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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
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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

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Iron

Japanese Iron Pagoda Garden Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Japanese cast iron pagoda lantern with lattice fret work hinged door. Bird and bamboo iron cut outs surround pagoda. Beautiful slo...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Iron Pagoda Garden Candle Lantern 1940's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Satsuma Art Deco Phoenix Vase By Kinkozan Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
JAPANESE SATSUMA ART DECO PHOENIX VASE BY KINKOZAN Circa 1920 Bold, striking and unusual frontal image of a stylized phoenix painted in bright colours against a black ground. 8 1/4...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Pottery

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Gainesville, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Cloisonné Box, circa 1860-80
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Cloisonné box, Japanese, circa 1860-80. Elegant, cartouche form; the exquisite butterfly with translucent green on silver ground flies through a traditio...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Metal

Enso table lamp Black Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture

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Oak, Paper

Enso table lamp Black Stained Matt Lacquer
Located in Birkerød, DK
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture

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Oak, Paper

Ando Company, Fine Cloisonne Vase with Roses, Signed, Japan, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ANDO CLOISONNÉ COMPANY - Extraordinary cloisonné vase with roses and transparent green enamel over raised bamboo decoration - green enamel to the interi...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Metal

Late 19th Century Japanese Black Lacquer and Gilt Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century Japanese black lacquer and gilt occasional table, circa 1890. Good quality sewing table. Gilt and painted traditional scene to the top. Single drawer to the fron...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Old Crane Painting / Picture Frame / 1900s-1930s / Picture of Two Crane
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a framed picture of two cranes used in the space between the columns in the Meiji era. The frame is made of chestnut and the color is like lacquer....
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

Seven Piece Fischer & Mieg Imari Pattern Dessert Set
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This seven piece dessert set by Fischer and Mieg of Bohemia consists of a large bowl and six plates. They are decorated with a hand painted and gilded...
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1890s German Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Sato Ando Ginbari Style Cloisonné Enamel Red Foil Urn Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a cloisonné red foil metal vase depicting a bouquet of large pink roses and buds with green leaves. In the red foil, it is drawn a bird and a bamboo t...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Metal

Antique Japonisme Moriage Dragon Ware Ashtray or Trinket Dish, 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful artisanal handcrafted porcelain dragonware ashtray or trinket dish. This pretty catchall features a moriage dragon design. Created from slip...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic, Paint

1950's Japanese Monarch Butterfly Garden Outdoor Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950's Japanese Monarch Butterfly Garden vintage outdoor Lantern. DIMENSIONS: Height: 8 in. Width: 11.25 in. Depth: 5.5 in. A beautifully des...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Iron

Oriental Lacker Boxes on a Tray, Japan, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes. Lots off Bone fiches. I think a game. Very good condition.
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1930s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

Large Baluster Japanese Copper Vase, 1920s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Large baluster vase with copper leaf on a ceramic core, decorated in repoussé with two dragons passing through the clouds, the perimeter of the bas...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Copper

Japanese Woven Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woven bamboo basket with handle from early 20th century, circa end of Meiji to Taisho period. The basket was constructed in the form o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo

786 Japanese Kiyomizu-Ware
Located in New York, NY
786 Japanese Kiyomizu-ware. Emperor Showa from 1926 to 1989 – 1990. Ca. 1970. 9” high x 6 ½” wide. Fine condition. Signed, features a fine gray glaze with flex of black glaze ,vase o...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

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Pottery

787 Japanese Kiyomizu-Ware
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kiyomizu-ware singed ,features a fine gray glaze with flex of black glaze ,vase of dramatic oval form with mon accents, signed box. Kiyomizu ware (???, Kiyomizu-yaki) is a t...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

782 Japanese Seto-Ware Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
Emperor Showa from 1926 to 1989-1990. Measure: 13 ½” high. Singed Tsuyoshi with signed box. Features a fine white glaze with green leaves and blue berries glaze. Tall classic shape a dynamic masterpiece Seto ware...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

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Pottery

Japonisme Style Porcelaine Planter Signed L'Escalier de Cristal 19th C
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite square planter in the Japonisme style. The whole planter is structured on bamboo-style edges. Each face is decorated with flowers and leaves on a vivid blue background/ Ea...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Formal Black Silk Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1960s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Silk

Pot and Wood3 Abstract Sculpture Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. This is one of series of practicing relationships with function and decoration. Artis...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Pot and Wood4 Abstract Sculpture Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. This is one of series of practicing relationships with function and decoration. Artis...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Vintage Japanese Silk Meisen Kimono with Geometrical Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese formal silk Kimono in an "ink green" color with striking geometrical design. The garment is hand-stitched Meisen kimono from a crepe l...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Ikebana Basket
Located in New York, NY
Japanese masterpiece Ikebana basket, Intricately tightly woven fashioned from madake bamboo fine detail. An important collectors addition a masterwork i...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo

Japanese Sterling Silver Chrysanthemum Dish Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Japanese sterling silver ornamental bonbon dish, circa 1890-1900. The piece was rendered in the shape of a stemmed branch of chrysanthemum blossom and was made for export market. Both botanically realistic and stylish, the piece showcases a high degree of artisanal sensitivity and technical ability of the silversmith who created this lovely piece. The petals that form the exteriors were outlined with deep and fluid relief lines of sculptural quality. The branches and leaves were rendered with attentions to the smallest details, with molding and surface texturizing using chasing in contrast with hammering. The interior of the dish is equipped with a conforming inner dish and when it is taken out, revealing the chased lines. The piece, although practical, is basically an okimono in sculptural form, a work of art on its own. It weighs about 22 ounces. Under the dish, it is marked "Pure Silver" in Kanji and SM in a rectangular cartouche. The research (carried out by Adrien Von Ferscht, an expert and author on Asian Export Silver) identified it to be Sadajiro Musashiya...
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1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Set of Vintage Plate and 2 Vases in Gold Imari Hand Painted, Japan 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
All items are in a mint condition. Dimensions: Vases: 21cm height, 12cm diameter Plate: 27,5cm diameter, 4cm height.  
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1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Black Lacquer Ebonized and Inlaid Wood Organic End Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of black lacquer ebonized and inlaid wood organic end tables. Also great as nightstands.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Japanese Miniature Hand Painted Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted Japanese porcelain miniature ginger jar with handled top. Old Japan motifs of a peacock with chrysanthemum flower, dogwood trees, clouds and and butterfly. Stamped with signature on bottom, T & T Made in Japan Hand paint.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Small Art Deco Pottery Vase Auguste Delaherche, Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase signed Auguste Delaherche Circa 1930. Number 028.
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1930s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Pottery

Framed Embroidered Japanese Kimono
Located in Nashville, TN
Japanese gold couched thread embroidered scene of two shellfish on a black silk kimono remnant. Mounted inside a gilt frame. Circa 1890-1900.
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1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Silk

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger with cockerel beautifully realised in layers of carved shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high relief against the black lacquered ground. P...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Shell

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Portable Sagejubako Theme of Three Winter Friends
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sagejubako is a portable lunch or picnic set that became popular in the early Edo period when an additional meal was added between breakfast and dinner. It normally consists of a han...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

Period Japanese Ink Drawing Gheisha
Located in Roma, IT
Fascinating and important oriental coloured drawing Japanese Gheisha. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

2 Monumenal Kaji Tsunekichi Antique Japanese Cloisonne Vases Mantel Urn Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of monumental Kaji Tsunekichi enameled cloisonne vases with wide flared mouths, decorated in intricate red and green floral designs, butterflies and birds. Each is heavily worke...
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19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Metal, Enamel

Rare Majolica Pin Tray with Insect and Branches Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare majolica pin tray with insect and branches signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience

Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woven bamboo basket in the shape of crescent with open top and a wrapped handle circa 1920s-1940s. The basket was woven with "sooted" bamboo (susutake in Japanese). This b...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo

Framed Japanese Festival Kimono with Tsutshugaki Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival kimono expertly mounted and displayed in a large acrylic shadow box. This impressive ceremonial garment circa late 19th-early 20th century was made from a thick l...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Textile, Acrylic

Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegantly woven bamboo basket with handle as an ikenana container by Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. Suzuki Gengensai was from Kansai region and active in Osaka. He studied bamboo art under Yamashita Kochikusai (1876-1947) and became an independent artist in 1913. He received his artist name Gengensai in 1914 and in 1923 he changed the characters to Gen, a slight written variation of the character. This basket was signed in this later variation, which helps to date the piece to post 1923. The basket is woven entirely in a free style irregular plating on the body and with a twisted bundled handle. The surface is lacquered in a deep reddish color. The seemingly less rigid technique renders the piece a more rustic and natural aesthetic that is more suitable for certain occasions. It is singed on the base with artist's signature in the variation post 1923. A very similar basket of the irregular weaving but without the handle is illustrated in plate 72 in "Baskets Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo

Japanese Ceramic Ikebana Vase Bizen Ware Nanba Koyo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall vintage ceramic vase with handle from Japan (20th century) by Nanba Koyo. Made in the tradition of Bizen ware, the vase has a modern aesthetic with a...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Sumida Gawa Pottery Garniture, Japan, circa 1890-1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Sumida Gawa pottery garniture. Japan, circa 1890-1900.
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Art Book Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (in Japanese ?? ??, Fujita Tsuguharu; Tokyo, 27 November 1886 - Zurich, 29 January 1968) Texts Bernard Dorival Oeuvres 1949-1968 Èdition Nic...
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1970s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the Film By Peggy Mulloy 2005 Hardcover Book
By David James
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the film by Peggy Mulloy · 2005 hardcover book. By David James (Photographs by), Peggy Mulloy (Text by), Rob Marshall (Introduction by), Arthur Gol...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

Collection of Four Japanese Tamba Tokkuri Sake Bottles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Japanese Ceramic Tokkuri Sake storage bottles circa early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho period). The bottles were made in Tamba (Tanba) kil...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Purple Japonist Art Nouveau Pottery by Eugene Lion Vase
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Purple Japonist Art Pottery by Eugene lion vase A perfect piece of Japonist ceramic art. By French art potter Eugene Lion, in a very interesting a...
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century. The lidded box in rectangular form with rounded corner is a classic example...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Sake Ewer Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood sake ewer with maki-e design, circa late 19th century, Meiji period. The nicely decorated lacquerware is of a Classic sake ewer for...
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1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

Tsumikasanattamono by Wataru Hatano BK
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan / 2021s Size : W1200 D25 H1550 mm Kuroya Washi artist Hatano Wataru's masterpiece "Stacked Things" series. Japanese paper, soil, pigments, etc. are layered on top of each other to express the beauty of what has been accumulated over the years. [Wataru Hatano...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Sandstone

Tsumikasanattamono by Wataru Hatano BK Small_B
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan / 2021s Size : W900 D25 H1150 mm Kuroya Washi artist Hatano Wataru's masterpiece "Stacked Things" series. Japanese paper, soil, pigments, etc. are layered on top of each other to express the beauty of what has been accumulated over the years. [Wataru Hatano...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Sandstone

Antique Japanese Gourd Shape Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese bamboo ikebana basket in the shape of gourd with an open mouth and a body circa 1920s-1940s. The piece was woven in great details and styles with mostly irregular a...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Tsumikasanattamono by Wataru Hatano BK Small_A
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japan / 2021s Size : W900 D25 H1200 mm Kuroya Washi artist Hatano Wataru's masterpiece "Stacked Things" series. Japanese paper, soil, pigments, etc. are layered on top of each other to express the beauty of what has been accumulated over the years. [Wataru Hatano...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Sandstone

Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Japanese mixed metal vase Mounted as a lamp Meiji period The bulbous-form body with long conical neck decorated in high-relief copper w...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Brass, Copper

19th Century 3 Pieces Japanese Porcelain Dishes Meiji Period
Located in Brea, CA
19th century 3 pieces Japanese porcelain dishes Meiji period decorated, largest 15.25'' x 2'', medium 13.25'' x 2'', smallest 12'' x 1.5''.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Japanese Lacquer Tray with Maki-e Carp Design Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large rectangular tray with scalloped corners and slightly raised gallery rim circa late 19th century to early 20th century (end of Meiji period). The center image showcases a live...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

Karl Lindström and Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand, Lidded Porcelain Jar
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Karl Lindström and Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand. Lidded porcelain jar decorated with grapevines in gold on the beautiful dark blue base. Japa...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Wagumi Handled Bamboo Basket Ikebana
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bold, rustic and with an earthy free spirit, this wagumi style flower basket with twisted handle (ikebana) was designed and woven to evoke a sense of serenity and humbleness during t...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo

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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