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Behind the scenes at Japan Modern
Behind the scenes at Japan Modern
A look inside our Japan workspace, where vintage ikebana vases are photographed, tested and prepared for collectors worldwide. Read more...
Our New Logo
Our New Logo
Japan Modern was the first specialist global dealer in this object genre. Read more...
Turquoise Abstract: Gone in a Flash
Turquoise Abstract: Gone in a Flash
Something about this Shigaraki-made vase caused a mini stampede. Read more...
Selection of newly available vintage Japanese ikebana vases
More vases, more often
Our new ecommerce system allows us to catalogue and upload larger groups of vintage Japanese ikebana vases more efficiently. Read more...
Shigeo Sawada: Modernist Ceramic Artist of Hishoku Kiln
Shigeo Sawada: Modernist Ceramic Artist of Hishoku Kiln
Meet Shigeo Sawada, the Tokoname ceramic artist behind some of Hishoku kiln’s most distinctive modernist ikebana vases.   Read more...
Building Better Systems for Global Reach
Building Better Systems for Global Reach
A major systems upgrade is underway to improve access to the world's largest collection of modernist ikebana vases. Read more...
Earthquake
Earthquake
What happens in the vase warehouse when there's an earthquake  Read more...
Some Recent Sales
Some Recent Sales
These just sold Read more...
Exhibition & Talk
Exhibition & Talk
Exploring the history and resurgence of post-war Japanese modernist ikebana vessels. Read more...
Real or Fake?
Real or Fake?
An imagined room.Real vases. Every vessel shown here is an actual one-off piece currently available for sale. The image is AI-generated.The ceramics are not. These are real vintage Japanese ikebana... Read more...
Ikebana arrangement by Ilse Beunen displayed in full
Where Do Our Vases Go?
Dusty and forgotten for decades, vintage Japanese ikebana vases return to life through the hands of globally renowned Sogetsu instructor Ilse Beunen. Read more...
Selection of sold vintage Japanese ikebana vases displayed in full
Sold!
All one off vases - no more being made. Read more...