Japanese Papier-Mâché Dish with Warrior Scene
Located in Tampa, FL
An ideal statement piece for collectors of Japanese Meiji art. Circa 1900s.
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Wood
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Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
$1,617Sale Price|30% Off
Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Dimensions: Dressing stand H 56,9 cm x W 30,4 cm x D 42,1 cm Mirror: L 28,3 cm x W 28,2 cm x H 0,5 cm It comes from a private Japanese art collector in Netherlands.
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Vase
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji finely decorated cloisonne vase. Multiple designs within different cartouches. Unmarked
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Meiji Period Japanese Picnic Container
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese picnic container (jubako, food carrier) from the Meiji period (1868–1912), crafted in black lacquered wood and finely decorated in gold using the traditional maki-e techniqu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Japanese Meiji period cloisonne bowl.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Meiji Period Japanese Silver Censer
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning Meiji period silver censer is a work of exquisite detail. Crafted by renowned silversmith Masatoshi of Tokyo, the censer, or incense burner, is raised on three masterfu...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Meiji Japanese Imari Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese Imari plate. With a white ground and decorated with geometric and floral devices in blues, reds, oranges, and oranges. The blue cross device to the middle is...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Period Satsuma Baluster Vase, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Japan
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Meiji Period Satsuma Baluster Vase, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Japan
By Satsuma
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Meiji Period Diminutive Satsuma Baluster Vase. This Japanese Satsuma vase from the late Meiji period is hand painted and gilt decorated with a Japanese landscape in exquisite detail...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Period 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Charger
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Lovely large Japanese cloisonné enamel charger Meiji Period (1868-1912). Measure: Large 14 inch. Intricate enamel over brass cloisonné portraying a colorful floral and foliage motif...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Meiji Japanese Porcelain Imari Charger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18 Inch Japanese Imari Charger - very large and decorative. The mixed illustrative painted scenes are with great pattern and texture, and mixed with floral and organic images of blos...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Enamel Bronze Vase, Japan, Edo or Meiji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unmarked. Japan, 19th century. Provenance: collection Nieuwenhove. Condition Some minimal ware to enamal, some small processing flaws and some damage to the knots. Size 230 x 200...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Kutani Meiji Japanese Ceremonial Porcelain Elephant
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique (19th century) Meiji period Kutani porcelain figure of a ceremonial elephant decorated with a caparison and surmounted by a Xiangyu (or Xiangjiao) carriage holdi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Bronze Pedestal with Dragon Motif
$3,800 / item
Japanese Meiji Bronze Pedestal with Dragon Motif
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Exceptional Japanese bronze pedestal from the Meiji period (1852–1912), featuring its original patina and remarkable craftsmanship. Originating from Japan, this rare piece is entirel...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable Japanese portable writing set contains the instruments of sublime artistic expression. Also known as a yatate, this Meiji-period set includes a low writing table, an ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Japanese Ceramic Dish Meiji Ogata Kenzan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese ceramic shallow dish in square form with rounded corners from Meiji period in the style of Ogata Kenzan. The dish features a cream color crackled glaze with iron underglaz...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Bronze Tiger Sculpture, 1900s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Japanese Meiji Bronze Tiger Sculpture, 1900s. A japanese patinated solid bronze sculpture of a roaring tiger from the Meiji-period. Complete with original glass eyes. Signed with ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair Large Meiji Japanese Bronze Vases
$5,500 / set
Pair Large Meiji Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine Meiji period Japanese bronze vases with dark brown patina with dragon handles and exceptional designs of grotesque mythological figures. 23 1/4 inches tall and eac...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Lovely Meiji Period Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Fuko Matsumoto
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yosai was the leading painter of historical pictures at that time. After the Meiji Restoration (1868), Fuko participated in establishing the Japan Art Institute (Nihon Bijutsu-In)...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Antique Bronze Vase Cloisonné Japan Meiji 19th Century Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Absolute top Quality vase with superb decoration of flowers Cloisonné is a way of enamelling an object, (typically made of copper) whereby fine wires are used to delineate the dec...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Enamel Bronze Vase, Japan, Edo or Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unmarked. Japan, 19th century. Provenance: collection Nieuwenhove. Inventory number at the base. Condition Minimal ware to enamel and some processing flaws. Size 300mm high ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Fukusa Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Silk
Japanese Meiji Champlevé Bronze Kannon Figure
Located in Savannah, GA
Japanese champlevé bronze Kannon Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara figure, Meiji period. 9 ¾ inches wide by 8 inches deep by 29 ½ inches tall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Silk Embroidery Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
The silk picture is dated to 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period, when Japanese started to participate international expose by presenting its best art and craft.
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Lucite
Japan bowl Meiji period
$1,127
Japan bowl Meiji period
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Superb and rare large, hexagonal, hollow, late 19th-century Japanese bronze bowl decorated with medallions depicting bird scenes in landscapes and scenes of people in everyday life. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Porcelain Meiji Taisho Charger Marked Antique Japan Blue Arita
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese porcelain Meiji Taisho charger marked Antique Japan blue Arita nice Japanese charger with decoration of a beautiful landscape Condition Overall condition 1 hairline: Size ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Antique Fusuka Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Rare Five Japanese Signed Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a set of five Japanese textile art panels called Oshi-E circa Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Japanese Mixed Metal Finely Executed Decorative Plate of Monkey Picking Fruit
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sarasota, FL
Meiji Period Japanese mixed metal platter depicting monkey gathering fruit for finely dressed gentlemen. Fine detail and execution of inlay.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Fukusa Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Silk, Beads
Japanese Bronze Crab Okimono Meiji Signed Yasunosuke
Located in Atlanta, GA
As an ornamental display item, this type of small sculpture is known in Japanese as Okimono. They became popular in late Edo to Meiji period.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Bronze Vase Cloisonné Japan Meiji 19th Century Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Absolute top Quality vase with superb decoration of birds Cloisonné is a way of enamelling an object, (typically made of copper) whereby fine wires are used to deli...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Scenic Jar
By Satsuma
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji satsuma covered scenic jar. Very detailed hand gilding and hand decoration. Maker's mark present on the bottom .
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Japanese Bronze Lobster Okimono Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is large cast bronze lobster (known as Ebi in Japanese) circa 1890-1900s of Late Meiji period. Different from Spiny lobster (Ise-Ebi), these are commonly known as Western lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Art Nouveau Cloisonne and Ginbari Amphora Vase, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and elegant Japanese Art Nouveau amphora shaped cloisonne and ginbari foiled vase, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
Lovely Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Serving Plate Bird, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Condition: Overall condition, some age signs at the base and also a small chip. Front very good, only some crackle lines. Size: 240 mm Period: Mei...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Set of Two Japanese Cloissoné Vases Meiji Era Dragon and Pheonix
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases. Meiji era Japan (1867-1912), a period marked by rapid transformation of Japanese traditional society into a global power. The period of gro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Champleve and Bronze Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous Japanese Meiji Champleve and bronze urn. Made in Japan during the Meiji Period circa 1880. The body of the urn is cast bronze and it is entirtely covered in v...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Framed Japanese Embroidery Dragon Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
For two similar dragon tapestries see the example in "Threads of silk and gold ornamental textile from Meiji Japan Ashmolean", figure 80 on page 91. Re-envisioning Japan Meiji Fine A...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique Japanese Famille Rose Beaker Vase 19th Century Meiji Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great vase Condition Overall condition C (used) 1 handle is restored and 1 hairline. Size 285mm Period 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Edo/Meiji 19C Wildboar / Sanglier Okimono Bronze Japanese Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Okimono. Good condition, just some ware. Size: 14.5x9.8CM LengthxHeight Condition Good condition, just some ware. Size: 14.5x9.8CM LengthxHeight Period 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely antique Japanese bamboo basket was from an unknown artist circa late Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely turn of the 20th century. It features a classic form that derived fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Miniature Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji
By Yabu Meizan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Satsuma vase from the studio of Yabu Meizan (birth name Yabu Masashichi; 1853-1934), who is one of the most celebrated and collectible Satsuma artists from Meiji Period. From...
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Porcelain Vase Meiji Period Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Japanese Embroidery Silk Panel Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel presented in mat and glazed gilt wood frame circa 1890-1910s (end of Meiji Period).
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk
Pair Large Meiji Japanese Patinated Bronze Vases
$3,500 / set
Pair Large Meiji Japanese Patinated Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine Meiji period Japanese patinated bronze vases distinguished by their stylized elephant form handles, cartouches depicting exotic birds and dragon encircling the base. 22...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Japanese Enamel on Metal Vase
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. Condition Overall condition B; There is 1 crack on the body. Size; 245mm wide Period Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Japanese Embroidery Silk Bamboo Fukusa Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel circa 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk
Immortals Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. Status I don't know the details of the author, but this item is hand-drawn rather than printed. Measures: Axis vertical ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Lovely Antique Japanese Meiji Period Small Dish Porcelain Marked base Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description This small dish is very typical Meiji-period (1868–1912) Arita / Imari porcelain, decorated with four separate cartouches (panels), each containing a different symbolic m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Wall-mounted object / Rusted tin wall art / Meiji-Showa / OB336
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Unlike the traditional Japanese antique furniture and art that have been appreciated overseas until now, we shine a light on the tools and furniture that were used for many years in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Japanese MIxed Metal Finely Executed Plate of Cormorant Fishing at Night
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese mixed metal platter finely executed to show night fishing with cormorants. Unsigned.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood Sendai tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century, with hand-cut iron hardware.
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan QUAIL Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Merkelbach van Enkhuizen lived in one of the canal houses in Amsterdam and was an avid collector of Asian art. Period 20th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Framed Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is the last one of the set of seven framed Japanese textile art called Oshi-E circa Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Immortals Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Axis: Vertical 186 cm, Horizontal 47 cm Inside: Vertical 107 cm, Horizontal 35 cm *Some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. Status I don't know the details of t...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Immortals Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Axis: Vertical 194 cm, Horizontal 49.5 cm Inside: Vertical 126 cm, Horizontal 37 cm *Some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. Status I don't know the details of...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Magpie Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Axis: Vertical 194 cm, horizontal 49.5 cm Inside: Vertical 126 cm, horizontal 37 cm some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. Status I don't know the details of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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Japanese Silver Box, Meiji Period
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Japanese silver box, Meiji period, artfully engraved and chiselled. Signed. Inside lined with rosewood. Solid construction. Measurements 22 x 8 x 17cm. Created circa 1900. Total wei...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Katagami (japanese Stencil), Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Katagami in washi paper, very finely worked. Japan, early 20th century. The sheets of paper making up Japanese stencils are made from mulberry bark. They are stuck together with fer...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Paper
Meiji Hokkai Box, Japan
Located in Brussels, BE
A Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat box with red rope and chiseled copper decor details. Japanese late Meiji period Hokkai box or hat box. The body shaped as a series of stac...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Copper
Monumental Japanese Cloisonné Meiji Charger
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Monumental Japanese cloisonné (shippo, ???) Meiji Charger, (circa 1870) A very large and exceptionally made enamel dish in the form of a blooming lotus flower with a visvavajra (i.e...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Japanese Silk Fan, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious silk fan painted with ink and embroidered, decorated with cranes in a lake landscape. The strands are in finely carved bone decorated with peonies. Gold signature on the rev...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bone, Silk
Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane. Hand painted with mineral pigments and gold leaf inks. The pure gold leaf is laid with great...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Dish, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Large Satsuma earthenware dish decorated with "one hundred boys". Signed on the reverse. Japan around 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Shippou Zogan Vase, Meiji Period
Located in Sydney, NSW
The Tokugawa shogunate were the last of the traditional Japanese military government before the Meiji restoration of 1868.
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Fine Meiji Period Japanese Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming very fine large Japanese porcelain charger. The thickly potted porcelain charger with underglaze landscape decoration, a Korean stylized tiger in landscape of graceful bam...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental landscape with pagodas, figures on boats and a beautiful sun in the sky. The screen ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Period Copper Containers with Wood Case
Located in Austin, TX
A rare set of three Japanese Meiji period copper containers, rectangular in form, fitted for a black lacquer wood box. The copper containers each measure; 8.5 inches tall, 2.5 inches...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Fur...
Large Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Large Japanese bronze vase, the neck decorated in relief with a fan and dragon the reverse with fan and bird and foliage, the body fans and birds and foliage.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A beautiful Japanese Kaidan Tansu also called Kaidan Dansu featuring six steps, five drawers (4 lock) and double sliding doors which reveal a storage area separated midway by a horiz...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Japanese Cabinet In Cinnabar Red Lacquer, Meiji Era Japan
By Kinkozan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious cabinet in carved cinnabar red lacquer with two leaves and a drawer, revealing six small drawers. The doors are adorned with a porcelain plaque decorated with tits flying am...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Kutani porcelain Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period.
By Kutani Studio
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Kutani porcelain okimono of a Japanese Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period. The pheasant modelled, perched upon a large gnarled branch. Decorated in typically vibrant enamels, and he...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Japanese Scale with Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese money exchanging scale mounted on base with four drawers fronted by kan (ring-shaped) pulls. Dark stained kiri (cryptomeria), finely braided rope. Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Green Cloisonné Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning jade green openwork "yusen jippo" cloisonné vase Japanese Meiji period, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Japanese Meiji Bronze Vessel
Unavailable
Japanese Meiji Bronze Vessel
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large beautifully patinated Meiji period bronze ring handled vessel used to catch rain water. Old repair as shown. Not water tight. Japan, 1868-1912.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Satsuma Earthenware Cup, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Large Satsuma earthenware cup with interior decoration of "one hundred characters" surrounded by a gold border on a midnight blue background, the exterior being decorated with two ot...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japan, Pair of Kutani Chargers, Meiji Period
Located in Paris, FR
This pair of large porcelain chargers have a bright polychrome decoration of Wise men in gardens. Different borders but with the same color. Oval shape and size quite unusual. Jap...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Urn
By Hashimoto Eijirô 1
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A 19th century Japanese Meiji period cast bronze urn signed by Hashimoto Eijiro of West Kyoto. The piece is decorated with a detailed bird and floral motif, with additional depiction...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Tachibina 'Imperial couple', Meiji Period
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Tachibina (Imperial couple), rare and exceptionally fine standing pair for the Hina Matsuri, emperor with arms spread to the side, empress in cylindrical form, faces carved ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
Miniature Kutani porcelain vases, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
A real pair of miniature Kutani porcelain vases decorated with cranes, fans and figures on a red background with gold foliage. Both signed on the underside. Excellent condition and i...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Dish with Portuguese Traders (Nanbanjin), Meiji Period
Located in Lisbon, PT
Japanese dish with Portuguese traders (Nanbanjin). Chenghua mark but the Meiji period.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Bronze Crane Incense Burner, Meiji Period
Located in New York, NY
Japanese bronze incense burner in the unusual form of two cranes on a rocky outcropping each standing with necks outstretched to the heavens, the larger crane with removable wings se...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Pottery Grand Bowl, Meiji Era, 1890s
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Japanese antique wave edge grand bowl with hand painted flower pattern with warm orange color. This bowl was made in Meiji era, circa 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture of a chinese / japanese puppy, Japan Meiji Era
Unavailable
H 9.06 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture of a chinese / japanese puppy, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Extraordinary bronze okimono with dark brown patina representing a Japanese Chin playing with a ball. High-quality work executed by a master craftsman, excellent condition ! Japan, l...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Ariake Andon Lantern, Meiji Period
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Ariake Andon, a day break lantern constructed of hinoki (Chaemaecyprus obtusa) lacquered black with front sliding access window and cover having a large rectangular window p...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese bronze vase, by Akichika, with dragonfly seal, Japan Meiji era
Unavailable
H 9.85 in Dm 3.94 in
Japanese bronze vase, by Akichika, with dragonfly seal, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
An extraordinary baluster-shaped bronze vase with multiple patinas carved with a lizard watching a frog. The details are finely chased and the lizard's eyes are gilded. Signed "Akich...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Original Woodblock Print By Toyonobu Utagawa, Japan Meiji Era
Unavailable
H 0.04 in W 14.57 in D 29.14 in
Original Woodblock Print By Toyonobu Utagawa, Japan Meiji Era
By Toyonobu Utagawa
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Triptych formed by three original woodblock prints by Toyonobu Utagawa representing the great battle of Ichinotani. A few small scattered losses that blend into the composition, quit...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese mixed metal dish with samurai decor, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Mixed metal dish decorated with a samurai and two dragons among peonies on a background of stylized clouds. The chiselling is simply amazing, every subject rendered in the finest det...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Original Woodblock Print By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japan Meiji Era
Unavailable
H 0.04 in W 9.77 in D 13.94 in
Original Woodblock Print By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japan Meiji Era
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Original woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi representing Saito Kuranosuke leading his horse to the entrance gate of his nurse’s home on Katada Bay, on the western shore of Lake B...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Dish, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Exceptional Satsuma earthenware dish of incredible finesse. A work of art which, without a doubt, required several dozen hours of meticulous work. But what a result !!! Japan around ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Byobu - Japanese Screen Gold Leaf Kano School Pine Sun
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Screen of Kano school six panels hand painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf. A very clean work with large pines and a red sun. It is in good condition, with original l...
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Huge japanese Arita porcelain vase with Imari samurai design, Japan Meiji period
Unavailable
H 36.62 in Dm 11.82 in
Huge japanese Arita porcelain vase with Imari samurai design, Japan Meiji period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Huge Arita porcelain vase painted with polychrome enamels, with gilt highlights, decorated with samurai in reserves and pheasants. Top of collar restored, practically invisible from ...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Cigarette Case In The Style Of Komai, Meiji Era Japan
Unavailable
H 0.32 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Japanese Cigarette Case In The Style Of Komai, Meiji Era Japan
By Komai
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
High quality gold damascened iron case, representing a dragon in the middle of the waves, Mount Fuji in the background on one side, birds in a floral environment on the other. Delive...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare okimono carved in the thickness of an elephant tusk depicting a life-size pigeon. It stands on a hollow trunk, inside which hides an owl. A small 4mm lack at the end of the tail...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ivory
Meiji Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
Finely painted and gilt Meiji period Japanese Imari Porcelain vase, circa 1860.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shigaraki Jar Japan Late Meiji period, circa 1900
Located in Monterey, CA
This is a shigaraki jar from Japan late Meiji period, circa 1900. Shigaraki is a ceramic town of Koka City situated in the southern part of Shiga, and known as the home of Shigaraki...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Tokyo School Bronze Camel
Located in Mosman Park, AU
A fine quality Japanese Meiji period Tokyo School bronze model of a Bactrian camel, standing upright, looking forward. With variable treatment of the bronze finish to depict the vary...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Imati porcelain jar & cover, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Imari porcelain vase and cover, Japan, c.1890, Meiji Period. The jar well painted with a continuous scene of flowering plants, amongst a bamboo fence, in typical Imari colours. The f...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Imari ‘Black Ship’ bowl and cover, Japan, Meiji Period.
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A Japanese Imari porcelain ‘Black Ship’ bowl and cover, Meiji Period. The bowl hand painted to one side with a large sailing ship with Dutch flags, whilst the reverse with a group of...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Japanese Lacquered Tea Pot
Located in Paris, FR
Large teapot in brown nashiji lacquer and gold decor mon family. The interior in red lacquer, Japan, Meiji (1868-1912). Measures: Height 13 cm, diameter 15 cm.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Imari Black Ship bowl, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.
By Arita
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Japanese porcelain ‘Black Ship’ shallow bowl, 19th Century, Meiji Period. The bowl, well painted to the centre, with a circular panel, containing a Dutch merchant ship, firing a cano...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Hanakago (flower Basket) For Ikebana, Japan Late Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare gourd-shaped basket (hyotan) in smoked bamboo (suzudake) used in the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging (ikebana), attached to a support made of twisted branches. Fine...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Extraordinary pair of chiseled bronze vases with multiple patinas in the form of an oni seated cross-legged supporting the body of each vase in the shape of a purse. Work similar to ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of A Tiger, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Magnificent bronze okimono representing a roaring tiger. The feline's skin is rendered in great detail and with distinct techniques, including hidden parts, notably the underside of ...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Cedar Keyaki Chest Japanese Meiji Tansu Dresser Storage Drawers
Unavailable
H 34.75 in W 45.5 in D 18 in
Cedar Keyaki Chest Japanese Meiji Tansu Dresser Storage Drawers
Located in Monterey, CA
This lacquered cedar and kayak clothing chest (Sendai Isho Dansu) is from the Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in Japan. It dates from the Meiji period circa 1870-1890. It stands 34.75 H x...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Cabinet In Lacquer And Shibayama, Japan Meiji Period
Unavailable
H 66.15 in W 42.13 in D 27.96 in
Japanese Cabinet In Lacquer And Shibayama, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare Japanese Shibayama cabinet with multiple drawers and sliding panels. The two central leaves reveal a precious compartment with multiple drawers, entirely covered in nashiji lacq...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Meiji Period Venerable Tiger Japanese Charger, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Venerable Tiger fine large Japanese porcelain charger. A thickly potted porcelain charger with underglaze landscape decoration, a Venerable vigilant stylized tiger in landscape fea...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Large Japanese Imari Chargers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Japanese large Imari chargers. Fine porcelain with multi floral reserves of various forms. Very handsome duo. Late 19th/ early 20th century Provenance-assembled from our fami...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Indigo Bleu Antique Ceramic Bowl, Meiji Period, 1890s
Unavailable
H 3.75 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Indigo Bleu Antique Ceramic Bowl, Meiji Period, 1890s
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Japanese indigo bleu ceramic bowl. This bowl was made in Meiji period (1868-1912).
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Bronze Incense Burner, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Exceptional incense burner in finely chiseled patinated bronze. The barrel with a rotating decoration of birds and branches is supported by three shishis. Two other Fô lions serve as...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Arita porcelain vases with carp decoration, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
An exceptional and rare pair of Arita porcelain vases decorated with carps leaping from the water near a waterfall. Richly decorated from foreground to background, combining differen...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture by Genryusai Seiya, Japan Meiji Era
Unavailable
H 10.24 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture by Genryusai Seiya, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Superb bronze okimono with dark brown patina representing a lady holding a gourd in her left hand. Signed Seiya Sei (made by Seiya). Genryusai Seiya was a master craftsman specializi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Seto Porcelain Covered Vases, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Magnificent pair of porcelain vases with a rich underglaze blue decoration of a couple of partridges among the vegetation. A minimal defect on each interior lid in the shape of a sty...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare bronze okimono with multiple patina representing a bird of prey perched on a hollow trunk. This sculpture is astonishingly realistic : observe the somewhat crude appearance of t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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$13,800
H 10 in Dm 5 in
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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
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Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Chinese Enamel Bronze Cloisonne Charger
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Chinese enamel bronze cloisonne charger. Unusual and rare bronze Chinese Cloisonne charger. The brightly multicolored enamel decoration features Crane birds and many colorful f...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Elm Tansu Step Cabinet Chest Cupboard Double Sided Fretwork 90"
$2,975Sale Price|30% Off
H 38 in W 90.5 in D 19.5 in
Japanese Elm Tansu Step Cabinet Chest Cupboard Double Sided Fretwork 90"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Meiji style Tansu step chest, etagere or storage cabinet. Made from beautiful elm with traditional staircase form. The cabinet is double sided with intricate pierced fretwor...
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20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
$1,025
H 10 in W 11.75 in D 6 in
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A finely crafted Japanese tabletop cabinet from the early 20th century, this compact storage piece is richly detailed with traditional decorative techniques and export-era flourishes...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bench
By AFM
Located in Highland, IN
This striking bench has a combination of wood slats and woven jute seats. Manufactured by AFM Quality Furniture in Japan it has a hand-hewn quality and the understated design reminds...
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Materials
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Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
$3,400
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1800s-1860s/Safe Storage Cabinet Wabisabi
$1,200
H 20.08 in W 29.53 in D 14.18 in
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1800s-1860s/Safe Storage Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer. It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). It has a keyed door so that it can also be used as a safe. Both metal fittings are attached with very ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga Unknown artist Meiji era, circa 1880 Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Dimensions: Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Japanese Indigo Dyed Old Embroidery Cloth / Japanese Toy Pattern / 1912-1960
$1,000
H 59.06 in W 57.09 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Indigo Dyed Old Embroidery Cloth / Japanese Toy Pattern / 1912-1960
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Located in Marbella, ES
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$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 1 in Dm 10 in
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Porcelain
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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
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Japanese Meiji Art For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of Japanese meiji art for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and ceramic. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of Japanese meiji art, we have 4376 options in-stock, while there are 157 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of Japanese meiji art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of Japanese meiji art made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with folk art — is very popular. Kinkozan, Satsuma and Makuzu Kozan each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of Japanese meiji art that is worth considering.
How Much is a Japanese Meiji Art?
Prices for a piece of Japanese meiji art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $50 and can go as high as $1,000,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,813.
A Close Look at Meiji Furniture
From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.
Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.
Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.
The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.
Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.
Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.
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