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Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, Ric.052
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, decorated with irises and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Japanese Late Meiji Period Black Lacquer Blanket Chest with Golden Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji period black lacquer blanket chest from the early 20th century, with
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Red Lacquer Kodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1860’s) Red Lacquer Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Flowering Autumn Plants
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese 19th century meiji period two panel folding byobu screen. The screen features
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Constructed from Cypress and Elm, this merchant’s chest features blackened iron hardware with two thick handles on the top of the piece for ease of transport. It features 8 drawers, ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Set of Four Japanese Triangular Nesting Corner Tables, Meiji Period
Located in Kastrup, DK
remains in fine original condition with a pleasing patina consistent with age. Japan, late Meiji period
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Cased Bronze Kagami Hand Mirror with Cranes
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality antique Meiji period bronze Japanese Kagami mirror molded with cranes and
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Red Samurai Armour Beginning of Meiji period 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an armour of samurai. It was made around 1900s in Meiji era. This armour was not used in
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Iron

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu, Meiji period The marquetry is composed of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period 6-Panel Screen w/ Blue Lacquered Flowers, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period 6-Panel Screen w/ Blue Lacquered Flowers, Ca. 1900 Meiji Period (1868
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer And Ormolu Tray; Bointaburet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and highly detailed French 19th century Meiji period Japanese Lacquer and Ormolu Tray
Category

Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Ormolu

Signed Japanese Meiji Period Table Top Screen, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Meiji period Japanese lacquered and hand painted folding table top screen. The bas relief (heavily
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wooden Box w/ Original Outer Case, Ca. 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wooden Box w/ Original Outer Case, Ca. 1880 Meiji Period
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Medicine "Kanban" Shop Sign , Late Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Medicine "Kanban" (Shop Sign) with mirror, Meiji Period. The Medicine being
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Buddhist Lacquered Wood Temple Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Temple Stand. An open panel style rectangular table with black
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Small Japanese Meiji Period Black and Gold Altar Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
refined example of the art of lacquer in Japan. Crafted of deep black shiny lacquer set out with simple
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Fur...

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Chinese Country Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese Meiji period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Zō-onna Noh Theatre Mask
Located in London, GB
Zō-onna Noh Theatre Mask, Meiji Period Noh Mask, Japanese Noh Mask, Antique Japanese Mask, Antique
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer, Paint

Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Festival Scenes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful late 19th century late Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring 12 scenes of a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Black and Red Meiji 19th Century Antique Lacquer Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large Japanese late 19th century Meiji period Arita porcelain vases with overlaid
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Small Japanese Bamboo and Black Lacquer Utility Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Small Japanese bamboo and black lacquer utility stand. Meiji period (1868 - 1912) furniture with
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider Byobu C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Lacquer

Japanese tea tray in red and black lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
is lacquered red while the outlines are lacquered black, the outside of the tray is left at its
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bentwood, Lacquer

Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare Japanese bark tree large cloisonné box on metal from the Meiji period. Usually bark tree
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger/plate with cockerel beautifully realistic in layers of carved
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Signed Okimono Sculpture of Fukurokuju In Polychrome Gilt
Located in Miami, FL
late 19th century during the imperial Japan in the Meiji era period, back in 1900. The okimono
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold

19th Century Shibayama Four Panel Screen Meiji Period Japan, C.1880
Located in London, GB
19th century Shibayama four Panel screen Meiji Period Japan C.1880 Mother of pearl inlay in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Meiji Period Japanese Export Center Table with Dragons
Located in Austin, TX
A powerfully carved Japanese export dragon center table, Meiji Period, early 20th century. Made
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Center Tables

Materials

Softwood

Antique 19C Japanese Porcelain Lacquered Lidded Tureen of superior quality Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Very unusual decoration and lovely piece. The best quality lacquering I have ever seen
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
lacquer, iron hardware, small safe and carrying handles. Created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Queens, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Period Japanese Ariake Andon Table Floor Lantern Lamp
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Traditional Japanese Ariake Andon are cube shaped lanterns, originally used as a kind of nightlight
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Pair of Japanese Meiji Screens Blossoms of Spring, Summer and Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of late 19th/early 20th century Japanese Meiji period byobu screens depicting
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Meiji period Japanese vase / lamp, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decoration and striking Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) porcelain vase with an overlay
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Export Meiji Era Highly Carved Hongmu Library Table Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A superb Meiji Era (1867-1912) intricately hand carved Japanese hardwood writing table with
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer

Japanese Silk Embroidery in Lacquer Frame, c.1890
Located in Savannah, GA
A Japanese export silk embroidery of a Shinto shrine in original parcel gilt ebonized lacquer frame
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Lacquer

JAPAN Meiji Period 1880 Namiki Little Cabined Round Tray In Wood, Gold Silver
Located in Miami, FL
presentation round cabinet tray created in the Imperial Japan period during the early Meiji period (1868-1912
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold, Silver

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning antique Meiji period early 1900s Japanese Tansu chest with original hardware and working
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Lacquered Meiji Period Carved Wood Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions on Boulle Stands
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Japanese lacquered wood figures depicting seated Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions in a deep red
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

19th C. Edo-Meiji Period Japanese Painted Five-Panel Folding Miniature Screen
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century/Edo-Meiji period japanese painted five-panel folding miniature screen By: unknown
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Torino, IT
This 19th-century Japanese Tansu clothing chest produced in the Meiji period is made of Japanese
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder
Located in Newark, England
Japanese Meiji period. Accompanying the box is a matching match holder of similar construction and design
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver, Copper

Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Japanese hardwood shodana with inlaid and lacquer decoration, Meiji Period 1868-1912, by Shoso
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid tall size, Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Daigo, Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers made of Yamizo Sugi
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Large Japanese Papier-Mâché Tray with Geisha Scene Meiji Period
Located in Tampa, FL
A striking and unusually large Japanese papier-mâché tray dating to the Meiji period circa turn of
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Platters and Serveware

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

19th Century Large Japan Vase "Cloisonne" With Floral Decoration, Meiji Period
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large antique Japanese vase. Dating from the late Meiji period, 19th century. Made of copper and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Brass, Copper

Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Sendai Clothing Tansu with Elaborate Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji 19th century double-section Sendai clothing tansu (Isho-dansu) with drawers and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

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Japanese Lacquer Meiji For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese lacquer meiji you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Japanese lacquer meiji — often made from wood, lacquer and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese lacquer meiji — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese lacquer meiji, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese lacquer meiji that is appealing in its simplicity, but Century Furniture, Imao Keinen and Japanese School produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Lacquer Meiji?

Prices for a Japanese lacquer meiji start at $150 and top out at $250,000 with the average selling for $2,527.
Questions About Japanese Lacquer Meiji
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquer is made of resin produced from the sap of the Urushi tree. Artisans craft bowls, vases, boxes and other items out of the material. Find a collection of Japanese lacquer furniture and decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can restore Japanese lacquer that has been damaged by exposure to light by gently buffing it with carnauba wax. Use a soft cloth to gently rub the wax into the piece, removing any excess and avoiding undamaged lacquer. Take a look on 1stDibs for a variety of pieces featuring Japanese lacquer.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean a Japanese lacquer box, start by moistening a soft lint-free cloth with warm water. Ring it out and then gently rub every surface. Do not use soap as it may damage the lacquer. Dry the box promptly with a second soft, dry lint-free cloth. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To fix Japanese black lacquer, take it to a furniture repair shop that has previously worked with the material. Lacquer is very delicate. Attempting to fix a piece on your own could cause further damage. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Japanese black lacquer.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquerware items are finished with a sap that comes from the lacquer tree. This finish is prone to degradation, especially if exposed to sun and water, and age will take its toll as well. To clean lacquerware items, wet a lint-free cloth and wring as much water out as you can, then wipe the item. Finish by drying it with a soft lint-free cloth. Shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese lacquerware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, there is a type of varnish called Japanese lacquer. It is made from the sap of an urushi tree, which grows in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. On 1stDibs, you can find vintage and modern Japanese lacquered pieces from some of the top sellers around the world.