Huichol Yarn and Bead Art

We just added a great selection of Huichol Yarn and Bead art to our website. We even added a new category so you can see it all together. For the first time ever, we now have Huichol Yarn animals. These are just like our bead art, but made with yarn instead. Selection includes amazing little jaguar heads as pictured here.

The Huichol Indians have used decorative art pieces as offerings to the Gods for centuries. These inspired pieces of art are created with colorful yarns painstakingly placed on a beeswax and pine resin mixture that was spread on a wooden base. Along with the artists signature on the back of this piece the artist has written... in Spanish... an explanation of the symbolism of the art. The Indians work their spiritual symbols and designs into each piece.

New Curio Stands for Netsuke and Snuff Bottles

After much searching, we finally found some beautiful curio stands that are perfect for displaying your netsuke and snuff bottles. These stands are finished in your choice of light cherry or dark rosewood and come with a pair of drawers on the bottom.

New Sake Set Designs

We just added this seasons new designs of Sake Sets to our website. These new designs are absolutely amazing. We now have over 200 different Japanese tableware gift sets in stock. We stock the best selection anywhere.

New Sushi Set Designs

We just added this seasons new designs of Sushi Sets to our website. These new designs are absolutely amazing. We now have over 200 different Japanese tableware gift sets in stock. We stock the best selection anywhere.

Mammoth Ivory Snuff Bottles

We just added some amazing Mammoth Ivory Snuff Bottles to our website. They are located under our bone, horn, mammoth ivory, and wood section. The detail in these bottles is absolutely unmatched anywhere.

Also added were several high-end Mammoth Ivory Okimono and Netsuke. This is our first order from a new carving workshop we recently discovered. Their work is first class and the designs are different from the other workshops that we buy from.

First Shipment of Puzzle Boxes Online

We just uploaded our first shipment of Japanese Puzzle Boxes to our site.

More coming in next week.

Coming Soon - Japanese Puzzle Boxes

In the town of Hakone Japan craftsmen practice an art form that has been passed down through the generations. This famous art is called Himitsu-Bako, or Japanese Secret Box also know as Puzzle Boxes. These amazing boxes only open if you know how to move the various panels in a very specific order. They range from boxes that open with only 4 moves, to boxes that can take up to 72 moves.

Three different workshops in Hakone are currently preparing our orders for shipment. We should have them available in September with a nice variety of designs and prices to fit every budget. These make great gift items.

Bone Netsuke Now Available - Only $19.95

We just added a new category and assortment to our Netsuke section for Bone Netsuke. For years, we have had offers to buy bone netsuke but they were always either to primative in the carvings or full of seams from pieces being glued together, or just not nice enough to for us to sell. Finally, we found a carver that takes the time to select only good pieces of bone with a nice finish and does what we feel is a great job with both the carving and the extensive scrimshaw work on each pieces.

They are pproximately 2 to 2-1/2 inches tall… have the netsuke holes in the back … and are signed by the artist.

Huge Shipment of Snuff Bottles

We just finished adding hundreds of Snuff Bottles to our site. Bottles were added to nearly every category. Recently, we also added over 100 inside painted bottles. The selection includes Peking Glass, Bone, Art Glass, Inside Painted, Porcelain, and more. Shop early for the best selection.

Golden Pond Collection Expanded

We have just expanded our Golden Pond Collection to over 50 designs.

Golden Pond Collection - Adorable reptile figures from the Golden Pond Collection by Green Tree. These products originated in Dehua ... one of the finest ceramic capitals of Asia with over 3000 years of ceramic history and culture. A process of 8 working procedures all fired at different temperatures is how the hand painted finish is achieved on these wonderful collectible pieces. Our assortment includes Frogs, Lizards, and Alligators. Shop the Collection

Huichol Yarn Art

We just added some new Huichol Yarn Art pieces to our website. Included are a couple new sizes including small 4 inch by 6 inch for those with limited space.

The Huichol Indians have used decorative art pieces as offerings to the Gods for centuries. These inspired pieces of art are created with colorful yarns painstakingly placed on a beeswax and pine resin mixture that was spread on a wooden base. Along with the artists signature on the back this piece the artist has written... in Spanish... an explanation of the symbolism of the art. The Indians work their spiritual symbols and designs into each piece.