We look for things we like, and hope collectors and people who want something useful, well made and stylish, will also like - and need.
Currently showing: cute and classy printed ephemera from Darlinghurst & Japan (1950s-60s noir film posters, fuda, tenugui and ukio-e prints) kimono, yukata, and festival, flags & banners; stunning embroidered (oya) scarves from Turkey; studio pottery and ceramic art by Australian and Japanese potters (living in Sydney); Australian 1960-70s chairs and coffee tables, lamps, bowls, dishes, cards, fans, tea sets, jugs; 1980s architecture and film journals (Blueprint, Film News, Cinema Papers) and many other affordable treasures & gifts

Kunichika triptych

Kunichika triptych
Very rare triptych by Meiji print maker Toyohara Kunichika (d 1900) famous for his portraits of kabuki actors. This is a detail. See below for complete scene. We also have three separate kabuki portraits.

now in the window

now in the window
keeping the setting simple but the coral lamp works and is a sensational little treasure

somewhere to sit

somewhere to sit
this pair of reupholstered coachwood armchairs looks great in the shop but is a fit for any room

the mighty windsock - hang it high!

the mighty windsock - hang it high!
four metre koi (carp) boy's day cotton banner

that Kunichika triptych

that Kunichika triptych
It's approximately 900 cms wide

brilliant coats from Central Asia

brilliant coats from Central Asia
we have two left: hand woven and sewn from Turkmenistan, lined with a felt-like material that gives them body and a little weight without looking (or feeling) bulky

superb super sideboard

superb super sideboard
1960s, Australian made - so is the vase but the bowls are modern by NSW ceramic artist Lucy Vanstone

just in store

just in store
traditional but mod beautifully woven Turkish pestemals - towels, wraps, shawls, bedspreads, table cloth, whatever

tenugui and friends

tenugui and friends
you can use a tenugui for anything, wipe your brow (or anywhere else that's wet) or hang it on the wall - also here a collection of the typical rarities on display at art etc

Art etc, 2 Rowntree street, Balmain

Art etc, 2 Rowntree street, Balmain
twenty metres down Rowntree St (from Darling St) on the left hand side, by the 441 bus stop.
Open 10 am-5.30 pm Thurs-Sat, 11am-2pm Sunday (or by appointment ring 02 9810 6792)
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