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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Reconstructed Ceramics #3 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. He broke ceramic at first, and make it into a lot of fragment. He rasp some of fragmen...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
Carlton Ware, England, Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain with Trees, 1940s/50s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Carlton Ware, England. Bowl in hand-painted porcelain with trees and gold decoration,
Japanism, 1940s / 50s.
Measures: 20.5 x 10 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1940s English Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Cloisonné Covered Jar by Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese cloisonné enamels are known as shippo-yaki and the mid-19th century saw the production of very high quality wares in the early centers Nagoya. One of the most renowned works...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Chosen Karatsu Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
The long neck bottle of classic form was heavily potted with coarse clay with high iron content. The flask, circa 18th century Edo period, was purposed for sake storage but also substituted as a flower vase during tea ceremony. The surface is covered in glossy black glaze and contrasts strikingly with white ash glaze around the shoulder. The white, fired with straw, displays a splashing feather effect and fine crackles, blending in with the black artistically. This type of Karatsu ware...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of Jerodian (Old Man), Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of Jerodian (Old Man), Ca. 1890
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 16.5 in...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Three-Piece Meiji Period Japonisme Vase Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique three-piece Meiji period Japonisme vase clock set
French/Japanese, late 19th century
Measures: Clock height 47cm, diameter 22cm
Candelabra height 55cm, width 25cm, depth 2...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Modern Kintsugi Style Frosted Glass Vase, a Set of 3
Located in Plainview, NY
A trio of Modern Kintsugi-style skinny vases, each a unique embodiment of artistry and contemporary design. Crafted in three dimensions—tall, medium, and s...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Porcelain Bowl with Plique-a-Jour Design by Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extremely fine and delicate porcelain bowl from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected cer...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Portable Sagejubako Theme of Three Winter Friends
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sagejubako is a portable lunch or 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 han...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl Hand-Painted for Geary's Beverly Hill
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Japanese Imari Porcelain 7.5" Bowl - Hand Decorated for Geary's Beverly Hills.
Set of two Japanese Imari porcelain Bowls from the prestigious brand GEARYS BEVERLY HILLS,
Vintage collectible large blue and white porcelain bowl. These beautiful Japanese bowls are hand painted.
Perfect for display or using as catchall or vide poche.
Vintage Japanese Porcelain...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Imari Ovoid Japanese Design Vessel with Ebonized Base and Brass Finial
Located in Lomita, CA
A Japanese parcel gilt and brass mounted porcelain vessel with an ebonized wood base with a distinctive Imari motif of flowers, medallions and touches of gold.
The stylized Imari pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$659 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Japanese Brass Champleve Vase With Dragon Enamel
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing early 20th century Japanese brass champleve vases features a vibrant colorful enamel design depicting dragons.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Brass
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Candelabras - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration
Located in MOUGINS, FR
A beautiful and very large pair of Meiji period Japanese bronze vases with brown patina and caved design with applied gilt and silver bronze inserts representing birds and insects fl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Japonisme Porcelain Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 2-section Japonisme dresser box.
In gilt porcelain.
With cobalt blue and white geometric circle devices throughout.
Simply a wonderful porcelain dresser box!
Date:
20th Ce...
Category
20th Century Unknown Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Porcelain Vase with Relief Surface Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1870-81 (late Meiji period). The vase is dated to the earlier work from Kozan's studio during his early period (Takauki-ware p...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japonais Revival Coppered Inkstand with Hand Carved Glass Ink Wells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique coppered Japonais Revival inkstand with two ink pots and a stamp holder. The border of the base is in relief and abounds with flowers and birds while the pen rest has a quain...
Category
1890s English Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
$550 Sale Price
35% Off
Collection of Four Japanese Tanba Tokkuri Sake Bottles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Japanese Ceramic Tokkuri Sake storage bottles circa early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho period). The bottles were made in Tanba (or Tamba) ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hagi Ikebana Vase by Kyusetsu Miwa X Japanese Studio Pottery
By Kyusetsu Miwa X
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vase with white dripping glaze from Hagi by Kyusetsu Miwa X (1895-1981), Showa Period. The vase is in the shape of "Double Gourd" with a bulbous ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Clock in Carved Wood and Hardstone – 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A striking Japonist wall clock crafted in dark walnut wood, adorned with inlaid panels of deep green hardstone. The radiating fan-shaped structure is enriched with fantastical and my...
Category
19th Century Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Royal Satsuma Japanese Hand-Painted Urn Style Vase, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Vintage Royal Satsuma Japanese Hand-Painted Urn Style Vase, a Pair
This exquisite pair of vintage Royal Satsuma vases showcases the timeless artistry and refinement of traditional...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Large Japanese Carved Wood Temple Candleholders Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall pair of Japanese carved wood candle holders circa early 19th century (late Edo Period). The pair is carved in the typical form with a block base in the shape of stylized chrysanthemums and long fluted stem with changes in diameter that supports a grooved holder fitted with metal pricket. These types of oversized candle holders were traditionally used in Buddhist temples or Samurai's resident where they were placed on the altar table for worshiping. What is extraordinary of these candle stickers is that they feature a wonderfully conserved surface with lacquered gold leaf. The sparkling gold on the well weathered surface is visually striking. The professional conservation was performed in 2007 and as a result, the pieces display a wonderful aged Wabi-Sabi patina.
The piece retains an original invoice from Far Eastern Antiques...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
One of The Two Japanese Ceramic Vases Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two small nearly identical ceramic vases by Japanese Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1890-1900s. The vases were made in the form of jarlet with swelled shoulder...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vase with Cranes by the Villeroy&Boch Manufacture, Mettlach Germany, Circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Model n° 1567
Beautiful Japanese inspired baluster-shaped vase in tinted stoneware. The rich polychrome rotating decoration illustrates cranes in the moonlight, near a lake lined wi...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Ceramic Bowl Makuzu Kozan Utusushi Kenzan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare ceramic bowl with overglaze paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916). Unlike the better-known works Kozan made for the expositions in the west and export to the foreign market, this piece exemplifies his work for the domestic market and the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a celebrated Edo painter and ceramicist. Utusushi is loosely translated as "in the spirit of". It is not at all a simple imitation of a master, but a Japanese concept of embracing the spiritual essence of a master while the creator is free to mix in his or her own unique artistic interpretation and flavor.
The bowl was made to hold fruits during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a grey glaze onto which Asagao flowers (Japanese morning glory) on the vines were painted in a free and poetic style. White was used for the petals, green for the leaves with touches of gold highlight. Asagao, the symbol of the summer was rendered in the spirit of Ogata Kenzan, and interestingly the shape of the blossom echoes the unique form the bowl. It was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the summer months.
Under the base, Kozan was signed in black on a white porcelain plaque inlay.
For two similar examples of Kozan's work Utusushi Kenzan, see Page 168-169 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain Decorated with Cherry Tree Branches
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen bowl in hand-painted porcelain decorated with cherry tree branches, in Japanese style.
Early 1900s.
Measurements: 24.0 cm. x 3.5 cm.
In good condition, with hairline crac...
Category
Early 20th Century German Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of ten Japanese bronze vases, Japan, 20th century. They all exhibit sculptural forms and have a wide range of patinas from deep browns to warty verdigris greens. The large...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$2,800 / set
Vintage Japanese Decorative Porcelain Toyo Plate
By Toyo
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Japanese decorative porcelain plate beautifully decorated with gorgeous colors and peony design typical of Toyo of Japan, circa 1950s.
It is absolut...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1875 Antique French Longwy Style Centerpiece Flower Vase of Asian Decor by Gien
By Gien
Located in New York, NY
Dated 1875, French rare centerpiece / bowl in majolica by Gien renowned for its exquisite Faience fine. This piece of unusual fan shape is decorated with ...
Category
1870s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
A Pair of Large Oriental Ceramic Wedding Vases
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large Oriental Ceramic Wedding Vases
This superb pair of Wedding vases have traditional hand decorated designs, they are in excellent condition with no damage.
The wedding...
Category
1970s Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Lacquer Plate with Elaborate Maki-e Design by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large circular plate with a short stem base in Vermillion lacquer color. The surface was decorated with a stunning maki-e picture that depicts a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Tiffany Japonesque Hand Hammered Inkstand with Applied Bugs & Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver ink stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1881. Square with concave sides and fluted corners on cast scroll and bead supports. Centrally mounted bal...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Japanese Imari & French Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Tarzana, CA
JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY urn shaped with three ormolu mounted cherubs with Roman Numeral and Arabic dial. Dimensions Height: 22" Width: ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Ikebana Boat Form Flower Basket
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Japanese woven boat shape (funagata) Ikebana flower basket, with lacquer,975 rattan, root and smoked bamboo. Fine quality weaving with wonderful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Large Japanese Bamboo Ikebana Basket Maeda Chikubosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
An important woven bamboo ikebana basket circa first half of the 20th century (Taisho or Showa era) by Japanese bamboo master Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950). Chikubosai I was from th...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th C.
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Aged Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th Century
Tumulus Period (AD 250-552)
Haniwa means “circle o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989/1990
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9 inches
diame...
Category
1770s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of "Cloisonne" Enamel Vases, Attr. to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, C.1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Japanese-style roll-shaped vases, made in “cloisonné” enamel and gilded bronze. The cylindrical body is decorated with polychrom floral branches, flowers and butterflies on a...
Category
1870s French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquer lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan to store and carry s...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Style Orange and White Round Porcelain Vase with Handle
Located in Queens, NY
Japanese (19th Century) orange and white round shaped porcelain vase with handle top.
Category
19th Century Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
DETAILS
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
DIMENSIONS:
Width: 10 inches
Wid...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Porcelain White & Gold Foo Dogs
Located in South Salem, NY
A set of four white and gold ceramic Foo Dog table bases. Made in Spain by Bondia in the Hollywood Regency style. Ornate ceramic sculptures with detailed faces, mouths, bodies, and p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,200 / set
Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Lacquer writing box Suzuribako Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely circa late 19th century. This suzuribako is one of the most unusual boxe...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Gilded bronze and alabaster letter carrier in the Japanese style, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Gilded bronze and alabaster letter carrier in the Japanese style.
The bronze tree branch decorations are very delicate. The alabaster plates on the two main sides give a very luminou...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
French Japonisme Mantel Clock and Candelabra Attributed to Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, US
Our mantel clock and candelabra with silvered, gilt and cloisonne enamel surfaces in the French Japonisme style dates from the 1870s and is in good condition. Attributed to the influ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Japonisme Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Aesthethic Movement Vase's
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Japonism porcelain and ormolu-mounted Aesthethic Movement vase's.
Category
19th Century English Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair of Samson Porcelain Vases, Gilt Bronze Mounting, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Samson porcelain vases, gilt bronze mounting, early 20th century.
A pair of 1920's Samson porcelain vases with gilt bronze mounts, floral decoration in the Asian Arts style....
Category
Early 20th Century European Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Grand Pottery Sculpture, Ca. 1980
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Contemporary Grand Pottery Sculpture, Ca. 1980
ABOUT
This absolutely unique late 20th Century pottery sculpture with bamboo-styled formed handles features a wonderful artis...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Porcelain Glazed Vase with Dragon Design Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain vase with dragon design by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated with a slithering dragon in underglaze iron red circulating the exterior among pink clouds. The animated rendering of the dragon is fine and detailed, with five claws, scales, long tails and highlighted eyes. The pink cloud is misty and called Morotai or the hazy style, created with a unique technique developed in Kozan's studio called fuki-e by blowing the pigment powders onto the surface. Kozan Studio experimented with newly available colors from the west starting in the 1880s, which resulted in the expansion of the palette and style that bridged the east and west aesthetic tradition. Marked in underglaze blue on the base.
Known also as Miyagawa Kozan...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Atique Japanese Rootwood & Bamboo Ikebana Vase, XIX Century
Located in New York, NY
Atique
Rootwood & Bamboo
Ikebana Vase
Japan, XIX Century
DIMENSIONS
Height: 19.25vinches
Width: 10.13 inches
Depth: 9.5 inches
ABOUT
This absolutely unique ikebana vase consists of...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Edo Period Carved Seated Fasting Buddha, 18th C./Early 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Carved Seated Fasting Buddha, 18th C./Early 19th C.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9.5 inches (24 cm)
Width: 7 inches (18 cm)
Depth: 5 inches (12.8 cm)
ABOUT
This early Edo...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
BACCARAT, Garniture with Japanese landscape, circa 1880
By Baccarat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This decoration with a Japanese landscape was made by the Baccarat crystal factory around 1880.
Founded under Louis XV, the French crystal factory Baccarat demonstrated its excelle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Japanese Woven Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woven bamboo basket with handle from early 20th century, circa end of Meiji to Taisho period. The basket was constructed in the form o...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Ceramic Ikebana Vase Bizen Ware Nanba Koyo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall vintage ceramic vase with handle from Japan (20th century) by Nanba Koyo. Made in the tradition of Bizen ware, the vase has a modern aesthetic with a...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,500 / item
American Japonesque Applied & Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Perfume
Located in New York, NY
American applied sterling silver perfume vial, ca 1880. Clear glass cylinder with twisted fluting. Sterling silver collar and hinged cover with tendril, f...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece displays several interesting characteristics that appear puzzling initially. First, the form is not typical Japanese, but more Chinese and Korean, with its scalloped base. Second, the decoration of MOP inlays also suggests a Korean and Chinese affiliation, especially with the linear borders and the scrolling cloud patters on the sides of the box. These two observations suggest that the box may be from Ryukyu Island instead of Japanese mainland. Third, strikingly in the center of the cover, a bold quarterly floral pattern outlined with MOP was filled with a striking mottled red lacquer using tsugaru nuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Pair 19th Century Japanese Fukagawa Lidded Vases
By Fukagawa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful pair of large Japanese late 19th century Fukagawa Imari lidded vases.
Each with three stylised mythical birds as finials to the lids, bold o...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Hanging Bamboo Ikebana Basket Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese bamboo Ikebana hanging basket circa 1920s-1940s, made with "sooted" bamboo (susutake in Japanese). This bamboo material was collected from traditional thatched-roof houses...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Porcelain Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
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 circa 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists 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.
Of a relatively large size, this vase is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting). As a result, the bamboos appear took on a three-dimensional quality as if appearing in a mist. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, circa 1887, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze. New colors allowed him to create underglaze design 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 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain woman Bust with kintsugi
Located in MEAUX, FR
This female bust, sculpted in a brilliant white porcelain, evokes the grace and nobility of antique statues. Coiffed with an elegant high chignon, this 38 cm tall figure captivates w...
Category
2010s French Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Important Miniature Japanese Bamboo Basket by Hayakawa Shokosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A miniature bamboo basket woven by Hayakawa Shokosai I (1815-1897) circa 1885, an important example of the work by the artist who is considered as the founding father of Japanese modern bamboo art and the first ever signed his own work thus elevating bamboo weaving from a craft into an art form. The miniature basket was traditionally used during Sencha tea ceremony. It was woven from bamboo (madake) and rattan using...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
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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