Pair of Japanese Meiji Screens Blossoms of Spring, Summer and Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of late 19th/early 20th century Japanese Meiji period byobu screens depicting flowering plants and blossoms of the spring, summer, and autumn.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...
Metal
Japanese Meiji Six-Panel Folding Screen with Courtly Landscape and Pavilion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-panel folding screen, late 19th century, showcasing an exquisitely painted yamato-e style composition.
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A good Japanese carved cinnabar three case inro with mixed metal ojime, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The three case inro of standard form, comprised of three container se...
Silver, Copper
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo/Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a heavy-duty quality and high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll...
Metal
Japanese Stacking Incense Box, Ju-Kobako, Meiji Period, Mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Silk cords attached to silver mounts on the bottom tier secure the box when tied together.
Silver
Japanese Antique Fukusa Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Silk
Japanese Antique Fusuka Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Brocade, Silk
$2,500
Signed Silk Brocade Obi
Located in Sharon, CT
Very large (188") hand woven silk brocade Obi.
Silk
Japanese Antique Fukusa Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period.
Silk, Beads
Antique Japan Musha Samurai Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Meiji, mu#010
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Toyotomi Hideyoshi Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji #mu005
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll sitting on a wooden stand from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intri...
Metal
Framed Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Reference: Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textile from Meiji Japan published by Ashmolean museum of art and archaeology University of Oxford.
Silk, Giltwood
$2,555Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji era Framed Embroidery Wall Hanging
Located in Pomona, CA
Hand embroidered in Japan, this large framed silk embroidered wall art was made in Meiji era, approximated 1900s.
Silk
Massive Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Display Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
For detailed terminology of embroidery techniques used in this work, please refer to threads of silk and gold ornamental textile from Meiji Japan Ashmolean page 86-87.
Brocade, Silk, Acrylic
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Tajika Chikuson Landscape Nanga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic Artwork] ◆ Chikuson Tajika ◆ Autumn Landscape ◆ Master: Naoiri Tanomura ◆ Oita Prefecture ◆ Hand-Painted ◆ Silk Mounted ◆ Hanging Scroll ◆ Delve into the artistry of Chik...
Silk
Japanese Nihonga Painting 1900 Meiji/Taisho Scroll Shûseki, Okutani Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Susheki Okutani "Takaya Plum Garden Landscape" Silk, Colored, Authentic, Hanging Scroll, , Double Box size Axis: Height 206.5cm Width 29.3cm Drawing…Height 126.7cm Width 19.5cm *Th...
Silk
Vintage Japanese Obi Silk Throw Pillow
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted pillow was designed by a local Chicago artist and textile historian who lovingly repurposes the vintage fabrics, garments and embroidery fragments she collects duri...
Linen, Silk
Japanese Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Hiroyo Terasaki Landscape Shijo School
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[ Authentic work] ◆ Kogyo Terasaki (Hiroyo Terasaki) ◆ Tie no Tsuki ◆ Toriya Hatayama Box ◆ Double box ◆ Handpainted ◆ Paperback ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Kogyo Terasaki (Hiroyo Terasaki) ...
Silk
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Ukiyo-E Beautifull Lady
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
◆ Ukiyo-e ◆ Beautiful woman painting ◆ Japanese painting ◆ Hand-painted painting ◆ Silk ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ This work is drawn by hand and on silk. The box is a combined box. The pa...
Silk
THREE FIGURES HINA MATSURI Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in Madrid, ES
THREE FIGURES HINA MATSURI Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) in painted plaster, eggshell, silk and other materials.
Silk, Plaster
Rare Triptych Scroll Paintings by Watanabe Seitei Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three paintings of ink and watercolor on silk mounted within brocade borders as scrolls by Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918).
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Japanese Painting Meiji Scroll Taizo Tae Nihonga New Year's Day, 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The following is a work depicting a picture of bamboo in the snow, drawn by Sodo Tae (Taizo). [Tae Sodo] 1870 (Meiji 3) - 1939 (Showa 14) Agricultural manager, politician, an...
Silk
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji, #mu002
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo/Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate...
Metal
Japanese Ningyō of a Lady Playing the Koto, Meiji Period (1868–1912)
Located in New York, NY
The doll's beautifully rendered silk costume, lifelike facial modeling, and carefully arranged composition exemplify the exceptional craftsmanship for which Meiji-period Japanese dol...
Silk
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915 A beautifully painted Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a solitary owl perched quietly amo...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Framed Antique Japanese Silk Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Fukusa Panel with tassels displayed in a gilt frame circa Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used as a wrap for presenting gifts at important occas...
Silk, Wood
Japanese Meiji Pair of Hina Ningyō Imperial Dolls, Emperor & Empress c. 1880
Located in New York, NY
A superb collector’s pair, beautifully preserved and displaying the grace, sophistication, and ceremonial beauty of Imperial Japan. Period: Meiji Period (1868–1912), circa 1880 Ori...
Silk, Wood
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Ukiyo-E Lady picking Clams
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Product Description This piece depicts a beautiful woman with her skirts rolled up as she hunts for clams on a shallow shore , giving it an indescribably impressive expression....
Silk
Lovely Japanese Scene Meiji Period Painting Japan Artist Village Scene
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice painting. The prunus on the trees is in relief, very cool. Condition: Overall condition some minimal age signs to frame 410 x 510mm approximate. Period: 20th century...
Silk
Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hashimoto Dokuzan was a leading figure in early twentieth-century Zen Buddhism, serving as abbot of the major monastery Shōkokuji in the city of Kyoto and served as chief, kanchō, of...
Silk
19th c. Japanese Shunga Painting on Silk, Edo Period, Erotic Art, original box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: 45 × 63 cm (silk panel) Medium: Ink and pigment on silk, hand-painted Original box Period: 19th century
Silk
Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Embroidery Screen w/ Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Two-Panel Embroidery Screen with Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890/1910 Signed DIMENSIONS Width: 60 inches Heigh...
Silk
Japanese Contemporary silk brocade Traditional Oshie Handcrafted Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary hand crafted Japanese contemporary traditional oshie wall decorative art piece with a stunning three-dimensional effect. This is a centuries-old traditional Japanese ha...
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Summer Flowers on Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa painting of flowers including morning glories, hollyhocks, sweet peas, nadeshiko, and daisies. Signature and seal read: Bisui
Silk, Wood
Japanese Silk Embroidery in Lacquer Frame, c.1890
Located in Savannah, GA
A Japanese export silk embroidery of a Shinto shrine in original parcel gilt ebonized lacquer frame, circa 1890. 29 ¼ by 24 ¾ inches
Silk, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Artists Kashiro Ashimi Meiji Period Bird Scroll Japan 20c Artist Nihonga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, Kashiro Asami brush flower and bird (sparrow) figure Axle. In addition to the flowers expressed in simple yet calm shades, the bird (sparrow) seen at the top is a w...
Silk
Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
The Genryoku style of kosode that became popular at the end of Meiji era is also referred to as Genroku kosode.
Silk, Brocade
Japanese Contemporary Brocade Silk Handcrafted Framed Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
It is said that this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court and elite aristocratic women to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned ...
Brocade, Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Kacho-Ga Painting on Silk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Kacho-ga Japanese painting on silk. Bird & branch depiction - foraging birds expertly rendered, likely Chestnut-cheeked Starlings. Symbolic of community, harmony, ...
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
Japanese Painting Meiji 1903 Scroll Suzuki Shoutoshi Nihonga New Year's Day 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Product Description This is a work drawn by Matsutoshi Suzuki on New Year's Day, 1903, as you can see. The figure of the zodiac ``Snake'' and a jewel are depicted, and a poem of prai...
Silk
Japanese Embroidered Silk Hanging Scroll Depicting a Hawk (Taka no Zu), Signed
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An impressive Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) featuring a hawk (taka no zu) rendered in exceptionally fine silk embroidery. Executed with remarkable precision and attention to det...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Silk Folding Screen, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
The Genryoku style of kosode that became popular at the end of Meiji era is also referred to as Genroku kosode.
Gold
Pair of Japanese Vintage Gilded Embroidered Silk Wall Decorative Art, circa 1935
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite pair of Japanese vintage (circa 1935) hand-crafted extremely intricately embroidered silk fabric used in the presentation of ceremonial gifts on special occasions called fu...
Silk
Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Stitched Silk Framed Tapestry
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All hand work framed silk Japanese tapestry with embroidered boarder. A deep custom black lacquered frame. Originaly sold from Newman Galleries. Philadelphia.
Silk, Glass, Lacquer
$7,966Sale Price|25% Off
Beautiful Chrysanthemum screen with the Honda clan coat of arms. Meiji Japan
Located in Paris, FR
Very large four-leaf folding screen with black lacquered wooden frame, featuring the Honda clan coat-of-arms (Kamon) at the bottom. The panels are adorned with a very delicate wild s...
Silk, Wood
Japanese Contemporary Framed Blue Purple Gray Silk Brocade Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary framed three-dimensional decorative art piece in Japanese traditional silk and brocade in soft green, blue and purple on a deep gray background, recreating an 1...
Brocade, Silk
Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Edo Period Scroll Japan Artist Flowers and Snow
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, this is a work in which a snow fence and a cold peony sparrow figure was drawn by Mt. In addition to the cold snow peony in the snowfall that makes you feel a myster...
Silk
Japanese Contemporary Framed Brocade Silk Handcrafted Oshie Decorative Art, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary unique Japanese Contemporary large framed and signed traditional Oshie decorative art piece in black and cream, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes...
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Contemporary Purple Black Silk Brocade Oshie Wall Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese centuries-old traditional extremely detailed handcrafted decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literall...
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Contemporary Framed Red Black Silk Brocade Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
A sophisticated technique is used to transform highest quality kimono fabrics into exquisite antique pieces of kimono fabric to recreate a Genryoku kosode kimono . Tagasode is the wa...
Silk, Brocade
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo of Old Minister Takenouchi, Meiji Period, #mu003
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo of a Old Minister Takenouchi Samurai Doll from the late Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted wi...
Metal
Japanese Silk Folding Screen, Oshie Bijin Art, Two Women in Kimono
Located in Takarazuka, JP
An exceptional two-panel byobu (folding screen) depicting two ladies in elegant formal kimono, rendered in the exquisite silk-relief technique known as oshie, or "pressed pictures." ...
Brocade, Silk
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Meiji, mu#009
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Boy Days Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll This is a Japanese Boys Day doll of a Japanese warlord, a Daimyo from the 1800's Edo period. His head is made of c...
Metal
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
The Genryoku style of kosode that became popular at the end of Meiji era is also referred to as Genroku kosode.
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Cream Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in Purple, blue, black and ora...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Silk Brown Black Cream Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese two-panel "byobu" or folding screen showcasing genryoku style handcrafted raised embroidered silk brocade kimono Japanese decorative art in autumn...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Silk Red Black Cream Hand-Crafted Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, cream and gold o...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, black and gold o...
Gold
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.
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.