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: USA
Style: Japonisme
Large Royal Crown Derby Style 'Imari' Pattern Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Royal Crown Derby style 'Imari' pattern centerpiece, profusely hand-painted decorated with rich, vibrant colors and gilt, unusual seaweed and floral ...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu
By Kano Tan'yu 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine matching pair of hanging scrolls ink on paper mounted in green brocade borders circa Edo period (17-18th century). The Kano school painting depicts wild geese in the reeds by the margin of water, a popular subject borrowed from the Chinese tradition. Both painting were signed as Tanyu with a red seal of Morinobu, his birth name. The storage box is also present and was inscribed with the title Painting of Geese and Reeds and Kano Tanyu...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
$6,000 / set
French Japonisme Hand-Painted Oil-on-canvas of a Geisha with a Fan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century French japonisme oil-on-canvas painting of a Geisha holding a fan. This beautiful Geisha is modeled after the Japonisme movement brought up by French artists integrating Japanese artistic styles into their art work. During the mid-1870s, the demand for Japanese decorative arts...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Large Scale Japanese Cloisonne Tree Bark Vase Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale Japanese "Tree Bark" style Cloisonne vase lamp. The vase itself is believed to be 19th century and was later mounted as a lamp in the 1...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique 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
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Bird & Butterfly Copper Tray, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal copper tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Lobed and rectangular with curved sides. Applied copper and silver ornament: Tree with blossoming branches a...
Category
1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Copper, Sterling Silver
Large Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Floor Vase Umbrella Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Japanese Satsuma Cylindrical Floor Vase Umbrella or Cane Stand.
A large Asian Satsuma earthenware umbrella stand or vase, hand painted with scenes depicting birds and peonies.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Market-Fresh Tiffany Mixed Metal Frog & Beetle Water Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Market-fresh Japonesque mixed metal and sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Gently curved bowl and inset undulating rim with wide lip spout and integral...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Blue & White Pagoda Plate Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English blue & white Pagoda Plate signed Staffordshire.
Category
1890s English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Japanese Sterling Silver Dinner Set for 4 with 24 Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Japanese sterling silver dinner set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 24 pieces (dimensions in inches): Forks: 4 dinner forks (8 1/8) and 4 luncheon forks (7 1/8...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Early Japanese Plique-a-Jour Bowls from Nagoya
By Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of small but exquisite Plique-a-jour cloisonné bowls with nearly identical design from Nagoya area in Japan circa 1900-20s. Maker's unknown but possibly by Ando company. The t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Louis XV Style Duvinage Brass-Inlaid Marquetry Games Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Attributed to Ferdinand Duvinage, the shaped square hinged handkerchief top rotating open to reveal a felt top, the frieze with two drawers, the who...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Modernist Beige Studio Ceramic Flower Vase, Circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Modernist Beige Studio Ceramic Flower Vase, Circa 1950s
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 11 inches
Diameter: 4 inches
ABOUT JAPANESE MODERNIST BEIGE STUDIO CERAMICS
Japanese Modernist...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana by Yamashita Kochikusai
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yamashita Kochikusai (1876-1947) was a bamboo artist from Osaka, Kansai region. He apprenticed under Wada Waichisai I (1851-1901), becoming independent in 1901. His students include ...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Japanese Hand Painted MCI Porcelain Wall Plates
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Japanese hand painted MCI Porcelain wall plates. They are octagonal shaped and painted in blue, red and pink colors in a white b...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$148 Sale Price / set
20% Off
An Unusual Pair of French Japanism Signed Pate Sur Pate & Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Japanism Signed CP & Co Pate Sur Pate and Gilt Porcelain Vases. This elegant pair of vases, crafted by CP & Co, exemplifies the aesthetic influences of Japanism in ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A French Japanism Orientalist Mixed-Metal Peacock Centerpiece/Tray, by E. Cornu
By Eugène Cornu
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Unusual French Japanism Orientalist Mixed-Metal Peacock-Form Centerpiece/Tray, by EUGENE CORNU. Made by Parisian sculptor Eugene Cornu. The bashful peacock bo...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu, Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Export Silk Embroidery Panel of American Union
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rather fascinating silk embroidery panel that depicts an American eagle perched on a shield, with laurel branches and shooting arrows under the...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
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...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Tiffany Japonesque Hand Hammered Inkstand with Applied Bugs & Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver ink stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1881. Square with concave sides and fluted corners on cast scroll and bead supports. Centrally mounted bal...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered box with lid in the shape of a miniature Hasami-Bako (traveling chest) circa late 18 to early 19th century of the Edo period....
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Copper
Japanese Woven Linen Kimono with Katazome Stencil Dyes
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Japanese summer kimono woven from indigo blue linen with ivory color fine stripes patterns with apparently darker weft additions. The elega...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Linen
Japanese Meiji Period Koransha Olive Green & Gold Glaze Porcelain Vase, Ca. 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Koransha Olive Green & Gold Glaze Porcelain Vase, Ca. 1880
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4.5 inches
Diameter: 5 inches
ABOUT
Meiji Period (1868–1912) Koransha Porcelain ...
Category
Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendri...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Meiji Period Six-Panel Screen with Blue Lake and Flowers, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Six-Panel Screen with Blue Lake and Flowers, Ca. 1900
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
DIMENSIONS
Length: 145 inches
Height: 69.5 inches
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana by Yamashita Kochikusai
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yamashita Kochikusai (1876-1947) was a Japanese bamboo artist from Osaka, Kansai region. He apprenticed under Wada Waichisai I (1851-1901), becoming independent in 1901. His students include Ezono Chikubisai, Suzuki Gengensai and Inose Kohosai. He won prizes for his work at numbers of exhibitions and was patronized by the Imperial Household.
The basket on offer has a simple but elegant elongated shape and it was finely woven with smoked bamboo likely circa 1910s-1920s, late Meiji to early Taisho period. The body was constructed with Hexagonal Plaiting for the main body, reinforced with twining in the upper and lower portions. The special design was reserved for an mouth ring...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Elegant Japanese Lacquered Ikebana Bamboo Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese ikebana made from lacquered bamboo basketry circa first half of the 20th century. This piece of bamboo art displays an very light and delicate classic tapered squa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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 vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century Blue and White Japanese Porcelain Dish Meiji Period
Located in Brea, CA
19th century blue and white Japanese porcelain dish Meiji period decorated with prunus on the cobalt blue ground, inscription to base, Ex Bonhams lot 268 diameter 12 inch.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co.
The butterscotch col...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Vintage Bamboo Wicker Ikebana Hanakago Baskets with Handles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ikebana flower baskets or hanakago, feature rounded barrel shapes with wide openings, surmounted by high arched handles. The bodies of the baskets are loosely woven with wide...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Japanese Late Meiji Period (1868-1912) Woven Bamboo Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An elegant woven bamboo basket from the late Meiji period, dating to the early 20th century. This tall, finely crafted piece exemplifies the artistry and technical mastery of Japanes...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of French Japonisme Ormolu Vases E. Lièvre, Executed by F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
An important and monumental pair of very fine 19th century French Japonisme/Orientalist ormolu vases designed by Edouard Lièvre and Executed by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each body with an oval shape, finely sculpted in a floral design, fringed by orientalist style handles with cartouches, the neck surmounted by a circular pierced scrolling dragon frieze. Each vase resting on a group of four orientalist style jeweled elephant...
Category
1870s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Classic Oval-Shaped Vase, Ca. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Classic Oval-Shaped Vase, Ca. 1960
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989/1990)
Featuring bamboo handles.
Signed on the bottom.
DIMENSIONS
Height:...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Ewer Lacquer with Bronze Edo to Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquer water ewer without handle (known as hazo in Japanese) that was used to carry water, traditionally together with a large basin (known as tsunodarai) for domestic us...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Signed on the bottom.
DIMENSIONS
8” high x 7.5” wide ...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Tamba-Ware Textured Glazed Vase, Ca. 1970
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Tamba-Ware Textured Glazed Vase, Ca. 1970
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989/1990
Signed.
DIMENSIONS
Width: 8 inches
Height: 5.5 inches
ABOUT
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Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist's work belonging to the late part of his underglaze paint phase (started around 1887 until his death), the surface of the koro was painted in beautiful shades of blue to depict a continuous landscape not unlike a traditional ink and watercolor hand scroll. The rise and fall mountains recede and fade into the horizon and are dotted with groves of pines. The sky is painted with a beautiful subtle shade of pink, suggesting a time of sunrise or sunset. The koro is fitted with an ensuite reticulated sterling silver hoya (incense cover), pierced with swirling cloud and marked with "pure silver' in Kanji. The base is signed in underglaze blue "Makuzu Kozan Sei" within a double ring. The piece is beautifully potted in form and the decoration was done with expertise using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking landscape known as "Mountain and Water" with sense of dimensions and gradient, the poetic effects normally conveyed only by sumi ink staining on paper. The piece comes with an unsigned tomobako (wood storage box) of a recent age.
Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu Kozan was one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. Being one of the most creative ceramists, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze around 1880s. New colors allowed him to create underglaze designs that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silver
Japanese Porcelain Dragon Glazed Vase Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain vase with dragon motif by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic elongated baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated in an unusual pink mist on a white and aubergine background (called Morotai, the Hazy style), on which a flying dragon is showcased on the center. The dragon was outlined in iron red and filled with the aubergine color and was artistically emphasized on its bulging eyes, claws, scales and a long tail. It was the sole focus of the design circumventing the entire body of the vase. The imagery calls in mind the dragon decoration found in Korean...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japonisme Gilt and Silvered Bronze Clock Garniture Set By E.F. Caldwell & Co
Located in New York, NY
A darling garniture set of three exotic peacocks mounted as a clock and a pair of two light candlesticks. In crisply cast bronze, the intricate details of the birds' feathers, the fl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989/1990
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9 inches
diame...
Category
1770s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa Momoyama to early Edo period (16-17th century). The rectangular form box with a fitted ...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Lead
1940's Royal Crown Derby Old Imari 5 Piece Dinner Place Setting
Located in Morristown, NJ
Royal Crown Derby Old Imari 1128 five piece place setting for dinner. The set comprises a Dinner Plate, Salad Plate, Side Plate, Footed Cream Sou...
Category
1940s English Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Mashiko-Ware White Glazed Porcelain Vase, Ca. 1980
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Mashiko-Ware White Glazed Porcelain Vase, Ca. 1980
Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989
Signed box
DIMENSIONS
Height: 10 inches
Width: 5.5 inches
ABO...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Butter Pats
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Chrysanthemum sterling silver butter pats. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Plain and round gilt well. Shoulder has rinceaux-sty...
Category
Late 20th Century American Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Antique Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fan shape black lacquer tray from Japan circa 1910-30s, late Meiji to early Showa era. Elaborated decorated with a bundle of yomogi blossom in a very fine Maki-e technique using both gold and silver powders. There is a Japanese symbol on the top left, which represents yomogiu, stemming from yomogi (蓬), a wild plant that belongs to the chrysanthemum family and widely grown in Japan.
This name yomogui is from a scene in the Tale of Genji...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Six Wedgwood Majolica Argenta 'Lincoln' Pattern Dessert Dishes
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Six Wedgwood majolica Argenta palette ‘Lincoln' pattern dessert plates with finely molded maroon prunus blossoms and dark taupe pine branches surrounded by a yellow Greek key border. The dishes are decorated in the japonisme style and feature the “Three Friends of Winter” motif, an Asian artistic convention showing the pine, plum, and bamboo together to represent steadfastness, perseverance, and resilience.
The Wedgwood factory introduced muted Argenta glazes to its majolicas in the 1880s to keep up with ever-changing fashions. The Argenta glaze color palette was more subdued than that of traditionally vibrant majolica, and was thus more appealing to the Aesthetic Movement japonisme style that pervaded the market. These Argenta majolica dessert dishes...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
$668 Sale Price
24% Off
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Japonisme Porcelain Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Royal Worcester porcelain “variety” vase, made in 1876 in the japonisme style.
The forced opening of Japan to trade in 1854 led to a craze for E...
Category
1870s British Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging ink (Sumi-e) silk scroll by Japanese Zen artist Hidaka Tetsuo (1791-1871). Well presented in brocade boarders and mounted on paperback, this scroll depicts "Three Noble Friends in Winter" in a poetic and novel way. One of the favorite subjects by Chinese painters, the three noble friends in winter consists of pine, bamboo and plum flowers. They were admired for their characters of strength in cold resistance to remain evergreen and even blossom in unfavorable condition. The artist, however, composited the subjects in a none-conventional way as Ikebana. Bamboo and flowering plum branches were presented in an oversized pot...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Large Vintage Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Kimono Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large square lacquer presentation tray (likely for kimono) predated 1950 of the Showa period. Elaborately decorated with Maki-e that depicts the prunus blossom, bamboo and needle p...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
French Japonisme Ormolu-Mounted Baccarat Crystal Vase with Bronze Turtle Feet
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous and extremely rare French Japonisme ormolu-mounted turtle footed Baccarat crystal vase designed with a gilt turtle design, Baccarat stamp on bottom. The quality and craftsmanship of this piece is second to none. Baccarat crystal is known to be the best crystal in the world and this piece appropriately demonstrates that. The crystal vase is seated on four beautifully cast and hand-chiseled ormolu turtles, representing the Japanese artistic movement in France at the time, known as 'Japonisme'. The body of the vase is a gorgeously hand painted with raised gold and enamel decoration of a turtle and various other decorations, making it seem as though the turtle is swimming in a lake. Underneath the turtle are painted rocks and mosses, while above the turtle are cherry trees, dropping their fruit into the water. On the reverse of the main panel are two turtles swimming...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Japanese Edo Period Ko-jo Mask of an Old Man, ca. 1820
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Ko-jo Mask of an Old Man, ca. 1820
Edo Period (1603-1868)
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 15” (with beard)
Length: 8” (without beard)
Height: 4”
Width: 5.5”
ABOUT
A Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) Ko-jo Mask of an Old Man refers to a traditional theatrical or ceremonial mask crafted during Japan’s Edo period (1603–1868). Here's a breakdown of what this object typically represents and why it's significant:
The term "Ko-jo" (or Kojo) roughly translates to "old man" or "aged person" in Japanese. A Ko-jo mask often portrays the face of an elderly man, typically with exaggerated age features: deep wrinkles, sagging skin, a long nose, bushy eyebrows, and sometimes a beard. These masks are usually used in Noh, Kyogen, or folk performances, and occasionally in Shinto rituals.
In Noh theater, masks are used to express character types, moods, and spiritual roles. The Ko-jo mask might represent a wise elder, a spirit of age and wisdom, or even a deity.
In Kyogen, which is the comedic counterpart to Noh, old-man masks are used more playfully, often satirizing elderly characters in lighthearted scenes.
The Ko-jo mask may also symbolize ancestral reverence or longevity, tying it to folk beliefs and ritual performances.
Edo period masks...
Category
1820s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese Bronze Vase with Metal Inlays by Mitsufune
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of elegant vases of solid oiled bronze from the Meiji era, Japan (1868-1912). In a Classic Meiping shape, the pair has a mirrored inlay with gold, silver and red enamel that d...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bamboo Basket by Higashi Takesonosai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handwoven bamboo basket by Japanese bamboo artist Higashi Takesonosai (1915-2003), in the form of a traditional rice container. It was woven with...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Ceramic Vase with Delicate Carvings by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delicate and rare Japanese ceramic vase by the important Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1887-1910. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successful...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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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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