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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”.
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    japanese antique rice storage box

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

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    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

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    japanese isho tansu (dresser)

    circa: taisho 1920’ wood: kiri (paulownia)/ sugi (cedar) region: kansai width: 35” height: 40” depth: 15-3/4” price: sold #2845

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    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

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    japanese taisho era book tansu

    circa: 1920’ wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 18” height: 28” depth: 13” price: 375 #2842

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    japanese display glass tansu

    - original glass - 2pc stacking circa: early showa 1920-30 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: Mie prefecture width: 63” height: 67” depth: 15” price: 3150 #2811

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    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

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    japanese antique tsutsugaki

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

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    japanese antique small tansu

    circa: meiji era 1880-1910 wood: kiri (paulownia) region: niigata prefecture width: 22” height: 22” depth: 12-3/4” price: sold #2803

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    japanese antique storage chest

    circa: meiji 1880-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress ) region: kyoto width: 74” height: 38” depth: 19” price: sold #25100

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    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

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    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

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    japanese old glass display case

    circa: 1920-30 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 38-1/4” height: 34-1/2” depth: 14-3/4” price: 450 #2788

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    japanese antique step chest

    2pc stacking kaidan tansu 階段箪笥 circa: meiji era 1880-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress)/ sugi (cedar) region: Kansai width: 59” height: 77” depth: 27” price: 3500 #2790

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    japanese antique soba choko

    edo and meiji era soba choko 古蕎麦猪口 circa: 1840-1890 material: stoneware

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    japanese display cha dana

    circa: taisho 1920 wood: karaki region: kyoto width: 35-3/4” height: 42” depth: 12-1/4” price: 975 #2761

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    japanese kendo boro sashiko jacket

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

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    japanese antique choba tansu

    circa: early meiji 1870 wood: kiri (paulownia) region: niigata prefecture width: 31-1/2″ height: 31″ depth: 16-1/2″ price: 1,800 #2716

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    japanese antique mizuya tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) / keyaki (zelkova) region: omi, shiga prefecture width: 46″ height: 34″ depth: 19-3/4″ price: sold

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    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

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    japanese antique uwaoki tansu

    circa: meiji-taisho 1910-1920 wood: kiri (paulownia) / hinoki (cypress) region: mie prefecture width: 34-1/2″ height: 62″ depth: 15-3/4″ price: sold #2757

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    japanese cha tansu

    circa: showa era 1930′ wood: hinoki (cypress)/ kiri (paulownia) region: kyoto width: 30″ height: 39″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2784

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    japanese geta bako

    circa: showa era 1930′ wood: hinoki (cypress) region: Kyoto width: 34-1/4″ height: 34-1/4″ depth: 27″ price: sold #2737

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    japanese antique shigaraki pottery

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

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    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

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    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

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    japanese antique shishi

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

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    japanese antique hikidashi tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: mie prefecture width: 35-1/2″ height: 27″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2753

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    japanese mid century display case

    circa: 1950-60 wood: kuri area: tokyo width: 35-1/2″ height: 72″ depth: 10-3/4″ price: sold #2733

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    japanese cha tansu

    circa: showa era wood: keyaki (zelkova) region: niigata prefecture width: 33″ height: 36″ depth: 13″ price: 950 #2748

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    japanese antique isho tansu

    circa: taisho era 1915-20 wood: kuri(chestnut)/kiri(paulownia) region: kansai width: 48″ height: 62″ depth: 15-1/2″ price: sold #2756

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    japanese antique choba tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900 wood: kiri (paulownia)/ sugi (cedar) region: yamagata prefecture width: 32″ height: 35″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2711

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    japanese mid century geta bako

    circa: showa era wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 27″ height: 35″ depth: 13″ price: sold #2741

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    japanese mingei cha tansu

    circa: early showa 1920-30 wood: hinoki(cypress) /keyaki(zelkova) kaki (persimmon) region: niigata prefecture width: 29-1/2″ height: 29″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: sold #2743

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    japanese antique ko tansu

    circa: Meiji era 1880-1900 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: niigata prefecture width: 25″ height: 24″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: sold #2749