Antique Japanese History Book Meiji Era, circa 1878
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese History book Meiji era, circa 1878 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 182
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Japanese Antique Garden Plans & Designs Complete Woodblock Set Four Books
Located in South Burlington, VT
Complete Japanese four (4) volume woodblock print book set Garden Plans & Designs, 151 woodblock prints, immediately frameable if desired Japanese woodblock print book set (4 volu...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Books
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Antique Fold-Out Illustrated Book, Japanese, Woodblock Print, Linen, Meiji, 1900
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Antique Fold-Out Illustrated Book, Japanese, Woodblock Print, Linen, Meiji, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
collection of full-colour scenes, dating to the Meiji period, circa 1900. Striking when fully extended
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Books
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Paper
Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era, but details are unknown Woodblack print book Book dimensions
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Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
richest variety of covers of old books from around the Meiji period is used and pasted together randomly
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
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Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【A】
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H 69.3 in W 35.24 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【A】
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
most varied cover paper of an old book around the Meiji period and pasted them randomly. The covers of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
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Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【B】
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Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【B】
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
most varied cover paper of an old book around the Meiji period and pasted them randomly. The covers of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
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Japanese Garden Designs and Landscaping Woodblock Books Complete 158 Prints
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Located in South Burlington, VT
antique dated 1735 signed three (3) album woodblock print books entitled: Japanese garden (nihon teien
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Books
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Paper
Japanese Famous Kyoto Guide Books Complete Antique 1895 Set Two Guide Books
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Located in South Burlington, VT
, immediately framable Title: KYOTO MEISHO TO BIJUTSU NO ANAI, Kyoto Travel Guide w/ Maps, Meiji 28 (1895
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints
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Paper
Japan Antique Complete Set Tea Ceremony Guide Books, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
) Volumes from the Edo-Meiji Period, 19th Century. Original covers and no missing pages. Title: Chashiki
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Best Japanese Antique Gardens Complete Three Volume 19th Century Set Guide Books
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Best Japanese Antique Gardens Complete Three Volume 19th Century Set Guide Books
Located in South Burlington, VT
books entitled: Japanese garden ( nihon teien) Title: Tsukiyama teizo ho Period: Meiji era 1896 Material
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Japan Antique Tea Guides All about Tea and Tea Masters in Old Japan, Rare Books
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Japan Antique Tea Guides All about Tea and Tea Masters in Old Japan, Rare Books
Located in South Burlington, VT
volume 19th century woodblock set books -Chaya Hyoko Shu- on Tea. Includes numerous pages of tea utensils
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji More Dining and Entertaining
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Paper
Japanese Traditional Woodblock Print Snow Flowers
Located in Weesp, NL
period to the early Meiji period. The books of guest records are written about many famous historical
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Meiji Books For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of meiji books available for sale. Frequently made of fabric, silk and paper, all meiji books available were constructed with great care. We have 14 antique and vintage meiji books in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of meiji books available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made meiji books over the years, but those made by Toyohara Chikanobu are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Meiji Books?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,206, while they’re typically $526 on the low end and $8,500 highest priced.
A Close Look at Meiji Furniture
From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.
Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.
Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.
The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.
Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.
Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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