French Japonisme
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Pottery
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Japonisme Wall Brackets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Centerpieces
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Candelabras
Onyx, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Gilt Metal
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Tableware
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Table Mirrors
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Tray Tables
Bamboo, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Paint
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Faience
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Shagreen, Bamboo, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...
Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Rustic Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Dining Room Chairs
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s French Japonisme Chairs
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1910s French Japonisme Vases
Opaline Glass
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Cabinets
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Vases
Faience
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Planters and Jardinieres
Faience
Antique 1890s French Japonisme Vitrines
Bronze
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French Japonisme For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a French Japonisme?
A Close Look at Japonisme Furniture
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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