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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
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase richly adorned with multicolor floral motifs within swirl and scale like patterns. Decorated with a few m...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kutani Porcelain Vase by Shoundo / Matsumoto Sahei
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain vase. By Matsumoto Sahei/Shoundo. In an aka-e style decorated throughout in iron red with extensive gilt accents. There are cartouches to either side both with branches of red flower with a backdrop of clouds on a white ground. With 2 figural dragon finial handles. Marked to the base with '九谷松雲堂製' which translates as 'Made by Shoundo of Kutani' Matsumoto Sahei (1851-1918) was a master potter who enjoyed success & recognition during his era. In 1876, Sahei received the artist name Shoundo from the nanga painter Tokuda Kansho - he would use that title for nearly 20 years until passing it onto his son as his successor in 1893. Sahei also has the distinction of taking Tokuda Yasokichi I as an apprentice when the latter was 17-years-old. The Tokuda family is perhaps one of the most famous families of Japanese ceramics: Yasokichi I is credited with revitalizing the lost art of ko-Kutani and Yasokichi I, II, & III were all recognized as "Living National Treasures" during their lifetimes. Shoundo exhibited internationally numerous times at the tail end of the 19th Century. The Keisei Isogaya Museum of Art (which specializes in Meiji Kutani) has a vase of Sahei's that was exhibited in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. He is listed as exhibiting a wide variety of porcelain goods at the 1878, 1889, and 1900 Paris World Exhibitions. He is also listed as exhibiting 'incense burners & porcelain' at the World's Columbian Exhibition held in 1893 in Chicago. The pair of vases that Sahei exhibited in Paris in 1900 bear a strong resemblance to this pair. Simply a wonderfully rare Japanese porcelain...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Meiji 19th Century Kuruma Tansu Lacquered Chest with Safe on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period merchant's Kuruma tansu chest from the 19th century, with four large drawers and a lateral door concealing additional drawers. Created in Japan during the 19t...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Iron

JAPAN 1890 Meiji Period Okimono Sculpture With A Group Of Skeletons Playing
Located in Miami, FL
A signed Okimono from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912). Very rare, unusual and large sculptural assembling of a dysplaying piece of okimono. Created in Japan during the imperia...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Folding Chamber Screen / Paravent 20th century Japan Cranes
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A super nice Meiji period 19th c Japanese Chamber Screen. Also usuable as wall mounted screen. Stunning piece!
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds
Located in Queens, NY
A Grand Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Tray – Lush Cherry Blossom Garden with Sparrows, Quail, and Japanese Fountain, Circa 1890 This monumental exhibition-size Meiji period Japane...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Sino Japan War Naval Battle Haiyang Island
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very strong woodblock print - Fantastic depiction of the naval Battle of Haiyang Island during the Sino-Japanese War. An explosion rocks a Chinese ship at right, severing the mast...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Netsuke of Hyottoko, Depicted through a Mask in Noh Play as an Idiot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Playfully carved out of boxwood, this Meiji period hyottoko noh mask netsuke features a figure of a crouching man on the reverse. In Iwate Prefecture, there is a myth about the origi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Boxwood

Pair of Japanese Meiji Screens Blossoms of Spring, Summer and Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of late 19th/early 20th century Japanese Meiji period byobu screens depicting flowering plants and blossoms of the spring, summer, and autumn. Painted in the Nihonga sch...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Korean Bandaji Side Tables / Nightstands Ca. 1920s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Korean Bandaji (blanket) chests on stands with intricate brass-work and hardware, and original interior printed rice paper lining. Were used as night stands by prior owner. ...
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1920s Korean Vintage Meiji Furniture

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Brass

Antique pair of Japanese meiji style vases 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique pair of Japanese meiji style vases 20th century
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Ceramic

19C Japanese Satsuma Vase Japanese Satsuma Winter Landscape Figures Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese vase. The blue enamels are unusual and so nice. Marked at the body; The first two characters indicate a name: Xiang Feng (?) Followed by the character xie, mean...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Double Sided Moon and
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality Japanese amphora shaped enamel over brass vase. The vase is adorned with polychrome enamel medallions depicting a crane bird and blossoming flowers, and an evening lan...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel, Brass

Pair of 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of antique 19th-Century Japanese Imari vases made in the Meiji period, circa 1870. These fine vases have a lovely lobed shape and hand painted floral design in the tr...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Signed Japanese Meiji Period Table Top Screen, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Meiji period Japanese lacquered and hand painted folding table top screen. The bas relief (heavily textured) sculptural painting of a serene quiet nature setting in an intricately ca...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Introducing our exquisite low table, a stunning example of the beauty found in wabi-sabi and traditional craftsmanship. Originally used as a sewing workbench, this piece carries a ri...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Furniture

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Wood

JAPAN 1880 Meiji Highly Detailed Walking Cane With Monkeys In a Bamboo Forest
Located in Miami, FL
Waling cane from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). This is a fabulous antique walking cane created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1880's. The cane was ...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening to reveal an interior with 5 drawers of varying sizes. The piece is mounted with de...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Wall Light or Ceiling Light / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Japanese-style wall or ceiling light. It is a faithful reproduction of antique lights that were popular as exterior and interior lights in private homes and stores in Japan...
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2010s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

Meiji Satsuma Earthenware Urn or Vase with Foo Dog Sculpture, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent testament to the artistry of the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912), this rare Satsuma earthenware urn is an extraordinary find. Crafted in Japan circa 1880, its delicat...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Earthenware

Large Japanese Dragon Design Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large Japanese enamel plate charger. The plate is enameled with a polychrome design representing a pair of dragons surrounded by fire and cloud...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Circa 1890s Japanese Signed Imari Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1890s signed Imari plate, Japanese. With reserves of white pine trees with their colorful Spring cones alternating with burnt orange cartouches with...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Cloisonne Box by Inaba, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese cloisonne hinged box with pheasant and autumn foliage, by Inaba Nanaho and the Inaba Cloisonne Company, Meiji period, circa 1900, ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel, Metal

Japanese Antique Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This was a very old Japanese warehouse (kura) window sliding door. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The frame is made of cedar wood and the lattice is bamboo. It w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Bamboo, Cedar

Japanese Antique Bronze Electrified Shrine Lantern with fine Heart motif Designs
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind And Over 100 Years Old Japan, a well loved antique heavy bronze shrine lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial, heart shape...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Meiji Satsuma Dragons & Immortals Cup & Saucer by Kitagawa-zō, Signed Dai Nippon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Satsuma Cup and Saucer by Kitagawa-zō with Dragons and Immortals, Signed Dai Nippon An extraordinary Meiji-period Satsuma porcelain cup and saucer, attributed to the distingui...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Pottery

Antique Japanese lacquered glass table/19th-early 20th century/center table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a tool used by lacquerware craftsmen from around 1868 to 1950. Lacquerware craftsmen used wooden barrels to mix lacquer by putting vermilion...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Glass, Lacquer

TSUNEMITSU Bronze Tiger With Terrifying Glass Eyes, Meiji, 1868-1912
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bronze Roaring Tiger with Terrifying Eyes by TSUNEMITSU, Japan, Meiji Period (1868-1912). This magnificent bronze sculpture of a roaring tiger, created by Japanese artist Tsunemitsu...
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Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

Exceptional Antique 19th c Japanese Porcelain Vase with Birds and Flowers. Red
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and well made Vase. The shape and color are truly beautiful. Country of origin: Japan Period: 19th century Condition Condition. 1 Large hairline. Size: ...
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19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Water Well Bucket, Wishing Well Vase
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This Japanese porcelain vase is barrel shaped with a yolk handle. It is both finely and intricately hand painted. It pictures groups of scholars with scrolls dressed in elaborate brocade kimonos...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Sake Pot
Located in Newark, England
Fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel Sake pot. The Sake pot of rounded form with with clean edges profusely decorated with blossoming flowers throughout upon a black ground ba...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Enamel

Japanese Antique Door, Abstract Art Wabi Sabi, 1860s-1900s
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Very old Japanese sliding door. The simple design conveys the charm of the material. You can feel the world of wabi and sabi. Recommended as a wall painting. It was made in the Mei...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Antique Japanese Meiji Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The globular shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome image of blossoming Bluebells flowers on the light blue g...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring. Kano School painting of a weeping willow tree with branches over a stunning indigo blue pond. ...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped window in the maki-e technique. The fan at the top right corner, fully opened depictin...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Kanto Style Kiri Wood Kitchen Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period kiri wood two-part kitchen cabinet in the Kanto style with sliding doors, parchment paper and drawers. Created in Japan during the Me...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Parchment Paper

Utagawa Toyonobu Shinsen Taikoki Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print, 19th Century
By Toyonobu Utagawa
Located in Studio City, CA
A Classic image by renowned Japanese printmaker Utagawa Toyonobu from his newly selected history of Toyotomi Hideyoshi series. A very good impres...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Paper

A Large Early Meiji Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A large early Meiji period Japanese tansu/sideboard A really nice mid/late 19th C. Japanese sideboard/tansu. It was likely to be used as a coun...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Cedar

Large Crane Statues
Located in Westwood, NJ
A set of two large variously patinated brass cranes, standing on walking turtles. Inspired by 19th century Japanese Meiji period originals. Dimensions: 13" W x 19" D x 58" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Meiji Furniture

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Brass

Large Crane Statues
Large Crane Statues
$6,225 / item
Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and red characters. Inside you have...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Porcelain Charger Landscape Scene Marked, Ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and amazing charger with a scene Landscape scene. A frog dancing is also visible. Frontside seems printed. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Orig...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Japanese Imari Porcelain Plate with Reticulated Rim, 19th Century
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This is an Imari plate, characterized by its vibrant colors and intricate designs. It features a pierced 'ring' rim, a common trait in Imari ware, which gives it a distinctive decora...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Meiji Era Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Cupboard Slatted Sliding Doors
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Constructed from Sugi wood (Japanese cedar), this tansu kitchen chest features 5 drawers and 2 slatted sliding doors. The drawers are adorned with iron handles the geometric style of...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Iron

19th Century Large Japanese Shodona
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality and impressive large Japanese hardwood Shodona from the Meiji period, the lovely carved pediment incorporating a large winged bird and having decorative C scrolls ...
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Hardwood

Meiji Period High Relief Porcelain Celadon Vase, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating Meiji period (1868-1912) porcelain vase features a mesmerizing celadon glaze, with a subtle crackled texture. Exquisite details, meticulously hand-painted in vibrant...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Meiji Period Diminutive Satsuma Baluster Vase.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Meiji Period Diminutive Satsuma Baluster Vase. This Japanese Satsuma vase from the late Meiji period is hand painted and gilt decorated with a Japanese landscape in exquisite detail...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Vintage Electrified Shrine Lantern with exceptional Arabesque Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind. Japan, a lovely large vintage bronze and copper shrine Lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial and handsome arabesque scroll...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Wisteria Attributed To OTA Silver
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Hayashi school brass and enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body is finely worked in silver wire and adorned with a polychrome design represent...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Cabinet Vase with Wisteria
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese cloisonne enamel cabinet vase. With polychrome enamel on a brass base. Decorated with an enameled tree branches with blue & purple wisteria blossoms on a ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Clothing Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique Asian Tansu campaign style stacking clothing chest. It has a lacquered burnt orange finish and hand forged hardware with fish motif. This is a 19th century piece a...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Meiji Period, Japanese Vases, Gourd, Dai Nippon Kutani Tsukuru c.1890 Japan
By Dai Nippon 1
Located in Glasgow, GB
A matching pair of Meiji-period Japanese gourd-shaped vases, handcrafted in Kutani toward the end of the 19th century. These vases feature exceptional decoration, with intricate des...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Gold, Enamel

Pair Of Antique Japanese Imperial Silver Sake Cups
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Imperial sterling silver sake cups, Meiji Era, circa 19 to 20th century. Each featuring a long stem and the interior of the ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Storage Box
Located in Somis, CA
A 19th-century Japanese solid wood storage box in excellent condition, exemplifying fine craftsmanship and timeless design. Featuring two full-depth drawers and a large deep top comp...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Storage Box
Antique Japanese Storage Box
$255 Sale Price
27% Off
Antique Pair 19C Japanese Satsuma High Quality Black Vases Landscape Uchida
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A pair of Japanese Satsuma black-ground vases, Uchida marks, Meiji/Taisho period Of ovoid form with everted rims, painted in gilt with scenes of Mount Fuji against a bl...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Flying Dragon Table
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique Japanese powerfully carved center table with dragons from the Meiji period. The growth of urban centers and spread of wealth during the Meiji Restoration period in Japan ushered in an era that reveled in the aesthetic qualities of objects and actions in everyday life. This ornately carved figural table from the late 19th century / early 20th century demonstrates the level of pleasure and luxury pursued by the wealthy. The mythical dragon-inspired shape echoes throughout the elaborately hand carved ebonized hardwood; with an unadorned inset polished circular rich rosewood colored top with attractive wood graining; scalloped border and edge with ornate running ornamentation between; rises over the profusely carved and stylized skirt with carvings of whimsical dragon mask and spread wings in high relief and open scrollwork; raised on four spoon carved...
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Early 20th Century Asian Meiji Furniture

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Rosewood

Pair Dragon Bronze vases Meiji period Japan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Bronze Dragon vases. Meiji period . Japan Beautiful warm color and patine . so decorative .
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1880s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Bronze

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

Japanese Meiji Six-Panel Folding Screen with Courtly Landscape and Pavilion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-panel folding screen, late 19th century, showcasing an exquisitely painted yamato-e style composition. Featuring noble figures in an idyllic landscape, th...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, 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

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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