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Meiji Furniture

MEIJI STYLE

From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.

Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.

Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.

The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.

Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.

Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Meiji
Pair Of High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A beautiful pair of high quality antique Japanese Meiji Era brass and enamel vases, 1868 to 1912. Both are of a baluster form with elegant narro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880) Zenga Tiger and Dragon 19th century Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk. Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”) Presented here ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silk

Antique Japanese Folding Chamber Screen /Paravent Early 20th century Japan Crane
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A super nice Japanese Chamber screen. Also suitable for wall mounting. Good condition and lovely colors
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) the double hinged doors decorated with two eag...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Hardwood

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A large antique Japanese late Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with a polychrome image of gee...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Copper

Circa 1860-80 Oval Scalloped Imari Platter, Japanese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860-80 oval scalloped Imari platter, Japanese. Centered with 2 foo dogs (kylin) chasing streamered balls; surrounded by an extensive floral tendrils & butterfly border. 13.25"...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Ceramic

Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to circa 1900 and reflects the understated elegance of traditional Japanese interiors. Cra...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Metal

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Located in Queens, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period vase attributed to Kyoto Shibata. Features vivid depictions of birds and floral motifs, showcasing the meticulous application of cloisonne ename...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Brass

High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Kogo Meiji
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality Japanese goldstone ground and cloisonne enamel trinket or jewelry box, Meiji Period, Japan. Of a round shape, the lid is decorated with a beutifully detailed cloisonne enamel scene depicting a peony flower and a butterfly. The sides are also adorned with cloisonne enamel flowers.The interior and bottom are covered with turquoise enamel. Asian Metal Ware Pieces, Antique Japanese Boxes...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds of Paradise Shibata
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of symmetrical antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. Each ware is enameled with polychro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Japanese Printmaking 'Hanga' of Mr. Hachimantarou Yoshiie 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a printmaking called Hanga in Japanese. This Hanga was made around 1900s in Japan. As this is made with a paper and getting damaged, there is a new paper sticked on the back....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Paper

Two Rare Japanese Izumo Clay Dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Two rare Japanese Izumo clay dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Nara Prefecture, Meiji period. Material and simple execution impart a flavor of antiquity and great decorative power. Empero...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Clay

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of butterflies...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary signed decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece in an elegant shape hand-painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Netsuke of an Oni, a Demon in Japanese Folklore, Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Meiji period netsuke depicting a formidable figure of an oni (demon) with a golden face and red hair. Onis were thought to ward off evil spirits and were often depicted on netsuke ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Boxwood

Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Landscape Boats
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Axis: Vertical 192 cm, Horizontal 38.3 cm Inside: Vertical 130 cm, Horizontal 35 cm *Some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand. I don't know the details of the au...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silk

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Mirror 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and stunning Japanese bronze handled mirror within a fitted black lacquered case. The mirror is polished to one side with the other s...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lidded Koro Jar
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel lidded koro jar from the Meiji period standing on a foot and featuring traditional ornamentations to the center with tw...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Rare Forest Green Silver Wire Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Rooster Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A rare high quality large antique Japanese, late Meiji period, Silver wire and enamel over copper vase. The amphora shaped vase has a narrow fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Top Quality large Yellow ground Incense burner with flowers and birds cloisonne
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality incense burner Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Interesting article about Japanese Cloisonne can be found here; https://www.sothebys. com/en/articles/japanese-cloisonn...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Large 19th Century Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Blue Ground Enamel Vases Cra
Located in Queens, NY
A large pair of Japanese Meiji Period Blue-Ground Cloisonne enamel vases, 19th century. Very nice quality, with cloisonne enamel throughout, depicting cranes, flowers and blossoms wi...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Contemporary Ko-Imari Gold Blue Porcelain Koro Incense Burner
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Stunning contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style porcelain koro or incense burner or jewelry box, hand painted on a beautifully shaped round body in cobalt blue, red and green and gener...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Gold

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Vase Flowers and Birds
Located in Queens, NY
A large antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a wide neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of birds in bloss...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Brass

Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Lidded Urn, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish antique Japanese Meiji bronze lidded twin handle urn standing on a rounded plinth base with tongue and grotesque head formed legs with dragon handles and a flat c...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

An Exquisite Large Pair of Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Plates with Tsubas
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite and Large Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Plates with Tsuba Fittings and Nature Scenes, circa 1885 This exquisite pair of large Meiji period Japanese clo...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A vibrant Japanese turquoise ground and silver wire cloisonne vase, now mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The tall vase of elegant rouleau shape, with a straight neck and body, slightly tapered food, and everted mouth. Crafted in the cloisonne technique upon a copper ground, the silver wires stand out and shimmer against the bright turquoise enamel ground. An ebullient design of blossoming peony (botanical) and morning glory (asago) graces the body of the vase. The large and heavy blooms of white peony especially striking and contrasting nicely with the more delicate and almost shy pastel morning glory blossoms hiding behind the large leaves. The cloisonne enamels especially well done within the silver cloisons, with the leaves and flowers displaying masterful shading. The foot decorated with a geometric and floral border. The vase drilled and wired and now mounted as a lamp. Set upon two wood bases. The actual lamp of brass plate, set with a single socket and tall, adjustable harp. The lamp is topped by an antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty tumble polished natural rock crystal. The crystal finial originally served as a Chinese Mandarin hat finial...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper

Japanese Meiji Period Light Blue Porcelain Dish with Cranes
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite handpainted porcelain dish hails from Japan, dating back to the Meiji period (1868-1912). The dish features a petite design with wavy, contoured edges against a light ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in Queens, NY
A large rare antique, Meiji era, Japanese enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is made in a symmetrical design, adorned with polychrome enamel medallions fe...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Green Goldstone Enamel Dragon Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era enamel over brass vase. The amphora shaped vase with a narrow fluted neck. The vase is adorned with a polychrome image of a dragon made in the Cloi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Vase with Butterflies Attr Honda Yo
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji period. Fish tail shape with pronounced base. Intricate butterfly motif and floral patterns. Gold stone ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

18 inch Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Naturalistic Crane
Located in Queens, NY
An extra large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome image of naturalistic cranes in blossoming flowers and trees on blu...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass

Japanese Miyao Style Gilt Bronze Samurai Archer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese cast, carved, and parcel gilt bronze sculpture, okimono, of a kneeling samurai archer, signed Kiyotsugu (died 1894), Meiji ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Large Bronze Japanese Vases, Meiji Period
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of unusual large Japanese cast bronze vases, Meiji period, 1860-1912. Patinated bronze with bronze highlights, the top lip with a Gre...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese black lacquered wood trunk with engraved cast brass corner mounts and bails for the lift off cover. The brasses retain traces of their original gilding. All four sides of the case have been decorated in a restrained design of flowers and butterflies, and the interior of the trunk retains its original watercolored paper. The trunk has been mounted on a custom forged iron stand...
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19th Century Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Rare Antique Japanese Bronze Kiln Furnace
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Japanese large pagoda form bronze kiln furnace for melting metal w/ the original ceramic insert ( signed at two places at top of insert in Japanese writing ) An incredibly be...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze, Iron, Metal

Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
An extraordinary 19th century antique Japanese low table constructed from an incredible and substantial, old growth cedar plank, with 4 out ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Cedar

Japanese Pair Meiji Twin Handled Moriage Floral Painted Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair Japanese Meiji twin handled decorated with moriage patterning on a floral painted ground dating from around 1900. The porcelain vases stand on a shaped round foot...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare one-of-a-kind collection Japanese Connoisseurs Collection of Five (5) Fine Antique Smoking Pipes, Kiseru. You dont need to be a conn...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze, Gold, Sterling Silver, Copper

Large and Impressive Meiji Period Bronze Bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuh
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and impressive Meiji period bronze bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuha Company, the animal powerfully modelled with his head low and turned s...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Yellow Enamel with Flying Sparrows Plate
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome image of sparrows on the yellow ground made in the Cloi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Zō-onna Noh Theatre Mask
Located in London, GB
Zō-onna Noh Theatre Mask, Meiji Period Noh Mask, Japanese Noh Mask, Antique Japanese Mask, Antique Noh Mask, Noh Theatre Mask, Samurai, Japanese Antique. Beautifully carved and hand...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Cypress, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn Lunde (1927 - 2017). The chest is crafted in the form of a Chinese seal...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquoise Silver Wire Japanese Vase with Flowers
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality Japanese, Meiji era, cloisonne enamel and silver wire vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of blos...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese antique wooden stool/1868-1920/farmer's tools/"Kurakake"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden stand. It was originally used as a stand for holding a horse saddle. The name of the tool is "Kurakake". The saddle was likely used on horses kept for ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Cedar

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate with a Phoenix Bird Attributed t
Located in Queens, NY
An antique, late Meiji era, Japanese enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome enamel medallion with a Phoenix bird on the black gro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Rare Japanese Meiji Gold Silver Inlay Peacock Bronze Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
Rare peacocks and peonies antique Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze gold and silver inlaid signed Usubata vase for Ikebana, the Japanese art of flowe...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Censor Koro
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji Era, tripod enamel censer koro. The sphere form ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a dragon on a black ground made in the Cloisonne technique...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly and Cranes in Flight Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A vintage Japanese urn shaped enamel over copper vase. The exterior of the vase is adorned with hand enameled panels depicting butterflies, cranes...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Copper

Antique 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase Marked on Base Figures Garden
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very lovely piece. With mark 15-8-19-2-1 Condition Overall condition; Perfect. Size: 320mm Period Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Earthenware

Pair 19th Century Japanese Miniature Kutani Vases Signed Meiji Period, C.1880
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century Japanese miniature Kutani vases. Meiji period C.1880. Fine quality, hand painted with decorative and a figural panel ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Earthenware

Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp. Very rare Japanese Meiji period bronze baluster vase. The bronze body is decorated with birds and branches in hi...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Meiji periof Nature scene with herons
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji periof Nature scene with herons Peroid: Meiji Size: 154 x 155 cm (60.6 x 61 inches) SKU: SD224 The artwork showcases a serene natural landscape that harmoniously blends vario...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Lacquer Accessories Box, Tebako, Brocade Design, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine Japanese lacquer tebako, box for personal accessories, in the form of rolled bolts of brocade fabric, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The box is whimsically shap...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Softwood, Lacquer

Antique 19" Japanese Meiji Imari Gilt Porcelain Charger Six Immortal Poets 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine and monumental 19" Japanese Meiji period gilt Imari charger, circa 1890. This very impressive & unusual charger depicts six immortal poets or scribes set in a landscape surround by calligraphy scrolls and writing paraphernalia and tables with scholarly objects and teapots, to the center is a screen emblazoned with a Hoho phoenix type bird, the scene is contained in a geometric black border. The ground is fully gilt and decorated with an all-over repeating poly-chrome pattern, the rear of the charger is also finely hand-painted with four Japanese Mon devices and four floral panels. Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, this very beautiful and rare antique Imari charger...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Ichimatsu Ningyo Doll from Japan Around 1890
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ichimatsu Ningyo doll is a Japanese shell limestone doll from the Meiji period. The doll body as well as the head, forearms, hands, legs and feet are made...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Limestone

Antique Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan Monkey Thinking Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century. Provenance: From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, A well known Dutch painter and artist from...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer fini...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Hardwood

Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird and Garden Vases Attribu
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Pair Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird and Garden Vases Attributed to Honda The exteriors of the wares are adorned with polychro...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Japanese Bronze Candlesticks, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two tall candlesticks, hand-crafted in bronze, circa 1880. Japan, Meiji Period. The base measures 10.25 inches, the height is 29 inches. The top circle plate measures 5 inches, with an inner ring for a 2-inch candle. Both have a patina developed by time and nature. One of the candlesticks' base is slightly bent, most probably by age and use, but it does not affect its stability. Both pieces include small bronze tongs...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Meiji furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Meiji 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 asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji 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 Satsuma, Kinkozan, Ando Jubei, 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 $65 and tops out at $190,804 while the average work can sell for $2,112.

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