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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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Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wooden Noh Mask

This Japanese carved and lacquered wooden Noh mask depicts a traditional female character, with a soft, dignified and slightly mysterious face. The face is finished in ivory-white to pale cream tones, the brows and eyes outlined with fine black lines, and vermilion added to the eyelids and lips, giving the understated base a subtle layering. The hairline is painted in black, with red cord ties at either side; the proportions are simple yet highly recognizable as traditional Japanese theatrical art. The greatest charm of a Noh mask often lies not in an exaggerated expression but in “one face that shows different emotions as the angle and light change.” (There is a small chip on the back.) Viewed from the front it may seem calm and faintly smiling; seen slightly from below it may show more joy; viewed from above it may appear composed or even tinged with sorrow. This ambiguous, ever-changing expression is one of the most representative artistic features of Japanese Noh masks.

Price NT$ 2,500≈ US$ 76
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Vintage Japanese | Painted Wooden Tengu Mask with Inserted Hair | Wall-Hanging Folk-Art Mask

This vintage Japanese painted wooden mask takes the highly recognizable tengu as its subject. Its form is exaggerated and forceful: thick black brows, wide-open eyes, a heavy nose bridge and an open mouth baring its teeth together create a strong Japanese folk-art feeling. Unlike the common red-faced, long-nosed tengu, this piece is closer in visual vocabulary to karasu-tengu / tengu-type folk-art masks. The face has a cream-yellow base, hand-painted in black, red and ochre, with real inserted hair that gives the mask more dimension and vitality. It does not aim at delicate realism but emphasizes “presence, expression and symbolism,” which is the most fascinating aspect of Japanese folk-art masks. Whether as a wall hanging, a protective ornament for an entryway, shop decoration, or simply as a collectible piece of Japanese regional folk art, this piece has a very strong presence.

Price NT$ 2,800≈ US$ 85
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Vintage Japanese | Carved Wooden Replica of the Gigaku Mask “Taikofu”

Gigaku is one of Japan's important ancient masked dance-dramas. It was introduced from the continent in the Asuka period and was widely performed at temple ceremonies in the Nara period. The gigaku masks that survive in the Hōryū-ji and Shōsō-in lineages are important artifacts for the study of ancient Japanese mask art; the Hōryū-ji Treasures held by the Tokyo National Museum include the National Treasure “Taikofu” mask. Taikofu represents an elderly man; traditional examples usually show deep wrinkles, a long nose, a smiling mouth and the face of an old man. Official sources also note that some Taikofu masks have holes for inserted hair at the brows, below the nose and on the chin, where long beards may originally have been attached. The features of this piece are very distinctive: a high forehead, extensive deep wrinkles, narrow eye openings, a prominent nose bridge, a slightly upturned smiling mouth and clearly carved facial contours, carrying the foreign-figure quality and dramatic tension characteristic of ancient gigaku masks.

Price NT$ 4,500≈ US$ 135
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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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