Antique Japanese Miniature

An unusual sugi (cryptomeria) wood arrow carrying box with fine copper alloy fittings and hardware.
Edo Period (1600-1868), 19th century
6" high x 39¾" wide x 6¼" deep<...

Finely carved amber, probably Japan, circa 1800, Tokugawa period. Please find our other skull miniatures listed here on 1stdibs.

Japanese turned wood stupa with traces of original gesso finish. The dramatic form modelled on the famous Nara period (764-79) "One Million Pagodas" (Hyakumanto) votive wooden pagod...

Excellent condition and incredibly fine ! Japan, late 19th century

A superb 18th century George III period miniature japanned collector’s cabinet depicting Oriental scenes, exotic birds, pagodas, butterflies etc.

An amazing, intricately detailed miniature Japanese palanquin, 18th-19th century. Full scale palanquins were used to carry wealthy Japanese, particularly royalty.

Her art was influenced by Japan and Eastern miniatures which she reinterpreted with charm and expertise.

Antique Japanese miniature Buddhist altar table. Made of lacquered and giltwood with bronze decoration.

Fine Japanese Kinkozan miniature Natsume (tea caddy) Meiji period.

19th century mid-Edo period Japanese four-panel miniature screen. Depicting a beautifully painted Chinese blue and green landscape in the Nanga School or literati painting style.

An antique Japanese aesthetic movement cabinet vase offers cloisonné enamel decoration with floral reserves, one having cherry blossom and bird, en verso crescent moon, circa 1870 ...

Pair of Japanese carved miniature wooden foxes (Kitsune)), Inari Shrine Guardians, 19th century.

Both hexagonal panelled bodies exquisitely decorated by hand with multi-coloured enamels, illustrating directionally opposing vignettes of songbirds perched among flowering prunus ag...

The slender bracket foot, the open plate original gilt brass escutcheon to the fall and unusually or extremely early for the period skeleton escutcheons to the drawers. Some say ...

Unique gift Japan, a collection of fifty four (54) original mineral specimens with descriptions and in their original box. Includes the original informative booklet These are ...

A highly detailed Japanese figure of the samurai warrior Hyrioshi along with his attendant. Measures: Individual Heights: Hyrioshi: 18 in. Attendant: 11 in. 10202

A mid nineteenth century Japanese bronze okimono of an elephant in repose, captured striding forward calmly, with its head tilted slightly to the right. The bronze has been successfu...

Lovely and very detailed piece. Signed Ikkosai – Different world in a cave. It looks like a cave in a human brain. Very interesting Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the col...

Constructed in three sections, using wood, lacquered in part, and decorated with ivory and Shibayama inlays; rising from a finely carved base in the form of a Yamabushi priest suppor...

Mid-19th century pair of scrimshaw miniature plaques, each framed, Japanese. Miniature sumi-e type scrimshaw plaques one with a whaling scene, the other with a fishing scene.

A pair of 19th century Shakudo earrings that resemble gold framed Japanese miniature paintings. The discovery of Japanese Art was represented in Victorian Jewelry beginning in 1870.

4" Miniature Japanese Vase signed "Koko"

Unusual antique miniature Japanese cloisonné teapot having a quality colourful cloisonné decoration all over with a lift off lid and a shaped spout.

Unusual antique miniature Japanese Cloisonne vase having a beautiful hand painted Cloisonne decoration and in perfect condition.

A set of antique Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. Late Meiji or Showa era, first half of the 20th century.

A set of antique Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. Late Meiji or Showa era, first half of the 20th century.

A rare miniature five piece porcelain garniture decorated in iron red with garden flowers and bamboo. Comprising two covered vases with finials modeled as traditional shi shi lion...

A very nice example of a small early Japanese Arita porcelain teapot. Great decoration of chrysanthemum. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japa...

Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall.

Mint and signed Japan, a fine sterling silver model of a frog sculptured in sterling silver, signed/stamped base, early 20th century, Taisho period.. Dimensions: 1.6 inches t...

Unusual antique miniature Japanese cloisonné teapot having a quality colourful cloisonné decoration all over with a lift off lid and a shaped spout.

Japanese a fine antique handcrafted, hand-glazed round two part ceramic incense container -kogo- in effigy of a big eared rabbit -usagi- and in lovely mildly used but well loved cond...

Description A Japanese Satsuma teapot and cover marked base, miniature Condition Overall condition restoration to rim.

This is an extremely rare miniature Japanese Satsuma miniature vase from the Meiji Period (1868-1911).

The baluster shaped body rising to a flaring neck & rim, richly decorated with flowering boughs of wisteria & exotic flora finely worked in silver wire and enamels, set against an in...

Circa 1870s miniature Imari vase, Japanese. Late Meiji era. Elongated, slightly flared neck.

This Japanese antique Bonsai Bonseki silk covered book contains 40 antique woodblock prints of masterpiece miniature tray rock garden presentations as drawn by this artist in 1930s.

Six Miniature Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Items including Flower Vases, Urns and Covered Jar C1920 Measures- Green Jar: 3''H x 2.5''W x 2.5''D; Green Turquoise: 4.75''...

A very finely painted Japanese Satsuma plate with miniature figural paintings, signed Kinkozan for the Kinkozan workshops, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.

Miniature antique Art Nouveau Japanese Satsuma porcelain lidded tea pot features hand-painted and gilt floral decoration of Iris garden and butterflies, original label on base, circa...

A pair of identical antique Japanese late Meiji era sphere shaped enamel over brass vases with narrow necks. The exterior of the vases are enameled with polychrome images of flowers ...

Japanese 19th century Lacquered Miniature 2-door and 5-drawer Jewelry cabinet.

Miniature hanagamidai cabinet from the Japan meiji (1858-1912) period.

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Miniature Bird in Cherry Blossom Vase Late Meiji period, 1868 Miniature black vase with a round body and long neck.

Seventeen Pieces of Miniature or Cabinet Japanese Terra Cotta C1930 Large Jug - 3 5/8" x 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" Small Bowl - 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Five Antique Japanese Blue Satsuma Porcelain Miniature Vases with Genre Scenes C1920 Measures- 1) 2.75''H x 1.5''W x 1.5''D; 2) 4.75''H x 2.75''W x 2.75''D; 3) 3.75''H x 2.25''W x 2...

Exquisite and rare Miniature Samurai sword. Made with great attention to every detail it was most likely meant for Musha Ningyo, Samurai Dolls set. Such exquisite pieces are rare. ...

Small hokkai bako or kaioke seashells game box, of circular form with its four feet, its bronzes and cordon, decorated with a motive of flowers of gold lacquer on a black lacquer bac...

A miniature Japanese brass vase, early Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. of a globular form with a short and wide neck.

A pair of miniature antique Japanese copper jewelry trays with polychrome cloisonne enamel design.

A miniature antique Japanese Meiji Era brass and enamel vase.

A good Japanese bronze and shakudo miniature table screen, Meiji period, each panel in a gilt bronze frame, one panel depicts figures caught in a rainstorm with lightning, signed low...

A large and impressive naive portrait of a miniature Japanese spaniel, posing on a red velvet tasseled cushion.

This stunning Meiji period vase is a wonderful example of the quality of craftsmanship during the late 19th century Japanese Meiji period. The Meiji era was famed for being the perio...

A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

This handsome pair of 20th century glazed and gilded Japanese Satsuma vases, with their vivid, jewel-like colours and elegant baluster-shaped forms, feature the traditional Japanese ...

Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...

Shunga Unknown artist Meiji era, circa 1880 Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Dimensions: Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34...

Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl with curved corners and embellished with a refined scene of daily life along a watercourse on the outside. The interior is adorned with graceful butterflie...

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 an elegant composition with f...

Pair of exquisite Japanese Kutani vases with fine enameled and gilt decorations, signed Kutani-Saku (九谷作), measuring 14 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. Each in excellent condition.

Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...

Of ovoid form, with a narrow neck and outward flaring rim, on dark blue ground depicting wisteria blossoms in white and purple cascading from the shoulder with birds throughout and w...

A Monumental Japanese Kutani porcelain vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed Akiyama sei. The main body is all hand-painted with wonderful decorations which include Japanese figures of m...