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Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Glazed Rope Inlay Mingei Pottery Bowl Plate
By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully decorated and executed ceramic low bowl/ plate by Japanese National Treasure pottery
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1877s Meiji Period / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese chest of drawers, which is called "Tansu" in Japan.
It is believed to have
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese wooden wall ornament/1868-1920/dome-shaped wooden bowl/MINGEI
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We would like to introduce a very interesting Japanese wooden tool.
This is a wooden bowl that was
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Beech
Japanese antique washi paper tapestry / 1868-1920 / Wabi-Sabi MINGEI Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This large, vintage Japanese paper tapestry was created in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tapestries
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Antique Board / 1868-1910/Table Top Board Plate / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a board made around 1868-1910 in Japan.
Don't you think it's a very nice atmosphere?
I
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings
Materials
Pine
antique Japanese wabi sabi Konebachi, Hand-carved dough bowl - primitive, mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
- 1900s.
This type of dough bowl were widely owned by the ordinary Japanese households, the most typical
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wabi-Sabi Stool / Private House Chair / 1900-1940 / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a stool from the Taisho era to the early Showa era (1900-1940) in Japan.
It has been used
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tray Made of Pine / 1920-1950 / Beautiful Tray / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people.
And we introduce the unique items that
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Tableware
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique White Porcelain Sake Bottle / Vase Object / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is Japan's old white porcelain Tokkuri.
It is thought to be the "Koimari" from the 1800s, Edo
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Bottles
Materials
Porcelain
Antique stone sculpture Frog wabi sabi Japanese garden elements primitive mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
(Oya Ishi), can only be found in the town of Oya in Tochigi pref., Japan.
Manufactured during early
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest / Drawer Tansu / 1800-1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese medicine chest, which is called "medicine tansu" in Japan.
The black part
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Straw
Japanese Antique Wood-Carved Bird/ Wooden Figurine/ Circa1900s/ Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
been made in a private house in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It is made of cedar, carefully hand-carved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest / Drawer Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese chest called "medicine chest" in Japan.
It is believed that it was
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Low Table / Coffee Table / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese low table.
It was used for reading and writing in Terakoya in the Edo and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Drawer / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old cabinet called "tansu" in Japan.
It may have originally been a red cabinet, but it
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Old Japanese Wooden Box with Chrysanthemums / Painting on the Wall / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Shelves 1860s-1900s/Open Rack Shelf Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese shelf.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Shelves
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/Figurine Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden carved frog.
This wood carving is from the Meiji Era. (1860s-1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1838s Edo Period / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black drawer.
It was used in shops in the Tohoku region.
The drawer has a
Category
Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Hardwood, Pine
Japanese Old Wood Carving Maneki Neko 1950s-1970s/Beckoning Cat Sculpture mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese wood carving beckoning cat.
It is an item from the 1950s to the 1970s.
The
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Wood Carving Maneki Neko 1950s-1970s/Beckoning Cat Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a beckoning cat.
It is from the 1950s to 1970s.
The
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique Wood Carving large Maneki Neko 1900s-1940s/Beckoning Cat mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese beckoning cat wood carving.
It is estimated to be a wood carving from the
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wall Hanging Tree Bump 1860s-1900s / Object Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese tree mass.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Low Table 1860s-1900s / Sofa Table Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese low table.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It was carved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar 1860s-1900s/Flower Pot Primitive Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wooden mortar.
It is from the Meiji period (1860-1900s).
The material is cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Buddha House
Zushi
1800s-1860s /Object Mingei Wab-Isabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese Buddhist house.
In Japanese it is called "zushi".
It means "the house
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Black Daruma 1860s-1900s /Folk Art Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese wood carving Daruma doll.
It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s).
It's cute
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tree Stump Display Stand 1860s-1900s/Flower Stand Mingei Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This display stand is made from a Japanese stump.
It is an item from the Meiji period. (1860s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Papier-Mache Horse 1860s-1920s/Mingei Folk Art Wabisabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese papier-mache horse.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
It is a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box/1800-1900/Coffee Table/Mingei Storage Box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Center Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Stone Carving Penis 1860s-1900s/Folk Crafts Mingei Art Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese stone carving of a penis.
This item is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Wooden Board "Abstract Art" 1860s-1900s/Wabi-sabi mingei stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This work board was used in Japanese private homes.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Pottery Bowl/1800-1900/Beautiful Glaze Pottery/Vase/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I believe this is pottery from the Kyushu region of Japan (an area in the south of Japan such as
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese antique primitive Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Folk Art Mingei wabisabi art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden bowl found at a Japanese farmhouse.
It seems to be an item from the Edo period to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique Wooden Board in the Meiji period(1860s-1900s).
It is Japanese fine
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Bowl 1800s-1900s / mingei Wabisabi Art Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a Japanese black old bowl.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1900s).
It is carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Primitive Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden bowl.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls
Materials
Chestnut
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Beautiful Glaze Jar / 1800-1900 / Wabi Sabi Vase/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
old Japanese pottery jar.
It is from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1800s to 1900s).
I
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Wooden Painting, Abstract Art, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This piece is a component used in antique Japanese furniture.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s
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Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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 high-grade Japanese zelkova
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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 high-grade Japanese zelkova
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Jar / Tokoname-Ware / 1500s / Jar of Natural Glaze / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old jar in Japan.
This is a pottery called Tokoname ware.
Tokoname is a kiln located
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Old Wooden Stool 1900-1945/Antique Chair Stand Stepping Stone/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1900s / Sofa Table Primitive Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese primitive style coffee table.
Simple design with a single board on a stump
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique low table 1860s-1920s/coffee table sofa table mingei wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese low table.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
The legs
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Wooden Table with Japanese Paper / 1926-1980 / Mingei / Wabi-Sabi Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Storage Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sofa Table Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese storage box.
This box is from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Paper-Covered Wooden Box 1860s-1920s/Sofa Table Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This wooden box is covered with old Japanese paper.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar, Paper
Japanese Antique Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A very old Japanese black coffee table.
It was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is carved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s /Sofa Table Mingei Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese coffee table.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique large wooden low table/1868-1920/cool long table/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A large low table made in Japan from the Meiji to the early Taisho period (1868-1920).
Originally
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese wooden grain thrasher - antique farm tool, wabi sabi art piece, mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This is a part of Japanese antique wooden grain thrasher for rice & wheat, called "Senbakoki
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s /wood stump mingei wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese stump coffee table.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl / Object / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden bowl in Japan.
Due to the change of aging, it looks like a withered texture
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
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