Meiji 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.
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Style: Meiji
Place of Origin: Asian
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese-style cabinet made in the Meiji period.
The texture of the black lacquer, smoked with soot from the hearth, has a unique depth and charm that is unlike a...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Satsuma Butterfly Vase by Kinzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite small Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with butterflies, signed Kinzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The small vase is delicately and meticulously painted with desig...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Contemporary Red White Gold Brocade Hand-Crafted Wall Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary hand-crafted oshie wall decorative art piece in stunning red, white, orange and gold depicting a dramatic scene from Renjishi, one of the most popular...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Antique Satsuma One Thousand Faces and Dragon Meiji Period Baluster Shaped Vase
By Satsuma
Located in Tustin, CA
A very exquisite and elaborately detailed collectible antique hand made "A Thousand Faces" Japanese Satsuma earthenware pottery baluster shaped vase features intricately hand painted...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
A Fine, Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Cobalt Blue Vase with Cranes, Hayashi
Located in Queens, NY
A Fine and Large Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Silver Wire Cobalt Blue Vase – Hayashi School Masterpiece
A stunning example of Japanese cloisonné artistry, this fine and large cobalt bl...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Japanese Export Meiji High Relief Dragon Carved Throne Chair.
Located in Nantwich, GB
An impressive Imperial Meiji period Japanese throne chair which is finely and lavishly carved with dragons holding the eternal pearl in their mouths.
...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,464 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Jardiniere
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Jardiniere.
This monumental Meiji Period Japanese cloisonne enamel jardiniere is...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
GLOBULAR FORM MINIATURE VASE
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan. The Satsuma Vase made from earthenware pottery is potted...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Set of Ten Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Soy Sauce Dishes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Set of Ten Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Soy Sauce Dishes. This set of fine porcelain china is decorated in three firings. The first firing in light and dark under glaze cobalt ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Silver-Wire Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Chrysanthemums, Inaba Co.
Located in Queens, NY
A Japanese Meiji Period Silver-Wire Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Chrysanthemums on a Midnight Ground, Attributed to Inaba
A magnificent Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Meiji p...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair of Japanese Brass Crane and Turtle Sculptures, Mid-20th Century
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of Japanese decorative brass crane sculptures, offering a striking interpretation of traditional symbolism in cast metalwork. Each brass crane, rendered with elegant lines and...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
$492 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Japanese Ceramic Bowl Makuzu Kozan with Original Inscribed Box
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed ceramic shallow bowl with surface paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916) with its original inscribed tomobako storage wood box. Unlike the be...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Work Board Used by Japanese Craftsmen/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi Wall Painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma vase Richly Decorated Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A Japanese Satsuma vase and cover marked base
Condition
Overall Condition: 1 restuck chip to rim. Size 190mm high
Period
19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$300 Sale Price
48% Off
Japanese Antique Cedar Storage Cabinet, 1880s–1900s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique storage cabinet crafted from solid cedar, dating from the 1880s–1900s, in the late Meiji period.
Its deep, blackened finish carries a quiet elegance, where simplic...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Extra Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Pink Vase Gonda
Located in Long Island City, NY
An extra large antique, late Meiji era, Japanese copper and enamel vase by Gonda Hirosuke, Japanese, 1865 to 1937. A sphere shaped body is covered with ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated Japanese satsuma ceramic vase by Ryozan Okamoto (c.1820s-1910s) for Yasuda. Ryozan is the head artist working for Yasuda company, a Japanese ceramic makers and dea...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Vase Irises by Kumeno Teitaro 19th Century
Located in Somis, CA
A rare early Ginbari cloisonne work by renowned Meiji master Kumeno Teitaro. In high-shouldered ovoid form with six lobes in the body, which forms the s...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$1,320 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Adorned with Iris Blossoms
Located in Queens, NY
Introducing a magnificent Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase adorned with enchanting iris blossoms. This extraordinary vase encapsulates the essence of Japanese artist...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Six-Panel Folding Screen with Courtly Landscape and Pavilion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-panel folding screen, late 19th century, showcasing an exquisitely painted yamato-e style composition. Featuring noble figures in an idyllic landscape, th...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Stacking Incense Box, Ju-Kobako, Meiji Period, Mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite small Japanese maki-e lacquer stacking box for incense and accessories, ju-kobako, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
Crafted in maki-e lacquer an...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silver
1895 Meiji Japanese Screen Pair. Cherry Blossoms
Autumn Maples on Silver Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Maples
Isobe Hyakurin (1836–1906)
Dated Meiji 28, April: 1895
Pair of two-panel Japanese screens; ink and pigments on silver leaf
This refined pair of scr...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Soap Box Porcelain MArked base Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A very nice box. Its marked on the base.
Condition
Lid Restored. Size: 20cm
Period
19th century
20th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Pink-Ground Vases Featuring Sunset and Cranes
Located in Queens, NY
Presenting a truly captivating and highly collectible pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Pink-Ground Vases, attributed to the renowned artist Hayashi Kodenji. These excep...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Antique Wood Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a tasteful antique storage shelf made in the Meiji period.
Made from cedar, the dark wood gives it a deep flavor.
No nails are used for the joints, but the traditional "mor...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Kutani Japanese Meiji Porcelain Vase Painted with Figures
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Japanese Meiji porcelain Kutani vase hand painted with decorative and a figural panel dating between 1868 and 1912. The elegantly shaped tall ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese pottery vase/1850-1920/Two-tone glaze vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This vase is thought to be a type of pottery called "Onta ware" in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. (It is around the area circled in red on the Kyushu map.)
This "Onta ware" is a type of po...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Pottery
1894 Meiji Japanese Antique Washi paper covered small boxes wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
A pair of paper covered wooden boxes, a set of large and small.
Made around 1894 (Meiji 27), written on the lid with brush calligraphy in matching larger box which is in my listing.
...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Signed Japanese Hand Painted Satsuma Temple Jar Meiji Period
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain covered temple jar has a traditional form with a domed lid. The piece features exquisite hand painted decoration which includes brightly hued flowers and associated foliage along with highly detailed jewel-toned butterflies with gilt highlights, all of which are on a shaded blue ground. The jar and lid also bear large chrysanthemums executed in heavy white enamel with underlying hints of green. The collar of the jar and edge of the lid have wide gilt bands finished with fine incised linear decoration that has been accented with blue, black and white enamel. The underside of the jar is hand lettered with characters reading Dai Nippon...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Double Sided Moon and
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality Japanese amphora shaped enamel over brass vase. The vase is adorned with polychrome enamel medallions depicting a crane bird and blossoming flowers, and an evening lan...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The main material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simpl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box
Size: Overall 138/...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa, constructed of hinoki (Chaemaecyparis obtusa) and keyaki (Zelkova serrata) drawer fronts, traditional ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped window in the maki-e technique. The fan at the top right corner, fully opened depictin...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Genryusai Seiya: An Important Patinated Bronze Okimono of a Bactrian Camel
Located in Budapest, HU
An exceptional Meiji period Japanese bronze sculpture by the renowned master Genryusai Seiya, signed SEIYA zo to the underside. Naturalistically cast in the form of a standing Bactri...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Miyao Style Gilt Bronze Samurai Archer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese cast, carved, and parcel gilt bronze sculpture, okimono, of a kneeling samurai archer, signed Kiyotsugu (died 1894), Meiji ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, footed enamel over copper vase in the Hayashi Tanigoro manner, c.1895 to 1935, a Japanese artist.
The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polyc...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
A Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Chargers Plates
Located in Queens, NY
A Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Chargers
Attributed to the Hayashi Kodenji Studio, late 19th century, Japan
Diameter: 30 i...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Rare Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Oval Frame with Chrysanthemums, Manner of Hayashi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare Japanese Cloisonné Oval Frame with Birds & Chrysanthemums, in the Manner of Hayashi
An exceptionally rare Japanese cloisonné enamel picture frame of oval form, worked in the manner of Hayashi Kodenji, dating to the Meiji period. The frame is decorated on a rich black enamel ground with finely executed silver wire chrysanthemums, accompanied by smaller red and purple blossoms at the base, each flower shaded with naturalistic enamels of the highest quality.
The interior holds an original Japanese watercolor of three swallows in flight, gracefully rendered in delicate tones of blue, white, and yellow. The watercolor is unsigned and can be replaced at the purchaser’s discretion with a family photograph or another image, though the original work adds to the object’s rarity and charm.
Frames of this type are among the rarest forms in Japanese cloisonné production, most surviving examples being vases, dishes, or boxes. The level of detail in the wirework here—the meticulous use of silver wire for the chrysanthemums and the naturalistic rendering of foliage—demonstrates the refined artistry associated with the finest cloisonné masters of the period.
This piece is in excellent condition with a small hair line in the black ground see photo.
Cloisonné picture frames...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Lovely 19th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Crane in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Artist: Tatematsu kiseki
Born in the forest home of Nagoya gun-cho, it inherits the later Tatematsu house.
Learn to Okumura Ishiran. Later the director of Seiho meeting was studied with Kono Bairei-Seiho Takeuchi...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$1,091 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi/Baikyo, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The large document box, ryoshibako, of tall, rectangular shape with rounded corners, and fitted with an inrobuta (flush-fitting) cover with beveled edges. The exterior of this exquisite box is decorated all over with fifteen different raised reserves shaped as uchiwa (paddle) fans against a lush and intricate krikane ground imitating shagreen.
The uchiwa shaped reserves all of takamaki-e, and exquisitely painted with designs of animals, flowers, and landscapes in silver, gold, maki-e, hiramaki-e, and takamaki-e, with kirikane, nashiji, and polychrome embellishments, upon gold lacquer fudame grounds.
The interior of the lid is nothing short of spectacular, featuring a large design of a magnificent and beautifully detailed rooster and hen with chicks gathered around a lazy stream. Large stalks of chrysanthemum bloom behind them. All against an ethereal nashiji ground.
The cover of the box features five reserves:
1. Three minogame (turtles with long tails), symbolizing longevity
2. "Narihira Crossing the Sumida" from The Tales of Ise...
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1860s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Softwood, Lacquer
Large Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase with a Stand
Located in London, GB
Large Japanese Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase with a stand
Japanese, Late 19th Century
Vase: Height 155cm, diameter 70cm
Base: Height 45cm, width 51cm, depth 51cm
Total: Height 2...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1/2" d...
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1910s Japanese Vintage Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Trinket Box KOGO Attribu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trinket Box KOGO Attributed to Honda
An antique Japanese copper trinket box with polychrome cloisonne enamel design.
Early Meiji period...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Korean Bandaji Side Tables / Nightstands Ca. 1920s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Korean Bandaji (blanket) chests on stands with intricate brass-work and hardware, and original interior printed rice paper lining. Were used as night stands by prior owner. ...
Category
1920s Korean Vintage Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Blue Green Brown Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand-painted on a beautifully shaped porcelain body in vivid blue, brown and green, a signed masterpiece by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period vase attributed to Kyoto Shibata. Features vivid depictions of birds and floral motifs, showcasing the meticulous application of cloisonne ename...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji Period.
A decorative pair of cloisonne enamel vases, the bodies decorated with colorful birds, butterfl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono by Yoshimitsu Depicting a Bear and Alligator
By Saeki Yoshimitsu
Located in Newark, England
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A DYNAMIC MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE OKIMONO BY YOSHIMITSU FEATURING A BEAR AND ALLIGATOR IN COMBAT.
From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to present this ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare Large Pink Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese, Meiji era vases with Pink cloisonne enamel decor. Of an elongated baluster shape with a short neck. The exterior shows...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Japanese Bronze Garden Statue Of A Crane
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Bronze Garden Statue Of A Crane, Japanese
Realistically modelled with natural verdigris.
Provenance: John Dunn Antiques.
Dimensions:
Height:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Green Porcelain bowl by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality highly collectible decorative porcelain bowl/centerpiece in a stunningly flared shape with circular movements on its surface featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Silver, Foil
Japanese Bronze Tiger Sculpture on Marble Base, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant bronze sculpture depicting a roaring tiger, finely cast with detailed musculature, expressive head and naturalistic fur texture.
The animal stands in a dynamic pose on a rect...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Japanese Antique Sliding Door with Galvanized Steel 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese sliding door with galvanized metal cladding, crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s).
A rare surviving example, this piece showcases the ingenuity and a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Steel
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Porcelain Plate by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite dimpled Japanese decorative porcelain plate intricately hand painted, showcasing a dramatic breathtaking phoenix in deep blue extending its beautiful long wings to cover th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Japanese Lacquerware Bowl — Aizu Lacquer, Dry Lacquer Technique (Early 20th Cent
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: W 17.7 × D 17.5 × H 8.3 cm
Weight: 255 g
Origin: Japan (Aizu region)
A refined urushi lacquer bowl crafted in the Aizu region, renowned for its centuries-old lacquer tra...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Japanese Patinated Bronze Mixed Metal Charger Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large Japanese patinated bronze
Mixed metal charger
Meiji period
Finely decorated in gold, silver, copper and bronze.
Naturalistically accurate...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze
Japanese Antique Tenjin Desk, Meiji Era (1868-1912), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique tenjin desk was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912).
Originally used in traditional terakoya (temple schools), this low writing desk was designed for a lifestyle where...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
High Quality Old Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Vase, ca 1900, Meiji period
By Satsuma
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare antique handpainted Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase, signed
Fine quality
Good overall condition, no chips, cracks or restorations
Height 14 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Meiji furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Meiji 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji 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 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 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 $2,112.
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