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Period: Early 20th Century
Japanese Antique Thatching Tools "Gangi" 1860s-1920s / Wall Decoration Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a traditional Japanese thatched roof tool known as a “Gangi.”
A Gangi is used to trim the cut ends of the thatch and smooth the roof’s surface, symbolizing the craftsmanship ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Japanese wooden wabi-sabi board/Early 20th century/Display stand/MINGEI
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden work board called a “Kate-Kiri-Ban,” which was used in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, around the early 20th century. The name breaks down as fo...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Chestnut
Early 20th Century, Antique Japanese Large Burl Wood Umbrella Holder
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese large burl wood umbrella holder.
Age: Japan, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 64.5 C.M. / Width 37 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation ...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Burl
Sino-Mongolian Jade and Hardstone-Inlaid Silvered Copper Presentation Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Sino-Mongolian jade and hardstone-inlaid silvered copper presentation censor
Early 20th century
The sides inlaid with jade plaques, all beneath a wide lip and supported on elepha...
Category
Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Pair Gu Cloisonné Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Imperial yellow Gu form cloisonné vases.
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$22,000 / set
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, early 20th century
Size: height 29.1 cm / width 16.3 cm.
Condition: nice condition overall.
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Jewlery Chest or Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
A Chinoiserie lacquered jewelry chest in striking black. The chest features two doors adorned with graceful women figures facing aha other. Upon opening these doors, a treasure trove...
Category
Hong Kong Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Early 20th Century, Chinese Wooden Box
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese wooden box.
Age: China, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 21.5 C.M. / Width 23.6 C.M. / Thickness 23.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Tibetan Bronzd Hayagriva Phurba
Located in Pomona, CA
Tibetan Hayagriva Phurba, also known as a ritual dagger or kila. It is a significant ritual implement in Tibetan Buddhist practices used to symbolize the "nailing down" and immobiliz...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden puppet head with stand.
Age: Burma, Early 20th century
Size: Height 19 C.M. / Width 13.7 C.M. / Thickness 13 C.M.
Size including stan...
Category
Burmese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This example from the mid-19...
Category
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Reed
Antique Persian Lilihan Rug, Afshan Design, Circa 1910, Wool, 9
x 12
Located in New York, NY
Woven circa 1910, this Persian Lilihan carpet is a rich expression of the Afshan design—an intricate floral pattern often associated with elegance, movement, and visual harmony. Hand...
Category
Persian Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th century
Size: Height 40.2 C.M. / Width 27.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese Bamboo Flower Baskets, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusual bamboo baskets are early 20th century flower baskets (hanakago) designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. Sculptural and intriguing, each...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
$1,660 / set
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese chest of drawers dates back to the Meiji period.
This chest is made from sturdy cedar wood with a lacquer finish, and the iron handles add industrial elegance....
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Museum Quality Wabi-Sabi Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
For the primitive collector. This stunning bench is hand carved from a single teak root from Madura. Beautiful antique bamboo legs in contrast. Rare.
This bench was sourced in the s...
Category
Minimalist Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of thin...
Category
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Chinese Tiger Eye Snuff Bottle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century Chinese snuff bottle. Bottle and tap made out of tiger eye stone.
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Agate
"Usu", Hand-carved, Wabi-sabi, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
"Usu" is a traditional Japanese tool with a deep cultural significance, particularly in the culinary arts. This unique item typically features a large wooden or stone bowl with a fla...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
1920s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Wood Himachal Pot
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary sett...
Category
Indian British Colonial Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique elm wood stool comes from China's Hubei province. It was crafted using only wooden joints. The elm wood has aged beautifully over its more than 100 years of life.
Category
Chinese Other Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Elm
Japanese Antique Samurai Wine / Sake Gourd “Hyotan” Lacquered Calabash Flask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Samurai drinking vessel with red lacquer and wooden stopper in excellent condition. The hand made cord tassels complete the set.
Dark old pati...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Fruitwood
$784 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th-century, this rustic basket is tightly woven of reeds or bamboo and coated in a putty-like mixture of lacquer and sawdust known as thayo. The thayo coating pr...
Category
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wire
Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Pigeon Blood Enamel Vase Big
By Ando Jubei
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine antique Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari pigeon blood enamel vase. High quality vase and made well. Dates from the mid part of the 1900's. Beautiful colorful chrysanthemum flowers and...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Lacquered Display Stand, 1920s–1940s, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique lacquered display stand dating from the 1920s–1940s.
The surface is finished in deep black urushi lacquer, softly worn over time to reveal traces of the red underl...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Kadjar Lacquered Paper Mache Box
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful lacquered paper mache box decorated with imaginary animals (that look like cats) and plant motifs.
The box seems to take the shape of a vege...
Category
Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Paper
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This flower stand has an attractive, clean appearance.
The gentle curves of the front board give a soft impression to the simple structure.
The rounded design of the legs also adds ...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Handcrafted handheld Spinning Prayer wheel
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan handheld spinning Prayer Wheel. This spinning prayer wheel was made from Sky Iron and has detailed handcrafted Tibetan traditional design with Copper wire...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Gilt Sterling Silver Cloisonne Phoenix
Located in Brea, CA
A antique unique incredible Chinese gilt sterling silver cloisonne phoenix on wood base, statue features beautiful emamel in blues, greens with jewel...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Antique Japanese "Wagasa" Umbrella, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This handcrafted traditional Japanese umbrella, made of bamboo and washi paper, carries the quiet beauty of age and imperfection.
Its weathered texture and graceful form bring a sens...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Fine Antique Thai Southeast Asia Temple Buddha Carved Wood Gold Gilded Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine antique Thailand Southeast Asia temple buddha deity temple hand carved wood statue. Carved out of wood and has a hand painted 24 karat gold gilded finish over black lacquer. Won...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Iraqi Silver and Lapis Lazuli Miniature Teapot, circa 1920
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Iraqi silver teapot; an addition to our diverse Asian teaware collection.
This fine antique Iraqi silver miniature teapot has a pumpkin shaped form onto a shaped cinquefoil foot.
Each panel of the body is embellished with an applied oriental figure standing amidst clouds and waving a flag, apart from the posterior panel which depicts a foliate design.
This Iraqi silver teapot is fitted with a subtly panelled push fit hallmarked cover surmounted with a collet set lapis lazuli finial.
This antique teapot is fitted with an impressive handle entwined with applied foliate and tendril ornamentation extending from the aforementioned posterior panel to the body.
The teapot is fitted with an impressive plain swan necked spout.
The swept foot is ornamented with five chased paralleling scrolling designs.
The hallmark to the interior of this impressive miniature teapot denotes the purity as .800 standard silver (800/1000).
Condition
This antique miniature teapot...
Category
Iraqi Vintage Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Bowl gold leaf from Myanmar
Located in Oostende, BE
Lacquered bowl in gold leaf from Myanmar
Category
Burmese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th-Century Chinese Cloisonne Calligraphy Brush
Located in Pomona, CA
This is Chinese Calligraphy Brush, specifically featuring a cloisonné handle. The handle is crafted with cloisonné enamel, a decorative technique involving the fusion of colored glass pastes into compartments (cloisons) formed by wires on a metal base, resulting in intricate floral patterns as seen in the image. Used for traditional Chinese calligraphy and Sumi-e painting...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl, 1910s–1940s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique wooden bowl dating from the 1910s–1940s.
Once used in daily life as a functional folk craft, the piece is hand-carved from a solid block of wood—its exact species ...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese porcelain water pot, Republican period
Located in New York, NY
decorated with a lizard/dragon and a bat in relief near/at rim; floral motif
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE BUDDHA STATUE OF HIM SiTTING ON A SACK POURING WATER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely small antique circa 1900-1920 bronze statue of a Buddha sitting on a sack pouring water
A good ...
Category
Japanese Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver goblet; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export silver (CES) goblet has a circular bell shaped form a shaped stem and plain circular stepped foot.
The drinking vessel of this silver wine goblet is embellished with impressive engraved bamboo stems emanating from the lower portion.
The embossed stem of this impressive solid silver goblet...
Category
Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A Japanese antique furniture coffee table produced in the Taisho period.
It was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrin...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Oak
Asian Grain / Rice Measurement Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain / rice measurement container for merchant used for the weighted the grain or rice.
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique 1900s Persian Malayer Rug with Herati Mahi Design, 7
x 10
Located in New York, NY
Discover a rare 7' x 10' gem from the heart of Persia: this early-1900s hand-knotted Malayer carpet features the distinctive “Herati Mahi” (fish) motif—an elegant emblem of Persian r...
Category
Persian Malayer Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wool
$11,700 Sale Price
48% Off
Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper
Uchiwa
Fan, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A rare example of a traditional Japanese uchiwa fan, featuring a bold green and cream graphic composition. The rigid flat surface, crafted from bamboo spokes and paper overlay, retai...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
ANTIQUE SOLiD BRONZE JAPANESE KOI CARP STATUE OF A WONDERFULLY ELEGANT FISH
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1920 solid bronze Japanese Koi Carp statue
A wonderfully original find, this...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Qing Dynasty Large Canton Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty large 23.75” canton famille rose Chinese porcelain vase with two panels of figures and horses, the sides with birds and flowers double pairs of dogs handles and 2 pairs ...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Chinese portraits depicting young women & their dogs were painted using a reverse glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass ...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
$756 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl, 1910s–1940s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique wooden bowl dating from the 1910s–1940s.
Once used in daily life as a functional folk craft, the piece is hand-carved from a solid block of wood—its exact species ...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigarette Case
By Zee Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver cigarette / card case; part of our diverse Asian silverware collection.
This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) cigarette/card case has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
The anterior cover is embellished with an embossed and chased decorated iconic Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, on a matte background, incorporating a shield shaped vacant cartouche.
The posterior cover is ornamented with traditional embossed and chased plum blossom foliate and floral decoration, also on a matte background.
The rounded sides of this antique silver cigarette case...
Category
Chinese Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Qing Dynasty Rare Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Yellow Ground Enamel Panel
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique rare early 20th century Chinese porcelain vase as a Chinese Famille Rose lamp with incised yellow ground decorated wi...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
decorated with pastel colors, floral motif
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
$9,000 / set
Japanese antique cabinet with wooden lattice doors, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a tasteful Japanese-style storage shelf made in the Meiji period.
Made of durable cedar wood. The sliding door is decorated with delicate frosted glass and wooden latticewor...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique 1880s Persian Qashqai Kashkouli Rug, Wool, 4
x 6
Located in New York, NY
This 1880-1890 Persian Kashkouli Qashqai rug consists of a handspun wool warp and weft and hand-knotted handspun wool pile. Its rich blues, reds, greens, and golds were all created u...
Category
Persian Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wool
Traditional Tribal Mandau (Parang Ilang) Sword – Dayak People, Borneo
Located in Leuven , BE
Traditional Tribal Mandau (Parang Ilang) Sword – Dayak People, Borneo
The Mandau is a traditional sword of the Dayak people of Borneo, revered both as a cultural artifact and a weap...
Category
Indonesian Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Wooden Board , Wall Decoration Abstract Art , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This wooden board was made in the Taisho era.
The dense and beautiful grain of the wood, unique to time-honored zelkova, is eye-catching. The color that has deepened over the years,...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl, 1910s–1930s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique footed wooden bowl dating from the 1910s–1930s.
The vessel is stained in a deep black finish, giving it a quiet, dignified presence.
It was likely made as a kaibao...
Category
Japanese Primitive Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Small Chests of Drawers , Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This storage box with drawers was made during the Taisho period（1900-1926）.
The base is made of light and durable paulownia wood, and the drawers are made of cherry wood.
The beaut...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Elm
Antique Japanese Wooden Hibachi, Japan, Wabi Sabi, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A beautiful antique Japanese hibachi crafted from richly grained wood, featuring an elegant inlaid design of a peacock feather. Traditionally, hibachi were used as portable charcoal ...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver Goblet Circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver goblet; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export silver (CES) goblet has a circular bell shaped form a shaped stem and plain circular stepped foot.
The drinking vessel of this Chinese silver goblet...
Category
Chinese Antique Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Japanese Antiques a basket by Chikuryu-sai Yamamoto(山本竹龍齋) lotus Bamboo
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: lotus and bamboo
Made by Yamamoto Chikuryusai,
a bamboo craftsman from Osaka Prefecture.
Chikuryusai took the name "Yamamoto Shoen 山本笙園"
in his later years.
Because he...
Category
Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
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