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Complimentary Shoyeido Incense With Every Koro Order

For a limited period of time Kasasagi Fine Arts is offering a complimentary bundle of Shoyeido incense with every order from our Antique Incense Burner range. Kasasagi has a comprehensive collection of Incense Burners (Koros) ranging from the Edo to Meiji and Showa eras.  We feature a large collection of Koros online including Satsuma, Imari,…
Genuine Tortoiseshell Pendant

Just Listed Jewellery And Ojime At Kasasagi

Just Listed Jewellery And Ojime At Kasasagi Kasasagi Fine Arts just listed Jewellery and Ojime from Japan.  We specialise in Japanese antique and vintage items sourced directly from Japan.  Our Ojime are original pieces which can be admired as individual works or art.  These beautiful items can also be made into unique items of jewellery.…
Showa Era Scroll Painting Tiger

Caring For The Environment

Our commitment to caring for the environment is best said by Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. We make time in our business every week to: Prepare all packaging materials that can be recycled from shipments for reuse in our packaging (cardboard, bubble wrap, etc). Every possible scrap that…
Kasasagi Joins Love Our Street And Beach Patrol Program

Kasasagi Joins Love Our Street And Beach Patrol Program

Kasasagi Joins Love Our Street And Beach Patrol Program Kasasagi Fine Arts recently joined the Love Our Street 3147 Program.  One of the activities we carry out is a monthly collection of rubbish from a public area in postcode 3147. Last Sunday 3 September 2023 (Fathers Day) was at the Woolworths Carpark in Ashwood.  Over…

Unique High Quality Christmas Gifts From Australia

Send a gift this Christmas of our Unique Deerskin Lacquered products hand made in Japan.  Unique to Kasasagi in Australia made from deerskin with Urushi lacquer designs. Our deerskin products are supple and strong as well as beautiful. Techniques dating back to 1582 to produce garments for Samurai armours are used today to create these…

Armadale Antique Centre Closing Its Doors 30 June 2022

After many years as Melbourne’s Premier Antique Boutique, The Armadale Antique Centre will be sadly closing its doors permanently on 30 June 2022.  A great loss to all who loved Fine Art and Antiques in Melbourne. We will continue to list our items on our website as usual.  Thank you to all our customers who…
Xmas Lights In Ginza

Best Wishes For the Festive Season

A heartfelt thank you to all our customers with our very best wishes for the Festive Season and the New Year 2022. 鵲 Kasasagi Fine Arts Please click to view our Greeting Card
Mounted Original Kabuki Woodblock Print

Gold for Japan At First Olympic Event

A nod to Japan and the Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee for the standout job on the Opening Ceremony.  The legacy and culture of the Japanese people shone through at the opening ceremony. For anyone who missed the opening ceremony here are some highlights from the ceremony. Highlights from the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony And what…

Premium Japanese Deerskin Lacquer Products

Kasasagi Fine Arts has been supplying customers worldwide with curated Premium Deerskin products hand made in Japan by Inden-Ya. Our curated products include elegant handbags, mens and ladies wallets with comprehensive storage options.  Our range also features steel chromed coin purses and keyrings with beautifully detailed Urushi lacquer patterns as well as card and coin…

Kawasa Hasui Shiba Benten Pond

Kasasagi Fine Arts has just released one of Hasui’s flagship works of art. Shiba Benten Pond is located in the grounds behind the Zojoji temple in Shiba, Tokyo. This is a unique work of art showing Hasui’s skills at his best.  Lotus leaves and and flowers are in full bloom and dominate the foreground creating…

Japanese Antiques Armadale Melbourne

Japanese Antiques Armadale Melbourne Our range of includes Imari, Kutani and Kakiemon Porcelain as well as Cloisonne and Tea Sets and Kanzashi Hair Ornaments. We also have Bronze okimonos and Inros, Masks and Dolls and Inden Deerskin products.  Please visit us online and see our expanded range including Shoyeido handmade incense from Kyoto Japan  鵲…
Fu Takenaka Creative Icon And Woodblock Print Artist

Fu Takenaka Creative Icon And Woodblock Print Artist

Fu Takenaka Creative Icon And Woodblock Print Artist Fu Takenaka was born in 1945.  She started her artistic career as an artist for a design company and received second prize in the Fibre Design Council award in 1964. In 2003 she began creating Woodblock Prints.  Her work is admired and sought after because of the…
Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports World Wildlife Fund

Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports World Wildlife Fund

Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports World Wildlife Fund Kasasagi places a high priority on supporting organisations that are guardians of Planet Earth.  We donate a percentage of your sales to causes that help endangered and abused animals worldwide. Kasasagi and our customers are proud supporters of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Adopt A Tiger Program and other…
Kasasagi Covid19 Safety Actions

Kasasagi Covid19 Safety Actions

Kasasagi Covid19 Safety Actions We have been practicing some safety policies for some time which we would like to share with you. The general opinion of how long the virus lasts on surfaces seems to vary widely from 3 hours on paper and tissue to 3 days on plastics. Because of this we have adopted…
Glimpses of Kyoto

Accoutrements For a Geisha

Accoutrements For a Geisha Geishas are seen as symbols of culture and grace, full of puzzling mystery. They are entertainers who can be employed as hostesses for parties and formal as well as informal events. Geishas of today are still expected to master traditional songs and poetry as well as the art of calligraphy. They…

Impromptu Street Portraits From Kyoto

Impromptu Street Portraits From Kyoto Early images from our current travel in Japan.  Street images of people encountered in daily life in Osaka and Kyoto. Couple at a local back street temple Bakery Buddies Kyoto  
Local Melbourne Artist Making Exquisite Jewellery

Local Melbourne Artist Making Exquisite Jewellery

Local Melbourne Artist Making Exquisite Jewellery Jenny is a Melbourne Artist who individually sources and creates beautiful jewellery.  We discovered Jenny when she purchased some of our Ojime to create beautiful necklaces. All Jenny’s beautiful works of art are handmade and one of a kind and very individual.  Her jewellery includes onyx and vintage bakelite,…
Recycling For A Better Environment

Kasasagi Fine Arts Recycling For A Better Environment

Kasasagi Fine Arts Recycling For A Better Environment Kasasagi cares about making a positive contribution towards a better environment.  We recycle or reuse all our plastics with a local manufacturer who makes new recycled plastic products, such as outdoor furniture and signage. Recycling For A Better Environment
Sundays At The Iconic Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto

Sundays At The Iconic Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto

Sundays At The Iconic Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is one of the most iconic and visited sites in Kyoto, Japan.  A busy Sunday in Kyoto with many hundreds of tourists and devotees visiting the Shrine. Some of the other fabulous images during our visit.  I am not able to…
Ikebana for Beginners Classes in Hawthorn Melbourne

Ikebana for Beginners Classes

Ikebana for Beginners Classes in Hawthorn Melbourne If you have thought about learning Ikebana and would like to make a start, here is your opportunity to evoke your creativity, learn new skills and enjoy beauty. Our Ikebana for Beginners Classes run from from 27 February 2018 Lara Telford (Sogetsu School, Japan) will be running Ikebana…
Shoyeido Miyako Sumi Charcoal 48 Pieces

Shoyeido Charcoal Now Available From Kasasagi Australia

Shoyeido Charcoal Now Available From Kasasagi Australia Genuine, premium quality Shoyeido Charcoal is now available from Kasasagi Australia.  Kasasagi Fine Arts ships Shoyeido ultra fine quality Miyako Sumi Charcoal made in Japan direct from Melbourne Australia. Each box contains 48 squares which are 1 inch x 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch thickness. A great way…
Woodblock Prints by Hokusai and Hiroshige

Woodblock Prints by Hokusai and Hiroshige

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) is regarded as one of the most creative and influential minds in the history of Japanese Art.  Self described as an ‘old man mad about drawing’ Hokusai’s works include iconic Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji series, including his most celebrated image The great wave off Kanagawa 1830–34 and “A Tour…

Newly Released Kanzashi And Japanese Items

Newly Released Kanzashi And Japanese Items We have just released new Kanzashi from the EDO and Taisho Era as well as  Deerhide purses from Japan. We also have a sale on selected items in our Personal collection. There are some unique presents to choose from and we also do a basic gift wrap on all…
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