Japanese Furniture

A very impressive and imposing pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain vases. Each with wonderful hand painted motif decoration to the boarders and numerous schol...

A very impressive and decorative pair of 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma flared neck vases. Each with wonderful gilded and hand-painted decoration. Depicting out door scenes of people on horse...

A reclaimed 1970s Iron explosion proof pendant with copper shade and was originally used in passageways on cargo ships and super tankers. The cantilever is formed from 22mm copper...

An action-packed Japanese B2 poster for the 1969 British crime caper "The Italian Job," starring Michael Caine as cockney criminal Charlie Croker, fresh out of prison and planning a heist in Italy. Consistently voted one of the greatest ever British movies, the quintessential sixties film has become a cult favourite and a Classic of the heist genre, while Caine's famous one-liner "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" has taken on a life of its own. Despite receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best English-Language Foreign Film, "The Italian Job" was not a success in America at the time of its release. Caine blamed its failure on a misleading marketing Campaign, explaining to Empire magazine that the US poster "was a naked woman and me. And I said, 'This is for kids. There aren't any naked women in it! We're going to get a load of old guys coming in to see naked women and they're going to be pissed off, and mums aren't going to bring their children.' They said, 'We're not going to change the poster,' so I got on a plane and came home." While utilizing the same elements as the US poster in a more diminutive form, this superb Japanese poster places its focus on the real stars of the movie - the red, white and blue mini coopers...

Original vintage travel poster advertising Hotel Rakuyo In front of Kyoto Station featuring an illustration of the hotel with cars and buses parked outside, the bold title text and information in Japanese around the image with details that the hotel is fully equipped with air conditioning...

A collection of late 19th/early 20th century indigo dyed ‘boro’ cloth fragments. Japanese, c. 1900. Mounted on anthracite grey card in box frames with black...

A very dramatic 19th century Japanese carved armchair. Depicting mythical dragons to the arms and back, amongst clouds. Raised on carved cabriole legs.

Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Dragon and Waves, Signed Kumeno Teitaro Meiji Period (c. 1910–1920) Height: 18 cm Width: 12.5 cm A superb Japanes...

Copper and brass cantilever lamp with brass explosion proof pendant. A solid cast brass reclaimed light fitting with new copper pipe cantileve...

A very fine Meiji period cloisonné box and cover with butterflies amongst foliage, attributed to Kawade Shibataro, the cover and sides finely worked with silver wire and coloured ena...

This spectacular 19th Century hand carved oriental hall bench, with wonderful classical chrysanthemums, scrolling foliage, and mythical dragons. Batch 75 62029.

This is a Shonan Kosakusho daylight signalling lamp made in 1974 paired with a military gyroscope tripod. Reclaimed from Mid-Century war ships, Shonan did manufacture these during ...

A very good quality pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese Kutani vases / lamps. Each with classical motif decoration, exotic flowers and bird decoration and handles either side. ...

Original vintage travel poster advertising the Gion Festival Float Procession in Kyoto on 17 and 25 July featuring artwork depicting a large traditional float mounted on a wooden car...

A fine quality late 19th Century Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Imari bottle vase. having wonderful bold classical motif decoration with gilded highlights. Beautiful inset hand pa...

19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pi...

Antique stunning and exceptional early-20th Century Japanese solid silver siz piece tea and coffee service, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, kettle on stand, tea caddy, waist bowl, s...

Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases lamp of baluster form raised up on stepped wooden base. The lampshade is not included. Dimensions Height 23 Inches Widt...

Pair of Japanese Imari plates decorated in the typical palette with cranes. Dimensions Height 3 Inches Length 16.5 Inches Width 16.5 Inches

A large cast aluminium explosion proof pendant built to with stand the most adverse conditions at sea. These lamps were reclaimed from a super tanker that would have transported h...

Original vintage travel poster advertising the Floating Lanterns festival and national dance contest in ?? Miyazu Kyoto on 15 August featuring a colo...

Original vintage travel poster for Japan featuring a stunning illustration of ladies and men wearing smart clothing, the man at the front wearing a suit and hat sitting with a lady w...

Original vintage train travel poster for 石川 Ishikawa on the Japanese island of Honshu issued by the Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism Federation and the Nagoya Railway Bureau featuring sce...

A very scarce beautiful first edition volume commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, vividly illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout. A very scarce first edition. In ...

Meiji Period (1868-1912) From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vases. The Satsuma Vase of hexagonal form with a slight waisted neck and tight rounded rim is extensively decorated with multiple figures to two large scenes. The first scene features a beach with waves to the background and a plethora of figures including multiple geisha holding traditional Japanese wagasa’s. The second scene follows on from the first with a large building in the foreground holding figures on a large platform under a pagoda roof with a pagoda building in the background and further figures in the foreground. The scenes are framed by a full detailed border with gilt shapes, flowers amongst pink shaded backgrounds and butterflies around the neck. The Satsuma Vase is unusually signed Fine Art, Satsuma Ware, Dai Nippon (Great Japan), Hattori Made, Gosuido Works, Taizan Painted. 美術, サツマヤキ(薩摩焼), 大日本, 服部造, 五スイ堂工, 對山画 and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and the turn of the 20th century circa 1905. Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island. Wagasa are traditional Japanese umbrellas made of washi paper attached to a bamboo frame and treated to ensure it is waterproof. Meiji Period was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people began to build a paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western countries and aesthetics. As a result of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound and it affected the social structure, politics, economy, military, and foreign relations across the board. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji and was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era. Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the fairs and took an active role organising how Japan’s culture was presented to the world including creating a semi-public company named Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha (First Industrial Manufacturing Company). The Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha was used to promote and commercialise exports of Japanese art and established the Hakurankai Jimukyoku (Exhibition Bureau) to maintain quality standards. For the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Japanese government created a Centennial Office and sent a special envoy to secure space for the 30,000 items that would be displayed. The Imperial Household also took an active interest in arts and crafts, commissioning works by select artists to be given as gifts for foreign dignitaries further emphasising the high quality and importance of Japanese art. Just before the end of the 19th century in 1890, the Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist to the Imperial Household) system was created to recognise distinguished artists. These artists were selected for their exceptionally high quality wares and talent in their own industry. Over a period of 54 years Seventy artists were appointed, amongst these were ceramicist Makuzu Kozan and cloisonné enamel artist...

A rare mid 20th Century set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cle...

A good quality 19th Century Japanese Satsuma vase, having imperial influences with a dark blue ground, blossom tree decoration to the flared neck, circul...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1798-1861), a set of nine Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) from the series 'Taiheiki Eiyuden', or 'Heroes of the Great Peace' published between 1846-1847...

A very impressive 19th Century Japanese lidded Imari vase, having wonderful hand painted classical motif decoration, a Foo dog finial to the lid, inset panels depicting Geisha girls,...

A very impressive pair of Japanese Meiji (1868-1912) period Blue and white porcelain vases, each with wonderful classical motif decoration to the neck and base. Blossom trees to the ...

These striking and beautifully designed 19th century Japanese over-sized vases feature a profuse and intricate design pattern with gold leaf. Each vase measures 14 in-35.6 cm in diam...

Original vintage travel poster for Rishiri Island in Japan featuring a colourful scenic view of the volcanic Mount Rishiri (aka Rishiri Fuji due to its similarity to Mount Fuji) acro...

A very impressive, fine quality Japanese Satsuma lidded vase. Having inset hand painted fan shaped panels depicting Warriors, ships, mountainous scenes, set between classical hand pa...

Large Japanese Imari porcelain charger, depicting classical motif decoration, with a blue ground and four red panels with scholars, children and mythical creatures. Batch 82 N/H

A rare and sought after Japanese B2 poster for The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed the fab four over an anarchic 36 hours in London at th...

A very impressive late 19th Century Japanese Imari vase, with wonderful bold colouring, a scalloped rim classical motif decoration to the boarders, exotic flowers and birds, foliage,...

A Meiji period bronze of a huntsman carrying a gun, Signed in a seal. ??? in an elaborate seal script, Which reads “Kakuha sei”. Japanese, circa 1910. Kakuha Kanzaemon had shops...

A set of eight Japanese Meiji Era woodblock prints. Japanese, Late 19th century. Frames: small: height 40cm, width 31cm, depth 1cm - prints: 25 x 17. Medium: height 49cm, width 37...

A fine quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Miyao bronze figures depicting a mother carrying her child with a wicker basket on her head, carr...

This distinctive and decorative nest of tables was made in Japan and dates to circa 1910. The simple legs and framework are finished in brown lacquer and consist of square legs with ...

This is an antique decorative footed bowl. A Japanese, ceramic two piece serving dish by Noritake, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Joyfully decorative bowl with appea...

In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 thriller, featuring one of m...

Pair of good quality late 19th Century Japanese lidded vases. each with a Foo Dog finial to the lid, wonderful bold blue and orange colours to the ground, classical motif and scrolli...

Charming onion formed vase with swirling and intertwined canine like dragons to neck within two layers of warmly toned glazes.  H 35 (to bulb holder) x W 14.5 x D 14.5 cms Asian, L...

A large and impressive pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Katani porcelain vases, each with wonderful hand painted scenes of tribes of Samurai warriors inset among boarders of...

Original vintage winter sport railway travel poster advertising the Tobu Train to Nikko - Ski Skating Sunshine - featuring colourful images of ice skaters and skiers skiing downhill ...

Fine quality pair of antique Japanese Imari lidded vases having quality hand painted Imari vases in wonderful red, blue and white colours with original lids, one has a piece missing ...

A fine late 19th century Qing dynasty vase, of square taering form with a flared circular neck, decorated throughout with the famille noire palette w...

Original vintage Japan travel poster advertising Osaka sightseeing bus tours featuring a stunning view of the historic and culturally signi...

For Vetreria Venini Murano, 2011 'Rosetta', 'Ghiaccio', & 'Velato': 3 glass sculptural vases, each acid-stamped ’90 Venini 2011 Ando’ and engraved ‘Venini 2011 8/30’ Each vase limi...

A large and very impressive 19th Century Japanese lidded Imari vase. Measures: 45". Having a wonderful Foo dog finial to the lid, classical bold blue and orange ground. Scrolling fo...

A very good quality late 19th Century Japanese lidded Imari vase, having wonderful bold colouring to the classical motif decoration, set in scolloped vertical bands with inset hand p...

A very good quality late 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain vase, having wonderful bold classical Imari colours of blue, orange and gilt. The ground with classical motif decoratio...

Original vintage movie poster for the Japanese re-release of the 1969 counter-culture drama film Easy Rider starring Peter Fonda with Dennis Hopper and Jac...

Original vintage travel poster for the Naruto National Park featuring a tourist boat on the Seto Inland Sea on the other side of the waves caused by the Naruto whirlpools ????? in the foreground, a red and white tower...

Antique 20th Century Japanese solid silver & enamel bookmark. The bookmark features a geisha dressed in the a Japanese kimono dress. Throughout the dress is multicoloured enamel fill...

Six gouache painted scenes of tethered hawks, laid down to form a six panel screen, with pigment and ink on rice paper, surrounded by thickly set gold leaf border, and Japanese silk ...

A fine quality and rare, Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Signed Miyao bronze mantel clock. Having a charming drummer boy above a drum like surround to t...

Quality antique Victorian Japanese Imari plate having fantastic hand painted panels of carp swinging in red, blue, green, orange, white and gold col...

Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro Japanese, late 19th Century Height 88cm, width 76cm, depth 53cm This superb cloisonne enamel koro was made during...