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.

Style: Meiji

Pair of Large Bronze Japanese Vases, Meiji Period

Located in Kastrup, DK

A pair of unusual large Japanese cast bronze vases, Meiji period, 1860-1912. Patinated bronze with bronze highlights, the top lip with a Gre...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Large Bronze Japanese Vases, Meiji Period

$49,988 / set

Contemporary Japanese Cream Black White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Outstanding museum-quality contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, dynamically hand painted in cream and orange set against a stunningly shaped porcelain porcelain backgroun...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Contemporary Japanese Cream Black White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

$7,500

Japanese Pair Meiji Cloisonne Bottle Vases with Scattered Floral Designs

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine pair Japanese Meiji period cloisonne bottle shaped vases decorated with scattered floral patterns and dating between 1868 and 1912. The vases are lightly made standing on a fl...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Brass

Japanese Pair Meiji Cloisonne Bottle Vases with Scattered Floral Designs

$606 / set

Japanese Contemporary Porcelain Vase in Blue and White by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an elegant oval shape body, a signed piece by widely respec...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Porcelain Vase in Blue and White by Master Artist

$4,500

Contemporary Japanese Blue Black Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese Contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted In vivid green and blue on a stunningly shaped body, featuring a “flowers-in-the-wind” m...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Contemporary Japanese Blue Black Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

$5,600

19th Century Bronze Mounted Satsuma Jardiniere

Located in Dallas, TX

19th Century bronze mounted satsuma jardiniere is a splendidly preserved artifact from a wonderful period in French history! The porcelain bowls wer...

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1880s French Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Mounted Satsuma Jardiniere

$3,780

Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 6

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a stunningly shaped porcelain body in black, a signed masterpiece from t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 6

$4,500

Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand

Located in Long Island City, 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

Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand

$3,000

Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Son by Atsuyoshi

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Meiji period bronze sculpture of a mother and son by Atsuyoshi, she is shown seated on a gnarled rootwood base, with her arm round a crying boy standing by her knee and offering her breast, wearing a short robe, trousers and a cloth incised with Mount Fuji around her head, and bare feet. Signed Atsuyoshi saku, Maruki Shachu seisaku (??????????? (??????????). Japanese, circa 1880. Footnote: Atsuyoshi is known for a number of finely modelled bronze studies of both wild and domesticated animals, almost all of them made for the Tokyo based Maruki Company. This is therefore an unusual subject matter for him and Japanese bronzes in general , however Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman, in ‘Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period’ (in the Ashmolean Museum Collections), pp. 68-69, include a bronze group of a woman who has just finished breast feeding...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Son by Atsuyoshi

$9,931

Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel copper vases. The urn shaped vases are adorned with polychrome images of birds in blossoming flowers against a bright turquoi...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Copper

Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds

$8,000 / set

Antique Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Vases Urns Centerpieces Pink Roses

By Noritake

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An Elegant Fine Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Porcelain Vases of outstanding quality. First quarter of the Twentieth Century, late Meiji pe...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Pair Japanese Noritake Hand Painted Vases Urns Centerpieces Pink Roses

$591 / set

Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 7

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request. Based on the Chinese legend...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 7

$800

Japanese Contemporary Orange Pink Black Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary highly collectible museum quality Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand-painted in stunning cream, orange-salmon pink and black, a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Orange Pink Black Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

$9,800

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Purple Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary dimpled gilded signed decorative porcelain vase, an exquisite masterpiece hand painted by widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Purple Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

$5,250

Japanese Contemporary Gold Gray Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in the artist's unique miniature technique on a elegantly shaped porcelain body in gray, blue ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Japanese Contemporary Gold Gray Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

$5,950

Porcelain Vase Blue and Red by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in red and blue on a beautifully shaped ovoid porcelain body, a signed piece by widely acclaimed Japanese mast...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Vase Blue and Red by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist

$950

Japanese Contemporary White Blue Porcelain Vase/Jar by Master Artist, 4

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative three-piece raised lidded jar/vase, hand painted in auspicious underglaze blue and white , depicting scenes from Japan's countrys...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary White Blue Porcelain Vase/Jar by Master Artist, 4

$1,350

Large Japanese Red & Black Lacquer Wooden Bowl, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Japanese red & black lacquer wooden bowl from the early 20th century. It is carved from a block of what is likely to be fruit wood. The bowl has aged beautifully over the years wit...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Fruitwood, Lacquer

Large Japanese Red & Black Lacquer Wooden Bowl, Early 20th Century

$345

Japanese Contemporary Blue Three-Piece Porcelain Lidded Vase by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Graceful Japanese contemporary very large three-piece decorative porcelain lidded vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an auspicious double-gourd bod...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue Three-Piece Porcelain Lidded Vase by Master Artist

$4,950

Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome floral medallion with butterflies and berries, on the top of the cover, surrounded by floral, and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. A hand painted image of a flower, under the cover. Dated, 01.12.08, and probably numbered, 6, on the bottom. Totai Shippo...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box

$600 Sale Price

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Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A wonderfully naturalistic large Japanese Meiji period mixed metal okimono (ornamental sculpture) of a pair of oriental turtle doves ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Silver, Copper

Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

$6,800

Fine Trumpet Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei

Located in Atlanta, GA

A tall ceramic satsuma ware vase in a rare slender trumpet form with very fine surface decoration by Japanese potter Taizan Yohei IX (1864-1922). The vase was dated to late Meiji period circa 1890-1900s. The main motif and the focal point of the vase is the continuous panel that circumvents the entire mid-body, apparently a rendition of the Boy's Festival, known as "Tango no Sekku" in Japanese. The traditional festival is celebrated on May 5th of each year. Originated in Nara Period...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Fine Trumpet Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei

$9,800

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Crane in Bamboo Field

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a crane in bamb...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Brass, Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Crane in Bamboo Field

$5,000

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A well cast pair of Japanese mixed metal okimono figures of Buddhist guardians, known as Nio or Dharmapala, protectors of Buddhist faith, Meiji Period, Japan. The smiling bronze g...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

$1,750 / set

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in vivid red and blue, set against a stunningly shaped porcelain body in platinum, a signed mas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold, Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

$2,963 Sale Price

24% Off

Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite contemporary Japanese gilded porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in shades of blue and pink on a beautifully shaped body, a striking signed work by highly acclaimed master artist from Arita-Imari region of Japan. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. Yu-riko or underglaze-red that is used in creating this piece is a technique that uses a copper-based colorant for underglaze painting that develops a red color under a transparent glaze. This technique is traced back to 14th century China...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

$3,488 Sale Price

24% Off

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular double-bottom box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, The piece is decorated with cloisonne enamel depictions of dragons, phoenix bird, flowers against the swirl motif background. Collectible Oriental Vanity...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte

$1,500

Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono of a Wild Boar by Akasofu Gyokko

Located in Shippensburg, PA

An exquisite Japanese sculpture of a Wild Boar from the Meiji period (1868-1912) raised over a fine carved and lacquered hardwood base. Finely cast, expertly chiseled and chased with...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono of a Wild Boar by Akasofu Gyokko

$6,900

Genryusai Seiya Style Stone Jardineiere/Planter - Zoomorphic “Animals” with Lion

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Genryusai Seiya Style Cast Stone Jardineiere. "The original bronze planters were part of Jagenpanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large scale Meiji Period ...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Cast Stone

Genryusai Seiya Style Stone Jardineiere/Planter - Zoomorphic “Animals” with Lion

$3,075 Sale Price

25% Off

Japanese Satsuma Kyotoware Monkey Vase

Located in New York, NY

Japanese satsuma Kyotoware monkey vase. Antique Japanese satsuma monkey vase beautifully modeled with raised monkey porcelain figures. Signed. Satsuma-Kyot...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Kyotoware Monkey Vase

$22,500

19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Carved Wood Seated Monkey Sculpture

Located in North Miami, FL

19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese hand-carved wood seated monkey. The eyes are inlaid and made of glass. The fur and details are very realistic. The piece is signed on the bottom ...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Glass, Wood

19th Century 'Meiji Period' Japanese Carved Wood Seated Monkey Sculpture

$5,950

Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Floor Vases

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of antique Japanese Imari floor vases in Imari porcelain, Meiji Period, circa 1900. These beautiful Japanese floriform trumpet floor vases are adorned in polychrome enamels with birds, flowers and traditional Japanese decoration. Medallions left in reserve and registered characters. Similar Japanese floriform trumpet floor vases can be found in various museums throughout the world. This beautiful large pair of 19th Century Japanese floor vases...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Floor Vases

$4,630 / set

Japanese Meiji Period Brass Candle Holder with Scrolls and Medallions

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji period antique brass square top candle holder from the early 20th century, with intricate carved medallion, calligraphic inscription and ornate base. Created in Japan during the Meiji period in the early years of the 20th century, this elegant brass candle holder features a square top with recessed accent, supported by four elegant scrolling motifs in the corners. The sinuous body, alternating convex and concave lines, swells up in the center to receive a medallion, showcasing various motifs on each side. The ornate base flares up with motifs echoed from the top, but displayed in an inverted manner and on a larger scale. The stand presents a calligraphic inscription at the bottom signifying the maker's mark. With its golden hue, elegant lines and ornate décor...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Brass

Japanese Meiji Period Brass Candle Holder with Scrolls and Medallions

$940

Four Fine quality "Nippon" Vases (Moriage); Meiji Dynasty, Japan. Circa 1910.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Four fine quality "Nippon" AUTHENTIC vases from the Meiji dynasty; Japan, Circa 1910. They are all hand painted with moriage accents to three of them; indicative and representative ...

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1910s Japanese Vintage Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Four Fine quality "Nippon" Vases (Moriage); Meiji Dynasty, Japan. Circa 1910.

$600

Kichizaemon Raku Seinyu XIII "13th" Signed Antique Japanese Raku Chawan Tea Bowl

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully glazed, impeccably made Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 13th Kichizaemon Raku, Seinyu (1887-1944) who was the eldest son of Konyu - the 12th Kichizaemon of the Raku family line of potters - known as the most noted and celebrated tradition of pottery within the world of Japanese tea. Kichizaemon Raku was the 13th master to carry on the family's esteemed name and tradition. The bowl features shifting textures and deep, rich colours which radiate in the light. The term "Raku" was derived from the site where clay was dug in Kyoto in the late 16th century. The Kanji character for Raku translates to "enjoyment" or "fun/delightful" For 15 generations it has been the title and seal used by a lineage of potters whose work formed the central tradition in Japan. This lineage believes that 'Raku' refers to the potters who use the technique, not the technique itself. In the 16th century, the first of these potters, Chojiro is said to have come under the patronage of the Japanese tea master, Sen-No-Rikyu. According to legend, in 1598 a few years after Chojiro's death, ruler, Hideyoshi Toyotomi bestowed upon his adopted son, Jokei, a golden seal with the written symbol "Raku." Both the name and the ceramic style have been passed down through the family to the present ever since. The name and the style of ware have become influential in both Japanese culture and literature. Raku ware marked an important point in the historical development of Japanese ceramics, as it was the first ware to use a seal mark and the first to focus on close collaboration between potter and patron. Other famous Japanese clay artists...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Kichizaemon Raku Seinyu XIII "13th" Signed Antique Japanese Raku Chawan Tea Bowl

$5,500

Japanese Genryusai Seiya Meiji Period Antique Patinated Bronze Geisha

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze sculpture of a geisha waiving her hand in greeting signed Genryusai Seiya 19th Century The attractive young geisha is dressed in traditional Ja...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Genryusai Seiya Meiji Period Antique Patinated Bronze Geisha

$1,750

Large 19th Century Hand Painted Imari Porcelain Vase Meiji Period

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A remarkable hand painted Japanese porcelain Imari vase. Classic iron red and cobalt blue on a white porcelain background. Elegant Japanese figures painted all around the center port...

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1880s Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large 19th Century Hand Painted Imari Porcelain Vase Meiji Period

$2,850

Antique Monumental Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vases On Wood Stand - Pair

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Monumental Japanese Cloisonne Vases on Wood Stand - Pair This exquisite pair of antique monumental Japanese cloisonné vases, elegantly displayed on wooden stands features v...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Antique Monumental Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vases On Wood Stand - Pair

$39,999 / set

Antique Meiji Signed Japanese Figural Woman & Lantern Incense Burner with Base

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This large antique Meiji period Japanese patinated and polychromed bronze is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have been made in approximately 1880 in the period Meiji styl...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Meiji Signed Japanese Figural Woman & Lantern Incense Burner with Base

$5,500

Large pair of antique Japanese imperial satsuma vases from the 19th century

By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.

Located in Cantù, IT

Large pair of antique Japanese imperial vases from the 19th century

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Large pair of antique Japanese imperial satsuma vases from the 19th century

$41,856

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Baby Blue Enamel Floral Double Handle V

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, Squat round shape, long neck and decorative side handles. Blue body with pink and ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Baby Blue Enamel Floral Double Handle V

$1,500

Fine Japanese Ceramic Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese long neck porcelain vase circa 1900-1910s by the studio of Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected Japanese ceramist from the end of Meiji Period. Commonly known as Makuzu Kozan, which also appears as the signature on his work, his originally birth name was Miyagawa Toranosuke. He was the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and his work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century. This vase features an elegant Classic form with a slender neck and slightly flared mouth above a baluster body. It was finely painted with two swimming carps in a copper red underglaze among green ribbons like waves. The background display a brilliant verdant green overall, Around the fish a poetic hazy effect was emphasized for a visual complexity by Fuki-e (the blow painting), an invention in Kozan's studio. The new technical development of chemical colors from the west was embraced circa 1900s in Kozan studio. This empowered the more creative experiments with not only colors, but also concept of dimension, which led Makuzu Kozan's work to become a bridge between East and West aesthetics. This is particularly evident in this vase with the Masterly details of the brush strokes, the expertly employment of gradient of color, and a very realistic and detailed rendering of the fish and their vivid motions. For two similar examples of Kozan's work with similar carps decoration, see Page 148-149 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Fine Japanese Ceramic Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

$6,000

Japanese ikebana banakago basket of Chinese style

Located in PARIS, FR

Handled circular ikebana basket (hanakago) in Chinese style, in vanished bamboo and rattan. Inside in copper alloy. Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese a...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bamboo, Rattan

Japanese ikebana banakago basket of Chinese style

$3,587

Large Pair of Antique Japanese Satsuma Vases, Circa 1870 – Symbols of Eternity

Located in London, GB

A large pair of antique Japanese Satsuma vases, hand painted on a white background. The top rims are decorated with cartouches of foliage and shrubs and the body is painted with a tr...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Pair of Antique Japanese Satsuma Vases, Circa 1870 – Symbols of Eternity

$6,344 / set

Very Large Fantastic Japanese Meji Period Patinated Bronze Dragon Vase

Located in New York, NY

A Fantastic Japanese Meji Period Patinated Bronze Dragon Vase. This vase is both elegant and awe-inspiring specifically for its Size and shape. The very...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Very Large Fantastic Japanese Meji Period Patinated Bronze Dragon Vase

$12,600

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles

Located in New York, NY

A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles

$26,000 Sale Price / set

20% Off

Japanese Late Meiji Period Bronze Vessel with Red Mottled Patina

Located in Montreal, QC

Japanese late Meiji period bronze vessel, beautifully patinated with riche brow and red patina.

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Japanese Late Meiji Period Bronze Vessel with Red Mottled Patina

$3,250

(3) Fine Quality Meiji Era "Nippon" Vessels, (Moriage). Japan, Circa 1910

Located in Incline Village, NV

Three fine quality "Nippon" AUTHENTIC vases from the Meiji dynasty; Japan, Circa 1910. All are in excellent and all original condition with no repairs and no restoration, chips, or touch up of any kind. They are all hand painted with moriage accents to two of them; indicative and representative of the prime era of fine quality Japanese porcelain makers during the turn of the 19th century, say 1891 through 1921. Colors are crisp and not faded. The stein or mug is particularly difficult to come by. Measurements of each are below: 1) Hand painted Nippon...

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1910s Japanese Vintage Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

(3) Fine Quality Meiji Era "Nippon" Vessels, (Moriage). Japan, Circa 1910

$575

Set of 3 Japanese Imari Graduated Porcelain Bowls

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A rare set of three hand painted Imari porcelain graduated sized bowls with the same hand painted scenes and decoration on each. The large is 12 inches in diameter, with the medium 1...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Set of 3 Japanese Imari Graduated Porcelain Bowls

$1,600 / set

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

Materials

Lacquer

Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period

$2,800

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel 1000 Butterflies Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period . Rounded vase with pronounced neck. The body is covered with a butterfly pattern, the neck is decorat...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel 1000 Butterflies Vase

$850

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen

Located in Paris, FR

This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Meiji period 1900s. The signature is written on the back side 'Sekisen'. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th...

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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen

$609

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with silver wire cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, Elongated vase of faceted hexagonal shape. The pie...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

$2,000

Japanese Mixed Metal Finely Executed Decorative Plate of Monkey Picking Fruit

By Japanese Studio

Located in Sarasota, FL

Meiji Period Japanese mixed metal platter depicting monkey gathering fruit for finely dressed gentlemen. Fine detail and execution of inlay.

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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Metal

Japanese Mixed Metal Finely Executed Decorative Plate of Monkey Picking Fruit

$4,300

Signed Ando Jubei Green Wireless Cloisonné Vase 8.5"

By Ando Jubei

Located in Somis, CA

An exquisite Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vine under the glaze. On Musen-jippo b...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Metal, Enamel

Signed Ando Jubei Green Wireless Cloisonné Vase 8.5"

$810

Pair of Exhibition Quality Meiji Period Rotating Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Each of baluster form with a trumpet neck and oni-mask handles, set on a tripod base with high splayed feet and a turned circular base with a central aperture, worked in high relief ...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Exhibition Quality Meiji Period Rotating Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases

$120,003 / set

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Plate Figures with Mark Japan 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma dish depicting Figures. Satsuma Ceramic with mark. Japan – Meiji period (1868-1912) Mark at the base: Made by Hotoda Additional information: M...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Plate Figures with Mark Japan 19th Century

$950 Sale Price

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Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji Japanese bronze vase with grasses and Quail design, Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase with elaborate raised design of wild grasses,...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design

$5,500

Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A small and delightful Japanese yellow ground cloisonne round trinket or incense box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan. The small box of squat, round shape, and may originally have b...

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1910s Japanese Vintage Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan

$395

Pair of Bronze Harvest Putti Cherub Figures on Marble Plinth.

Located in Germantown, MD

A Magnificent Pair of Bronze Harvest Putti Cherub Figures on Marble Plinth. Measures 2.75" in width, 2.75" in depth and 8.75" in height.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Bronze Harvest Putti Cherub Figures on Marble Plinth.

$1,760 / set

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.