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 Meiji Period Damascene Box by Ashizuki with Gold and Silver
Located in Newark, England
INLAID WITH A GOLD AND SILVER DEER
From our Japanese collection we are pleased to offer this Japanese Damascene Box by Ashizuki. The Japanese Box of re...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver, Brass, Iron
Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden stepping stone.
It is made of cedar wood.
For a long period of time, traces that have been restored many times remain, creating a deep and quaint atm...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar, Wood
Antique Japanese Enamel Bronze Vase, Japan, Edo or Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unmarked. Japan, 19th century. Provenance: collection Nieuwenhove.
Inventory number at the base.
Condition
Minimal ware to enamel and some processing flaws. Size 300mm high
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese enamel brass vase featuring an elongated body with rounded shoulders and wide short neck. The surface is skillfully decorated with a polychrome cloisonne enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Kogo Incense Box by Taizan Yohei
By Taizan Yohei IX
Located in Newark, England
DEPICTING BISHAMON ONE OF THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS
From our Japanese Satsuma collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Kogo by Taizan. The Satsuma Kogo of petit circul...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village landscape. The serene painting depicts agricultural scenes with villagers engaged in p...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Silver Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Crane Vase Signed Hayashi Kodenji
Located in New York, NY
Antique Silver Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Crane Vase Signed Hayashi Kodenji
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1885. Classic...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase Floral Clouds
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase decorated with a band of orange with swirling and floral elements at the top, followed by a broader band ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden stepping stone.
It is made of cedar wood.
For a long period of time, traces that have been restored many times remain, creating a deep and quaint atm...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar, Wood
Huge Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Shou Lao - Jurojin and Deer Incense Burner
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very large and top quality Meiji period Incense burner of Jurojin - Shou Lao and a deer
God of longevity associated with the Canopus star of the South Pole. Usually represented as...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Okimono Set of Carved Red Apple-Shapped Ivory Figurines with a Wooden Brown Base
Located in North Miami, FL
Okimono set of japanese hand-crafted and hand-carved figurines, in the shape of a pair of realistic red apples showing seeds and stem, made of ivory with a detached brown wooden base...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charges Plates Attributed To Hayashi
Located in New York, NY
A pair of identical antique Japanese copper serving plates with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, ca. 1895. Round footed pieces. Black ground color. The piece is decorated ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Geisha Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome scene of a Geisha lady in a garden with blossoming flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique 19/20C Japanese Satsuma Taizan Yohei Vase Japanese Satsuma Ware
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese vase by Taizan Yohei. Very nice quality for the domestic market
Marked base Taizan Yohei
Condition:
Perfect condition. Size: 185m...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Paper-covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a paper-lined Pottery vase (jar) made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and was used to store and transport tea leaves at that time.
To protect the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Paper
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase Pair Gyokuzan
Located in Newark, England
Painted with Continuous Scenes
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair by Gyokuzan. The vases of squat bulbous form with pinched neck...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Lacquered Maki-E Natsume in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered tea caddy (known as Natsume) with fine Maki-e decoration circa 18-19th century Edo to Meiji period. The large-sized nat...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate
Located in New York, 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
Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find!: 24 feet long Zen monk Mala Prayer Bead String plus original wooden alms bowl with its original attached triangular shaped stone ojime.
A huge...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Large and Exceptional Japanese Meiji Period Tokyo School Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Presenting an extraordinary Large and Exceptional Japanese Meiji Period Tokyo School Bronze Sculpture depicting a delightful ensemble of six energe...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Meiji Period Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A super chic and beautifully done Vintage Meiji Period Six Panel Japanese Folding Screen Depicting Cranes in Continuous Landscape With Blossoming Foliage...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vase Attributed to Hayashi Kodenji
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, Silver wire enamel vase attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1900s. The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of butterflies made in the Cloisonne technique on a black ground. The base and the neck of the ware are adorned with a geometrical motif on a green ground made in the same technique. Unmarked. 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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair Japanese Satsuma Plates with Miniature Decoration by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Satsuma ceramic plates made by Kinkozan studio circa 1880-1900s during the late Meiji Period. Each dish features miniature enamel decoration o...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large 19th Century Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Blue Ground Enamel Vases Cra
Located in New York, 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...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era covered amphora shaped enamel over brass urn vase. The exterior of the vase is adorned with polychrome enameled continuo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Newark, England
Free international shipping
Ando Cloisonne Company Mark
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to introduce this Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando Jubei. The Cloisonn...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Wire
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
Antique Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
Signed Kinkozan 金光山
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan. The vase is potted in globular form with a tightly pinched neck and rolled top rim beautifully decorated with four highly detailed individual panelled scenes. The first a Geisha baring a gilt basket with her child playing with a fan infant of a gilt fence encompassing blossoming foliage and bamboo plants. The second scene depicts two birds, a Red Headed Japanese Wood Pigeon and a white dove in the foreground with a similar gilt fence with blossoming kiku flowers (chrysanthemums). The third scene is painted as a bustling village community with multiple figures going about their daily jobs, a central Palanquins can be seen with two figures carrying a seating figure. To the background a mountainous river landscape can viewed bordering the top left corner. The final scene appears similar to the opposing one with birds swooping high above a polychrome Japanese...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kutani Vase in Red and White, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Meiji period Japanese Kutani Vase 19th century Red and White.
Quality painting work.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Kutani
Region of ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Meji Period Imari Vases Arita, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely Japanese Imari bowl from the Meiji period. The intricate floral designs on the exterior, including the graceful chrysanthemums, symbolize longevity, resilience, a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Vertical Chest Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese vertical chest of drawers crafted during the Meiji era (1868–1912).
This chest of drawers is designed with vertical proportions that make it stand out in both fun...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Kinkozan Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Totai Scholars Satsuma Signed Vases
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of antique Japanese Totai Shippo cloisonne enamel and Satsuma porcelain vases, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. Of a baluster form, on the b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Contemporary Framed Brocade Silk Handcrafted Oshie Decorative Art, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary unique Japanese Contemporary large framed and signed traditional Oshie decorative art piece in black and cream, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo Period (1603-1868). It is said this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court and elite aristrocratic women to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned for a lifetime. The solution was to recycle these opulent fabrics into stunning works of art. The creator of this signed piece prides herself in using the best antique and vintage kimono and obi fabrics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk
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 Porcelain Vase Meiji Period Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It was decorated with underglaze white magnolia blossom on a pleasant celadon background. The stamens of the flower were artistically rendered in a low relief, giving the design a realistic appeal with the dimension.
Miyagawa Kozan...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（1）
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
Wood, Bamboo
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Meiji Temple Dragon Panels
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Magnificent Meiji-era temple panel is traditionally placed above the entrance, gracing the space with spiritual protection and aesthetic beauty. Each panel vividly depicts a dragon, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Oribe Style Ceramic Abura-Zara
Located in Point Richmond, CA
apanese Oribe style ceramic Abura-zara, an oil plate used to catch the drippings from a suspended oil dish in a lantern, simple flat circular form with slightly raised beaded edge an...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Bowl with Blue Dragon
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative antique Japanese Meiji period bowl decorated with cloisonne enamel patterns. The interior of the bowl is adorned with several panels with traditional benevolent s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese copper vase with translucent cloisonne enamel design. 1890 Meiji era, . Elongated shape with pronounced neck. The piece is decorated with a stork bird motif ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A bold, spectacular Japanese hand-brushed, hand-painted silk scroll of two horses below plumb tree mountain- worthy of your favorite room
Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasin...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese tea house in rankanku or eggshell lacquer with a decor of gold crane
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature tea house with a crane and bamboo motif in black and gold takamaki-e lacquer on a rankaku (eggshell inlay) base. It has several compartments and trays on the roof, walls an...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Plate Figures with Mark Japan 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma dish depicting Figures. Satsuma Ceramic with mark. Japan – Meiji period (1868-1912)
Mark at the base: Made by Hotoda
Additional information:
M...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Pure Silver Tea Set Akira Mimatsu Arthur and Bond
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
MEASUREMENTS
Tea Pot 11.5cm High x 17.5cm Long x 10cm Wide (4.53 x 6.9 x 3.94 Inches) – Sugar Bowl 10cm High x 8.5cm Diameter (3.94 x 3.35 Inches) – Milk ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Vase Floral Decoration, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma Vase with nice decoration of flowers. Meiji period, 19/20th c
Lovely piece.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Sty...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases from the Meiji period featuring an elegant form with high shoulders and a saturated brown color enamel. Decorated with mosaic patterns with...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese Antique Stone Statue Frog 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a stone carved frog made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s), and is an atmospheric sculpture with a long history.
In Japan, frogs have ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique 19th C Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vase with Marked Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A miniature Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji Period. Incredible and very detailed piece. Just superb.
Marked:
?? "Setsuzan".
Condition
Neck has been restored. Size 88 x 52mm H ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Drawer Storage 1880s-1900s Shelf Chest Drawers Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese drawer storage shelf.
This was made during the Meiji period.
All the shelves are made from solid chestnut wood.
After more than 100 years, it has become more ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Brush Geometric Patterns Brush Pot GOTO
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese Cloisonne enamel over gilt copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is adorned with polychrome floral, foliage and geometric motifs made in the...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Hydrangea's Hayas
Located in New York, NY
A high quality antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bamboo Hat/1868-1920/Folk Tools/Wall Hanging Decoration
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a traditional Japanese hat.
Japanese people wear hats like this to protect their heads from the hot sun.
Farmers and people who traveled long dista...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
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...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Black Enamel 11 Sparrows on Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period.
Elongated vase with pronounced neck.
Black body decorated with...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, 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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vases Japan Figural Marked, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The stunning pair of Satsuma vases from the Meiji period, true masterpieces of Japanese art. These magnificent vases are a testament to the rich history and cultural heritage of Japa...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Meiji Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked.
Egg Shell Tea cups.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 Wabi-Sabi Meiji Taisho Street Vendors Stools Side Bedside Tables
Located in London, GB
Sold separately.
A collection of Meiji and Taisho era street vendor stools, constructed from a combination of heavily patinated elm, pine and cedar timbers. Japanese, c. 1870-1920....
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Elm, Cedar, Pine
Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chinese Pheasants
Yoshizawa Setsuan (1809-1889)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
Painting inscription: Setsuan Houyou
Upper seal: Y...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk
Fine Japanese Embroidery Silk Fukusa Kabuki Story Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel circa 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period. The spectacular needlework on this piece is a tour-de-force showcasing a scene from Kabuki th...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk
19th Century Japanese Bronze Planters Jardinieres
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique fine quality Oriental Japanese bronze Jardinière planter bowl Meiji Period, 19th century.
Would look amazing in the right location or make a fabulous centre piece. Great c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Tree root Penis 1860s-1900s / figurine Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a natural wood in the shape of an old Japanese penis.
It is extremely rare.
It is believed to have been collected during the Meiji period (1860...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jizai okimono bronze sculpture of an articulated praying mantis
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze Jisai Okimono sculpture of a praying mantis, partially articulated, deep brown patina. Both front legs and head are fixed in a rather realistic posture while the four other le...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Located in New York, 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
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Monkey 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old carved wooden monkey made in Japan.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
The material is cedar wood.
It represents a mischievous monkey sitting with his mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Meiji Bronze Basket Weave Wall Vase with Cicada
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and impressive antique Japanese Meiji bronze woven basket wall vase mounted with a cicada dating between 1868 and 1912. The heavily made ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Furniture
Materials
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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