Showa Furniture

This is a silk jacket (Coat for winter) which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. There is two haori himo to close this jacket. The haori is a traditional Jap...

A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contem...

A Showa period tall deep green ground cloisonne vase, with three white and pink orchids, silvered metal mounts, Japanese, mid-20th century.

Japanese copper vase with faceted sides and hammered decoration over the entire surface. Circa 1950's. Signed with a stamp on the underside. Original box included. Beautiful classic...

A masterful landscape made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Incredible craftsmanship and a wonderful rendering of bare trees. Made by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929), stamped in the corner. Issei is well known throughout Japan as the leading artist in Obara Paper Art. Starting in 1948, he apprenticed with Fuji Tatsukichi, a leading proponent of the arts and crafts movement in Japan who worked to Revive many cultural traditions on the brink of extinction. Issei started exhibiting in the Nitten in 1953, won the Gold Medal in 1963, and eventually became a juror. His artwork was given as a gift to the Showa Emperor of Japan, as well as dignitaries such as General Douglas MacArthur...

A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wonderful shifts in colour and texture. Rakusai Takahashi III (1898-1976) is universally considered one of the most important Japanese potters of the 20th century. In 1964 he was named a human cultural treasure and bestowed a Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, and the Brooklyn Museum to name a couple. Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kiln there is one of six ancient kilns in Japan (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Bizen ware, Tamba ware...

This is a vintage piggy bank of manekineko cat. It is made with Metal and it was made around 1960s in Showa era. The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believe...

This is a porcelain box which we use during tea ceremony. It is called Kougou. This was made in Japan around 1950s in Showa era. This was made with style 'Oribe'. This item will com...

This red lacquer soup-bowl was made in Japan around 1970s in Showa era. This bowl is made with wood and there is a motif of flowers. Dimension: H9 × 12 × 12 cm

This is a wooden kokeshi doll made around 1980s in Showa era. It was made in Nagano prefecture in Japan. The wood is a white birch. Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch or Jap...

In the 1980s, as Japan's economy flourished and daily life became more affluent, interest in traditional culture and folk crafts began to grow. Within this trend, Kasuri kimono—once common everyday wear or work clothes for ordinary people—started to be reevaluated. Kasuri is a traditional Japanese...

This is a sake bottle which is called 'tokkuri' in Japanese. This tokkuri is made with porcelain and it is hand painted. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. The design is the land...

Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find. -Details- Era: Showa (around 1930-1939) Materials: Bronze

This is a matcha bowl which we use for tea ceremony. This is all hand painted and it was made with style Kyo-kiyomizu, Narutaki gama which was made in Kyoto prefecture. And the desig...

This wonderfully designed, boldly colored, abstract woodblock print by esteemed Japanese Sosaku Hanga artist/printmaker Tadashi Nakayama titled "Flying Crane (or Crane in Flight)". ...

This is a box for the matcha powder using while tea ceremony in Japan. It is called 'Natsume'. It is made with wood. The design is some automne flowers and it is all hand painted. Th...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1980s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

A wonderful image titled "Yomei Gate (Yomei Mon)" by one of Japan's finest 20th-century artists and one of, if not the greatest working artist in the Shin-Hanga movement. Yoshida was...

Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with a blue border, colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully extended. A lo...

A wonderful and quite captivating original watercolor landscape painting by Japanese artist Kakunen (Tokutaro) Tsuruoka (1892–1977). The work features a dawn view of Mount (Mt.) Fuj...

This is an incense burner which was made in Japan around 1970s in Showa era. This incense burner is made with porcelain. Dimensions: 6 x 6 x H8 cm

This striking ceramic vase from Japan, dating to the late 20th century, features a bold monochrome palette and a highly expressive surface. The bulbous form tapers into a narrow neck...

A refined Japanese ikebana basket, expertly handwoven from split bamboo with a tall, cylindrical body and elegantly arched handle crafted to resemble natural bamboo stalks. The baske...

This is a silk jacket (Coat for winter) which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. There is two haori himo to close this jacket. The haori is a traditional Jap...

A richly colored and quietly composed woodblock portrait print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most import...

A wonderful image of a rural Japanese landscape scene by famed Japanese artist Ryohei Tanaka featuring two thatched roof country houses and long pathway leading to the larger dwellin...

An exquisite Mingei (Japanese folk art) pottery vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) - a fine example of his popular two-color glaze (a sumptuous tenmoku and Nuka ...

Rare Classic Hand Carved Granite Yukimi Lantern With Original Hand Crafted Arts And Crafts Wooden Door And Windows, Beautiful patina, lovely lantern, hard to find style and quality....

These are wooden netsukes made in Japan around showa period 1980s. One is called 'Onnamen' and there one is called 'Okinamen'. These are masks that we use during Noh theater. Netsu...

A beautifully composed and richly colored Japanese woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro featuring a semi-undressed kimono-opened nude woman, perhaps a Geisha or courtesan, enjoying a ...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1970s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1950 in Showa era in Japan. On the front, it is written 'Member of fire brigade OYodocho' in Japanese. Oyodocho is the town where is in Nara p...

An absolutely gorgeous hand-crafted Bizen Yaki Ware pottery vase by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest artists/ceramicist...

A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Joshin" (Goddess) by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko (Shikou) Munakata (棟方志功 )who was widely considered to have be...

Lovely and rare piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a winter landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei. Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain ...

A beautiful Japanese Mingei Nezumi Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, patter...

The artist calls this vessel a flower basket in the calligraphy on the box. Showa period (1926-1989) black lacquer container in square form with notched c...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his nuka glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery and his hand ...

This is a Kasuri kimono which was made in Showa era around 1970s in Japan. The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-fron...

This a silk kimono which was made in Showa era around 1970s in Japan. The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front gar...

This is a small box which is made with porcelain. This can be used as KOURO (the box we use to put some incense which we use during a traditional tea ceremony.). And also as a jewelr...

This is a little cup to drink sake, it is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made around 1990 in Japan. On the back, the signature is written SOGA. Using it to make an offering at a ...

This is a screen which is called Noren. It is dyed with the style called Aizome. Aizome is a japanese word for indigo dye. Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue ...

A wonderful and well crafted Japanese artisan Bizen ware Chawan tea bowl. Beautifully fired and colored with a touch of natural ash glaze. Japanese Bizen-Yaki pottery which dates ba...

Invented in the United States in 1958, FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) is a new material that was widely introduced in public spaces such as Olympic stadiums, stadiums, and station wa...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1970s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

This is a jacket with cotton which was made in Japan. These kind of jackets are called Hanten in Japanese. Hanten is a short jacket similar to a haori, but without a gusset. It is...

This is a Obi (Japanese Kimono Belt) made in Japan around 1960s. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorise...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1960s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

This low table was produced in Japan between the 1970s and 1990s. Following the period of rapid economic growth, Japanese lifestyles shifted dramatically from tatami-based living spa...

Wonderful large abstract print by famed Japanese master printer Hideo Hagiwara who was generally considered one of the finest post-World War II Sosaku Hanga artists. In 1989 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Nobel Prize Committee for five works produced on themes from the novels of Kawabata Yasunari. This print, titled Masque No...

This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Heisei era around 2000s. The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling...

Exquisite in design and execution. This work, titled "Moon", is by Japanese master printmaker Toko Shinoda (1913-2021) who is universally known for her merging of traditional Japanese calligraphy with modern abstract expressionism and use of Sumi ink. This print is hand-signed in pencil, titled, dated (1965), and numbered (3 /10) by the artist. It is from a very limited and small edition thus scarce and rare. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Shinoda's work or Japanese or Asian art or print collection or an eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in about any setting. Sure to draw attention. Shinoda's works can be found in numerous private collections and international museums including: Albright–Knox Art Gallery, NY Art Institute of Chicago British Museum, London UK Brooklyn Museum, NY Cincinnati Art Museum, OH Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido Harvard Art Museums Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands Lehigh University Art Galleries Luxembourg Royal Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), New York Museum fuer Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin Museum of fine Arts, Boston Museum of fine Arts, Gifu Museum Folkwang, Essen Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY Museum of Modern Art, Toyama National Gallery of Victoria National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo National Museum of Singapore Niigata City Art Museum Singapore Art...

An absolutely gorgeous, beautifully decorated large pottery/ceramic basket vase by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest art...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1960s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside. This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...

Wonderful work of a nude woman - likely a mythical goddess - by Japanese artist and printmaker Iwao Akiyama who was widely known for his distinctive images of cats, owls, animals and...

A wonderfully designed, gorgeously glazed, and highly coveted press-molded square Mingei Henko vase by Japanese National Treasure and Mashik...

This is a Kasuri kimono which was made in Showa era around 1970s in Japan. The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-fron...

This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...