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Japanese Jar Lamp

Pair Japanese 19th Century Ceramic Storage Jar Lamps, Billy Haines Attributed
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of lamps that have been created with antique 19th century Japanese storage
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Antique Sake Jars as Lamps
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of circa 1900 Japanese ceramic, glazed sake jars. Modern fabrication as lamps. New elephant
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

20th Century, Waterford Blanc de Chine Ginger Jar Lamp
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Malibu, CA
Waterford Blanc de Chine ginger jar lamp on a simple brass base. Lamp has an Asian flair. The linen
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20th Century Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of 1980's Floral Pink Ceramic Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful pair of large ceramic lamps with a floral motif. The lamps have a wonderful bulbous
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Vintage 1980s English Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Vintage Swirling Glass Table Lamp Designed by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in Tilburg, NL
Vintage swirling glass tape lamp designed by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda glass, Sweden. The
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Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Large Famille Rose Export Porcelain Hat Vaselamp, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Famille rose export porcelain jar converted to a lamp, China, early 19th century, jar ht. 14 in
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Astonishing Pair of Japanese Glazed Jars with Mythological Scenes as Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Cylindrical jars glazed with striated colors in the top background. With overall dense raised
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20th Century Asian Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Imari Jars with Covers Made into Lamps
Located in Carmel, CA
Pair of Arita porcelain jars with covers and insert cup with silkworm cocoon figure. Chrysanthemum
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique parlor set of Japanese Satsuma porcelain and brass Kosmos Brenner oil lamps and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

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Brass

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Jar
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome fan shaped medal...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

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French Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure of a Nude "Le Repos" After Alfred Boucher
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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2 Vintage Blanc De Chine Chinoiserie Reticulated Pierced Ceramic Gourd Lamps
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Early 20th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
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Located in Salt Lake City, UT
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Located in Douglas Manor, NY
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Pair of 20th Century Black and White Japanese Ceramic Sake Jar Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
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Located in NYC, NY
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Japanese Sake Bottles Converted to Lamps
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Located in Hele, Devon, GB
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Located in Kinderhook, NY
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Located in Kinderhook, NY
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By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Pearland, TX
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Located in Water Mill, NY
Antique large sake blue and white jar made into lamp.
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Kilmarnock, VA
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Hand-Painted 19th Century Porcelain Pottery Table Lamp
Located in London, west Sussex
Japanese style, depicting various oriental figures with dragons against an ivory background. The ginger jar
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Pottery

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Located in London, GB
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Chinese Blanc-de-chine figure with three legged toad.
Located in Vancouver, BC
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Located in Vancouver, BC
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Located in Wilton, CT
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Japanese Jar Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese jar lamp for your home. Each Japanese jar lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese jar lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese jar lamp, those designed in Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese jar lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kosta Boda and Monica Backström produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Jar Lamp?

A Japanese jar lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,498, while the lowest priced sells for $486 and the highest can go for as much as $9,000.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Japanese Jar Lamp
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    A ginger jar lamp pairs a lovely lampshade with an ornate Chinese spice jar to create a visually appealing lamp. The lampshades can be neutral or colorful to create a beautiful effect. Find a collection of antique and vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.

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