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Japanese Antique Wooden Box 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Storage Box Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden box, crafted in the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). Despite its long history, it retains a quiet and compelling presence. The box is made from tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Huge “Yabure Tsubo” Ceramic Vessel 13th Century / Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old, monumental Tokoname ware “Yabure Tsubo” (broken-form jar) made in Japan.
A yabure tsubo refers to a large jar that has sustained natural breakage and weathering over ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Paper-covered Large Ceramic Jar 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an exceptionally rare large ceramic jar from Japan, covered in paper. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s) and was originally used for transporting and storing t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Paper, Straw, Pottery
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Tsubo 1800s-1860s / Pottery Vase Vessel
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old ceramic jar made in Japan. It is believed to have been made during the Edo period (1800s–1860s) and was likely used in daily life for storing charcoal. Although it...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Iron Vessel 1860s-1920s / Flower Vase Steel Bowl Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese iron container, believed to have been made in the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). It is one of the few surviving iron vessels from that era, now con...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Paper-Covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese ceramic jar covered with layers of traditional paper (washi).
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s) and was originally used for storing and transp...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Paper, Pottery
Japanese Antique Shigaraki ware 17th Century / Pottery Vase Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old pottery pot made in Japan.
It is a very old pot believed to have been made in the 17th century, early Edo period, and is called Koshigaraki in Japan.
Koshigaraki refe...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
$1,200 Sale Price
33% Off
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Large Candle Stick 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese natural wood Shokudai (candlestick).
It was made in the late Edo period (1860s-1900s), and the material used is probably coniferous cedar wood.
The texture o...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
$640 Sale Price
36% Off
Japanese Antique Copper Tub 1800s-1860s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old copper tub made in Japan.
It was made during the Edo period (1800s-1860s) and used as a tool to draw water from a well.
This tool is one of the tools of daily life tha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Copper, Iron
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Crucible 1920s-1940s / Flower Vase Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese crucible.
It is a refractory tool used to melt metals in the early Showa period (1920s-1940s).
The material is estimated to be refractory clay containing grap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vases
Materials
Clay
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer.
The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is made of cedar wood. The metal fittings are made of copper...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
$720 Sale Price
52% Off
Japanese Antique Tsukubai 1860s-1900s / Stone Vase Basin Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old tsukubai (stone) made in Japan.
This item was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and its natural texture over the years is attractive.
Tsukubai is a stone wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Stone
$720 Sale Price
28% Off
Japanese Antique Shigaraki Ware 17th Century / Pottery Vase Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a ceramic jar made in Japan.
It was made in the 17th Century and is a valuable piece that conveys the lifestyle and aesthetic sense of the time.
Shigaraki ware is one of the...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
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