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Meiji Decorative Objects

MEIJI STYLE

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.

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Style: Meiji
Pair Of High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A beautiful pair of high quality antique Japanese Meiji Era brass and enamel vases, 1868 to 1912. Both are of a baluster form with elegant narro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Old or Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Jar or Urn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Japanese Imari porcelain lidded jar or urn. Decorated throughout with painted red floral devices with blue underglaze and gilt highlights against a white ground. Simply ...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Meiji Japanese Plique A Jour Enamel Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel bowl. The bowl is covered with polychrome enamel foliage and floral patterns made in the Plique a Jour technique. Mounted on three legs. Circa: e...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, attributed to Hayashi Elongated baluster shape. Intricate cherry blossom and bird motif aga...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

High Quality Japan Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality Japanese, Meiji era, Cloisonné enamel and silver wire vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of blos...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Silver

Satsuma Earthenware Vases, Hand-Painted Polychrome, Japan, Set of 2
Located in Grythyttan, SE
These charming round vases are crafted from yellowish earthenware and feature a polychrome, hand-painted design with ornate designs and figurative pieces with rich, raised gold embel...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Antique Meiji Period Kutani Japanese Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Candlesticks / Incense Holders
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of Japanese Meiji Period (1852-1912) bronze altar candlesticks / incense holders with attractive warm brownish red bronze color and patina. Japan, 19th century, diminutive /...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji
Located in Queens, NY
A Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji Period. A decorative pair of cloisonne enamel vases, the bodies decorated with colorful birds, butterfl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Small Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small cloisonné vase in bronze. Signed to the bottom. Blue enamel base color decorated with numerous flowers, reeds, a rabbit etc. in polychrome e...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Petite Japanese Red Lacquer Dishes
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and compact, this pair of small footed dishes or bowl lids exemplify the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. Each dish is simply shaped a wit...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Lacquer, Wood

Meiji Period Japanese Imari Bowl Attributed to Fukagawa, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period Japanese Imari Bowl Attributed to Fukagawa, Circa 1880 Japan, 6.5" H x 12" Diameter An exceptional Meiji-period Imari porcelain bowl attributed to the esteemed Fukagawa...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Floor Vase with Foo Dog Handles
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture. This well executed Japanese bronze Koi or Goldfish sculpture has a beautiful patinated verdigris finish and will...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Antique Meiji period Japanese Satsuma Bowl Figures with mark Japan 19c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Country of origin: Japan Age: Meiji Period 19th century Size: 39.5 cm / 40 cm Diameter Condition Period 19th century PRoC (1949 - now)
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze flower arranging basket with a small frog climbing up the side. Excellently rendered details in the basket weaving. Signature on the bottom reads: Eiho.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Enamel Vases Blossoming Gar
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of antique Japanese, late Meiji period, silver wire enamel vases. Each vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The wares are enameled with a polychrome image of a p...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of butterflies...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Jars
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Early Meiji period vases, characterized by their oval shape tapering downward, mounted on stems, and adorned with matching covers. The surfaces of these va...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Japanese Netsuke of Hyottoko, Depicted through a Mask in Noh Play as an Idiot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Playfully carved out of boxwood, this Meiji period hyottoko noh mask netsuke features a figure of a crouching man on the reverse. In Iwate Prefecture, there is a myth about the origi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Boxwood

Large and Impressive Meiji Period Bronze Bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuh
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and impressive Meiji period bronze bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuha Company, the animal powerfully modelled with his head low and turned s...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono Sculpture of Tiger by Mitani
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exceedingly fine Japanese bronze okimono of a Roaring Tiger from the Meiji period, it exhibits the finest chiseling and articulating of detail. The sleek beast is cast in a way th...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

High Quality Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of high quality symmetrical Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over brass vases. Each vase has an amphora shaped body and a short wide neck. Each ware is enameled with polychrome pan...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Brass, Enamel

Japanese Shigaraki Vase Early 19th Century
Located in Oakland, CA
Absolutely beautiful antique Japanese shigaraki vessel from the early 19th century. Has the family crest stamped into the neck of the piece. Artist marking on the bottom. Tokugawa era.
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Clay

Pair of Japanese Late Meiji Period Fukagawa Porcelain Vases, circa 1900
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Superb pair of Japanese large Meiji period Fukagawa signed porcelain vases (circa 1900). Intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze with polychrome and gold overglaze on a st...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold

Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird and Garden Vases Attribu
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird and Garden Vases Attributed to Honda The exteriors of the wares are adorned with polychro...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Signed Imari Porcelain Plum Shaped Bowl by Hichozan Fukagawa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed Japanese Imari porcelain bowl. In the form of a shaped bowl with a plum-like shape. Decorated throughout with exquisitely detailed painted or enameled dec...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Mixed Metals Copper & Silver Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese flower vase. In hand-hammered copper (or possibly a thin-bodied bronze) with applied silver bands to rim, footrim, shaped edge, and with a lotus petal border at the joint of neck and body. Having the usubata form with a wide flared neck and mouth. The 'usubata' vase is a form favored for large scale floral arrangements by the Ikenobo school, the oldest and largest school of Japanese ikebana founded in the 15th century by Buddhist monk Senno Ikenobo. It is believed that the wide and shallow rim of an usubata vase which displays the surface of the water best imitates natural conditions of growth while also contributing to the longevity of an arrangement with the increased surface area of the water better oxygenating the plants. The base retains still retains hand-hammered marks. There is evidence of seams and folds throughout from the construction, and the surface has a cloud-like brown patina throughout. Simply a wonderful Japanese mixed metal vase...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Silver, Copper

Japanese Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Satsuma baluster form vase from the studio of Yabu Meizan (birth name Yabu Masashichi; 1853-1934), who is one of the most celebrated and collectible Satsuma artists from Meiji Peri...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Vase with Butterflies Attr Honda Yo
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji period. Fish tail shape with pronounced base. Intricate butterfly motif and floral patterns. Gold stone ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Fine Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With cobalt blue decorated neck and base band. Large oval shaped panels on two sides featuring an amusing scene with rust tone and white foo lions in a river landscape looking back t...
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20th Century Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Vase Meiji Period Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It was decorated with underglaze white magnolia blossom on a pleasant celadon background. The stamens of the flower were artistically rendered in a low relief, giving the design a realistic appeal with the dimension. Miyagawa Kozan...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases wi
Located in Queens, NY
Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases with Wisteria and Birds antique Japanese copper vases with silver wire cloisonne...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Silver

Antique Meiji Kutani Model of a Recumbent Sleeping Cat Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Japanese Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century. The details and facial expression are amazing. With enamel ribbon bow tied around its n...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Basket Woven from Japanese Bamboo / Wabi-Sabi Bamboo Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese basket. It seems that it was used to dry something. A charming object with a wabisabi atmosphere. The shadows are very nic...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bamboo

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vase. The exterior of the ware is adorned with polychrome enamel panels representing blossoming flowers, plants and butt...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Japanese hand painted porcelain decorative trinket, pill or jewelry box or serving dish of Meiji period. The decoration cons...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese pottery vase/1850-1920/Two-tone glaze vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This vase is thought to be a type of pottery called "Onta ware" in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. (It is around the area circled in red on the Kyushu map.) This "Onta ware" is a type of po...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Pottery

High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Iris Flowers
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. with silver wire The unusual shaped vase has a long fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image o...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in London, GB
Of ovoid form, with a narrow neck and outward flaring rim, on dark blue ground depicting wisteria blossoms in white and purple cascading from the shoulder with birds throughout and w...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary signed decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece in an elegant shape hand-painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand
Located in Queens, NY
A large rare Chinese enamel over brass vase. The unusual shaped vase is adorned with polychrome images of flowers surrounded by floral and wavy motifs against a bright turquoise back...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Brass

Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880 This impressive Japanese porcelain jardiniere, hailing from the Meiji perio...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Rare Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Period Green Dragon Swimming Over The Sea
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality Japanese enamel vase, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a big dragon over...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Round Box with Fan Design, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese red ground cloisonne round box and cover featuring a design of fans, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The round cloison...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Porcelain Meji Period Imari Vases Arita, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely Japanese Imari bowl from the Meiji period. The intricate floral designs on the exterior, including the graceful chrysanthemums, symbolize longevity, resilience, a...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rare Japanese Closionne Enamel Vase with Wisteria and Fish Signed
Located in Queens, NY
A rare antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over copper vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a long fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of blossoming Wisteria flowers and fish...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Pair Meiji Twin Handled Moriage Floral Painted Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair Japanese Meiji twin handled decorated with moriage patterning on a floral painted ground dating from around 1900. The porcelain vases stand on a shaped round foot...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The dramatic lion, known as a shishi in Japan, is ca...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Lacquer

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar /1868-1920/Charcoal Bowl / Vase / Brazier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way tha...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Stripe Vases Attributed
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Stripe Vases Attributed to Honda A pair of antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vases. The exteriors of...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Bamboo Tree Vases Attributed
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of Japanese enamel over copper vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. Each ware is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a bird seated on a branch, b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Pair Japanese Satsuma Plates with Miniature Decoration by Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Satsuma ceramic plates made by Kinkozan studio circa 1880-1900s during the late Meiji Period. Each dish features miniature enamel decoration o...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Japanese Okimono Incense Holder Sticks Bronze Statue Meiji Era, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) bronze Okimono turtle incense burner Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Additional information: Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal Region of Or...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period ( 1868 - 1912 ). Executed with black lacquer, holding a bronze hand mirror ( ekagami) Configured with five smooth-running drawers of different Size. Two are equipped with slender "hirute"-shaped bail handles and three with decorative pull-rings. The front-and backside featuring oval grips for easy transport. Surmounted by a mirror frame in a shape reminiscent of a Shintô shrine torii-gate- a twin-posted framework with a triangular crossbar flared in upswept Chinese-style gable ( Karahafu) endings. Resting of the frame is the Japanese traditional handheld mirror with auspicious embossed design of wisteria ( fuji) and lovely patina. Inscription on the right. Considering its age the set is in a very good condition with some traces of usage and wear conform age. Dimensions: Dressing stand...
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1880s Dutch Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Jar with Phoenix Bird and Karakusa Patte
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel over brass jar. The cover of the jar is adorned with a polychrome image of a Phoenix bird surrounded by a swirl motif made in the Cloison...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Brass, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Darker brown patina with fully articulated body. Purchased in London by previous owner.
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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fantastic Japanese cast bronze incense burner, koro, with high relief design, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The large and tall koro cast in extremely high re...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The case decorated overall in crackle-glaze white lacquer and fitted with a patinated metal carrying handle over three tiers of small drawers. The first two tiers are comprised of a ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Lacquer

Meiji decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Meiji 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 metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji 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 Satsuma, Ando Jubei, Kinkozan, and Inaba Cloisonne Co.. 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 $83 and tops out at $98,000 while the average work can sell for $2,518.

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