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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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Shōwa-period Set of Ten Hand-Painted Wooden Daruma by the Master Craftsman “Daruma Jisshū”, Japan

This is a highly representative Daruma-themed collector's work from Japan's Shōwa period, created by the Japanese master craftsman “Daruma Jisshū.” The set of ten wooden Daruma figures, each with a different spirit, is preserved complete and comes with its original wooden glass-fronted display case. In Japanese culture, Daruma (だるま) symbolizes perseverance, good fortune, business success and the fulfilment of wishes, and is one of Japan's most representative good-luck charms. Japanese people often dedicate a Daruma at New Year, when opening a business, and for exams, elections and other important life goals, praying for their wishes to come true. The defining feature of this set is that it brings together ten Daruma with different expressions and moods; each is hand-painted on natural wood, retaining the wood grain and the craftsman's brushstrokes and showing the unique charm of Shōwa-period Japanese folk craft.

Price NT$ 18,000≈ US$ 565
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Shōwa-period Ittōbori Carved Wood Daruma Figure, Japan

A handmade wooden Daruma figure from Japan's Shōwa period, carved using the traditional Japanese ittōbori (single-knife carving) technique. Made from natural wood, it keeps the warm grain and aged colour of the wood itself; the craftsman's skilled knife-work renders Daruma's piercing eyes, his resolute and composed expression, and forceful facial features. Daruma derives from Bodhidharma, founder of Zen Buddhism, and in Japanese culture is regarded as a symbol of perseverance, determination, success and the fulfilment of wishes. Since the Edo period, Daruma has become one of the most representative good-luck charms in Japanese folk culture, widely associated with wishes for prosperous business, passing exams, career success and achieving life goals. This is not an ordinary mass-produced craft item but was carved cut by cut using traditional woodcarving techniques; from the eyes and bridge of the nose to the lines of the mouth, it is full of the craftsman's warmth, displaying a strong Shōwa-period folk-craft style and the character of Japanese woodcarving.

Price NT$ 8,000≈ US$ 250
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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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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 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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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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