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Sculptural Pillow Table Lamp in fiberglass resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s.
By Hajime Goto
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Pillow Table Lamp in resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Rice Paper Lamp, Japan circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Japan, 1950
Composed of rice paper and ebonised timber.
14”w x 10”d x 19.75”h
$ 2,800
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Japanese Motif Wood Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1940's hand-painted Japanese moftif wood lamps. 13" height of body & 23" height to shade
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Beautiful Pair of Japanese Style Table Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful pair of Japanese style table lamps tall slender "wooden" body is decorated with flower
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Pillow Table Lamp in fiberglass resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s.
By Andre Cazenave, Hajime Goto
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Pillow Table Lamp in resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Japanese Pair Cloisonné Table Lamps on Patinated Brass Bases, ca. 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
Height as photographed with shade 32 inches, shades not included but available for purchase, bases are 7.5 inches square
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Post Modern Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Colorful Geometric Pattern, Japan 1980
s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful post modern glazed ceramic table lamp, vibrant colorful geometric pattern. Japan 1980's
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Modern Polished Bronze and Verdigris Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and understated pair of table lamps were realized in Japan, circa 1950. They feature a
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Japanese Ceramic Vase as a Table Lamp with Ribbed Brown Glaze
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century Japanese ceramic vase, with ribbed rich brown glaze throughout, now converted as
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi, Rare Table Lamp, Bamboo, Iron, Cord, Fabric, Ozeki, Japan, 1960s
By Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in High Point, NC
A rare all original table lamp. Designed by Isamu Noguchi, for Ozeki, Japan, 1960s.
Series
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Japanese Imari 20th Century Ceramic Table Lamp with Blue, Red and Gilt Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari ceramic table lamp from the 20th century mounted on a custom base. Created in
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of 20th Century Black and White Japanese Ceramic Sake Jar Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of sake jar table lamps made in the 20th century. They are white and black ceramic
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Japanese Porcelain Hand-Painted Gourd Lamp
Located in West Hartford, CT
Very tall and heavy Japanese hand-painted black porcelain gourd lamp with white flowers and gold
Category
1960s Japanese Hollywood Regency Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Silk
Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases as Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps, figural group design with gilt accents
Category
20th Century Japanese Ming Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$1,150 / set
Modular Space Age Wall or Table Lamp by Kreo Co. Ltd, Japan 1960s
By Kreo-Lite
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Modular multipurpose orange and white lamp that can be used as a table, wall or even a suspended
Category
1960s Japanese Space Age Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Large Pair of Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each large bottle-form lamp with iron-red decoration of elegant peacocks in a lush floral landscape
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$4,250 / set
Painted Porcelain and Ebonized Wood Japanese Lamp
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Hand painted porcelain and ebonized wood lamp from Japan, circa late 1950s. This lovely example has
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Brass James Mont Japanese Candlestick Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair solid brass James Mont Asian style candle sticks converted to table lamps resting on black
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,895 / set
Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Lamps
Located in Toronto, CA
Franklin Mint in 1981, "The Cranes of Happiness" lamps were painted by Japanese artist Haruo Momoki, and
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual Japanese Folding Desk Lamp by Twin Bird
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 80's feeling desk lamp in black and white plastic is very futuristic and fun. The lamp folds
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Mirrored Handpainted Japanese Lamps by Marbro
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning Pair of hand painted lamps which have a mirrored design painted on the lamps in red oxide
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
A Mid Century Pair of Decorative Table Lamps with Japanese Scene
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of decorative acrylic and brass table lamps with Japanese scene mounted on a wooden
Category
20th Century Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Japanese Imitation Bamboo Lamp, circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pretty patinated metal lamp base imitating bamboo branches and leaves, mounted with a rattan
Category
1970s European Chinese Export Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of Meiji-Showa Period Japanese Cloisonné Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large pair late Meiji period Japanese Cloisonné vases now as lamps. The enamel work is
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
20th Century, Japanese Meiji Figural Bronze Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
20th century, Japanese figural bronze electrified oil lamp features figural aviary and floral
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Pair of Art Pottery Table Lamps with a Japanese Flair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These unique Mid Century Art Pottery Table Lamps bring a touch of Japanese flair to any room
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Takebane Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Takebane" table lamp made by Japanese lighting designer Yuri Kinoshita. Hand made paper and wooden
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Paper, Wood
1970s Japanese Brass Signalling Projector Lamp, Shonan Kosakusho Tokyo
By Shonan Kosakusho
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
This is a Shonan Kosakusho signalling / projector lamp made in 1979 in Tokyo, made from sold brass
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Nice vintage 1960
s Japanese studio pottery made into lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very nicely done hand thrown Japanese Studio piece od pottery that has been truned into a lamp
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Of Red Japanned Candlestick Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form
Category
1940s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Japanese Ginger Jar Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese Satsuma style painted porcelain ginger jar converted into a table lamp with a
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps in the Japanese Taste, mid 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast ceramic lamps with raised foliage and figurative designs mounted on tapered brass bases with
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Bust of a Woman Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Petite Vintage Japanese hand painted porcelain bust of a woman lamp, newly wired with custom shade
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Japanese Arita Porcelain Gold, Dark Blue and Orange Table Lamps
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Japanese Arita porcelain table lamps from the mid-20th century, with gold, blue and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Iconic Ingo Maurer ‘Mahbruky’ Table Lamp with Japanese Paper Shades by Dagmar Mo
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Voorburg, NL
Iconic Ingo Maurer ‘Mahbruky’ table lamp, designed by Ingo Maurer and Dagmar Mombach. This
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Hand Painted Black Metal Lamps from Japan
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of vintage hand painted black metal lamps from Japan
Tall, rectangular shape base with gold
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Restored Japanese Candlestick Lamps by Marbro, Pair
By James Mont
Located in Astoria, NY
Monumental pair of Japanese inspired solid brass candlesticks lamps by Marbro. The design of the
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Japanese Pottery Lamps with Hand Painted Calligraphy
Located in New York, NY
A great pair of lamps, made from antique Japanese stoneware bottles with calligraphy on both sides
Category
1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Jumo Table Lamp
By Maison Jumo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
JUMO lamp reissued by Nice Création Compagnie (Tokyo Osaka) in plastic in the 1970s. The lamp was
Category
1970s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,839
Large Japanese Two-Handled Bronze Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each side inlaid with birds in trees within reserved cartouches.
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Japanese Two-Handled Bronze Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each side inlaid with birds in trees within reserved cartouches.
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
1970s Table Lamp on Japanese Lacquer Foot in the Style of Jean Claude Mahey
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Baambrugge, NL
1970s table lamp on Japanese lacquer foot in the style of Jean Claude Mahey.
The lampshade has
Category
1970s French Japonisme Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer
Chic Panasonic Table Lamp
By Panasonic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Panasonic Table Lamp
Category
20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Noguchi Akari Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Isamu Noguchi Akari table lamp. Iron Base stamped Japan with a bamboo pole and a hand-made paper
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
$1,950
Sculptural Pillow Floor Lamp in fiberglass resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s.
By Andre Cazenave, Hajime Goto
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Pillow Table Lamp in resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Japanese Vintage Square Two-Lights Lamps with Rice Paper Panels, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Two vintage Japanese square-shaped wooden table lamps from the mid 20th century, with two light
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of 3 “Cushion” Lamps by Japanese designer Hajime Goto, 1978–1979
By Hajime Goto
Located in TOURS, FR
gently illuminated cushion. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these Japanese modernist lamps
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Koichi Nishi Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique ceramic table lamp done by Japanese ceramicist, Koichi Nishi. One of a kind piece made using
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Organic Modern Ceramic Pebbled Off White Signed Japanese Lamps Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous pair of ceramic vintage organic modern lamps are initialed but not legible and faded
Category
1970s Japanese Organic Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Bamboo Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unique bamboo table lamp with rice paper shades mounted on a clay base.
Lovely design and the
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Japanese Églomisé Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Twin-lights with brass fittings. The vases with figural decoration of men and women in landscapes. Character marks on each. With white glass shade resters and raised on ebonized wood...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Noguchi Akari 1AS Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Noguchi Akari 1AS table lamp. Bought from the Original owner who worked as an architect in Japan
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lightolier Table or Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Lightolier desk or table lamp with tilting articulating chrome arm and two-tone metal shade
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Table Lamp By George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A free-edge oak and fiberglass 'Minguren Andon H' table lamp (produced for an exhibition in Tokyo
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Oak, Fiberglass
Pair of Crane Shaped Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940's crane shaped table lamps. Available at our showroom at 238 East 60th Street, NY, NY
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Large Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large table lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Designed and manufactured in Japan circa 1950s. Rice
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large table lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Designed and manufactured in Japan circa 1950s. Rice
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Vintage Japanese Table Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage Japanese table lamps is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and porcelain, all vintage Japanese table lamps available were constructed with great care. Vintage Japanese table lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage Japanese table lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Victorian vintage Japanese table lamps are of considerable interest. Many vintage Japanese table lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Isamu Noguchi, Akari and Awaji Pottery produced popular vintage Japanese table lamps that are worth a look.
How Much are Vintage Japanese Table Lamps?
Prices for vintage Japanese table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage Japanese table lamps begin at $175 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $800.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vintage Japanese Table Lamps
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
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