Japonisme Lighting

A pair of antique Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vases, available as lamps. Meiji period (1868-1913) Japanese porcelain vases decorated in bright enamels in Imari colours. The body ...

Ceiling lamp designed by Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) for Design M, Munich, known as the SHICHI model from the “Uchiwa” series, crafted in 1973. Even though it was made in the 1970s, thi...

Early 20th Century Japanese black lacquer table lamp. Black lacquer finish with a mountain and village landscape painted in gold, red and white. Original carved rosewood base in good...

Mid 20th century satsuma table lamp. Features a woman and man in ornate traditional robes, with mountains ocean and a village in the background. Matte black base with red, green and ...

Japanese outdoor cast iron garden lantern with gold finch and bamboo design. Round gold finch, bamboo, and pine tree motif outdoor patio or garden lantern....

The lamp base has an attractive Imari-inspired floral pattern and is mounted on a brass base. The table lamp has a professionally handmade custom lampshade made of coarsely woven vel...

Early 20th Century pink satsuma table lamps - a pair. An unusual pair of pink satsuma table lamps with wildly drawn flowers and swirls with a portrait of a man and woman in tradition...

An Incredible and Quite Large 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Turned to Lamp, The moun...

Antique French onyx table lamp of bowl form mounted with pierced bronze base and peacocks from the Japonisme period, attributed to G. Viot et Cie of Paris, after the design by Eugene...

Satsuma porcelain lamp decorated with Geishas and Cherry trees. Japan, Circa 1950 Very good condition, new electricity. Beautiful cracked email Dimensions: Height:32cm Diameter:12cm

Standout mid century Japanese table lamp having hand carved wood lotus leaves and flowers with a gilt finish, in a classic bronze urn with black stones in t...

Rare Uchiwa Ju-Yon chandelier in very good condition. Designed by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany. This chandelier is handmade from bamboo and Japanese rice paper. The lamp c...

Rare Uchiwa Ju-Yon chandelier in very good condition. Designed by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany. This chandelier is handmade from bamboo and Japanese rice paper. The lamp c...

Pair of beech and white acrylic lamps circa 1980, signed by Alain Gaubert. Alain Gaubert was a French cabinetmaker popular for his meditation stool "Shoggi" produced during the 198...

Illuminate your space with this Antique Turned Wooden Floor Lamp, a unique piece of lighting that marries functionality with artistic beauty. ...

The RON pendant combines the bamboo craftsmanship of the artist with the softness and warmth of the paper shade. A unique feature is that the paper shade can be turned upside down and change the expression of the lamp. Often paper lamps...

We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly decorative, Japanese floor standing lamp which is an antique printing scroll fixed to a solid two piece marble base This is a very impressive lamp, I personally purchased this from Nice France of my antiques tour...

A pair of vintage Japonesque faux lacquer painted glass table lamps mid to third-quarter of the 20th Century and stunning. Of circular section and baluster form, with flared tops, st...

from the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory (founded 1824) each rectilinear vase with flared neck above a tapering body ending in a splayed foot; hand decorated overall with vibrant flor...

Two vintage Japanese Satsuma moriage painted table lamps. Made of porcelain featuring a chinoiserie theme landscape scene of pagodas, bridges...

Pair of large Japanese Porcelain Cone Shape Vases with Imari decoration Important mounts in ormolu and gilded metal, the base decorated with a laurel wreath, the upper part of falling leaves and a frieze of knotted ribbon. The mounts signed Gagneau, 115 R. Lafayette. Circa 1860 With their original aluminium bulb cover and original gilding Vase it self Height 47 cm The Gagneau Company is one of the most famous lighting factories in Paris in the nine-teenth century, established in 1800 at 25 rue d'Enghien in Paris and later at 115 rue de Lafayette. She has participated in many exhibitions throughout this century. She began in 1819 with the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie and later participated in the Universal Exhibitions where she was part of the jury in the category of art bronzes (class 25) at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares, from where they went to the for-eign trading outposts at Nagasaki. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, after kaolin was discovered in 1616. A popular legend attributes the discovery to an immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-Pyeong (1579–1655), although most historians consider this doubtful. After the discovery, some kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as Early Imari, or "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century, there were also many Chinese refugees in northern Kyushu due to the turmoil in China, and it is said that one of them brought the overglaze enamel coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-Kutani, Imari, and later Kakiemon, which are sometimes taken as a wider group of Imari wares. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market.Kutani Ware is characterized by vivid green, blue, purple, yellow and red colors in bold designs of landscapes and nature. Blue and white porcelain pieces continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are ac-cordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon-style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Kakiemon was characterized by crisp lines, and bright blue, red and green designs of dramatically stylized floral and bird scenes. Imari achieved its technical and aes-thetic peak in the Kakiemon style, and it dominated the European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. The Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century, using underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold enamels, and later additional colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe when the Chinese kilns at Jingdezhen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government halted trade in 1656–1684. Ex-ports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, and in Europe the des-ignation "Imari porcelain" connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China resumed export to Europe, since Imari was not able to compete against Chinese products due to high labor costs. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon styles were already so popular among Eu-ropeans that the Chinese export porcelain copied both, a type known as Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meissen and English potteries such as Johnson Bros. and (Royal) Crown Derby, also imitated the Imari and Kakiemon styles. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe.Thus, in the western world today, two kinds of true Japanese Imari can...

This lamp was with several other unique one-offs from a collector offered at auction. It creates a nice silhouette and the round wood base makes it very solid. It only uses a little ...

The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...

“Hoshigame” table lamp designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide, iF Product design Award 2013. The art of lighting has a conceptual and technological heritage at the Miyake Design St...

Japanese iron pagoda garden candle lantern. Hand cast iron Japanese candle lantern with hearts on top. Can rest on table or hanged by loop Meas...

A fine quality Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on a brass base. This Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp was hand-crafted wi...

Elegant and at the same time soft and indirect light for a unique and personal home. This Japanese style white paper pendant lighting called Siphonia is hand-folded from almost 70 s...

An ultra rare Uchiwa "Shichi" pendant lamp by Ingo Maurer for Design M, 1970s, Germany. Executed in bamboo and rice paper in original red color! Socket: 1 x E27 or E26 or standard s...

The SEN pendant is a truly unique light sculptures that will add a light and shadow play in any setting. Also available as a table lamp. Sen means lines in Japanese and the many bamboo strips bent into shape creates lines as well as shadow. The craftmanship of the lamps builds on the traditional art of takesensuji, which is a technique traditionally used to make insect cages...

This Jpanese style white paper pendant Lighting "Amaea" is hand-folded from almost 70 sheets of paper. The Amaea lamp is designed and artisanally produced by Charlotte Brandt for Son...

The SEN table lamp is a unique and contemporary piece of light art that builds on tradition while revitalizing traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Also avai...

The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...

The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...

A Pair Of 'Japonsime' Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Powder-Blue Porcelain Vases, Mounted As Lamps. By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris. Each with a square shaped body. The sides decorated with ...

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on brass baluster shaped vase, mounted as a table lamp and ...

This Japanese Export porcelain charger is singular and speaks for itself in a beautiful palette of soft orange, blue and white. It is remimiscent of Imari, but the appraisers say it is from a 17th or 18th century kiln in Arita Japan. The colors are vibrant and clear, and there are no chips or other damage to this beautiful piece. Arita ware...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

1950's Japanese Monarch Butterfly Garden vintage outdoor Lantern. DIMENSIONS: Height: 8 in. Width: 11.25 in. Depth: 5.5 in. A beautifully des...

Pair of French antique Japonisme glazed ceramic and ormolu mounted lamps French, Late 19th Century Lamps: height 104cm, width 36cm, depth 26cm Shades: height 33cm, diameter 50cm In the Japonisme style, these superb, exceptionally large lamps (converted from vases) are made from glazed ceramics and fitted with ormolu mounts. The beautiful vases are parcel gilt and decorated with exquisite images of, to the front, a Japanese male figure on one and a female figure on the other; complemented by images of Japanese landscapes including trees, birds (ducks), shrubbery, flowers, and insects, including stick insects and butterflies. Each piece is fitted with superb ormolu elephant...

A Pair of Large Japanese Satsuma Lamps A pair of large Japanese Moriage Satsuma Handpainted Lamps dating from the Early 20th The lamps are ...

Large figural ceramic table lamp by D. Polo Uiato, Capodimonte style This is a large and rare piece lamp, the lamp is a colourful outdoor scene wi...

Beautiful white porcelain living room lamp. Far Eastern inspiration / Japonism, France, circa 1970-1980. Stamped "Pillivuyt France Porcelain since 1818" "E 86 3" "34" In very good...

The attenuated silhouette of this late 19th century bronze table lamp turns heads. It is an antique Asian archaic style bronze. The intricate carving and the oxidized bronze color sp...

A pair of Japanese Satsuma glazed earthenware vases with French dore bronze mounts originally as gas lamps, now electrified.

Rare large ‘Uchiwa’ fan floor lamp by Ingo Maurer in very good condition. Designed by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany. This lamp was handmade in 197...

Elegant Oriental Style Black and Brass Table Lamp This is an elegant piece, with its large 6 sided linen Lamp Shade The lamp is in good origina...

An Art Nouveau Japonisme bronze Heron floor lamp French, Early 20th century Measures: 176cm high x 65cm wide x 70cm depth Combining Art Nouveau w...

Height with lampshade : 133 cm (52,3 in.) / without lampshade : 125 cm (49,2 in.) ; Lampshade - Height 74 cm (29,1 in.) ; Diameter : 86 cm (33,8 in.) Important Japanese style gourd-shaped lamp, made with a polychrome Kutani porcelain vase decorated with lake scene and flowers in cartouches, in the middle of flying waders on a red background. It is covered with its original beige pleated silk lampshade, embroided with flowers and waders. It rests on an « old gold » patinated bronze base with stylized openwork decoration, topped with a Fô dog on each foot. Related work : Japanese enamel porcelain...

The 1970s gorgeous red modulable manon table lamp is designed by Japanese manufacturer Yamada Shomei Lighting. The switch is inside the folding arm, the...

Unique piece . this Bronze chandelier pierced dome ,comes with the original ceiling piece .and 4 hooks in different sizes . The Iron chain is new also the wiring , I think there us...

This beautiful pair of lamps has relief decoration with enameled, painted, and gilt design. The lamps have been wired with European sockets; however, we can change the sockets to a h...

A Fine Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted ‘Japonisme’ Style Porcelain Vases, Mounted as Lamps. Each vase is of slender ovoid form with a cream craquelure glaze surmounted by a gilt-bronze lotus and flower head cast finial...

Pair of large and unique antique Japanese octagonal form reticulated gilt copper lanterns.

A French Japonisme piece from the early 20th century - this white, crackle glazed ceramic table lamp is incised and intricately hand painted with a colorful scene of peacocks, butter...

A very good quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain vases / lamps. Each with wonderful gilded classical motif decoration, with inset hand painted panels depicting various scenes of courtiers in attendance and Samurai warriors. Both mounted on ormolu oriental stands.

Handcrafted and rare, Asian style, opaline glass lantern pendant. With early 20th century lighting as one of our specialities we were very happy to have been given the opportunity...

Signed ThD on porcelain and Gagneau on the bronze mounts. A very fine pair of « blue Deck » earthenware lamps, ornated with a Persan decor. Mounted within pierced gilt-bronze bases....

A very decorative pair of late 19th century French oriental style champleve enamel vases / lamps. Each having wonderful turquoise ground and exo...