japanese vintage tools exhibition + market / curated and collected by tortoise owner, taku shinomoto - tortoise general store

japanese vintage tools exhibition + market / curated and collected by tortoise owner, taku shinomoto

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Tortoise owner and Hasami designer, Taku Shinomoto has been traveling across Japan collecting rare vintage Japanese tools for the last 15 years.

Beginning Friday, October 26th, Tortoise will be exhibiting Japanese vintage tools and folk craft ranging from wood, ceramics and iron for a month-long market that ends Sunday, November 18th. 

As always, vintage sales are final.  Items cannot be shipped so we request that you come to see these pieces in person and take them with you.

For enquiries, please reach us at hello@tortoiselife.com or call us at 310-396-7335.

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