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Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Door 1860s-1900s / Architecture Object Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese warehouse door.
This door is from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Door 1860s-1900s / Architecture Object Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese warehouse door.
This door is from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s /Tansu Storage Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Japanese Old Wood Carving Dog 1940s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old dog (bulldog) wood carving.
This wood carving is estimated to have been made between the 1940s and 1970s.
It is made of cedar wood.
The bulldog has a charming exp...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table /wood stump mingei wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an Japanese stump coffee table. The material is zelkova. It was carved from a large zelkova
Category
2010s Japanese Primitive Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Apothecary Drawers 1860s-1900s/Tansu Storage Mingei Cabinets
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese medicine chest.
Furniture from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Big Wooden Tray / 1912-1950 / Mingei / Tableware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese wooden tray.
I think it was made from the Taisho era to the Showa era (1912
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Serving Pieces
Materials
Other
Old Japanese Wooden Stool / 20th Century / Polygonal Chair/MINGEI
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This stool is crafted from vintage Japanese zelkova wood. Originally used as a mortar, the top was
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Materials
Wood
Japanese Finest Quality Antique "Horse Eye" Plate Large Size, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
of Japanese mingei pottery, and no major Japanese folk art collection would be considered complete
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a bear.
It is a wood carving from the mid-Showa period
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Introducing our exquisite low table, a perfect embodiment of wabi-sabi and timeless craftsmanship. Originally used as a sewing workbench, this piece carries a rich history of meticul...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tree Bump 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan, people used to collect such bumps from natural trees,
The culture of taking these bumps home and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Iron Snake 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese iron snake.
Item dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Modern Mingei Ceramic Vase with Inlay by Takauchi Shugo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual zogan stoneware vase by potter Takauchi Shugo (Japanese, b. 1937) circa 1980-1990s. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Folding Screen "雨路風 " 1974 /Mingei Wabisabi/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
selected old Japanese items.
I've seen tens of thousands of items so far.
Based on that experience, only
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old Huge Low Table / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a huge old Japanese low table. It is constructed of very thick zelkova wood. The use of
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique "Zushi"
God
s House
1860s-1900s/Mingei Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese so-called "God dwelling house.
In Japanese it is called "Zushi".
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Chestnut, Cedar
Japanese Old Iron Shrimp Figurine 1860s-1920s/Antique Object mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a figurine of Japanese old iron shrimp.
It is an item from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s).
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Paper Boro / Wall Decoration /Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It is speculated that this is a large old Japanese paper that was used for sericulture.
Paper
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Mortar / 1868s-1912s / Primitive Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese mortar.
The material is zelkova, and it seems to be from around the Meiji
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Iron Bear 1960s-1980s / Object Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This account consists of five companies.
As for me, I specialize in Japanese antiques and deal in
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Paper Boro / Wall Decoration /Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large old Japanese paper, and it is speculated that it may have been used for sericulture
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Large Paper Boro / Wall Decoration /Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large old Japanese paper, and it is speculated that it may have been used for sericulture
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Large Paper Boro / Wall Decoration /Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large old Japanese paper, and it is speculated that it may have been used for sericulture
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Penis 1800s-1860s / Figurine Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a penis.
It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Shrine Guardian Dog Statues
Komainu
1800s-1860s/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden carved komainu.
It is from the late Edo period (1800s-1860s).
Made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Bamboo Bench 1940s-1960s / Long Chair Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old bamboo bench made in Japan.
This furniture is from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Benches
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table /wood stump mingei wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an Japanese stump coffee table. The material is zelkova. It was carved from a large zelkova
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1860s-1900s/Mingei Wabisabi Primitive Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden bowl.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It was carved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1850s-1920s / Mingei Wabisabi Stool Seating
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old primitive chair made in Japan.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Wooden Bowl 1800s-1860s/Mingei Wabisabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan Very old large wooden bowl.
It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made of cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Stool 1860s-1900s/Primitive Chair Stand Wabisabi mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese stool.
It is believed that it was used by farmers during the Meiji era
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Candle Stick 1800s-1860s / Mingei Object Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese candlestick.
It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
The material is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Paper Tray 1860-1900s/Mingei Wabi-Sabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese paper plate.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique God
s House "ZUSHI" 1800s-1860s / Mingei Wabisabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese so-called "house of God".
It is called "ZUSHI" in Japanese.
It is from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Paper Boro / Wall Decoration /Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large old Japanese paper, and it is speculated that it was used for sericulture.
The old
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Rope
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Coffee Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese low table.
It is designed as a wooden board on top of a stump.
The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood, Chestnut
Japanese Antique Primitive Bench 1860s-1900s / Long Chairs Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese bench.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Benches
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
From the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820-1912).
It was
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese coffee table. It is designed with a wooden board on top of a stump
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Large Bear 1963
s / Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old large Japanese wood carving of a bear.
It is carved on the back side of the paw that
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese primitive large coffee table.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old wooden Daruma doll.
It was made in the Meiji era (1860s-1900s).
The material is oak wood.
The powerful expression is characteristic.
The grain of the oak wood and the simpl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1900s-1920s / Wabisabi Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden Daruma doll.
It was made in the Meiji era (1900s-1920s).
The material is pine wood.
This wooden model is the original Daruma doll.
Many Darumas were mass-p...
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese coffee table. This item is from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s). The material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1900s/Primitive Exhibition Stand Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese coffee table.
It is an item from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s).
The stump
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Black Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old and large Japanese Tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Cabinet Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Tansu Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Cabinet Storage Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi Tansu Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Mingei Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese low table on wheels.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
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