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Item Ships From: Japan
Japanese Contemporary Black Brown Hand-Glazed Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality contemporary Japanese hand-glazed decorative porcelain vase in a stunningly shape in black and brown, a masterpiece by a highly respected master porcelai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period (1986-1912).
The curved legs are beautiful.
It was used as a workbench by craftsmen at the time.
The material is high-qual...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shioka Sorin (1781-1850)
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink, gofun and pigments on silk.
Dimensions (each screen): H. 91.5cm x W. 285cm (3...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold on paper.
Second half of the 19th Centur...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Antiques Hanging scroll, Pine and crane, silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Silk, scroll tip: resin
Size: Image size: 370 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm]
All : 500 (W) x 1930 (H) [mm]
Box size: 80 x 80 x 580 mm, 800g Tomo-bako(Original box)
Pine and crane, a Japanese...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies
Located in Kyoto, JP
Poppies & Butterflies
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Igarashi Chikusa (1774-1844)
Signature: Chikusa Ran Zen
Upper Seal: Ran Shuzen
Lower Seal: Kyoho
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 68” x W. 18” (172cm x 45cm)
Image: H. 38.5’’ x W. 12.5’’ (98cm x 32cm)
This composition shows elegant images of poppies and the butterflies that are inevitably drawn to them. It captures a momentary glimpse into a world both visually dazzling and startlingly realistic. The painting is infused with sensitivity and attention to seasonal change and weather conditions. The thin and fragile poppies are beautifully depicted with brilliant colors and the butterflies are similarly infused with life. The painting is on silk which requires extremely precise painting skills as no element once painted can be removed.
Poppies were a favorite subject of Rinpa school artists through the ages. Originally they were somewhat abstracted but by the age of Sakai Hoitsu...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antiques Primitive Art BORO Indigo-dyed Sashiko Old Cloth
Located in Niiza, JP
1700(W)× 1550(D) [mm] Cotton
This is a highly sensitive old folk craft called "BORO" overseas.
It was a very poor time, and throwing things away was outrageous.
Old cloth that was c...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Antiques, Reeds and geese, silver folding screens set, ink, by Shoko
Located in Niiza, JP
The material is silver paper.
Unfolded size: 3760 x 1180 mm
Folded size: 470 x 1180 x 105 mm, 7 kg per piece
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood): 30 CM x...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Vintage Linen Noren, Textile, Wabi Sabi, 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
The unique and beautiful fabric piece, that's called noren - traditional Japanese fabric divider that was made during the Meiji era. This traditional Japanese curtains used to divide...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather
Japanese White Maneki neko Cat Object Edo period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This charming and rare hand-made, hand-painted Maneki Neko (beckoning cat) dates back to the Meiji period (1868–1912), showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail. K...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period.
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
Seal: Shinso
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”)
Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29.5 cm (48” x 11.5”)
The grapevine came to China and then Korea from western Asia via the silk road trade routes. By the mid-Joseon period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as a singular subject or, less commonly, in combination with squirrels, which are associated with children due to their playful nature. Together, grapevines and squirrels embody wishes for abundant offspring and wealth.
For the Korean literati artist the twisting vines, curling tendrils and round, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has abstracted the scene and is seemingly unconcerned with discontinuities and proportion. Vines spring up from nowhere, grapes hang in random clusters and the squirrel’s head appears as if twisted backwards. For the vines and leaves we can feel a sense of speed in the brushstrokes, imparting a dynamic feel which is at once intense and animated. This contrasts dramatically with the countless tiny strokes of ink which realistically capture the texture of the squirrel’s fur...
Category
17th Century Korean Other Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845). Simply featuring three deer and a few sprigs of foliage on a sumptuous gold-leaf background this work emphasizes naturalistic expression and a masterful use of negative space. Reduced to its most basic elements, the blank spaces inspire imagination and evoke the smells, sounds and even the weather of the scene. Whilst deer are traditionally depicted in association with autumn, here the green growth on the tops of the foliage indicates the season of spring. The work references Maruyama Okyo’s two-panel deer screen...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Golden Mountain Scenery Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This stunning 2-panel screen is a sublime representation of traditional Japanese artistry from the Showa period. It features a delicate and elegant depiction of mountainous landscape...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Korean Very Old Pottery Vase/10th Century to 14th Century/Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Korean pottery made between the 10th century and the 14th century.
At that time, it was called the Goryeo Dynasty, and various objects such as metalwork and pottery were mad...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Japanese Floral Paintings, Set of 5, Mineral Pigments on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
A set of 5 Japanese floral paintings from the 18th century. Each painted with mineral pigments directly applied to gold leaf. They were originally designed to be mounted on the leave...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Jar "e-chi-zen ware" 1603-1800 / Beautiful Baked Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Echizen ware".
Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
It is said to have originated around the 9th century.
There are 6 kilns with a long history...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique sofa side table, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A simple yet powerful and elegant round table.
The soft wood grain of cherry wood and the beautiful aged texture of the base material combine to create a quiet presence.
The origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
The sky visible at Honmonji TempleⅣ by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : The sky visible at Honmonji TemplⅣ
Japan / 2024s
Size : W 275 H 395mm
A mini series of the sky as seen from Honmonji Temple.
Natural dyes used are Indian madder and oak g...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antiques Silver Screen, 6-panel Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
Size when unfolded: 3480 x 1180 x 15 mm
Can be folded to 580 x 1180 x 105 mm. 7㎏
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood): 22 CM x 70 CM x 130 CM
Weight 22 KG...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Heron & Plovers
Ink and silver leaf on paper
Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917)
A pair of low six-panel Japanese screens by Maekawa Bunrei, a later master of the Kyoto based Shijo school of painting. On the right screen a solitary white heron stands motionless in a stream. On the left screen plovers play along a shoreline. The elegant forms are executed employing fluid, minimalistic ink brushstrokes. The soft brushstrokes and the sharp light of the silver leaf lend the scenes a sense of translucence. The sophisticated composition superbly exploits the long, horizontal pictorial surface of the pair of folding screens...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Antique Iron Display Stand 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese iron display stand.
This item is from the early Showa period (1900s-1940s).
Rust has accumulated over time, giving it a wonderful texture.
It is ideal for a variety of displ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（2）
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, 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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #1 Zen Washi
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: OBAKE A
Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings.
Base is made of brass. Limited pattern painted model. Edition of 3+1AP
E26,27 light bulb.
Available to work with 100-250V.
Artist statement
In Japan, there is an animist belief that the soul dwells in old tools that have passed a long time and turns into spirits such as "Youkai" or "OBAKE." Its existence lurks in the darkness of everyday life, sometimes causing fear and sometimes entertaining.
This lantern is not an old tool, but it is made by the historic "Kojima Shoten", where the 10th generation are craftsmen in Kyoto. It's rare nowadays, and it's a style in which lanterns are made from bamboo bones to assembling papers and painting in one workshop and go. So, I decided to transform the polite crafted Japanese lanterns, which have been run through a traditional history, into a modern and pop style. It's not just OBAKE lurking in the darkness, but an existence who snuggles up to us as a more sophisticated being.
These one-eyed OBAKE have a meaningful look that originated in ancient Sanskrit culture. The red-eye "A [a]" is the facial expression that is the first pronunciation to make a sound in Sanskrit, which means "truth" and "spirit of inquiry" at the same time. The blue-eyed "UN [hu?]" expresses the pronunciation to close the sound, and at the same time means "wisdom" and "nirvana." There is also the idea that describing the beginning and end of the universe is represented by considering the "A" and "UN" as a pair. In Asia, it is a common sight to see a pair of guardian statues...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Old Copper Drop Object 1940s-1960s / Figurine Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This object is a stack of old Japanese copper drops.
Item dates from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s).
This type of object sometimes occurs when copper drops naturally accumulate and harden during the casting process at copper refineries.
'Accidental beauty...
Category
1940s Japanese Showa Vintage Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Japanese antique slim wooden mortar. side table / coffee table wabi sabi organic
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Naya (the barn) in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Antique wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese, made of quality Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood.
Hand-carved, Manufactured circ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
vintage rusty wood & patinated copper wall decor / cabinet. wabi sabi art piece
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Wall decor made from orangish-rusty wood edged with patinated copper.
Can be displayed on either side - the backside can be used as a small wall display cabinet. Vintage, rustic, with the touch of wabi sabi.
Actual item weight : 8.16 lb (3.7 kg)
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We're eco-friendly, organic-oriented vintage wood furniture...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Rustic Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Japanese antique wooden large penis / folk belief / 1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This item is a giant wooden penis that was used in old Japanese houses from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho eras). This i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Three Friends of Winter
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871)
Late Edo period, circa 1850
Ink and gold leaf on paper.
This is a double-sided Japanese Furosaki or tea-ceremony screen from the mid 19th century; bamboo and plum on the front, young pines the back. It by Nakajima Raisho, a master painter of the Maruyama school in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In this work Raisho combines exquisite ink brushwork with large open spaces of brilliant gold-leaf to inspire the viewers imagination. Rather than naturalism, he is searching for the phycological impression of the motifs, resulting in abstraction and stylization. His simplification of the motifs the result of looking to capture the inner nature of the objects. This art motif is known as Sho Chiku Bai, or the Three Friends of Winter. Evergreen pine connotes steadfastness, bamboo suggests both strength and flexibility, while plum blossoms unfurling on snow-laden branches imply hardiness. Combined, this trio is emblematic of Japanese new year. Chinese literati were the first to group the three plants together due to their noble characteristics. Like these resilient plants flowering so beautifully in winter, it was expected of the scholar-gentleman to cultivate a strong character with which he would be able to show the same degree of perseverance and steadfastness even during times of adverse conditions.
The screen would have been placed near the hearth of a room used for the Japanese tea ceremony, shielding the fire from draughts and also forming a stimulating and decorative backdrop behind the tea utensils. It would have been used in the Hatsugama, or first tea-ceremony of the new year.
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) originally studied under Watanabe Nangaku before entering the school of Maruyama Ozui. He was the highest ranking Maruyama school painter at the end of the Edo period and was known as one of the ‘Four Heian Families’ along with Kishi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a beautiful cabinet that evokes the atmosphere of the Taisho period.
It is made of lauan and cedar.
It is finished with persimmon tannins and soot, which bring out the text...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cypress
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Traditional Design Exhibition Stand / Japanese Old Wooden Shelves
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a shelf made of very beautiful traditional Japanese decoration and wood.
The wood is paulownia and ebony.
Paulownia is a material often used for tansu.
It's a soft tree, but it...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Tani Bunchu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tani Bunchu (1823-1876)
Tiger and Dragon
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on paper.
In this grand pair of Japanese Ryuko-zu screens the tiger crouches low to the ground, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Old Clay Doll / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese clay doll.
This is probably a "Hirota Doll" made in Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region.
Until around the 1950s, Japan's economy was not as prosperous as it is today. It was difficult for an ordinary household to have a complete display of Hina dolls, and only a very limited number of households could afford to buy them. It seems that ordinary people would celebrate by displaying clay dolls, tile dolls, and paper mache dolls...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Clay
Beast Japanese Abstract Suiseki Scholar's Stone
Located in Chiba, JP
SUISEKI, BEAST – Supernatural abstract stone like a four‐footed creature with completely no processing by human hands, except the arrangement attaching to a custom-made wooden stand ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese Plain and silver Classic&modern checkered 2panel folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Plain wood and silver checkered two-panel folding screen
1540×1510mm *Unfolded size
Folded size: 770 x 1510 x 40 mm, 5 kg
Estimated packaging size (sandwiched with 5 mm plywood): 10 ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, 6-panel , cranes and pine
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver folding screen, 6-panel half-pair, cranes and pine
Size when unfolded: 3180 x 1530 x 17 mm
Can be folded: 530 x 1530 x 100 mm. 8kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
12-16th century Yamajawan 8-layered Japanese proto-pottery mountain bowls
Located in Chiba, JP
MOUNTAIN-CHAWAN – Supernatural unconscious object as the integrated 8-layered Japanese proto-pottery bowls (so-called ‘Yamajawan’ (Yama-Chawan / lit. ‘Mountain tea bowl’)) stuck to e...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique low table was made in the Taisho era.
The tabletop is made of a single piece of high-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned.
It is unified with a ginkgo surfa...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Dog 1950s-1970s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old carved wooden dog made in Japan.
It is a wood carving from the Showa period (1950s-1970s).
Carved from zelkova wood.
It gives an abstract and sophisticated impression...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Japanese Showa Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Large Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japan
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Japanese antique cabinet. This is not just a traditional tansu (storage chest); it serves as a complete niche that can enhance your interior with its functionality and style, blendin...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Late 17th century
Puppy & Kittens
A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper.
A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
JapaneseAntiques Terasaki kogyo, Gold background, Bamboo and plum folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
material: paper and cloth
Unfolded size: 1600 x 1660 mm
Can be folded in half: 800 x 1660 mm, 6 kg
A bold composition.
Bamboo and plum blossoms are painted in ink, and the sun is al...
Category
20th Century Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Sofa Table Tansu Mingei Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is cedar. This is black and beautiful. Afte...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
wabi sabi Yoshino Japanese cedar door rustic garden exterior door 1870s-1920s
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the lumber dearer's house, near Yoshino, Nara pref., Japan.
This door - not sliding door, was made for exterior door or the garden furniture circa 1870s-1920s, Meiji to Taisho period.
Made of well-aged Yoshino Cedar...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Worship Stand, 17th-18th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
"Discover a piece of Japanese religious heritage with this exceptional Negoro lacquered stand. Crafted in the 17th to 18th century, this worship article stand is a prime example of e...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antiques 2panels, Heron Folding Screen by Shugo Hotta
Located in Niiza, JP
Made of paper
Unfolded size: 1620 x 1610 mm
Folded size: 810 x 1610 mm D50 mm 5 kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood): 12 CM x 95 CM x 175 CM
Weight 18 ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi low writing desk from Nikko To-sho-gu Shrine
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of Mid to late Edo period (late 18th - early 19th), or older.
New finds from Nikko Toshogu Shrine (UNESCO world heritage site) which is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu - the real SHOGUN himself, the founder of Tokugawa Edo Shogunate.
This low writing desk had been used at Nikko Toshogu's shrine office since Edo period, and was kept there with care till recently.
Fully made of premium quality Keyaki Zelkova wood, the top board is still almost flat.
The leg parts have engraved lines to flame the edge & around the hole, which is rare additional decoration for this type of writing desk. It means this piece is special.
The drawer has antique iron ring...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
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