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Japanese Amazing Antique “Minka House” Treasure Box Hand Painted Ceramic-one off
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From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels
Extraordinary Treasure Find From A Japanese Private Collection- “House of the People”
Japan, a one-of-a-kind large artisan hand crafted ceramic “Mountain House” Minka treasure box or censer, hand painted in dazzling colors blue, green, cream & yellow. The first we have seen. Features fine details: thatched roof, fence, even a stone tsukubai water basin- an artisan’s gem. “Minka” mountain houses translates as “houses of the people”.
This is the first example of this larger scale style we have seen in over fifteen years of dealing with fine Japanese works of art.
Dimensions: 9 inches tall and 11 inches wide- a substantial example.
Comes complete with its custom made hinoki wood storage box, tomobako
Period: Taisho period (1912-1926).
Quality: Crafted from fine ceramic with handsome colors- please note the note worthy Japanese professional craftsmen gold repair on in the inside lid
Only one.
Provenance: Old Southern Japanese collection.
Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. All our Asian works of art are accompanied by our lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
History of Japanese Mountain side house, “minka” :
Minka (Japanese: “house of the people”) are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, minka were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants ( the three non-samurai castes). This connotation no longer exists in the modern Japanese language, and any traditional Japanese-style residence of an appropriate age could be referred to as minka.
Minka are characterized by their basic structure, their roof structure and their roof shape. Minka developed through history with distinctive styles emerging in the Edo period.
We are members of NAJGA- North American Japanese Garden Association
We have been dealing in authentic Japanese, Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.
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