Japonisme Bronze
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Bronze, Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Planters and Jardinieres
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Japonisme Andirons
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Japonisme Cabinets
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Platters and Serveware
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Japonisme Corner Cupboards
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Candelabras
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces
Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Japonisme Andirons
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Antiquities
Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Desks
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Pitchers
Silver, Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century European Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
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A Close Look at japonisme Furniture
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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