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Hand Painted Noritake Nippon Footed Handled Bowl with Woodland Scene, C. 1910
Hand Painted Noritake Nippon Footed Handled Bowl with Woodland Scene, C. 1910

Hand Painted Noritake Nippon Footed Handled Bowl with Woodland Scene, C. 1910

Located in Chicago, IL

C. 1910 Noritake Nippon Giichi Kimura hand-painted porcelain console bowl of a swan in flight among a woodland backdrop.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Meiji Satsuma Dragons & Immortals Cup & Saucer by Kitagawa-zō, Signed Dai Nippon
Meiji Satsuma Dragons & Immortals Cup & Saucer by Kitagawa-zō, Signed Dai Nippon

Meiji Satsuma Dragons & Immortals Cup & Saucer by Kitagawa-zō, Signed Dai Nippon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meiji Satsuma Cup and Saucer by Kitagawa-zō with Dragons and Immortals, Signed Dai Nippon An extraordinary Meiji-period Satsuma porcelain cup and saucer, attributed to the distingui...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Pottery

Art Deco Lion Cubist Figural Porcelain Toothpick Holder Vase Figurine by Nippon
Art Deco Lion Cubist Figural Porcelain Toothpick Holder Vase Figurine by Nippon

Art Deco Lion Cubist Figural Porcelain Toothpick Holder Vase Figurine by Nippon

Located in San Diego, CA

Dates from the 1930s and made of porcelain. Made in Japan by Nippon and marked on the bottom. Great form and design.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Copper Bullseye Railway Boat Lantern Police Signal Oil Lamp 13"
Antique Japanese Copper Bullseye Railway Boat Lantern Police Signal Oil Lamp 13"

Antique Japanese Copper Bullseye Railway Boat Lantern Police Signal Oil Lamp 13"

By Nippon Sento Company Ltd

Located in Dayton, OH

Removable oil reservoir and wick. Attributed to Nippon Sento Co, LTD of Tokyo Japan. Dimensions: 7.75" x 5.25" x 13.25" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Nippon

Materials

Copper

A large Japanese Satsuma baluster Vase with Daimyo procession
A large Japanese Satsuma baluster Vase with Daimyo procession

A large Japanese Satsuma baluster Vase with Daimyo procession

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

The base marked 'Dai Nippon Takasaka sei'. 'Dai Nippon' means 'Great Japan' while 'sei' indicates 'made by,' highlighting its origin as an export item, likely from the Kyoto or surro...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Kokan Shiba (1747-1818) - Framed Japanese Woodblock, A Beauty
Kokan Shiba (1747-1818) - Framed Japanese Woodblock, A Beauty

Kokan Shiba (1747-1818) - Framed Japanese Woodblock, A Beauty

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking Japanese woodblock reprint from the 'Masterpieces of Old Japanese Colour Prints' series published by the Nippon Gasui-sha around 1923 - 1925. The scene depicts a woman in ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Nippon

Materials

Woodcut

19thC Japanese Meiji Period Pair Of Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vases By Miyabe c.1890
19thC Japanese Meiji Period Pair Of Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vases By Miyabe c.1890

19thC Japanese Meiji Period Pair Of Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vases By Miyabe c.1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Each vase is signed on the base with the chiselled inscription Dai Nippon Kyoto ju Ikkodo Miyabe Atsuyoshi with a kao.

Category

19th Century Japanese Other Antique Nippon

Materials

Bronze

Antique Map of Japan by Johnson & Ward, Decorative Civil War Era Atlas Map, 1865
Antique Map of Japan by Johnson & Ward, Decorative Civil War Era Atlas Map, 1865

Antique Map of Japan by Johnson & Ward, Decorative Civil War Era Atlas Map, 1865

Located in Langweer, NL

The map includes the principal islands of Nippon (Honshu), Kiusiu (Kyushu), Sikok (Shikoku), and Yesso (Hokkaido), together with the Kurile Islands.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Antique Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Black Plaque - Salem Germany 1870s
Antique Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Black Plaque - Salem Germany 1870s

Antique Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Black Plaque - Salem Germany 1870s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Black Plaque - Salem Germany 1870s Item e8189 An antique trophy of a spike buck sika deer (Cervus nippon) from Salem Castle in southern Germa...

Category

Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Nippon

Materials

Antler, Wood

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

The underside bears a gilt signature reading Dai Nippon Kyoto Awata Kinkozan, arranged in vertical characters within the recessed base.

Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Samurai Scenes - Kinkozan Style, Hand-Painted
Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Samurai Scenes - Kinkozan Style, Hand-Painted

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Samurai Scenes - Kinkozan Style, Hand-Painted

By Kinkozan

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Marking: The base bears a red and gold rectangular cartouche reading Dai Nippon Satsuma (大日本薩摩 — “Great Japan, Satsuma”), surmounted by a circular mon divided by a cross — a seal for...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Lidded Jar by Matsumoto Hozan
Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Lidded Jar by Matsumoto Hozan

Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Lidded Jar by Matsumoto Hozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is transposed by a black fan seal within which read the artist's mark: Da Nippon Kyoto East Matsumoto Hozan made this". On top there is also a mark for Yasuda Company, indicatin...

Category

Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Bowl Meiji Period Floral Panels
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Bowl Meiji Period Floral Panels

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Bowl Meiji Period Floral Panels

Located in Long Island City, NY

A finely executed Japanese cloisonné enamel bowl dating to the late Meiji period, produced for export and bearing the underglaze mark Dai Nippon Yushutsu (“Great Japan Export”). The ...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Enamel

Rare 1683 Mallet Miniature Map of Japan “Iaponia” with German Text
Rare 1683 Mallet Miniature Map of Japan “Iaponia” with German Text

Rare 1683 Mallet Miniature Map of Japan “Iaponia” with German Text

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Japan, Iaponia, Nippon, Edo, Kyoto, Jedo, Meaco, Shikoku, Kyushu, Kanto, Alain Manesson Mallet, Mallet map, Description de l’Univers, Japanese cartography, Asia map, miniat...

Category

Late 17th Century French Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Japan, Korea & the Chinese Coast by Bellin, circa 1755
Antique Map of Japan, Korea & the Chinese Coast by Bellin, circa 1755

Antique Map of Japan, Korea & the Chinese Coast by Bellin, circa 1755

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Japan map, Giappone, Carlo Antonio Barbiellini, Milan map, Italian cartography, antique Japan map, Edo Japan, East Asia map, Korea coastline, Nippon, Japanese provinces, hi...

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Japan & Coast of Korea named “Giappone” by Barbiellini, 1807
Antique Map of Japan & Coast of Korea named “Giappone” by Barbiellini, 1807

Antique Map of Japan & Coast of Korea named “Giappone” by Barbiellini, 1807

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Japan map, Giappone, Carlo Antonio Barbiellini, Milan map, Italian cartography, antique Japan map, Edo Japan, East Asia map, Korea coastline, Nippon, Japanese provinces, hi...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners

Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners

Located in London, GB

One of the antiques is marked ‘Dai Nippon Osaka fu shita-ju Hasegawa… Toyokuni zo’ (‘made by Hasegawa … Toyokuni, a resident of Osaka of Great Japan’).

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Map of East Asia, Japan & Korea by J. Kuijper, circa 1860
Antique Map of East Asia, Japan & Korea by J. Kuijper, circa 1860

Antique Map of East Asia, Japan & Korea by J. Kuijper, circa 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Kuijper, antique Asia map, antique Japan map, 19th century cartography, Dutch cartography, Meiji Japan, Korea peninsula map, Chinese Empire, East China Sea, historical Japan map, dec...

Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920
Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920

Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920

Located in Red Lion, PA

Comparable forms can be found in Nippon porcelain of the early 1900s; however, those examples are typically less refined in both decoration and execution.

Category

1910s Japanese Japonisme Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

Located in Torino, IT

In this garden it's also painted the white Nippon Daisy known to blossom late in that season, along with autumn grasses such as Bush Clover "Hagi".

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Nippon

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Earthenware Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan Meiji Period
Japanese Antique Earthenware Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan Meiji Period

Japanese Antique Earthenware Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan Meiji Period

By Kinkozan

Located in Newark, England

Genuine Satsuma can often be identified by the Shimazu crest, artist signatures, or the mark “Dai Nippon” used during the Meiji era.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Meiji Orange and Gold Porcelain Kutani Bowl
Japanese Meiji Orange and Gold Porcelain Kutani Bowl

Japanese Meiji Orange and Gold Porcelain Kutani Bowl

Located in Long Island City, NY

On the base is the "Dai Nippon"/"Great Japan" (大日本) mark.

Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Solid Brass Ships Anchor Lantern
Solid Brass Ships Anchor Lantern

Solid Brass Ships Anchor Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

With brass makers plate from Japanese manufacturer Nippon Sento. Made in 1977. Lantern has been wired for home display.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Nippon

Materials

Brass

Old Map of the East Coast of Honshu with an Inset, Japan, c.1785
Old Map of the East Coast of Honshu with an Inset, Japan, c.1785

Old Map of the East Coast of Honshu with an Inset, Japan, c.1785

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled ‘Part of Japan or Nippon'. View of the Coast of Japan when we first saw it: The Hill a bearing West 3 miles distant.

Category

1780s Antique Nippon

Materials

Paper

Top Quality Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warrior Scene Japan Marked Base
Top Quality Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warrior Scene Japan Marked Base

Top Quality Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warrior Scene Japan Marked Base

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Painted scene from the The 47 Ronin. The mark reads Dai Nippon Watano made painted by Motoshige. Watano Genemon was a merchant from the Kutani area.

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Signed Japanese Hand Painted Satsuma Temple Jar Meiji Period
Late 19th Century Signed Japanese Hand Painted Satsuma Temple Jar Meiji Period

Late 19th Century Signed Japanese Hand Painted Satsuma Temple Jar Meiji Period

Located in Cincinnati, OH

The underside of the jar is hand lettered with characters reading Dai Nippon Taizan Sei. The temple jar measures 12.5" tall and 7" across at its widest.

Category

1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Bronze sculpture representing a puppy lying down
Japanese Bronze sculpture representing a puppy lying down

Japanese Bronze sculpture representing a puppy lying down

Located in PARIS, FR

This kind of subject is common in traditional Nippon sculptures, this specific piece reminds of archaic bronze sculptures.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Bronze

Japanese okimono sculpture of a lying puppy with its head facing its rear
Japanese okimono sculpture of a lying puppy with its head facing its rear

Japanese okimono sculpture of a lying puppy with its head facing its rear

Located in PARIS, FR

This kind of subject is common in traditional Nippon sculptures, this specific piece reminds of archaic bronze sculptures.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Bronze

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

The base is singed in underglaze blue seal "Great Nippon, Made by Kozan". Research indicates that this specific mark was used between Meiji 23rd to 26th.

Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warriors Top Quality Work Japan Marked Base
Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warriors Top Quality Work Japan Marked Base

Antique Japanese Porcelain Dish with Warriors Top Quality Work Japan Marked Base

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Painted scene from the The 47 Ronin. The mark reads Dai Nippon Watano made painted by Motoshige. Watano Genemon was a merchant from the Kutani area.

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Nippon

Materials

Porcelain

Three Antique Japanese Items
Three Antique Japanese Items

Three Antique Japanese Items

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Bronze and shakudo ojime depicting reishi mushroom and a Japanese dual function netsuke engraved with gingko leaves and heart shaped ventilation for managing a hot coal when lighting...

Category

1880s Antique Nippon

Materials

Wood

Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Tajika Chikuson Landscape Nanga
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Tajika Chikuson Landscape Nanga

Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Tajika Chikuson Landscape Nanga

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Tajika played a pivotal role in the development of Japanese painting, particularly Nanga, co-founding the Nippon Nanga Academy with Suiun Komuro and Kaido Yamada.

Category

19th Century Edo Antique Nippon

Materials

Silk

Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Jar with Gilt Decoration by Kinkozan
Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Jar with Gilt Decoration by Kinkozan

Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Jar with Gilt Decoration by Kinkozan

By Kinkozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

Signed "Made by Kinkozan" underneath in a red seal and Nippon.   The composition is well-balanced with motion and dimensional depth in mind, very much a snapshot of the moment.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nippon

Materials

Ceramic

Interior of a Japanese House
Interior of a Japanese House

Interior of a Japanese House

By Harry Humphrey Moore

Located in New York, NY

During his sojourn in Nippon (which means, “The Land of the Rising Sun”), Moore spent time in locales such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Nikko, and Osaka, carefully observing the local ...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Nippon

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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Antique Nippon For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique nippon you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, every antique nippon was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique nippon — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique nippon, those designed in Art Nouveau, Victorian and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique nippon over the years, but those crafted by Nippon Sento Company Ltd, Royal Nippon Hinode and Dai Nippon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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