Kura & Craft

Vintage Japanese crafts and objects

Vintage Japanese Objects, Gathered with Care

Curated from auction markets, old homes, and everyday family life in Japan.

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Vintage Japanese folk craft miniature village figures arranged as a set
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Miniature Village Figures Set

Six small handmade figures found inside an auction market box, with handwritten date marks and a quiet countryside feeling.

Two small travelers with straw hats Handwritten date mark on the base Miniature village figures shown with a ruler for scale
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Vintage Japanese miniature village figures on a wooden table

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A Tiny Village from the Market

I did not notice them at the market. Later, while unpacking at home, six small figures appeared on the table: travelers, a sweeper, a seated woman, and a little sign made from wood and bark.

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A Small Shop From Japan

Found at local markets, cleaned at the family table, and shared with people who love old things.

Kura & Craft is curated by a mother of three boys in Japan. Between coffee, cooking, garden flowers, and weekly auction market visits, she gathers Japanese objects with age, craft, and quiet stories.

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Vintage Japanese miniature village figures arranged together
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A Tiny Village from the Market

Six small handmade figures, three handwritten date marks, and the feeling of an old Japanese countryside.

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A Ceramic Bowl with Traces of Use

Material, form, age, and the small marks that make an old piece alive.

Wildflowers in an old vase near a Japanese garden
Everyday Japan

Garden Flowers and Old Vases

How quiet objects return to daily life through flowers, food, and light.

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