$414Sale Price|30% Off
H 4.77 in W 7.17 in D 0.67 in
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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H 9.65 in W 7.29 in D 0.6 in
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 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
Wood, Cedar, Paper
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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
Wood, Paper
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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【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
Wood, Paper, Cedar
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H 10 in W 7 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Garden Designs and Landscaping Woodblock Books Complete 158 Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
antique dated 1735 signed three (3) album woodblock print books entitled: Japanese garden (nihon teien
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H 7.25 in W 5 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Famous Kyoto Guide Books Complete Antique 1895 Set Two Guide Books
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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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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H 7 in W 5 in D 0.5 in
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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H 3.25 in W 7 in D 0.5 in
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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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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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
Newton Paisley Wallpaper Samples
By Newton Paisley
Located in Kent, GB
A4 wallpaper samples are available for all designs listed in the Newton Paisley storefront on 1stdibs. Please send a message with the design and colour names as well as whether you p...
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C20th Decorative Glass Bonsai Tree
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Decorative Bonsai Tree Porcelain Pot included Very Colourful
Glass
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird's-Eye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird’s-eye maple and green marble chess set. Hand painted Golf chessmen.
Birdseye Maple
Maple Bentwood Twin Bed
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Bentwood
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Set of 39 18th Century Italian Vellum Books
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful 39 volumes set of 18th century Italian Vellum Books. A wonderful addition to any bookcase.
Paper
$382,685Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 57 in D 0.5 in
D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.
By United States Navy
Located in London, GB
An original, battle -scarred, 48 -star US flag from the minesweeper USS YMS -381, one of the first boats to start Operation Neptune. This flag is one of the rarest items from D -Day ...
Fabric
Thomas Webb & Sons Two-Color Cameo Vase
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...
Glass
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...
Leather, Paper
$13,727 / item
H 29.93 in W 119.3 in D 44.89 in
Moss Modular Sofa C004 - Leather col. Sequoia 027 (or any Leather cat. A)
By Mohdern
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Moss collection draws inspiration from the softness and organic shapes of moss, offering a relaxed, natural aesthetic. This sofa collection boasts a unique, plush design with sof...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Coating
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Measures: 14.4 cm tall x 11 cm wide Precious opals are a hydrated amorphous form o...
Opal
$15,000
H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TOLKIEN, J. R. R. TITLE: The Hobbit or There and Back Again. PUBLISHER: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND IMPRESSION AND THE FIRST...
Leather
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H 8.9 in W 6.26 in D 0.4 in
Antique Japanese Buddhism Book Edo Period, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Buddhism book Edo period, circa 1867 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 226 mm x 159 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the phot...
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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.