Japanese Hinoki Cypress Fumidai Wooden Step Stool, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Hinoki Cypress Wooden Stool Old Japanese wooden step stool, or fumidai, with a strong, restrained form and exactly the kind of simple functionality that fits so well within...
Cypress
Japanese Satsuma Tripod Censer, Koro, Meiji period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small and finely decorated Japanese Satsuma tripod incense burner (koro), signed Kyozan, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The censer, koro, with a compressed body supported by t...
Stoneware
Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Baluster Vase Converted Lamp.
Bronze
$600Sale Price|50% Off
Rare Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Water Dropper
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper water dropper with cloisonne enamel design. Meiji period, 1868 to 1913. Cylinder shape, moveable top handle. Polychrome floral pattern against the dark gre...
Copper, Enamel
Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It can be used as a unique planter or to showcase an ikebana design. Hibachi means "fir...
Copper
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
Japan mice treasure bag Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese bronzewith brown patina representing two mice. One is pulling pulling a treasure bag. crouching down with its head turned to the left. While the other mouse is standing on i...
Bronze
Japanese Mixed Metal Sword Guard (Tsuba) Meiji period
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese mixed metal sword guard (tsuba) Meiji period. Fine shakudo and silver decoration.
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
Meiji Japanese Bronze Jardinière Japanese People on a Boat, Genryusai Seiya Zo
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece, rare, 19th Century Japanese bronze Jardinière/centerpiece of a group of Japanese travelers on a boat, signed on the bottom, Genryusai Seiya zo (made by Genryusai Seiya...
Bronze
Large Japanese Imari Rabbit Bowl, Meiji Period, mid 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and large Japanese Imari bowl with a golden spotted hare or rabbit, early Meiji Period (1864 to 1912), mid 19th century, Japan The fantastic Imari bowl featuring a c...
Porcelain
Large Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vase, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive fine quality 19th century Imari vase, with hand painted classical floral motif and inset panels painting of playful Foo Dogs. Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c...
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kutani Plaque with Landscape and Mark Japan 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Faboulous japanese porcelain plaque. Very high quality painting of a Mountain landscape. Marked with signature. Condition Small age signs like a small scratch i...
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figure of a Hawk
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century Japanese Meiji porcelain figure of a white hawk standing atop rock work with its wings spread. Exceptional quality and fine detail. Measures 7 3/4" tall x 4 1/2"...
Porcelain
Japanese Early Meiji Period Porcelain Bowl, circa 1870
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese early Meiji period (circa 1870) signed Imari ribbed porcelain Bowl, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue underglaze and polychrome en...
Gold
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A resplendent Japanese gold maki-e lacquer ryoshibako, document box, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.
Gold, Silver
Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan Animal on Turtle Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Merkelbach van Enkhuizen lived in one of the canal houses in Amsterdam and was an avid collector of Asian art. Condition No damages, Size: 4x3CM LengthxHeight Period 19th century 2...
Metal, Bronze
Meiji period Japanese bronze Monkeys.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
These exquisite Japanese Meiji period sculptures depict two patinated bronze monkeys, showcasing the artistry and craftsmanship of the era.
Bronze
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 lu...
Brocade, Silk
Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase – Hand-Painted Meiji-Era Masterpiece
By Satsuma
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase – Hand-Painted Meiji-Era Masterpiece Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase with polychrome decorations of Japanese men and soldiers in armor. Golden details. Ja...
Porcelain
Large Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Crab (C) Okimono
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Realistically modeled Japanese okimono of a crab raised on its toes. I of 5 designated by the (C) in the title.
Bronze
Large Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Crab (B) Okimono
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Japanese naturalistically modeled bronze okimono in the form of a crab. One of 5 designated by the (B) in the title.
Bronze
Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945037876072, but...
Copper
Large Japanese Imari Charger, Edo/Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large 18.25" diameter Japanese Imari porcelain charger, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The large charger of near flattened form and decorated in the typical Imari p...
Porcelain
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
$326Sale Price|74% Off
Japanese Laquered Tray finely Decorated , 19th Century Meiji Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good papier mâché, circular, black lacquered tray, hand enameled and gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, Meiji period. This circular tray is very decorative, ...
Paper
Japanese Articulate Praying Mantis Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare articulate praying mantis made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of item is known in Japanese as Jizai O...
Copper
Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century Japanese Imari porcelain charger having classical motif decoration to the whole, with typical blue and orange imari colours. Batch 82 N/H
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Silk Obi Fragment, Hand-Embroidered, Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
. • Period: Meiji (late 19th century) • Materials: Silk, gold leaf • Technique: Hand-embroidered • Dimensions: 339 x 31 cm • Condition: Excellent vintage condition with expected...
Silk
Antique Japanese Straw Rain Cape “Mino” Late Meiji ② – Early Showa Period, Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Today, pieces such as this are increasingly appreciated internationally as examples of Japanese mingei, folk art, and primitive decorative objects.
Straw
Fine Japanese Portable Tea Cabinet Meiji Period with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese portable cabinet finely fashioned out of Sandalwood, a fragrant and also one of the most expensive woods that was used to make small luxury pieces. The handled ca...
Wood, Sandalwood
$596Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Wabi-Sabi Tanba Tamba Art Pottery Vase Jar Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully shaped, glazed (a lava crater glaze reminiscent of such modern western potters as Beatrice Wood, Glenn Lukens and Otto and Gertrud Natzler), and complexly textured Tamb...
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
Japanese Imari Porcelain Okimono Otafuku Erotic Aspect Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beloved Japanese Shinto goddess of mirth, joy, and good fortune, Otafuku, also known as Okame is often associated with longevity and fertility. Distinct for her chubby cheek, joyful...
Porcelain
$2,000Sale Price|50% Off
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, Early Edo period, enamel copper tray. The oval shaped tray is enameled with a polychrome image of a Phoenix bird with flowers and leaves made in the Cloisonne te...
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Meiji Period Painting Scroll Night Landscape Nihonga Japan Artist Sign
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Boerderij in bamboebos in maanlicht Rolschildering / scroll op zijde, benen rollers. B 140.4 x 42 / 198.5 x 54.5 cm 140.4 x 42 / 198.5 x 54.5 cm.
Silk
Japanese Meiji Period Painting Scroll Crane Landscape Nihonga Japan Artist Sign
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Kraanvogels en schildpadden in stromend water met Horaisan op de achtergrond Rolschildering / scroll op papier, houten rollers. B 100.5 x 26.7 / 183.5 x 37.7 cm 100....
Silk
Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945044034102, bu...
Copper
Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain 'Kutani' Foo Dogs
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A pair of fine quality Japanese Kutani foo dogs in rich polychrome enamels over porcelain. The pair date to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and are in lovely condition for their age. K...
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s f...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Miniature Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Cabinet Vase - Signed, Meiji Era
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite miniature Satsuma porcelain cabinet vase, dating to the Meiji Era, is a masterful representation of Japanese artistry and craftsmanship. The vase features a cream-colo...
Porcelain
$525Sale Price / set|30% Off
Japanese Cloisonné Vases, Meiji Style Metalwork, 19th Century, Pair
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century With enameled flowers. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 20cm. Diameter: 8cm.
Metal
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 threa...
Silk, Wood
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.
Silk
Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
Japan, Meiji Period (19th Century) An impressive pair of monumental Japanese porcelain vases from the Meiji period, accompanied by their original finely carved wooden display consol...
Ceramic
Late 19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese Tansus on Contemporary Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of 19th-century Japanese Isho-dansu (clothing chests) that beautifully bridge the gap between Edo/Meiji era craftsmanship and contemporary industrial design. Original...
Iron
Japanese Satsuma Vase by Koyama Nanpo Meiji Period
Located in Newark, England
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING This Japanese Satsuma vase by Koyama Nanpo is decorated with two large figural panels set against a cobalt blue ground with extensive gilt decoration. It dat...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Bronze Water Coupe, Eguchi as Fugen, Edo/Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very finely cast Japanese bronze water coupe in the form of the courtesan Eguchi riding an elephant, signed Kazutada, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The small and e...
Bronze
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Fine Japanese Enameled Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan Meiji Period
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic satsuma ware vase with very fine surface decoration made by Kinkozan circa 1880-1900s of late Meiji Period. The vase is of an elegant and relatively rare form with a trumpe...
Ceramic
Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair by Senzan Meiji Period
Located in Newark, England
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING From our Japanese Satsuma collection, we’re pleased to offer this unusually shaped pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, signed by the artist Senzan 泉山 and dating...
Ceramic, Earthenware
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 elaborate floral designs with variati...
Brocade, Silk
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryozan
Located in Newark, England
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s f...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Group of Fourteen Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Metal Plaques
Located in London, GB
Group of fourteen Japanese Meiji period gilt metal plaques Japanese, Late 19th Century Height 2cm, width 2cm These beautiful Japanese Meiji period plaques are crafted from an alloy ...
Metal
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze and Champlevé Enameled Censer
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Japanese censer incense burner, inspired by Chinese pieces, is of spheroidal form, the bronze body with polychrome champlevé enamel work flanked by dragon-head handles and ring ...
Bronze
Japanese Hammered Copper and Mixed Metal Meiji Period Vase.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese hammered copper and mixed metal inlay Meiji period vase. The vase has a motive of a silver and shaudo dragon in the clouds. Precise execution. Bears signatures on the bottom.
Silver, Copper
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Geometric Brush Pot Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a scene wi...
Enamel
Screen With Lacquer Panels, Meiji Japan, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large Japanese screen with 4 leaves composed of lacquer panels with naturalistic decoration, of several sizes: the largest panels are decorated with golden tigers and lions on a blac...
Lacquer
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.
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.