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 Japanese Large Candle Sticks Bronze with Gold Inlay Statue, 1868-1912

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) Pair of bronze candlesticks with brown patina with copper and gilded bronze inlays depicting two standing women carrying lotus branches forming a c...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Large Candle Sticks Bronze with Gold Inlay Statue, 1868-1912

$7,610 Sale Price / set

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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

$3,581

19th Century Cloisonné Enamel Dragon Vase, Meiji Period Japan

Located in London, GB

This intricately decorated antique Japanese vase was crafted in the Meiji period (1868-1912). The vase is of circular form and features a waisted base, large, ovoid body and a lid wi...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

19th Century Cloisonné Enamel Dragon Vase, Meiji Period Japan

$19,375

Antique Japanese Porcelain Charger Landscape Scene Marked, Ca 1900

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Large and amazing charger with a scene Landscape scene. A frog dancing is also visible. Frontside seems printed. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Orig...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Charger Landscape Scene Marked, Ca 1900

$723 Sale Price

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Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Vase By Gonda Hirosuke

Located in Queens, NY

An ancient Japanese vase with magnificent flower decoration made in a polychrome cloisonne enamel on a pale turquoise ground. Classic form for Ja...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Vase By Gonda Hirosuke

$8,000

Pair of Large Meiji Period Bronze Vases

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A pair of large Meiji period bronze vases, each of baluster form raised on three oni-mask feet on a ring-shaped base, applied with arched mask-and-ring handles, finely inlaid in patinated metals, silver and gilt with boys playing around a large water jar...

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1910s Japanese Vintage Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Large Meiji Period Bronze Vases

$34,253 / set

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

19th Century Imari Porcelain Tall Trumpet Vase, Japan, 1870s

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A remarkable hand painted Japanese Imari porcelain trumpet vase with ribbed body and profuse decoration. This vase is very rare and unique...

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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century Imari Porcelain Tall Trumpet Vase, Japan, 1870s

$4,000

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vases Japan Figural Marked, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

The stunning pair of Satsuma vases from the Meiji period, true masterpieces of Japanese art. These magnificent vases are a testament to the rich history and cultural heritage of Japa...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vases Japan Figural Marked, 19th Century

$4,773 Sale Price / set

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Ancient Japanese Meiji Vase, Late 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

This Meiji vase is a beautifully decorated metal alloy vase, realized in Japan under the Meiji Empire (1867-1912). Take a look at the relief decors, lions on the base of the handl...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Metal

Ancient Japanese Meiji Vase, Late 19th Century

$573

Meiji Period Imari Gourd Shaped Box with Moth Handle, by Fukagawa

By Fukagawa

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meiji Period Imari Gourd-Shaped Box with Moth Handle, by Fukagawa Japan, circa 1900s Fukagawa Porcelain, Established in 1894 A rare and exquisite Meiji Period Imari Gourd-Shaped Bo...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Meiji Period Imari Gourd Shaped Box with Moth Handle, by Fukagawa

$544 Sale Price

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A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp, the rectangular box worked in coloured enamels in standard, moriage (raised) and musen (wireless) cloisonné with one gre...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp

$7,265

Antique Meiji Period Earthenware Vase with Butterfly Decoration

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This large antique earthenware vase was made in Japan is circa 1900 in the Meiji period and style. This vase stands a foot high and is done w...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Antique Meiji Period Earthenware Vase with Butterfly Decoration

$1,450

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

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Late Meiji Period Bronze Vessel with Red Mottled Patina

$3,250

Antique Japanese Porcelain Meiji Arita Figural Polychrome Imari Dish, 19th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Sharing with you this unusual and magnificent plate from the Meiji period (19th century). It has a very interesting and lovely imari scene Unmarked at the base. Additional informat...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Meiji Arita Figural Polychrome Imari Dish, 19th C

$270 Sale Price

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Rare Set of 4 Meiji Period Imari Bottle Form Vases

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A rare set of four hand painted Japanese porcelain Imari bottle form vases. The vases of square tapering form with classic Imari iron red and cobalt blue ...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rare Set of 4 Meiji Period Imari Bottle Form Vases

$2,500 / set

Attr To Namikawa Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases

Located in Queens, NY

Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a pair of rare identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a long fluted neck. T...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Attr To Namikawa Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases

$4,500 / set

Elegant Pair of Hand Painted Imari Vases, Meiji Perion, 1880's

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A pair of bulbous classic cobalt blue and iron red Imari vases. The 7.5 inch tall vases with rounded bodies with small necks with had painted scenic views o...

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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Elegant Pair of Hand Painted Imari Vases, Meiji Perion, 1880's

$1,250 / set

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

1860s Large Japanese Parcel Gilt High-Relief Dragons and Birds Bronze Vase

Located in Germantown, MD

Amazing Antique fine quality Japanese 19th century bronze vase, circa 1860 with exquisite decorations of raised bronze crafted dragons and birds and many other original meiji decorat...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1860s Large Japanese Parcel Gilt High-Relief Dragons and Birds Bronze Vase

$1,995

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Animal Heads Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Weight: 11 grams Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuize...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Wood

Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Animal Heads Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century

$962

Chinese Export Silver Dragon Cigar Box , 1880 - 1920s

Located in Braintree, GB

An impressive Chinese export solid silver dragon box, crafted circa 1880–1920 from substantial heavy-gauge silver, 900 purity and intended for the Western market. The rectangular fo...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Silver

Chinese Export Silver Dragon Cigar Box , 1880 - 1920s

$37,404

Japanese Satsuma Vase Landscape Figural Decoration Marked, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma Vase with nice decoration of a landscape with figures. Meiji period, 19th c. Lovely piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Potte...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Vase Landscape Figural Decoration Marked, 19th Century

$564

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

Pair of Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jars with Cover

Located in El Monte, CA

An exceptional pair of large scale late 19th century Japanese Imari temple jars from the Meiji period with covers, also can be referred to as ginger jars. Rare octagonal facet cuts a...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jars with Cover

$8,200 / set

Antique Japanese Bronze Vase with Landscape and Red Patina

Located in Hudson, NY

Antique Japanese bronze vase with landscape and red patina, Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze vase with wild grasses under a silver moon. Re...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Silver, Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Vase with Landscape and Red Patina

$5,500

Meiji Period, Japanese Bronze Jardiniere

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An impressive 19th century Japanese Meiji period bronze jardinière, depicting herding elephants.

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Meiji Period, Japanese Bronze Jardiniere

$6,643

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Tennin

Located in Queens, NY

A large antique Japanese Meiji era, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel vase decorated with an image of tennin, a beautiful winged woman dressed in ornate kimono with a flowing scarf that...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Tennin

$7,500

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive Japanese bronze and cloisonne enamel vase having raised decoration depicting a carp in the river, with a deer under a tree.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Enamel Vase

$3,875

Meiji Period Satsuma Gilt Enameled Immortal & Geisha Vase & Stand by Kozan Zo

By Kozan Zo

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meiji Period Satsuma Gilt Enameled Immortal & Geisha Vase & Stand Japan, Circa 1900, Meiji-era (1868–1912) Kozan Zo This exquisite Meiji-period Satsuma ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Hardwood, Pottery

Meiji Period Satsuma Gilt Enameled Immortal & Geisha Vase & Stand by Kozan Zo

$1,495 / set

19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period

$1,800

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Early Meiji period, ca. 1870s. Sl...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase

$1,200

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

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Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles

$32,500 / set

Japanese Contemporary Green Purple Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on an elegant cylinder shape body featuring auspicious wisterias and sparrows, in red, blue, purpl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Green Purple Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist

$2,763 Sale Price

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Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA

Located in Queens, NY

A fine antique Japanese enamel brass vase featuring an elongated body with rounded shoulders and wide short neck. The surface is skillfully decorated with a polychrome cloisonne enam...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA

$12,000

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

Located in Queens, NY

Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a pair of rare identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide fluted neck. The b...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

$4,500 / set

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good papier mâché, rectangular shaped black lacquered lidded box, hand enamelled and gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, early Meiji period. This rectangular shaped papier mâché box has a well fitting hinged lid, with the box base and lid slightly domed. The box was probably originally made as a pocket box but could easily sit on a desk or dressing table as required. This is a very decorative box with finely hand painted scenes of three people, one holding a parasol, in a garden setting, with a pagoda type building, large gate...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Paper

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

$326 Sale Price

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Pair of Kinkozan Satsuma Vases with Gold Kinrande, 19th Century

By Kinkozan

Located in Lisbon, PT

A pair of signed Sbei Kinkozan VII Satsuma polychrome porcelain vases with gold standard (kinrande) from Kyoto, Imperial City, Japan. Kyo Satsuma ceramics contain intricately detail...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Kinkozan Satsuma Vases with Gold Kinrande, 19th Century

$4,546 Sale Price / set

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Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

Located in Queens, 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

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

$2,000

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

Located in Hudson, NY

Exquisitely detailed incense storage box in gold lacquer with silver and gold overlays of a folded screen with heron and willow design. Flowers and...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Lacquer

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

$14,500

Japanese Antique Natural Wood Large Candle Stick 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old Japanese natural wood Shokudai (candlestick). It was made in the late Edo period (1860s-1900s), and the material used is probably coniferous cedar wood. The texture o...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Iron

Japanese Antique Natural Wood Large Candle Stick 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi

$900

Japanese Porcelain Large Box in the form of a Butterfly

Located in Downingtown, PA

Japanese Porcelain Box in the form of a Butterfly, Mid-19th Century, The Japanese porcelain Imari box is molded in the form of a large butterfly with differ...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Large Box in the form of a Butterfly

$1,500

Jewelry Ring Trinket Boxes Pair Cloisonné Swan Japanese Gift Love Valentine

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

- Once courtship is complete, male and female swans bond for life and this delightful pair of Japaneer cloisonné swans symbolize love and const...

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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Jewelry Ring Trinket Boxes Pair Cloisonné Swan Japanese Gift Love Valentine

$2,767 / set

Fine Japanese Porcelain Pumpkin 'Gourd' Shape Painted and Lacquered Large Vase

Located in Torino, IT

Fine Japanese porcelain pumpkin 'Gourd' shape painted and lacquered large vase. The white porcelain vase is decorated with black lacca panels, fine...

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1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Fine Japanese Porcelain Pumpkin 'Gourd' Shape Painted and Lacquered Large Vase

$12,893

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed to Hayashi high quality work An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji p...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t

$4,800

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite large contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand-painted in underglaze blue, gold and white, a master...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

$11,500

Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Crane Vases Attributed

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Crane Vases Attributed to Honda The exteriors of the wares are adorned with polychrome enamel medallions representing drago...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Crane Vases Attributed

$6,650 Sale Price / set

30% Off

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Fish and Mantis Amphora Shaped Vase

Located in Queens, NY

A vintage Japanese enamel over gilt copper vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting fish in a pond and a mantis in blossoming flowers surrounded...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Fish and Mantis Amphora Shaped Vase

$2,800 Sale Price

30% Off

Antique 19th c Japanese Satsuma Vase WARRIORS decoration marked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma Vase with nice decoration of a warriors in a landscape. Meiji period, 19th c Lovely piece. Condition Perfect. Size 13CM high Period 19th century

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th c Japanese Satsuma Vase WARRIORS decoration marked

$1,755 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro with TAKARA-MONO SYMBOLS Precious Things

Located in Queens, NY

An antique Japanese copper tripod incense burner of Koro type with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Black body with poly...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro with TAKARA-MONO SYMBOLS Precious Things

$1,200

Pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel covered jars

Located in Queens, NY

A pair of Japanese enamel over gilt copper covered jars. The exteriors of the jars are adorned with polychrome enamel medallions representing floral, foliage, geometrical and foliate...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel covered jars

$6,500 / set

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Jar Goldstone Namikawa School

Located in Queens, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne enamel dragon and phoenix bird lidded ginger jar. Early Meiji period, ca. 1885. The item is decorated w...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Jar Goldstone Namikawa School

$4,200

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Vases Signed

Located in Queens, NY

A fine quality Japanese metal vase from the time of Emperor Meiji, 1868 to 1912. Of a baluster form with slightly lobed shoulders, the body is adorned with a finely detailed shaded c...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Vases Signed

$7,500

Antique Meiji era Japanese silver vase Kintaro Hattori

Located in Queens, NY

A fine metalwork vase from the time of Emperor Meiji, 1868 to 1912. This elegant Japanese Silver and Shakudo vase with multi-metal decoration of two ducks...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Antique Meiji era Japanese silver vase Kintaro Hattori

$4,200

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

Located in Queens, NY

A pair of identical antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, circa 1885. Baluster shape, solid base, pronounced neck. Golden stone flake ground,...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

$6,000 / set

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Kyoto School

Located in Queens, NY

A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass bud vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. The...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Kyoto School

$900 Sale Price

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Early Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bulbous Vase with Geometric Pattern

Located in Queens, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design against a bright turquoise background. Meiji period. The vase is of a bulbous shape with a long fluted neck. Birds flyin...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Early Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bulbous Vase with Geometric Pattern

$2,000

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Motif Vase

Located in Queens, NY

A large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with polychrome fan shaped medallions featuring floral, foliage and butterfly motifs surro...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Motif Vase

$2,000

High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase

Located in Queens, NY

A high quality Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions featuring Phoenix bird and dragon designs surrounded by floral a...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase

$2,000

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...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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

$950 Sale Price

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