Edo Vases
EDO STYLE
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
Find a collection of Edo tables, lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Edo
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 15th-16th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Shigaraki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce an attractive pot that gives you a sense of wabi-sabi.
It is "Shigaraki ware".
Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
It is sa...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Small Wabi Sabi Antique Pottery Vase/"Echizen Ware"/Edo/1600s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese Echizen ware pot.
It is "Echizenware".
Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
(The Echizen kiln is marked with a red circle on the ma...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Large Plastered Pottery Vase 1800s-1860s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very rare large ceramic vase made in Japan, Edo period (1800s-1860s).
I have been buying old tools and antiques in Japan for over 20 years, and this is the first time I hav...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery, Straw, Plaster
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 15th-16th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Shigaraki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce an attractive pot that gives you a sense of wabi-sabi.
It is "Shigaraki ware".
Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
It is sa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Copper Tub 1800s-1860s / Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old copper tub made in Japan.
This item is from the Edo period (1800's-1860's).
It is made of copper and iron.
The chain (length 1800mm) is also made of copper.
Origi...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese Large Plastered Pottery Vase 1800s-1860s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very rare large ceramic vase made in Japan, Edo period (1800s-1860s).
I have been buying old tools and antiques in Japan for over 20 years, and this is the first time I hav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery, Straw, Plaster
Japanese Small Wabi Sabi Antique Pottery Vase/"Echizen Ware"/Edo/1600s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese Echizen ware pot.
It is "Echizenware".
Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
(The Echizen kiln is marked with a red circle on the ma...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture.
It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century).
These jars were probably fired during...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Muromachi Edo Wabi-Sabi Tokoname Art Pottery Jar Tsubo Pot Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning Tokoname ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Muromachi period (1336-1573 to early Edo Period (1603-1867). Tokoname-yaki ware is ...
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16th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 17th-18th Century/ Wabi-Sabi /Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the country's oldest pottery centers, with a history dating back to the 12th century.
This jar, despite cracking ...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Jar "e-chi-zen ware" 1603-1800 / Beautiful Baked Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Echizen ware".
Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
It is said to have originated around the 9th century.
There are 6 kilns with a long history...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese "Shigaraki" 17th Century / Pottery Vase Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a ceramic jar made in Japan.
It was made in the 17th Century and is a valuable piece that conveys the lifestyle and aesthetic sense of the time.
Shigaraki ware is one of the...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Pottery with Beautiful Ripped in the Edo Period/Tsubo Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old jar baked in Japan.
It seems to be in the Edo period (1700s-1800s).
The unique distorted shape is beautiful.
The color and balance of the gla...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese antique white porcelain vase/1818-1900/”Iwatani ware”/rare sake bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain sake bottle made at the end of the Edo period.
The name of this pottery is Iwayaki.
The Yako was built in Hikino-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
(The location marked with a red circle on the map is the pottery.)
The kiln is currently abandoned.
The kiln was opened in 1818 and continued until around 1900.
Until this time, many sake bottles of this type were made and shipped with various decorations.
(Please take a look at the document images of Iwatani Sake Tokkuri with various designs)
This item is a pure white sake bottle and has the simplest design.
containing a Chinese herbal...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese antique painted pottery / "Eseto" / Edo period, 1800s / Ashtray
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a pottery called Seto-yaki, which was fired in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
(Seto kilns are marked with red c...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture.
It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century).
These jars were probably fired during...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese "Shigaraki" 17th Century / Pottery Vase Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a ceramic jar made in Japan.
It was made in the 17th Century and is a valuable piece that conveys the lifestyle and aesthetic sense of the time.
Shigaraki ware is one of the...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese "Lying Bizen ware" 18th Century / Pottery Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Japanese Bizen ware. It is called Ko-Bizen.
It is estimated to have been made in the Edo period (18th century), and has a very powerful presence.
Ko-Bizen refers to Bizen ...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Set of Antique Japanese Edo Arita Bowls Porcelain Vases Ormulu Mounted, 1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice and beautiful example of A pair of Japanese Arita bowls Mounted or Oromulu-mounted. The bowl has a fantastic decoration. Edo 17th century
Additional information:
Material: Po...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese antique white-glazed sake bottle / [Satsuma ware] vase / 1700-1800s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This registration is one of the pottery called Satsuma ware, which was made in Kagoshima Prefecture around the 18th to 19th centuries during the Edo period.
(The area with a red circ...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
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Japanese Wabi Sabi Antique Pottery Jar/1600s/Edo Period Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware".
Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.)
It is said to have originated in...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Imari Porcelain Ceramic Fluted Vase Edo Period Japan
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Japanese Edo Period (1603-1867) Imari Porcelain Vase in a European form. Created with a vertical scalloped surface, hand painted and hand thrown . Decorated with a medallion i...
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1850s Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Rare Pottery Coated with Copper Plate Used in Japan/Tsubo Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is used in Japan.
It seems to be in the Edo period (1700s-1800s).
But details are unknown.
The unique distorted shape is beautiful.
The color and balance of the glaze are al...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Vase / 1600-1700 / Wonderful Little Sake Bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have received very rare and beautiful pottery.
This is Japanese "Seto ware".
Seto is a historic kiln in Aichi prefecture. (The red circle on the map is the Seto kiln)
It is sai...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Unique Antique Chinese Vase in Imperial Style in Dragons Hirado, ca 1830
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this very rare Japanese Edo vase. Damaged and ground down. A very rare Edo period copy of a Chinese Imperial vase. Dating to around 1830. Possibly Hi...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Parcel-Gilt Bronze Dragon Vases, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of well cast and dramatic Japanese parcel gilt bronze dragon vases, Edo period, early 19th century. The heavy bronze vases of pear shape, each with a single writhing dragon cast in high relief...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edo Period 19th C Japanese Lacquered vase of superior quality Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and well made Vase. The shape and color are truly beautiful.
Country of origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Condition
Condition. 1 Large hairline. Size: ...
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19th Century Asian Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture.
It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century).
These jars were probably fired during...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Small Vase Made of Tin/1800s-1920/Casting Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a tin vase made from the late Edo period to the early Taisho period (1800s-1920).
It is made of cast iron and has detailed and beautiful expressions such as butterflies and ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Tin
Japanese Antique Pottery Hanging Vase/Edo/1800s/Boat-Shaped Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a black-glazed boat-shaped pottery made in the late Edo period of Japan.
This will be a hanging vase.
Pour water directly into this and decorate the flowers.
Also, perhaps this is a pottery called Seto-yaki.
Seto is an ancient kiln located in Aichi Prefecture.
Various shapes and colors were produced there, and in the late Edo period, dark glazed pottery was also produced.
When a dark brown glaze is applied, the areas with thick glaze look black, and the areas with thin glaze look brown.
I put water directly into this and left it for a day, but there was no water leakage.
I would say it is in very good condition.
Although it is a small item, it has a very strong presence.
It has a glossy and elegant appearance.
There are many types of Seto pottery...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Colorful Antique Sake Bottle / 'Kutani Ware' / 1830-1900 / Small Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Kutani ware is a color-painted porcelain produced around Kanazawa City in the southern part of Ishikawa Prefecture, starting in 1655. It features a colorfu...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Momoyama Edo Bizen Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Art Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning Bizen ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Momoyama period (1568-1600) / Early Edo Period (1603-1867). Bizen yaki...
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16th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese "Lying Bizen ware" 18th Century / Pottery Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Japanese Bizen ware. It is called Ko-Bizen.
It is estimated to have been made in the Edo period (18th century), and has a very powerful presence.
Ko-Bizen refers to Bizen ...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Antique Chinese Vase Late Qing Dynasty or Republic Porcelain Made into a Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Interesting article about Japanese Cloisonne can be found here;
https://www.sothebys .com/en/articles/japanese-cloisonne-enamels...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Samson Porcelain Imari 'Temple Jar' on Ormolu Bronze Base, circa 1850
By Edmé Samson
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large and impressive early Samson porcelain covered baluster vase in late 17th, early 18th century Japanese Edo Genroku Imari style on finely cast Louis XVI style ormolu bronze bas...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Octopus Pot 19th Century / Pottery Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old unglazed pottery made in Japan.
It is estimated to have been made in the 19th century and was called “Takotsubo” (octopus pot) in Japan, and was used to collect oc...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Edo Period Bronze Vase of Mimikuchi Flying Handle Form
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare Edo period bronze vase with Mimikuchi flying handles, with quartered pear shaped body with spiral to the front and back, supported on a flared...
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1860s Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Superior Quality Japanese Bronze Vase with Grape Vine Handles
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century superior quality Japanese bronze vase with grape vine handles. Beautifully shaped Edo period (first half of the 19th century) vase with c...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Japanese Ando Jubei (1876-1956) Signed Cloisonné Vase With Roses
By Ando Jubei
Located in Centennial, CO
This large and rare antique vase was created by Japanese master artist Ando Jubei (1876-1956) during the Meiji period. The sterling silver body was c...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Set of 3 Antique Japanese Porcelain Garniture Vases Blood & Milk, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this amazing set for decorating your home. Interesting and beautifully made.
3 porcelain Arita baluster vases with covers. All decorated with with a nice floral decoration i...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Bronze Vase, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
A Japanese solid bronze Mimikuchi handled vase with crisply detailed spiral design on a beautifully rounded body.
This rare piece dates from the early to mid 1800's. A very fine example of Japanese Edo period...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique 17th Century Japanese Porcelain Garniture Vases Blood and Milk Edo Pe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing set for decorating your home. Interesting and beautifully made.
3 porcelain Arita baluster vases with covers. All decorated with with a nice floral dec...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Green Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary decorative Porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in green on an attractive shape body, a signed work by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Vases
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Porcelain
Shigaraki Tsubo Stoneware Ceramic Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities from the firing process in which wood is added...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Japanese Gennai Ware Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Gennai Ware vase, known for its bright coloring, Gennai Ware was produced by Hiraga Gennai (1728-1780), a scientist and intellectual who lived in what is now Shido, Kagawa Prefecture. Gennai Ware is stylistically similar to Kochi Ware which is an early Chinese pottery...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
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Ceramic
Edo Period Bizen Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period Bizen vase, late Edo period (mid-19th century) ceramic vase from Bizen, one of the six ancient kilns in Japan. Unusual undulating rim, with tradi...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Edo vases for sale on 1stDibs.
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