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.
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Style: Meiji
Pair Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine quality early Meiji period Japanese Satsuma vases, one with its 19th century paper label added by its retailer.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese bronze incense burner, in the form of a bird
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese bronze incense burner, in the form of a bird perched on one foot on a tall rocky outcropping, the bird’s head l...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Satsuma Vase Landscape Figural Decoration Marked, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma bowl with nice decoration of a landscape with figures. Meiji period, 19th c.
Lovely piece.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pott...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print, Meiji Period, After Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Dimension:
Frame: 57 x 45
Picture: 34.5 x 23.5
19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print, Meiji Period, After Utagawa Kuniyoshi
A J...
Category
19th Century Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase Japanese Satsuma Ware Lovely Ladies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese vases with an all around scene of lovely ladies, 19th century.
Marked at base,
?? Yasui
Condition
Overall condition vase 1 perfect, just some minimal enamel...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
$1,636 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Cherry Blossom Festival
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Japanese brush painting of cherry blossom festival, ink and color on silk, 19th century, museum conservation framed.
Overall size: 68" hi...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fantastic Japanese cast bronze incense burner, koro, with high relief design, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The large and tall koro cast in extremely high re...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Imperial Imari Charger with Large Gilded Eagle and Gilded Flying Crane
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Imperial Imari 14.25" charger with large gilded eagle and gilded flying crane, Japanese, Meiji period, circa 1870.
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Woven Ikat and Stenciled Summer Usumono Kimono Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a “Natsu No Kimono” (summer kimono) also called “Usumono" (thin clothes) dated from late Meiji Period circa late 19th to early 20th century. This well-preserved garment w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Linen
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Stitched Silk Framed Tapestry
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All hand work framed silk Japanese tapestry with embroidered boarder. A deep custom black lacquered frame. Originaly sold from Newman Galleries....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk, Glass, Lacquer
Antique Meiji Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Japanese Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century. The details and facial expression are amazing. With with gilt fur detail and enamel rib...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,169 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Porcelain Cup, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Striking contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain long stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Six 19th Century Japanese Arita Hizen Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowls, Meiji Period
By Arita
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
All six bowls are raised on a circular foot and richly decorated with hand painted enamels depicting floral designs in an Imari palette of cobalt, vermillion & gilt, against alternat...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Meiji Period Bronze Dragon Form Candelabrum a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In two separate pieces, these bronze whimsical dragons hold a four arm candleholder in their mouths and a crystal ball in their claws.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Glazed Mino Tea Bowl Chawan Showa Period Ex-Musuem
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese glazed ceramic tea bowl (chawan) in Gohon style likely made in Showa period of 20th century. Supported by a short foot ring with a notch, the bowl was made from coarse cla...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Brown Monochrome Bottle, 19th Century Collectible
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period monochrome bottle from the 19th century. This antique Japanese bottle, created during the Meiji period of the...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Meiji Period Fukagawa Blue & White Fish Plates, 2 Available
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period Fukagawa blue & white fish plates, 2 available
Japan Circa 1900s
Offering two similar Fukagawa (Attributed) realistically decorated by hand-painting and cobalt blue enamel. With decorated backs, Unmarked.
Sold individually. Please let us know if you would like to purchase the top fish plate or the lower plate.
The lower plate has some firing marks on the fishes face...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$476 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Bronze okimono sculpture of a standing hare
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with a gorgeous brown patina, that represents a standing hare, with one of its paws up. Its head is treated with great realism and the care in which parts like fur a...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Ando Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Mallard Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Woodblock print depicting a mallard duck beneath the reeds surmounted on paper.. Presented in a wood frame with fine beading, matted and glazed.
Black calligraphy inscription upper l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Meiji Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Meiji Period Signed Fukagawa Blue & White Fish 'Flounder' Plate
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period signed Fukagawa blue & white fish 'Flounder' plate
Japan Circa 1900s
We are pleased to offer a rare two -headed (flounder) blue and white signed Fukagawa fish plate me...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lacquered Gold Maki-E Naga Fubako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood Naga Fubako (a long box used to store document or large scroll painting), circa 19th century Meiji period. The rectangular box features an unusually deep lipped lid with slightly rounded corners, a conforming lower box with bronze medallion rings with tasseled...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Rustic Hammered Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th Century Japanese Rustic Hammered Iron Fireplace Andirons.
Recently polished.
Measures 10" in width, 17" in depth and 16.5" in height.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,326 Sale Price / set
30% Off
19th C. Early Meiji Period Paper Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
An early 19th C. Meiji period paper tansu.
Heavily patinated Japanese pine & cedar.
two sets of sliding doors with plenty of drawers.
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We offer free s...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar, Pine, Paper
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Green Gold Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand painted porcelain sculpture from the Kutani region of Japan. The cat raising his left paw is adorned with multiple golden medallions and is covered with raised loops characteristic of the Kutani “mori” style. While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat are unclear, contemporary woodblock prints show they were being widely sold as good luck charms by the 1850s. The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat (with right paw raised) is said to bring money and wealth to its owner, and are to this day frequently seen in shops and restaurants in Japan. The less common left-handed cat is said to be inviting friends and acquaintances to hearth and home.
The “mori” style refers to raised loops and other decorative motifs applied by squeezing a tube of slip onto the body of the cat much like applying frosting to a cake.
The cat boasts the traditional Kutani colors of bright green, red and yellow presented against an dark blue background, and is generously accentuated with gold. The red kerchief with a knotted amulet in the back and two bells on the side also identify this as a traditional Kutani piece, as do the perked ears turned outward.
A stamp indicating it is produced in Kutani region of Japan appears at reverse side of this beckoning cat scultures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Brown Hand-Glazed Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality contemporary Japanese hand-glazed decorative porcelain vase in a stunningly shape in black and brown, a masterpiece by a highly respected master porcelai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Tiger in Patinated Bronze, Signed. MEIJI / TAISHO
By Kosai Taisho
Located in Kastrup, DK
Japanese tiger in reddish brown patinated bronze with glass eyes.
Signed.
Made in very high quality on original plinth root wood.
Meiji period 1852-1...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Pair of Wood Rice Measure Vessels
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special find from our last Japanese Acquisition
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with these treasures from Japan!
This special ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal
$316 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Signed MK BO JIA Porcelain Iron Red, Gilt Decorated Koi Fish Vase Vessel Japan
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a fine Porcelain Vase made by MK Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom, Japan.
Hand painted with Gold Leaf Overlay and depicting 2 iron red Koi Fish with turquoise eyes.
The Vase is in...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$917 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Black Red Hand painted Porcelain Beckoning Cat
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Charming beckoning cat with left paw raised is a gilded and hand painted porcelain piece from the Kutani region of Japan.
The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat (with right paw raised) is said to bring money and wealth to its owner, and are to this day frequently seen in shops and restaurants in Japan. The less common left-handed cat is said to be inviting friends and acquaintances to hearth and home.
While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat (known as maneki neko (in Japanese) are unclear, contemporary woodblock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Majestic Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Dragons, Theater Characters
Located in Queens, NY
A Majestic and Large Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Covered Jar with Dragons, Mythological Creatures, and Theater Characters.
Presentin...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Porcelain Meiji Period Arita Polychrome Bowl Ship 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this unusual and magnificent bowl from the Meiji period (19th century). It has a very interesting and lovely blue, red and gold scene
Unmarked at the base.
Addition...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Japanese sea chest, funa tansu, crafted of keyaki wood with iron fittings, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan.
This Japanese sea ch...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Zoomorphic Champleve Enameled Bronze Jardiniere, Circa 1870s
Located in Germantown, MD
A large mid 19th century Japanese Meiji Zoomorphic Champleve Enameled Bronze Jardiniere, Circa 1870s. Measures 14" in width, 14" in depth and stands 11" tall.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,816 Sale Price
30% Off
Japan Satsuma Porcelain Vase and Golden Metal 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large Satsuma porcelain vase from the Meiji on a gilt metal frame from the Napoleon III period. On one side of the vase is represented a deity, probably ...
Category
19th Century Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Charger with Dancing Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome image of Foo dogs surrounded by a blossoming flower pattern on white ground mad...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Measures- 9''H x 4.5''W x 4.5''D
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Netsuke in ebony in the form of two mice on a fine piece of wickerwork
Located in PARIS, FR
Netsuke, très probablement en bois d’ébène, représentant deux souris sur une vannerie, l’une s’en extrayant et l’autre reposant dessus. Traitement réaliste du pelage et de la queue a...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Japanese White Glazed Hirado Ware Puppy, Edo/Meiji Period, Mid 19th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A wonderfully modeled Japanese Hirado Mikawachi ware porcelain figure of a dog, dating to the early to mid-19th century, during the late Edo to early Meiji period. This bright white,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Koro Satsuma Japanese ceramic
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Koro Satsuma Japanese ceramic
Japanese glazed ceramic in various colors
Meiji Style Circa 1940 Origin Japan
It has traditional images painted on its front and back.
The purpose of th...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Maki-E Lacquered Oval Wood Tray on Stand, c. 1850-1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese standing rim, Maki-e lacquered oval wood tray of the Meiji Period. The tray features fine gilt decoration in the form of two small birds, possibly sparrows, fluttering among peony branches. The tray is fitted to a custom rim on a Chinese rosewood stand...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Lacquer
Sharing with you this amazing Japanese Kutani model of a recumbent Cat
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Japanese Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century. The details and facial expression are amazing. With with gilt fur detail and enamel rib...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,169 Sale Price
20% Off
Meiji Period Japanese Igezara Transferware Plate with Phoenix and Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Igezara transferware plate from the late 19th century, with phoenix and foliage motifs. Created in Japan during the Meiji era, this Igezara transferware plate...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Miniature Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Samurai Motif Censor - Signed, Meiji Era
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely crafted miniature Satsuma porcelain censer, dating to the Meiji Era, is a rare and exquisite example of Japanese ceramic artistry. Restin...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Red Green Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary large decorative porcelain decorative bowl titled "firework" with mysterious intricate etchings features platinum, gold foils plus silver foil tinted in shades of vivid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Silver, Foil
Japanese Antique Storage shelf Black Shelf 1880s-1900s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese storage shelf.
It was made around the Meiji period.
It is made of cedar wood.
There is a sense of elegance in its simplicity.
Considering its age, it is in g...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Antique Meji Period Imari Japanese Porcelain Dishes Arita, 19th/20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely Japanese Imari dishes bowl from the Meiji period. With intricate floral designs.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Pe...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$135 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji
By Yabu Meizan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Satsuma baluster form vase from the studio of Yabu Meizan (birth name Yabu Masashichi; 1853-1934), who is one of the most celebrated and collectible Satsuma artists from Meiji Peri...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 19/20C Japanese Porcelain Plate Flowers Prunus Green Fukagawa Seiji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Nice and Beautifully painted of nice quality. Featuring floral motifs in green and yellow
Marked at base, 'Made in Japan'
And also a carved mark from Fukagawa Seiji.
Co...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Shop Sign "Kanban" for Footwear, Double-Sided, Keyaki Wood, Late Meiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese shop sign "Kanban" for Footwear, double-sided, Keyaki wood, Late Meiji.
This wooden sign reads "Yorozu" meaning many different varieties...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Quality Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer with Coy fish
Located in New York, NY
Finely cast and tall (64 inch) antique bronze Japanese censor with Coy Fish motif surmounted by an eagle.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Porcelain Dish or Plate hand painted wheels, Meiji Period circa 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality and very decorative Japanese porcelain dish or plate, which we date to the Meiji period, circa 1870.
The dish is well potted on a low foot with a frilled wav...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Meiji Period Japanese Hand-Carved Wood Turtle or Tortoise Sculpture, signed
Located in New York, NY
A Meiji Period Japanese Hand-Carved Wood Turtle or Tortoise Sculpture. The entire object is carved from one solid large piece of hardwood. Hand-car...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary porcelain tea cup/matcha cup, hand painted in blue underglaze in stunning shades of blue and gray on an elegantly shaped ovoid porcelain body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita tradition. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. This artist is the recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. His profile is available upon request.
This stunning porcelain Japanese matcha tea cup depicts elegant gold fish in soft shades of blue, decorated with gold swimming all around the body of the vase, the intricate wave pattern indicates that the fish are swimming in the ocean. Two bands of exquisite floral patterns decorate the top of the vase all the way to the rim, to add another layer of interest to this piece.
“Fired-on gold,” this artist’s signature style, highlights unique techniques for incorporating gold and platinum into the hand painting and multiple firing processes that yield a stunningly opulent look. The polychrome overglaze is fired at 800 degrees, followed by the application of gold and platinum that are fired at slightly lower temperature to maintain the luster of the precious metals. As a result, a single piece may undergo as many as 5-10 firings. This artist's profile is available upon request.
This hand-painted porcelain Japanese tea cup...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Japanese Cloisonne Lidded Trinket Box with Bun Feet from the Meiji Period
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite Japanese cloisonne lidded box with brass bun feet from the Meiji period, circa late 1800's. The box has a great inticate geometric de...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mounts; raised on four splayed supports.
Hokai boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Large Antique Horizontal Japanese Painting
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An antique horizontal Japanese Meiji period qouache watercolor painting with black lacquered frame under glass. 65.5 inches long, 17inches high. Th...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
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.