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Japanese Wood Netsuke " The Pig "by Yoshitoshi Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a famous netsuke artist, Yoshitoshi from Japanese, a carved netsuke "The Pig" dated around the late 19th to early 20th century.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese lidded bowl from the Meiji period, lacquer
Located in Hamburg, DE
This antique Japanese lidded bowl from the Meiji period, around 1900, is a stunning example of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Root Wood Serving Tray, ca. 1868-1912
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9.25 inches
Width: 11.5 inches
Depth: 10.5 inches
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Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquer, Bone and "Root" Wood Screen Meiji Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japanese lacquer, bone and "Root" wood screen
Meiji period, late 19th century
of rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer
Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Copper
Japanese Head Bucket (Kubi-Oke), Lacquer, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Head Bucket (Kubi-Oke), Lacquer, Meiji period.
The head bucket was used for storing and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Unusual Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese enameled wooden box. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The box has a rectangular
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Tiger with Cub
Located in Kastrup, DK
Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) patinated bronze sculpture of a tiger with cub.
Mounted on a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Figure by Miyao Eisuke, Meiji Period
By Eisuke Miyao 1
Located in Newark, England
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A FINELY DETAILED JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE BY MIYAO EISUKE, MEIJI PERIOD
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese black lacquered wood trunk with engraved cast brass corner mounts and bails for the lift
Category
Antique 19th Century Meiji Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Meiji period 1900s.
The signature is written
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Framed Japanese Woven Textile Panel with Dragon Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed Japanese woven textile circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Likely a fragment of a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$1,669 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Carved Teak Wood Japanese Imperial Meiji Style Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Carved Teak Wood Japanese Imperial Meiji Style Side Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Antique Japanese Kyushu Tansu, Meiji Period (1868–1912)
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
An exceptional two-section chest from the Kyushu region, crafted from solid kiri (paulownia) wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Lacquered Gold Maki-E Naga Fubako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood Naga Fubako (a long box used to store document or large scroll painting
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
19th Century Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant Tansu Chest
This stunning late 19th-century
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Japanese Triangular Nesting Corner Tables, Meiji Period
Located in Kastrup, DK
late Meiji period, circa 1900.
Each table is crafted in wood and finished with richly executed
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Japanese Portable Tea Cabinet Meiji Period with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
the most expensive woods that was used to make small luxury pieces. The handled cabinet was stained in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Sandalwood
Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
"Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting in mineral pigments on silk with silk
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze and Champlevé Enameled Censer
Located in Long Island City, NY
intricately carved huanghuali-wood base with a foliate motif.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Fruit Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Amsterdam and was an avid collector of Asian art.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Region of Origin
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Peanuts Meiji Period, Japan, 19/20th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and was an avid collector of Asian art.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Region of Origin
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$773 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Export Meiji High Relief Dragon Carved Throne Chair.
Located in Nantwich, GB
An impressive Imperial Meiji period Japanese throne chair which is finely and lavishly carved with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$2,474 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Large Wood-Lagged
Covered Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period A Large Wood-Lagged & Covered Bamboo Ikebana Basket in very great
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Theatre Mitsumekozo Theatre Mask Meiji Period, circa 1900
Located in Prahran, Victoria
goblin often portrayed as a mischevious creature in comical plays, late Meiji period, circa 1900
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Yonkers, NY
)", dated "Meiji 30 (1897)" and published by Fukuda Kumajiro. Created in Japan during the Meiji period, this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Japanese Antique Tenjin Desk, Meiji Era (1868-1912), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique tenjin desk was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912).
Originally used in traditional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880
s Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42"
Located in Portland, OR
Meiji era (1868-1912) of red lacquered chestnut front and sugi (cryptomeria) interiors. Ishodansu were
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Gilt Lacquer Writing Desk
Poem Box
Located in Chicago, IL
for a mesmerizing finish that recalls the night sky.
Each item includes a paulownia (kiri) wood
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Iron
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 Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Framed Solid Burl Wood Panels from a Japanese Tsuitate, Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A spectacular pair of framed solid burl wood panels, originally part of a traditional Japanese
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Burl
Kanban, Japanese Shop Sign, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Located in Camden, ME
lacquer, gold leaf and poly chrome on wood, Meiji period 1868 -1912
Measure: 19" high x 35 1/2" wide.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
$1,237 Sale Price
44% Off
Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Brown and Black Tansu Clothing Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with black and brown
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Japanese Asian Large Meiji Period Silk Embroidery Peacock Bird Flower Tapestry
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Meiji Period (1868-1912) Japanese large framed embroidery/ tapestry featuring a pair of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Japanese Antique Square Low Table, Late Meiji Era
1868–1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique square low table was crafted in the Late Meiji Era (1868–1912).
Made entirely of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanesse Hand-Carved Elmwood Cabinet, Sideboard, Meiji, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental antique hand-carved elmwood cabinet. Sideboard, 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
reeds. The 19th century Meiji period painting bears an artist's signature Chisokuken. Crafted from ink
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Large Japanese Tiger in Patinated Bronze, Signed. MEIJI / TAISHO
By Kosai Taisho
Located in Kastrup, DK
quality on original plinth root wood.
Meiji period 1852-1912.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers, Meiji Era
1868-1912
Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chests of drawers was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912).
This Japanese chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$1,600 Sale Price
36% Off
Meiji Period Red and Black Painted Kimono Storage Box, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Kimono storage box, constructed of wood and bamboo, painted black with family crest
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Netsuke – Grotesque Mask, Edo To Early Meiji Period (circa 1820–1880)
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Japanese Netsuke – Grotesque Mask, Edo To Early Meiji Period (circa 1820–1880)"
A finely carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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 Japanese Meiji Period Parquetry Table Top Kodansu Cabinet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Parquetry Table Top Kodansu Cabinet With An Arrangement of Seven
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Small Japanese Meiji Period Black and Gold Altar Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This small late 19th-century Meiji period altar or stand with gilded & engraved brass mounts is a
Category
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Materials
Brass
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Meiji Wood For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic meiji wood available at 1stDibs. A meiji wood — often made from wood, metal and paper — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer meiji wood, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A meiji wood made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made meiji wood over the years, but those crafted by Century Furniture, Eisuke Miyao and Imao Keinen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Meiji Wood?
A meiji wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,083, while the lowest priced sells for $145 and the highest can go for as much as $260,424.
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.
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