldwide including North America, Asia, and Europe. In 1996 he was bestowed the title of Japanese Living Treasure...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Earthenware

Shiro Kasamatsu Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and quite engaging woodblock print by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松 紫浪, 1898-1991) titled "Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound (Kinokunisak...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen Banana Grove
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Banana Grove, early Showa period (late 1920s-1930s) painting of life-size fruiting banana trees in a style that ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Big Pair Orchid and Flower Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
A decorative and functional hard to find pair (2) of handsome old "Orchid Flowers" garden lanterns in a convenient portable size. These rugged hand cast lanterns hand painted in ga...
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20th Century Showa Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a mix of shifting colors, glazes and textures as well as elements of Shino Ware and Hagi Ware. The piece radiates in...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Silk Kimono for Men 1990s Showa Retro
Located in Paris, FR
This is a men's silk Kimono. Kimono is a traditional Japanese garment. It is usually made of silk or sometimes cotton and wool. There are different kinds of "kimonos" but they all ...
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1990s Japanese Showa Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen "Women in Western Dress"
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Women in Western Dress, Nihonga style painting of two young women in Western style summer clothing, sitting at water's edge and cooling off by putting their feet in the water. Showa period painting...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Porcelain Koi Fish Piggy Bank 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
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...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono Object by Shozan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono object by Shozan Very good condition Mid-20th Century Size: 19cm x 8.5cm , H 13 cm / 7.5 x 3.3 inch, H. 5 in...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Porcelain

Burl wood Display Stand with Beautiful Grai / Shikiita stand / tea ceremony tray
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This elegant Japanese shikiita stand is crafted from richly patinated burl wood, showcasing a mesmerizing natural grain pattern across its surface. Traditionally used in Japanese int...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Burl

Japanese Tin Plate Toy Blue MotorCycle 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Toy which was made around 1960s in Japan. This motorcycle object was made with some tin plates (Buriki in Japanese). These kind of toy got inspired by American vin...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Tin

Japanese Antique Small Bronze Crab 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find. -Details- Era: Showa (around 1930-1939) Materials: Bronze
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Folding Screen Flower Cart Showa Period
Located in Fulton, CA
A 4 panel Showa period Japanese folding screen depicting a flower cart. Hand-painted flowers in a hand cart. Black lacquer wood frame. Artist signed. Circa. 1950's 60's. 70 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Japanese Showa Woodblock Geisha Print Maiko Kyoto 2
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully and serenely composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contem...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery Chawan tea cup that features a mix of shifting colors, glazes and textures as well as elements of Shino Ware and Hagi Ware. The piece radiates in ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Wooden Naruko Kokeshi Takumi KUMAGAYA 37cm
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wooden doll which was made in Japan around 1950 in Showa era. This kind of dolls are called Kokeshi in Japanese. This kokeshi's style is Naruko from Miyagi prefecture. This kokeshi was made by a kokeshi artist Takumi KUMAGAYA. You can find his signature on the bottom of this doll. Kokeshi are wheel-carved wooden dolls. Characterized by a big head and a stable silhouette with a chrysanthemum pattern, Naruko kokeshi dolls...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood

Kiyoshi Saito Signed & Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print Winter in Aizu the Skiers
Located in Studio City, CA
This beautifully composed woodblock print featuring two skiers on a snowy pathway as a solidary figure passes in the foreground is by famed Japanese master printmaker/artist Kiyoshi ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and strongly composed woodblock print by renowned Japanese painter/artist Torii Kotondo. This work, titled Rain (Ame), is a highly coveted pr...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Torii Kotondo Signed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Steam Bath Yuge Vapor 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and strongly composed woodblock print by renowned Japanese painter/artist Torii Kotondo. This work, titled Steam (Steam Bath)/ Vapor (Yuge), ...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Vintage Japanese Framed Silk Embroidery Tapestry of Red Mount Fuji at Dawn Dusk
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, hand stitched Japanese silk embroidery/tapestry featuring a glowing red Mount Fuji (in the early morning dawn light or later dusk) rising above the undulating ocean like...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Silk, Wood

Japanese unusual Vintage Stone Driveway and Walkway lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan unusual Well Carved Stone Driveway and/or Walkway path lantern. Miyoshi designed this lantern with the intention of making the world a brighter place. Now the Miyoshi lantern ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Stone

Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box. There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot for water and a stone base to make the ink. And ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Stone

Okiie Hashimoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Snow Hill #7
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and subtly colored woodblock print by renowned Japanese woodblock artist Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) titled "Snow Hill #7". The work features a gorgeous wood g...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Paper

Iwao Akiyama Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print of Nude Female Goddess
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful work of a nude woman - likely a mythical goddess - by Japanese artist and printmaker Iwao Akiyama who was widely known for his distinctive images of cats, owls, animals and...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Showa furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Showa furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Showa furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Kiyoshi Saitō, Junichiro Sekino, Shoji Hamada, and Tadashi Nakayama. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $74,750 while the average work can sell for $926.

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