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Japanese Altar Table

Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century
Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century

Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese lacquered altar table / box, Showa period, 1937. Teak and Cedar, lacquered in read

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Meiji Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Giltwood and silvered Japanese Altar Lamps
Pair of Giltwood and silvered Japanese Altar Lamps

Pair of Giltwood and silvered Japanese Altar Lamps

Located in Greenwich, CT

Pair of elegant giltwood &silvered Japanese Altar Stick Lamps , circa 1980 for a refined and

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Late 20th Century Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century
A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century

A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century Description: The altar

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune
Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune

Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune

Located in South Burlington, VT

Rare Buddhist Antique Altar Lamp- First We've Seen Japanese rare Early Taisho Period Circa 1920's

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments

Materials

Copper

Petite Japanese Edo Period Folk Art Altar Table with Carved and Painted Motifs
Petite Japanese Edo Period Folk Art Altar Table with Carved and Painted Motifs

Petite Japanese Edo Period Folk Art Altar Table with Carved and Painted Motifs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A petite Japanese Edo period Folk Art altar table from the 19th century, with carved and polychrome

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece
A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece

A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece for an altar table in the form of a spherical

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Antique 19th Century Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Japanese Altar Table
18th Century Japanese Altar Table

18th Century Japanese Altar Table

$15,000

H 12 in W 24.5 in D 10.5 in

18th Century Japanese Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

This lacquered 18th century Edo period altar table was probably made for the private shrine of an

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Brass

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Temple Gate Console in Green Tea Ash by Powell & Bonnell
Temple Gate Console in Green Tea Ash by Powell & Bonnell

Temple Gate Console in Green Tea Ash by Powell & Bonnell

By Powell & Bonnell

Located in New York, NY

A modern interpretation of a the traditional Japanese altar table with minimalist lines and a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table
Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table

Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table

Unavailable

H 28 in W 56 in D 17 in

Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful and intricately detailed Japanese Buddhist altar table. Meiji Period (1868-1912

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric
Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric

Located in Blacksburg, VA

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench Upholstered in Fish Leather Fabric. This piece of Japanese

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Vintage 1960s Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Carved Hardwood Altar Table
19th Century Japanese Carved Hardwood Altar Table

19th Century Japanese Carved Hardwood Altar Table

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 57 in D 19 in

19th Century Japanese Carved Hardwood Altar Table

Located in Concord, MA

19th century Meiji Japanese carved hardwood altar table. Decorated on each side with two panels

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Red Japanese Altar Table
Red Japanese Altar Table

Red Japanese Altar Table

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H 37 in W 61 in D 22 in

Red Japanese Altar Table

Located in Hudson, NY

Red Japanese Altar Table

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Japanese Altar Table
19th Century Japanese Altar Table

19th Century Japanese Altar Table

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H 33 in W 60.5 in D 17.5 in

19th Century Japanese Altar Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese black lacquered and gilt wood altar table with brass ornamentation. Recent refreshing and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully scaled gilded Japaenese altar sticks as lamps with silk shades.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint, Silk

Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table
Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table

Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table

Located in Hudson, NY

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

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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century
Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century

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H 43.71 in W 76.38 in D 23.23 in

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare Japanese Buddhist altar table built entirely from zelkova (Japanese elm) wood with a lustrous

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Elm

Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Reclaimed Wood Pagoda Altar Console Table
Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Reclaimed Wood Pagoda Altar Console Table

Late 20th Century Vintage Asian Reclaimed Wood Pagoda Altar Console Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fantastic vintage Asian console table. A chic pagoda wing design with a classic altar shape

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Japanese Pricket Lamps Altar Candles
Pair of Japanese Pricket Lamps Altar Candles

Pair of Japanese Pricket Lamps Altar Candles

Located in Atlanta, GA

Sculptural Pair of Japanese Altar Candle Stickes converted to lamps, probably late 19th - early

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Altar Shrine Table Base with Gold, Red and Black Motifs
Japanese Meiji Lacquered Altar Shrine Table Base with Gold, Red and Black Motifs

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Altar Shrine Table Base with Gold, Red and Black Motifs

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Meiji period Japanese all lacquered altar shrine console table base from the late 19th

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895
Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895

Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan antique handmade, hand carved altar table finished in stunning red lacquer - signed Meiji

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table
Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table

Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese handcrafted rich red lacquer and gold gilt bronze embellished wooden altar or display

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century
Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century

Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and rare Japanese Kamakura-bori carved and red lacquered Buddhist altar table, Edo to Meiji

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Softwood

c. 1800 Japanese altar table

c. 1800 Japanese altar table

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H 38 in W 66 in D 18 in

c. 1800 Japanese altar table

Located in New York, NY

C20913 ALLL A c. 1800 Japanese altar table. The simple form with lower plank tablet, 2

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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Japanese Gilt Altar Table
Japanese Gilt Altar Table

Japanese Gilt Altar Table

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H 31 in W 59.5 in D 20.5 in

Japanese Gilt Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

Antique Japanese altar table with black lacquer top, and ornately carved gilt apron with metal

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Styled Altar Table
Japanese Styled Altar Table

Japanese Styled Altar Table

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H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 12.75 in

Japanese Styled Altar Table

Located in East Hampton, NY

Turn of the century Q'ing Dynasty Japanese Styled Flat Top Altar Table

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Early 20th Century Console Tables

Japanese Pawlonia and Keyaki Wood Altar, Edo Period
Japanese Pawlonia and Keyaki Wood Altar, Edo Period

Japanese Pawlonia and Keyaki Wood Altar, Edo Period

Located in New York, NY

Lovely color and complex yet harmonious design altar / plinth. The rectangular platform with

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Shanghai Scrolled Altar Table
Shanghai Scrolled Altar Table

Shanghai Scrolled Altar Table

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H 34 in W 65 in D 12.5 in

Shanghai Scrolled Altar Table

Located in East Hampton, NY

Mid 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Shanghai Japanese Styled Scrolled Top Altar Table

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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair
Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair

Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair

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H 39.25 in W 28 in D 34.25 in

Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair

By Philip Webb

Located in Southport, CT

. circa 1868. That table was undoubtedly inspired by a Japanese altar table and demonstrates that – in

Category

20th Century English Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

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Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Materials

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Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style

Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style

By Victor Horta

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Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

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Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

$1,480 / set

H 12 in W 33.25 in D 23.25 in

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Designed for traveling poets or scholar-artists, a collapsible writing set allowed a Chinese calligrapher to paint in nature, whether a journey to a far-off vista or an afternoon spe...

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Materials

Wood

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Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors

Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors

$130,609 / set

H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in

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Located in London, GB

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Materials

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French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Style Settee

French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Style Settee

Located in Louisville, KY

What interesting secrets this settee must possess. Imagine this piece in a bedroom of an historic French chateau in the countryside. Petite, yet bold in character from the design to ...

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Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Tanzu Chest by Thomasville

Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Tanzu Chest by Thomasville

By Thomasville

Located in Kennesaw, GA

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By Betty Joel

Located in Devon, England

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Steel

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Located in Kastrup, DK

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19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

$16,879Sale Price|50% Off

H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

Located in Marbella, ES

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

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Materials

Gold Leaf

17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair
17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair

17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair

Located in Fukuoka, JP

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Beautiful and Rare Art Nouveau Bar Table with an Complete Smoking Set

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$6,993Sale Price|51% Off

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Located in Wien, AT

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19th Century Chinese Day Bed

19th Century Chinese Day Bed

$9,800

H 78 in W 81 in D 47 in

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Located in New York, NY

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Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker

Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker

By Pauly & Co.

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

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Art Nouveau Stained Glass Panel Doors

Art Nouveau Stained Glass Panel Doors

$25,132Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 102.96 in W 107.49 in D 3.94 in

Art Nouveau Stained Glass Panel Doors

Located in Lisbon, PT

A wonderful set of eight French stained glass windows in four doors with bronze handles. The set of eight panels is in stained glass in polychrome glass with shutters, locks, handle ...

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Brass

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Japanese Altar Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese altar table for your home. Each Japanese altar table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese altar table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Japanese altar table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Japanese Altar Table?

Prices for a Japanese altar table start at $595 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $3,500.