Tomo Tanaka Nunu’s House Artisan Woven Bread Basket Set Miniature

Why You'll Love It

This beautifully detailed artisan bread basket by Tomo Tanaka of Nunu’s House captures the comforting abundance of a traditional bakery in exquisite 1:12 scale. The set features a finely woven basketry serving tray filled with six different hand-sculpted clay breads, including rustic loaves, boules, and a delicate bolillo, each finished with realistic textures and golden baked coloring. Resting atop a simple display block, the arrangement evokes the feeling of freshly baked bread set out for the morning market. Known throughout Japan for his extraordinary realism, Tomo Tanaka creates each miniature entirely by hand, and his work rarely appears on the secondary market. This charming piece would look wonderful on a dollhouse bakery counter, in a farmhouse kitchen scene, or styled in a miniature market stall or café vignette.

Tomo Tanaka is internationally celebrated for his Nunu’s House miniature food creations, widely regarded among collectors as some of the most realistic and meticulously handcrafted miniature foods in the world. Each piece is sculpted entirely by hand using clay and mixed media, with careful attention given to color variation, texture, and proportion. Because his work is rarely distributed outside Japan, Tanaka’s creations are highly sought after on the secondary market. 

Details

Materials: Clay, basketry
Scale & Size: 1:12 scale, largest bread loaf: ½” tall
Condition: Excellent vintage condition
Artist: Tomo Tanaka, Nunu’s House (Japan)
Collection: Part of the Madame ‘Y’ Collection, Japan — an elegant archive of international artisan miniatures.

*PLEASE NOTE: You are purchasing the woven basket tray with six handcrafted miniature breads by Tomo Tanaka of Nunu’s House, as shown.