Sourced in Japan
Kura Finds
Japanese craft, antiques and everyday objects — chosen by a working antique dealer and sent carefully to collectors around the world. Opened from the storehouse, one find at a time.
Just arrived
The latest finds from the storehouse, newest first.
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Mihoko Kasamatsu Woodblock Print Sanka Senshun Multi-color Signed Ltd 10/120 Framed
Regular price €358,00 EURRegular priceSale price €358,00 EUR -
Mihoko Kasamatsu Woodblock Print Spring at the Foothills Signed Ltd 31/60 Framed
Regular price €428,00 EURRegular priceSale price €428,00 EUR -
Kikuchi Masamitsu Shingata Tetsubin Iron Kettle for Sencha with Original Box
Regular price €308,00 EURRegular priceSale price €308,00 EUR -
Iro Uchikake Silk Wedding Kimono Koma Embroidery Crane Pine Bamboo Plum Gold Silver
Regular price €328,00 EURRegular priceSale price €328,00 EUR -
Mori Mitsuo Pair of Tsugaru Kokeshi Dolls, Nuruyu, H 31 & 30.5 cm
Regular price €308,00 EURRegular priceSale price €308,00 EUR -
Toan Karatsu Ware Flower Vase Hanaire with Tomobako Wood Box
Regular price €208,00 EURRegular priceSale price €208,00 EUR -
14th Sakakura Shinbei Hagi Ware Eared Flower Vase Haikaburi, with Box
Regular price €208,00 EURRegular priceSale price €208,00 EUR -
Tachibana Daiki Hanging Scroll "Kojitsu" Daitoku-ji Tokuzen-ji Monk, with Box
Regular price €218,00 EURRegular priceSale price €218,00 EUR
Browse the storehouse
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Kitchen & Knives
Japanese kitchen knives are made for a particular cut. A deba is...
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The Workshop
Carpentry tools, planes, chisels and hand tools from Japan's workshops.
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Tea Ceremony
The utensils of the Japanese tea room were made to be handled,...
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Ceramics, Sake & Tableware
This is the largest part of the storehouse: sake cups and flasks,...
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Lacquerware & Maki-e
Urushi lacquer and maki-e gold work, built up layer by patient layer.
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Bamboo & Wood Craft
Woven bamboo and small woodcraft — a craft Japan has carried further...
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Kimono & Textile
Vintage kimono, obi and old cloth — silk and indigo with the...
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Fine Art & Prints
Woodblock prints, paintings, scrolls, old maps and works on paper.
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Samurai & Militaria
Sword fittings, armour and the material history of the samurai age.
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Audio & Records
Vintage Japanese audio and records — sound worth carrying across the world.
Audio & Records
Vintage Japanese audio and records — sound worth carrying across the world.
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Showa Retro & Pop
Showa-era retro, cels, toys, characters and motoring curiosities.
Showa Retro & Pop
Showa-era retro, cels, toys, characters and motoring curiosities.
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Furniture, Garden & Curiosities
Wooden furniture, viewing stones, fossils and the beautifully unclassifiable.
Under €150
Pieces to fall for on impulse — everything at €150 or less.
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Hiroaki Deba Japanese Kitchen Knife Forged Blade with Wooden Handle
Regular price €118,00 EURRegular priceSale price €118,00 EUR -
Antique Japanese Woodblock Book Ko-Utai 130 Ban Noh Chant Illustrated Edo Tenpo
Regular price €108,00 EURRegular priceSale price €108,00 EUR -
Nishikawa Sukenobu Ehon Yamato Hiji Vol.5-6 Edo Ukiyo-e Woodblock Picture Book
Regular price €108,00 EURRegular priceSale price €108,00 EUR -
Kajita Yoshihisa Nerikomi Sake Cup Guinomi Ochoko Marujukama Signed
Regular price €98,00 EURRegular priceSale price €98,00 EUR -
Hagi Ware Guinomi Sake Cup by Atsuyuki Ueda, Somezogan Wave Motif, D 7 cm
Regular price €138,00 EURRegular priceSale price €138,00 EUR -
Shikoku Akaishi Polished Viewing Stone Suiseki Natural Red Stone
Regular price €138,00 EURRegular priceSale price €138,00 EUR -
Kido Sadaaki Hafuri Shino Yunomi Teacup, Anagama Wood-Fired Shigaraki Ware
Regular price €148,00 EURRegular priceSale price €148,00 EUR -
Torafudake Bamboo Semi-Kago Flower Basket, Signed, with Storage Tube
Regular price €148,00 EURRegular priceSale price €148,00 EUR
What is a kura?
A kura is the thick-walled storehouse where a Japanese family kept what mattered — lacquer, textiles, tools, tea things — safe for generations. When one is finally opened, out comes a cross-section of Japanese life, ordinary and extraordinary. That is this shop: not one narrow specialty, but the whole breadth of what Japan has made and used, chosen by an eye that knows the difference.