Meiji Wall Decorations
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 Japanese Ink Painting Curtain/Wabi-Sabi Tapestry/1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese noren curtain. It is believed to be made from a traditional Japanese fabric called asa or basho, made from banana leaf fibers. Noren curtains were originally hung at the entrances of shops and homes, gently blocking outside views and breezes while also conveying a sense of the presence of people and the changing seasons, a presence born from Japan's unique lifestyle and culture. More than simply a room divider, noren curtains also quietly convey the aesthetic sense of the people and businesses that inhabit them.
The greatest appeal of this work lies in the ink paintings executed on the fabric. The moon, bamboo grass, rocks, and flowing river are depicted, making ample use of the white space, creating a tranquil worldview reminiscent of Chinese and Japanese landscape paintings. However, the depiction is by no means verbose; the bamboo grass is depicted with minimal, omitted lines, and the river is not depicted in full, leaving it to the viewer's imagination. In the center, a full moon is depicted only as an outline, and its understated depiction evokes a sense of transience and lingering beauty.
A two-character signature can be seen in the corner of the painting, but details about the artist are unknown. However, noren curtains painted directly onto them in ink like this are extremely rare, and I have only seen them a few times before. I think it is particularly noteworthy that such poetic, highly refined pictorial expression has been applied to a noren curtain, which is supposed to be a practical item.
Over the years, the entire fabric has taken on a slight brownish tinge, taking on the depth and tranquility that only comes with aging. This color blends with the pale ink colors of the ink, quietly blending into the space without making a strong statement. It pairs particularly well with white walls, and I highly recommend using it not only as a noren curtain, but also hanging it on the wall like a tapestry for viewing. I believe that just hanging one in a space will bring a sense of dignified space and the depth of time.
Size & Specifications
Cloth Width: Approx. 87.5 cm
Height: Approx. 150.5 cm
Cloth Thickness: Very thin (approx. 0.05 mm; exact measurements not taken)
Top Bamboo Rod Length: Approx. 98.5 cm
Item Number
OB314
It's impossible to say when we'll ever be able to find another antique noren...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Hemp
Japanese Antique Huge Paper Boro / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a huge piece of old Japanese paper, it is thought that they were laid on the floors of old Japanese houses or used for sericulture.
To increase the paper's strength, several...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
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Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Board 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Japanese antique wooden workboard was crafted during the Meiji period
1860s to 1900s
and is made from solid cedar wood.
Originally, this board functioned as a practical work su...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
This extraordinary large sliding door was once used in an old warehouse in Japan.
Dating back to the Meiji per...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Wooden board "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden workboard
Crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), it is made from a single slab of keyaki (zelkova wood), a material now extremely rare. The imp...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Earthen Wall Base / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This wall decoration is the base of the earthen wall of an old Japanese house.
In Japan, it's called "komai."
It was originally part of the earthen wall of a house built around the ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Straw, Rope, Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Wood Board 1860s-1900s / Wall Decoration
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden board called “Mochiita” (rice cake board).
It was used during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is made of pine wood with a rich texture.
As the name ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
$720 Sale Price
44% Off
Japanese Asian Large Meiji Period Silk Embroidery Peacock Bird Flower Tapestry
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Meiji Period (1868-1912) Japanese large framed embroidery/ tapestry featuring a pair of finely detailed birds - likely peacocks in a floral garden landscape. A truly magn...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small window frame made in Japan. It was originally used as a traditional Japanese mud wall fixture. It dates back to the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and has been in us...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
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...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga
Unknown artist
Meiji era, circa 1880
Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Dimensions:
Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34.4 cm (9.15” x 13.5”)
The hand-scroll measures H. 28 cm x W. 540 cm (11” x 212”)
A set of 12 late 19th century Japanese Shunga paintings mounted as a hand-scroll. Two of the leaves bear the signature and seal ‘Setsuzan’, although we are unable to confirm the identity of the artist using this art name. 6 of the 12 images are taken almost directly from Katsukawa Shuncho’s late 18th century woodblock series, ‘Erotic Pictures...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
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Silk
1870s-1920s wabi sabi reclaimed boat wood wall decor sculpture bamboos engraved
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Wooden wall decor made of a piece of reclaimed wood from antique wood river boat.
Words & bamboos engraved, together with the signature. Strings for hanging attached.
manufacture...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Wooden Board / Wall Decoration Abstract Art / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese workboard.
It was called "Mochiita" and was used as a workbench for kneading flour.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The board is thought to be pine...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Old Arched Bamboo Wall Art Object / Japan, Early 20th Century/MINGEI
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a large bamboo frame believed to have been made in Japan between the Meiji period and the early Showa period. Its original purpose is unclear, but the narrow holes and struct...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Linen Go-Board Pattern Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Japanese linen go-board pattern futon cover
A unique example of a game-themed textile, this 3-panel futon cover is woven of very fine...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Hemp
Japanese Contemporary Gold Leaf Brown Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite museum quality Japanese contemporary framed porcelain panel art work consisting of three pieces intricately hand-painted showcasing a wintry ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen.
Wood block print on paper.
First quarter 20th century.
Perfect to use as wall art.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Printmaking 'Hanga' of Mr. Taira no Atsumori 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a printmaking called Hanga in Japanese. This Hanga was made around 1900s in Japan. As this is made with a paper and getting damaged, there is a new paper sticked on the back....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$417 Sale Price
30% Off
Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1880s-1900s from late Meiji period, presented with an original wood frame with inner gold trim. The tour-de-force embroidered tapestry s...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
Antique Work Board Used by Japanese Craftsmen/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi Wall Painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
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Cedar
Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover
An exceptional example of tsutsugaki from the late Meiji period. The abstract rendering of the auspicious phoenix and paulo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Framed Antique Japanese Silk Embroidery Fukusa Textile Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Fukusa Panel with tassels displayed in a gilt frame circa Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used as a...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Brocade Noh Costume Kimono Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Noh costume made from magnificent silk twill brocade woven with metallic gold threads circa 1930s. The robe is identified as "Atsuita", made for male actors in the Noh play. The luxuriant fabric has a deep blue background with golden interlocking hexagon pattern that resembles tortoise shells, the symbol of longevity. The motifs showcase three auspicious symbols in repetitive patterns: roundels of coiled dragon, phoenix and peony. The kimono robe...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Silk
A Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Chargers Plates
Located in Queens, NY
A Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Chargers
Attributed to the Hayashi Kodenji Studio, late 19th century, Japan
Diameter: 30 i...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Japanese Patinated Bronze Mixed Metal Charger Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large Japanese patinated bronze
Mixed metal charger
Meiji period
Finely decorated in gold, silver, copper and bronze.
Naturalistically accurate...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze
Antique Japanese Block Print by Hiroshige Calligrphy Edo or Meiji, 1850’s
By Hiroshige
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice block print by Kunisada 1850’s
Additional information:
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912)
Condit...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
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Paper
Japanese antique bamboo woven basket/wall hanging vase/1868-1920/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a woven bamboo basket made in Japan from the Meiji to Taisho periods (1868-1920).
I don't know if the baskets actually used by farmers were repurposed as flower vases, or if ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Japanese Brocade Monk's Robe Kesa Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven brocades. The elaborate motifs feature repetitive elaborat...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Early to Mid-20th Century Rosewood Biwa Plectrum, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rosewood Plectrum for Biwa, Japan
A beautiful rosewood plectrum used in plucking the strings of a chikuzen-biwa, which is a 4-5 string fretted lute used t...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk and brocade kimono in black, orange and gold on textured crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Antique Vase Made of Japanese Bamboo and Bark /Wall-Mounted Flower Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
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Bamboo
Japanese Contemporary Silk Red Black Cream Hand-Crafted Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, cream and gold o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reeds was introduced to Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period. Beautifully crafted with exceptional brush strokes and details. Made with natural pigments in dramatic vivid colors of white, pink, and mint green on a silk background of gilt. Circa 1900 with artist seal on bottom right corner. Koshu studied Western art under...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Peony, Wisteria, Cherry and Bamboo on Soft Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Peony, Wisteria, cherry and bamboo on soft silver, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a garden in spring. Painted in mineral pigments on oxidized silver ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Recycled Saki-Ori Farmer’s Vest
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Recycled Saki-Ori Farmer’s Vest
This late 19th C recycled farmer’s vest from northern Japan was strip woven from repurposed cotton scraps in a technique known as sa...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Single Panel Painting Moon and Plum Design 'Winter Scene'
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) ink painting of plum branches in bloom against a full moon with calligraphy. The calligraphy is a poem about winter. Signature reads: Matsuura Ryosai, Dated:...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Five Japanese Signed Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a set of five Japanese textile art panels called Oshi-E circa Meiji Period (1868-1912). This unusual set of panels depict various aspects of daily life in Edo time with beautiful details. Some of these panels are snapshots of the buzzling commercial activities at the marketplace, providing insight into the signages, architecture, costumes and how people interacted within a historical and pictorial context. Other panels depict daily leisure activities such as lounging in the park or visiting friends. The realistic rendering and attention to details are not short of "photographic" quality. From the signage of the shops to the motions and attires of the individual characters, from the hairstyle, small ornaments, down to the facial expression, were all recorded in great details. Each panel was signed with the artist's name Yukihana in Kanji with a red seal.
These panels are unframed and await your custom touch (framing with inner gilt spacer and mat costs about 250-500 depending on the material chosen, see a framed example in the last picture of a single framed panel we have for sale). We offer them for sale individually, but it will be great for a collector to consider the whole set so that they can stay together.
The Oshi-E (also known as kiritori zaiku) is a type of ornamental textile art dated back to the Muromachi period (1392-1573). It started among the elite aristocratic women in Kyoto before spreading wider in the Japanese society. Throughout Edo and Meiji period, Oshi-E were sometimes used to make offerings to the altars in the temple and in the late 19th century, it was exported to the west along with the other embroidery textile art. Oshi-E was made by using silk wadding to create a relief design. Various silk fabric swaps and sometimes wires and tassels, often recycled from older kimonos...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field. Rimpa Style painting of a moon rising over summer flowers and grasses, including cockscomb and blue bellflowers. Pa...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in elegant formal traditional Japanese kimonos. This folding screen is ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
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...
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1890s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Wood
Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Heron & Plovers
Ink and silver leaf on paper
Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917)
A pair of low six-panel Japanese screens by Maekawa Bunrei, a later master of the Kyoto based Shijo school of painting. On the right screen a solitary white heron stands motionless in a stream. On the left screen plovers play along a shoreline. The elegant forms are executed employing fluid, minimalistic ink brushstrokes. The soft brushstrokes and the sharp light of the silver leaf lend the scenes a sense of translucence. The sophisticated composition superbly exploits the long, horizontal pictorial surface of the pair of folding screens...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Brocade Silk Handcrafted Framed Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary framed oshie wall decorative art piece, recreating a famous painting from Meiji period featuring a Japanese dancer holding a net with cherry blossom ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Contemporary Framed Blue Purple Gray Silk Brocade Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary framed three-dimensional decorative art piece in Japanese traditional silk and brocade in soft green, blue and purple on a deep gray background, recreating an 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Silk
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan
A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Silk Folding Screen, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Outstanding Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black background...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful brocade-wrapped fame. Circa late 19th century of Meiji Period, Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a man riding a mule on a pathway through the Kurotani mountains with a thatched roof shelter ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Painted Wood Sign with a Samurai, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese carved and painted wooden sign with a Samurai from the Meiji Period, 19th century. This 19th century sign with a samurai was made in wood and painted in Japan during the Meiji period. The narrow rectangular panel features a painted frame with a character depicted in the upper section, showcasing a seated samurai wearing his armour. The section below is adorned with four lightly carved and back painted calligraphies. This tall panel can be hinged thanks to two square buckles on the top. Made during the 19th century, this antique Meiji period painted wood sign...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful silk-lined giltwood frame (newly framed and glazed), circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a tra...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Framed Japanese Woven Textile Panel with Dragon Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed Japanese woven textile circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Likely a fragment of a priest robe or kesa, the multi-paneled textile was finely woven with gold foiled threads that depicts a five-clawed dragon slithering in the clouds and water...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) pa...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Ancestor Portrait Framed in Gold Leafed Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Ancestor portrait of an important Chinese Matriarch.
The piece is hand painted in vibrant colors and has held the test of time. The gilt wood framing is an unusual fram...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
$3,970 / item
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Hibiscus In Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hibiscus in Bloom, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of hibiscus flowers reaching for the sun in full bloom. Mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocad...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel Takasago Legend
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful silk-lined giltwood frame (newly framed and glazed), circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used to wrap and present gifts at important occasions. Depending on the occasion, the panel itself can be a very fine textile art on its own.
On the deep blue background, this elaborate textile art depicts an old couple standing on a bridge with three bystanders, flanked by pine trees with hills afar. The couple is Jotomba (Joo and Uba are their respective names), characters in the Legend of Takasago, one of the oldest Japanese mythologies, who are associated with old pines. The legend goes as: "At Takasago Shrine there is a very old pine tree, the trunk of which is bifurcated; in it dwells the spirit of the Maiden of Takasago who was seen once by the son of Izanagi who fell in love and wedded her. Both lived to a very great age, dying at the same hour on the same day, and since then their spirits abide in the tree, but on moonlight nights they return to human shape to revisit the scene of their earthly felicity and pursue their work of gathering pine needles. His pine tree is called “The Pine of Suminoe” while hers is "Takasago pine".
In Japan, Takasago couple...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Fisherman Festival Kimono with Tsutsugaki Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival Kimono robe circa late 19th to early 20th century (end of Meiji Period) for fishing ritual. Made in a cotton fabric, the kimono was elaborately decorated by Tsuts...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Meiji wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Meiji wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Meiji wall decorations 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 wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Toyohara Chikanobu, Shunyu, and Toyonobu Utagawa. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $400 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $4,000.
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