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Japanese furniture has as its core design element simplicity of form and structure. The craftsmanship, which has been learned and mastered over hundreds of years, gives the pieces a unique and rich character.

The philosophical pillar of mingei is “hand-crafted art of ordinary people”. Yanagi Soetsu discovered beauty in everyday ordinary and utilitarian objects created by nameless and unknown craftsmen. According to Yanagi, utilitarian objects made by the common people are “beyond beauty and ugliness”.

japanese ikebana basket

circa: showa 1930’ material: bamboo dia: 6” height: 20” price: sold #30094
japanese wood carving cat
japanese boro fabric

circa: showa era 1930’ material: cotton width: 57” height: 55” price: sold #2901
japanese antique fabric katazome

katazome 型染め circa: meiji 1900 material: cotton region: kansai width: 12-1/2” length: 64” price: 95
japanese boro fabric

circa: showa era 1950 material: cotton region: ise, mie prefecture width: 50” height: 52” price: sold #2900
japanese ranma

circa: 1930’ wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 35-1/2” height: 13/1/2” depth: 1” price: 65 ea #2801
japanese soba choko /soba cup

antique soba choko 古い蕎麦猪口 circa: 1860 material: stoneware dia: 2-3/4” height: 2-1/2” price: sold #101
japanese antique fabric
japanese writing desk

circa: early showa 1930’ wood: all keyaki (zelkova) region: kantou width: 41-3/4” height: 12” depth: 16-1/4” price: sold #2739
japanese onigawara ridge tile

circa: meiji material: clay region: kansai width: 23-1/2” height: 19” depth: 10” price: 850 #2783
japanese antique rice storage box

circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 38” height: 22” depth: 20” price: sold #2841
japanese machiya lattice window

beautiful renji koushi 連子格子 circa: meiji 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 69-1/2” height: 43” depth: 1-1/4” price: sold #2829
japanese pottery shigaraki ware

shigaraki yaki 信楽焼 circa: meiji era 1900 material: stoneware region: shigaraki dia: 12-1/4” height: 18-1/4” price: 850 #2833
japanese mid century console table

circa: 1950-60 wood: kuri (chestnut) region: ise width: 47-1/2” height: 29-1/4” depth: 14” price: 850 #2809
japanese antique tsutsugaki

circa: meiji 1900 material: cotton width: 53” height: 56” price: sold #2801
japanese antique juban

circa: meiji-taisho era 1900-1910 material: silk width: 20”back height: 55” price: sold #2752
japanese antique katana dansu

circa: edo 1860 wood: kiri (paulownia) region: niigata prefecture width: 33-1/2” height: 18” depth: 15” price: sold #2704
japanese antique tea bowl chawan

shino ware 志野茶碗 circa: meiji 1900 material: stoneware region: gifu prefecture dia: 4-3/4” height: 2-1/4” price: sold #2892
japanese antique soba choko

edo and meiji era soba choko 古蕎麦猪口 circa: 1840-1890 material: stoneware
japanese kendo boro sashiko jacket

unusual boro sashiko kendo jacket material: 100% cotton region: tokyo width: 40” height: 29” price: sold #2870
japanese antique bucket

circa: taisho era 1910-20 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: niigata prefecture width: 23-3/4″ height: 24″ depth: 15″ price: sold #2724
japanese antique shigaraki pottery

circa: edo – meiji era 1860-1880 material: stoneware region: shigaraki dia: 14″ height: 18″ price: sold #2763
japanese antique low table

circa: taisho era 1910-20 wood: rosewood region: kyoto size: square 28-3/4″ x 12-3/4″h price: 550
japanese woodblock print

artist: utagawa hiroshige II (1826-1869) signature: hiroshige ga dated: 1861-1864 technique: woodblock print framed size: 14-1/2″ width 18-3/4″ height $sold
japanese antique shishi

circa: edo era 1860 wood: keyaki (zelkova) region: kyoto width: 15″ height: 20″ depth: 15″ price: sold #c202
japanese old ceramic shi shi

circa: showa era 1930′ region: ise height: 23″ price: sold #2755
japanese wood fired shigaraki pottery

circa: 1930 material: stoneware region: shigaraki dia: 8-1/2″ height: 12″ price: sold #2655
japanese antique soba choko
japanese antique table

circa: meiji 1900-1910 wood: sugi (cedar) region: niigata prefecture width: 36″ height: 9-1/4″ depth: 13-1/2″ price: sold #c012
japanese antique tsutsugaki

circa: meiji 1880-1900 material: cotton family crest: maruni kuginuki 丸に釘抜き size: 53″w x 58″l price: sold #26102
japanese mid century sashiko

sashiko 刺し子 circa: 1950 material: cotton size: 52 x 52″ price: sold #26111
japanese antique soba choko

soba choko 蕎麦猪口 These mingei vessels are so unique and shibui. circa: 1870 material: porcelain price: sold #2692
japanese antique kotatsu table

kotatsu 炬燵 with glass top circa: taisho 1910-20 wood: cypress (hinoki) region: niigata prefecture width: 32″ height: 13-1/4″ depth: 32″ price: sold #c066
japanese antique minge furniture

circa: meiji 1880 wood: sugi (cypress) region: kansai width: 64″ height: 33″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2618
japanese antique ceramic pot

shigaraki tsubo 信楽壺 circa: meiji era 1880-1900 material: stoneware dia: 14-1/2″ height: 20″ price: sold #b2510
utagawa toyokuni woodblock print

artist: utagawa toyokuni II (toyoshige) 1777-1835 title: the series eight views of the scenes (Yukimi hakkei 雪見八景) signed: toyokuni ga 豊国画 publisher: matsumura tatsuemon width: 10″ height: 14-1/2″ price: sold #d333