Vintage Japanese Stone Fish Statue

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1950: item #1098886
TCH11

Stone fish garden statuary with slight green patina. It will enhance any area where it will reside, outside in the garden and pool or inside the house. Measures 9" H x 19" L x 5" W

Antique Japanese Carved Eggplant Bottle

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1096448
JP00

Elegantly carved dark wood bottle in the shape of an eggplant with removable top. Used for storing tea leaves, a tea ceremony implement. Delicate and fine craftsmanship. Good condition. Japanese, Taisho period. 5 1/2" H x 3" W

Japanese Bronze Water Dropper, Boy with Crayfish

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Contemporary: item #1096441
ZN09

Bronze water wrapper in the form of a boy riding a crayfish. Beautifully executed, in good condition. Japanese, contemporary. 1 1/2" H x 5" L x 2 1/2" W

Signed Japanese Mingei Flower Basket

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1089557
4051

Early 20th century Japanese flower basket woven of split bamboo.
Artist name is signed with a chiseled signature on the base.

Measurements (about) : 16 1/8" (41 cm) tall and 9 7/8" (25 cm) wide. ... Click for details

Antique Japanese Abacus Kanban, Soroban

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1087756
ZN11021

Oversized abacus ("soroban") used by shop keepers to advertise. Also used by teachers to educate students how to count using the abacus. A truly wonderful "mingei" piece and the decorative aspects are endless! Japanese, late Taisho early Showa period. 43" long x 11 1/2" wide.

Antique Japanese Sencha Kara-mono Bonsai Stand

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1900: item #1086305
MOR2966

A rootwood table with black lacquered inset top dating from the 19th century. Something to accompany the settings in a sencha room, very popular from the end of the Edo era through the Taisho period. It is 35 cm (14 inches) tall, 20 to 24 cm (8-9-1/2 inches) diameter at the top.

Antique Clay Inari Shinto Shrine Fox Figure

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1077869
2A-815

Dating to the early 20th century (Meiji/Taisho period), this engaging seated clay fox (“kitsune”) likely once stood on the open shrine shelf (“kamidana”) high on the wall of some old Japanese house. With his slanted eyes and upright ears and tail, this alert-looking fox sits attentively on a rectangular pedestal. Pottery foxes were formed by pressing sheets of clay into a concave mold. The clay pieces were joined to produce a hollow figure. After firing, the figures were coated with gesso and th... Click for details

Wooden kanban, eye glass store, Japan, Meiji period

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1060479
10646

Original wooden sign board for an optician (Nakatani). The central image is a pince-nez with real convex lenses set in the wood. The sign is advertising all kinds of eye glasses, concave, convex and flat lenses. Japan, Meiji period. Original piece, from the period, no reproduction.
Measurements of wood: H 13 x W 18 x T 1 inches (ca. 33 x 45.75 x 2.5 cm); height with hanging loops: 14 3/8 inches (36.5 cm).... Click for details

Japanese Wooden Votive Plaque Ema

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1930: item #1058164
2113

There is a carved design of horse in this wooden Ema.
Ema is a votive plaque to the shrine.
Date early 20th century.

Measurements : 12 7/8" (32.7 cm) by 8 3/4" (22.3 cm) and 1/2" (... Click for details

Japanese Burl Wood Tray

Japanese: Folk Art: Mingei Pre 1920: item #1055828
2110

Japanese scholars' art burl wood tray with handle, carved from natural burl wood.
Date from the late 19th to the early 20th century.

Measurements about : 7" (27.7cm) by 6 1/8" (15.5cm) and 5 1/2" (14cm) tall.... Click for details