Japonisme Gold
Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Gold
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
Antique Early 1900s French Japonisme Andirons
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Desks
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Antiquities
Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Bronze
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
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Bronze, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1970s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Ceramic
2010s French Japonisme Vases
Stoneware
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lanterns
Iron
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Giltwood
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Silk, Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Spanish Japonisme Animal Sculptures
Ceramic
Vintage 1920s English Japonisme Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Stools
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Gold
Vintage 1980s Japanese Japonisme Vases
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Japonisme Cabinets
Gold
20th Century Japonisme Paintings
Paint, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Japonisme Centerpieces
Enamel, 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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