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Japonisme Furniture

JAPONISME STYLE

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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Style: Japonisme
Hoshigame Table Lamp Designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide
Located in Athens, GR
“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...
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2010s Italian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Japanese Iron Garden Lantern Old Gold Finch and Bamboo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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....
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Imari Porcelain Urn Lamps, a Pair
Located in Marietta, GA
Adorable pair of small , Japanese Imari, urns w/ gilt bases. Beautifully painted, in classic Imari colors, in the classic urn form. The lamps have had a gilt base added , at some poi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Hermes Porcelain Ashtray with Japanese Scene
Located in New York, NY
Hermes porcelain ashtray / vide poche with Japanese scene of two samurai on horseback, marked "Hermes Paris" and "Made in France". Some chippi...
Category

20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Embossed Japanese Imari Catchepot
Located in Charleston, SC
This pretty embossed porcelain bowl has scalloped edges and lots of texture. Great for plants or as a centerpiece.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Two Japanese Style Raku Ceramic Decorative Vases, 1999
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two slender rustic handmade raku ceramic vases. Rectangular shape with hand-carved incisions on each side and circular opening. Creamy sand colore...
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Late 20th Century Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Pottery

Midcentury Vintage Japanese Export Porcelain Imari Vases/ a Pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of midcentury vintage, Japanese export imari vases. These porcelain vases have a floral motif painted onto the entire surface of the vas...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 'Japonsime' Blue Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English majolica plate, The Flying Crane, by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870. Designed in the Aesthetic Japonisme taste, the crane is centered on a turquoise pebbled ground with a border of prunus, or pink Dogwood branches stemming from the brown branch form rim. Showing the unusual green glazing on the verso, distinctive to Holdcroft majolica. Book reference,’The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica’ by Mariann Katz-Marks, page 95. Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Mid-20th Century Bronze Japanese Buddha Sculpture on Plinth
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Bronze Japanese Buddha Sculpture on Plinth Offered for sale is a bronze early to mid 20th century Japanese figurative scu...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of "Bamboo" Bronze Sconces Attributed to Marnyhac, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of Japanese style sconces in chiseled and patinated bronze with gilded highlights. Formed by two branches with geometric winding in imitation of bamboo, ending with bobèches surmounted by interlacing supporting binets decorated with flowers and Greek friezes...
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1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Aesthetic Movement French Japonisme Pagoda Wall Shelf by Gabriel Viardot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aesthetic Movement French Japonisme Pagoda Wall Shelf by Gabriel Viardot France, circa 1870s, Unmarked A tour de force example of Gabriel Viardot...
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19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice highly decorative Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s ,some paint losses . hand carved.
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1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Faux Lacquer Storage Box
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese faux lacquer decorated storage box in the form of a chamfered cube with hinged lid, the black lacquered sides decorated with lotus leaves and other floral motifs. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Block Print Advertising Calendar '1912' from a Kimono Store
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Japanese block print advertising calendar (1912) from a Kimono store. The item is supplied without a frame.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

Trio of Vintage Dinner Trays, Japanese Lacquer Serving Platter, Bamboo, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a trio of vintage dinner trays. A Japanese, lacquered serving platter with woven bamboo centres, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

3 Antique Hand Blown Green Glass Japanese Float Nautical Buoy Marker Rolling Pin
Located in Dayton, OH
3 Antique hand blown Japanese fishing floats / markers. One rolling pin style and 2 orbs. Cylindrical - 5.75” x 2” x 2” / Round 1 - 3.5” x 3.5” / Round 2 - 3” x 3” (Width x Depth ...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Midcentury Oriental Hors D'oeuvres Dish Set in Presentation Lazy Susan
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Midcentury Oriental Hors d'oeuvres Dish Set in Presentation Lazy Susan A very attractive large blue and white set, there is one Octagonal dish at the centre of the set surrounded ...
Category

1960s Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Ikebana Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brow varnished bamboo wickerwork, elongated rounded shape, with a handle made of three varnished wooden branches. Thicker bamboo braids on the ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century French Bamboo Hall Tree or Coat Rack
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French bamboo hall tree, or coat rack with six hooks and a curved bent rail to hold umbrellas. Original beveled mirror. Free standing, but should be fastened to the wa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Mirror

Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Charming 24k gold Hand Painted Japanese Tea Set, Japanese Garden Landscape and Geisha Girls. 1940s. Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set ...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Faux Bamboo Umbrella Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French faux bamboo umbrella stand made of beechwood. Missing the drip tray. Please refer to photos for more details. circa 1880-1900. Dimensions: 16"W x 10"D x 27"H
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Beech, Mirror

Bamboo Coffee Table by Axel Vervoordt
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Oostende, BE
Conceived and produced by the Belgian decorator & art dealer Axel Vervoordt in the 1980s. Rolls of bamboo were ordered in China to cover these specially designed coffee tables. T...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Oak

Important Japanese Cabinet
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Japanese-style cabinet with lacquered decoration. It opens with two doors, in the center a mirror engraved with Far Eastern landscapes. Gold-coloured interior with floral decoration ...
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1950s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Gold

Viva Premium Velvet Bench Manufactured in Spain in Artisan Ateliers, Houtique
By Carolina Micó Navarro
Located in Madrid, ES
VIVA, subtlety and rotundity in a bench that plays with your perception. Discover HOUTIQUE’s experimental atelier, a space where creativity and craftsmanship come together thanks to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Minimalistic Japandi Bench or Coffee Table, the Netherlands, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Solid wooden bench or coffee table. Wabi sabi, japandi style. With beautiful joints.
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

Elegant Vintage Japanese Silk Kimono with Shibori Band Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese formal silk Kimono in a light blue color with striking floral design. The garment is hand-stitched from a crepe like silk and dated to circa 1940-60s. The garment is spars...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk

Pair of 19th Century Patinated and Gilt Bronze Standing Crane-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Patinated and Gilt Bronze Standing Crane-Form Candlesticks. This pair of 19th century candlesticks are a stunning example of gilt bronze design, featuring two...
Category

19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Rare "Uchiwa V" Fan Wall Lights by Ingo Maurer, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Pair of rare "Uchiwa V" wall sconces by Ingo Maurer for Design M, 1970s, Germany. Executed in bamboo and rice paper fan. Socket: 1 x E27 Edison for standard screw bulbs. In an abso...
Category

1970s German Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Vintage Oriental Blue & White Porcelain Flying Fish Table Lamp Chinoiserie
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage porcelain table lamp. Features a white base with blue painted design. At the center are Japanese carp with a little girl holding onto t...
Category

Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Vintage Orange and Gold Woven Obi Sash Textile
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Large Vintage Orange and Gold Woven Obi Sash Textile. Long runner when folded size: 12"W (Please review images, a few stains from age in one side only) V...
Category

1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Vintage Gold & Silver Silk Woven Obi Textile Fragment
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage Gold & Silver Silk Woven Obi Textile Fragment. Palm leaves in silver and gold. Ideal for the center of a pillow. Size: 13"H x 14"W
Category

1970s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metallic Thread

Asian Woven Floral Silk Obi Textile Fragment
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Asian Woven Floral Silk Obi Textile Fragment. Golden tone and white woven flowers. Ideal for pillows or upholstery. Size: 28"L x 29'H.
Category

Early 2000s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk

Vintage Burgundy and White Cotton Obi Sash Textile Fragment
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage burgundy and white cotton obi sash textile fragment Size: 12"H x 56"L.
Category

1990s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Japanese Faux Lacquer Decorated Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Lacquer Decorated Column Pedestal, hand-painted in Rimpa style displaying Cranes, lotus flowers and leaves on a gilded and painted background. Noticeable chips to top rim of...
Category

Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Vintage Japanese Style Pottery Vase
Located in San Carlos, CA
Offered here is a beautiful vintage Japanese style pottery vase made in Japan. Comes with abstract design black and white stripes on a earthy brown back...
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Pottery

English 19thc. "Imari" Decorated Hand Painted Tea Dessert Service for 8-26 Pcs
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An amazing hand painted example of the influence of the Japonesque influence on English wares ca. 1890's. This is a complete set of 8 footed cups and saucers and 8 matching dessert p...
Category

1880s English Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japan, Kutani Dish with Dragon and Phoenix, Meiji Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Japanese Meiji period charger decorated with colored enameld and gold over porcelain. It represents a dragon and a phoenix which are the symbols of the emperor and the impr...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four Porcelain White & Gold Foo Dogs
Located in South Salem, NY
A set of four white and gold ceramic Foo Dog table bases. Made in Spain by Bondia in the Hollywood Regency style. Ornate ceramic sculptures with detailed faces, mouths, bodies, and p...
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Tanabe Chikuunsai II '1910-2000' Bamboo Hanging Basket, Japan Mid-20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000) Bamboo Hanging Basket, Japan mid 20th century. A rare hanging basket by Tanabe Chikuunsai II, made of madake (timber bamboo) and using tobi-gozame...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Incredibly beautiful 19th to early 20th century Japanese tray in the Wakasa technique. Layers of lacquer on wood that are polished to present this intricate pattern. The Brendan ...
Category

19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Double-Cut 'Nijū-giri' Flower Container 'Hanaire' Ikebana Tea Ceremony
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Japanese Double-cut (Niju-giri) Flower Container (Hanaire) for ikebana tea ceremony. 1st half of 20th century. Cut from a single piece of bamboo with root section and openings for two tier flower arrangement, Niju-ike, copper cups...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Pair of Painted Cast Iron Heron Garden Sculptures - France - circa 1930s
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage pair of cast iron 'Heron' garden sculptures - suitable for indoor/outdoor use - featuring a great aged patina with remnants of a polychrome painted finish in areas - articula...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Iron

Modern Japonisme Black Lacquered Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Modern black lacquered wood side or accent table in the Japonisme taste, with one drawer above four cabriole legs, faceted disco ball crystal pull. 30" H x 15.75" W x 12.5" D. Deale...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
Located in Milano, IT
...
Category

1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Theodore Deck Vases
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Extremely rare pair of Gu-shaped turquoise enamelled ceramic vases, carried by elephants and resting on an openwork base ending in four flared feet. Some lack of enamel otherwise ver...
Category

1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Bronze Figure of Attendant w/ Chamara
Located in New York, NY
Japanese large bronze sculpture in two parts depicting an attendant standing atop a rocky base and holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance and fan deities, the ...
Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Blue and White Fishbowl form Planter or Jardinière, M. Jay Lindsay, 1979
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A very chic and distinctive Asian fish-bowl form planter or jardinière of large scale by late New York master potter and sculptor M. Jay Lindsay having coba...
Category

1970s American Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Famille Rose Qianlong Period Enamel Inkwell by L'Escalier de Cristal C.1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal It consists of a fretworked tray with raised edges in blackened wood surrounded by a...
Category

1870s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century Japanese Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual Japanese inspired 19th century table attributed to Gabriel Viardot. The top with incised Chinoiserie decoration and fine mother of pearl inlay over two drawers with pierce...
Category

20th Century French Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Black Crane and Camellia-Motif Relief Carved Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisite late 1970s Asian black cerused wood wall mirror with relief carved Japanese crane and camellia flower motif. Black lacquered cerused...
Category

1970s American Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

Antique Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Oyster Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum sterling silver oyster ladle. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Round bowl with twisted fluting and curved and reeded stem with d...
Category

Early 20th Century American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Table Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Japanese Table Lamp" Table lamp of the beginning of the XXth century, Japan. Lamp base: H: 38cm, D: 19cm With lampshade: h: 61cm, d: 40cm.
Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Jars
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of vintages Japanese jars in engraved black metal. 1980s.
Category

1980s Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Russian Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Russian cloisonné and enamel tea set is the work of Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov. One of Russia’s most skilled enamel artisans, Ovchin...
Category

19th Century Russian Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

19th Century French Bamboo Hall Tree or Coat Rack
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French bamboo hall tree, or coat rack, of Japonisme design, with a circular beveled mirror and decorative elements attached to a...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Bamboo

Japanese Nikko Chased Metal Book End, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Japanese midcentury bronze patinated chased metal bookends depicting the city on 'Nikko' with bridge over the river and mountain. Each: 5.5" H x 4" W x 3.5" D. Dealer: S138XX.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Japonisme furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Japonisme furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Japonisme furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany & Co., Makuzu Kozan, Bow Porcelain, and Ingo Maurer. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $2,631.

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