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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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Japonisme
Ingo Maurer 'Uchiwa' Chandelier in Original box, Unused, Germany, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Ceiling lamp designed by Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) for Design M, Munich, known as the SHICHI model from the “Uchiwa” series, crafted in 1973. Even though it was made in the 1970s, thi...
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1970s German Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo, Rope, Paper

Original Antique Print of Japanese Cloisonne Enamels, Dated 1876
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of cloisonne enamels Chromo-lithograph after A. Willms Published by Sutton Sharpe & Co. 1876 Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using y...
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1870s English Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

Large C19th French Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in London, GB
Large C19th French faux bamboo mirror. Beautiful turned fruitwood mirror with ebonised grooves and original back. In very good condition with light wear and foxing. Height 81cm 61c...
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1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Mirror, Fruitwood

Satsuma ceramic plate adorned with polychrome and gold decorations
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma ceramic plate adorned with polychrome and gold decorations within numerous reserves of unique shape and size, depicting scenes of Japanese daily life. The plate is signed un...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Ancient Solid Bronze Vase with Chinese or Japanese Elephants
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ancient solid bronze vase with Chinese or Japanese elephants
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Early 1700s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

A Satsuma vase decorated with a garden of chrysanthemums
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma vase, with slender neck and terminal part adorned in pure gold decorated with a garden of chrysanthemums, made with enamel and gold in relief. Different varieties of chrysan...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Pair of Antique Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vases, available as lamps. Meiji period (1868-1913) Japanese porcelain vases decorated in bright enamels in Imari colours. The body ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

A large bronze vase depicting an egret
Located in Milano, IT
Large bronze vase depicting an egret, in relief, on a perch in the center of a watercourse, surrounded by four swimming fish. The figure of the egret emerges from the vase with remar...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Kogo box in maki-è lacquer depicting a naturalistic scene
Located in Milano, IT
Kogo box in maki-è lacquer, with a domed lid depicting a naturalistic scene. The gold decoration depicts the Japanese pine, known as Matsu, and a typical house with a thatched roof a...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

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

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

A boxwood netsuke depicting a snake wrapping around a pumpkin
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a snake wrapping around a pumpkin. The snake is a symbol often associated with rebirth, transformation while the pumpkin is a symbol of fertility, abundanc...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Midcentury Japanese Coffee Table In Wood And Seagrass, Japan, 1960s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Japanese coffee table made of wood and seagrass, Japan 1960s. A nice example of a minimalistic coffee table which brings harmony in a busy life. A nice large table top made...
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1950s Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Seagrass, Wood

19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
Historicism -Faux Bamboo- chest of drawers Vienna (?) Bird's eye maple, beech second half of 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 107 x 61 cm Description: A piece of furniture...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Beech, Birdseye Maple

A Japanese pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with silver wire
Located in Milano, IT
Delightful pair of silver cloisonné vases covered with polychrome enamels on a dark blue background. Decorations with polychrome floral motifs with peonies and a pair of Japanese th...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Enamel

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

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Wood

A Japanese maki-è lacquer inro
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese inro with two compartments, in maki-è lacquer with nashiji decorations and circular reserves depicting flowers and leaves. Coral colored ojime and lacquer manju netsuke. Si...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

Mid-Century Bronze Gilded Fighting Cockerels - Made in Japan
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of Mid-Century handmade gilded bronze Fighting Cockerel ornaments from Japan Decorate your space and add a sense of opulent drama with this pair ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Gojunoto, Japanese Metal Pagoda
Located in Vienna, AT
Gojunoto, Japanese Metal Pagoda - This is a wonderfully detailed smaller version of a Pagoda building made from cast iron. Pagoda buildings, Tō (塔) in Japanese, originated in ancient...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Copper, Iron

A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Toad Resting On A Sandal
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a toad resting on an upside-down sandal (waraji), with horned eyes. Signed Masanao on a rectangular gusset in the center of the sandal. Origin: Japan Per...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle, which retracts its head and legs inside the carapace. Origin: Japan Period: Edo 19th century. Dimensions: 3.4 x 3 x ...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

A Satsuma bowl decorated with a striking landscape
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma bowl decorated with a striking landscape that evokes the beauty and serenity of the Japanese hills, with a gently flowing river surrounded by trees and mountains. The bowl i...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

1980's Japanese, Imari Style, Porcelain Serving Dish
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Japanese porcelain serving dish. The serving dish, handcrafted in Japan in the 1980s, features an elaborate Japanese scene and ornamentation based on a traditional Imari d...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Decorative Wall Plate in Porcelain and Brass - Circa 1970's by ACF
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vintage Decorative Wall Plate A Japanese vintage porcelain wall plate, handcrafted in the 1970s, features an eye-catching pattern of brown and red florals framed by a bold black bor...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Original Antique Prints of Decorative Art- Japonisme. C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful prints of Decorative Art, mainly Japonisme Chromo-lithographs Published by W.Mackenzie. C.1880 Original colour Unframed. Free shipping.
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1880s Scottish Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Paper

Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl, signed Juzan under the base
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl adorned with raised enamels and fine gold details, depicting a vibrant landscape within. Characters and traditional Japanese home...
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Late 19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic

Large Mid century ceramic table lamp with Imari inspired motif.
Located in Herentals, BE
The lamp base has an attractive Imari-inspired floral pattern and is mounted on a brass base. The table lamp has a professionally handmade custom lampshade made of coarsely woven vel...
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1960s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Brass

Monumentale paire de grues en fonte de fer - 2.70 et 2.25 mètres
Located in TOULON, FR
Monumentale paire de grues en fonte de fer à patine verte Objets de grande décoration aussi bien en intérieur qu'au jardin 2,70 mètres 2,25 mètres plus de 200 kg A retirer sur pla...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Japonisme Furniture

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Iron

A boxwood netsuke depicting a snake
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a snake coiled around itself. Signature engraved under the base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm. State of co...
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19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Beautiful Uchiwa ‘Ju Yon’ Chandelier by Ingo Maurer for M Design, Germany, 1970s
Located in Echt, NL
Rare Uchiwa Ju-Yon chandelier in very good condition. Designed by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany. This chandelier is handmade from bamboo and Japanese rice paper. The lamp c...
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20th Century German Japonisme Furniture

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Bamboo, Paper, Rope

Large C19th Japanese Silk & Bamboo Screen or Room Divider
Located in London, GB
Large C19th Japanese silk and bamboo screen. A truly superb four-fold room divider with silk panels depicting a forest scene with birds and flowers. Each panel features a bamboo cro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Silk, Bamboo

Wood, Glass and Rubber 1970s Coffee Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This coffee table was designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s. It is made of beech with a thick glass top. Design based on Japanese furniture construction.
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1970s Italian Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Cut Glass, Beech

Janetti Father & Sons Japanese Pedestal in Engraved and Painted Bamboo, ca 1880
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Japanese pedestal, this delightful object was made in Japan in the late 19th-century and imported into Italy by a famous merchant, Emportio Janetti Padre e Figli. They were the first in trading Japanese art in Florence in the second half of the 19th century. This spectacular piece of rare beauty was fully hand-crafted with perfect proportions. The complex structure is made in engraved and lacquered crossed bamboo with fantastic floreal details. The two round trays are in black lacquered wood with hand-painted decorations. The fine details and the beauty make this pedestal a masterpiece. An unique decorative pedestal of outstanding quality that can be mixed in a neoclassical or mid-century project or in a Japanese style project. Dimensions (cm): Diameter - 37 Height - 112 In the 1870s collecting Japanese art products started to be popular among a wider range of collectors, not only among circles of intellectuals, artists, and designers. This cultural phenomenon also reached Italy, and when a group of Japanese diplomats (Iwakura Mission) arrived in Florence in May 1873, it reported a very positive impression of a shop that sold Japanese...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

« The Musician » Japanese style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, FR, c.1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Amusing bronze with double patina and porcelain clock in the shape of a covered jar. This clock, with a dial with Arabic numerals decorated in its center with a seated lute player, i...
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1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

A Japanese boxwood okimono depicting a koi carp
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood okimono depicting a koi carp. The eyes, in mother-of-pearl and black horn, are inlaid with precision, while the overlapping scales on the body give extraordinary realism. Th...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Japanese bronze okimono toad (sculpture)
Located in PARIS, FR
Okimono bronze sculpture of a toad. The toad or the frog (kaeru) is associated with good luck and wealth. Kaeru means both “toad” or “frog” and “to return home” in Japanese. This me...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

20th Century Japanese Silver Cocktail Shaker & Beakers by Samurai Shokai c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Japanese solid silver cocktail shaker and six beakers. Each tapered body features intricate dragon motifs adorning a spot hammered background. Hallmarked J...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Silver

Koi Fish Bronze 1950s Set of 2
Located in Munich, DE
Lovely huge Japanese Solid Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture Vintage Art Work in a Rich Patina with Fabulous Detail. Legendary and Symbolic Beauty. The set has a beautiful patinated verdigri...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese large round bronze hare Meiji era
Located in PARIS, FR
Round hare in bronze with a dark brown patina, standing on two legs. In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are referred to by a single word: usagi. The animal is one of the twelve an...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese bronze house on stilts incense burner
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze incense burner depicting a house on stilts. The house is slightly stretched so that it case be seen from one side. The roof can be separated from the foundation to insert cand...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Urn 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

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Ceramic

A Japanese wooden okimono depicting a lying horse
Located in Milano, IT
Wooden okimono depicting a lying horse, finely carved down to the smallest details. The muscles, hooves and mane are rendered with care and artistry, capturing the vitality of the ho...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Wood

Japanese small round bronze hare Meiji era
Located in PARIS, FR
Small round hare in bronze with dark brown patina, standing on its four legs. In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are referred to by a single word: usagi. The animal is one of the t...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

A Japanese bronze okimono depicting an elephant with two tigers
Located in Milano, IT
Patinated bronze okimono depicting an elephant defending itself from the attack of two tigers: one on its back and the other under its paw. Very well worked in the details of the el...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

European Handcarved Boxwood Snuff Tobacco Flacon
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
European hand carved boxwood snuff tobacco box or flacon with silver screw cap lid. This impressive snuff box depicts a scene with people as well as a large tree. Certainly a fantast...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Japanese round shaped rabbits bronze pair Hiroharu Hiramatsu Showa era
By Hiroharu Hiramatsu
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bronze rabbits running, their legs forming a round shape. Made by Hiroharu Hiramatsu (1896 Hyôgo prefecture – 1971, Fukushima,平松宏春). Specialized in metal art, he is a counci...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji era chestnut netsuke
Located in PARIS, FR
Wooden netsuke featuring a group of three chestnuts. One of them reveals a tiny hole and the head of a small worm in bone inlay, offering a very naturalistic representation. Chestnu...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Michael Gwinup pottery raku vase, 1996
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful fired handmade Raku vase by Michael Gwinup, signed with name and date. Diameter 21 cm, height 14 cm. Unique piece with pearl coloured copper b...
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1990s American Japonisme Furniture

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Ceramic, Clay

Japanese bronze okimono turtle (sculpture)
Located in PARIS, FR
Okimono sculpture of a bronze turtle, tail retractable. In Japan, the turtle (kame) is a symbol of longevity and an auspicious animal. It is believed to bring ten thousand years of h...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese golden kobako flowers Edo period 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Quadrangular kobako box decorated with flowers in gold and blue lacquer with aogai inlay. Lid and sides in fundame lacquer, underside and interio...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Gold

A bronze okimono depicting a study of a puppy playing with a ball
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze okimono depicting a study of a puppy playing with a ball. The puppy has a playful and curious expression as he interacts with the ball. The...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese bronze okimono Jizai Praying Mantis (articulated sculpture)
Located in PARIS, FR
Jizai okimono sculpture of an articulated bronze praying mantis. Insects (mushi) play an important role in Japanese culture. Insect hunting is a popular pastime, especially among chi...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Set of 4 important Asian armchairs with Bats and Cranes, Indochina, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb set of 4 important Asian armchairs in carved Chinese mahogany wood (toona sinensis). Carved with plant and animal motifs: 3 sculpted bats (symbols of good fortune, happiness ...
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1880s Vietnamese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Wood

Italy Set Embroidered Silk Blanket and Two Pillows in Japanese Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This set is composed by two pillows and one blanket, made in pure Italian silk. The fabric has beautiful drawings in jade green with peach branches in Japonaise style. The two pillo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture

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Silk

A Japanese boxwood okimono portraying the moment of Daruma's awakening
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood okimono with horn and mother of pearl, portraying the moment of Daruma's awakening. The figure, sitting and stretching, has wide eyes and an open mouth. Under the base, the ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Boxwood

Asian Cabinet in carved wood with Bats, Vietnam or South China, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb Asian Cabinet in carved Chinese mahogany (toona sinensis). Carved with plant and animal motifs: 1 bat carved at the bottom of the piece of furniture. Very beautiful furnishi...
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1880s Vietnamese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Bronze

Important Asian Cabinet in carved wood, Vietnam or China, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Asian Cabinet in carved wood, Vietnam or China, Circa 1880 Superb Asian Cabinet in carved Chinese mahogany (toona sinensis) and inlaid wood. Carved with plant and animal ...
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1880s Vietnamese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Wood

A Japanese Lacquer Inro Depicting A Daikokuten With His Hammer
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese lacquer inro depicting a Daikokuten with his hammer watching children, next to a Matsu plant. Excellent quality decoration with relief details, shine and original patina. ...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

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Lacquer

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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