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
White Porcelain Lamp by Pillivuyt, Japonisme, France, circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Beautiful white porcelain living room lamp.
Far Eastern inspiration / Japonism, France, circa 1970-1980.
Stamped "Pillivuyt France Porcelain since 1...
Category
1970s French Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japonesque Bronze Cache Pot by Berndorf, Austria, (marked) circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japonesque bronze cache pot by Berndorf, Austria, circa 1890. Nouveau with a Japanese decorative motif. Stamped Bergdorf over an E
Decorated with thr...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cassandre Armchair
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This armchair exudes elegant sophistication, particularly when arranged as a pair and complemented by the Michelle Pouf to create a harmonious living room nook. The matte-black steel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase, Japan, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Sumida Gawa pottery vase, Japan, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese panels XIX e century Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Japanese pieces XIX century Utagawa Toyokuni
Two bijin-ga prints Kakémono sized
Nishiki-e ink and colors on paper
Circa 1840
Framed .
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Excellent Satsuma Charger
By Satsuma
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A super quality Satsuma bowl, in overall excellent condtion.
Satsuma china, or Satsuma ware, originates from the Satsuma Province in southern Kyūshū, Japan. Specifically, it's known ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Baluster Vase, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1748
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early example of bow’s output, with a smooth, silky glaze. Painted after the Kakiemon with a phoenix, butterfly and various plants after the Japanese; with reserved panels featuri...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Small Cloisonné Enamel Vases by F. Barbedienne, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne on the mount.
Charming pair of small curved-shaped vases in patinated and gilded bronze and polychrome cloisonné enamel decorated with flowers and birds. With ...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
A pair of bronze vases with Onagadori roosters
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of bronze vases adorned with inlays, decorated with two Onagadori roosters, known for their elegant length of tail. The roosters are represented perched on a plum branch.
Signe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Anne Yellow Armchair
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
An exceptional work of craftsmanship by wood and textile artisans, this plush armchair is a charming addition to refined modern interiors. Hand-carved from solid beech and finished i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jules Vieillard & Cie Manufacture, Japanese-style Tea Service
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Cups : H. 6,2 cm/2'' 7/16 ; L. 9,5 cm/3'' 3/4 ; D. 7,2 cm/2'' 13/16
Saucers : H. 2 cm/13/16'' ; D. 13,5 cm/5'' 5/16
Teapot : H. 16 cm/6'' 5/16 ; L. 19,7 cm/7'' 3/4 ; P. 7,5 cm/2'' 15...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Faience
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
Antique Japanese Ceramic Ko-Kutani Revival Footed Dish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese glazed ceramic footed dish made in the Ko-Kutani type of Edo period but likely during Kutani revival in the 19th century Meiji Period. The dish with delicate foliaged rim ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Glazed Ceramic and Gilt Bronze Vases, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of glazed ceramic and gilt bronze vases, France, late 19th century.
Category
1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 12 Spode Newstone Aesthetic Movement Japanese Garden Soup Bowls Ca. 1840
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an amazing set of 12 rimmed soup bowls marked "Spode's New-Stone" dating to 1840 but in like new condition. The "Japonesque" transfer decoration is embellished with hand pain...
Category
1840s English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
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
Cassandre Green Bench
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
A beautiful complement to one of K3's extraordinary bed designs, this bench exudes a sense of timeless refinement. The matte-black lacquered plywood structure is softly padded with m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cushion Phoenix 64
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in a rich bronze colour with a delicate, tone-on-tone phoenix embroidery framed with contrasting, multicolour fabric. The phoenix is a Japanese symbol for rebirth and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Satin
Japanese Figurines 1950s (9 pcs: 1 male and 8 females)
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
An unique set of Japanese figurines of 9. Very decorative.
3 figurines are 25 cm high
5 are 22 cm high
And the sitting is 18 cm
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Ceramic
Pair of French Antique Japonisme Glazed Ceramic and Ormolu Mounted Lamps
By L. Malpass
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Japonisme glazed ceramic and ormolu mounted lamps
French, Late 19th Century
Lamps: height 104cm, width 36cm, depth 26cm
Shades: height 33cm, diameter 50cm
In the Japonisme style, these superb, exceptionally large lamps (converted from vases) are made from glazed ceramics and fitted with ormolu mounts. The beautiful vases are parcel gilt and decorated with exquisite images of, to the front, a Japanese male figure on one and a female figure on the other; complemented by images of Japanese landscapes including trees, birds (ducks), shrubbery, flowers, and insects, including stick insects and butterflies.
Each piece is fitted with superb ormolu elephant...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis Blue Armchair
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This armchair has a sumptuous design, upholstered with an eclectic combination of four distinct satin fabrics, making it a charming statement piece for modern living spaces. The soli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Marie Black Coffee Table
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Embellished with an extraordinary Japanese kintsugi golden inlay, this coffee table is a bold centrepiece for modern interiors. Entirely crafted from wood fibre with a matte-black la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Soup Tureen, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Oval tureen and cover, decorated after the Kakiemon in the two quail pattern; the crabstock handles and masks are interesting features. The tureen has had a rather unhappy life, appa...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Patinated Bronze Figure of a Standing Japanese Geisha with Kimono & Obi
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French patinated bronze figure of a standing Japanese geisha in a traditional kimono with an obi. This geisha is exceptionally cast with immense detail. Starting from the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style
Located in London, GB
The front side of this French Japonisme folding screen has a fine oil depiction on wood of kabuki (typical Japanese opera) performers, one on each of the five panels; the reverse of ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Swivel Bookcase Table with Carved Top by Gabriel Viardot, Japonism, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style.
Richly carved : top decorated with a dragon, openwork swivel shelves and tripod base carved with clawed legs.
Ar...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swivel Bookcase Table by Gabriel Viardot, France, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pedestal table / revolving bookcase in Japanese / Chinese / Asian style, richly carved.
With red marble top with white veins, openwork swivel shelves and tripod base carved with dragon / demon heads and clawed legs...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Marble
Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums, Ca. 1750
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums, Ca. 1750
ABOUT
This screen is indeed a masterpiece of design and composition with a gold frame. The materials used...
Category
1750s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cushion Phoenix 61
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in an earthy green 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
Charles K Daybed
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
A sophisticated and clean design, this lounge chair is upholstered with a striped velvet jacquard fabric, offering an elegant centrepiece for modern living spaces. Resting on a matte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Throw Koko 56
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
The KOKO collection is composed of yarn-dyed jacquard throws with tone-on-tone
fringes and a K三 monogram pattern. This throw is a vibrant colour with a bold and playful feel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Edeum 581
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
The EDEUM collection is composed of yarn-dyed jacquard throws with plume patterns and short fringes. This throw is a vibrant red colour with a contrasting white pattern reminiscent o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Blue Abstract Painted Vase by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sukiya 24" Elm Tansu
Located in San Jose, CA
A modern day rendition of iconic Tansu storage with hand forged iron pulls and traditional wooden drawer glides.
Maria Yee is a California contemporary furniture design studio estab...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Japonist Wall Clock in Carved Wood and Hardstone – 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A striking Japonist wall clock crafted in dark carved wood, adorned with inlaid panels of deep green hardstone. The radiating fan-shaped structure is enriched with fantastical and my...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Pair of Imari Jars with Covers Made into Lamps
Located in Carmel, CA
Pair of Arita porcelain jars with covers and insert cup with silkworm cocoon figure. Chrysanthemum, birds, orange blossoms are the predominating painted characters in shades of blue...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Urn Ceramic Table Lamp, Yellow with White Flowers Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elegant Japanese Oriental style ceramic table lamp features abstract hand-painted decor of stylized flower garlands in textured white glaze with red-brown outline on soft, buttery ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Imari Porcelain Flower Pot 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful porcelain planter decorated with imari. On this flowerpot, the background is blue, there are reserves in which appear a dragon and a bird surrounded by red flowers. The upp...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
K-OVER Champagne, CHERRY BLOSSOM, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Mary Yoshida
Located in Firenze, IT
This champagne bottle cover is a true work of art and belongs to the Works of Art collection.
The K-OVER was made entirely by hand by Mary Yoshida, a Japanese artist currently livi...
Category
2010s Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silver
Japanese Shigaraki Green Glaze Earthenware Pottery Teapot Water Pitcher Jug 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Extra large vintage Japanese earthenware teapot / urn / vase - jar shaped body with two handles and large cylindrical spout with strainer inside where it meets the body, recessed lid...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on a brass base.
This Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp was hand-crafted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Japanese Edo Period Saga Ningyo, Ca. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Saga Ningyo, Ca. 1850
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9.5 inches
Width: 6 inches
Depth: 5 inches
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Large Contemporary Japanese Style Mixed Media Collage Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
These stylish decorative Japanese style wall art collages have been mounted in black lacquered wood and lucite frames. Each panel is ready to hang.
These unique works of art are visibly inspired by both 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaques with scholar and warrior figures. As well as, Japanese Shunga. Shunga is a style that was painted by some of the best ukiyo-e artists of the day.
This work features figurative art, daggers, gilding, textiles, natural bamboo and a musical harp...
Category
20th Century American Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Bamboo
Large Pair of 19th Century Oriental Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of Japanese carved softwood armchairs, each depicting carved exotic flowers and foliage.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
By Ando Jubei
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
Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880
Located in Palermo, Sicily
complete measurements with frame cm.52x40
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880
Located in Palermo, Sicily
with frame cm.41,5x35
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
A Pair of French Japonisme Three-Light Dragon Bronze Wall Appliques, Lievre
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Japonisme Three-Light Dragon Bronze Wall Appliques, Sconces Attributed to Edouard Lievre, circa 1870.
Exuding the opulent allure of 19th-century Japonisme, this exq...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Japanese Imari Blue White Chargers with Geishas at Lake Side
By Arita, Imari Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of Meiji Period blue and white Japanese Imari Chargers depicting two Japanese Courtesans reading poetry by a lake in a serene setting framed by banana palms or trees o...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Imari & French Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY urn shaped with three ormolu mounted cherubs with Roman Numeral and Arabic dial. Dimensions Height: 22" Width: ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Japanese Style Cast Iron Heron
Located in Stockholm, SE
A highly decorative painted cast iron heron, crafted in the Japanese style during the first half of the 20th century. Standing gracefully on one leg with its neck tucked in, the hero...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Bird Branch Berry Watercolor Hanging Scroll Signed Painting 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese watercolor painting on paper showing a small green bird perched on the branch of a tree tipped with red berries. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paint, Paper
Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Vase by Shimazu Gyokuzan, Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Vase by Shimazu Gyokuzan, Ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS
Height: 18.5 INCHES
Diameter: 9 inches
DETAILS
Meiji Period (1868 -1912) – Ca.18...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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