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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The tenmoku stand is an important and indispensable utensil in the Japanese tea ceremony; its simple, unadorned form and deep history reflect the long exchange and transmission of culture between China and Japan. The central recess of this stand holds a tea bowl or dish securely and prevents it from slipping, showing its practicality. The surface has a high-gloss finish resembling the look of traditional lacquerware.
Arita ware is renowned for its refined workmanship and fine quality and is representative of Japanese ceramic art. This set continues the fine traditions of Arita ware and is both practical and attractive. New and unused, it retains its original lustre and details of craftsmanship, making it very suitable for collecting or everyday use.
This Japanese Kyō ware chawan represents the essence of Kyōto's traditional ceramic craft. Kyō ware (Kyō-yaki) is a long-established pottery tradition of the Kyōto area, known for rich colours, refined workmanship and ornate decoration, and is much loved by devotees of the Japanese tea ceremony and collectors of ceramics. The bowl is hand-painted with flowers, with gold patterning set against vivid blue, red and green, expressing an elegant, noble Japanese aesthetic. The interior glaze is warm and soft, the mouth moderate in size and the bowl steady in the hand, making it both highly practical and fine to look at. It comes with its original tomobako (wooden box) bearing the craftsman's signature and red seal, attesting to its craftsmanship and origin; suitable for collecting or as a gift.
A three-tier porcelain jūbako from the renowned Japanese Hakuhō Kiln (白峯窯), a typical art-craft ceramic of the Shōwa to early Heisei period. The palette centers on vivid vermilion red, sapphire blue and green, with elaborately hand-painted auspicious flowers and gilt decoration, conveying a strong Japanese aesthetic and the atmosphere of traditional festivities. The main exterior motif is the peony (the flower of wealth and rank), symbolizing prosperity and joy, with details such as a seigaiha wave background (symbolizing unbroken good fortune), lattice-lozenge patterns and pine-needle patterns, showing the refined use of the traditional Japanese pattern vocabulary. The center of the lid also has a separately composed bird-and-flower design, adding visual depth. The three tiers can each hold candy, tea snacks, dried goods, jewelry and so on; it can also serve for decoration, storage or display on an offering table, both practical and beautiful. Jūbako of this kind are also indispensable seasonal vessels for the Japanese New Year and festivals, and were once often seen in Japanese homes and at tea gatherings, used for sharing good wishes and welcoming guests.
A small paulownia wood hibachi with a strong Japanese feel — modest in size but rewarding to look at. Made of Japanese paulownia, it has soft grain and is light to hold, yet still carries the particular warmth of solid wood. With time, the surface has taken on a subdued, slightly lustrous brown tone, and the edges and corners show light wear, giving the calm atmosphere found only in old pieces. The outer wall is painted in gold with chrysanthemums, their petals opening layer upon layer and their branches and leaves interlacing; the lines are fine, with some of the imperfections of hand painting that echo the Japanese aesthetic of objects that are useful but unaffected. The gold chrysanthemums stand out against the dark brown wood: from a distance they read as a quiet ring of flower shadows, while up close the detail of each petal can be enjoyed.
Tea utensils. This Japanese-style lacquer display stand pairs an elegant, flowing curved design with a deep-brown high-gloss lacquer finish, expressing both the understated beauty unique to Japanese lacquer craft and a modern design vocabulary. The form is simple and generous, free of superfluous decoration; through its streamlined curves and mirror-like lacquer surface it sets off the objects displayed on it, embodying the principles of “empty space” and “balance” in Japanese aesthetics. The stand has an arched, bridge-like structure, with naturally curling curved bases at each side that not only improve its stability but also make the stand itself resemble a piece of sculpture. Whether used for a tea setting, as a base for a flower vase, to display bonsai or to show antiques from a collection, it adds depth and a visual focal point to a space. Combining function and artistry, it is a fine display piece of a kind rarely found for Japanese-style interiors and collection displays.
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.
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.
Every piece has weathered centuries. We bring an exacting, professional approach to antique art to every handover and delivery.
We keep searching all over Japan for antiques and vintage pieces with character — ceramics, tea ceremony utensils, vases, wood carvings, furniture and Shōwa-era goods — and bring them across the sea to DASING.
Items are photographed as they are, showing color, texture, detail and actual appearance as closely as possible, so buying online comes closer to seeing them in person.
Antiques often show wear, oxidation, kiln flaws, repairs or other signs of age. We show these as fully as we can in photos and item descriptions, so you can understand each piece before deciding to buy.
