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
JAPANESE CIR 1920 WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH WATERCOLOUR PRINT OF GEISHA GIRL & NOBLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Japanese Woodblock Triptych watercolour print of a ...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Throw Nekoka 148
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a light-printed wool guaze decorated with a collage of animal prints and short fringes. The animalistic theme is reminiscent of the jungle and the natural elements that are c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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
Satsuma earthenware vase with geishas, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of slightly bulged Satsuma earthenware lamps with a gilt bronze mount. Beige background decoration with geishas surrounded with dahlias in outside scenes and flanked by a palm l...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Faience
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
Throw Kashimea 612
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a yarn-dyed jacquard throw in a vibrant green colour adorned with a stylish pink K三 relief monogram and border.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Jonathan Ebony Bed with Kintsugi
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Distinguished by a remarkable, large headboard featuring a kintsugi, one of K3's signature motifs inspired by the Japanese art of preparing broken pottery, this bed is an iconic desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Throw Chougembou 160
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a rich black jacquard throw adorned with a precious hawk and a stripe with a geometric motif and finished with short fringes. The hawk is a Japa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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
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
Footrest Kori 150
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a jacquard cube pouf, seat in blue, green, and gold tones. Each edge of the pouf is divided by thin, gold sateen piping. The different patterns on the sides of the pouf are b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Footrest Hanatsugi 121
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This jacquard cube pouf, seat in natural cream and green tones is made with metallic, lurex threads and a Kintsugi pattern. The pouf is beautifully designed with small floral pattern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Footrest Warabi 148
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a jacquard cube pouf, seat in natural green and orange tones. Each edge of the pouf is divided by thin, gold sateen piping. The patterns on the pouf include rich 3D green lea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Michelle Beige Pouf
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This pouf exudes refined elegance with its sumptuous and timeless silhouette. It is upholstered with the double-faced Kaede fabric in an iridescent beige, adorned with an array of delicate mother of pearl feather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Throw Koko 60
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 black colour with an elegant and solemn feel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Edeum 601
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 an intense black colour with a contrasting white pattern, reflectin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
ANTIQUE JAPANESE CIR 1920's WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH WATERCOLOUR PRINT OF RICE PICKERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Japanese Woodblock Triptych watercolour print of Ri...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Japanese bronze okimono depicting the study of a tiger
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze okimono depicting the study of a powerful tiger in a furtive position.
The animal is represented with its legs bent, its tail curled upwards and its body in a lowered positio...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fluted Dessert Plates, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Each of shallow circular form with scalloped rim and painted in the Kakiemon two Quail pattern with a pair of partridges standing between a flowering prunus and a kikyo bush amidst f...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Japanese round shaped rabbits bronze pair Hiroharu Hiramatsu Showa era
By Hiroharu Hiramatsu
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bronze rabbits running, their legs forming a round shape.
Made by Hiroharu Hiramatsu (1896 Hyôgo prefecture – 1971, Fukushima,平松宏春). Specialized in metal art, he is a counci...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Japonisme Style Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine antique 19th century French gilt bronze and hand painted porcelain 3-piece clock set in the Japonisme style. The clock finely decorated with porcelain plaques, painted in the Japanese style with Cherry blossom branches. The front plaque features a Sulphur-crested cockatoo with a red sun in the sky on the right. The clock’s rectangular body is crowned by an arched top which contains a circular porcelain dial. This dial features a painting of a pair of birds on a cherry branch at its center, encircled by black Roman Numerals within white cartouches. The shoulders of the clock are mounted with gilt bronze elephant...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Japonisme Silvered Bronze and Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique French Japonisme silvered bronze and porcelain three-piece clock set
French, Late 19th Century
Clock: Height 36cm, width 32cm, depth 17cm
Candelabra: Height 28cm, width 26...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE FLOOR STANDING PRINTING SCROLL LAMP SOLID MARBLE BASe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly decorative, Japanese floor standing lamp which is an antique printing scroll fixed to a solid two piece marble base
This is a very impressive lamp, I personally purchased this from Nice France of my antiques tour...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Marble
Japanese antic deer sculpture
Located in PAU, FR
Big japanese deer sculpture in lacquered wood.
Black, red and gold patina.
The ears and wood are removable.
Probably Edo period
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of French 19th Century Gilt Painted Opaline Vases by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Gilt White Opaline Vases
by Baccarat
Standing over a foot tall, the pair of vases of circular and tapering form, finely decorated with gilt landscapes populated with bird...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Shreve & Co, San Francisco Sterling Rim Japanese Satsuma Plate, Early 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Shreve & Co, San Francisco Sterling Rim Japansese Satsuma Plate. Hand hammered, sterling silver rim. Early 20th century
Finely painted and gilt autumnal...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Karl Lindström and Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand, Lidded Porcelain Jar
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Karl Lindström and Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand. Lidded porcelain jar decorated with grape vines in gold on a beautiful dark blue base. Japan...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Ikebana Basket, Late 19th Century
By Ikebana
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Ikebana basket from the late 19th century / early 20th century . The Japanese art of flower arranging is a highly ritualised process and this basket would have be...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Perignem , Japanese-inspired ceramic vase, not signed, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Perignem, Japanese-inspired ceramic vase, not signed, circa 1950
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Plaster Sculpture of a Samurai Warrior
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Plaster Sculpture of a Samurai Warrior
The Samurai were a caste of warrior in Japan for over 7 Centuries, this plaster figure celebrates the Samurai i...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture
Pair of 19th Century, Imari Style Faience Pottery Vases and Covers
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of early nineteenth century faience pottery vases and covers, decorated in the Imari taste, with gilded lion finials, the bodies profusely decorated with figures, exotic ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Faience
Japanese Style Orange and White Round Porcelain Vase with Handle
Located in Queens, NY
Japanese (19th Century) orange and white round shaped porcelain vase with handle top.
Category
19th Century Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Large French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Vase/Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Large 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Turned to Lamp, The moun...
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase on Stand
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and very impressive 19th Century Japanese lidded Imari vase. Measures: 45".
Having a wonderful Foo dog finial to the lid, classical bold blue and orange ground. Scrolling fo...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Bronze Footed Planter
Located in Bellport, NY
A large antique bronze two handled decorated planter.
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Baluster Mug, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Pint mug of baluster form with flared base and grooved strap-handle with heart-shaped termination. The face of the mug painted after the Kakiemon with the two Quail pattern. The reve...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Two-Panel Phoenix Screen, Edo Period, Ca. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Phoenix Screen, Edo Period, Ca. 1850
Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868)
DIMENSIONS
Height: 24 inches
Width: 28 inches
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Metal and Enamel Plaques with Bamboo Frame, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of metal and enamel plaques with bamboo frame. France, late 19th century.
Japonisme style.
Each plaque dimensions: 5 cm depth x 68 cm width x 93 cm height.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Knife and Fork, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1749
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An unsually early set of handles with original steel tines and blade. Pistol grip form moulded with acanthus scrolls, leaves and swags and painted with indianische Blumen in a Kakiem...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Cup, Kakiemon Decoration, Plymouth, circa 1769
By Plymouth Porcelain Factory 1
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee cup in hard-paste porcelain, decorated with Kakiemon painting. The fruits of the Plymouth factory are perhaps the first examples of hard-paste porc...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Raku Fired Vessel by Fernande Beland
Located in Denton, TX
Raku fired Large Vessel by Fernande Beland of Canada Mutiple colors of gold, green, amber, charcoal.
The iridescence of the glaze is breath taking as the colors change with differen...
Category
20th Century Canadian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Clay
Meiji Period Fukagawa Porcelain Lidded Vase
By Fukagawa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality hand painted Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Fukagawa porcelain lidded vase. Depicting exotic Cranes among Reeds and Lillys, boa...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century Japanese inro with 4 boxes in gold lacquer with kinji mat background decorated in taka makiyé of gold of different tones. Lacquered wood siz...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
UNIVERSE THAT - Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy Painting by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
UNIVERSE THAT IS JUST TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE – Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 69 x 67.5 cm. Some creases and rips.
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Carved & Tufted Orientalist Armchair Attrib. to G. Viardot - France, 19th C
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Impressive Asian-style armchair carved with fretwork detailing, mother-of-pearl inlays and large carved lion's paw feet.
Beautifully upholstered in 100% silk brocade with deep button tufting. The fabric is Tassinari & Chatel's Cernuschi collection.
Attributed to Gabriel Viardot or Perret & Vibert (La Maison des Bambous).
Category
19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Carp Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) green and red patinated bronze vases, each having pierced decoration, having wonderful raised carp swimming around the center...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
FRUIT PARFAIT - Contemporary Japanese Black and White Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
FRUIT PARFAIT – Indian ink on old Japanese washi paper, by Dai Okumura, 60 x 76 cm. Some creases and rips.
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Cushion Phoenix 65
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in an sky 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
Cushion Phoenix 59
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
Square cushion in a vibrant orange colour with a delicate, tone-on-tone phoenix embroidery framed with contrasting, multicolour fabric. The phoenix is a Japanese symbol for rebirth a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Satin
Throw Kashimea 481
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a yarn-dyed jacquard throw in a natural cream colour adorned with a stylish tone-on-tone K三 relief monogram and border.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Kat 160
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This light throw is a rich black colour adorned with a Japanese Kintsugi pattern and a K三 monogram. The Kintsugi process is symbolic of resilience and rejuvenation.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Aodake 160
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a jacquard throw in lush grey and green tones decorated with a pattern of leaves and finished with fringes. The foliage is reminiscent of the jungle and the natural elements ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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
Throw Kashimea 604
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This is a yarn-dyed jacquard throw in a rich black colour adorned with a stylish gold K三 relief monogram and border.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Kami 604
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
The KAMI collection is composed of yarn-dyed jacquard throws with a large golden cloud pattern, metallic threads, and short fringes. This throw is a solemn black colour and the cloud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Throw Taigaa 481
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
Footrest Hanatsugi 156
By Kenzo Takada
Located in Cadorago, CO
This jacquard cube pouf, seat is a vibrant red colour with metallic, lurex threads and a Kintsugi pattern. The pouf is beautifully designed with small floral patterns and geometric f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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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