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Japanese Antique Chair in Teak and Rosewood, 1960s–1970s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique chair from the 1960s–1970s, crafted primarily from teak with rosewood accents
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Round Low Table, Keyaki, Taisho Era (1912–1926), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
storage, seamlessly integrated beneath the tabletop.
This piece embodies the quiet wabi-sabi aesthetic
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Tansu, "Mizuya" Sidebord, Meiji Era 1868-1912, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
doors and dark, timeworn finish reflect the quiet beauty of wabi-sabi. The surface was originally
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antiques wood table /wabi-sabi side table / primitive wood table / stan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
an elegance that evokes the feeling of wabi-sabi.
Weight: 5 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Coffee Table / Side Table / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
is an item that will add the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi to any space.
Weight: 68.6kg
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Japanese Antique Large Kuruma Tansu 1800s-1860s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old, large, Japanese-made Kuruma-Tansu.
Made in the Edo period (1800s-1860s), it is a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sideboards
Materials
Iron
$3,600 Sale Price
28% Off
Japanese Antique Wood-Carved Tanuki Edo period 1800s-1860s / Sculpture Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
embodiment of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. It captures the beauty of imperfection and the quiet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Japanese antique large bamboo double layered basket - wabi sabi primitive decor
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the farmer's barn. Japanese antique hand woven bamboo basket - can store the heavier
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase / 13th century / Wabi-sabi flower vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
pottery produced in the Nyu District area of Fukui Prefecture, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Its
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Huge Sliding Door or Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
craftsmanship. This work embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi—the appreciation of impermanence and the beauty found
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Display Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
to the space.
Its calm, enduring beauty embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi—acceptance of time
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Small Shelf, Late Meiji Era
1868-1912
Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
× 26.9cm × 28.5cm)
Weight :7.72lbs(3.5kg)
Shipping Information
We ship from Japan. I will provide my own
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Shelves
Materials
Chestnut
Japanese antique wabi-sabi black coffee low table / 1850-1912 / small table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
rather than replacing them. This table truly embodies the idea of "wabi-sabi," a concept that conveys
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This wooden antique board is from the Meiji period.
It is made of lauan wood.
Years of use and age have given it a beautiful appearance.
Hang it on the wall and enjoy it like ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Shell Casing 1930s-1940s / Iron Object Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
returning to nature - this is where the spirit of “wabi-sabi” dwells. Please enjoy the changes that the
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Storage Box / Blanket Chests / 1800-1868s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a Japanese black wooden storage box.
It is probably from around the Edo period.
It is one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$800 Sale Price
46% Off
Sunrise Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
striking fusion of art and function, this handcrafted table lamp draws inspiration from Japanese wabi-sabi
Category
2010s North American Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Steel
$2,850 / item
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers "Tansu", Meiji Era
1868–1912
Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
quiet dignity of time. The natural wear and fading give it a rich character, embodying the wabi-sabi
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Low Table Edo period 1800s-1860s / Side Table
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
tranquility to any space, embodying the Japanese spirit of wabi-sabi.
Weight: 2.7 kg
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Side Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
randomly created expressions and the weathering of the materials evoke the spirit of “wabi-sabi,” an
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Shigaraki ware pottery made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware is said to have been
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers, Meiji Era
1868–1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
aging process has enriched the piece with a beautiful patina, embodying the essence of wabi-sabi—a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Large Primitive Dug-Out Cedar Japanese Coffee/Sofa Table Wabi Sabi (1)
Located in London, GB
A unique, large dug-out Japanese coffee table. Heavily patinated bleach out cedar top on heavily
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Copper Alloyr Tray / 1800-1900 / Gong / Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan.
It seems to be quite old and the color has changed.
I think it's an item from 1800 to 1900.
After
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Tableware
Materials
Copper
Japanese Vintage Sliding-Door Cabinet (Cha Tansu), Early Showa Era, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese sliding-door cabinet (cha tansu) was crafted during the early Showa Period (1926–1945
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Cypress, Wood
Japanese Antique Large Center Table / Sofa Table Low Table / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large center table crafted from aged Japanese wood.
The tabletop is an extremely large
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Cedar
1894 Meiji Japanese Antique Washi paper covered small boxes wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
as a unique wabi sabi art piece, also as display stand with storage capacity.
Box is fully covered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
history in Japan (around the 12th century).
These jars were probably fired during the Muromachi period
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
organic, rustic Wabi sabi look to the space.
Inner dimensions : w 33.86 - 29.33 in / d 12.01 - 9.65 in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Japanese Antique Large Low Table / Sofa Table Center Table / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large low table made from old Japanese wood.
The tabletop is a very large, heavy board
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Cedar
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
remains in nice wabi sabi touch, comes not only from the layers of Urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Wooden Object, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
styles.
This stand, with its attractive wabi-sabi texture, is a masterpiece that allows you to
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese wooden display stand and stool / 20th century/Wabi-sabi object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
video.
The design evokes a strong sense of wabi-sabi, something that can never be achieved through
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Materials
Other
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
remains in nice wabi sabi touch, comes not only from the layers of Urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Table Mirror, Taisho Era (1912–1926), Maple (Kaede), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This tabletop mirror was crafted during the Taisho Era (1912–1926) from kaede (Japanese maple) and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Table Mirrors
Materials
Maple
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
without metal fastener. Black Urushi lacquer remains in nice wabi sabi touch, comes not only from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1894 Meiji Japanese Antique Washi paper covered wooden box wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
calligraphy.
Can be displayed as a unique wabi sabi art piece, also as display stand with storage capacity
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paper
1870s-1920s Japanese antique Yoshino cedar garden exterior door rustic wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
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Made of well-aged Yoshino Cedar solid wood board, using the part with dynamic grains, as a wabi sabi
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers, cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
small drawer's face. it's not affected for opening
closing. I see it's one of nice wabi sabi
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1890-1930s Japanese antique large Mizuya tansu chest, wabi sabi shelf, primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
taste of wabi sabi.
There used to be sliding doors, but had lost at some time in the past - but a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1850s-1890s Japanese antique cabinet, wabi sabi tansu medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique large cabinet, tansu chest of drawers in the vein of Kusuri dansu (Medicine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Primitive Wood Chair from Japan 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Wooden Chair Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
the wabi-sabi items that goes well with Japanese antiques and African antiques.
It is rustic and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
1930s - 50s Japanese Vintage solid wood 5 shelves bookcase organic Wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese vintage wooden bookcase with 5 shelves - product of 1930s - 50s (early Showa period
Category
20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Box / Side Table Exhibition Stand / 1868-1912s/ Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden storage box made in Japan.
It is thought to date from around the Meiji period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Urushi craftsman
s workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
, wabi sabi art piece indeed,
And additionally, the drawers open
close smoothly, durable enough as
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique checkout counter w/shelf, wabi sabi side table, display stand
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique checkout counter with inner shelf, manufactured circa 1780s - 1910s (Meiji period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Wood
1860s-90s wabi sabi Japanese thick black sliding lattice door w/ panel
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wabi sabi touch.
Made with traditional wood joinery without metal fastener, by professional craftsman
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood
1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
"loss" area is urushi-lacquered because of that).
It gives gentle impression, as well as Wabi Sabi
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar, Wood
XXL Late Edo Period Japanese Cedar “Kura” Door/Wall Hanging Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A huge early 19th C. Japanese Kura door in cedar.
Beautifully patinated bleached-out wood with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
1860s-90s wabi sabi Japanese thick black sliding lattice door, exterior door
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wabi sabi touch.
Made with traditional wood joinery without metal fastener, by professional craftsman
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood
1930s - 1940s Japanese antique mid-size closet with drawers, wabi sabi organic
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
in nice wabi sabi touch,
which are bringing us to the era that is originally used.
Made of premium
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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 Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Japanese Antique wood slab display stand, wabi sabi decor art piece
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
used as display stand, also display by itself as an art piece for organic, wabi sabi accent to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Coffee Table/ Side Table/ 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This coffee table is made from an old Japanese mortar.
It's crafted from zelkova wood and is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Antique Wooden Chest , Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This drawer shelf from the Taisho period combines Japanese style with modernity.
This drawer shelf
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
1870s-1920s Japanese Antique paper covered wooden box wabi sabi primitive Meiji
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Tohoku area, Japan.
Paper covered wooden box with lid - a product of Meiji to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paper
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- What is wabi-sabi furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi furniture refers to tables, seats and other furnishings that reflect a specific Japanese design philosophy. It involves creating minimalist furniture that has a focus on appreciating the imperfections found in nature. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wabi-sabi furniture.
- What is an example of wabi-sabi?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi is the practice of finding the beauty in imperfections. Examples include flowers growing through cracks in the ground, or a broken ceramic bowl made whole again with its imperfections showing through. You’ll find a variety of wabi-sabi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One important aspect of wabi-sabi is the beauty in imperfect things, so a good example of wabi-sabi would be asymmetrical or even crude vessels and furniture. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of wabi-sabi furniture and other objects from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The primary principle of Wabi-Sabi is to appreciate the imperfections found in nature. As a result, Wabi-Sabi emphasizes asymmetry, roughness, simplicity and the use of natural materials and finishes. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of pieces based on Wabi-Sabi principles.
- What is wabi-sabi pottery?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi pottery refers to earthenware vessels that embody the principles of a Japanese philosophy called wabi-sabi. Proponents of the idea believe that household objects should emphasize function over form, so that they satisfy needs but do not cause people to attach too much meaning to worldly possessions. There is also a focus on finding the beauty in imperfection and simplicity. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wabi-sabi pottery.
- Is Wabi-sabi a design style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Wabi-sabi is technically not a design style, but it has influenced design. The term Wabi-sabi refers to a philosophy that emphasizes accepting imperfection and celebrating the impermanent beauty of nature. This concept has inspired many interior design trends, such as using organic and sustainable materials, selecting upcycled and repurposed pieces and integrating furniture and decorative objects that are unfinished, unpolished and unglazed. Shop a collection of pieces inspired by Wabi-sabi on 1stDibs.








