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apanese Nara Ittobori Style Noh Doll – Shizuka / Traditional Hand-Painted Wooden Figurine

Japanese Antique | Nara Ittobori Noh Figure "Shizuka" · by Nanto Sanmyaku Hikohisa · Polychrome Wood Carving Ornament

Nara ittobori, also known as Nara ningyo, is one of Japan's representative traditional wood-carving crafts. Its character lies in retaining the crisp facets and angles left by the carving blade, which are then finished with vivid polychrome painting, so that a piece displays both the rustic quality of wood carving and the richness of decorative art. Unlike statues that pursue complete realism, Nara ittobori places greater emphasis on a figure's posture, the outline of the costume, and the overall spirit. This carving of the Noh character "Shizuka" expresses exactly this artistic appeal of traditional Japanese figural craft. The face is fair, the brows and eyes gentle, and a faint smile rests at the corners of the mouth; the tall golden crown on the head sets off the elegant bearing of a stage character. The kimono is dominated by vermilion and golden yellow, combined with painted flower and leaf motifs in deep blue, emerald green and white, giving bright, layered color. The wide sleeves and the slightly dance-like stance make the piece seem to hold a moment of performance, even at rest.

Price NT$ 1,500≈ US$ 46
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Japanese Vintage Hand-Carved Wooden Owl on Natural Root Base

Hand-Carved Natural Wood Owl | Three-Dimensional Ornament on a Tree-Root Wood Base

Japanese folk craft (mingei) values natural materials and the plain beauty revealed by handwork. Wood carvings pay attention not only to form but also to the grain, color, and sense of life in the wood itself. This carved owl perfectly displays such characteristics. The owl sits upright on a base shaped from a natural tree root, its body round and full, its eyes wide open, its expression carrying a measure of calm along with a touch of charm. Using knife cuts of varying depth, the carver renders the ring of feathers around the head, the fine feather patterns on the breast, and the layered, overlapping structure of the wings, giving the otherwise static wood a rich three-dimensional quality. The base retains the undulations, knots, holes, and irregular contours of the natural tree root, forming a visual contrast with the delicate carving of the owl.

Price NT$ 4,500≈ US$ 135
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Japanese Vintage TSUBOGEN CRAFT Handmade Wooden Duck Bookends

Japanese Vintage | TSUBOGEN CRAFT Hand-Carved Wooden Double-Duck Bookends

In Japanese traditional woodcraft and household goods, animal forms have long been a much-loved subject. Ducks, waterfowl, and other creatures of nature in particular are often rendered through simplified carved lines and the natural texture of the wood, producing a gentle and approachable artistic style. This pair of vintage Japanese carved wooden duck bookends shows exactly this design charm of bringing natural subjects into everyday objects. The piece consists of two separate wooden bookends, each with a carved duck. The duck's body is rounded and full, the head slightly raised, and the bill extending outward. The duck's body and the base form a stable visual structure, and together with the upright wooden panel the piece serves both as sculpture and as a book support. The two ducks face left and right respectively, creating a sense of answering symmetry when placed as a pair; even without books, they work as a standalone set of wooden decorative objects. (There is a small chip near the foot on one of them.)

Price NT$ 3,000≈ US$ 91
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Hokkaido Japanese Wood Carving – Bear with Salmon

Hand-Carved Wood from Hokkaido, Japan | Bear with Salmon in Its Jaws, Large Carved Display Piece

A bear and a salmon, capturing the most iconic natural scene of Hokkaido. In the traditional folk crafts of Hokkaido, the "bear with a salmon in its jaws" is a highly recognizable woodcarving subject. The bear's heavy body, powerful limbs, and the salmon clamped tightly in its mouth convey the vitality of Hokkaido's wildlife, while reflecting the unpretentious beauty of local woodcarving craft. This large carving pairs a deep brown wood tone with dense, fine chisel work that renders the bear's fur and muscular contours as well as the scales of the salmon. The overall form is lively and full-bodied, combining the rugged spirit of Japanese folk craft with the appeal of natural-subject art. (Marks from the making process; there is a crack in the wood on the inner side of a leg.)

Price NT$ 5,000≈ US$ 150
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Central African Chokwe-Style Carved Wooden Head

Central-Southern African Tribal Wood Carving｜Chokwe-Style Face Sculpture・Large Wood Carving with Geometric Patterns

This is a strikingly powerful African tribal-style carved wooden head. The piece is carved from dark brown wood, and rather than being a flat wall-hung mask it has pronounced three-dimensional depth. A large columnar headdress extends upward from the head, bringing the overall height to approximately 32 cm. What draws the eye first is the forceful face: thick brow ridges spreading to either side, eyes rendered half-closed; a short, sculptural nose bridge, a mouth projecting forward, and within it a rhythmic row of carved teeth. The treatment makes no attempt at the realism of modern portrait sculpture; instead the features are deliberately simplified and exaggerated, with proportion and line building the figure's sense of mystery. A bold band of continuous ring/knot-like geometric symbols is carved at the center of the forehead, and several incised lines can also be seen beneath the eyes and on the cheeks. What truly completes the visual structure is the large headdress on the upper portion, its surface covered with parallel incisions, diagonal lines, grid patterns and geometric blocks running in various directions, creating a strong textural contrast with the relatively smooth face below.

Price NT$ 6,800≈ US$ 205
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African-Style Beaded Wooden Figure

Vintage African Style｜Traditional Hand-Beaded Carved Wood Figure・Ethnic Art Display Piece

The figure is carved from dark wood in an upright stance with a slender build. The carving does not aim for the precise bodily proportions of Western realist sculpture; instead, through an elongated body, simplified limbs, an enlarged head and strongly defined facial contours, it achieves a form imbued with the feel of primitive art and ethnic carving. The face is especially distinctive. A long, narrow nose bridge, slightly closed eyes and a protruding, somewhat abstract mouth, together with the deep brown tone of the wood, give the whole face a serene and faintly mysterious expression. What truly gives the piece its strong visual impact, however, is the abundant colored beadwork on the figure. Red, white, blue, green, yellow, black, orange and other colors are arranged as tiny beads into geometric totemic patterns. A large ring-shaped ornament forms around the head, while the chest bears rectangular beadwork and multiple tiers of hanging bead strands. The vivid beadwork creates a very beautiful contrast with the dark brown wood carving.

Price NT$ 3,800≈ US$ 115
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Japanese Akahada Ware Ceramic Horse

Japanese Akahada Ware｜White-Glazed Saddled Horse Ceramic Figure・Ancient-Pottery-Style Horse Ornament・Original Wooden Tomobako

This piece has very much the air of Japanese ancient pottery and tea-room display. Unlike realistic, elaborate horse sculptures, it renders a standing horse fitted with a saddle in a slightly rustic ceramic idiom, covered throughout in a mellow milky white to off-white glaze, with the clay body and a pale brown tone showing naturally in places; the lines are simple and composed. The base bears the two characters "赤膚" (Akahada) together with a circular kiln seal, so the piece can be clearly identified as Akahada ware. Akahada ware is one of Nara's representative traditional ceramics, and this work takes up the horse—a classic subject in Japanese art. The head inclines slightly forward, the ears stand erect, and the mane is expressed with simple incised lines; on the body one can see the saddle, breast strap and decorative circular patterns. It does not strive for highly detailed muscular realism, but precisely for that reason one feels all the more the simplification, rustic quality and quiet stillness particular to Japanese ceramic sculpture.

Price NT$ 2,500≈ US$ 76
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Vintage Japanese Glazed Ceramic Fat Cat

Japanese Vintage｜Large Ceramic Lucky Cat Figure・Kiln-Transformed Flowing Glaze・Plump Cat Form

This is a Japanese vintage ceramic cat figure that makes you look twice at first glance. Unlike the common maneki-neko with a raised paw, here the star is a round, plump and very auspicious-looking cat, its body simplified almost into a full, generous sphere, leaving only small ears, whiskers, four limbs and a tail curling around the front—rich in Japanese mingei charm. The truly beautiful part is the kiln-transformed flowing glaze on the surface. Olive green, gray-green and brown blend together, the glaze running naturally downward to form irregular textures like rock and moss, giving this seemingly cute plump cat an added quality of studio ceramic art.

Price NT$ 6,800≈ US$ 205
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Japanese Folk Deity Mask

Ceramic Smiling Fukujin Mask Wall Hanging

A face that smiles without the slightest reserve — the kind you remember at first glance. This old Japanese ceramic mask of a god of fortune renders the traditional figure in a full, exaggerated manner. The rounded, generous face, upswept brows and eyes, open-mouthed grin showing the teeth, together with thick side whiskers and a black beard at the chin, give it all the rustic humour characteristic of Japanese folk craft. A gold cap with a black band sits on the head, while the face is worked mainly in warm orange, with the features picked out in black, red, white and gold. The colours are vivid, yet time has taken away the sharpness of something new, leaving instead the settled air that only an old piece has. Particularly charming is the cord tassel decoration still preserved at the position of both ears, which makes this more than a simple ceramic figure — it carries a hint of traditional ritual, folk craft and local culture. (One slight hairline on the reverse.)

Price NT$ 1,500≈ US$ 46
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1952 Kobe Vintage STERLING SILVER Engraved Jewelry Cabinet

A small jewelry cabinet made in Kobe in 1952, crafted in STERLING SILVER. The double-door body is finely engraved with flowers and foliage, and the doors, hinges and clasps show layers of classical metalwork. Over the years the silver has naturally oxidized into varied tones and signs of use, making the delicate engraving stand out more vividly in light and shadow.

NT$ 88,000 Condition: visually very beautiful
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DASING Japan Art Warehouse antique collection: metal seated figure in the style of Water-Moon Guanyin
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Chinese Antique | Metal Seated Figure in the Water-Moon Guanyin Style

NT$ 30,000

Wearing an ornate jeweled crown, draped in celestial robes and necklaces, the figure sits in the "royal ease" posture, one leg raised and the other hanging naturally, capturing the graceful, relaxed pose of Water-Moon Guanyin. The face is lowered with a calm expression, and the bronze-toned finish is naturally deep and steady — well suited to a tea room, study or quiet space.

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