Edo Period Trunk
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Lacquer
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Wall Clocks
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jard...
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Toys and Dolls
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Copper
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Oak
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Wood
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Lacquer, Wood
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Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs
Silk, Hardwood, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Enamel
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Vintage 1960s Showa Lacquer
Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Metal, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Abalone, Lacquer
Vintage 1920s Japanese Lacquer
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s Japanese Lacquer
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Textile, Acrylic
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold, Silver Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls
Copper
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Bronze
Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Gold, Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Trunks and Luggage
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Japanese Blanket Chests
Antique 1820s Japanese Furniture
Edo Period Trunk For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Edo Period Trunk?
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.
Find a collection of Edo tables, lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right asian-art-furniture for You
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.