Edo Period Table
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Side Tables
Cedar
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Table Mirrors
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Brass
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Center Tables
Chestnut
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Chestnut
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Brass
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Chestnut
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Other
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Chestnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Cedar
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Other
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Silver Leaf
Early 2000s American Modern Chairs
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Cedar
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Other
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Cedar
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects
Mother-of-Pearl, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Antique 19th Century Japanese Side Tables
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme End Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Pedestals
Wood
2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
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Metal
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Brass
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Brass, Steel, Chrome
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Oak
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Porcelain
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Wood
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Metal, Brass
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Wood, Lacquer
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Steel
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Wood
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Brass
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Wood
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Metal
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Leather, Lacquer
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A Close Look at Edo Furniture
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
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