Asian Loft - Products

[back]

JAPANESE ANTIQUE FURNITURE

"To the men and women of the craftsmen's Guild - hands and hearts keeping tradition"
(Ty & Kiyoko Heineken)

Japanese Historical Chronology

Nara period 646-794
Heian period 794-1185
Kamakura period 1185-1336
Muromachi period 1336-1568
Momoyama period 1568-1603

Edo period 1603-1868
     Early 1603-1691
     Middle 1691-1780
     Late 1780-1868

Meiji era 1868-1912
     Early 1868-1883
     Middle 1883-1898
     Late 1898-1912

Taisho era 1912-1926
Showa era 1926

Mizuya 217002 - Kyoto - mid meyi era

Our refined Japanese collection is characterised by simplicity, plain and taut lines, originality and a remarkable functionality.

Asian Loft offers a wide selection of dansu (chest) of which the most common ones are mizuya dansu (kitchen chest), cho dansu (kimono chest), kusuri dansu (medicine chest), juna dansu (seachest), kaidan dansu (stepchest), kuruma dansu (wheelchest) and nagamochi (trunks).

Asian Loft also has a big selection of smaller furniture such as naga-hibachi (hibachi), kotatsu tagura (kotatsu-stand), zeni-bako (money box), hari-bako (sewing chest), tabako-bon (tabacco box), kyodai (vanity), ranma (decoration panels) etc.

Most of the Japanese furniture is bought at auction or in the countryside and restored by our own highly skilled craftsmen.