Japonisme Decorative Objects
JAPONISME STYLE
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period, Fine Ceramic Red Vase, Signed, Ca. 1980
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period, Fine Ceramic Red Vase, Signed, Ca. 1980
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1990
ABOUT
In the classic Japanese shape, this exquisite vase has a dram...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Vase by Shimazu Gyokuzan, Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Vase by Shimazu Gyokuzan, Ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS
Height: 18.5 INCHES
Diameter: 9 inches
DETAILS
Meiji Period (1868 -1912) – Ca.18...
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1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Brass Koi Fish Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
What a catch! This vintage brass koi fish vase is a wonderful statement piece! It can sit vertically or horizontally depending on your preference. The metal has a beautiful patina.
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20th Century Unknown Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metal Bronze Vase w/ Bird Detailing - Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese, Meiji Period.
An antique bronze vase constructed in bronze. The vase features several traditional designs including lotus blossoms, birds in flight and other floral detail...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Japanese Satsuma Covered Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Japanese Satsuma Covered Ginger Jar
This Japanese jar decorated with birds, flowers, and satsumas would be a beautiful gift for a vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Fischer Chinoiserie Chinese Inspired Ceramic Bronze Jardiniere Planter
By Ignác Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Large antique (19th century) Chinese inspired chinoiserie glazed ceramic jardiniere planter or centerpiece by Fischer of Hungary with beautiful floral and geometric glazed motifs rai...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
White Stone Sculpture Of A Japanese Young Lady
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Asian White Stone Sculpture of a Japanese Lady. It depicts a standing up young lady wearing a flowing kimono, Japanese hairstyle and holding a tulip flower. The sculpture ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Ink bl...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Colorful Black Cloisonné Dragon Ware Jar with Lid - Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite dragon motif cloisonné jar in black with a matching lid. The small chinoiserie jar is made from brass or copper, and encrusted with a cloisonné dragon design. Cloisonné piec...
Category
20th Century Chinese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delicately crafted bo...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Asian Japanese Red Lacquered Footed Bowl Centerpiece
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Japanese shallow footed bowl in red lacquer with gold calligraphy design.
This beautiful lacquerware were made to serve foods during elaborate banquet.
Great decorative...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer, Paint
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique jubako (stack boxes) with five tiers in an elongated octagon shape circa 19th century (end of Edo or beginning of Meiji period). jubako was traditionally used to store and...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Escalier de Cristal x E. Leveille & E. Rousseau, Chrysanthemums Pot-Pourri Vase
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent collaboration between renowned glassmakers Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé and François-Eugène Rousseau, this exquisite pot-pourri urn is a testament to the Japonism period st...
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1880s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Japonisme Inkwell attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A very nice quality French Japonisme Style inkwell
Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1880
Resting on a diamond-shaped polychromed hand-painted porcelain tray representing l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Large Antique Komai Style Japanese Damascene Cigarillo, Cigar or Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique damascene styled tobacco case is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a Anglo-Japanese style. The case...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Japanese Style Viardot Mirror with Dragon, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb Japanese-style mantel / fireplace mirror in lacquered wood, carved with an imposing dragon and decorative motifs.
Japonism, France, circa 1880.
Attributed to Gabriel Viard...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
$7,611 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Japanese Arita Kakiemon Vase with Flowers Design 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid century Signed Japanese Kakiemon Arita Imari Vase with Flowers.Signed Japanese Kakiemon vase by Sakaida Kakiemon XIII (1906-1982). A beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Wabi-Sabi Styled Studio Ceramic
Located in Medina, OH
Handcrafted vintage pottery ceramic vase with a rounded body and a narrow neck. This piece seems to have been influenced by the Japanese wabi-sabi style pottery featuring simplicity...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Japanese Bronzed Sculpture of Toba on His Mule
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful large vintage Japanese bronzed sculpture of Toba on his Mule.
Some might say ‘Monumental’ .. being 34 inches tall ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Fine and Rare Miniature Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine miniature ceramic vase in satsuma ware by Taizan Yohei IX (1864-1922) circa 1880-1890s of late Meiji period. The vase with a broad flat should...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Plate by Kajiwara Kiln
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a truly impressive blue and white porcelain plate of Hizen ware, from Arita in Japan, circa mid to late-19th century. The plate was made by Kajiwara Kikujiro (菊次郎, the second Kiku son) and/or Kajiwara Kikusaburo (菊三郎, the third Kiku son who died in 1883) of the Kajiware Family Kiln of in Arita. It was decorated in a superb design with blue under-glaze, clearly out of a hand of a master. In a Classic Japanese composition that was popular in the Meiji Period, the plate displays a riot of auspicious elements, arranged still in a surprisingly harmonious manner. Anchoring the center of the design is an eagle perched on the branch of a blooming cherry tree, its talons clenching the bark and its wings about to open. The motion of the its immediate taking off is palpable. The trunk and the branches of the old cherry tree provide a spacial frame for the arrangement of large peonies with foliage, bundles of chrysanthemums, Chinese bell...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Meiping Green Porcelain Flower Vase, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Korean Meiping Green Porcelain Flower Vase, Early 20th C
DETAILS
Signed on the bottom.
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 14 inches
Diameter: 7.5 inches
ABOUT VASE
This very elegant Meiping vase...
Category
1910s South Korean Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Vase with Samurai and Floral Motif, Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Vase w/ Samurai, Attendant, and Floral Motif, Ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 12 inches
Diameter: 5.5 inches
ABOUT
An elegant cloisonné enamel vase fr...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Late Meiji Period (1868-1912) Woven Bamboo Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Meiji Period (1868-1912) Woven Bamboo Basket, Early 20th Century
DIMENSIONS
Height: 14 inches
Diameter: 8.5 inches
ABOUT
A finely hand-woven Japanese bamboo basket fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Vintage Lime Green Japanese Dragonware Moriage Ceramic Plate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A very rare lime green moriage dragonware plate. Created of porcelain, this piece is created with a raised enamel design of a dragon in pearly white...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
French Japonesque Art Nouveau Lusterware Vase Clement Massier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase with iridescent glaze in the shape of an elephant foot cache pot by the legendary French ceramist Pierre Clement Massier (1845-1917). Massier is widely considered as t...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Modern Japanese Gheisha Doll
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful vintage statue representing Gheisha in traditional costumes
Ebonized wood base
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Cloisonné and Bronze Vase, Signed BARBEDIENNE, in the Style of Édouard LIÈVRE
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This skillful blend of Chinese art objects and French craftsmanship is attributed to the Escalier de Cristal after designs by Édouard Lièvre. Our cachepot displays a polychrome decor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japonisme Dragon Motif Copper Clad Vase by Bretby Pottery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japonisme Dragon Motif Copper Clad Vase by Bretby Pottery
England, Circa 1890s
A large and unusual work by the famed British pottery works, Bretby.
The tapering gourd shape vas...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiger, Japanese Bronze, Meiji Era, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze tiger with brown patina, with very subtle bronze work to bring out the stripes on the body of the tiger
No mark or signature
Japan wo...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Small Round Vase with dot painting by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Period Kutani Porcelain Figurine of a Rabbit, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Meiji - Early Taisho Period Kutani Porcelain Figurine of a Rabbit, Circa 1920
MARKINGS
Signed on the underside.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 6 inches
L...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
"Pagoda" Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, circa 1885
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Japonisme clock in openwork patinated bronze with gold and silver highlights in the shape of a pagoda, at the corners presenting stylized dragons above uprights imitating b...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese lacquer box with elaborate Maki-e design from Meiji period, (mid-late 19th century). The generous size of the box was reser...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Vase with a Large Chrysanthemum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very good and large-scale, early 20th century Royal Copenhagen porcelain vase.
With decoration that includes two very large Chrysanthemum flowers painted in muted blues and a ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brown varnished bamboo wickerwork rounded shape with a twisted handle.
Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese art of...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wooden Box w/ Original Outer Case, Ca. 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wooden Box w/ Original Outer Case, Ca. 1880
Meiji Period: 1868-1912
DIMENSIONS
Length: 16.5 inches
Width: 3.5 inches
Height: 2.5 inches
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
An Unusual Pair of French Japanism Signed Pate Sur Pate & Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Japanism Signed CP & Co Pate Sur Pate and Gilt Porcelain Vases. This elegant pair of vases, crafted by CP & Co, exemplifies the aesthetic influences of Japanism in ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Ceramic Vase by Ito Tozan I Meiji Period
By Ito Tozan I
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stoneware vase of a jar form was finely decorated with low relief carving and delicate colored glazes depicting bundles of peony flowers. It was made by Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) circa 1890-1900s in the late Meiji Period. The color pallet was both bold and subtle, with dark green and rusty leaves with golden outlines and white and light yellow peony petals covering much of the surface. Impressed with potter's mark on the base.
Examples of two pieces by Ito Tozan I were in the collection of MNAAG (Guimet) Paris. Inventory no. MG 13790 an 13792.
A vase with similar shape and decoration techniques is featured as Lot 1340 Fine Japanese Art, 13 Sep 2017 Bonhams New York
Tozan Ito I established his ceramic business in Kyoto 1867. His studio made both porcelain and stoneware in a style some considered Satsuma while they retained a sophistication of Kyoto ware...
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1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Glazed and Painted Centerpiece Bowl Object, Fish Logo
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Glazed and Painted Centerpiece Bowl Object, Fish Logo
Offered for sale is a mid-20th century Japanese very decorative glazed and painted ceramic Objet d'art with a bowl-for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
2 Japanese Meiji Period Turquoise Cloisonne Vases
Located in Norwood, NJ
Near pair of late Meji period turquoise ground cloisonne vases with birds and foliage motif. Bright colors with good enameling, cranes, butterflies and sparrow birds surrounded by fl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Original Japanese Ouchi Doll Hina Set in Box Kawaii Couple Doll
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Japanese Ouchi Doll Hina Set in Box Kawaii Couple Doll like new condition never out of the box very collectible piece.
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Dragon Candlestick Holder
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Japanese Meiji period Cloisonne candlestick holder decorated with a dragon.
Finely detailed metal and enamel work. In excellent age a...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegantly woven bamboo basket with handle as an ikenana container by Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. Suzuki Gengensai was from Kansai region and active in Osaka. He studied bamboo art under Yamashita Kochikusai (1876-1947) and became an independent artist in 1913. He received his artist name Gengensai in 1914 and in 1923 he changed the characters to Gen, a slight written variation of the character. This basket was signed in this later variation, which helps to date the piece to post 1923.
The basket is woven entirely in a free style irregular plating on the body and with a twisted bundled handle. The surface is lacquered in a deep reddish color. The seemingly less rigid technique renders the piece a more rustic and natural aesthetic that is more suitable for certain occasions. It is singed on the base with artist's signature in the variation post 1923.
A very similar basket of the irregular weaving but without the handle is illustrated in plate 72 in "Baskets Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945044034102, bu...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Ox with Boy on Its Back
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very amusing 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese bronze statue of an ox with a young boy sitting on its back.
Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Very Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Scalloped Top
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Scalloped Top.
The body of the vase is complete with two main cartouches and two smaller cartouches which flank the vase...
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1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Imari Vase with Email Painted with Birds and Kiku Flowers
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Huge Imari vase with email painted with birds and kiku flowers.
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Exhibition Quality Coalport Porcelain "Crane" Japonesque Enamel Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Coalport Porcelain (English, 1795-1926 then part of the Wedgwood company), circa 1885.
An Exhibition quality porcelain moon flask style vase featuring a cobalt ground and grouping of highly detailed enamel cranes to one side grazing around a pond with 24kt gold calla lilies in the background. The verso with a similar scene of two cranes likely a mating pair.
Each side is surrounded by masterfully detailed sunflowers and furthermore by Rococo motifs and enameled scrollwork of polychrome enamel embellishments.
Please note, unfortunately at one point this vase was made into a lamp and the base has been replaced with a gilt metal foot.
Measuring:
19" h, 13.5" w, 7.5" d.
Provenance: An important Cape Cod...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
20th Century Pair of Small Porcelain Satsuma Vases
By Satsuma
Located in Paris, FR
Two porcelain hexagonal Satsuma vases painted in polychrome enamels and gold. The paunch is decorated with intricate Japanese characters in a landscape, the neck and the shoulder wit...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare and Large Japanese Porcelain Vase Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking blue and white vase from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes.
With an impressively large size, this vase was likely made and reserved as a presentation piece for one of the many expositions the studio participated in the early 20th century. It was decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking dimensional literary landscape known as "Mountain and Water". Being one of the most creative ceramists, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze around 1880s. New colors allowed him to create underglaze designs that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama Taikan...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Peking Cut Blue & White Cameo Glass Vase, Ca. ca. 1900-1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Peking Cut Blue & White Cameo Glass Vase, Ca. ca.1900-1920
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 12.5 inches
Diameter: 5.5 inches
ABOUT CHINESE PEKING GLASS
Peking cut blue ...
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Japanese Maki-e Lacquerware Portable Picnic Set Sagejubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sagejubako is a portable picnic set that became popular in the early Edo period when an additional meal was added between breakfast and dinner. It normally consists of a carry case w...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century 3 Pieces Japanese Porcelain Dishes Meiji Period
Located in Brea, CA
19th century 3 pieces Japanese porcelain dishes Meiji period decorated, largest 15.25'' x 2'', medium 13.25'' x 2'', smallest 12'' x 1.5''.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Late Meiji Period Head of Buddha in Wood, Ca. 1910
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Meiji Period Head of Buddha in Wood, Ca. 1910
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 22 inches
Width: 7 inches
Depth: 7 inches
ABOUT
A serene and finely carved wooden Head of Buddha fro...
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendri...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Covered Jars with Floral Motif Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique cloisonne covered jars or urns are unsigned, but originate from Japan from approximately 1900 in a Japanese export style. The pair is done in muted tones and are...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Japonisme decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Japonisme 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, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Japonisme 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 Makuzu Kozan, Norihiko Terayama, Tiffany & Co., and Royal Crown Derby Porcelain. 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 $29 and tops out at $185,360 while the average work can sell for $3,500.
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