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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
19th-Century Japanese Satsuma Vases Mounted as Lamps, Gilt Bronze Mounts, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
19th-Century Japanese Satsuma Vases Mounted as Lamps, Gilt Bronze Mounts, Pair Offered for sale is a rare and fine pair of 19th century Japanese Satsuma vases mounted as lamps. The...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Asian Porcelain Octagonal Ashtray Dish Catchall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Japanese style dish, ashtray, catchall. Large vintage ornamental hand painted Asian porcelain tray catchall with clipped edges. Hand painted octagonal porcelain dish di...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Shigaraki Green Glaze Earthenware Pottery Teapot Water Pitcher Jug 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Extra large vintage Japanese earthenware teapot / urn / vase - jar shaped body with two handles and large cylindrical spout with strainer inside where it meets the body, recessed lid...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Japanese Satsuma Covered Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Japanese Satsuma Covered Ginger Jar This Japanese jar decorated with birds, flowers, and satsumas would be a beautiful gift for a vintage or Asian art enthusiast. The bottom...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain, Paint

Antique Japanese Cherry Blossom Watercolor Silk Scroll Painting 68"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Japanese watercolor painting on silk, wall hanging scroll, showing branches of cherry blossoms. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 9.25" x 0.25" x 67.5" (Width x Dep...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paint

Vintage Asian Geisha Japanese Figurine Collectible Doll 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Geisha Japanese Figurine Collectible Doll Mounted on black wood base. Vintage Geisha Madame Butterfly Opera House Japanese Doll Figurine. Vintage Asian Japanese lady wi...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Fabric, Silk

Marcel Wanders Tichelaar Makkum Floor Lamp, New Japanese Screen Print Shade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam from a unique vintage overhanging round red ball vase designed by renowned Dutch interior and art director Marcel Wanders for...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large And Unusual Satsuma Vase With Samurai
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large and unusual Japanese Satsuma vase with Samurai figures to front and back Purple ground with gilt and traditional colors throughout. Carved and molded ring & bow shoulders with ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Alcedines Hand-painted Pearl Silk Mural
Located in Staunton, VA
Alcedines are a pair of consecutive panels of a water side scene hand painted on a pearlized silk paper ground.  The panels measure thirty six inches wide by seventy two inch design ...
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2010s American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paper

Crane Grove Hand Painted Wallpaper Diptych
Located in Staunton, VA
Crane Grove Pair is a set of two consecutive panels hand painted on yellow silk.  Each panel measures thirty six inches wide by one hundred twelve inches tall. Panels are suitable t...
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2010s American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

2 Vintage Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Garden Stools
Located in Pasadena, TX
Elephant Garden Plant Stand or Table. Originally discovered in the South of France, this vintage piece captivates with its exceptional detail and cultural richness. The trunk of the...
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chrysantha Hand-painted Wallpaper Mural
Located in Staunton, VA
Chrysantha is a beautiful floral mural painted in the Japanese ink brush style. Each panel measures thirty six inches wide by one hundred eight inches tall. The full mural is eight...
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2010s American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paper

Antique Silver Cup JAPANESE KORO COVER - Engraved Cup with Enamel20th century
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique silver cup or Decorative Japanese cup, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test. Decorated with ...
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1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver

Japanese Jizai Kagi Irori Bamboo Fish Carp Koi Hearthware Pot Holder Hook 41"
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century jizai kagi or Japanese kettle pot hook. Consists of a bamboo body with a rough hewn wooden hook inserted inside, and a carved wooden fish. A jizai kagi is a Japanese hearth...
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20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Hardwood

Set of Tiffany Audubon Sterling Silver with 74 Pieces for 12
Located in New York, NY
Audubon sterling silver set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 74 pieces (dimensions in inches): Forks: 12 forks (7 1/4) and 12 salad forks (6 5/8); Spoons: 12 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid Century Japanese Geisha Faux Bamboo Lacquered Game Card Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Japanese game or card table featuring faux bamboo and black lacquered design. The table top features a Japanese Geisha house with large mooongate and fold out trays...
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Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Faux Bamboo, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Champleve Bronze Flower Vase Urn Pegasus Butterfly Cloisonné
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Japanese Bronze Champleve Flower Vase or Urn. Features a colorful champleve design of Pegasus's and butterflies between engraved bronze motifs. Marked Made in Japa...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Vieillard Bordeaux Service "Grands Oiseaux", Universal exhibition 1878
Located in Paris, FR
Discover the elegance of this 72-piece tableware set, each piece featuring a refined brown edge. Presented at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, this collection highlights the beauty o...
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1870s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Charcoal Black
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

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Canvas, Oak, Plywood

Set of six framed Japanese Genji story woodblock prints, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A set of six Japanese Genji story uchida woodblock prints, Kyoto early 20th century. Framed - probably late 20th century - in gold-tinted metal, matted in chocolate, ivory, and wheat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

2 Japanese Ukiyo-e Geisha Woodblock Prints After Eishi & Utamaro 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 20th century Japanese Ukiyo-e style woodblock prints after works by Hosoda Eishi and Utagawa Kitamaro. The first depicts "Itsutomi " from Hosoda...
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20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous Museum-Quality Gorham Japonesque Yacht Trophy Bowl. 1884
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous museum-quality Japonesque sterling silver trophy bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1884. Large and round with allover ornament in relief. Horned serpents swim slack-jawe...
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1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 19th Century Bamboo Lacquered Display Stand, Perret And Vibert, France
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Bamboo Lacquered Display Stand, Perret And Vibert, France. C.1880 In very good condition commensurate of age.
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19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

2 Antique Tsukioka Kogyo Taema Arashiyama Nogaku Hyakuban Woodblock Prints 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 19th to early 20th century Japanese woodblock prints - "Taema" and "Arashiyama" from the series "One Hundred Noh Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo, published b...
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Late 19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

Théodore Deck (1823-1891), an Impressive 19th Century Faïence Charger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Théodore Deck ( 1823-1891) Impressive polychromed circular faience charger with hand-painted enameled design of a wader among water lilies and reeds. Impressed Uppercase Mark Th.Dec...
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1870s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Faience

ANTIQUE SOLiD BRONZE JAPANESE KOI CARP STATUE OF A WONDERFULLY ELEGANT FISH
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1920 solid bronze Japanese Koi Carp statue A wonderfully original find, this...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowl Jewelry Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine and rare lidded and hinged Imari bowl with ormolu fittings, set atop three ornamented feet. Perfect for jewelry, trinkets, or sweets.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Imari "Somenishiki Tsubakitakedutsu" Handmade incence holder
Located in Shibuya City, JP
Hand-carved. A kouro is a vessel used for burning incense. The culture of fragrances was born in India and nurtured in China. In Japan, during the Muromachi period, the traditional c...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Lacquered Etagere Perret And Vibert, France
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Lacquered Etagere Perret And Vibert, France C.1890 In very good condition commensurate of age.
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19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

Rare Tiffany Sterling Silver Soup Tureen in Historic Chrysanthemum Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Rare Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup tureen. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Lobed and oval bowl with scalloped and turned down scalloped rim. Bracket end handles and four spla...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Koyoto Sanjusangendo Temple Stamp Goshuln Framed Antique
Located in San Diego, CA
Koyoto Sanjusangendo Temple Stamp Goshuln Framed Antique print original frame .
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Glass, Paper

Antique Japanese Ikebana Boat Form Flower Basket
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Japanese woven boat shape (funagata) Ikebana flower basket, with lacquer,975 rattan, root and smoked bamboo. Fine quality weaving with wonderful patina.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

A Fumidai stool - Japan - 1920
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Ce tabouret en bois de paulownia (kiri) incarne l'esthétique sobre et épurée du mouvement Mingei tel que défini par Sōetsu Yanagi dans son ouvrage "L’Idée du Mingei" (1933). Il reflè...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

STUNNING SiGNED ANTIQUE CIRCA 1870 JAPANESE VASE DEPICTING A BIRD ON A BRANCH
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1870 signed to the base solid bronze Japanese bronze vase depicting a large b...
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1870s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Early 20th Century Japanese black lacquer table lamp. Black lacquer finish with a mountain and village landscape painted in gold, red and w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Scalloped Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
Wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Mid 20th Century Satsuma Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Scalloped Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
Wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and teal.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Scalloped Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
Wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The center of the plate depicts a han...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Maximalist Pink Satsuma Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Canton, MA
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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Solid Wood Hand -Carved Koi Fish
Located in Denton, TX
Carved solid mahogany pair of Koi fish with lightly painted accents Massive fish 5" deep by 24" high by 24" long Little fish is 2.5 deep x 11 wide x 9 high
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Mid-20th Century Asian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Japan Blue & White Floral Porcelain Temple Ginger Jar Lidded Urn 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage blue and white porcelain ginger jar / temple jar / lidded urn decorated with an array of flowers and branches with gilded details. Made in Japan. Marked with a gold triangle....
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Carved Vintage Granite Stone Garden Pagoda 4 Pieces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Petite 12 x 12 diameter so it can work in alotvot places. Indoor or outdoor as a candleholder or a incense burner or just decorative. Hand cut and originally polished by hand this be...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Granite

Satsuma porcelain lamp, Geishas and Cherry trees, Japan, Circa 1950
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
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
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1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chinese Porcelain Vase with Lid, Jiangxi
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-century early People Chinese Republic period hand enameled porcelain lidded urn vase, Jiangxi Jingdezhen Min Ci 6 Hao Cai mark under the bottom, Famille-rose Dimensions: height ...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Bird Branch Berry Watercolor Hanging Scroll Signed Painting 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese watercolor painting on paper showing a small green bird perched on the branch of a tree tipped with red berries. ...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paint, Paper

Pair Antique 19th Century Imari Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) Japanese Imari porcelain vases with raised figurative designs later mounted as table lamps.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

2 Vintage Japanese Tutanka Enamel Cloisonné Trinket Sushi Dishes Floral 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Tutanka enamel, Japanese wireless cloisonne trinket dishes / sushi trays, featuring a glittering white-silver background with pairs of thistles and daisies in green and purpl...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French Japonisme Bronze and Onyx Table Lamp with Figural Peacocks
Located in New York, NY
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase
Located in Pearland, TX
19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vase. This fine vase have a lovely shape and hand painted floral designs in the traditional Imari colors.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Imari Staple Charger
Located in Pearland, TX
Striking 19th century antique Imari staple charger featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and golds. While a broken plate or charger would be discarded in today's era, other generations f...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase/Brush Pot
Located in Pearland, TX
19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vase/brush pot. This fine vase have a lovely shape and hand painted floral designs in the traditional Imari colors.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

KITA LIVING Flow Desk
Located in Bomonti, TR
Flow Desk is an organic shaped table with a two-piece skeleton and curved legs. The linear pieces of the skeleton join into the legs to create a well-proportioned base for the table ...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak, Plywood

Contemporary Japanese stoneware ceramic vase by Hiroaki Taimei Morino
By Hiroaki Taimei Morino
Located in Uccle, BE
Morino Taimei (1934), also known as Taimei Hiroaki, draws from his traditional heritage and infuses it with a modern spirit. His father, a respected potter, sent him to study ceramic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Fabulous Antique Tiffany Chrysanthemum 5-Piece Coffee & Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Chrysanthemum sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 5 pieces: coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. In the ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions, grouped by artist, each accompanied by a detailed, sensitive commentary. Street scenes, lovers’ trysts, festivals, portraits of courtesans and actors, landscapes and travelogues - these are the motifs of the ukiyo-e print. The dominant theme, however, is woman’s beauty, the grace of her posture and attitudes, and the decorative aesthetics of her flowing garments. Amongst the most celebrated of the artists featured here are Utamaro, with his beautiful courtesans and geishas; Sharaku, with his portraits of actors on the kabuki stage; Hokusai, with his landscapes, among them the "36 Views of Mount Fuji...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

KITA LIVING x İLAERG. Ikebana Vase
Located in Bomonti, TR
Attributed to the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers, Ikebana Vase is created with İlayda Ergün, a ceramic artist based in Istanbul, yet one of our studio designers. Gui...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Jade and Silvered Bronze Mantel Clock Retailed by Yamanaka & Co.
Located in New York, US
Our lovely portico style mantel clock, retailed by Yamanaka & Company Ltd. in New York in the early 20th century, features a silverplate frame flanked by two finely carved foo lions ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Jade, Metal

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 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 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., Gökhan Eryaman, İsmail Dağlı, 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 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 $185,360 while the average work can sell for $2,527.

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