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Meiji Vases

MEIJI STYLE

From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.

Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.

Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.

The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.

Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.

Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Meiji
Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite large Japanese contemporary decorative Imari ceramic vase, hand-painted in vivid blue, red, green and yellow on a beautifully shaped ovoid ceramic vase, a striking piece ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Ceramic

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese Contemporary porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an elegant ovoid shape porcelain body, a signed piece by widely accla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Round Cloisonné Enamel Vases Scene of Bird, Meiji Era 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality with a rare scene of bird of prey taking a nest of young birds Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Each vase worked in gilt and wire of varying gauge with a mirrored des...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Bronze

Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative vase, a masterpiece intricately hand-painted on a rectangular body of the finest Arita porcelain, which provides the per...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Green White Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist Duo
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary highly museum quality decorative porcelain vase. This masterpiece is the collaborative work of two brothers and signed by both, highly acclaimed second-generation master porcelain artists of the Imari-Arita region of Japan. The older brother excels in the depiction of breathtaking natural scenes while the younger brother specializes in creating intricate geometric patterns, which in this piece are found in the neck and base of the vase. It depicts stunning scenes from the famous Japanese Classic literature...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Hand Painted Blue Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
This piece in an attractive shape showcases a striking flower and bird motif in pink, purple and blue on a textured background in deep blue with phoenixes in flight. Phoenix has si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded in platinum and hand painted, boasting a dramatic phoenix in deep blue underglaze, extending its beaut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist Duo
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese Contemporary museum=quality extremely intricately hand painted decorative porcelain vase in blue elegantly featuring the four auspicious creatures of Chinese myt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an elegant bottle shape porcelain body, a stunning signed piece by wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

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 Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Japanese Ormolu Mounted Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
Of ovoid form with a pierced ormolu rim, decorated throughout with birds, flowers and foliage, raised on pierced ormolu feet; the enamel Japanese, the ormolu French, late 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Bronze, Enamel

Rare Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase with Scenes of Figures, Turtle Basin, Reading
Located in New York, NY
Rare Meiji Period Japanese satsuma vase with superbly painted scenes of a sage and his young companion observing three golden turtles swimming in a la...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Ceramic

Japanese Contemporary Red Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Striking Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid red, platinum and gold on a beautifully shaped dimpled porcelain body in black, a exquisite signed pi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold, Platinum

Japanese Red Pink Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary large Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase/centerpiece, extremely intricately hand painted on a tall stunning cylinder shape porcelain body in red, pink, blu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

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 Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary White Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in an auspicious karakusa pattern in underglaze blue and white with some green , depicting scenes from Japan's countryside showcased on two cartouches , a signed piece by highly acclaimed Japanese master porcelain artist in Imari-Arita tradition of Japan. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Platinum Pink Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary large dimpled decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid blue, green and pink on an elegant cylinder shape porcelain body with a stunning scalloped rim, set against an attractive platinum background, a signed masterpiece by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita tradition. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist is the recipient of numerous awards for his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. This graceful large vase depicts elegant Japanese toad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Black Red Blue Hand-Glazed Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional large Japanese contemporary hand-glazed decorative porcelain vase, an exhibition masterpiece in black, brown, and the artist's stunning signature red and blue, titled "Da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in red and blue depicting a beautiful scene from old rural Japan, a signed masterpiece by highly acclaimed m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Red Gold Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary large decorative porcelain vase in an absolutely stunning dimpled globular shape in gold with a long neck, adorned with hand painted clusters of che...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Green Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand-painted in extremely intricate patterns and extensive use of gold on vibrant green and red on a stunning bottle shaped porcelain body. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. This is a signature masterpiece from an exclusive collection of highly collectible pieces by widely acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional porcelain work and unique gold and platinum work on porcelain. The artist's profile is available upon request. It features the auspicious Mount Fuji and cherry blossom motif. Mount Fuji with its majestic presence is very revered in Japan and is a sacred site in the Shinto religion. It has been designated as a World Heritage site. Since the Edo period (1603-1868) many artists have depicted Mount Fuji in their art, from laquerware and paintings to ukio-e or woodblock print, which was the most popular art form for the middle class in the Edo period. Katsushika Hokusai’s woodblock print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Pair Japanese Bronze Meiji Era Vases with Multiple Birds on Branches Signed
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Pair Japanese Bronze Meiji Era vases with multiple birds on branches very detailed with multiple ways to display. Both vases are signed as shown.
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Bronze

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 Vases

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Bronze

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 Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Blue Green Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum-quality Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted in blue, red and yellow on a stunningly shaped ovoid body, a signed m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary massive contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on a stunningly shaped impressively elegant and large porcelain body in red, blue and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Contemporary Japanese Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary gikded decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in beautiful shades of blue on an elegantly shaped ovoid porcelain body with generous gold details, is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Antique Japanese Satsuma Miniature Cabinet Vase
By Master Ryozan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine diminutive, antique Japanese Satsuma pottery cabinet vase. Decorated throughout with gilding and raised enamel. There are...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Ceramic

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 Vases

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Metal

Japanese Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase hand painted in platinum and black over a beautifully shaped body with a scalloped rim , an exclusive signature piece by a high...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Platinum

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Era Enamel Vase Signed Hayashi Yojiro
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a bird i...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Enamel, Brass

Japanese Red Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary gilded and intricately hand-painted porcelain vase in a beautiful shape, hand-painted in different hues of purple, a masterpiece by widely acclaimed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Contemporary Japanese Hand-Glazed Red Purple Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary hand-glazed decorative porcelain vase in opulent signature wine red and stunning signature shape, a masterpiece by highly acclaimed master of the "...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Large Japanese Contemporary Red Black Gilded Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Outstanding very large Japanese contemporary dimpled Imari Porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid red, platinum and gold on a gracefully shaped porcelain body, a stunning piece by wid...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold, Platinum

Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite large Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand painted in vivid blue, red and green on a beautifully shaped porcelain body, a signed piece by a mas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gold Green 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 green, blue...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Baluster shape, black body with ginbari decor representing a chrysanthemum flo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative Porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand painted in hues of red, blue and green on a striking ovoid body, a signed work by highly acclai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Red Gold Blue Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing large Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid red, blue, green and gold on a strikingly shaped porcelain body is a signed masterpiece by hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

Japanese Contemporary Green Red Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing museum quality contemporary hand-glazed decorative porcelain vase, a masterpiece by master porcelain artist of the Arita-Imari region of Japan. The artist is a master of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase extremely intricately featuring a traditional Arita "shippo" pattern in deep red, green and blue, a stunning signed mast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Fine Japanese Ceramic Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
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 Vases

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Ceramic

Japanese Green Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master , 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese gilded and dimpled porcelain vase decorated with auspicious "ran" or orchid in green, blue and iron-red, by highly respected master porcelain artist i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold

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 Vases

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Porcelain

Contemporary Japanese Blue Pink Purple Cream Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Outstanding Japanese. cotemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted on a stunning baluster shape body, a signed masterpiece by highly cele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Fine Japanese Ceramic Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A miniature Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1880s- 1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Ceramic

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase with Superb Decoration by Seikozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase in tapered square form made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period). One of the many artist studios that specialized in satsuma ware, Seikozan...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Ceramic

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

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Porcelain

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 Vases

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Porcelain

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 Vases

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Earthenware

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t
Located in New York, 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 Vases

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Antique Brass Vase / Lotus Sculpture / Around 19th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan Meiji era-Taisho era (around 1868-1910) Made of brass and decorated with lotus flowers. it's very beautiful. The shape of this vase also spreads from bottom to top like a fl...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Brass

Ancient Meiji Ceremony Vase, Japan, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Meiji ceremony vase is a browned bronze plate vase, realized in Japan under the Meiji Empire (1867-1912). Beautifully decorated with a relied decor representing a Japanese re...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Metal

Dark Blue Ground Vase with Flowers and Bird Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Additional information: Material: Bronze & Metal Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th centu...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Bronze

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 Vases

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Butterfly Vase Attributed To Honda
Located in New York, NY
Antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. The body of the vase is adorned with polychrome medallions depicting birds...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Enamel, Copper

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 Vases

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Enamel

Japanese Porcelain Studio Art Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
With lovely magnolia tree in bloom and finch on blue background. Signed: Fukugawa.   
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Bronze Ikebana Usubata Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Bronze Ogencho Usubata Vase, in two parts, open work scalloped edges, and incised inscription to base. 8.75" H x 8.75" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Vases

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Goldstone Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase showcasing the body adorned with intricate cloisonne enamel work, displaying crane designs set against a goldstone background. The lon...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Enamel

Meiji vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Meiji vases 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 vases 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 vases 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 vases, popular names associated with this style include Ando Jubei, Satsuma, Kinkozan, and Makuzu Kozan. 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 vases 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 $2,994.

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