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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.
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The latest finds from the storehouse, newest first.
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Browse the storehouse
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Kitchen & Knives
Japanese kitchen knives and cooking tools — blades forged for a lifetime...
Kitchen & Knives
Japanese kitchen knives and cooking tools — blades forged for a lifetime...
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The Workshop
Carpentry tools, planes, chisels and hand tools from Japan's workshops.
The Workshop
Carpentry tools, planes, chisels and hand tools from Japan's workshops.
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Tea Ceremony
Utensils of the Japanese tea room — chaire, natsume, kettles and bowls.
Tea Ceremony
Utensils of the Japanese tea room — chaire, natsume, kettles and bowls.
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Ceramics, Sake & Tableware
Japanese ceramics, glass, sake vessels and the quiet objects of the table.
Ceramics, Sake & Tableware
Japanese ceramics, glass, sake vessels and the quiet objects of the table.
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Lacquerware & Maki-e
Urushi lacquer and maki-e gold work, built up layer by patient layer.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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