Edo Decorative Objects
EDO STYLE
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
Find a collection of Edo tables, lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Edo
Studio Pottery Vessel in Japanese Water Jar Form
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well crafted lidded Water Jar in the form of the vessels used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. The body of the jar is ribbed, glazed and bears fine abstract coloring in a deep de...
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20th Century American Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Japanese Bronze Usubata with Waves and Plovers, Edo Period, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive Japanese cast bronze usubata, vessel for ikebana, in the form of a large conical vessel being supported by crashing waves and flying chidori. Edo Period, mid-19th centu...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Ko-Kutani Style Bakumatsu Edo Period Japanese Dish Arita, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting. With overglaze blue and underglaze blue. Molded heightened decoration with relief. Absolute top quali...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,711 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Chinese Vase Late Qing Dynasty or Republic Porcelain Made into a Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Interesting article about Japanese Cloisonne can be found here;
https://www.sothebys .com/en/articles/japanese-cloisonne-enamels...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$899 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Statue Bizen Pottery Monkey by Koyama Isso, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
1932- bizen pottery of a sitting Monkey. Marked at the back.
Real name is Mitsuo. Eldest son of Koyama Gengo, pen name is Koyama Isso. Worked for a local brickmaking company but lat...
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20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Edo/Meiji Charger Figures Landscape Mountain, Ca 1800
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This magnificent Japanese plate dates to around 1800.
Whether you’re a collector of Japanese art or simply appreciate the beauty of fine craftsmanship, this plate is a must-have for...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$621 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white dish of round shape. Unusual painting.
Early Edo period.
Dating to 1660-1680
Similar objects in Shibata collection
Chenghua marked
Additional informati...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,182 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period 1650-1670 Century Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice leaf shaped Celadon dish of moulded shape. with nice blue color also in one corner. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo period.
Condition
crackle lines all over, som...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,091 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese old man statue, Tenmei Era, dated 1781
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Japanese old man statue, Tenmei Era, dated 1781
represented seated, wearing a long dress, decorated with flowers and foliage, slightly smiling face, glass eyes, wearing a cap,
remov...
Category
1780s Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Polychrome Plate Landscape Dragon Phoenix, 1660-1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An Arita dish in storage box.
Edo Period ( 17th century)
Decorated in overglaze enamel on underglaze blue. Flowers, landscape, Dragon and Phoenix.
Color bursting from it.
Period; 16...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,906 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Dish c.1700 Heart
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this saucer dish or pattipan of heart shape on a similar shaped footring. On the base some spur-marks. Decorated in underglaze blue with a Dutch river scene showing ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,721 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. This is a marriage, a combination between 2 sets.
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Materia...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$185 Sale Price
45% Off
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Dishes Floral with Hangers, c. 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red.
Edo , c. 1700.
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Pe...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Top Level Kakiemon Style Plate with Flowers, 1660-1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Kakiemon dish
Edo Period ( 17th century)
Decorated in typical coloured enamels on underglaze blue, flowers and foliage and birds among rocks
Color bursting from it
Period; 1660- 1...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,667 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Edo Kakiemon Style Porcelain Bowl with Reticulated Corners, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this beautiful Bowl. Arita early 18th century.
Underglaze blue and overglaze red
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Peri...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$932 Sale Price
48% Off
Korean Gohon Chawan Tea Bowl for Japanese Market Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic chawan (tea bowl) circa 17-18th century fired in the Busan kiln in Korean specifically for the Japanese market. The kilns were run by the So c...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Ko-Imari Porcelain Edo Period Dish Antique Japan, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you a very nice example of the Edo period. A scene of a deer in a landscape under an overhanging pine tree. Objects and flowers in the rim and moulded outer rim.
Additi...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold Pink Porcelain Charger by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Chrysanthemum, peony, bamboo, plum, phoenix, crane, arabesque pattern
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style large decorative porcelain charger, hand painted in gold, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Blue Gold Cream Porcelain Charger by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style large decorative porcelain charger, hand painted in gold, blue, cream and red, a signed masterpiece by widely acclaimed award-winning m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Gilded Porcelain Kabuto Helmet
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain "kabuto" or helmet, hand painted in gold, red and blue colors. Kabuto dates back to 6th century. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Japanese Gilt Seated Kannon Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Kannon. Described as the "Buddha of Infinite Compassion," Kannon is the embodiment of mercy and makes himself available to all who call upon him with all their mind.
Kannon is depicted here seated in diamond position upon a double lotus plinth, set above a stepped base. He is dressed in gracefully draped robes and wears a tall crown bearing a minuscule figure of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light. He has a serene expression of calm and holds his right hand in the abhaya mudra, a gesture of comfort, blessing, and protection. Backed by a magnificent leaf-form nimbus, this Kannon figure...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the tradition...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Japanese Glazed Kyo-yaki Tea Bowl Nin
ami Dohachi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese chawan (tea bowl) of Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware) attributed to Nin'ami Dōhachi, also known as Takahashi Dōhachi (1783–1855). Potted sensitively wi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Polychrome Standing Shō Kannon Figure, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century standing figure depicts the sacred form of the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Sho Kannon, or Guze Kannon. ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century Japanese wood noh mask, This mask comes in its original kiri wood storage box, which is signed and dated: Koran, 1811 (Edo period). The box...
Category
1810s Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique Mixed Metal Japanese Shibuichi Vase/Ewer Bronze Japan Porcelain 19C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely made mixed metal shibuichi vase. Very cool and of high quality.
marked above the base rim.
Condition
There is a chip to the base rim and the upper rim has s...
Category
17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Dish c.1700 Silver
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this saucer dish or pattipan of lobed shape on a lobed footring. On the base some spur-marks. Decorated in underglaze blue with a European landscape with trees, hous...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,762 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Japanese Gennai Ware Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Gennai Ware vase, known for its bright coloring, Gennai Ware was produced by Hiraga Gennai (1728-1780), a scientist and intellectual who lived in what is now Shido, Kagawa Prefecture. Gennai Ware is stylistically similar to Kochi Ware which is an early Chinese pottery...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Charger in Gold Red Blue by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Gilded and dimpled Japanese decorative porcelain charger intricately hand painted, showcasing a dramatic breathtaking phoenix in deep blue extending its beautiful long wings to cover...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Monk Head Bamboo and Glass Sculpture, Japan 19th Century, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb bamboo sculpture with glass eyes of a Japanese monk. Japan, 19th century, Edo period.
In good condition. Slight wear and small dent seen in photos.
Dimensions in cm (H x L x...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
A Set of Six Takatori Ware Dishes Now Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of Six Takatori Ware plates. One employing the Japanese Kintsugi technique of using gold to repair cracked ceramics. As a philosophy, kintsugi is similar to the Japanese phi...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Two Japanese Bronze Shells
Located in New York, NY
These charming bronze shells were cast in Japan in the 19th century. They lived for many years in the collection of the Paris artist Pierre Le-Tan. One of...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$9,000 / set
19th Century Red Lacquer Tray with Rabbit Running Over Waves Under Full Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century Japanese red lacquer tray with rabbit running over waves under full moon. Mingei style painting, the imagery of this tray is bas...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Superior Quality Japanese Bronze Vase with Grape Vine Handles
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century superior quality Japanese bronze vase with grape vine handles. Beautifully shaped Edo period (first half of the 19th century) vase with c...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Edo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Edo decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Edo decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Benin People, Imari Porcelain, and Shigaraki Valley Potters. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $42,057 while the average work can sell for $1,800.
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