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

Antique Japanese Double Sided Folding Chamber Screen 19/20th C Japan Cranes

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A super nice Meiji period 19th or early 20th c Japanese Chamber Screen. Two sided decoration. Also usuable as wall mounted screen. Stunning piece! 120 x 61cm

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Double Sided Folding Chamber Screen 19/20th C Japan Cranes

$4,509

Vintage Japanese Carved Lacquered Wood Vase

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine vintage wooden vase. Carved in a hyperboloidal form. With a dark red lacquer throughout. Marked to the base with a stylized tensho-tai script seal. Simply a wonderful Jap...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Carved Lacquered Wood Vase

$395

Exquisite Japanese Satsuma Vase by Seikozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A miniature vase in elegant upright form reminiscent of the Chinese imperial Willow Leaf form made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period). One of the many a...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Exquisite Japanese Satsuma Vase by Seikozan

$9,500

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in various shades of blue on an elegantly shaped body, a signed piece by master porcelain artist f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5

$2,850

Large Repaired Satsuma Vase, Meiji

Located in Savannah, GA

A large Meiji period Satsuma vase, late 19th century. Fully shattered and repaired. 11 ½ inches wide by 24 ½ inches tall

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Repaired Satsuma Vase, Meiji

$1,400

Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century

Located in Savannah, GA

Large Two Section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, Late 19th Century. Interior bottom section has been modified to accommodate a TV. Part of the back bot...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century

$2,340

Huge Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Bird of Prey On a Rock Gold Elements Marked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Huge Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Bird of Prey On a Rock Gold Elements Marked Condition Close to perfect condition, just some ware. 40 x 45CM LengthxWidexHeight (including base) P...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Huge Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Bird of Prey On a Rock Gold Elements Marked

$4,918 Sale Price

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Meiji Period Shagreen Clad Cane with Minamoto Clan Crest

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A rare and refined Meiji-period walking cane clad in spiraled ray skin (shagreen), polished and finished in traditional black lacquer. The lacquered shagreen surface reveals the unde...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron, Sterling Silver

Meiji Period Shagreen Clad Cane with Minamoto Clan Crest

$7,500 Sale Price

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

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

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

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20th Century Chinese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

$4,568 Sale Price

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Large Japanese Porcelain Dragon Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

Made by the studio of the legendary Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), this is a large porcelain vase glazed in a soft yellow color with a subtle gradient, on top of ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Japanese Porcelain Dragon Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

$12,800

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A stunning Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1880s-1900s from late Meiji period, presented with an original wood frame with inner gold trim. The tour-de-force embroidered tapestry s...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period

$8,500

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Patinated Bronze Foo Dog Lion Group Censer

Located in Forney, TX

A large and impressive Japanese Meiji period (1852-1912) patinated bronze guardian lion censer. Late 19th century, Japan, exceptionally executed, the group consisting of four shishi...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Patinated Bronze Foo Dog Lion Group Censer

$3,500

Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Ceramic Jar Butterflies and Dragonflies

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century The ware is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers, butterflies, and dragonflies made in the Cloisonne technique. The cover of the ware is made in the same design. The neck and the base are adorned with polychrome floral, and foliage motifs made in the same technique. Signed with red ink hieroglyphs, on the bottom. Totai Shippo is the name given to Japanese cloisonne on ceramics, both on earthenwares and on porcelain. It has a similar appearance to metallic cloisonne ware...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Ceramic Jar Butterflies and Dragonflies

$3,000

Pair 19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Lilly Pad Form Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of antique (late 19th century) Meiji period Japanese patinated bronze table lamps or incense burners of lily flower form measuring 21 inches tall. Unsigned.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Lilly Pad Form Table Lamps

$2,800 / set

Japanese Satsuma Wisteria Vase by Gyukuzan (Chin Jukan XII), Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

An exquisite small Japanese Satsuma vase with a trailing wisteria design, signed Gyokuzan (Chin Jukan XII, b. 1835 - d. 1906), Meiji Period, late 19th century (between 1874 and 1897)...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Satsuma Wisteria Vase by Gyukuzan (Chin Jukan XII), Meiji Period, Japan

$1,350

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Flying Geese Enamel Plate Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. Attributed to Goto The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome design of flying geese ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Flying Geese Enamel Plate Goto

$4,500

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Charger Marked Wanshan Zao

Located in Morristown, NJ

Late 19th C. large, decorative Japanese Imari plate featuring intricate hand-painted designs in blue, red, and gold. The central motif includes blue floral patterns with accents of r...

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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Paint

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Charger Marked Wanshan Zao

$1,950

Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan BAT Meiji Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 12 grams Provenance: Collected in the 1980's. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen,...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan BAT Meiji Period

$641 Sale Price

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Japanese Meiji Period Low Table with Recessed Legs and Open Carved Cutout Legs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji period low table from the early 20th century, with recessed legs and open carved cutout design. Created in Japan during the Meiji era where is was used as a low writing table, this piece features a rectangular top overhanging two recessed legs showcasing pierced motifs. Boasting a nicely distressed patina throughout, this Japanese Meiji period early 20th century low table...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Low Table with Recessed Legs and Open Carved Cutout Legs

$1,100

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Flowering Autumn Plants

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fascinating Japanese 19th century meiji period two panel folding byobu screen. The screen features flowering autumn plants and grasses: chrysanthemum, brush clover, Chinese bellflowe...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Flowering Autumn Plants

$2,800

Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo, Meiji Period

By Fujii Yoshitoyo

Located in Newark, England

IMPRESSIVE SIZE MIXED METALS BOX From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo. This substantial rectangular box, raised u...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Silver, Brass

Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo, Meiji Period

$5,167

A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century With enameled flowers. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 20cm. Diameter: 8cm.

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century

$950 / set

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Gold Maki-e and Carved Wood Netsuke Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese four-case inro with a stringed carved wood netsuke circa 19th century. The inro has a near square form with rounded corners, The surface is decorated with gold hiramaki-e ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Gold Maki-e and Carved Wood Netsuke Meiji Period

$1,500

Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded in platinum and hand painted, boasting a dramatic phoenix in deep blue underglaze, extending its beaut...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

$1,918 Sale Price

34% Off

Japanese Imari Porcelain Scalloped Bowl or Vide Poche

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine old or antique Japanese Imari porcelain bowl. With a green butterfly crest to the center surrounded by red, blue, green and yellow geometric & floral devices on a white groun...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Imari Porcelain Scalloped Bowl or Vide Poche

$295

Old Japanese small Stone Figurine in the Shape of Daruma / Scholar s Stone

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is collected from rivers and mountains. It is a natural stone, and only the surface has been polished. It is rounded, so I think it was probably picked up from a river. I think...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Old Japanese small Stone Figurine in the Shape of Daruma / Scholar s Stone

$900

Japanese Meiji Bronze Rats Okimono by Shosai with Pumpkin and Pomegranate

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING From our Japanese collection, we’re pleased to offer this finely cast Meiji period bronze okimono by Shosai. The group depicts several rats gathered around ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Rats Okimono by Shosai with Pumpkin and Pomegranate

$7,606

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tsuba Decorated Box and Dish by Fujii Yoshitoyo

By Fujii Yoshitoyo

Located in Newark, England

Original Box and Dish Pair From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this Japanese Komai Style Box and Dish Fujii Yoshitoyo. The Box of slim rectangular shape seated upo...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tsuba Decorated Box and Dish by Fujii Yoshitoyo

$3,100

Japan Rare Antique Hand Carved Stone Flower Or Display Base 19thc Hard To Find

Located in South Burlington, VT

From Japan comes this seldom found , one of a kind large granite stone display base featuring four sets of altar steps- an impressive and spiritually significant object for displayin...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Japan Rare Antique Hand Carved Stone Flower Or Display Base 19thc Hard To Find

$1,440 Sale Price

48% Off

Rare Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Silver Thread Embroideries on Silk Velvet

Located in Milan, IT

A rare and exquisite pair of antique Japanese embroideries woven during the Meiji period (1868-1912), at a time when the Japanese arts and crafts had been discovered by a selected fe...

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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Rare Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Silver Thread Embroideries on Silk Velvet

$21,622

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period

Located in Austin, TX

A striking pair of Japanese gilt bronze komainu by the renowned Japanese sculptor, Ishikawa Komei (1852-1913), Meiji period, Japan. The pair well cast, and robustly modeled. They ar...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period

$38,000 / set

Japanese 7-Pcs, Arita Sweetmeat Set Matching Lacquer Box Meiji Period, 1880s

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A seven-piece Japanese Arita Sweetmeat set and matching lacquer box, Meiji period (1880-1890). Comprising of a central hexagonal dish and six-fan shaped ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

Japanese 7-Pcs, Arita Sweetmeat Set Matching Lacquer Box Meiji Period, 1880s

$1,395

Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Jar with Paulownia Flowers

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century . The body and the lid of the ware are enameled with polychrome floral, foliate scroll, and foliage motifs made in the Cloisonne technique. The neck and the base are adorned with polychrome geometrical, and foliage motifs made in the same technique. Signed with red and blue ink hieroglyphs, on the bottom. Totai Shippo is the name given to Japanese cloisonne on ceramics, both on earthenwares and on porcelain. It has a similar appearance to metallic cloisonne ware...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Jar with Paulownia Flowers

$800 Sale Price

20% Off

Contemporary Japanese Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in blue underglaze and platinum, a work of widely acclaimed master porcelain artist in traditional patterns of the Imari...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Platinum

Contemporary Japanese Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist

$556 Sale Price

20% Off

Framed Japanese ink on paper artist s instruction for a Shunga print

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Japanese ink on paper wood block shunga artist’s color and pattern illustration with instructions for the woodblock carver and printer, depicting...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Framed Japanese ink on paper artist s instruction for a Shunga print

$2,800

Japan 1890 Meiji Shibayama Round Urn in Gilded Wood and Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

Shibayama urm from the Japan meiji (1858-1912) period. Gorgeous piece of art, created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period, circa 1890. This is a little urn with a lid crafted in gilded wood, shibayama panels and sterling silver. Composed by a four footed round vase with two sterling silver handles in the shape of trees and the lid on top accented with the figure of a crab in sterling silver. The gilded wood is decorated with flowers, sea patterns and the imperial flower...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Leaf

Japan 1890 Meiji Shibayama Round Urn in Gilded Wood and Sterling Silver

$4,889 Sale Price / set

30% Off

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine signed antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metals vase. By Miyabe Atsuyoshi for Inoue of Kyoto. With a bronze body and d...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

$1,850

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

$2,360 Sale Price

20% Off

Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Red Enamel Six-Piece Dressing Table Set, Ando Jubei

By Ando Jubei

Located in Queens, NY

Japanese Ando Jubei Cloisonné Enamel Six-Piece Dressing Table Set with Ando Marks and Original Fitted Case A rare Japanese cloisonné enamel six-piece dressing table set by Ando Jube...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Red Enamel Six-Piece Dressing Table Set, Ando Jubei

$15,700

Japanese Meiji Period Red Blue Gold Porcelain Charger, circa 1860

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese Meiji period signed Imari ribbed porcelain deep charger, circa 1860, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue un...

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1860s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese Meiji Period Red Blue Gold Porcelain Charger, circa 1860

$2,350

Japanese Contemporary Blue Green Purple Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on a wstunningly shaped ovoid body in green, yellow, purple, orange and pink, a mesmerizing signe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue Green Purple Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

$4,850

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand-painted in red, blue and green on a beautifully shaped porcelain body with generous gold details, a signe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4

$850

Japanese Meiji Champleve and Bronze Urn

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a gorgeous Japanese Meiji Champleve and bronze urn. Made in Japan during the Meiji Period circa 1880. The body of ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Champleve and Bronze Urn

$1,400

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in vivid red and blue, set against a stunning auspicious fish scale background in gold and red, a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

$3,950

Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality Kutani three-piece tea service set, generously gilded with high purity gold and extremely intricately hand-painted in red and green...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani

$5,850 / set

Netsuke in lacquered boxwood of a toad resting on a waterlily plant

Located in PARIS, FR

Fine netsuke in the form of a lotus flower, within whose foliage hides a small frog. The realistic treatment of the plant allows for unmistakable identification, whether by the flowe...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Boxwood

Netsuke in lacquered boxwood of a toad resting on a waterlily plant

$2,162

A pair of kakemono weight in porcelain decorated with dragons in a cloudy sky

Located in PARIS, FR

Pair of eggshaped kakemono weights (fuchin), made of blue-and-white porcelain (possibly Hirado) and decorated with a three-clawed dragon. Fuchin are used to keep the fabric or paper ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of kakemono weight in porcelain decorated with dragons in a cloudy sky

$961

A pair of bronze vase decorated with sparrows in a blossoming cherry branch

Located in PARIS, FR

A pair of cornet vases in bronze with a smooth black patina and a rather flared neck adorned with sparrows hanging on a cherry branch. In Asia, the sparrow is seen as a messenger fr...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

A pair of bronze vase decorated with sparrows in a blossoming cherry branch

$4,204 / set

Japanese Glazed Tsubo Wine Jar, c. 1875

Located in Chicago, IL

This large, glazed stoneware vessel is a Meiji-era Japanese storage jar (tsubo) used for storing rice wine, water or even tea leaves and spices. Sometimes referred to as a Martaban jar due to historic trade routes, this style of unrefined, ovoid jar was common throughout East Asia as everyday containers for liquids and foodstuffs. The large vessel is sculpted to a tapered form with broad shoulders, a narrow base, and a constrained neck flanked by two small loop handles. The interior and shoulders are drenched in a thin, iron-rich glaze that imparts a glassy, dark brown finish and drips down the unglazed sides with irregular movement. Beautifully imperfect, the jar's textured finish and subtle asymmetry honors the spirit of wabi-sabi and recalls primitive medieval Japanese...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Glazed Tsubo Wine Jar, c. 1875

$1,680

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 features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reeds was introduced to Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period. Beautifully crafted with exceptional brush strokes and details. Made with natural pigments in dramatic vivid colors of white, pink, and mint green on a silk background of gilt. Circa 1900 with artist seal on bottom right corner. Koshu studied Western art under...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds

$20,000

Large Pair Japanese Coral Ground Imari Covered Vases on Stands, Getty Collection

Located in New York, NY

A Monumental and Very Rare Pair of Japanese Coral Ground Imari Covered Vases on Stands, from the Getty Collection. Each painted to the front and ba...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair Japanese Coral Ground Imari Covered Vases on Stands, Getty Collection

$98,500 / set

Large Japanese Imari Charger 16", Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A large and charming Japanese imari charger with Chinese boys, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The large porcelain charger measuring 16" in diameter features high, slo...

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1860s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Imari Charger 16", Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan

$1,900

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This is a Japanese antique cabinet made in the Meiji period. This is a masterpiece that highlights traditional techniques and craftsmanship, ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

$4,000

Monumental and Massive Japanese Sakyamuni with Disciples Buddhist Painting

Located in Greenwich, CT

Monumental and massive Japanese Sakyamuni with disciples Buddhist painting. Very large massive Japanese Buddhist painting, painting on silk ...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

Monumental and Massive Japanese Sakyamuni with Disciples Buddhist Painting

$45,000 Sale Price

47% Off

Lovely Modern Porcelain Art Japanese or Chinese porcelain PROC Vase 20th/21st

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Fabulous japanese earthenware Satsuma Vase of great shape and scene. Taizan Yohei style. Meiji Period It was made into a lamp, there is a hole in the base, a cork in the neck and a b...

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19th Century Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely Modern Porcelain Art Japanese or Chinese porcelain PROC Vase 20th/21st

$1,958

Japan Large Antique Stone Four Buddhas Water Purification Basin Chozu’bachi

Located in South Burlington, VT

Just discovered from an old southern Japanese area garden and now in our Vermont warehouse. Please view our video. Call or message us to reserve- now en route in our container fr...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Granite

Japan Large Antique Stone Four Buddhas Water Purification Basin Chozu’bachi

$6,000 Sale Price

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JAPAN 1880 Meiji Highly Detailed Walking Cane With Monkeys In a Bamboo Forest

Located in Miami, FL

Waling cane from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). This is a fabulous antique walking cane created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1880's. The cane was ...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

JAPAN 1880 Meiji Highly Detailed Walking Cane With Monkeys In a Bamboo Forest

$3,395 Sale Price

30% Off

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Red Lacquer Cabinet with Sliding Doors

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji period red cabinet from the late 19th century, with sliding doors and drawers. This exquisite Japanese Meiji period cabinet...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Red Lacquer Cabinet with Sliding Doors

$3,900

Japanese Sumida-Gawa sculpture of a man distributing peaches to its monkeys

Located in PARIS, FR

Polychrome sculpture in Sumida-gawa stoneware, also called Sumida-yaki, representing an old man surrounded by five monkeys in front of a basket containing two nuts. Glazed clothes an...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Sumida-Gawa sculpture of a man distributing peaches to its monkeys

$1,441

Meiji Period Signed Fukagawa Blue White Fish Flounder Plate

By Fukagawa

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meiji Period signed Fukagawa blue & white fish 'Flounder' plate Japan Circa 1900s We are pleased to offer a rare two -headed (flounder) blue and white signed Fukagawa fish plate me...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Meiji Period Signed Fukagawa Blue White Fish Flounder Plate

$556 Sale Price

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