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Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan
Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Tokyo, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 5/8 x 10 inches (200 x 255 mm), pasted on light album board, numbered 956 and captioned in negative at lower right; housed in an a...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton/battledore/shuttlecock), studio photograph. Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbe...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Satsuma Red Gold Blue Satsuma Porcelain Tea Set, Nakasima Japan
Satsuma Red Gold Blue Satsuma Porcelain Tea Set, Nakasima Japan

Satsuma Red Gold Blue Satsuma Porcelain Tea Set, Nakasima Japan

By Satsuma

Located in Valladolid, ES

Moriage was a favorite motif of the Japanese period (1890–1921), and Japanese manufacturers continued to use this technique until the 1960s.

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); hand numbered 64 in negative and captioned at lower left; light cockling at top left co...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbered B334 in negative, right side of image printed somewhat lighter than left, tiny in-nega...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows
Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows

By Imao Keinen 1

Located in Burbank, CA

Orchid and small swallows (Hokuri, kotsubame). Original preparatory watercolor next to the finished original Japanese woodblock print. This is a highly finished preparatory watercolo...

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1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus

Located in Miami, FL

A Japanese Meiji period netsuke. This is an amazing netsuke created during the imperial Japan in the Meiji period, between the 1890 and 1900.

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Gorham Mixed Metal copper sterling  silver coffeepot Turkish Japanese style
Gorham Mixed Metal copper sterling  silver coffeepot Turkish Japanese style

Gorham Mixed Metal copper sterling silver coffeepot Turkish Japanese style

By Gorham CO.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mixed metal and sterling silver Turkish style coffeepot made for Gotham Co , marked and date E 40 on bottom.

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Antique 1890s American Japonisme Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Birds and Autumn Leaves Nagoya
Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Birds and Autumn Leaves Nagoya

Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Birds and Autumn Leaves Nagoya

Located in Long Island City, NY

A refined and elegant Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Meiji period, attributed to the Nagoya school and executed after the celebrated naturalistic drawings of Watanabe Seitei...

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Antique 1890s Vases

Materials

Enamel

"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Soquel, CA

"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu Colorful and expressive court scne by Toyohara Chikanobu,"Yoshu" (Japanese, 1838-1912). This is the r...

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1890s French School Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

French Marquetry Inlay Tea Table With Japanned Motif, C.1880
French Marquetry Inlay Tea Table With Japanned Motif, C.1880

French Marquetry Inlay Tea Table With Japanned Motif, C.1880

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Just in from France, this charming French 19Th C. Marquetry Tea Table With Japanned Design Top. The design of the top is all hand crafted marquetry in a beautiful Asian decor of Te...

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Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

JAPAN IMPERIAL 1900 Meiji Period Tripode Koro Censer In Cloisonné Enamel With
JAPAN IMPERIAL 1900 Meiji Period Tripode Koro Censer In Cloisonné Enamel With

JAPAN IMPERIAL 1900 Meiji Period Tripode Koro Censer In Cloisonné Enamel With

Located in Miami, FL

It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō. Country: Imperial Japan. Period: Meiji, 1890-1910. Technique: Silver Wir...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes
Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes

Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes

Located in Long Island City, NY

This finely matched pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel vases, dating to the Meiji period circa 1880 to 1890, represents high quality Japanese enamel production of the late nineteenth ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Enamel

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans
Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans

By Imao Keinen 1

Located in Burbank, CA

Barley, broad beans and a lark (Omugi, soramame, hibari). Original preparatory watercolor next to the finished original Japanese woodblock print. This is a highly finished preparator...

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1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

hand-painted Imari porcelain bowl with an elegant scalloped rim
hand-painted Imari porcelain bowl with an elegant scalloped rim

hand-painted Imari porcelain bowl with an elegant scalloped rim

Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL

Beautiful hand-painted Imari porcelain bowl with an elegant scalloped rim. The bowl is richly decorated in the characteristic Imari colors: deep cobalt blue, iron red, and green on a...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Bronze Vase sculpted with chimeras, dragons, birds of frey and phoenix
Large Bronze Vase sculpted with chimeras, dragons, birds of frey and phoenix

Large Bronze Vase sculpted with chimeras, dragons, birds of frey and phoenix

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Very large sculpted bronze vase with a polyglobular body resting on a base decorated with a Greek frieze. The whole is decorated with chimeras, dragons, birds of prey and phnixes ami...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

19thc Antique Monumental Asian Carved Wood Sculpture - A Carved Tree - Chinoise
19thc Antique Monumental Asian Carved Wood Sculpture - A Carved Tree - Chinoise

19thc Antique Monumental Asian Carved Wood Sculpture - A Carved Tree - Chinoise

Located in Opa Locka, FL

Huge Monumental 19thc Asian Japanes Carved Woor 1/2 Tree Sculpture of Asian Scenes in Full Relief. This was rendered from a huge hollowed out tree. One sculpture against one tree. Am...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Napoleon III Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

A Meiji bronze vase by Nobuhira
A Meiji bronze vase by Nobuhira

A Meiji bronze vase by Nobuhira

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Stamped ‘Nobuhira 信平’. Japanese, circa 1890.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

c1890 marble topped Bodafors Sweden faux bamboo washstand
c1890 marble topped Bodafors Sweden faux bamboo washstand

c1890 marble topped Bodafors Sweden faux bamboo washstand

By Bodafors

Located in London, GB

In the popular faux bamboo style of the c19th and made in beech with a straw covered main body that comprises of two drawers and a cupboard positioned asymmetrically with a substanti...

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Antique 1890s Swedish Anglo-Japanese Buffets

Materials

Beech

Early Porcelain Underglaze Dragon Ewer by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
Early Porcelain Underglaze Dragon Ewer by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

Early Porcelain Underglaze Dragon Ewer by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A porcelain ewer with fine underglaze iron red, brown and blue decoration made by the legendary Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), this relatively rare piece is dated...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Taisho Bronze Horse Sculpture by Kunio Itō, Early 20th Century
Japanese Taisho Bronze Horse Sculpture by Kunio Itō, Early 20th Century

Japanese Taisho Bronze Horse Sculpture by Kunio Itō, Early 20th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

A superb Japanese Taisho-period bronze sculpture of a horse by Kunio Itō (1890–1970), an accomplished Japanese sculptor particularly celebrated for his equestrian subjects.

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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Fine Miniature Satsuma Vase with Moriage Enamel Decoration by Seikozan
Pair of Fine Miniature Satsuma Vase with Moriage Enamel Decoration by Seikozan

Pair of Fine Miniature Satsuma Vase with Moriage Enamel Decoration by Seikozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of small ceramic vases with superb surface decorations made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period).

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Magnificent Kinkozan Cobalt Blue hand-painted Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, signed
Magnificent Kinkozan Cobalt Blue hand-painted Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, signed

Magnificent Kinkozan Cobalt Blue hand-painted Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, signed

Located in New York, NY

Magnificent Kinkozan Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, Circa 1890 The vase is formed in a tall ovoid shape with a broad shoulder rising to a short cylindrical neck and a rounded everted r...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Namazu Koi Carp Fish Sculptures, circa 1900
Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Namazu Koi Carp Fish Sculptures, circa 1900

Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Namazu Koi Carp Fish Sculptures, circa 1900

Located in Nottingham, GB

A striking pair of antique Japanese bronze fish sculptures, dating to the late Meiji period, circa 1890–1910.

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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period
Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period

Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A bronze Champlevé Buddhist temple Altar candleholder, Meiji period, with stylized elephant head handles and Ram's heads decoration. The enamel work has some loss and there is a stre...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Kinkozan Satsuma Porcelain vase, Painted Ladies Beneath Wisteria, signed, Meiji
Kinkozan Satsuma Porcelain vase, Painted Ladies Beneath Wisteria, signed, Meiji

Kinkozan Satsuma Porcelain vase, Painted Ladies Beneath Wisteria, signed, Meiji

By Kinkozan

Located in New York, NY

Magnificent Kinkozan Satsuma Vase with Ladies Beneath Wisteria, Meiji Period, Marked Dai Nippon Kyoto Awata Kinkozan The vase is formed in a tall baluster shape with a rounded shoul...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Shakudo Style Letter Clip
Shakudo Style Letter Clip

Shakudo Style Letter Clip

Located in New York, NY

Shakudo Style Letter Clip from the 19th Century. A realistic coiled snake in different mixed metals forms the clip over a etched leaf. Hinge is top of clip to open for letters. Beaut...

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1890s Japanese For The Desk

Excellent condition with wear consistent with age.
Excellent condition with wear consistent with age.

Excellent condition with wear consistent with age.

Located in Tampa, FL

A Japanese very nicely decorated Imari plate with beautiful green and gold accents. It looks like it’s never been used.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chikanobu Triptych – Shogun Returns from the Hunt in Koganehara, c.1897
Chikanobu Triptych – Shogun Returns from the Hunt in Koganehara, c.1897

Chikanobu Triptych – Shogun Returns from the Hunt in Koganehara, c.1897

Located in Langweer, NL

Chikanobu Triptych – Shogun Returns from the Hunt in Koganehara, c.1897 This powerful and dynamic triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) depicts the Shogun and his retinue retur...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke
A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke

A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke

Located in London, GB

A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke The reverse lacquered black Signed: Hosai Lacquer Japan Circa 1890 Size: 4.7cm high - 1⅔ ins high Provenance: W.L.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Gyokushu Satsuma Earthenware Saki Pitcher, C. Meiji Period
Gyokushu Satsuma Earthenware Saki Pitcher, C. Meiji Period

Gyokushu Satsuma Earthenware Saki Pitcher, C. Meiji Period

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Dimensions: 4 1/2" Height X 4" Width X 3" Long Japan, 1890

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Antique 1890s Chinese Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Imari Charger-Flower Basket Center
Imari Charger-Flower Basket Center

Imari Charger-Flower Basket Center

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a classic example of a Meiji period imari charger. The charger measures 12 inches in diameter and features a central flower basket reserve surround with diapering and 3 hoho ...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere
A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere

A Bronze Meiji Period Elephant Jardiniere

Located in London, GB

This large-scale plant holder is decorated throughout its circumference with a parade of elephants of varying sizes and poses, some of the elephants appear to be frolicking in water,...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Zabihi Collection Late 19th Century Mustard Antique Khotan Rug
Zabihi Collection Late 19th Century Mustard Antique Khotan Rug

Zabihi Collection Late 19th Century Mustard Antique Khotan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Accent size mustard field gkhotan rug from the late 19th century. Measures: 5' x 9'3'' Producing rugs since the 17th century with peak production in the 18th and 19th centuries...

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Antique 1890s East Turkestani Anglo-Japanese Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu
Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu

Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu

Located in Brussels, BE

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink on a silver ground with a rock, bamboo and calligraphy, by Tanomura Chokunyū (1814-1907). Inscribed: I painted at the time when the p...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds
A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds

A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A Grand Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Tray – Lush Cherry Blossom Garden with Sparrows, Quail, and Japanese Fountain, Circa 1890 This monumental exhibition-size Meiji period Japane...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century
Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century

Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

It is ideal for storing jewellery. Japan Circa 1890.    

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Meiji Period Bronze of a Cricket Catcher
Meiji Period Bronze of a Cricket Catcher

Meiji Period Bronze of a Cricket Catcher

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Meiji period bronze of a cricket catcher, shown holding a whistle to his mouth with his left hand and a long rod in his right hand, wearing traditional clothing with a wide-brimmed...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronze Footed Planter
Late 19th Century Bronze Footed Planter

Late 19th Century Bronze Footed Planter

Located in Bellport, NY

A large antique bronze two handled decorated planter.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Bronze

Small Imari Urn
Small Imari Urn

Small Imari Urn

Located in Tampa, FL

A small 19th century Japanese Imari urn thats beautifully decorated.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Raised Dragon Imari Vase
Raised Dragon Imari Vase

Raised Dragon Imari Vase

Located in Tampa, FL

A very nice Japanese Imari vase from the 19th century with raised dragons on both sides. This style is sometimes referred to as blown out Imari due to its raised design.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou
Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou

Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou

Located in Stamford, CT

An exquisite Taisho period screen depicting nesting cormorants painted on raw silk with gold fleck by Japanese artist Asami Joujou (b. 1890 in Himeiji, Japan-d. 1974), circa 1912-1926.

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo
Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 266 mm), numbered B04 in negative, small spots of fixer on lower right corner, pencil inscription on ver...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Beauties on the Beach with view of Mount Fuji
Beauties on the Beach with view of Mount Fuji

Beauties on the Beach with view of Mount Fuji

By Yoshu Chikanobu

Located in Burbank, CA

Shichirigahama, Sagami Province. A beauty in the foreground waves to her young companions, who run towards her on the beach. The beauty at left wears a western-style golden ring. We ...

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1890s Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

19Th. C. French Ebonized Bamboo Table/Vanity, C.1870
19Th. C. French Ebonized Bamboo Table/Vanity, C.1870

19Th. C. French Ebonized Bamboo Table/Vanity, C.1870

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This is a wonderful example of the French Aesthetic Movement, c.1865 to 1890. This a Chinoiserie or Japanned Bamboo table that could be used also as a vanity.

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Antique Late 19th Century Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Brass

Hungerford Bridge, London
Hungerford Bridge, London

Hungerford Bridge, London

By Kerr Eby

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Kerr Eby was born in 1890 in Tokyo, Japan, the son of Methodist missionaries from Canada.

Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

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