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Japanese Antique Wood Carving Turtle 1860s-1900s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carved turtle.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Cat 1860s-1900s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden carved cat.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s / Sculpture Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wooden Daruma doll.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden Daruma doll.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique small wooden lion carving / 1800s / Edo-Meiji period/ Wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese antique small wooden lion sculpture/1800s/Edo-Meiji period/Wabi-sabi
This is a wooden
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Elephant 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese elephant wood carving.
This wood carving dates from the Meiji period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Meiji Style Japanese Painted and Gilt Metal Cock on Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and fantastic gilt metal cock with red painted face and crest is perched on a decorated bar and raises it wings excitedly as it looks down on painted koi fish on the base. Th...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Black Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese large wooden Daruma.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
It is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Large Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish Sculpture with Rope
Hook
Located in Studio City, CA
. The sculpture retains its original dark, rich patina. Traditionally, these works were often displayed
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s/Antique Sculpture Contemporary Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese wood carving fish.
Meiji period and goods.
This is black and beautiful
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daikokuten / Folk Art Sculpture / Buddha Statue
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
the Meiji-Taisho period.
It is carved from a single tree.
He has a lovely face that looks happy
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cypress
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Large Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese large wooden Daruma.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
It is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Signed Gigaku Noh Theater Meiji Mask of Taikofu the Elderly Widower
Located in Studio City, CA
mask is handcrafted. The maker uses a process of hemp cloth mixed with wood dust and lacquer so that
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Japanese Pair of Samurai Bows Fine Lacquered Details Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
colors Meiji period, 19th century.
A rare find.
Quality: bamboo and vermilion lacquer (Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Antique Long Samurai Bow and Ten Arrows Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
original feathers from Meiji period, 19th century.
The bow leather grip with the -dragonfly - clan
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Antique 86" Samurai Bow, Quiver,
Ten Arrows, Meiji 19thc, Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
: Meiji period, 19th century
Condition: Fine original condition with wear due to appropriate age
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
own art form.
We are listing as Meiji Period based on signs of wear and use but it could be older
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Pair of Samurai Bow with Ten Arrows Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
feathers from Meiji period, 19th century.
A rare find.
Quality: bamboo and vermilion lacquer (Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke
Tiger
Meiji Era 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s.
Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japan 1890 Meiji Period Rare Carved Okimono Of A Father And Son Playing Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Okimono sculpture of a father and son.
Very rare and highly detailed sculpture, created
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Exceptional Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana from Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sculpture of its own right, this antique Japanese bamboo basket from an unknown artist is from
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Japanese Antique Wall-Mounted Vase Using a Wood Burl / Wabi-Sabi Vase/ Wood Lump
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate.
This is a vase that uses a wood burl(humps).
In Japan, vases made from such natural objects
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Netsuke Skeleton and Wolf Signed Koun Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique wood netsuke circa 19th century. It depicts a wolf embracing a skeleton. Signed "Koun
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Small Iki Mask In Sculpted Wood
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese small sized Iki mask made in sculpted and painted wood, created in Japan in circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Stand / 1868-1920 / Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate.
This is a work made by carving a wooden knob.
I think it was made around the Meiji-Taisho
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rare Votive Inari Shinto Temple Foxes, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of minimally carved, abstracted votive wood fox dolls, the messengers of God based on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
late Edo period to the Meiji period.
There was such a Buddha statue in an old private house.
I rarely
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/Figurine Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden carved frog.
This wood carving is from the Meiji Era. (1860s-1920s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Folk Art Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wood carving of a Daruma doll.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s1920s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Wood Carvings of Japanese Shrines and Temples / Wood Carving Phoenix
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
often installed at the entrance of a building.
The wood is zelkova.
Zelkova is hard, hard to corrode
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Japanese Antique Small Wooden God/1868-1920/Wood Carving Miniature Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
bag on his back, holds a mallet, and wears a hood.
This is a small wooden sculpture of Daikokuten
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden daruma (wooden mold).
It is from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s).
It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japan Huge Superb Antique Hand-Carved Ceiling Hook Sculpture, 1890
Located in South Burlington, VT
Impressive sculpture in size and possessing a gorgeous patina from authentic use.
These hangers were
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Wood Carved Okame Woman Netsuke in Display Frame
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully detailed and displayed miniature well-carved wood Japanese netsuke of a old smiling
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Old Wood Carving Frog with Box 1860s-1900s/Antique Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese frog wood carving. (With box D210mm x W250mm x H160mm)
The era is the Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tree Bump Sculpture 1860s-1920s / Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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With my 20 years of experience, I am re-proposing Jap...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish sculpture symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japan Fine Old Hand carved Hand Painted Sculpture Okame "Woman of Joy"
Located in South Burlington, VT
-carved hand painted monumental wood sculpture of the joyful Otafuku or Okame from the Meiji period (1860
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Netsuke, 20th Century, Two Toads Sitting on a Turtle, Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese netsuke, 20th century, "Two toads sitting on a turtle". Finely carved wood with signature
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Huge Antique Hand-Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century, 36"
Located in South Burlington, VT
works of art serve as wonderful decorative sculptures as ours.
Dimensions: Big 36 inches in length
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Daruma 1860s-1900s / Wood Carving Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden black Daruma doll.
It was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Netsuke 20th Century, Horse, Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Horse", wood carved, signed on the bottom.
Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Netsuke, 20th Century, “Dog”, Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Dog”, wood carved, signed on the bottom.
Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Netsuke 20th Century, Tortoise Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Tortoise", wood carved, signed on the bottom.
Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Antique Wood carving "Pacific Saury" 1860s-1900s / Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old carved wooden fish made in Japan.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
handcrafted natural wood (perhaps rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with four large square-like beads called
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a fish.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Wood Carved Polychrome Japanese Temple Shrine Shinto Priest Figure, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece, depicting a Japanese Shinto (Shintoism) priest in reflection. The wood carving
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Trio Three Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
as wonderful decorative sculptures as ours.
Provenance: Japanese private collections, collected in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Huge, Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
serve as wonderful decorative sculptures as ours.
Dimensions: Big 18 inches in length and 6.5 inches
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wood Carving「Daikokuten」1860s-1900s / Figurine Mingei Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden statue.
It is from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s).
It appears to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Carved Wood, Gilt and Lacquer Buddhist Traveling Zushi Shrine
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece, small in scale, intricate in detail. Hand carved and painted. A great addition to any collection of Japanese or Asian artifacts.
Dimensions: 3.5" high, 1.5" wid...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Wood Carving "Baku" 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
I guess it is made of cedar wood.
The baku is a legendary creature, a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Carved Wood
Gilt-Lacquered Seated Japanese Temple Shrine Buddha ‘Amida Nyorai’
Located in Studio City, CA
This truly beautiful and serene piece.
Meticulously hand carved in fine detail. Gilded throughout. Seated in deep meditation with folded hands and flowing robes.
We are listi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden carved fish.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period (1860s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a fish.
It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s/Mingei Wab-Isabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden Daruma doll.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It seems
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
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Meiji Wood Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of meiji wood sculpture for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every item from our selection of meiji wood sculpture was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of meiji wood sculpture — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of meiji wood sculpture, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of meiji wood sculpture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Eisuke Miyao produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Meiji Wood Sculpture?
Prices for a piece of meiji wood sculpture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $60,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,450.
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.
Questions About Meiji Wood Sculpture
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
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