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
Japanese antique wooden small low table/1868-1920/coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique wooden low table that was used in rural areas and shops in Japan.
In Japanese, this is called "fu-zukue."
Farmers used it to study, and shops used it to keep track...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
An Exquisite Quality Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Presenting a truly remarkable piece, this large exquisite quality cobalt ground Meiji Period Japanese cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase. This magnificent artwork embodies the timeless beauty...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Circa 1860-80 Japanese Imari Grand Scale Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860-80 Japanese Imari Grand Scale Charger. Meiji period. Superbly decorated with naturalistic reserves & asymmetric diapered panels; note the foo dog pair. 24.25" dia., 3 3/8"...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
I think it is a called "Peddler's Tansu", which is used by merchants to carry goods far away.
"Peddler" refers to carrying and retailing products wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over reeds. The 19th century Meiji period painting bears an artist's signature Chisokuken. C...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century antique Japanese Meiji bronze floor lamp.
This finely cast, well composed, pedestal lamp depicts mythical creatures on the base, cranes in high relief on the stem are...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Period Kanzashi Hair Stick In Gild Sterling With Red Coral
Located in Miami, FL
A hair Kanzashi stick from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912).
Beautiful decorative Kanzashi hair decoration from the Japanese Imperial Meiji period, circa 1890. This hair double...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions- Hard to Find Lotus Flowers
A stunning Japanese Antique Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vib...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Japanese Embroidery Dragon Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period presented in a gilt wood frame under glaze. The design features four dragons coiling and slithering in the clouds. The most auspicious mythological creature, dragon was a very popular motif in Japanese textile art. Viewing this particular piece, one is struck by the superb craftsmanship with the profuse use of silver threads in satin stitches and complex chain stich coiling that create the background. The slight relief technique was also used on parts of the dragon heads, rendering the piece a strong sense of dimension and motion. The textile itself measures about 32.5"x46".
Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. As there is no brocade border present, the piece is likely the main part with the central motifs of a larger tapestry and was later framed for display.
For two similar dragon tapestries...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Japanese Samurai Battling Tengu Embroidered Tapestry, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Meiji tapestry of silk, wool and gold thread depicting samurai battling tengu, 19th century.
56 ¼ inches wide by 74 ½ inches tall by 2 inches deep
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk, Wood
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
The material is made of cedar, and the drawer has traces of "Meiji 1st year" (1868) written in ink at that time.
Over time, black soot has turned in...
Category
1860s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique wooden bucket of Japanese lacquer craftsman/20th century/planter
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden bucket used by Japanese lacquerware craftsmen to store lacquer.
It is believed to have been used from the Meiji period to the first half of the Showa era (1868-1940)...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar, Lacquer
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases of Birds Flying Over Cherry Blosso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass vases attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa: 1900s. Unsigned. The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of gold sparrows in blossoming flowers made in the Cloisonne technique. Hayashi Kodenji was a pivotal figure in the history of Cloisonne enamel manufacturer. He was instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha. He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 Silver, Paris 1889...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper charger plate. The plate is adorned with a polychrome scene with a rooster and a chicken on a pond with blossoming flowers and...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Meiji Fukagawa Gilded Porcelain Vase, Wave Ground & Enameled Medallions, C. 1900
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period Fukagawa Gilded Porcelain Vase with Wave Ground and Enameled Medallions, Japan, Circa 1900
A superb Meiji-period Japanese porcelain vase attributed to the esteemed Fuka...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Storage / Meiji Period Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It seems to be around the Meiji period (1868-1912s).
It is made of cedar, and the front of the drawer peels off the paint due to friction due to agi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,040 Sale Price
48% Off
Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Jardiniere
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Jardiniere.
This monumental Meiji Period Japanese cloisonne enamel jardiniere is...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Antique Drawer Natural Color 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The reinforcing brackets are mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on a stunningly shaped porcelain body in blue and red, a stunning piece by highly-acclaimed awar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Wabi Sabi Antique Wooden Low Table/1800-1920/Sofa Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a low table made from a part of a rare wooden ship “Kitamae-bune” obtained in Kanazawa, Hokuriku region. Kitamae-bune was an important trading ship that connected northern an...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine
Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane.
Hand painted with mineral pigments and gold leaf inks.
The pure gold leaf is laid with great...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately hand painted in blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped ovoid porcelain body, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Satsuma One Thousand Faces and Dragon Meiji Period Baluster Shaped Vase
By Satsuma
Located in Tustin, CA
A very exquisite and elaborately detailed collectible antique hand made "A Thousand Faces" Japanese Satsuma earthenware pottery baluster shaped vase features intricately hand painted...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Imari Plate with Flowers, Late 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Meiji period Japanese Imari Plate with flowers. Late 19th c.
Lovely small plate.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Kutani
Region of Orig...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$88 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Adorned with Iris Blossoms
Located in Queens, NY
Introducing a magnificent Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase adorned with enchanting iris blossoms. This extraordinary vase encapsulates the essence of Japanese artist...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japan Antique Kasuga "Deer" Granite Stone Lantern 84 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
One "Deer" lantern Available
Call or Contact Us For Details
A tall antique classsic beauty with all original pieces.
Japan, a fine tall kasuga "deer" granite stone lantern with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Granite
Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late Meiji-period Japanese merchant’s chest, crafted from keyaki (Japanese elm) and adorne...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Exhibition Table / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden work board.
The wood is cedar, and due to long-term use, the black color around the edges remains, and the color has peeled off only in the middle. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Antique Japanese Hayashi School Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, Hayashi school. Features a baluster shape, and a short neck. Deep cobalt blue ground color. The ename...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（3）
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese bamboo door.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly of cedar and bamboo.
It has a simple design that conveys the charm of the mater...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Antique Black Lantern Box /1896s Objet d'art Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a lantern box from the old days of Japan.
The box is pasted with Japanese paper and painted with black lacquer.
There is a description of "Meiji 29" on the back.
The lantern box is a box that stores folded lanterns...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Paper
$320 Sale Price
46% Off
Large Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Futon Tansu Cabinet with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Japanese Meiji period two-piece futon tansu cabinet from the late 19th century, with original iron hardware. Created in Japan during the second hal...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
JAPAN Meiji Period 1870 Four Tiers Presentation Jubako Box Namiki Lacquer & Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Four Tier Japanese Gilt Jubako Maki-E box with red Interior.
This is a beautiful decorative presentation Jubako box created in the Imperial Japan during the early Meiji period (1868...
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
$3,815 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Rare Antique Japanese Oversized Sleeping Kimono (Yogi)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Japanese Oversized Sleeping Kimono (Yogi)
This is the outer shell of a type of shaped sleeping kimono known as a yogi. Yogi were in more common use during the Edo and M...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The drawer is tasteful, rustic, simple and beautiful.
There is no wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
A Palatial Meiji Cloisonné Pink & Yellow Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies
Located in Queens, NY
A Palatial Meiji Cloisonné Pink & Yellow Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies, circa 1885
Discover an unparalleled masterpiece of Japanese artistry with this monumental Meiji period cloisonné enamel...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental landscape with pagodas, figures on boats and a beautiful sun in the sky.
The screen ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Seated Praying Buddha Handsome Antique Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
An older and substantial late 19th to early 20th century stone Buddha/Jizo Guardian sculpture in a mudra of prayer
Good garden candidate
In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known as Jizō, or re...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Stone, Granite
$1,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Ink and Watercolor 4-Panel Floor Screen
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Four-Panel Floor Screen, Ink and Watercolor on Paper, mounted on board, depicting mountainous landscape scene with seaside village. Panel: 55.25" H x 24.75" W; whole: 99" W....
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Rare Large Pink Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese, Meiji era vases with Pink cloisonne enamel decor. Of an elongated baluster shape with a short neck. The exterior shows...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is probably from the Tohoku region of Japan.
The material is mainly cedar w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Antique Meji Period Imari Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, Japan, 19th/20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely Japanese Imari dish from the Meiji period. With beautiful floral design.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Tansu Clothing Chest in the Sendai Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood Sendai tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century, with hand-cut iron hardware and safe box. Created in the Sendai Prefecture during the last quarter of the 19th century, this keyaki (elm) wood tansu is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. Featuring a lacquered finish with reddish brown tones, the chest showcases a rectangular top, sitting above a perfectly organized façade. A long upper...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Meiji Golden Age Wisteria Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A matched pair of antique Japanese vases of elongated shape with long flared necks. Meiji period, 1868-1913. The pieces are decorated wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Japanese Contemporary Blue Black Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary meuseum quality signed Japanese contemporary porcelain vase, referred to by the artist as the “lady with a golden shawl,” a masterpiece by a celebrated award-winning th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
$2,925 Sale Price
50% Off
Japanese Antique 24-Drawer Cabinet, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique 24-drawer cabinet was crafted in the Late Meiji Era (1868-1912).
The beautifully arranged drawers create a striking design. The main body is made of cedar, while the d...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
4 Old or Antique Signed Kakufuku Japanese Kaikemon Imari Porcelain Rice Bowls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 Japanese Imari porcelain bowls
Each decorated throughout with kaikemon blue, red, and green natural scenes and extensive gilding.
Marked to the base with a blue underglaze maker's mark for Kakufuku.
Simply a fine set of Japanese rice bowls...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Paper-covered Box 1900s-1920s / Kakishibu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old storage box covered in washi paper.
It was made in the Meiji period (1900s-1920s).
The old washi paper is painted with persimmon tannins.
Painting with persimmon ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Imari Lidded Jars Urns, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880.
The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche.
Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Early Antique Stone Four Buddhas Pagoda 10 feet, Best In Class
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto area garden. Call or message us for details or to reserve.
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For the finest garden- an exceptional and spiritual representation of the Buddha expressed in this unique and substantial 10 feet five roof pagoda with four buddha images carved on base.
Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Granite
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...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$6,530 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Paper Pasted Pottery / Flower Vase Tsubo / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese big pottery.
It was used in an old teahouse in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It was used to transport and store tea leaves.
Since ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The main material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simpl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Candlesticks / Incense Holders
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of Japanese Meiji Period (1852-1912) bronze altar candlesticks / incense holders with attractive warm brownish red bronze color and patina.
Japan, 19th century, diminutive /...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers & Birds of Spring & Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn
Unknown artist.
Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900.
A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Signed: Gaga S...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box
Size: Overall 138/...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Large Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Orchids 10"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A large, rare masterpiece of Ando Jubei's wireless cloisonné artistry in excellent condition, depicting two orchids in full bloom, capturing their delicate beauty and verdant vitalit...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
A Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Pink-Ground Vases Featuring Sunset and Cranes
Located in Queens, NY
Presenting a truly captivating and highly collectible pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Pink-Ground Vases, attributed to the renowned artist Hayashi Kodenji. These excep...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Constructed from Cypress and Elm, this merchant’s chest features blackened iron hardware with two thick handles on the top of the piece for ease of transport. It features 8 drawers, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This low table was loved by craftsmen as a "workbench" during the Meiji period.
The wood grain, which has deepened with age, is reminiscent of the warm lifestyle of that time.
A cu...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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