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Japanese Antique Wall Decor

1870s-1920s wabi sabi reclaimed boat wood wall decor sculpture bamboos engraved
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Wooden wall decor made of a piece of reclaimed wood from antique wood river boat. Words & bamboos
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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Japanese Antique Huge Wood Carving Masks 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wall Decor Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden mask. In Japan, it is called "Kamado-gami". It was made during
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Cedar

Japanese antique Wooden mask 1860s-1920s/mingei wabi sabi folk art wall decor
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is called "Kamado mask" in Japan. It is an item from 1860 to 1920. "Kamado-men" is a custom
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Masks

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Wood

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Kutani Japanese Meiji Porcelain Vase Painted with Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Japanese Meiji porcelain Kutani vase hand painted with decorative and a figural panel dating between 1868 and 1912. The elegantly shaped tall slender vase stands on a rounded unglaze...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Andrianna Shamaris Low Antique Stool or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Rustic two inch thick top stool or side table. Circa 1950. This side table or stool was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imper...
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Vintage 1950s Organic Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880 This impressive Japanese porcelain jardiniere, hailing from the Meiji period around 1880, is a testame...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Pedestal Made from a Tree Root with Natural Lacquer Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese sculptural pedestal from the mid 20th century, made from a tree root with lacquered finish. Created in China during the Midcentury period, this pedestal attracts ou...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Pedestals

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Wood

Solid Burnt Wood, Side Table, Stool, Wabi Sabi, Chainsaw Carved, Handmade
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Chainsaw carved coffee table in organic shape. Carved from a single piece of burnt wood and protected with the highest quality oils, ensuring durability for generations. Such unique ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Side Tables

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Wood

Antique Japanese Lacquer Inlaid Hardwood Meiji Period Shibayama Shodana Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
An exquisite antique Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Shodana cabinet, circa 1880. One of the finest antique Shibayama cabinets one will see, the cabinet is finely inlaid and overlaid...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Gold

Mother-of-Pearl Black Lacquer Japanese Export Table with Feet Shaped as Bats
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese export lacquer tripod table with feet shaped as bats Nagasaki, 1850-1860 H. 73 x diam. 108 cm The six-lobbed top is decorated with reverse-painted mother-of-pearl i...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Lacquer

A fine pair of Japanese export lacquer secretaires owned by Sir Stamford Raffles
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'The Stamford Raffles Secretaires.' A pair of Japanese Kyoto-Nagasaki style export lacquer secretaires by ‘Lakwerker Sasaya’ each with the name ‘Olivia’ Kyoto, Edo period, circa 18...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Secretaires

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Gold, Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Scooping / Folk art objet / Primitive Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a wooden shovel that was used in old farmers in Japan. It is made of chestnut wood and hand-carved. It seems that the user at that time made a hole in order to drain the wa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa More Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Japanese Antique Wooden Scooping / Folk art objet / Primitive Wabi-sabi
Japanese Antique Wooden Scooping / Folk art objet / Primitive Wabi-sabi
$240 Sale Price
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H 1.58 in W 6.7 in D 15.95 in
Large Japanese Porcelain Dragon Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
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 Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique African Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina on this African side table hand carved from a single block of wood. Celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use have left be...
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Antique 19th Century Primitive Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Antique African Side Table
Antique African Side Table
$590
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A Palace Size Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration. This vase is absolutely beautiful with an incredible array of hand-painted blue decoratio...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese ceramic vase by the celebrated Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1880-1890s. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successfully mastere...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japan Large Antique Stone Four Buddhas Water Purification Basin Chozu’bachi
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old southern Japanese area garden and now in our Vermont warehouse. Please view our video. Call or message us to reserve- now en route in our container fr...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Pair of Japanese Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Knife Urns, circa 1800-1815
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare pair of Kyoto-Nagasaki style lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid knife urns Edo period, early 19th century Measures: Height 71 x diameter 30 cm ?Formed as urns with vert...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Monumental Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed
Located in New York, NY
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...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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Japanese Antique Wall Decor For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of Japanese antique wall decor you’re looking for. Frequently made of paper, wood and metal, every item from our selection of Japanese antique wall decor was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of Japanese antique wall decor — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Jakob van der Schley, Pieter Van Der Aa and Alain Manesson Mallet each produced at least one beautiful object in our assortment of Japanese antique wall decor that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Antique Wall Decor?

The average selling price for a piece of Japanese antique wall decor at 1stDibs is $1,000, while they’re typically $74 on the low end and $15,849 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Meiji Furniture

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.