Also if you are curious about Asian architectural influences and this captivating dollhouse style? Feel free to explore and let’s jump right into the excitement!
updated 13/08/23
What Is An Asian Doll House Style?
We can give a little bit of history on Asian architecture first, to get an idea.
Calling it “Asian” style is actually too broad, Asia is quite big, isn’t it? 😉
If I’m correct (I could be wrong), most dollhouses or dollhouse kits, are either Japanese or Chinese. So we will talk about those 2 mostly.
The Japanese Style.
Japanese Interior
It is no wonder that in the West, lots of people have a fascination for Eastern interior designs because it just radiates peace and serenity, silence and space, and a special eye for detail.
The trend in our Western countries is to get ‘minimalizing’, and I can see the benefits of this.
The Japanese style is more about leaving things out of the room, not stuffing them up, and keeping them tidy. It is no wonder that the much-known “cleaning guru” called Marie Kondo, is from Japan 😉
Japanese sliding doors
In Western countries, we are used to working at heights, like in the kitchen or at the dining table, but in Japan, it is the other way round. Most of the furniture is low and lots of the Japanese still prefer sitting on a pillow or mat on the floor.
The Chinese Style.
The architectural style of Chinese homes might be very recognizable for you because of the imperial and religious buildings, as China has been using the same architectural model for over 2000 years.
Pavillions with multiple floors also existed, but these were used for the storage of important things, such as books of Buddhist sutras and huge statues.
Usually, Chinese furniture is made from plain polished wood, but since the Song Dynasty, most pieces were covered with lacquer to have a more luxurious look.
But from the Ming dynasty, they became less expensive and so more affordable for lower social classes. Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl-technique was mainly a technique used on furniture.
The Chinese use very bold and vibrant colors, which are quite different than the more earthly colors of the Japanese interiors.
Red: the Chinese associate this color with good luck, fame, money, happiness, and joy
Black: is connected with power, stability, knowledge, and trust
Gold and silver were associated with wealth
Blue-green symbolizes spring; filled with vitality and new life
Yellow is reserved for royalty and represents a higher social status.
Let’s move on to these 5 reviews on Japanese miniature kits and beautiful Asian minis and dollhouses!
Store number 1: RomaOlimpic
This store sells a beautiful DIY Japanese temple, amongst other miniature-related things.
It is a five-storied pagoda in the form of a wooden puzzle and it is a type of Japanese miniature house kit.
This store makes and sells wooden handmade dollhouse kits with an Asian architectural design and other styles. Some of them you can even put a candle in.
This item was designed by the seller and laser cut out of birch wood.
the seller is from France, so it doesn’t always need to come from Asia;-)
The Bad.
There was a buyer claiming that her necklace was glued with a glue gun and that a piece fell off the next day. Maybe using superglue could be considered instead of a glue gun.
Final Conclusion.
I love the little diorama in a frame, I would buy it from this store!
We just can’t ignore the pretty Japanese dollhouse kits, because there are so many of them. Lots more than the unusual other handcrafted Japanese miniature houses.
This store has a lot of choices in these kinds of kits, and even some Asian book nooks!
They are usually on a scale of 1:24, so that can be quite tiny!
The price :
Variable, but affordable prices, check out the store.
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2 thoughts on “A Closer Look at 5 Japanese Miniature Dollhouses And A Dive Into The Universe Of Asian Dollhouse Architecture”
These miniatures are just so cute, and every time I visit your website I just want one, but then think to myself, do you really need another dust collector? However, I think buying the kit and making one from scratch could be very satisfying and rewarding, and fill many evenings with a great anti stress hobby to do. Who knows you may even be able to give them to somebody special as a gift to remember you by?
These miniatures are just so cute, and every time I visit your website I just want one, but then think to myself, do you really need another dust collector? However, I think buying the kit and making one from scratch could be very satisfying and rewarding, and fill many evenings with a great anti stress hobby to do. Who knows you may even be able to give them to somebody special as a gift to remember you by?
Hi Michel!
They sure are rewarding to do! And yes, if someday I would be bored with a piece, I could gift it to a school or kids that I know 😉
About the dust: you could put them in a display case or even get a dustcover online for the miniature kits ;-).
Anyway, I wish you happy crafting!
Kind regards,
Lizzy