Edo Decorative Objects
EDO STYLE
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
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Style: Edo
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Dish c.1700 Heart
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this saucer dish or pattipan of heart shape on a similar shaped footring. On the base some spur-marks. Decorated in underglaze blue with a Dutch river scene showing ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,692 Sale Price
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Antique 1680-1700 Japanese Top Level Kakiemon Plate with Bird and Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Kakiemon dish
Edo Period ( 17th century)
Decorated in typical coloured enamels on underglaze blue, flowers and foliage and birds among rocks
Color bursting from it
Period; 16...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Plate Arita Kraak Dish, Ca 1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a central scene of a flowers. The rim beautifully painted. The base is blank.
Unmarked at base
Arita ware, also...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Antique Japanese Edo Arita Bowls Porcelain Vases Ormulu Mounted, 1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice and beautiful example of A pair of Japanese Arita bowls Mounted or Oromulu-mounted. The bowl has a fantastic decoration. Edo 17th century
Additional information:
Material: Po...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$2,701 Sale Price / set
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Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Plate Kakiemon Style, ca 1800
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, early 19th c, example. The rim beautifully painted, quite unusual.
Unmarked at base
Arita ware, also known as Arita-yaki, has its origin...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Small Antique Japanese Arita Blue and White Jar Edo Period, circa 1670-1690
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Edo period, underglaze blue.
Sharing with you this unsual type of Jar with lid. With a beautifully painted Phoenix scene.
The porcelain is a bit more bright than we usually see on t...
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17th Century Asian Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,647 Sale Price
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Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Dish Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in Japan
Edo , c. 1700
Saucer dish
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots
Category: Blue & White ...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$282 Sale Price
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38CM Antique 17C Japanese Porcelain Blue White Edo Period Arita Vase Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Nice & Beautiful Arita Japanese Porcelain Vase, double gourd. Landscape scene with figures.
This 17th Century Japanese Export Porcelain Jug or Ewer, Arita Kilns c.1670-...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Antique Edo Period Early 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Teapot.
Sharing with you this unusual shaped and small teapot from the edo period. Beautiful floral decoration in imari palette.
Condition
small restoration to 1 of the...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Antique Arita Edo Period 17C Japanese Porcelain Dish Ming Kraak Style Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white dish, in the style of similar Ming period early 17th century pieces. Unusual piece.
Edo period.
Condition
Restored. Crackle lines and 3 extra lines. Siz...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period Japanese Dish, Japan, Ca 1640-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ko-Kutani – A very nice shaped polychrome dish. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo period. Storage box included.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of O...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,206 Sale Price
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Large Antique Japanese Arita Kakiemon Style Plate Edo period, circa 1660-1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Edo period, kakiemon style landscape scene. Rare type of plate of large size.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Arita
Region of Origin: Japan
Per...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ko-Kutani Style Bakumatsu Edo Period Japanese Dish Arita, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting. With overglaze blue and underglaze blue. Molded heightened decoration with relief. Absolute top quali...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,963 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold Pink Porcelain Charger by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Chrysanthemum, peony, bamboo, plum, phoenix, crane, arabesque pattern
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style large decorative porcelain charger, hand painted in gold, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edo Period 19th C Japanese Lacquered vase of superior quality Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and well made Vase. The shape and color are truly beautiful.
Country of origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Condition
Condition. 1 Large hairline. Size: ...
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19th Century Asian Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting and mark.
Early Edo period.
Dating to 1680-1700
Similar object in Shibata collectie Part II - nr 261
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$809 Sale Price
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Antique Edo Japanese Porcelain Large Dish Imari Flower Basket, Ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice and large edo period, 1680-1710, example. Richly decorated scene.
Unmarked
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Ja...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$809 Sale Price
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Green Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary decorative Porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in green on an attractive shape body, a signed work by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Plate Arita Kraak Dish Ca 1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a central scene of a flower basket. The rim beautifully painted. The base is blank.31
Unmarked at base
Arita wa...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,341 Sale Price
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Set of 5 Antique Japanese Porcelain Teabowls with Flowers & Base Mark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this very nice edo or Meiji period, set of tea bowls in Ming style
Marked at base
Arita ware, also known as Arita-yaki, has its origins in 1616, when a Korean farmer, Yi Sa...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Edo Period Arita Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita Kanzan & Jittoku, ca 1700-1730
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Edo Period Arita Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita Kanzan & Jittoku, ca 1700-1730.
Oliver Impey - Porcelain for Palaces
403. Plate
Blue-and-white, Arita
c. 1700-30
Reitlinger gift 1978...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Gilded Porcelain Kabuto Helmet
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain "kabuto" or helmet, hand painted in gold, red and blue colors. Kabuto dates back to 6th century. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Bowl with landscape, Japan, ca 1800
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Edo Period Bowl With landscape Japan ca 1800 Japanese Porcelain.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$268 Sale Price
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Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Dish Floral Flowers Imari, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated with Imari palette in Japan, Saucer dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Imari
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 1...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$88 Sale Price
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Antique 17/18th Century Japanese Top Level Kakiemon Cups and Saucers BOYS
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Sharing with you this very sweet and small Lidded pot or jug with a fantastic decoration in imari palette of flowers and birds. The blueish/greenish color on the central...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 1650-1670
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice leaf shaped Celadon dish of moulded shape. with nice blue color also in one corner. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo period.
Additional information:
Material: Porc...
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17th Century Asian Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$1,710 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Ko-Imari Porcelain Edo Period Dish Antique Japan, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you a very nice example of the Edo period. A scene of a deer in a landscape under an overhanging pine tree. Objects and flowers in the rim and moulded outer rim.
Additi...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Plate Arita Kraak Dish, ca 1680-1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a central scene of a flowers. The rim beautifully painted, quite unusual.
Unmarked at base.
Arita ware, also k...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Top Level Kakiemon Style Plate with Flowers, 1660-1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Kakiemon dish
Edo Period ( 17th century)
Decorated in typical coloured enamels on underglaze blue, flowers and foliage and birds among rocks
Color bursting from it
Period; 1660- 1...
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17th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Vase Late Qing Dynasty or Republic Porcelain Made into a Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Interesting article about Japanese Cloisonne can be found here;
https://www.sothebys .com/en/articles/japanese-cloisonne-enamels...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$889 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Large Dish Fan Decoration, Ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1666/1680, example. A rare version with Fan in the border
Unmarked
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$628 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese/Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Floral Imari Ducks, 17th/18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets.
Edo/Kangxi 17/18C
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Material:...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$268 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Netsuke Japanese Monkey Thinking Sculpture Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century.
Provenance: From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, A well known Dutch painter and artist from...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. This is a marriage, a combination between 2 sets.
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Materia...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$268 Sale Price
20% Off
Edo Period Arita Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita Floral Scene, ca 1680-1710
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this very nice edo period, example. With a a floral garden scene.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Arita, Imari
Region of Origin: Japan
...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edo Kakiemon Style Porcelain Bowl with Reticulated Corners, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this beautiful Bowl. Arita early 18th century.
Underglaze blue and overglaze red
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Peri...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,349 Sale Price
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Monk Head Bamboo and Glass Sculpture, Japan 19th Century, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb bamboo sculpture with glass eyes of a Japanese monk. Japan, 19th century, Edo period.
In good condition. Slight wear and small dent seen in photos.
Dimensions in cm (H x L x...
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Early 19th Century Antique Edo Decorative Objects
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Bamboo, Glass
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Dishes Floral with Hangers, c. 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red.
Edo , c. 1700.
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Pe...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments.
Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Porcelain Charger in Gold Red Blue by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Gilded and dimpled Japanese decorative porcelain charger intricately hand painted, showcasing a dramatic breathtaking phoenix in deep blue extending its beautiful long wings to cover...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Japanese Gilt Seated Kannon Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Kannon. Described as the "Buddha of Infinite Compassion," Kannon is the embodiment of mercy and makes himself available to all who call upon him with all their mind.
Kannon is depicted here seated in diamond position upon a double lotus plinth, set above a stepped base. He is dressed in gracefully draped robes and wears a tall crown bearing a minuscule figure of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light. He has a serene expression of calm and holds his right hand in the abhaya mudra, a gesture of comfort, blessing, and protection. Backed by a magnificent leaf-form nimbus, this Kannon figure...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Wooden figure of Kannon 觀音, Japan, Edo period, 1st half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Carved and colourfully painted wooden figure of the Japanese Buddhist deity Kannon with a height of 49 cm (height with base: 56.5 cm). Kannon 觀音 (‘perceiving the prayers of the world...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif
Located in Stamford, CT
A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box in four sections with lid.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the tradition...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Korean Gohon Chawan Tea Bowl for Japanese Market Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic chawan (tea bowl) circa 17-18th century fired in the Busan kiln in Korean specifically for the Japanese market. The kilns were run by the So c...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A Set of Six Takatori Ware Dishes Now Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of Six Takatori Ware plates. One employing the Japanese Kintsugi technique of using gold to repair cracked ceramics. As a philosophy, kintsugi is similar to the Japanese phi...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Shigaraki Tsubo Stoneware Ceramic Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities from the firing process in which wood is added...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Japanese Hand-Carved Fully Blossomed Chrysanthemum Flower Figurine
Located in North Miami, FL
18th Century Japanese hand-carved fully blossomed chrysanthemum flower figurine made of white bone with branch and leaves painted. The flower is placed inside its original glass and ...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Dish c.1700 Silver
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this saucer dish or pattipan of lobed shape on a lobed footring. On the base some spur-marks. Decorated in underglaze blue with a European landscape with trees, hous...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,743 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Superior Quality Japanese Bronze Vase with Grape Vine Handles
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century superior quality Japanese bronze vase with grape vine handles. Beautifully shaped Edo period (first half of the 19th century) vase with c...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Edo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Edo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Edo decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Benin People, Imari Porcelain, and Shigaraki Valley Potters. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $42,057 while the average work can sell for $1,800.
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