ANTIQUE YAKATA Information

Welcome to the website of Antique Yakata

Antique Yakata is located on Nawate-dori Street, in the north side of Gion, Kyoto.
We are located in a traditional Kyoto townhouse and sell mainly Japanese and Oriental art.
Our store has been featured in foreign media as a representative store of Kyoto's history.
We look forward to serving you.

Antique Yakata - televised internationally on NHK World-Japan

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English is not my strong point and I am not conversant, If you have any questions or orders, please email me in a clear and simple manner.

Orders are shipped only within Japan.
We do not ship internationally.
For those of you living overseas, please see this page for reference only, Please order from your friends in Japan or visit our store when you come to Japan.

Updated information and types of items are introduced in simple English text.
Japanese and oriental art is listed for sale.

Please see the website in Japanese.
Please click to go to the respective product sales page.
Prices are in Japanese yen.

The website is currently in Japanese, but we plan to add a brief English explanation.
Until then, please see photos and prices only.

Photo of the interior of the Antique Yakata

Features of Antique Yakata

Kyoto is a capital city that has been in existence for a thousand years, and many of Japan's most famous antiques remain. Antique Yakata is located in Gion, a prime location in Kyoto, and is designated as a historic preservation district.
About 70 antique dealers line the streets of this neighborhood.
The shop is located in a traditional Kyoto townhouse that still retains its charming atmosphere.
We are a well-established antique store that receives nearly 100 customers a day from all over the world.

We always display and sell more than 2,000 attractive and interesting items purchased directly from traditional Kyoto townhouse.
We have a wide variety of products not listed on our website.
We look forward to your visit.

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Access

Address 197 Nishino-cho, Shinmonzen Nawate-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Japan 605-0088
TEL 075-533-1955
URL http://www.kyoto-yakata.net/
E-mail yakata-@nifty.com
Regular holidays Monday & Tuesday
Business hours 11:00~17:30

買取実績 PURCHASE RECORD

老舗骨董店の当店ならでは1000点以上の買取実績を写真入りでご覧ください。

久しぶりに骨董品宅配買取で鎧兜をお譲り頂きました。

写真が3枚あります。くわしくはこちら この作品は明治時代の 甲冑 で、当世具足と言われる鎧の一様式で、鎧櫃に入っており買取させて頂きました。兜は鉄製で 鉄味 も良く、細部まで非常に丁寧に作られており、筋の部分には銅の覆輪が施されております。最近ではこのような昔の 職人技 が素晴らしい 逸品 はなかなか無く、貴重な 逸品 で買取しました。漆塗が施された三つ巴の前立の装飾も美しく、昔の 職人技 が素晴らしい兜です。採光の加減で白く光っておりますが、ご覧のように 保存状態 の良い 鎧兜 です。この作品は、競り市やオークションで買い受けた 骨董品 ではありません。直接お客様より入荷した、うぶ荷と呼ばれる貴重な蔵出しの作品で、現状のまま販売しております。 鎧兜の説明を少ししますと、甲冑鎧兜)とは、甲(鎧:よろい)及び冑(兜:かぶと)のことで、胴体部分を守る鎧と、頭部を守る兜からなる防具です。江戸時代に入り、天下泰平の世の中になると、甲冑鎧兜)は、武士の威風を示すための道具になります。実戦での使用がなくなったことで、甲冑鎧兜)には様々な装飾が施されるように。そして、幕末から明治維新の時期においては、武器の進化に追いついていくことができなかった日本式甲冑は、防具としての役割を終えました。