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19th Century Meiji Period Bronze Vase with Two Frogs
19th Century Meiji Period Bronze Vase with Two Frogs

19th Century Meiji Period Bronze Vase with Two Frogs

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Meiji period bronze vase with two frogs against a rough textured ground, signed ‘Hyakusei

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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan FROG Meiji Period
Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan FROG Meiji Period

Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan FROG Meiji Period

$629Sale Price|20% Off

H 1.58 in Dm 0.04 in

Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan FROG Meiji Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Combined shipment Condition No damages. Size 5x2CM LengthxHeight Period 19th century 20th century Meiji

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Frog Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Frog Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Frog Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912) Condition: No

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus

Located in Miami, FL

antiques collection, or your bijouterie cabinet. In the Meiji period, frog motifs were popular in Japanese

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Ito Tozan I "Basket and Frog" Ceramic Vessel, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Ito Tozan I "Basket and Frog" Ceramic Vessel, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

Ito Tozan I "Basket and Frog" Ceramic Vessel, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

By Ito Tozan I

Located in Austin, TX

A large and whimsical glazed stoneware "Basket and Frog" vessel or basin by Ito Tozan I (1846

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog
Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog

Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze flower arranging basket with a small frog climbing up the side

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel with Frogs Plate
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel with Frogs Plate

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel with Frogs Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A beautiful pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel vases from the school of Goto Seizaburo, Meiji period

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box
Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box

Located in Point Richmond, CA

accents, an ojime and a wooden frog netsuke. Inros were used to store items like medicine, tobacco or

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Frog, Taisho Period
Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Frog, Taisho Period

Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Frog, Taisho Period

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Hand carved boxwood frog netsuke dating from the Meiji period. The frog (kaeru) is associated with

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Boxwood

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Meiji Period Japanese Ginbari Frog Vase
Meiji Period Japanese Ginbari Frog Vase

Meiji Period Japanese Ginbari Frog Vase

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1890s Japanese Meiji period Ginbari cloisonné vase. A frog leaps across a green ground to

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Frogs at War
Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Frogs at War

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase with Frogs at War

Located in Astoria, NY

Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase depicting a colorful frieze of frogs at war, parcel gilt, with

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Tiny bronze frog
Japanese Tiny bronze frog

Japanese Tiny bronze frog

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H 0.79 in W 1.78 in D 1.78 in

Japanese Tiny bronze frog

Located in PARIS, FR

Adorable tiny bronze frog in cast bronze with a splendid brownish patina, almost orange, lying on

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Gourd Shaped Bronze Vase with Frog
Japanese Gourd Shaped Bronze Vase with Frog

Japanese Gourd Shaped Bronze Vase with Frog

Located in Chicago, IL

body of the vase. Great patina and surface color. Meiji period. The frog being a symbol of good

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japan Antique Bronze "Frog" Kaeru 100 Years Old
Japan Antique Bronze "Frog" Kaeru 100 Years Old

Japan Antique Bronze "Frog" Kaeru 100 Years Old

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Japan, a hard to find hand cast bronze frog -kaeru

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/sculpture Mingei Object
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/sculpture Mingei Object

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/sculpture Mingei Object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wood carving of a frog. This item is from the Meiji era. (1860s to 1920s

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Stone Statue Frog 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Stone Statue Frog 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Stone Statue Frog 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is a stone carved frog made in Japan. It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

19th Century Japanese Carved Frog and Waterlily Wooden Box
19th Century Japanese Carved Frog and Waterlily Wooden Box

19th Century Japanese Carved Frog and Waterlily Wooden Box

Located in Dallas, TX

frog on a waterlily. The carving is 3 Dimensional, as the frog and stem of the lily are raised and

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Japan Fine Antique Bronze "Frog" Fountain Kaeru 100 Years Old
Japan Fine Antique Bronze "Frog" Fountain Kaeru 100 Years Old

Japan Fine Antique Bronze "Frog" Fountain Kaeru 100 Years Old

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. Japan, a rare hand cast bronze frog -kaeru

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Bronze sculpture of an incens burner representing a frog taking its bath
Bronze sculpture of an incens burner representing a frog taking its bath

Bronze sculpture of an incens burner representing a frog taking its bath

Located in PARIS, FR

A small bronze sculpture of a frog represented in its bath soaking with a lotus root. It was

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Unusul Japan Antique Stone Frog and Baby Bring Joy to Your Heart Garden and Soul
Unusul Japan Antique Stone Frog and Baby Bring Joy to Your Heart Garden and Soul

Unusul Japan Antique Stone Frog and Baby Bring Joy to Your Heart Garden and Soul

Located in South Burlington, VT

A delightful opportunity to acquire a rare Japanese hand-carved stone frog and baby frog sculpture

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Antique Mini Okimono Bronze Japanese Statue of a Frog Meiji Japan Marked
Antique Mini Okimono Bronze Japanese Statue of a Frog Meiji Japan Marked

Antique Mini Okimono Bronze Japanese Statue of a Frog Meiji Japan Marked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

belly. A fine genuinely antique Japanese hand-wrought and hand cast copper frog Okimono sculpture

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Era Hand Casted Japanese Bronze Vase of Snake & Hunting Frog
Meiji Era Hand Casted Japanese Bronze Vase of Snake & Hunting Frog

Meiji Era Hand Casted Japanese Bronze Vase of Snake & Hunting Frog

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This late 19th-century Meiji Era (1868-1912) Japanese bronze baluster vase with a flared neck

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Jars

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Meiji Vases with a Frog Climbing Japan, 19th Century
Antique Japanese Bronze Meiji Vases with a Frog Climbing Japan, 19th Century

Antique Japanese Bronze Meiji Vases with a Frog Climbing Japan, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Wonderfull and nicely made artifact of high quality. Visible is a frog climbing on the body of the

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Ikebana Vessel in Leaf-Shape with Frog and Lotus
Japanese Meiji Bronze Ikebana Vessel in Leaf-Shape with Frog and Lotus

Japanese Meiji Bronze Ikebana Vessel in Leaf-Shape with Frog and Lotus

Located in Astoria, NY

Japanese Meiji period Art Nouveau bronze ikebana vessel or decorative bowl in shape of a leaf, with

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Japan Antique Bronze "Frog Family" Kaeru 100 Years Old
Japan Antique Bronze "Frog Family" Kaeru 100 Years Old

Japan Antique Bronze "Frog Family" Kaeru 100 Years Old

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Japan, a hard to find hand cast cute bronze frog family

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/Figurine Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/Figurine Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Frog 1860s-1920s/Figurine Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is an old Japanese wooden carved frog. This wood carving is from the Meiji Era. (1860s-1920s

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Wood Carving Frog with Box 1860s-1900s/Antique Figurine Wabisabi
Japanese Old Wood Carving Frog with Box 1860s-1900s/Antique Figurine Wabisabi

Japanese Old Wood Carving Frog with Box 1860s-1900s/Antique Figurine Wabisabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old Japanese frog wood carving. (With box D210mm x W250mm x H160mm) The era is the Meiji

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japan Antique Cast Bronze Frog Toad Kaeru 100 Years Old
Japan Antique Cast Bronze Frog Toad Kaeru 100 Years Old

Japan Antique Cast Bronze Frog Toad Kaeru 100 Years Old

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Japan, a hard to find hand cast bronze frog or toad -kaeru

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture
Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

Located in PARIS, FR

shape of a ladle. Here it is decorated with a frog. The frog (kaeru) is associated with luck and wealth

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Burly Old Japanese Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul
Burly Old Japanese Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul

Burly Old Japanese Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul

Located in South Burlington, VT

A delightful opportunity to acquire a rare Japanese hand-carved stone frog sculpture fresh from an

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Burly Old Japan Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul
Burly Old Japan Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul

Burly Old Japan Stone Frog Brings Joy to Your Heart, Garden and Soul

Located in South Burlington, VT

A delightful opportunity to acquire a rare Japanese hand-carved stone frog sculpture fresh from an

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

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Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa
Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

By Ando Jubei

Located in Sarasota, FL

Japanese mixed metal and bronze Meiji period finely cast and inlaid vase of an eagle in a tree. Marked for Nogawa workshop and signed by maker on the side.

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Antique Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase

$3,780

H 20.48 in Dm 9.85 in

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive Japanese bronze and cloisonne enamel vase having raised decoration depicting a carp in the river, with a deer under a tree.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Bronze

Large Patinated Bronze Japanese Koro Incense Burner
Large Patinated Bronze Japanese Koro Incense Burner

Large Patinated Bronze Japanese Koro Incense Burner

$32,401

H 87.01 in W 38.19 in D 22.45 in

Large Patinated Bronze Japanese Koro Incense Burner

Located in London, GB

Large patinated bronze Japanese koro incense burner Japanese, late 19th Century Dimensions: Height 221cm, width 97cm, depth 57cm This monumental koro is modelled from patinated ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji Japanese bronze vase with grasses and Quail design, Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase with elaborate raised design of wild grasses, flowers, and vine partially hiding a pair...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Bronze Vase
19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Bronze Vase

19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Bronze Vase

Located in North Miami, FL

19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese bronze vase. It is realistically cast as a gnarled pine tree trunk with vines growing around it.  

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Bronze

Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan
Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan

Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A very large Meiji period bronze vase, possibly for temple use, with high relief design and elephant head handles, late 19th century, Japan. Of baluster form and unusual size, yet ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Bronze

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase
An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The diminutive & finely proportioned cylinder-shaped body illustrating a naturalistic motif of a silvered lily blossom issuing from a leafy stem, decorated with both Shibuichi &a...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

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Meiji Frog For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the meiji frog you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and granite, every meiji frog was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect meiji frog — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each meiji frog bearing Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Meiji Frog?

A meiji frog can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $950, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $6,100.

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.