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DASING Japan Art Warehouse currently has 186 pieces online, including tea ceremony utensils, Ko-Imari porcelain, maki-e lacquer and metalwork from the Edo to Shōwa periods. Each comes with its history and a record of its craftsmanship, awaiting the discerning collector.

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Vintage Japanese | Cast-Iron Seated Tiger Ornament

This vintage Japanese tiger ornament is made of cast iron. Its surface shows subdued bronze and dark brown tones; it feels solid and heavy and bears clear traces of age and use. The tiger sits facing forward, its body steady and forepaws sturdy, the head tilted slightly forward, with brows, eyes, mouth and nose deliberately rendered in a rugged manner that conveys an imposing strength without any show of anger. Rather than a delicate, ornate decorative style, it leans toward the weighty expression often seen in traditional Japanese metalwork and folk sculpture.

Price NT$ 4,500≈ US$ 140
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Shōwa-period Avant-garde Iron Sculpture, Japan

A highly individual and creative avant-garde iron sculpture from Japan's Shōwa period. Its subject is a monstrous, yōkai-like rat creature, blending Japanese folk yōkai culture with the free, unrestrained creative spirit of Shōwa artists. Hand-formed from iron, the piece takes the form of an anthropomorphic rat demon with exaggerated large ears, bared fangs, round bulging eyes and sturdy limbs, in a strongly grotesque artistic style. The surface is painted reddish-brown, and the natural ageing accumulated over the years gives it the historical character unique to Shōwa vintage pieces. Unlike ordinary mass-produced ornaments, this work is full of the artist's personal imagination and traces of handwork — a distinctive antique combining folk culture, artistic expression and collecting value.

Price NT$ 2,000≈ US$ 63
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Shōwa-period Avant-garde-Style Iron Yōkai Sculpture, Japan

A highly distinctive avant-garde-style yōkai iron sculpture from Japan's Shōwa period. Taking the ghosts and yōkai of Japanese folklore as its theme, it uses an exaggerated, distorted form to create a fantastical figure somewhere between yōkai, ghost and surreal creature. The whole structure is made of iron and hand-painted; the entire body is attracted by a magnet, and it retains the rugged texture and experimental spirit characteristic of Shōwa-era art. The head has a square, mask-like form with exaggerated, piercing eyes and a wide-open mouth, while the body trails backward like a ghost, creating a strong sense of movement and visual tension. Full of the atmosphere of Japanese grotesque art, it draws the eye immediately even when placed in a corner.

Price NT$ 3,000≈ US$ 94
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Shōwa-period Avant-garde Iron Yōkai Sculpture, Japan

A highly distinctive avant-garde iron sculpture from Japan's Shōwa period, inspired by the yōkai of Japanese folklore. Blending sculpture, folk-craft culture and surrealist expression, it creates a unique form full of fantasy and personal style. The frame and main body are made of iron, then hand-painted. The form deliberately breaks with realistic proportion, presenting an exaggerated and imaginative yōkai figure that reflects the Shōwa-era artist's spirit of combining folk culture with modern art. Most striking is the design of the yōkai holding a detached head; the head and body create a dramatic visual tension, giving off a strong grotesque-art style that is highly recognizable and appealing to collectors.

Price NT$ 2,500≈ US$ 79
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Post-war Japanese Tinplate Motorcycle Rider Toy

This is a Japanese post-war tin plate toy to set seasoned collectors' hearts racing. From the late 1940s to the 1950s, Japan dominated the global toy market with its superb tinplate printing and fabrication techniques, and this motorcycle rider epitomizes that glorious “factory of the world” era. Objects of this kind marked “Made in Occupied Japan” or bearing early post-war export marks remain consistently in demand at international auctions. Attracts a magnet; shows traces of past storage; natural rust spots (a patina reflecting genuine age).

Price NT$ 6,000≈ US$ 190
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Shōwa-period Large Milk Can, Japan

This large stainless-steel milk can from Japan's Shōwa period is a nostalgic piece full of industrial style and the atmosphere of a farming era. Large milk cans like this were once indispensable everyday equipment in the Japanese dairy industry; as times changed, their rugged, sturdy and streamlined metal form has become a highly characterful decorative object in today's interior design. Shows signs of age and use, with natural dents in the body (displaying the authentic beauty of an industrial antique).

Price NT$ 1,500≈ US$ 47
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Cast-Iron Kama Kettle, Japan

A traditional Japanese iron kama (tetsubin), likely a Nanbu-style cast-iron tea ceremony utensil. The body is full and thick, covered all over with the arare (hailstone) pattern of raised hemispherical bosses — a classic decorative idiom of Nanbu ironware that also has the practical benefit of improving heating efficiency and heat retention. The lid knob is shaped as a pine cone, symbolizing evergreen longevity and the spirit of Zen, and the two lugs at the sides carry a bail handle, fully preserving the antique form and the craft tradition. It can be used for boiling water at a tea gathering or brewing tea, and also for a scholar's display, an antique collection or as an accent in a room. Owing to its age and use, the interior has some water stains, rust and scale — normal for an old piece.

Price NT$ 4,000≈ US$ 125
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Traditional Japanese Lacquer Footed Stand (Takatsuki)

A Japanese footed lacquer vessel, or takatsuki, coated all over in vermilion lacquer, the top painted in fine gold brushwork with bamboo shoots and grapes, balanced in composition and delicate in execution. Bamboo shoots symbolize “endless renewal of life” and grapes “many children and much happiness”; the designs carry meanings of abundance and good fortune, and such vessels are often used for celebrations, offerings, weddings or congratulatory occasions. The takatsuki (たかつき) is one of Japan's traditional vessels for presenting food, with origins traceable to the Nara and Heian periods; it is often seen in offerings before the gods, among aristocratic utensils, in the tea ceremony and in festival rituals — a form of strong ceremonial and cultural significance.

Price NT$ 2,000≈ US$ 63
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Cast-Iron Horse-Form Incense Burner, Japan

A Japanese cast-iron incense burner in the form of a horse, with a simple yet elegant design of both collecting and practical value. In Japanese culture the horse is a symbol of strength, loyalty and good fortune, often seen at temples, in old houses and as feng shui ornaments, carrying meanings of blessing and protection of the home. The burner is handmade from high-quality cast iron, heavy and solid in the hand. Over the years it has developed a distinctive, naturally oxidised mottled texture that conveys a sense of history and time. Unlike modern reproductions, its aged character is the genuine mark of the years, adding to the charm of an old piece.

Price NT$ 2,800≈ US$ 88
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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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