Japanese Folk Art

Place of Origin: Japanese

Large Japanese Pottery Charger in the Manner of Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly gorgeous, sumptuously, richly, and darkly glazed, hand-decorated large Japanese studio pottery charger. The craftsmanship is exquisite. The piece radiates in the light and features an abstract trailed glaze design. The work is very reminiscent of Japanese master potters Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu (the previous owner lived half of each year in Hawaii where Toshiko lived and collected both her and Hamada's works). Possible marker's impressed mark/ chop signature along the edge of the lower rim (please see photos). Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian pottery/ ceramics...

Category

20th Century Showa Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Large Japanese Pottery Charger in the Manner of Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu

$595

Important Stoneware Sculpture by Kato Reikichi

By Kato Reikichi

Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR

Large modern irregular shaped ceramic black vase with a ribbon-like decoration in gold, silver and red called "sho (hovering)" by Kato Reikichi (1953, Japan) from Seto, Aichi Provinc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Important Stoneware Sculpture by Kato Reikichi

$5,769

Hajimo Kato Hand Built Wood Fired Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase

Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire

A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favorite, is this Japanese hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form by Hajimo Kato (b.1947) dating from...

Category

20th Century Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Hajimo Kato Hand Built Wood Fired Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase

$674

Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake) This beautiful dark indigo cotton apron has tight sashiko embroidered stitching on both sides, on one side the hemp-leaf (asa no ha) pa...

Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)

$1,200

Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover Kurume double-ikat weaving was established over 200 year ago on the southern island of Kyushu, and has long been celebrat...

Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover

$900

Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Cups

Located in Norton, MA

In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Cups

$275 / set

Japanese Folk Tools Wooden Objet / Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

It is believed that this was used as an old Japanese folk tool. Cedar is used. The beautiful wood grain and rounded exterior can be decorated in the space as an object. In additio...

Category

20th Century Primitive Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Folk Tools Wooden Objet / Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

$1,000

ARKO Wall Art12 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

By ARKO

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Marcato (A) This is one of the series named "Composition XX" Her works have the feelings of...

Category

2010s Organic Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Straw

ARKO Wall Art12 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

$2,600

Modern Creative Kokeshi Doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Rare Modern creative Kokeshi doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan This rare whimsical sosaku kokeshi was created and signed by the award winning master, Hid...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Modern Creative Kokeshi Doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan

$325

Japanese Ship s Lantern of Solid Brass by Nippon Sento Co. LTD

By Nippon Sento Company Ltd

Located in Norwell, MA

Genuine solid brass ship's lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD. Clear Fresnel glass lens with removable red filter. Mid twentieth century anchor lantern that has been meti...

Category

1960s Vintage Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Japanese Ship s Lantern of Solid Brass by Nippon Sento Co. LTD

$1,695

Japanese Signed Glazed Edo/Meiji Ceramic Pottery Monkey with Custom Wood Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly fantastic and rather unique piece. The collectors we have shown have gone gaga over this piece. Beautifully crafted and glazed with amazing detail to facial features. ...

Category

19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Signed Glazed Edo/Meiji Ceramic Pottery Monkey with Custom Wood Stand

$1,995

Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Horses, 19th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a single rider and group of frolicking horses set against a gorgeous countrysi...

Category

19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood

Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Horses, 19th Century

$795

Kyonoshiki Hand Embroidered Folding Desktop Screen

Located in Pasadena, TX

This Kyonoshiki Folding screen is hand woven. It's done in the traditional style of the famous looms of Kyoto, Japan. It's embroidered using gold and silver thread on silk. It depict...

Category

20th Century Chinese Export Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Kyonoshiki Hand Embroidered Folding Desktop Screen

$312 Sale Price

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20th Century Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

20th Century Hollow Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan This heavy hollow iron sculpture by an unknown Japanese metalsmith is a knockout from every angle. It measure 9 inches high by 9 i...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japonisme Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Iron

20th Century Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan

$900

Japanese Asian Large Ceramic Stoneware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Bowl Charger

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly magnificent in size and execution Japanese stoneware studio pottery charger/bowl. This exceptionally large and heavy asymmetrical work features a circular swirl design patter...

Category

20th Century Showa Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Asian Large Ceramic Stoneware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Bowl Charger

$895

ARKO Wall Art13 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

By ARKO

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Allargando This is one of the series named "Composition XX" Her works have the feelings of ...

Category

2010s Organic Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Straw

ARKO Wall Art13 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

$2,600

ARKO Wall Art16 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

By ARKO

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Sostenuto This is one of the series named "Composition XX" Her works have the feelings of c...

Category

2010s Organic Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Straw

ARKO Wall Art16 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture

$2,600

Japanese Opaline White Glass Vase Hand Painted with Geishas 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Midcentury Japanese gilded gold rim hand painted opaline glass snow white vase. The white milky frosted opaline glass vase features two Geisha girls seating on the floor wearing traditional kimonos and reading. Unique elegant Mid-Century Modern Japanese hand painted glass opaline vase on unique shape. Hand painted in Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Opaline White Glass Vase Hand Painted with Geishas 1950s

$385

20th Century Japanese Fishing Basket

Located in Wainscott, NY

20th century Japanese fishing basket. Beautifully woven with long rope handles. Handles extend approximately 2 feet past the top of the basket....

Category

20th Century Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Reed

20th Century Japanese Fishing Basket

$500

Japanese Antique signs, Abstract Art, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This is a wooden signboard that was used during the Taisho period. Years of use and aging have given it a beautiful abstract appearance. You can hang it on the wall and enjoy it lik...

Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique signs, Abstract Art, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

$1,000

Rare Japanese Fireman s Four-Piece Assemble Meiji to Showa Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare four-piece Japanese Fireman's assemble (Shobosho uniform) woven with heavy cotton and decorated with stencil resist dye circa 1890-20s Late Meiji to Showa Period. The assemble...

Category

1920s Meiji Vintage Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Rare Japanese Fireman s Four-Piece Assemble Meiji to Showa Period

$6,000

Japanese Women Weaving Basket Ceramic Sculpture

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Japanese Woman Weaving Basket Ceramic Sculpture brings serene artisanal charm and cultural elegance to interiors—a refined collectible that honors craftsmanship. We sell items as...

Category

1990s Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Women Weaving Basket Ceramic Sculpture

$53

Japanese Autique Vase, Pottery, Wabi-Sabi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This is an antique piece of Japanese pottery. It is a valuable item that is thought to have been made before the Edo period (1600s to 1860s). Its beautiful color and unique texture...

Category

Early 20th Century Edo Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Autique Vase, Pottery, Wabi-Sabi

$800

Rare Antique Statue of a Chinese Child Performing Tai Chi

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare Japanese antique statue of a Chinese child performing Tai chi capturing the pose in motion. Middle Edo period, circa 1750. Made from polychrome on carved ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Cypress

Rare Antique Statue of a Chinese Child Performing Tai Chi

$2,880 Sale Price

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Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Peanuts Meiji Period, Japan, 19/20th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 9 grams Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen...

Category

20th Century Meiji Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Peanuts Meiji Period, Japan, 19/20th C

$774 Sale Price

20% Off

Achan or vintage Sony Boys, set of 2

By Sony Corporation

Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna

Pair of "Atchan" aka Sony Boy. Figure introduced by Sony in 1956 as a mascot for the launch of the first transistor device, appearing in advertisements for the TR-55. The pair consis...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japonisme Japanese Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Achan or vintage Sony Boys, set of 2

$3,605 / set

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.