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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
Circa 1860-80 Japanese Pair of Kutani Porcelain Bottle Vases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Kutani porcelain bottle vases, circa 1860-80, Japanese. Well decorated with pair of birds flying through a landscape surround. Note the group of butterflies around the neck. ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Wall Light / Reproduction of Japanese Antique Lighting Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is our Japanese wall light. It is a faithful reproduction of an antique light that was popular as an exterior or interior light in private homes and stores in Japan from the Mei...
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2010s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Brass

Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Bamboo Tree Vases Attributed
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese enamel over copper vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. Each ware is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a bird seated on a branch, b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Nestuke in the form of a calabash gourd realised from an unmature cucurbitacea
Located in PARIS, FR
Netsuke made from a natural lacquered calabash. Curved around itself, it has a main bulb at the bottom and a second smaller bulb below the opening. It is narrowed in the middle, whe...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Fruitwood

19th Century Japanese Imari Temple Jar with Fluted Lid, Meiji Period
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Japanese Imari Temple Jar with Fluted Lid, Meiji Period Hand-Painted Porcelain A very fine 19th-century Japanese Imari temple jar, Meiji...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gold Leaf Brown Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite museum quality Japanese contemporary framed porcelain panel art work consisting of three pieces intricately hand-painted showcasing a wintry ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover An exceptional example of tsutsugaki from the late Meiji period. The abstract rendering of the auspicious phoenix and paulo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Cotton, Silk

19th Century Cloisonné Enamel Dragon Vase, Meiji Period Japan
Located in London, GB
This intricately decorated antique Japanese vase was crafted in the Meiji period (1868-1912). The vase is of circular form and features a waisted base, large, ovoid body and a lid wi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Bronze Two Handle Koro
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Bronze Two Handle Koro, early 20th century, with salamander form handles and exotic bird decorated body, on four mythical beast formed feet, the base drilled. 8" H x 12" W x...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Two Handle Koro
Japanese Bronze Two Handle Koro
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Japanese Porcelain Vase Meiji Period Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It was decorated with underglaze white magnolia blossom on a pleasant celadon background. The stamens of the flower were artistically rendered in a low relief, giving the design a realistic appeal with the dimension. Miyagawa Kozan...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Pair Of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pots W Peacocks
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese brush pots, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The exterior of both matched pieces is enameled with polychrome enamel bloss...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

19th Century antique Japanese Meiji period bronze censer
Located in Lomita, CA
There is a beautiful patina that has developed on the finish of this bronze Meiji period censer over the last century. The antique Japanese Meiji period bronze censer is sometimes se...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

An Exquisite Pair Of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with Chrysanthemum Blossoms
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite Pair Of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with Chrysanthemum Blossoms, Attributed to Hayashi, Meiji Period. Experience the exquisite craftsmanship of the Meiji period wit...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Antique Pair of Wood Rice Measure Vessels
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special find from our last Japanese Acquisition Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with these treasures from Japan! This special ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Metal

Fine Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With cobalt blue decorated neck and base band. Large oval shaped panels on two sides featuring an amusing scene with rust tone and white foo lions in a river landscape looking back t...
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20th Century Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Contemporary Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in cobalt blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, a signed work by respected award-win...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Champlevé Bronze Kannon Figure
Located in Savannah, GA
Japanese champlevé bronze Kannon Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara figure, Meiji period. 9 ¾ inches wide by 8 inches deep by 29 ½ inches tall
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors Period: Meiji-Taisho Size: 158 x 56 cm (62.2 x 22 inches) Embrace serenity with these temple cabinet doors from the early 20th ce...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A vibrant Japanese turquoise ground and silver wire cloisonne vase, now mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The tall vase of elegant rouleau shape, with a straight neck and body, slightly tapered food, and everted mouth. Crafted in the cloisonne technique upon a copper ground, the silver wires stand out and shimmer against the bright turquoise enamel ground. An ebullient design of blossoming peony (botanical) and morning glory (asago) graces the body of the vase. The large and heavy blooms of white peony especially striking and contrasting nicely with the more delicate and almost shy pastel morning glory blossoms hiding behind the large leaves. The cloisonne enamels especially well done within the silver cloisons, with the leaves and flowers displaying masterful shading. The foot decorated with a geometric and floral border. The vase drilled and wired and now mounted as a lamp. Set upon two wood bases. The actual lamp of brass plate, set with a single socket and tall, adjustable harp. The lamp is topped by an antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty tumble polished natural rock crystal. The crystal finial originally served as a Chinese Mandarin hat finial...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper

Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese black lacquered wood trunk with engraved cast brass corner mounts and bails for the lift off cover. The brasses retain traces of their original gilding. All four sides of the case have been decorated in a restrained design of flowers and butterflies, and the interior of the trunk retains its original watercolored paper. The trunk has been mounted on a custom forged iron stand...
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19th Century Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Box by Hiroteru Meiji Period
Located in Newark, England
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING From our Japanese collection, we’re delighted to offer this beautifully made Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Box by Hiroteru 廣照, dating to the late Meiji peri...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Gold, Silver

Kobako in nashiji lacquer imitating wood texture, lid decorated with an ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
Imposing kobako in nashiji lacquer on a black ground, decorated with a motif imitating wood grain. The lid is adorned with an ikebana basket (hanakago) containing a bouquet of remark...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Gold

Scultura Bronzo Raffigurazione Arciere Periodo Meiji Firmata
By Saeki Yoshimitsu
Located in Milano, MI
Scultura Bronzo Raffigurazione Arciere periodo Meiji Firmata Descrizione: Scultura giapponese antica raffigurazione di arciere in bronzo realizzata...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880) Zenga Tiger and Dragon 19th century Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk. Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”) Presented here ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Imari Porcelain, Blue White Plate, Meiji Era, (1868-1912)
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fine example of Japanese Imari porcelain, this plate likely dates to the Meiji period and reflects the artistry and craftsmanship that made Imari ware so prized worldwide. Originating in the kilns of Arita and shipped through the port of Imari, these porcelains became synonymous with elegance, rich design, and cultural exchange between Japan and the West. Design: This plate features a scalloped edge and is richly decorated in cobalt blue and white with a detailed tableau of peacocks, birds, flowering trees, and foliage—motifs deeply symbolic in Japanese art, representing beauty, longevity, and renewal. The balance of naturalistic detail and decorative flourish is characteristic of Imari porcelain of the late 19th century. Era: Given its style and subject matter, this piece can be attributed to the late 19th to early 20th century, during Japan’s Meiji era, a period when traditional craftsmanship flourished alongside modernization. Why Collectors Value It: Exemplifies the refined artistry of Japanese porcelain during a culturally transformative period. Features timeless natural motifs that resonate with both collectors and decorators. A versatile piece—equally striking as a display plate, wall mount, or part of a larger Imari collection...
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1860s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular double-bottom box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, The piece is decorated with cloisonne enamel depictions of dragons, phoenix bird, flowers against the swirl motif background. Collectible Oriental Vanity...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Signed Ando Jubei Green Baluster Cloisonné Vase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful pristine condition Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase in baluster form. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vin...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Enamel

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel on Porcelain Totai Jar Signed
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome fan shaped medallions with blossoming flowers, and butterflies, surrounded by floral and butterfly wings patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. The cover of the ware is decorated with a polychrome image of a flower surrounded by floral, foliage, and butterfly wings made in the same technique. The neck, the base, and the lid are adorned with polychrome geometrical, and floral 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 Furniture

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Enamel

Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases of Birds Flying Over Cherry Blosso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass vases attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa: 1900s. Unsigned. The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of gold sparrows in blossoming flowers made in the Cloisonne 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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Brass

Japanese Antique Pure Silver Tea Set Akira Mimatsu Arthur and Bond
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) MEASUREMENTS Tea Pot 11.5cm High x 17.5cm Long x 10cm Wide (4.53 x 6.9 x 3.94 Inches) – Sugar Bowl 10cm High x 8.5cm Diameter (3.94 x 3.35 Inches) – Milk ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silver

Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Octagonal Charger Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous 19th-Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari octoganal porcelain charger. This fine large plate has hand painted floral decorations and birds in the traditional Imari colors w...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Exceptional 19th Century Wajima Lacquer Low Table with Gold Makie Decoration
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An exquisite antique Japanese low table (hiradaku) from the 19th century, crafted in the renowned Wajima lacquer tradition of the Noto Peninsula. The table features a deep, lustrous ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The Inro is comprised of three stacked compartments and features a deer motif with mother of pearl accents, an ojime and a wooden frog netsuke. Inros were used to store items like m...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Trinket Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, covered enamel over brass jewelry or trinket box. The body of the ware is enameled with floral and foliage motifs made in the Cloisonne technique...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

Japanese antique bamboo woven basket/wall hanging vase/1868-1920/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a woven bamboo basket made in Japan from the Meiji to Taisho periods (1868-1920). I don't know if the baskets actually used by farmers were repurposed as flower vases, or if ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bamboo

Japanese 24K Gold Silver Overlay Cigarette Case
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese 24K Yellow Gold and Silver Overlay Cigarette Case, decoration depicting a village landscape scene with Mount Fuji in the distance within an ivy vine border, three birds to t...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Gold, Silver

Japanese Large Antique Hand-Carved Tsukubai Water Basin Natsume, 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a beautiful large hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin "Natsume" (tea container) shape, granite, Meiji period, 19th century. Please view our video. Dimensions: 29 inches tall an...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Granite

Japanese Asian Meiji Bronze Gilt Seated Buddha Amida Nyorai Statue Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful serene Japanese Amida Nyorai Buddha statue/sculpture with gilt decoration - likely applied as temple or shrine blessing or offerings. The B...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Brass

MEIJI Period Japan 1890 Imperial Shakudo Gold Mixed Metals Brush Vase-Pot
Located in Miami, FL
A brush pot from the Meiji imperial period. This is a beautiful brush vase-pot created in the Imperial Japan during the early Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890. The fabulous roun...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria Inaba 4 Piece Desk Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese brass four-piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji era, late 19th century. Inaba workshop. The set incl...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Two White Geese Swimming in a Pond
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Japanese brush painting of two white geese swimming in a pond, 19th century, ink on paper, original brocade mount. Overall size with frame: 58" height 26" width Image size...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Paper

A scarce collection of three Japanese Meiji ice cup drinking glasses
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
These glasses were made during the Meiji period into the Taisho period between 1868 and 1930 however from the wear and finish we believe these to be earlier examples. The hand-blown ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Blown Glass

Japanese bamboo and rosewood display stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese bamboo and rosewood display stand, used for Ikebana or an Okimono in the Tokonoma, center floating panel with upright bamboo veneer dec...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bamboo, Rosewood

Contemporary Japanese Blue Black Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted In vivid green and blue on a stunningly shaped body, featuring a “flowers-in-the-wind” m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School
Located in Point Richmond, CA
“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School, Meiji Period (1869-1912). Painted with several variations of white moriage chrysanthemums interspersed with sma...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Paper

Meiji Period Bronze Figure of a Noh, With Mask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period Bronze Figure of a Noh, with Mask Japan, circa 1900s A captivating Meiji period bronze figure of a Noh performer adorned with ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Large Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase of Birds in a Garden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large symmetrical antique Japanese Meiji period enamel over brass vases. Each vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. Each vase is enameled with a polychrome ima...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Hanging Boat Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Japanese
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Boat shaped Ikebana basket, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Made of bamboo with copper insert, signature of maker. This one of a kind ikebana basket features an irregular wea...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bamboo

Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger
Located in New York, NY
Antique Meiji period Imari charger measuring 22 inches across and in good condition.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Ceramic Teacup by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small glazed ceramic teacup with surface paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916) with two tomobako storage wood boxes (likely later). Unlike the bett...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Ceramic

Japanese Early Antique Stone Four Buddhas Pagoda 10 feet, Best In Class
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto area garden. Call or message us for details or to reserve. Please view our video. For the finest garden- an exceptional and spiritual representation of the Buddha expressed in this unique and substantial 10 feet five roof pagoda with four buddha images carved on base. Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Granite

Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, alluring, wonderfully composed and engaging hand-painted large pair of six-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screens depicting an almost magical/ mythical village scene...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Cabinet Vase with Wisteria
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese cloisonne enamel cabinet vase. With polychrome enamel on a brass base. Decorated with an enameled tree branches with blue & purple wisteria blossoms on a ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

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 Furniture

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Elm

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 Furniture

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Clay, Porcelain, Paint

Large Japanese Porcelain Dragon Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
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 Furniture

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Mitsuore Ningyo of a Girl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Mitsuore ningyo of a girl, a jointed costume doll crafted of wood and covered in multiple layers of burnished gofun, made to stand as well as kneel, fabric and wire upper arms to facilitate costuming, a beautiful modeled face...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silk, Wood

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 Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

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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