Jiho Yun finds objects of desire.

Clockwise from left: Sumi #6 by Aona Hayashi, $800 from Public Record; Willow chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, $14,939 from Matisse; vintage vase, $80 from Helter Skelter; tea cup, $60 and teapot, $420 by Minami Samejima, from Public Record; on vintage stand, $40 from Helter Skelter.