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Vintage Japanese Yoshido Sugi/Reed Summer Door Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1920   item# 952298 (stock# E281)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $249  Antique Japanese yoshido, or summer door. Yoshido are crafted from sugi (Japanese cedar), take (bamboo) and reed, and are used in the summer months in place of traditional shoji doors. Their design allows for ample ventilation, while still providing privacy and protection from pests. They are designed to slide horizontally, but can be displayed in a variety of ways, and work very well as a screen when hinged together. This door dates to the Taisho-Period (c.1920), and is in good condition. ...click for details Antique Japanese Kura Storeroom Door Cast Iron Hardware Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1900   item# 952289 (stock# E289)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $495  Heavy antique door from a Japanese kura, or storehouse, from the late Edo-Period (c. 1850). The traditional Japanese house is very minimally furnished, with furniture often changing seasonally. When not in use, furnishings and other valuables were placed in the kura, or safe storehouse. These traditional storehouses may have been made from stone to protect them from fire. The doors of the kura, like this one, typically feature solid, heavy construction, often with cast iron or steel locking ...click for details Antique Japanese Kura Storeroom Door Cast Iron Hardware Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1900   item# 952286 (stock# E290)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $495  Heavy antique door from a Japanese kura, or storehouse, from the late Edo-Period (c. 1850). The traditional Japanese house is very minimally furnished, with furniture often changing seasonally. When not in use, furnishings and other valuables were placed in the kura, or safe storehouse. These traditional storehouses may have been made from stone to protect them from fire. The doors of the kura, like this one, typically feature solid, heavy construction, often with cast iron or steel locking ...click for details Antique Japanese Kawara Clay Decorative Roof Tile Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1920   item# 918088 (stock# E266)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $195  Japanese antique decorative roof tile, fashioned in traditional style of Kawada clay. Good overall condition; slightly dusty, particularly in the back, with one small chip near the bottom right side (see photos for close-up). Taisho-Period (c.1920); handsome blue-gray patina. 14 inches wide, 13.5 inches tall and 6 inches deep; approximately 24 pounds. Tiles such as these are a common sight in old Japanese neighborhoods, adorning the peaks of roof gables. ...click for details Antique Japanese Carved Kazari-Dai Decorative Stand Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture: Pre 1920   item# 901199 (stock# E229)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $495  Gorgeous Japanese carved Kazari-Dai, or decorative stand, depicting a pair of Koi fish. This item dates to the Taisho-Period (c.1920), and is carved from a solid piece of beautifully grained keyaki (zelkova), a Japanese hardwood prized by wood crafters and furniture makers. The wood has been lightly lacquered or waxed, and the patina is deep and rich. There are a number of slight splits and checks in the wood from age, but none that threaten the structural integrity of the piece. The natural be ...click for details Antique Japanese Thousand Rib Ranma Transom Pair Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Wood: Pre 1900   item# 819191 (stock# E43)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $595  Exquisite pair of hand crafted, antique ranma, architectural transoms used above doorways and between rooms in traditional Japanese homes. This pair is crafted in the "thousand rib" motif, featuring precisely milled slats of sugi (Japanese cedar), painstaking assembled with mortise and tenon joinery. The ranma date to the late Meiji-Period (c.1900), and are in excellent condition, with no missing or broken pieces. They have been thoroughly cleaned and waxed to bring out the beautifu ...click for details pages:  1