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Style: Taisho
Japanese Antique Kanzashi chrysantheme 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Kanzashi. Kanzashi is a hair ornament used in traditional Japanese hairstyles. These hair ornaments are made in about 1920s in Taisho era. Two-piece stick-shaped...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Antiquities

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Plastic

Japanese Antique Lacquer Bucket 1860s-1920s / Plant Pot Cover Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese lacquer tub, a rare piece that preserves the craftsmanship of artisans from the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). The body is made of Japanese cedar, whil...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Bamboo, Cedar, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Open shelf, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique is just the right size for a storage shelf. This is a rare shelf with flap doors that has a Japanese essence. A flap door is a door that can be opened and stored insid...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Taisho period. It was used as a workbench by a craftsman at the time, and although it is unclear which craftsman used it, there are smal...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique low table was made in the Taisho era. The tabletop is made of a single piece of high-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned. It is unified with a ginkgo surfa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood, Glass

Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Cabinets , Low board Storage , Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique lowboard made in Japan. In Japan, it was used as a flooring. A flooring is a platform that can be moved, like the floorboards of a tokonoma, which is indispensabl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Low Table , Primitive Low Table , Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique low table from the Taisho period. The table top is made of five pieces of Shurizakura wood with beautiful grain, and its rich expression captivates the viewer. In...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Vintage Kimono Silk Belt Flowers Navy and Silver 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Fukuro Obi made in Japan around 1920s. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorised by their desig...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Antiquities

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Silk

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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Introducing an exceptional round table that can be said to be the culmination of Taisho-era craftsmanship. It features tapered legs that narrow towards the base, giving it a delica...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Chestnut

Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1860s-1900s /Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This small drawer was produced in the Taisho period. This chest is made of sturdy cedar with a lacquer finish, with a base panel made of lightweight paulownia wood and an iron handl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

GOOD MELLOW LIMITED05, Japanese Antique side table, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This series is based on the extremely popular antique coffee table that is hard to find and sells out quickly when it arrives. The ash wood is finished with an oil coating. This tab...
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2010s Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Primitive Japanese Wooden Stools, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Small yet with a strong presence. This stool has a cherry wood seat and keyaki wood legs. Carefully assembled from sturdy materials, it is a simple yet beautiful piece. The seat st...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese antique wooden work board / 20th century / small display stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden workbench made from zelkova wood (keyaki), known for its hardness and beautiful grain. The thick cross-sectional shape clearly reveals the concentric g...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

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,...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Bamboo

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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Oak

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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Wooden Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Object, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique display stand made from old wood from the Taisho era. In Japan, it was used as a stand for Bonsai. It is made of cherry wood and features a lacquer finish. It gives you a sense of the powerful grandeur of nature and has a timeless dignity. This display stand can be used in a wide variety of ways, including as a display stand, flower stand, bonsai stand...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

1920-1940s Rare Japanese Imperial Army Officer Hat with Storage Box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare Japanese Imperial Army Officer Hat with Original Metal Box. This rare Japanese Imperial Army officer hat is a stunning example of Japanese mi...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wool

Japanese Antique Black Cabinets, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique furniture made in the Taisho period (1912-1926). It has four drawers with copper handles from that time. The base of the handles is decorated with a typic...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Vintage Kimono Silk Belt Gold flowers Maru-obi 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Maru Obi made in Japan around 1920s. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorised by their design,...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Antiquities

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Silk

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period. It is thought to have once been used as a stand for a brazier, making it a valuable item that evokes the spirit of the tim...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Primitive Japanese Flower Stand, Wooden Stools, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an old Japanese stool made in the Taisho period (1913-1930s). It was made by reusing the iron frame of a bicycle at a time when supplies were scarce. The wooden part is made...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a soft silhouette that exudes warmth. The material used is high-quality ash. The strong grain and gentle design are in perfect harmony. The color is light, but t...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This cafe table has attractive legs that form a cute curve. The soft, swaying curves, the rounded tabletop, and the light color create a cute finish. The high-quality ash wood acquir...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Lathe-leg desk, table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This desk has cute turned-wheel legs and a soft appearance that makes an impression. The texture of the material that has aged with the years, and the intricately decorated drawer ha...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a compact round table that flares out at the end. It has tapered legs that become thinner towards the base, giving it a delicate and elegant appearance despite its neat, una...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Miniature Tansu Work or Sewing Chest (Haribako) Taisho Era Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Circa 1920 (Taisho period) this Japanese sewing work box is made of highly figured mulberry wood and of the most beautiful grain and fine quality workm...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Antiquities

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Elm

Japanese Sashiko Banten Member of Vigilance Committee Umezonocho , 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1920-1926 in Taisho era in Japan. On the front, it is written 'Member of Vigilance Committee Umezonocho ' ...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Antiquities

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Cotton

Japanese Inlaid Paulownia Tabako-Bon, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used in tandem with a smoking pipe. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessor...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Metal, Copper

Japanese Coffee table , side table, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This product is based on a very popular Taisho-era coffee table that is hard to find in the antique world and sells out quickly when it arrives. With the theme of harmony with antiq...
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2010s Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

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 is particularly elaborate among those made in the Taisho period, and the complexit...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

candle holder, stand, Japanese antiques
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We've taken a high-quality go board that has outlived its usefulness and dismantled it to make a small display stand. The cherry wood has been carved out and the top is fitted with ...
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2010s Japanese Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Wooden Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Object, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique display stand made from old wood from the Taisho era. In Japan, it was used as a stand for Bonsai. It is made of cherry wood and features a lacquer finish. It gives you a sense of the powerful grandeur of nature and has a timeless dignity. This display stand can be used in a wide variety of ways, including as a display stand, flower stand, bonsai stand...
Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Wooden Object, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique display stand was made from old wood from the Taisho period in Japan. In Japan. It was used as a bonsai stand. It is finished with red lacque...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Wooden Object, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an attractive antique display stand made from old wood from the Taisho era. This stand has been used in Japan to display Bonsai. The surface is finished with lacquer. It is made with a particularly rare burl grain, and the patterns created by the natural burl that occurs during the tree's growth process give it a sense of vitality that cannot be expressed artificially. This unique beauty is highly valued in furniture and crafts. This display stand can be used not only as a decorative stand, flower stand, or Bonsai stand...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Primitives Flower stand, Exhibition stand , Object , Japanese Antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This flower stand makes use of the beauty of nature's shapes. This burl wood, which is particularly rare among Zelkova trees, is characterized by knotty patterns formed by changes i...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities

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Wood

Taisho antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Taisho antiquities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage antiquities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Taisho antiquities made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for antiquities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $3,500 while the average work can sell for $978.

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