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Antique Japanese Girls Day Doll – Hina Matsuri Ningyo 26 Dec 2011 | 12:25 am
Antique Japanese Girl’s Day doll. This old doll is in poor to fair condition with chips, marks, cracks and scratches on the body, head and limbs and worn and faded fabric. The doll dates from the ea...
Antique Japanese Bowl Lid – Wood Maki-e Lacquer Owan Lid 26 Dec 2011 | 12:08 am
This high quality bowl is called owan (pronounced ‘oh-whan’) in Japan where it is used to serve Japanese style soup such as miso shiru. Older Owan will normally include a lid which rests within the l...
Ceramic Roof Tile – Nokimarugawara Style Japan Kawara 8 Sep 2008 | 03:03 pm
Description Antique Japanese ceramic roof tile decorated with swirling comma pattern. Roof tiles are called Kawara in Japan where they are used not only to protect a home from the elements but also ...
Shinto Coin Box – Kamidana Altar Shrine Wood Saisenbako 7 Sep 2008 | 11:38 pm
Description Vintage small size wooden religious collection box or saisenbako as they are called in Japanese. Boxes such as these are found at the entrance of nearly every Buddhist temple or Shinto s...
Vintage Japan Go Wooden Bowls – Slate & Seashell Stones 7 Sep 2008 | 06:34 pm
Description Pair of vintage Japanese bowls and game pieces used in playing the game of Go. The set is less than 40 years old and includes two wooden bowls as well as black and white stones. We have n...
Japanese Buddhist Mizuko Jizo – Water Child Bodhisattva 4 Sep 2008 | 05:35 pm
Description This authentic small (please see size information below) Japanese Buddhist Mizuko Jizo figure is made of stone and depicts the bodhisattva in a standing position holding a religious objec...
Japanese Porcelain Sake Cup – Blue and White Guinomi 4 Sep 2008 | 01:11 pm
Description Japanese ceramic sake cup (guinomi in Japanese). This sake cup was made during the mid to late Showa period (1926-1989) and is in good condition with no chips or cracks though it does ha...
Small Antique Japan Porcelain Vase – Hand-painted Kabin 27 Mar 2008 | 10:30 pm
Description Splendid Japanese porcelain flower vase (kabin) with highly detailed hand-painted finish. This vase is less than 40 years old and is in good condition with no chips or visible cracks and...
Old Japan Daikoku Statue Shichifukujin Luck God Okimono 27 Mar 2008 | 06:45 pm
Description Antique brass image of Daikoku, Japan’s god of wealth and good fortune. Daikoku is one of the most famous and celebrated gods within the Japanese Shinto (native religion of Japan) panthe...
Antique Japanese Sake Keg – Wooden Masame Suginoki Taru 27 Mar 2008 | 06:03 pm
Description Antique wooden Japanese sake keg (taru). Old kegs such as this were once used in Japan to store fluids such as soy sauce and sake. The kegs commonly include a handle and spout and were ...
