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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 mizuya tansu

circa: 1930 wood: hinoki region: shiga prefecture width: 74″ height: 68″ depth: 19-3/4″ price: sold #2774
japanese old ceramic shi shi

circa: showa era 1930′ region: ise height: 23″ price: sold #2755
japanese mid century glass case

circa: showa era wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 24″ height: 12″ depth: 10″ price: sold #2703
japanese wood fired shigaraki pottery

circa: 1930 material: stoneware region: shigaraki dia: 8-1/2″ height: 12″ price: sold #2655
japanese old mingei cha tansu

circa: showa era 1930 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 26-3/4″ height: 54-1/2″ depth: 12″ price: 475 #2566
japanese kiri ko tansu

circa: showa 1930’ wood: kiri region: kansai width: 24” height: 22” depth: 11-1/2” price: sold #2600
japanese old kitchen chest

circa: 1930 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 29″ height: 43″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: sold #2626
japanese antique mizuya tansu

circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress)/keyaki (zelkova) region: omi width: 46 height: 66 depth: 20 price: sold #2510
japanese antique soba choko
japanese old tea tansu

circa: early showa era 1930′ wood: keyaki(zelkova)/hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 34-1/2″ height: 45-1/2″ depth: 16-3/4″ price: sold #2633
japanese antique display tansu

circa: meiji era 1910 wood: hinoki(cypress) region: kyoto width: 79″ height: 36″ depth: 10-3/4″ price: sold #2638
japanese antique display tansu

circa: meiji 1900 wood: hinoki (cypress)/ sugi (cedar) region: Kansai width: 71-1/2″ height: 67″ depth: 20″ price: sold #2601
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 old geta bako

circa: showa 1930 wood: keyaki(zelkova)/hinoki(cypress) region: niigata prefecture width: 32″ height: 31″ depth: 12″ price: sold #2500
japanese mid century sashiko

sashiko 刺し子 circa: 1950 material: cotton size: 52 x 52″ price: sold #26111
japanese mid century tansu

circa: 1950 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 28″ height: 47-1/2″ depth: 18-1/4″ price: sold #2588
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 mid century tansu

circa: mid century wood: hinoki (cypress)/ kuri (chestnut) region: Kansai width: 32″ height: 39-1/2″ depth: 14-1/4″ price: sold #2500
japanese antique mizuya tansu

circa: meiji era 1900 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: shiga prefecture width: 37-1/2″ height: 64-1/2″ depth: 17″ price: 1200 #2599
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 antiques furniture tansu

merchant chest (choba tansu 帳箪笥) circa: edo wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 24” height: 26” depth: 13” price: sold #t2790
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
japanese showa kitchen chest

circa: showa era 1930-40 wood: hinoki (cypress)/keyaki (zelkova) region: Kansai width: 35-1/5″ height: 60″ depth: 19″ price: sold #2503
japanese kanazawa mizuya tansu

Two pieces/set kitchen tansu circa: showa wood: hinoki(cypress)/kaki(persimmon) region: Kanazawa width: 54″ height: 54″ depth: 20″ price: sold #2631
japanese antique kura tansu

circa: meiji 1870-90 wood: hinoki(cypress)/ keyaki(zelkova) region: Kyoto width: 65-1/2″ height: 38″ depth: 17″ price: sold #2333
japanese ceramic hibachi

circa: mid century material: stoneware region: Kyoto dia: 10-1/2″ height: 9-1/4″ price: sold #2500
japanese antique ceramic vase

circa: meiji era 1880 material: stoneware region: shigaraki dia: 10″ height: 15″ price: sold #2507
japanese antique ceramic ware

Shigaraki yaki 信楽焼 circa: meiji 1880 material: stoneware region: Shigaraki dia: 10″ height: 14″ price: sold #2502
japanese firefighters’ happi

circa: 1930′ material: cotton width: 51″ length: 35″ price: sold #b257
japanese edo ceramic tsubo

circa: meiji 1880-1900 material: stoneware region: shigaraki 信楽焼 dia: 11″ height: 14″ price: sold #b2502
japanese taisho era obi

circa: 1920 material: silk width: 12″ length: 146″ price: sold #b2588
japanese early showa lattice

circa: 1920-30 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: Kansai width: 37-1/2″ height: 32-1/2″ price: 125 #c383
japanese antique ceramic soba choko

circa: edo 1860 dia: 3″ height: 2-1/2″ price: sold #b2501

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