Japonisme Table Lamps
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s French Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
1980s French Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Acrylic, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Japonisme Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
1980s Portuguese Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
1880s French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Table Lamps
Oak, Paper
2010s Italian Japonisme Table Lamps
Fabric, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Table Lamps
Oak, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Table Lamps
Oak, Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Japonisme Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Plastic
1880s French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Table Lamps
Brass
1870s French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Enamel, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Enamel, Bronze
19th Century Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Earthenware
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s German Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
1870s French Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Fabric, Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Table Lamps
Faience
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal