The history of the kimono’s development can be traced to the Nara period (710-784). This was a time of great...

Cabinetry for the storage of ceramics, foodstuffs, and tea wares offers us a variety of chests and cupboards for our...

These large doors protected a traditional storeroom called a kura, attached to many Japanese homes.  Valuables would have been kept...

Lacquer has been used for thousands of years as a way to protect wood and other materials from moisture.  Lacquer...

Lacquer has been used for thousands of years as a way to protect wood and other materials from moisture.  Lacquer...

Large in scale, these pieces of furniture make for great storage.

Popular during the Edo Period, Andon are papered lamps with bamboo or wooden base. Most often used with oil and...

Meisen is a form of stencil dyed textile where the threads, warp or weft or both are stencil dyed prior...

The Edo period (1615-1868) was the era of the merchant. The political consolidation under the Tokugawa shogunate offered the country...

Works by the "unknown craftsperson."  These objects beautiful in their own right are often not associated with a specific artist.