Meiji Silk

Age - Late Meiji Good Condition Could be used as a wall hanging or on a table.

Japanese Silk Brocade Obi (Sash) that would be used as a sash on a Kimmo.

It is recorded in : Threads of Silk and Gold, ornamental textiles from Meiji Japan, Hiroko T.

As stated the finest products are as highly coveted today as they were during this innovative period though obviously much scarcer with the finest textiles now preserved in the world...

JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Japan “Koi” covered box c.1900 Cloisonné with silver wire and wireless orange enamel with silver foil backing and cobalt blue enameled backg...

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this outstanding large scale Meiji Period 1868-1912 silk textile depicting a pair of peacocks within a lands...

ANDO JUBEI Nagoya, Japan JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Japan Enamel and copper covered box c. 1900 Patinated copper, applied foil-backed enameled red blossom and bud wi...

Wonderful gold silk screen with images of hand fans. Brocade border and back.  Black lacquer frame with brass details. The hand fans on the screen are all different and creates an...

Similar pieces can be found in the Ashmolean Museum's 2013 exhibition of "Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan".

These six silk paintings represent the anthropomorphised elements in nature of Thunder, Rain, Lightning, Snow, Wind and Rainbow.

Stunning 1920s 4 panel screen.

Antique Japanese hand-painted four-panel folding table screen depicting birds, bamboo and flowering branches. Painted on paper with a silk border and wood framed. Height: 35" wid...

A very delicate, unusual thin Enso painting from the brush of the 468th Daitoku-ji temple's head monk Shuhan Genpo (1848-1922), who is often found under the name Sohan Genpo in engli...

Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane. Hand painted with mineral pigments and gold leaf inks. The pure gold leaf is laid with great...

These animal figures were purchased from a collection that included museum quality Asian antiques such as a large Meiji period silk embroidered tapestry that can be viewed below unde...

These animal figures were purchased from a collection that included museum quality Asian antiques such as a large Meiji period silk embroidered tapestry that can be viewed below unde...

The lower waves are stitched of silk in multiple layers and dimensions.

A highly rare and historically significant Japanese Buddhist kesa (priest’s robe), dating to 1882 during the Meiji Period. This exceptional textile is executed in fine silk and rich...

Japanese six-panel screen: Bamboo on silk, circa 1900, beautiful soft painting of a bamboo grove with bird in flight. Because of its strength and flexibility, bamboo symbolizes prosp...

A very fine Japanese antique hand-painted silk scroll of sun and waves dating to the early 20th century, late Meiji period 1900.

The Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition ‘Threads of Silk and Gold, Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan’, 2012, p105 shows two embroideries on this subject.   

A Meiji period needlework of two Cockerels, of rectangular form showing two cockerels and a chick amongst chrysanthemum flowers, worked in polychrome silk threads on a brown ground, ...

The graceful chrysanthemums are bordered by a beautiful fine silk brocades, patterned with blossoms and trailing vines.

Beautiful Japanese Meiji period black lacquer and gilt lacquer hatbox.

Japanese Meiji Finely Embroidered Silk Hawks in Maple Frame 19th Century Good condition.

Japanese Meiji Finely Embroidered Silk Hawks in Maple Frame 19th Century Good condition.

Japanese Meiji Period Silver Embroidery On Silk Of Hawk Attacking White Cranes.

A stunning 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period 6-panel screen on paper, "Figures Beneath A Cherry Tree", with a red laquer and silk border.

Mounted on wood with silk borders and lined on the back with grasscloth.

Diminutive Japanese late Meiji period two-panel landscape screen. Featuring a small village with pagoda roofs hidden in green pine trees.

Rare Japanese late Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring large panels covered in squares of silver leaf with an aged patina.

A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven brocades. The elaborate motifs feature repetitive Hababishi (four petal flower...

A very fine and delicate Japanese antique hand-painted silk scroll of blue birds and maple branches, Taisho period. Hand painting in lively colors with great details, signed. Ins...

Dramatic early 20th century Japanese late Meiji period Byobu screen featuring painted chrysanthemums.

Elegant Botanical Painting – Meiji to Taisho Period A beautiful and refined botanical composition, painted on silk and signed by the artist.

Rare Japanese Meiji period screen with Sumi-e ink on squares of silver leaf.

Fascinating late 19th century Japanese Meiji period four panel folding byobu screen. Made in the Nihonga school style with Rimpa school influence and bearing a Rimpa school seal Inen.

Late 19th century serene Japanese Meiji period four panel folding byobu screen featuring a flock of white egrets in a misty winter landscape.

6 panel screen of unusual size depicting traditional musical instruments, flutes drum, koto and biwa painted on silk with a gold leaf surround. Dimensions:H 63cm x W 260cm As...

Fascinating pair of large late 19th century Meiji period six-panel screens featuring festival dancers in a village landscape and agricultural activities in a country village.

19th century Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a serene water landscape with ducks and songbirds amid Momiji (red maple) hibiscus, and morning glory. Made in the Nihon...

This beautiful gold-toned painting on silk and velvet is originally from a 19th-century Japanese handscroll. The painting depicts a quiet scene of two black and white magpies flittin...

Reference: Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textile from Meiji Japan published by Ashmolean Museum of art and archaeology University of Oxford.

This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box Size: Overall 138/...

Large early 20th century Japanese late Meiji period six-panel folding byobu screen depicting episodes from the tale of Genji. The scenes include butterfly dancers and third princess ...

An outstanding exhibition quality Meiji period silk embroidery of a lion and lioness.

A piece of exquisite textile art from Japan, circa 1890s-1910s of the Meiji Era. The textile panel depicts Rokkasen ( "six poetry immortals"), a group of six poets living in the 9th ...

A fine pair of Japanese Meiji two-light reticulated bronze table lamps with bulbous stems, footed bases, silk rectangular shades with pagodas, figures and landscapes, accented with a...

Hand embroidered in Japan, this large framed silk embroidered wall art was made in Meiji era, approximated 1900s.

A lovely Japanese cloisonne vase in vivid colors of blue, red, yellow, green and lilac. Overall decorations of brown branches with birds and chrysanthemum flowers on a stunning deep ...

Reference: Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textile from Meiji Japan published by Ashmolean museum of art and archaeology University of Oxford.

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 ...

This hand-crafted pillow was designed by a local Chicago artist and textile historian who lovingly repurposes vintage fabrics, garments and embroidery fragments collected during her ...

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...

A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...

Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display vitrine cabinet. Very unusual shape of which we haven't had before. This cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your ...

Rare commode in the style of Louis Majorelle with front and sides inlaid in painted wood. Two doors on the front that hide a cabinet with open compartments and small drawers in light...

Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...

This Trumeau has been handmade using the technique of Venetian art. In the 18th century in Venice the fashion of lacquering spread. Using small prints, cut out and then glued on the ...

Brass peacock sculpture by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante. It comes with original invoice and proof of authenticity numbered 80/100.

Marvelous high end design Dutch Art Deco sofa designed & produced by Pander 1930 in Burl Walnut. Exquisite Art Deco design lines & both sides of the sofa have display cabinets perf...

We are delighted to offer this stunning Art Nouveau style salon lamp, a faithful reinterpretation of the "Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade and Mosaic and Turtleback Base" model created b...

An oval Guilloche Nephrite Jade Trinket Box adorned with Louis XV Rococo gold and silver foliage swags. An example of "Fauxberge", the box is bearing spurious marks, including a Fabe...

Rene Lalique clear and frosted glass 'Cigalia' perfume bottle. Details are highlighted with grey/black staining. The pattern features a cicadas on each of the four corners. Book refe...

A visually stunning Japanese fukusa panel with an embroidered dragon on a swirling cloud background, nicely displayed on a scarlet felt matt in a carved black wood frame with an anti...