Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era

Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era

£225.00
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Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
  • Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era
Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era

Early 20C Antique Street Vendor's Stool - Meiji Era

£225.00
An antique Japanese street vendor's wooden stool, dating to the early 20C. This rustic piece of regional folk furniture (mingei) features a distinctive trapezoidal form engineered for maximum stability and portability on uneven market ground. Originally used by mobile stall holders, tradesmen, or street food vendors, its minimalist geometry embodies pure everyday utility.

Materials
Hand-assembled panels of native conifer wood, likely cedar (sugi) or pine (matsu), fastened together with early historic iron nails. The unlined wood has been naturally seasoned by decades of market use and weathering, creating a deep, dark grain with area-specific workshop grime and handling-polish.

Approx Dimensions
HEIGHT: 36.4CM / 14"
WIDTH OF BASE: 40.2CM / 16"
DEPTH OF BASE: 25CM / 10"
WIDTH OF SEAT: 26.2CM / 10.3"
DEPTH OF SEAT:  16.7CM / 6.5

Condition & Antique Character
As an antique object, this piece has lived a previous life and shows the gentle marks of time and utility. The exterior wood panels exhibit prominent shrinkage gaps, age-related grain splitting, and small scattered splashes of historic white lime paint or plaster along the lower base. The seat and base edges show heavy structural softening, minor splintering, and rich oxidation around the original iron nail heads from long-term exposure to the elements. Though this stool is free standing, this item can also sit unevenly on a flat surface due to shrinkage, aging and long-term use. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.

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