Meiji Wall Decorations

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

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful silk-lined giltwood frame (newly framed and glazed), circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a tra...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Wood

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel

$5,000

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel Takasago Legend

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful silk-lined giltwood frame (newly framed and glazed), circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used to wrap and present gifts at important occasions. Depending on the occasion, the panel itself can be a very fine textile art on its own. On the deep blue background, this elaborate textile art depicts an old couple standing on a bridge with three bystanders, flanked by pine trees with hills afar. The couple is Jotomba (Joo and Uba are their respective names), characters in the Legend of Takasago, one of the oldest Japanese mythologies, who are associated with old pines. The legend goes as: "At Takasago Shrine there is a very old pine tree, the trunk of which is bifurcated; in it dwells the spirit of the Maiden of Takasago who was seen once by the son of Izanagi who fell in love and wedded her. Both lived to a very great age, dying at the same hour on the same day, and since then their spirits abide in the tree, but on moonlight nights they return to human shape to revisit the scene of their earthly felicity and pursue their work of gathering pine needles. His pine tree is called “The Pine of Suminoe” while hers is "Takasago pine". In Japan, Takasago couple...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk, Wood

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel Takasago Legend

$5,200

Japanese Fisherman Festival Kimono with Tsutsugaki Design

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese festival Kimono robe circa late 19th to early 20th century (end of Meiji Period) for fishing ritual. Made in a cotton fabric, the kimono was elaborately decorated by Tsuts...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Cotton, Linen

Japanese Fisherman Festival Kimono with Tsutsugaki Design

$4,800

Japanese Two Panel Screen Summer Flowers on Silver

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Summer flowers on silver. Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of Summer flowers including morning glories and daisies against a garden fence. Signature and...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Summer Flowers on Silver

$28,000

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum

$43,700

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Hibiscus In Bloom

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hibiscus in Bloom, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of hibiscus flowers reaching for the sun in full bloom. Mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocad...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Hibiscus In Bloom

$4,000

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge. Early Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a grassy knoll next to a running brook or river. A soft breeze is m...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"

$35,000

Japanese Color Woodblock Print by Toyohara Chikanobu

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in New York, NY

This Meiji-period color woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicts three elegant female courtiers in traditional dress taking refreshments. Th...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Japanese Color Woodblock Print by Toyohara Chikanobu

$5,000

Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese hanging scroll or Kakejiku, circa 1890, depicting bamboo grass and a rabbit, framed by top and bottom ribbons of brocade silk. In ...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century

$2,624 Sale Price

20% Off

Ancestor Portrait Framed in Gold Leafed Frame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful Ancestor portrait of an important Chinese Matriarch. The piece is hand painted in vibrant colors and has held the test of time. The gilt wood framing is an unusual fram...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Ancestor Portrait Framed in Gold Leafed Frame

$3,970 / item

Antique Japanese Printmaking Hanga of Mr. Hachimantarou Yoshiie 1900s

Located in Paris, FR

This is a printmaking called Hanga in Japanese. This Hanga was made around 1900s in Japan. As this is made with a paper and getting damaged, there is a new paper sticked on the back....

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Printmaking Hanga of Mr. Hachimantarou Yoshiie 1900s

$457 Sale Price

30% Off

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige Block 53 stations of Tokaido Road, Japan

By Hiroshige

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Hiroshige. Kinryusan Temple at akusa. 53 stations of Tokaido Road. Hakone Lake View Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige Block 53 stations of Tokaido Road, Japan

$257

Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) Japanese Framed Painting Pair, Carp and Bamboo

Located in Kyoto, JP

Two framed panels by Yamamoto Shunkyo depicting a carp (koi) leaping from a river. Ink and gold leaf on paper. Instinctively brushed in a freehand s...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) Japanese Framed Painting Pair, Carp and Bamboo

$9,800 / set

Japanese Meiji Riverside Scroll Painting, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Although western painting was initially embraced during Japan’s Meiji period (1868-1912), artists brought on a revival of traditional painting styles as they sought to create a modern Japanese style with roots in the past. This exquisite hanging scroll demonstrates the preference for soft layering of gray tones with judicious use of color. The landscape is rendered in soft ink washes that subtly distinguish between water, mountain, and sky. The scroll painting...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Japanese Meiji Riverside Scroll Painting, c. 1900

$1,980

Helen Hyde Signed Japanese Meiji Era Woodblock Woodcut Print The Hired Baby 1909

By Helen Hyde

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful Japanese woodblock print by American artist Helen Hyde (1868 –1919) titled "The Hired Baby" which she created in 1909 while she was living and studying art in Japan. T...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Helen Hyde Signed Japanese Meiji Era Woodblock Woodcut Print The Hired Baby 1909

$795

Large Antique Horizontal Japanese Painting

Located in Lambertville, NJ

An antique horizontal Japanese Meiji period qouache watercolor painting with black lacquered frame under glass. 65.5 inches long, 17inches high. Th...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Large Antique Horizontal Japanese Painting

$2,000

Japanese Old Vase with Lid / Late 19th Century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a woven bamboo basket made in Japan during the Meiji to Taisho eras (1868-1920). It is a vase that imitates the shape. It was hung on t...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Bamboo

Japanese Old Vase with Lid / Late 19th Century

$620

Early to Mid-20th Century Rosewood Biwa Plectrum, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Rosewood Plectrum for Biwa, Japan A beautiful rosewood plectrum used in plucking the strings of a chikuzen-biwa, which is a 4-5 string fretted lute used t...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Wood

Early to Mid-20th Century Rosewood Biwa Plectrum, Japan

$500

Japanese Two Panel Screen Nara Deer in Gentle Yoshino Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Nara Deer in Gentle Yoshino Landscape. Yoshino is in the Nara Prefecture, an area famous for these small and tame deer native to J...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Nara Deer in Gentle Yoshino Landscape

$9,500

Antique Japanese Yoshitora “47 Ronins” Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo, 1864

By Utagawa Yoshitora

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Yoshitora printed in 1864. 47 Ronins - Okuda Y Yukitaka. Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynast...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Yoshitora “47 Ronins” Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo, 1864

$196 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block Mountains and Rivers of Kiso, Japan

By Hiroshige

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Hiroshige Mountains and Rivers of Kiso Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Pe...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block Mountains and Rivers of Kiso, Japan

$370

Fine Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Bodhisattva, Conservation Framed

Located in Greenwich, CT

refined Japanese brush painting of Bodhisattva sitting by stream, waterfall and pine tree, ink and color on silk, 19th century, conservation fr...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk

Fine Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Bodhisattva, Conservation Framed

$3,500 Sale Price

36% Off

Meiji Period Japanese Indigo Double Ikat Futon Cover

Located in Point Richmond, CA

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

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Meiji Period Japanese Indigo Double Ikat Futon Cover

$2,200

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel

Located in Atlanta, GA

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Wood

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel

$4,000

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen

Located in Takarazuka, JP

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

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen

$9,250

Framed Japanese Kabuki Triptych Print with Samurai and Courtesan Actors

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese ukiyo-e triptych, this framed Kabuki theater woodblock print captures the energy and drama of Edo-period performance. The scene unfolds across three panels, each meticulou...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Framed Japanese Kabuki Triptych Print with Samurai and Courtesan Actors

$590

Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Stitched Silk Framed Tapestry

Located in Lambertville, NJ

All hand work framed silk Japanese tapestry with embroidered boarder. A deep custom black lacquered frame. Originaly sold from Newman Galleries....

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk, Glass, Lacquer

Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Stitched Silk Framed Tapestry

$3,250

Antique Large Japanese Futon Cover with Resist Yuzen Dye

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large unframed Japanese Futonji textile art circa late 19th century toward the end of the Meiji period. Seamed together from four vertical sections of cotton in deep indigo color, ...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Antique Large Japanese Futon Cover with Resist Yuzen Dye

$5,800

Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting Cherry Blossom Festival, Conservation Framed

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine Japanese brush painting of cherry blossom festival, ink and color on silk, 19th century, museum conservation framed. Conservation framed i...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk

Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting Cherry Blossom Festival, Conservation Framed

$3,500 Sale Price

40% Off

Antique Japanese Kakehana, a bamboo wall hanging vase for flower arranging.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Japanese Kakehana (wall hanging vase) crafted of one thick segment of bamboo with two cutouts and front panel carved to resemble smaller segments of bamboo. Signature at the side. Ex...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Bamboo

Antique Japanese Kakehana, a bamboo wall hanging vase for flower arranging.

$650

Large Japanese Textile Futon Cover with Resist Yuzen Dye

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large unframed Japanese textile art circa late early 20th century toward the end of the Meiji period. Seamed together from four vertical sections of cotton in deep indigo color, th...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Cotton

Large Japanese Textile Futon Cover with Resist Yuzen Dye

$3,850

Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black backgrou...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Brocade

Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen

$10,900

Samurai Japanese Scene Meij Period Painting Japan Artist, 19/20th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Very nice painting with Japanese Samurai Scene. 19/20th century Additional information: Material: Wood / Bamboo Primary Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Condition: Some minim...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Samurai Japanese Scene Meij Period Painting Japan Artist, 19/20th Century

$1,013

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan

Located in Kyoto, JP

Chinese Pheasants Yoshizawa Setsuan (1809-1889) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Painting inscription: Setsuan Houyou Upper seal: Y...

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Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan

$5,200

Pair of Japanese Vintage Gilded Embroidered Silk Wall Decorative Art, circa 1935

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite pair of Japanese vintage (circa 1935) hand-crafted extremely intricately embroidered silk fabric used in the presentation of ceremonial gifts on special occasions called fu...

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1930s Japanese Vintage Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk

Pair of Japanese Vintage Gilded Embroidered Silk Wall Decorative Art, circa 1935

$2,250 / set

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block Mountains and Rivers, Japan

By Hiroshige

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Hiroshige Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912) Condition: P...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block Mountains and Rivers, Japan

$709

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block 53 stations of Tokaido Road Japan

By Hiroshige

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Hiroshige. Kinryusan Temple at akusa. 53 stations of Tokaido Road. Tsuchiyama Spring rain Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Print by Hiroshige, Block 53 stations of Tokaido Road Japan

$257

Japanese Contemporary Silk Brown Black Cream Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary contemporary Japanese two-panel "byobu" or folding screen showcasing genryoku style handcrafted raised embroidered silk brocade kimono Japanese decorative art in autumn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Silk Brown Black Cream Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3

$9,800

Antique Japanese Meiji/Showa Period Set of Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice set of 12 bowls with saucers. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Japan Dyn...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji/Showa Period Set of Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

$142 Sale Price

20% Off

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese silk Fukusa Panel housed in a gilt frame circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used as a wrap for presenting gifts at important occasions. On the deep blue background, the elaborate embroidery work depicts a historical scene where street vendors selling goods to a royal household or an aristocratic residence. The scene focuses on the activities at the front gate where the couriers and servants were busying carrying the goods in. A peasant with straw coat...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Wood

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel

$4,200

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique Japanese Woodblock – Dutch Lady with Child and Servant – Meiji Period attributed to Utagawa Kuniteru II Yokohama-e – Yokohama-e are prints depicting foreigners in Yokohama ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant

$934

Set of 9 Antique Japanese or Chinese Block Print Calligrphy Edo, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Some with some damage or folding. Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912) Condition: Good...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 9 Antique Japanese or Chinese Block Print Calligrphy Edo, 19th Century

$377 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Woodblock Print Meiji Period Carriage, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print - Meiji Period 19th century Carriage. The painter is unknown so far. Additional information: Material: Paper Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome Regi...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Woodblock Print Meiji Period Carriage, 19th Century

$606

Antique Japanese Kunisada Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji, 1850 s

By Utagawa Kunisada III

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Kunisada 1850’s. Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912) Condi...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Kunisada Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji, 1850 s

$350 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Japanese Kunisada Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji, 19th C.

By Utagawa Kunisada III

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Kunisada 1850’ Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912)

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Kunisada Japan Block Print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji, 19th C.

$206 Sale Price

20% Off

Imperial Imari Charger with Large Gilded Eagle and Gilded Flying Crane

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Imperial Imari 14.25" charger with large gilded eagle and gilded flying crane, Japanese, Meiji period, circa 1870.

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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Imperial Imari Charger with Large Gilded Eagle and Gilded Flying Crane

$2,685

Antique Japanese Yoshitora “47 Ronins” Japan Block print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji

By Utagawa Yoshitora

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice block print by Yoshitora printed in 1864. 47 Ronins - Okuda M Shigemori. Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dyna...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Yoshitora “47 Ronins” Japan Block print Calligrphy Edo or Meiji

$438

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, English Lady, Meiji Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique Japanese Woodblock – English Lady – Meiji Period attributed to Utagawa Kuniteru II Yokohama-e – Yokohama-e are prints depicting foreigners in Yokohama after Japan was opene...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, English Lady, Meiji Period

$2,063

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant Meiji Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique Japanese Woodblock – Dutch Lady with Child and Servant – Meiji Period attributed to Utagawa Kuniteru II Yokohama-e – Yokohama-e are prints depicting foreigners in Yokohama ...

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19th Century Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant Meiji Period

$1,650 Sale Price

20% Off

Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, black and gold o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3

$9,250

Nihonga Japanese Painting 1900 Meiji Scroll Kawai Gyokudo Nanga School Lake Scen

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

This painting by Gyokudo Kawa is named "Lakeside Night Return", portraying a serene journey home. Gyokudo Kawai (1873-1957) A Japanese painter from the Meiji to Showa periods, born ...

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19th Century Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Silk

Nihonga Japanese Painting 1900 Meiji Scroll Kawai Gyokudo Nanga School Lake Scen

$2,280 Sale Price

20% Off

Japanese Contemporary silk brocade Traditional Oshie Handcrafted Decorative Art

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary hand crafted Japanese contemporary traditional oshie wall decorative art piece with a stunning three-dimensional effect. This is a centuries-old traditional Japanese handcrafted wall decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo period (1603-1868). It is said this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned for a lifetime. The solution was to recycle these opulent fabrics into stunning works of art. Oshie resembles a carefully crafted very intricate jigsaw puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces of kimono fabric padded with slightly differing thicknesses of cotton and painstakingly glued and ironed individually. All those tiny pieces are then glued one by one on a custom-made board making sure each piece lands on the exact right place making sure that the right pieces overlap the lower pieces to create an undulating three-dimesional picture. Highly detailed oshie pieces contain hundreds of small pieces that are expertly aligned to recreate even the minutest details of the the painting In the final process. Facial features are painted in miniature-like exactitude. The end product is an awe-inspiring piece with a surprising three-dimensional effect. This magnificent piece depicts a fascinating scene of a lady of privilege wearing an exquisitely brocaded headdress and overcoat to protect herself from the cold. Each dainty step she takes exposes the folds of her multi-layered kimono in a scene reminiscent of the ladies of the ancient imperial court of Japan. The creator of this signed piece has prided herself in using exquisite antique and vintage kimono and obi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Contemporary silk brocade Traditional Oshie Handcrafted Decorative Art

$3,500

Japanese Contemporary Framed Red Black Silk Brocade Oshie Decorative Art

Located in Takarazuka, JP

A sophisticated technique is used to transform highest quality kimono fabrics into exquisite antique pieces of kimono fabric to recreate a Genryoku kosode kimono . Tagasode is the wa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Brocade

Japanese Contemporary Framed Red Black Silk Brocade Oshie Decorative Art

$3,500

Nihonga Japanese Painting 1900 Meiji Scroll Fishing Boats at Gyosen Nanga School

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A drawing of the painting "Gyosen Gyosan" painted by Akifoshi. Also included is the box. This is a tasteful work depicting a fishing boat going fishing at sunrise. ■Silk back, handp...

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19th Century Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk

Nihonga Japanese Painting 1900 Meiji Scroll Fishing Boats at Gyosen Nanga School

$2,280 Sale Price

20% Off

A Pair Of 19th Century Shibayama Carved Panels C.1890

Located in London, GB

A Pair Of Japanese Shibayama Carved Panels C.1890 A pair of fine quality Meiji period Japanese carved, inlaid and lacquered oval panels. The oval form set within red lacquer frames...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

A Pair Of 19th Century Shibayama Carved Panels C.1890

$2,124 / set

Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A large and incredible Japanese painting of a Buddhist temple hall with Amida Nyorai, late Edo or early Meiji period, mid-19th century, Japan. Mounted wit...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Brocade, Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paint

Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century

$17,500

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese signed woodblock print by Chikanobu Toyohara (Chikanobu Yoshu), 1838-1912, titled "Start of an Archery Tournament", a tript...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

$1,800

Magnificent Antique Japanese Woven Brocade Kesa Monk s Robe Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven brocades with luxuriant golden threads. Dated to late 19th century of Meiji Period, the elaborate woven motifs on this kesa feature repetitive roundels dragon and phoenix intermixed with peonies and chrysanthemum blossoms. Two shades of contrasting gold threads were used on a striking purplish-blue background, with a dark metallic thread for the outer border and a brighter thread for the main body. The brilliantly woven fabric was possibly recycled from Noh costumes...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Brocade, Silk

Magnificent Antique Japanese Woven Brocade Kesa Monk s Robe Meiji Period

$5,800

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ikebana on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two-panel screen: Ikebana on gold. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a basket with beautifully arranged spring flowers in the style of ikebana (Japanese traditional flowe...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ikebana on Gold

$20,500

Set of Ten Antique Calligraphy Woodblock Panels

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable set of ten 19th century Japanese calligraphy prints on paper executed in a woodblock technique and presented under glass in a gi...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of Ten Antique Calligraphy Woodblock Panels

$8,900 / set

Meiji wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Meiji wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji wall decorations 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 wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Toyohara Chikanobu, Shunyu, and Toyonobu Utagawa. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $400 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $4,000.