Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

MEIJI STYLE

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.

Style: Meiji

Japanese Totai Covered Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Jar

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large Japanese covered Totai enamel on porcelain ginger jar. The ware is enameled with polychrome medallions representing blossoming flowers, birds, and butterfly wings surrounded ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Totai Covered Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Jar

$480 Sale Price

40% Off

Blue and White Lidded Porcelain Vessel Burner – East Asian, Early 20th Century

Located in Bochum, NRW

This exquisite lidded vessel is a fine example of East Asian blue-and-white porcelain, distinguished by its delicate hand-painted motifs and sculptural lid. The body is adorned with ...

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Early 20th Century Asian Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Lidded Porcelain Vessel Burner – East Asian, Early 20th Century

$275

Japanese Porcelain Bowl Hand-Painted Vines and Dragons, Meiji Ca 1860

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good and very decorative porcelain footed deep bowl, hand-decorated with an Imari design in polychrome enamels and dating to the second half of the 19th century, circa 1860...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Bowl Hand-Painted Vines and Dragons, Meiji Ca 1860

$569

Toyohara Kunichika Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print of Kabuki Theater Actors

By Toyohara Kunichika

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed, beautifully, and richly colored triptych woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Toyohara Kunichika featuring four dramatic and quite intense Kabuki theatre ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Toyohara Kunichika Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print of Kabuki Theater Actors

$795

Pair of Large Meiji Era Japanese Woodblock Prints

Located in London, GB

Pair of large Meiji Era Japanese woodblock prints Japanese, Late 19th Century Frames: height 42.5cm, width 78.5cm, depth 2cm Prints: height 35cm, width 78.5cm These excellent w...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Large Meiji Era Japanese Woodblock Prints

$4,804 / set

Japanese Miniature Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji

By Yabu Meizan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A small Satsuma vase from the studio of Yabu Meizan (birth name Yabu Masashichi; 1853-1934), who is one of the most celebrated and collectible Satsu...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Miniature Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji

$9,800

Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Gourd-Shaped Cabinet Vase

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Japanese porcelain vase. In the Imari style. In a gourd-shaped form with elongated neck. With painted lotus flower decoration to the body and painted floral and geo...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Gourd-Shaped Cabinet Vase

$595

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Ancient Pines on the Shore under Silver Moon

Located in Hudson, NY

Venerable pine trees supported and cared for by temple Arborists. Artist signature reads: Koka Sugibayashi. Meiji period painting (1868-1912) in mineral pigments on silk with a silk ...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Ancient Pines on the Shore under Silver Moon

$20,500

Japanese Large Heavy Banko Ware Ceramic Pottery Stoneware Vase, 19th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic, wonderfully glaze stoneware Banko ware vase with beautifully detailed craftsmanship. Banko ware pottery is thought to have originate...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Large Heavy Banko Ware Ceramic Pottery Stoneware Vase, 19th Century

$595

Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large Japanese ceramic vase by the celebrated Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1880-1890s. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successfully mastered the new colors available from the west and used them to the best advantage in his work deeply rooted in Japanese aesthetics. The vase has an impressive size and was potted in the classic baluster form with an elegant proportion. The surface is decorated using a combination of techniques of low relief sculpturing...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

$15,000

Large Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A large and fantastic Japanese cast bronze incense burner, koro, with high relief design, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The large and tall koro cast in extremely high re...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan

$5,200

A Japanese Meiji Period Blue and White Porcelain 5-Tier Presentation Box

Located in New York, NY

An Incredible and Quite Large Japanese Meiji Period Blue and White Porcelain Five-Tier Presentation Box and Cover. This magnificent piece was most probably made for a nobleman to pr...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A Japanese Meiji Period Blue and White Porcelain 5-Tier Presentation Box

$11,800

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Tea Service

Located in New York, NY

Antique Meiji period Japanese set set with exceptional cloisonne inlaid enamels, including pot, creamer, sugar and two cups and saucers. Unsigned and in excellent condition. Tea po...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Tea Service

$2,200 / set

Japanese Gosu Blue Satsuma Vase with Rakan Figures, Meiji Period

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Painted with Gosu Blue Imperial Palette From our Japanese Satsuma collection, we are pleased to present this good sized Japanese Gosu Blue Satsuma Vase 薩摩...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Gosu Blue Satsuma Vase with Rakan Figures, Meiji Period

$2,745

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bowl with Rabbits In Waves

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, Meiji period, footed enamel over copper bowl. The interior of the bowl is adorned with polychrome enamel panels depicting blossoming flowers surrounded by a swir...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bowl with Rabbits In Waves

$3,120 Sale Price

35% Off

Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Plates Flowers On Turquoise Background Meiji Period

Located in Milano, MI

Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Dishes Meiji Period 1868-1912 with turquoise bottom, in good condition. On the perimeter, a circular border of 1.7 cm dark background composed of geometri...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Plates Flowers On Turquoise Background Meiji Period

$1,436 / set

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase Hand-Painted marked base, 19th Century Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good quality Earthenware Japanese Satsuma vase, beautifully hand decorated and from the Meiji period, circa 1875. The vase has a he...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase Hand-Painted marked base, 19th Century Meiji Period

$446

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Sino Japan War Naval Battle Haiyang Island

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very strong woodblock print - Fantastic depiction of the naval Battle of Haiyang Island during the Sino-Japanese War. An explosion rocks a Chinese ship at right, severing the mast...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Sino Japan War Naval Battle Haiyang Island

$1,273 Sale Price

20% Off

Rare Japanese Meiji Gold Silver Inlay Peacock Bronze Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase

Located in New York, NY

Rare peacocks and peonies antique Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze gold and silver inlaid signed Usubata vase for Ikebana, the Japanese art of flowe...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Rare Japanese Meiji Gold Silver Inlay Peacock Bronze Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase

$1,250

Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair by Senzan Meiji Period

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING From our Japanese Satsuma collection, we’re pleased to offer this unusually shaped pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, signed by the artist Senzan 泉山 and dating...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair by Senzan Meiji Period

$5,147

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquois Rainbow Color Butterfly Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese enamel over copper plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome butterfly design surrounded by floral and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique on a ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquois Rainbow Color Butterfly Plate

$4,500

Antique Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Vases Urns Centerpieces Pink Roses

By Noritake

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An Elegant Fine Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Porcelain Vases of outstanding quality. First quarter of the Twentieth Century, late Meiji pe...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Vases Urns Centerpieces Pink Roses

$592 / set

Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper plate or charger attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1890. The plate has an octagonal form. The interior of the plate is enameled with a polychrome image of cranes on the turquoise ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The backside is decorated with a foliate scroll ornament on the turquoise ground made in the same technique. Hayashi Kodenji was a pivotal figure in the history of Cloisonne enamel manufacturer. He was instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha. He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 Silver, Paris 1889 Silver...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi

$5,000

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 transporting severed heads. During the Samurai era cla...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Head Bucket (Kubi-Oke), Lacquer, Meiji Period

$895

Japanese Three Panel Framed Gold Black White Porcelain Artwork by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary three-panel framed porcelain artwork in gold, black and white. This is a masterpiece by a third generation master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita region of Japan who is the descendant of an extended family of prolific porcelain and ceramic artists. The artist's profile is available upon request. The kiln started in the 19th century with traditional kinrande techniques (gold enameled porcelain), but in accordance with the philosophy of the kiln’s founder, each subsequent generation pioneered in a field of the master’s choosing. Thus, the second generation is known for its yuri-kinsai (gold foil underglaze) and the third generation for its haku-yui (intertwining of precious-metal foils). Yuri-kinsai was termed in the 1950s as a new glazing technique. The main feature is a highly transparent overglaze on the gilded porcelain, cutting out stencils of gold foil for underglaze decorations. In this exceptional work, the artist has used gold leaf, black and white for expressing the dramatic scene of Tawaraya Sotatsu's influential "Wind God and Thunder God" that is considered a Japanese National Treasure. It is a pair of two-folded screens using...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Three Panel Framed Gold Black White Porcelain Artwork by Master Artist

$16,500

Vintage Chinese Green Brown Jadeite Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A RARE Vintage Chinese Green & Brown Jadeite Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal. Hong Kong/Chinese, circa 1950. A fantastically carved Foo Dog in a co...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Serpentine, Jade

Vintage Chinese Green Brown Jadeite Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal

$700

Satsuma Japanese Meiji Pair Diamond Shaped Pottery Vases

By Satsuma

Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire

A good and unusual pair antique Japanese Satsuma Meiji diamond shaped pottery vases decorated with monk figures with a scrolling dragon dating from the 1...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Satsuma Japanese Meiji Pair Diamond Shaped Pottery Vases

$624

Japanese Porcelain Charger finely Hand Painted, Meiji Period circa 1880

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good quality, hand decorated Japanese porcelain charger, large plate or bowl with an Imari pattern, dating to the late 19th centur...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Charger finely Hand Painted, Meiji Period circa 1880

$583

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set

Located in New Orleans, LA

This remarkable Japanese portable writing set contains the instruments of sublime artistic expression. Also known as a yatate, this Meiji-period set i...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set

$28,500

Jizai Okimono Snake

By Mariusz Milewski

Located in London, GB

Jizai Okimono – Snake (2021) Handcrafted Articulated Sculpture – Collector’s Piece Step into the world of Japanese metal artistry with this one-of-a-kind Jizai Okimono sculpture, cra...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Steel

Jizai Okimono Snake

$30,200

Meiji Period Japanese Indigo Double Ikat Futon Cover

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Meiji period Japanese Indigo double ikat futon cover Japanese futon cover, a double ikat pattern in four panels depicting Kumamoto Castle with im...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Meiji Period Japanese Indigo Double Ikat Futon Cover

$2,200

Japanese Meiji Totai Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Jar

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The body and the lid of the ware are enameled with poly...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Meiji Totai Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Jar

$950

Important Japanese Color Woodblock Triptych of the Imperial Family

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in New York, NY

This iconic woodblock print by Chikanobu Toyohara (1838-1912), titled 'A Mirror of Japanese Nobility,' depicts Emperor Meiji, his consort, and the heir t...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Important Japanese Color Woodblock Triptych of the Imperial Family

$8,000

Antique Meiji Wucai Style Porcelain Jar Cover, Japan, Early 20th Century

Located in Chatham, ON

Antique Meiji period Wucai style hand painted porcelain jar and cover - featuring flowering branches of multicolor blossoms and leaves - all on a white ground with pale blue rim to t...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Wucai Style Porcelain Jar Cover, Japan, Early 20th Century

$2,950

Japanese Edo/Meiji Period Cast Iron Tea Kettle Water Pot Tetsubin, 19th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A large, heavy and uniquely shaped Japanese cast iron teapot tetsubin without top. Likely from late Edo/early Meiji Period. From a collecti...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Edo/Meiji Period Cast Iron Tea Kettle Water Pot Tetsubin, 19th Century

$315

Large Japanese Red Black Lacquer Wooden Bowl, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Japanese red & black lacquer wooden bowl from the early 20th century. It is carved from a block of what is likely to be fruit wood. The bowl has aged beautifully over the years wit...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

Large Japanese Red Black Lacquer Wooden Bowl, Early 20th Century

$345

Antique Japanese Bronze Goose Incense Burner

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese bronze incense burner in the charming cast form of a goose, standing on both webbed feet, broad body serving as the incense burning receptacle with long outstretched...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Goose Incense Burner

$2,400

Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp. Very rare Japanese Meiji period bronze baluster vase. The bronze body is decorated with birds and branches in hi...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp.

$3,200

Vintage Japanese Hand-Carved Zelkova Wood Vessel Planter

Located in Asheville, NC

This antique Japanese mortar is hand-carved from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). It is made of the most stunning Zelkova wood with incredible texture. The s...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Hand-Carved Zelkova Wood Vessel Planter

$750

Netsuke 20th C Japanese Japan Dog eating Skull

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Brutal piece. Signed. 20th century Provenance: From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, A well known Dutch painter and artist from Amsterdam. Merkelbach van Enkhuiz...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Netsuke 20th C Japanese Japan Dog eating Skull

$464 Sale Price

41% Off

Rare Japanese Articulate Silver Lobster Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji

By Myochin Hiroyoshi

Located in Atlanta, GA

On offer is a rare articulate spiny lobster (Ise-Ebi) in pure silver made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Rare Japanese Articulate Silver Lobster Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji

$6,000

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in elegant formal traditional Japanese kimonos. This folding screen is inspired by Jap...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen

$9,250

Japanese SHIBAYAMA carving with mushroom, insects and phallus

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese SHIBAYAMA carving with mushroom, insects and phallus ~ Meiji

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Antler

Japanese SHIBAYAMA carving with mushroom, insects and phallus

$2,900

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase featuring two panels of peonies in full bloom against a background of a delicate Japanese auspicious arabesque pattern in blue undergl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4

$850

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Polygonal Vase

By Kyoto Pottery

Located in Sarasota, FL

Japanese Meiji Satsuma polygonal vase with four panels. Each panel shows a different scene. Fine gilding and hand enameling. Marked on the bottom with shimadzu mon.

Category

Late 19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Polygonal Vase

$1,450

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Multi Panel Floral Vase Attributed OTA

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese enamel vase, Ota Kichisaburo, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body is adorned with a polychrome design representing panels with blossoming flowers and sa...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Multi Panel Floral Vase Attributed OTA

$5,000

Antique Edo Japanese Cloisonne Geometric Design Box

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese flat brass enamel ceremonial food container with a cover. Characterized by cloisonne floral designs adorning the surface, this ceremonial container showcases the ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Edo Japanese Cloisonne Geometric Design Box

$3,000

Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A wonderfully naturalistic large Japanese Meiji period mixed metal okimono (ornamental sculpture) of a pair of oriental turtle doves ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Silver, Copper

Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

$6,800

Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metal Pair of Scroll Weights Depicting Samurai

Located in Sarasota, FL

Japanese Meiji period fine pair of scroll weights decorated with shakudo and silver samurai figures. The weights fill solid and heavy. One of the weights has Japanese writing ( see i...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metal Pair of Scroll Weights Depicting Samurai

$4,400

Antique Japanese bronze incense burner, in the form of a bird

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese bronze incense burner, in the form of a bird perched on one foot on a tall rocky outcropping, the bird’s head l...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese bronze incense burner, in the form of a bird

$4,200

Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is superbly enameled with polychrome patterns, including three fans showing flowers and birds, the background...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan

$6,500

Meiji Period Japanese Silver Censer

Located in New Orleans, LA

This stunning Meiji period silver censer is a work of exquisite detail. Crafted by renowned silversmith Masatoshi of Tokyo, the censer, or incense burner...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Meiji Period Japanese Silver Censer

$24,500

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Maroon Ground Plate With Crane In Bamboo

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji era cloisonne enamel plate. The background has a dark brown color shade and features a white crane surrounded by green bamboo leaves and small pink flowers....

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Maroon Ground Plate With Crane In Bamboo

$4,200

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Yellow Enamel with Flying Sparrows Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome image of sparrows on the yellow ground made in the Cloi...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Yellow Enamel with Flying Sparrows Plate

$1,500 Sale Price

50% Off

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Sake Pot

Located in Newark, England

Fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel Sake pot. The Sake pot of rounded form with with clean edges profusely decorated with blossoming flowers throughout upon a black ground ba...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Sake Pot

$4,461

Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Cream Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen, 4

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in Purple, blue, black and ora...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Cream Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen, 4

$9,800

Antique Japanese Folding Chamber Screen /Paravent Early 20th century Japan Crane

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A super nice Japanese Chamber screen. Also suitable for wall mounting. Good condition and lovely colors

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Folding Chamber Screen /Paravent Early 20th century Japan Crane

$4,552 Sale Price

20% Off

Pair of Blue Ground Japanese Satsuma Vases

By Satsuma

Located in Norwood, NJ

These are a very good quality pair of earthenware Japanese Satsuma vases, beautifully hand decorated and from the Meiji period, circa 1920. The vases have a hexangular shape raised o...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Pair of Blue Ground Japanese Satsuma Vases

$2,175 / set

Japanese Meiji Dish with Figures Amidst Clouds 19th Century

Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire

An unusual antique Japanese Imari shallow porcelain dish hand painted with two scrolling ladies with flowing garments and ribbons floating amidst clouds and finely decorated in brigh...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Dish with Figures Amidst Clouds 19th Century

$343

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Dragon Phoenix Birds Pink And Red

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vase of baluster form, featuring a tiny neck and flared mouth. The vase is adorned with panels set against a red ground, showcasing floral motifs...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Dragon Phoenix Birds Pink And Red

$2,925 Sale Price

35% Off

Meiji asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Meiji asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage asian art and furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji asian art and furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original asian art and furniture, popular names associated with this style include Satsuma, Kinkozan, Ando Jubei, and Makuzu Kozan. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for asian art and furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $190,804 while the average work can sell for $2,196.