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
Framed Japanese Relief Embroidery Textile Art of Dragon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful Japanese textile art panel with an embroidered dragon on a swirling cloud background, nicely framed with a linen matt in an antique-fi...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Schumacher Kobai Wallpaper Mural in Mineral
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by a traditional Japanese ink painting and reminiscent of a landscape or seascape, this panel wallcovering moves from saturated to nuanced colorations. At a whopping 18-foot...
Category
2010s American Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
$597 / item
Throw Koko 40
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 rich gold colour with a sophisticated and elegant f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$655 / item
Elegant Oriental Style Black and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Elegant Oriental Style Black and Brass Table Lamp
This is an elegant piece, with its large 6 sided linen Lamp Shade
The lamp is in good origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Figural Ceramic Table Lamp by D. Polo Uiato, Capodimonte Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large figural ceramic table lamp by D. Polo Uiato, Capodimonte style
This is a large and rare piece lamp, the lamp is a colourful outdoor scene wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Elephant Trainers Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Japanese Shibayyama inlaid coffee table depicting Elephant trainers in a compound
This table is sublime, absolutely exquisite from every angle, circa 1900-1920, hand made in Japan, the Elephants and trainers have an Indian look...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Cast Bronze Mirror and lacqer box, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan
Located in PARIS, FR
A heavy and finely cast Japanese bronze mirror decorated with pines , cranes wich are longevity symbols, The handle in the center is a a tutle which also symbolize longevity.
Edo Period, 18th century, Japan.
The small, round mirror with high walls has been intricately and exquisitely cast with symbols . The turtle has a domed shell pieced to allow a cord to be strung through for handling or hanging.
A five charactesr mark is cast on the border.
Mirror is 12 ,3 x 1,6 cm
Box is 14,2 x 5 cm
Surrounding the turtle and inscription is a densely cast landscape featuring pine trees with fantastic needles, two cranes with their 3 youngs, dense stalks of leafy bamboo. and a blooming prunus on the left side.
All are symbols of longevity. Bamboo also symbolizes resilience and prosperity. Bamboo asociated with prunus and pine are called the 3 frinds of winter.
The other side of the mirror is undecorated, and would originally have been highly polished, allowing the user to see their reflection in the polished surface.
The bronze with a wonderful, warm silver patina.
This mirror is presented in its original lacquer box , hand decorated in the Kodaiji style with gold lacquer flowers...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,185 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Ox with Boy on Its Back
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very amusing 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese bronze statue of an ox with a young boy sitting on its back.
Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Japanese Lacquer Plate with Elaborate Maki-e Design by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large circular plate with a short stem base in Vermillion lacquer color. The surface was decorated with a stunning maki-e picture that depicts a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Mishima Ceramic Vase Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese long neck slender ceramic vase in the style of Mishima, circa 19th century, Meiji period. Mishima pottery was originally imported from three islands in Taiwan and then fro...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Charming Japanese Style Tray Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, c.1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese style diamond-shaped tray attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, representing lake landscapes in cartouches, and adorned in its center with a lunch scene with a Japanese couple in traditional dress, all highlighted by a gilded decor of flowering branches on a pink porcelain background.
The whole is framed by a gilded openwork bronze mount ending on the sides by two handles.
“L’Escalier de Cristal”, an old and famous Parisian firm, specialized in glass products and ceramics but also suggested furniture and bronze sculptures. It was led from 1885 to 1923 by Emile Pannier’s sons, who gave the name of Pannier Frères to the society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house. Their Japanese style creations were among many others much appreciated by the critics and the public. They were awarded many medals at various exhibitions, such as the Gold medal at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition.
Lots of artists participated in that world success, such as Emile Gallé, who gave to Pannier Frères the exclusive rights of some of his models, or François-Eugène Rousseau, who designed many vases and gave the model of his successful Japanese style dining-set as well. This set was made by the Creil et Montereau Manufacture. In the Japanese style furniture...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Located in Astoria, NY
After Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), "Shima Province: Mount Hiyori and Toba Harbor", Woodblock on Paper, 1853, from the "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces" series, wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Bowl with Fruiting Apple Branch
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal on sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1883. Curved sides with allover spot hammering and gilt-washed interior overhung with apple branch...
Category
1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Vintage obi textile art "Broken Vase ~kintsugi~" by ikasu Black / Gold, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This textile artwork uses a vintage obi dated around 1980ies, with a feather motif, and arranges it so that it looks like a vase.
Antique obi, just as it is a broken vase, is united back again with black obijime - a string used to tie up obi when it’s worn. Framed in kiritansu (antique chest) paulownia wood.
It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood originally used for kimono chest-of-drawers, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.
I used pieces of kimono that could no longer be used as clothing and kiritansu chest-of-drawers that would normally be discarded to create the ultimate upcycled piece.
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors>>
Feathers hold various meanings and symbolism in Japanese traditional culture, often reflecting themes of spirituality, symbolism, and folklore. Here are some of the meanings associated with feathers in Japanese tradition:
・Divine Protection: Feathers are often seen as symbols of divine protection and spiritual guidance. Feathers, especially those from birds, are considered to be imbued with the protective energy, offering spiritual guardianship and safeguarding against negative forces.
・Connection to the Spirit World: Feathers are sometimes associated with the spirit world and the realm of the divine. In folklore and mythology, feathers are depicted as messengers between the earthly realm and the celestial realms.
・Symbol of Beauty and Elegance: Feathers are admired for their natural beauty, grace, and elegance. In traditional Japanese arts such as Noh theater, Kabuki, and dance performances like Kagura, actors and performers often use feathered costumes or accessories to enhance their appearance and convey a sense of refinement and sophistication.
・Sign of Good Luck and Prosperity: In Japanese folklore, certain birds like cranes and pheasants are considered symbols of good fortune, longevity, and prosperity. Feathers from these birds are often depicted in art and craftwork as auspicious symbols believed to bring blessings and positive energy to the bearer.
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Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono, is traditionally made from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos.
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.
During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pair of Large Japanese Carved Wood Temple Candleholders Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall pair of Japanese carved wood candle holders circa early 19th century (late Edo Period). The pair is carved in the typical form with a block base in the shape of stylized chrysanthemums and long fluted stem with changes in diameter that supports a grooved holder fitted with metal pricket. These types of oversized candle holders were traditionally used in Buddhist temples or Samurai's resident where they were placed on the altar table for worshiping. What is extraordinary of these candle stickers is that they feature a wonderfully conserved surface with lacquered gold leaf. The sparkling gold on the well weathered surface is visually striking. The professional conservation was performed in 2007 and as a result, the pieces display a wonderful aged Wabi-Sabi patina.
The piece retains an original invoice from Far Eastern Antiques...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Ceramic Ikebana Vase Bizen Ware Nanba Koyo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall vintage ceramic vase with handle from Japan (20th century) by Nanba Koyo. Made in the tradition of Bizen ware, the vase has a modern aesthetic with a...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,500 / item
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
Dessert plate, Kioto service, Creil et Montereau, 1878 - 1884
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning dessert plate from the "Kioto" collection by the renowned Creil et Montereau manufacturer, dating back to 1878-1884. This fine earthenware piece, typical of the japonisme ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Dessert plate, Kioto service, Creil et Montereau, 1878 - 1884
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning dessert plate from the "Kioto" collection by the renowned Creil et Montereau manufacturer, dating back to 1878-1884. This fine earthenware piece, typical of the japonisme ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Woven Bamboo Morikago Basket by Maeda Chikubosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and impressive Japanese basket in the form of a morikago by Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950) circa first half of the 20th century. Chikubosai I was from the Kansai Region and active in Sakai, Osaka prefecture. He was instructed by Wada Waichisai I, (1851-1901).
Morikago is a shallow open basket with handle. It was traditionally used to display fruits, sometimes flowers, during Sencha tea ceremony. In contrast to Chanoyu, Sencha ceremony uses loose green tea leaves instead of tea powder. The placement of loose fruits in the basket meant that the pattern of the bottom, which is often elaborate, was meant to be visible.
This morikago was beautifully constructed with bent bamboo frame and twill plaits for the body. The bottom of the basket features a double diamond pattern achieved with a variation of plover plait. The bifurcated handles was bundle-plated with a rather free spirit approach. They show a poetic suggestion of movement, as if the bamboos were still swaying in the wind. The basket has a copper insert that fits perfectly and it is quite possibly the original. The basket is signed on the base "Chikubosai". The style of the signature shows that it was made by Maeda Chikubosai I.
For another Morikago basket by Maeda Chikubosai I, see page 79 of "Masters of Bamboo" by Rinne.
For the study of the signature of Chikubosai I "Baskets Master Pieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Copper
Footrest Hanatsugi 160
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This jacquard cube pouf, seat in contrasting black and ivory tones is made with metallic, lurex threads and a Kintsugi pattern. The pouf is beautifully designed with small floral pat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$1,192 / item
Footed bowl Choisy-le-Roi for L'Escalier de Cristal, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" footed bowl, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century.
This elegant bowl showcases a delicate hand-painted pheasant...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Meiji Period, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This most unusual pair of original 18th century Japanese patinated bronze candelabras, uniquely designed as branches of mountain flowers entangled by a dragon, are mounted on the con...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps
By Satsuma
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain vases / lamps.
Each with wonderful gilded classical motif decoration, with inset hand painted panels depicting various scenes of courtiers in attendance and Samurai warriors. Both mounted on ormolu oriental stands.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$6,158 / set
Three-Piece Tea Set with Engraved Japonism Dragons
Located in Paris, FR
This stunning tea set includes a masterfully designed teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl. Each piece is beautifully embellished with elaborate Japonisme-inspired scenes and dragon engra...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Throw Tsugi Maiko 156
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
The TSUGI collection is composed of yarn-dyed jacquard throws with a giant patchwork Kintsugi pattern and contrasting short fringes. This vibrant red throw is delicately deisgned wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$755 / item
Ebonized Custom Solid Wood Low Coffee Table 1970s
Located in Bellport, NY
A beauty in this 1970s large ebony custom crafted coffee table. Removable casters (optional) the top having the appearance of four cut out triangles, slightly oriental in style, made...
Category
1990s Belgian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Dessert plate, Kioto service, Creil et Montereau, 1878 - 1884
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning dessert plate from the "Kioto" collection by the renowned Creil et Montereau manufacturer, dating back to 1878-1884. This fine earthenware piece, typical of the japonisme ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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 Japanese Hanging Scroll Attributed to Iwasa Matabei
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique ink and color on paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) with brocade border. It appears to be a fragment of a larger hand scroll depicting a procession of a lord with his entoura...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
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
Antique Tiffany & Co. Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Box
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum gilt sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Traditional lobed and ovoid bowl with short and inset neck and splayed volute scroll supports. Cover hinged...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Japonisme Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Aesthethic Movement Vase's
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Japonism porcelain and ormolu-mounted Aesthethic Movement vase's.
Category
19th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Red Painted and Gilt Japonisme Plant Stand
Located in Norwood, NJ
Japanese style French 19th century carved and red painted wood pedestal with gilt and silver gilt embellishments. Deep red-brown lacquer finish. Gilt dragons and floral decorations.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Wood
Sukiya 36" Elm Tansu
Located in San Jose, CA
Elegant, durable and versatile, the Sukiya presents storage solutions steeped in traditional Japanese tea house aesthetics. Featuring several drawers...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
$3,200 / item
Gilded bronze and alabaster letter carrier in the Japanese style, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Gilded bronze and alabaster letter carrier in the Japanese style.
The bronze tree branch decorations are very delicate. The alabaster plates on the two main sides give a very luminou...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
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
$4,026 / item
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
Reconstructed Ceramics #7 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. He broke ceramic at first, and make it into a lot of fragment. He rasp some of fragmen...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
Young Lady With Umbrella, Bronze Japan, Meiji Era, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze with brown patina of a young Japanese girl in a kimono, carrying an umbrella
wooden base
Patina wear
19th century
H39cm
20x18cm.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
A Highly Unusual Pair of English Japanism Motif Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Unusual Pair of 19th Century English Japanism Motif Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps. Each with a waisted neck and wide-angled body, these lamps are very unusual in form. T...
Category
1880s English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$10,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hector Side Table
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Bold and innovative in its design, this low side table has a unique and sophisticated character that enlivens modern living spaces. The sleek round shape is crafted from wood fibre a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,675 / item
Footrest Pivoine 121
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a pouf, cube seat in a natural cream colour with gold detailing made with jacquard fabrics. The different patterns on the sides of the pouf are beautifully designed with smal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$1,192 / item
Vintage obi textile art "Under the Sun ~Serendipity " by ikasu Red / Beige Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This artwork creatively uses tree bark to evoke the imagery of woods and mountains during both the morning and nighttime on left and right. It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood, a tree closely connected to kimono culture, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.
By incorporating both the front and back sides of the same obi fabric woven in different colors, the play of light and shadow on the mountains is depicted through the contrasting appearances of these surfaces.
The intention behind this piece is to convey the exquisite beauty of Japanese mountains and the lush forests that inhabit them. To achieve this, traditional elements of Japanese culture, such as obi textiles and craftsmanship involving wood, were used.
The outer side and inner linings of the same obi, no longer suitable for clothing, along with bark material that would normally be discarded, have been repurposed to create this exceptional upcycle artwork.
The fusion of Japanese natural materials – silk, paulownia wood, and pine bark for the central decoration – along with the so-called "Tozan" pattern, a unique Japanese natural design showing mountains from far-away point, captures the magnificent beauty of Japanese nature from various perspectives.
The central bark decoration stands out as a distinctive feature of this work. Pine, oak, and other tree barks are interwoven among the mountains woven into the obi, creating a tangible and authentic natural atmosphere.
<< Period / Story >>
The obi used in this piece was originally crafted during the late Showa period (1960-80ies).
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
This upcycle artwork uses an obi with a tozan pattern woven in two colors. The design is inspired by a distant mountain range, a motif that has been used in paintings and crafts since ancient times. However, in this particular design, the mountains are depicted not as distant peaks but as graceful semicircles giving it a mild atmosphere.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
This upcycled Fukuro-obi (two-side obi) showcases a festive color pattern of mountains intricately woven with gold threads against a beige front and red on the back.
The way this obi interacts with light allows it to shift in expression, much like a mountain revealing different facets over time. It can transform from deep shades of color to the appearance of gold shimmering against bright hues, depending on the lighting and viewing angle.
<< About the frame >>
Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono, is traditionally made from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos.
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.
During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Throw Tan Sai 572
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a vibrant pink and orange jacquard throw decorated with a pattern of large, elegant peonies and short fringes. The peony flower is a Japanese sy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$741 / item
Cushion Phoenix 50
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in a rich blue colour with a delicate, tone-on-tone phoenix embroidery framed with contrasting, multicolour fabric. The phoenix is a Japanese symbol for rebirth and lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Satin
$659 / item
Tiffany Japonesque Mixed Metal Beetle & Butterfly Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1879. Round and curved on domed foot; applied plain and wavy mouth rim. Engraved tendri...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of Jerodian (Old Man), Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of Jerodian (Old Man), Ca. 1890
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 16.5 in...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Flowery Japanese Porcelain Plate, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large circular Japanese porcelain plate, painted with a basket filled of cherry branches, peonies, dahlias, daisies and three little birds. Blue, re...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1885
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese clock in double patina bronze with suspended dial.
The portico and dial, with calligraphic Kanji numerals complemented by hands featuring an undulating dragon, are deco...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece displays several interesting characteristics that appear puzzling initially. First, the form is not typical Japanese, but more Chinese and Korean, with its scalloped base. Second, the decoration of MOP inlays also suggests a Korean and Chinese affiliation, especially with the linear borders and the scrolling cloud patters on the sides of the box. These two observations suggest that the box may be from Ryukyu Island instead of Japanese mainland. Third, strikingly in the center of the cover, a bold quarterly floral pattern outlined with MOP was filled with a striking mottled red lacquer using tsugaru nuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Fireman Hood with Stencil Inscription Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well-preserved Japanese fireman's hood (known as hikeshi zukin in Japanese) circa 1900s, late Meiji period. Woven with thick cotton with sashiko (co...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Sterling Silver Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl by Hattori Kintaro
By Hattori Kintaro
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Japanese presentation bowl in sterling silver by Hattori Kintaro (1860 - 1934), circa 1910-1920s, late Meiji era to early Taisho era. This rare and rather large piece wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Cushion Phoenix 34
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in an rich blue-green colour with a delicate, tone-on-tone phoenix embroidery framed with contrasting, multicolour fabric. The phoenix is a Japanese symbol for rebirth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Satin
$659 / item
Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and striking pair of 19th century Japanese (Meiji period 1868-1912) patinated and embossed bronze vases / lamps. Each with inset panels of exotic birds and plants, ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Vases Attributed to Susse Frères, France, Circa 1880
By Susse Freres
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine pair of Japanese style vases attributed to Susse Frères and made in two patina bronze. Each vase in form of a patinated bronze ovoid body...
Category
1880s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,517 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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