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
Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist uses century-old traditional techniques and symbols but with an innovative contemporary energy that borders mysticism, shamanism and surrealism. Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays.
According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has been described as “one of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today.” (Japan Times, 12 Dec. 2013) His work combines objects of daily use, such as bathing buckets, serving trays, and soup bowls, with a wide array of natural materials, including animal bones, horns and antlers, sand, stones, leaves and branches. In the process, he implements a range of traditional lacquer methods passed down from pre-modern eras, such as the kanshitsu or “dry lacquer” technique, the origins of which date to Japan’s Nara period (710–784). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese textile patterns, and even contemporary manga or comic books. His work defies ordinary definitions of lacquer art and successfully challenges the perceived limits of this extremely difficult and, in some ways, most conservative of traditional Japanese art forms".
His work was exhibited in US such as Honolulu Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Morikami Museum etc. For a complete resume of the artist, see the artist's page in Imura Art Gallery.
Reference: For a very similar Bull Sculpture see Hard Bodies Contemporary Japanese Lacquer...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Rope, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Style Viardot Mirror with Dragon, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb Japanese-style mantel / fireplace mirror in lacquered wood, carved with an imposing dragon and decorative motifs.
Japonism, France, circa 1880.
Attributed to Gabriel Viard...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
$7,651 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique kimono textile art " Waves and clouds ~Eternity~ " by ikasu Beige, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This work is inspired by traditional hand-dying technique edo-komon, and is framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.
It is elegantly framed with paulo...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Porcelain woman Bust with kintsugi
Located in MEAUX, FR
This female bust, sculpted in a brilliant white porcelain, evokes the grace and nobility of antique statues. Coiffed with an elegant high chignon, this 38 cm tall figure captivates w...
Category
2010s French Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Japanese netsuke depicting a monkey with a turtle
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey stopping a turtle with its right paw.
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 4 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm.
Condition: Excellent condition.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
Pair of Tiffany Japonesque Open Salts with Early Union Square Mark
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Japonesque sterling silver open salts. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with open rectangular bracket handles and straight foot. Engraved overlappin...
Category
1870s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
A pair of iron vases decorated with inlays
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of iron vases, elegantly crafted and decorated with inlays of copper and gilded bronze. The decoration depicts a pair of sparrows in flight among delicate leaves.
Period: Mei...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bernard Moore. A red Flambe vase decorated with a dragon in the Japanese style.
Located in London, GB
Bernard Moore, signed to the base. A small red Flambe vase decorated with a dragon in the Japanese style.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Black Lacquer Box Together with a Blue and White Arita Plate
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
2 drawers. Drop down top. A Japanese black lacquer box
Together with a blue and white Arita plate,
20th century
Lacquer box of rectangular form with b...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Lacquer
Fine Pair of Japanese Fukagawa Porcelain Vases, circa 1890
By Fukagawa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality large pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Fukagawa porcelain vases. Each with wonderful bold Imari colours, the tapering bands of classical motifs from top to bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Brown and Blue Porcelain Lamps, Japanese Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of baluster shape brown and blue porcelain lamps. Decoration of Japanese style figures in a cartouche framed with vegetals and flowers with deep blue and gold highlights.
Mounte...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cushion Phoenix 21
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in a natural cream colour with a delicate, tone-on-tone phoenix embroidery framed with contrasting, multicolour fabric. The phoenix is a Japanese symbol for rebirth an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Satin
$664 / item
Massive Japanese Arita Presentation Porcelain Plate Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This massive Japanese Arita plate was made in Hizen, circa 1890-1910s, at the end of Meiji period by a potter named Takeshige Yoshisuke who was active in A...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Silk Scroll Painting of Moneys Edo Period Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese mounted vertical hanging scroll painting by Mori Tetsuzan (Japanese, 1775-1841) circa 19th century Edo period. The watercolor and ink on silk ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Vintage kimono textile art " Plum Gradation " by ikasu Pink, White, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This canvas featuring a plum color gradient kimono showcases a unique decorative variation of the popular seigaiha (青海波) sea waves pattern.
The artwork got a Mr. & Mrs. Abe Arts & Cu...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Silk
Vintage kimono textile art "Sunset Timelapse ~Ephemerality~" by ikasu Red, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
The art piece uses two sides - front and reverse - of the same kimono, to show beautiful sea surrounding Japan, in hues and in late sunset, as a timelapse.
The frame for this work is made of paulownia wood taken from antique Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono.
I use antique kiritansu that can’t be used as furniture anymore to create basis and frames for my works. It adds them even more authentic atmosphere of traditional wabisabi spirit. Can you feel it?
<< Period / Story >>
The kimono used in this piece was originally crafted during Showa period (around 1960ies).
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
Sea waves, depicted in two color variations here, are a symbol of transience and Impermanence in Japanese culture. The ebb and flow of the tides, the ever-changing currents, and the relentless motion of the waves serve as reminders of the fleeting nature of life. This artwork featuring the sea convey themes of impermanence, reminding viewers to cherish the present moment and appreciate the beauty of life's fleeting moments.
The theme of impermanence is strengthen by two colors of the sea - the lighter in early hues and the darker when the sun is just about to set in the sea.
<< About the frame >>
This artwork frame is crafted from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos, and it serves to convey the refined beauty of Japanese nature.
Paulownia wood is known as the lightest wood in Japan, prased for its natural luster, resistance to moisture, and resilience against cracking. Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments.
Paulownia wood is closely linked to kimono culture. During the Edo period (17th cent.~), it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
This is a Complete set of 4 Japanese Reverse Hand Painted and Glass Snuff or...
Category
1950s Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal napkin ring. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Hand-hammered sterling silver ring applied with cooper ornament: A man in pointy hat is seated on the ground...
Category
1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Antique Japanese Textile Art Campaign Jacket Jinbaori with Mon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Known as Jinabori during 16th century when warfare was common in feudal Japan, the sleeveless jacket was created to be worn outside of the armor by samurai warriors. In addition to s...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Textile, Silk
1945 Royal Crown Derby Old Imari Vegetable Dish
Located in Morristown, NJ
Royal Crown Derby Old Imari 1128 oval vegetable dish. A timeless example of English bone china craftsmanship. Featuring the brand’s iconic Old Im...
Category
1940s English Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Philippine Handcrafted Solid Mahogany Carved Screen, Philippines, 1930
Located in Madrid, ES
Traditional Philippine hand carved solid Mahogany 3-panel see-through screen.
Category
1930s Philippine Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wooden room divider with lattice design
Located in Diest, BE
Wooden room divider with lattice design
Wooden room divider made in France 1960's but with some amazing Japanese aesthetic vibe. Add a touch of elegance to your space with this hand...
Category
1960s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Fukusa Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Fukusa panel circa late 19th-early 20th century of Meiji Period. The front was beautifully decorated with Yuzen-zome, a labor intensive resist-dye technique invested ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Beads
19th Century Japanese Pair of Bronze Urn Vases
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19th century pair of Japanese Bronze Vases. These are an urn shaped vases that their bodies depicts a high relief scene of some Phoenix birds around some foliage together w...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,068 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock
Located in London, GB
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock
French, 19th Century
Height 30cm, width 18cm, depth 14.5cm
This fine mantel clock is of rectangular form, with a gilt bron...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
A Japanese patinated bronze vase depicting a cricket
Located in Milano, IT
A slender shape patinated bronze vase depicting a naturalistic scene of a cricket sitting on iris leaves.
Signed Joun in relief within an oval reserve.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Émile GALLÉ for L'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, Small Japanese-Style Vase in Amber Glass
By Émile Gallé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This vase was created by Émile Gallé for the Escalier de Cristal at the end of the 19th century.
A pioneering figure of Art Nouveau, Émile Gallé was particularly influenced by Far E...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully decorative Japanese Kutani vase, Meiji period 1868-1912. Having the classical orange ground with scrolling foliate decoration, inset...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japan bronze cicada sculpture okimono Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with dark brown patina of a cicada.
The cicada (in Japanese, semi) is considered as a symbol of humanity. Together with a praying mantis and a spider, they represen...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Achan or vintage Sony Boys, set of 2
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Pair of "Atchan" aka Sony Boy. Figure introduced by Sony in 1956 as a mascot for the launch of the first transistor device, appearing in advertisements for the TR-55. The pair consis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$3,585 / set
Important Miniature Japanese Bamboo Basket by Hayakawa Shokosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A miniature bamboo basket woven by Hayakawa Shokosai I (1815-1897) circa 1885, an important example of the work by the artist who is considered as the founding father of Japanese modern bamboo art and the first ever signed his own work thus elevating bamboo weaving from a craft into an art form. The miniature basket was traditionally used during Sencha tea ceremony. It was woven from bamboo (madake) and rattan using...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Japanese teapot, Meiji period
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Japanese teapot in bronze with decorations in silver.
Meiji period (1868 -1912), circa 1880.
H: 12cm. W: 15,5 cm. D: 12cm.
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
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
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design.
Lidded tea and coffee pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Gilt Copper Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
A exquisite pair of large and unique antique Japanese octagonal form reticulated gilt copper lanterns. These large antique Japanese gilt copper lanter...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Copper
$26,900 / set
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
"Japonisme" Vitrine Attributed to A. Giroux, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare aesthetic movement showcase, opening in its upper part by two beveled glass doors framed by brass moldings, in its lower part by two door panels in carved walnut decorated with blooming branches and gilded bronze ornaments representing dragons and birds. The sides are carved, like wicker woven.
This showcase is topped by an important carved and gilded walnut cornice depicting a Fô Dog in its center, with a protective power, and rests on elephant head with overtuned trunk shaped feet.
This type of elephant head with overtuned trunk shaped feet is a characteristic of the Maison Giroux, which can be found on many objects they produced. Aesthetic movement cabinet, signed Maison Alphonse Giroux...
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1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Coat & Umbrella Hall Stand in Faux Bamboo, French Japonism, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Large coat rack / hall stand / cloakroom in faux bamboo and exotic wood.
It consists of 6 coat hooks, a large central mirror (112 x 72 cm), an umbrella stand or cane holder with its zinc tray.
Art Nouveau Japonism, France, around 1880-1890.
Attributed to the Maison des Bambous...
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1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Zinc
$6,725 Sale Price
25% Off
Japanese Hand Painted Heron Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand painted Japanese ceramic table lamp. The vase is decorated on both sides with a mother and baby heron in the water, by stems of bam...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Lamps in Satsuma Earthenware, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of egg-shaped lamps in a fine Satsuma earthenware. Body presenting Japanese dignitaries speaking together inside cartouches on a white background as well as red, golden, brown and green decorative and geometric motifs. Mount in gilt bronze adorned with openwork and chiselled Japanese style motifs.
Work realized circa 1880.
New and functional electric system.
!The price doesn’t include the lampshade price. However, our workshop can advise you with pleasure and realize it with your size and color choices!
Satsuma earthenware appeared at the 16th century in Japan on Satsuma lands. This kind of ceramics is characterized by a wide range of shapes evolving through time and ovens used...
Category
19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Bone White
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 creating a cozy chair that ensures freedom to the body, it presents a great comfort thanks to its generous size. Hence, you can sit for longer periods of time and enjoy it both indoors and outdoors. In the meantime, it has a well-thought armrest that you can work or eat by putting your laptop or bowl on it.
Frame Lounge Chair is made from oak-veneer plywood which is a robust material.
It is flatpack; the parts gently join each other with just six screws and no need for glue.
The wooden pieces are obtained from sustainable forests, and coated with natural lacquer that provides durability and feel to the material.
Features
Flat pack
Easy to assemble
Materials Info:
Armrest and Skeleton: Oak veneer birch plywood
Legs: Solid oak wood
Seat and Backrest: Natural canvas fabric
Finish: Mist coloured natural oil
Designer
Gökhan Eryaman & İsmail Dağlı
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Plywood
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
Pair of Birds of Paradise Vases Attributed to Baccarat, France, Circa 1880
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of square section vases attributed to Baccarat, in enameled crystal with polychrome decoration of birds of paradise, resting on an openwork patinated and gilded bronze b...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
Japonisme Mother of Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Display Cabinet after Viardot
Located in London, GB
This wonderful display cabinet is designed in a ‘Japonisme’ (Japanese) style, which was popular in Europe in the mid-late 19th century. This craze was kick-started by Japan reopening to trade with the West, and exporting Japanese goods—including furniture and decorative art—to Europe. One craftsmen by the name of Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906) established a name for himself in France producing Chinese and Japanese style furniture...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana by Hayakawa Shokosai IV
By Hayakawa Shokosai IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese bamboo basket by Hayakawa Shokosai IV, the fourth generation of the Shokosai lineage, one of the best known in the Japanese Bamboo art...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Aesthetic Movement Wall-Light Attributed to G. Viardot, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A large Japanese style four lights sconce attributed to G. Viardot, in shape of a dragon made in carved tinted wood, holding in its mouth a Japanese blossoming cherry tree branch, fr...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
$21,042 Sale Price / item
21% Off
Japanese Ceramic Bowl Makuzu Kozan Utusushi Kenzan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare ceramic bowl with overglaze paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916). Unlike the better-known works Kozan made for the expositions in the west and export to the foreign market, this piece exemplifies his work for the domestic market and the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a celebrated Edo painter and ceramicist. Utusushi is loosely translated as "in the spirit of". It is not at all a simple imitation of a master, but a Japanese concept of embracing the spiritual essence of a master while the creator is free to mix in his or her own unique artistic interpretation and flavor.
The bowl was made to hold fruits during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a grey glaze onto which Asagao flowers (Japanese morning glory) on the vines were painted in a free and poetic style. White was used for the petals, green for the leaves with touches of gold highlight. Asagao, the symbol of the summer was rendered in the spirit of Ogata Kenzan, and interestingly the shape of the blossom echoes the unique form the bowl. It was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the summer months.
Under the base, Kozan was signed in black on a white porcelain plaque inlay.
For two similar examples of Kozan's work Utusushi Kenzan, see Page 168-169 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Japonisme Style Gilt Bronze and Faience Standing Jardinière
Located in London, GB
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and faience standing jardinière
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 84cm, width 69cm, depth 48cm
Th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
This exceptional 1920s Japanese coffee service features 6 demitasse cups with accompanying, coffee pot, sugar bowl an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Sommerso Cobalt Blue with Black Spiral Vase
By Soichiro Sasakura
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning, rare heavy handblown vase with cobalt blue and black spiral in clear glass by Soichiro Sasakura of Sasaki glass. Very contemporary aesthetic that would be perfect in reside...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Antique French Japonisme Mantel Clock with Floral Champlevé Enamel
Located in London, GB
Antique French Japonisme mantel clock with floral Champlevé enamel
French, late 19th century
Dimensions: Height 51cm, width 27.5cm, depth 22cm
Beautifully wrought from patinated bronze and champlevé enamel, this mantel clock is designed in the Japonisme style. The style was popular in 19th Century Europe following the opening of Japan to trade and cultural exchange.
The clock stands on four cabriole feet, with a pierced Japanese style apron to the bottom. The central case is stepped, with the main section of rectangular profile, and mounted with pierced patinated bronze vines...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
A 19th C.French Japanism Style Dragon Design Hardwood Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century French Hardwood Japanism Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot. The backrest of this exceptional sofa is adorned with a stunning display of carved open fret-work design...
Category
1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swivel Bookcase Table with Marble Top by Gabriel Viardot, Japonism, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style, richly carved.
With red marble top, swivel shelves and tripod base carved with dragon / demon heads and clawed le...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Marble
$3,347 Sale Price
20% Off
Throw Taigaa 604
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a jacquard throw decorated with a stunning animal print and fringes. The animalistic theme is reminiscent of the jungle and the natural elements...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$734 / item
Meji's Period Inro Box. Japan, 19th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Inro is an ancient traditional Japanese box used to carry and store small items such as tobacco, money, paintbrushes, and other objects. The...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japonisme Lamp Att. to E. Lièvre , Japan-France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Height with lampshade : 133 cm (52,3 in.) / without lampshade : 125 cm (49,2 in.) ;
Lampshade - Height 74 cm (29,1 in.) ; Diameter : 86 cm (33,8 in.)
Important Japanese style gourd-shaped lamp, made with a polychrome Kutani porcelain vase decorated with lake scene and flowers in cartouches, in the middle of flying waders on a red background. It is covered with its original beige pleated silk lampshade, embroided with flowers and waders. It rests on an « old gold » patinated bronze base with stylized openwork decoration, topped with a Fô dog on each foot.
Related work : Japanese enamel porcelain...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japonisme furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Japonisme furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include 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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