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Japanese Drawer Storage 1900s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made in the Taisho period (1900s-1920s) and is made of quaint cedar wood. The handles are made of iron, preserving the flavor of the pe...
Category
1910s Japanese Taisho Vintage Japan
Materials
Iron
Wooden Display Stand, Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique low table from the Meiji era.
It was used as a working table for woodworkers of the time.
It is made of high quality Japanese cherry wood.
It has a beautif...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
Small Exhibition Stand, Low Table, Japanese Antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese decorative stand made during the Taisho period.
This decorative stand is carefully crafted from solid zelkova wood and has a beautiful lacquer finish. The beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The main material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simpl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simple a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Cedar
Antique kimono textile art "Prosperity Tree" by ikasu Black, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This work uses an antique kimono fabric dated Taisho era (early 1910th), with a pine tree motif, and arranges it so that it looks like a tree decorated with various auspicious symbols - persimmons, pines, peonies, etc.
The line in the middle symbolizes “kintsugi” - concept of wabi-sabi, which values imperfection, impermanence, and the beauty of aging.
It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood originally used for kimono chest-of-drawers, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.
I used pieces of kimono that could no longer be used as clothing and kiritansu chest-of-drawers that would normally be discarded to create the ultimate upcycled piece.
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
The art work features the matsu - pine pattern, which depicts the Japanese pine tree spreading over deep black fabric. It appears as if the pine dranches are decorated with various auspicious symbols - persimmons, pines, peonies, etc.
In East Asia, the pine tree is revered as a symbol of longevity due to its vibrant green leaves, even during the winter season.
In Japan, it's often referred to as the "evergreen tree" because its leaves remain green throughout the year, making it a symbol of good fortune that has been cherished for a long time.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
The fabric is hand-painted in traditional Japanese technique "yuzen".
<< About the frame >>
Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono, is traditionally made from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos.
Paulownia wood is known as the lightest wood in Japan, prased for its natural luster, resistance to moisture, and resilience against cracking. Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments.
During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese antique small box chest of drawers, 1916. Taisho wabi sabi urushi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers.
Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer. The original laquer remains well & gives a good wabi sabi touch.
Each handles are partly covered with Boro (hand-woven, indigo dyed cotton cloth) - this is another wabi sabi element of this tansu.
Smooth opening & closing operation for all drawers.
Product of Taisho 5 (1916), written on the bottom together with maker's address & name.
drawer inner w 5.79 in / d 12.6 in / h 1.38 in, 1.69 in, 2.28 in, 2.64 in (from the top)
actual item weight 5.95 lb (2.7 kg)
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Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This was a very old Japanese warehouse (kura) window sliding door.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The frame is made of cedar wood and the lattice is bamboo.
It w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
Wooden Flower Stand, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden flower stand from the Meiji period.
At the time, it was used as a workbench by craftsmen.
There are small marks on it, probably from using a hammer.
A clo...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Display stand, Japanese Antique, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Taisho period.
Made from domestic zelkova wood.
The sides have been repaired by patching up any naturally cracked areas, adding to its ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（3）
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese bamboo door.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly of cedar and bamboo.
It has a simple design that conveys the charm of the mater...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
1920s-40s Japanese vintage large low table or bench. Wabi sabi japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from an old elementary school in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
This vintage low table - or bench, was manufactured circa 1920s to 40s (early Showa era), estimate from the style & ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Japan
Materials
Cypress
Vintage Old Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic tribes as a storage bag for tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Japan
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese Antique Round Tray / Exhibition Table / 1900s Wabi-sabi Rustic
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese round tray.
It's a simple structure, but it has an elegant appearance.
Around 1900, it is estimated that it is from the Meiji period to the Taisho period.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Ceramic Zushi "KAWARA-ZUSHI" 1920-1930s/Object Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
An early tiled shrine"KAWARA-ZUSHI".
Ceramic shrines were made in pottery producing areas all over the country, but they are rare, and are only made in Okayama today.
It is thought ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Scroll. Crow & Persimmon.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous.
Crows & Persimmon
Japanese Scroll. Pigments and Ink on Silk.
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 235 cm x W. 106 cm.
Image: H. 168 cm x W. 86 cm.
Bird and flower paintings are oft...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Silk
Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper ''Uchiwa'' Fan, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A rare example of a traditional Japanese uchiwa fan, featuring a bold green and cream graphic composition. The rigid flat surface, crafted from bamboo spokes and paper overlay, retai...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Board , Wall Decoration Abstract Art , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This wooden board was made in the Taisho era.
It was used as a "mochi board." A "mochi board" is a board from the Meiji era that was used as a workbench for kneading flour, and is m...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japan Antique Kasuga "Deer" Granite Stone Lantern 84 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
One "Deer" lantern Available
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A tall antique classsic beauty with all original pieces.
Japan, a fine tall kasuga "deer" granite stone lantern with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Granite
Japanese antique mid-size tansu chest of drawers, 1849. late Edo era. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This 175 years-old Tansu chest of drawers, is a product of late Edo period.
Made of thick, quality cedar that is hard to find nowadays. There're scratches but just on the surface, st...
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Renzan (1804-1859)
Tigers
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens.
Ink and gold-leaf on paper.
In this monochromatic pair of six-fold Japanese screens painted on gold-leaf, Kishi Renzan has created a breathtaking composition of a family of tigers. The screens are filled with a sense of drama which is conveyed by both the subject matter and the wet, expressive brushwork. The running mountain stream and the towering waterfall allude to refreshment during the summer months and we feel the tiger families familiarity and security within their environment. Renzan’s master, Kishi Ganku...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Glass Cupboard Cabinet Showcase 1920s-1930s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese glass door storage shelf.
It was made in the early Showa period (1926-1930).
It is divided into upper and lower parts.
This...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Wood
Edo Period (19th) Japanese antique painting of flowers
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese antique painting of flowers 19 C
Weight 3kg ( 6.6lb)
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1920s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old primitive style chair made in Japan.
Originally used as a threshing mortar, it is a very rare piece that has been improved and made into a chair.
The millstone itself ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Japan
Materials
Wood
1900s Keyaki zelkova large Kura door, Kurado. wabi sabi antique storehouse door
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the farmer's warehouse. Antique Kurado (Kura door) made of quality solid wood Keyaki zelkova, naturally turned into grayish color by age.
"Kura" are old-style Japanes...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Antique Ceramic Zushi "KAWARA-ZUSHI" 1920-1930s/Object Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Vertical Chest Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese vertical chest of drawers crafted during the Meiji era (1868–1912).
This chest of drawers is designed with vertical proportions that make it stand out in both fun...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Mirror, Antique Wall Mirror
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A large mirror with curved, chamfered edges resembling kamaboko.
This is a beautiful single piece of wood mirror that has aged to develop a rich expression and a modern feel.
The mi...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Exhibition stand 1920s-1940s Primitive Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese display stand.
It was made from the Taisho era to the early Showa era.
The teardrop-like design is lovely.
I think you can use it like a side table.
There is a slight tilt.
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Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Open shelf, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique is just the right size for a storage shelf.
This is a rare shelf with flap doors that has a Japanese essence.
A flap door is a door that can be opened and stored insid...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Grasshopper & Hibiscus.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Obata Tosho (1812-1886)
Grasshopper & Hibiscus.
Late Edo period, mid 19th Century
Framed Japanese Painting. Ink and color on paper.
Individually framed 19th century bird and flow...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Paper
Japanese Stone Carving Penis 1800s-1860s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This item is a stone carved penis statue made in Japan. It is a very rare relic of folk belief made in the late Edo period (1800s-1860s).
Since ancient times, there has been a cultu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Stone
Circa 1925. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Camellia & Bamboo.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Camellia & Bamboo
Taisho era
Two-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk.
A small Japanese Nihonga screen capturing...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Silk
Pair of Japanese Late Meiji Period Fukagawa Porcelain Vases, circa 1900
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Superb pair of Japanese large Meiji period Fukagawa signed porcelain vases (circa 1900). Intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze with polychrome and gold overglaze on a st...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japan
Materials
Gold
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 'Playful Cat' by Hirose Toho, 1920s Taisho
By Hirose Toho
Located in Kyoto, JP
Playful Cat
Hirose Toho (1875-1930)
Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk.
Painting inscription: Toho Sha
Painting seals:
Upper - Hirose Hitoshi
Lo...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Japan
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Sarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Japan
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Wool
Japanese Antique Living Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A tasteful round low table made of oak.
It is an item from the early Showa period.
The tabletop has a firm texture and becomes more tasteful with age, giving it a deep and warm look...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926).
This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
“Theodore Scherf” France, circa 1900
By Théodore Scherf
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Theodore Scherf France circa 1900 stamped with makers mark
Industrial shelf manufactured by Theodore Scherf.
Originally used in a textile factory, the shelves are movable.
It ca...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Japan
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Simple Cabinet（dark）, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This decorative shelf has an elegant and calm impression, made of deep ash wood that has aged and become more expressive.
The frame is decorated with the traditional Japanese "doubl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period.
At the time, it was used as a workbench by craftsmen. There are traces of work that look like they were done with a hammer...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Table, Table Rustic Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A low table that harmonizes a single board with a traditional mortar.
The table top is made from a single board of Nara (Japanese Oak). The mortar is carved out of a single piece of...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board , Wall Decoration Abstract Art , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This wooden board was made in the Taisho era.
The dense and beautiful grain of the wood, unique to time-honored zelkova, is eye-catching. The color that has deepened over the years,...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Stone Statue Frog 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a stone carved frog made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s), and is an atmospheric sculpture with a long history.
In Japan, frogs have ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Stone
Antique kimono textile art " Waves and clouds ~Eternity~ " by ikasu Beige, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This work is inspired by traditional hand-dying technique edo-komon, and is framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.
It is elegantly framed with paulo...
Category
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Japan
Materials
Silk, Wood
19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880)
Zenga Tiger and Dragon
19th century
Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk.
Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”)
Presented here ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers, Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844), Wabi-Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique small chest of drawers was crafted in the Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844).
The aged urushi (Japanese lacquer), worn away in places, enhances the piece’s unique character and ...
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Japan
Materials
Cedar
Black lacquered box with Japanese botanical design, urushi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique lacquerware box with a lid retains the elegance of the Taisho period.
It is characterized by the deep luster of the lacquer and the delicately painted floral pattern, m...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique low table from the Meiji era.
It was used as a working table for woodworkers of the time.
It is made of high quality Japanese zelkova wood.
The grain of zel...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian wooden elephant figurine/carved animal/circa 1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I purchased this item directly.
The purchaser said that it belonged to his late grandfather.
His grandfather served as a marine from World War I to World War II, and apparently purch...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Low Table, Wabi-sabi, 1920s, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
The antique low table, that was crafted from old Japanese wood.
The top panel has been roughly shaved and showcases various marks and scratches that tell a story of its history.
It...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Taisho period.
It was used as a workbench by a craftsman at the time, and although it is unclear which craftsman used it, there are smal...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Exhibition Stand Zelkova Wood 1930s Wabi-Sabi Side Table
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese exhibition stand.
It is made entirely of zelkova wood.
The top plate is made of wood with clear grain.
There is one shallow drawe...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Paper-covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a paper-lined Pottery vase (jar) made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and was used to store and transport tea leaves at that time.
To protect the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Pottery, Paper
Antique Uzbekistan Tashkent All Over Silk Suzani Embroidered Wall Hanging
Located in Tokyo, JP
This wall hanging is all over hand-embroidered Suzani design, silk & cotton ground and the embroidery thread is 100% silk.
Suzani, which means "embroidery" in Uzbek, began around ...
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Kilim Japan
Materials
Silk, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese Antique Chests of Small Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This medicine chest from the Meiji period has 36 small drawers and is highly practical.
It can be used for storage, of course, but depending on your ideas, it can also be used for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Low board Storage rack 1930s-1940s Wabi-Sabi Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese storage shelf.
It was made in the early Showa period.
It is made entirely from solid cedar wood.
The deep brown color that changes over time is a unique featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan
Materials
Wood
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Şarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Japan
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Wool
