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Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Jar/Vase Gosu Blue with Wooden Lid
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Age: 19th Century
Original
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Wood, Porcelain
$1,199 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Kodansu Personal Tansu 5 Drawer 23"W
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
Pair Of Japanese Wood Shokudai with Chrysanthemum Base And Brass Prickets
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Japanese wood Shokudai with chrysanthemum shaped base, brass prickets and gold leaf
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light , A fine quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$7,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Japanese Imari Bottle Vase on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
century (late Meiji Period). The distinct shape of the bottle is called tea-whisk form and the rare
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Great Wood Carving Lion Figurine / 1868-1920 / Rare Item
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This looks like an old copperware, but it is a wood carving work.
It is glossy because it is
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The Inro is comprised of three stacked compartments and features a deer motif with mother of pearl accents, an ojime and a wooden frog netsuke. Inros were used to store items like m...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Penis 1860s-1920s / Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
created during the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s), and is made of richly textured pine wood.
In
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Pine
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Wood Board 1860s-1900s / Wall Decoration
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is made of pine wood with a rich texture.
As the name suggests, the mochi
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
$720 Sale Price
44% Off
Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen.
Wood block print on paper.
First
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Pair Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Meiji Period Cabinets 漆器 蒔絵 塗物 漆塗
Located in Cotignac, FR
A pair of Meiji period, late 19th Century Lacquerware (漆器, shikki) miniature cabinets on stands
Category
Late 19th Century Edo More Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and seems to have been made of cedar wood.
Deep cracks and sooty
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Kobako in nashiji lacquer imitating wood texture, lid decorated with an ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
Imposing kobako in nashiji lacquer on a black ground, decorated with a motif imitating wood grain
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Large Japanese Carved and Polychromed Wood Panel of Gourds and Lotus
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting two large melons with calligraphy surmounted with lotus and flower and dragonfly. Painted in golds, reds, blues and green.
Estate of John Volk, Palm Beach.
Category
Antique 1850s Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Late 19th Century Japanese Zitan Wood Carved Stand in the Form of a Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An Zitan wood low table / stand. Late 19th century Japanese Meiji Period. Zitan is an extremely
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Easels
Materials
Zitan
Antique Wood Monkey Netsuke Sculpture Japanese Masakazu Japan, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
century, 20th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912)
Condition: Very nice, no damages
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Japanese Bronze Vases on Wood Stands
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Japanese bronze vases on wood stands are ideal for adding beautiful symmetry with the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Maki-E Lacquered Oval Wood Tray on Stand, c. 1850-1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese standing rim, Maki-e lacquered oval wood tray of the Meiji Period. The tray features fine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tray Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Lacquer
Primitive Wood Chair from Japan 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Wooden Chair Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old primitive chair discovered in Japan.
Details of this chair are unknown. It is also possible that it was not produced in Japan, but was brought over from East Asia or S...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Large Artist Signed Japanese Bronze Tigers Attacking Bull Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Artist Signed Japanese Bronze Tigers attacking a Bull sculpture on wood base. Amazing
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Large Candle Stick 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese natural wood Shokudai (candlestick).
It was made in the late Edo period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
$640 Sale Price
36% Off
Netsuke of an Oni, a Demon in Japanese Folklore, Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Meiji period netsuke depicting a formidable figure of an oni (demon) with a golden face and red
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Japanese Painted Wood Vase with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Japanese Meiji period wood vase or vessel with striking aged yellow paint and decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vases
Materials
Wood
Wood Root Carving of Jizu Bosatsu the Bodhisattva Jizo
Located in Norton, MA
Astonishing gilded wood carving from Meiji Period, circa 1900. The figure is Jizu Bosatsu (the
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Silk Thread Wood Winder Complete with Spool and Functioning Gears
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prefecture), Hanishina Gun, Sawaki-Machi. Late Edo to early Meiji Period. Silk thread wood winder complete
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$1,313 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique Japanese Root Shelf Display with Drawers
Located in Wichita, KS
of pieces are very rare It is most likely from the Meiji periodic in the late 1900s. The shelves
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair Of Japanese Lacquerware Saki Cups
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of finely crafted turned wood Saki Cups in Black Lacquer with a delicately painted Gold
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Wooden Table / 1868-1920 / Wabi-Sabi Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Japanese antique wooden table was crafted between the Meiji and Taishō periods (1868–1920) and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Samurai Battling Tengu Embroidered Tapestry, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Meiji tapestry of silk, wool and gold thread depicting samurai battling tengu, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Wool, Silk, Wood
Japanese Antique Cedar Storage Cabinet, 1880s–1900s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
late Meiji period.
Its deep, blackened finish carries a quiet elegance, where simplicity and dignity
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Wooden board "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden workboard
Crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), it is made
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Horses, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
standalone piece.
We are listing as Meiji period but could be Edo period.
Dimensions: 26.25" wide, 5
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Coral Design
Located in New York, NY
Late Meiji to early Taishō period Japanese lacquer box (circa 1890–1920), decorated in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Metal
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period.
It was used as a workbench by craftsmen
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Peacock, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
are listing as Meiji period but could be Edo period.
Dimensions: 26" wide, 4.5" high, 1.25" deep.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Antique Japanese wooden temple pillar object / 19th century / large decoration
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
that goes beyond a simple wooden product.
It is made from Japanese zelkova, a precious wood. Zelkova
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Zelkova Stand Mirror, 1890s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique stand mirror crafted from zelkova and dating to the 1890s.
The piece features a compact pedestal base fitted with a small drawer, offering both charm and practical...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Sofa Table Tansu Mingei Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This wooden antique board is from the Meiji period.
It is made of lauan wood.
Years of use and
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board / Wall Decoration Abstract Art / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
kneading flour.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The board is thought to be pine and is made of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$848 Sale Price
29% Off
Japanese Antique Door, Abstract Art Wabi Sabi, 1860s-1900s
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
the world of wabi and sabi.
Recommended as a wall painting.
It was made in the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique Japanese drawer chest from the Meiji period (1860s–1920s).
Crafted from
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese old wooden low table/wabisabi coffee table/1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This piece is a Japanese wooden low table crafted during the
Meiji to Taisho period (1868–1920
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century black lacquered and painted table cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century freestanding Japanese black lacquered and painted table top cabinet from the Meiji
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Chestnut Drawer Chest, 1880s–1900s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique drawer chest crafted from chestnut wood, dating from the 1880s–1900s.
Compact in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a man
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Lacquered Maki-E Natsume in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Edo to Meiji period. The large-sized natsume with a fitted lid, sometimes also called usuchaki, was
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Meiji period (1986-1912).
The curved legs are
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th century Japanese lacquered wooden box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
the late Edo or Meiji period, making it ideal for a collection or as a decorative object steeped in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese antique Black Urushi low display stand, wabi sabi side table or bench
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
layers, not plywood).
Wood veneer technique was began to use around Meiji period in Japan, I estimate the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Wood
A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
and gilded brass kanagu detailing, beneath a gilt-wood band punctuated by further kanagu cartouche
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
consisting of over 800 handcrafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter "Guru bead
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$360 Sale Price / set
58% Off
Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction, the small table-top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Rustic Table 1860s-1900s / Dining Table Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
board are from the Meiji period.
The wooden board is about 45mm thick and has a heavy feel.
The table
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Korean Bandaji Side Tables / Nightstands Ca. 1920s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Korean Bandaji (blanket) chests on stands with intricate brass-work and hardware, and original interior printed rice paper lining. Were used as night stands by prior owner. ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Korean Meiji Furniture
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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