Edo Building and Garden Elements
EDO STYLE
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
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Important Massive Ancient Japanese Stone Sculpture Double Jizo Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Japanese Massive Ancient Earth, Water, Fire Wind, Stone Gorinto- 300 Years Old
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Japanese Early Antique Stone Four Buddhas Pagoda 10 feet
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For the finest garden- an exceptional and spiritual rep...
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Japanese Exceptional Antique Granite Stone Christian Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Museum Piece. Now in our Kyoto warehouse awaiting shipment.
Call or message us for additional details.
Japan, an early “Christian” granite stone lantern with weathering from gre...
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Japanese antique stone god/1800s/Japanese Buddha statue/garden ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone god made in the late 1800s of the Edo period.
He is one of the Seven Lucky Gods that have existed in Japan since ancient times, and is called Fukurokuju.
He is the go...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Stone
XXL Late Edo Period Japanese Cedar “Kura” Door/Wall Hanging Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A huge early 19th C. Japanese Kura door in cedar.
Beautifully patinated bleached-out wood with hand forged wrought iron plaque/lock.
Can either be used as ...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Japan Large Antique Stone Joyful Temple Lion, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a tall early antique stone temple mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dog Lion also known as Komainu hand-carved in sandstone.
Dimensions: 23 inches high and 10 inches wide and 16 inches deep
Age: great age dating to the middle Edo period (1800-1840). Old and original patina with aged and substantial traces of encrustation still visible. Ancient repair.
These Older Buddhist mythological Komainu like this example are infrequently found in not only this impressive size, but in this early age. Today these are often seen guarding entrances to Japanese Buddhist temples and shrines.
About Shishi Komainu Ah and Un:
Temple Shishi are traditionally depicted, one with mouth open (Ah) and one with mouth closed (Un). Ah is the first sound in the Japanese alphabet...
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Japanese antique stone five-ring tower/1500 to 1600s/Garden object/Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Rare Antique Japanese Carved Stone Garden House Model
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Huge Wabi Sabi Early 19th Japanese Charred Cedar Door Wall Art
Located in London, GB
A huge early 19th century Edo period Japanese door in charred cedar.
Sliding panel in place to see who is knocking..
Exquisite Japanese joinery.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Japanese Pair Old Kyoto Garden Woodblock Prints 19thc immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Two Fine Old Woodblock Garden Prints : Stone Pagoda, Gardens, Stepping Stones & Lush Landscapes
Japan two (2) antique Old Kyoto Garden Woodblock prints from an original book 18th-19th century
Immediately frameable
Printed on handmade washi rice paper.
Dating to the 18th-19th century and originally found in Tokyo, Japan.
These rare woodblock printed leaves illustrate awesome panoramic Japanese gardens as artistically drawn from some 200 years ago.
Replete with old pavillions, a tall stone pagoda, stepping stone pathways, lanterns, trees, and tea gardens, they have been rescued from a rare original Edo period book of that day and printed in chuban size format. Our prints measure 10.25 inches by 13.75 inches or a double chuban size.
These original prints from an original book are scarce as we have only seen a handful of these rare artifact...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Paper
Japanese Fine Antique Gilt and Red Lacquer Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th C
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a rare find
Antique Original Japanese temple "blossoming lotus" flower bud stem including its original red lacquer display base. This finely hand carved wood and lacquered gold flower stem was made for a Buddhist 19th century temple altar. Its flower blossoms and leaves symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment. The individual parts of each lotus is carved separately then joined in an arrangement and inserted in altar vessels.
Also called "Jyôka" , it is placed on or next to an altar in a Buddhist temple. Made with meticulous techniques. In Buddhism, the lotus is an important symbol of divine enlightenment because it blooms into beautiful flowers while growing in mud. Tsunehana means "a flower that continues to bloom forever" and "a flower that does not wither." For this reason, the flowers represented are in different stages of their life, unfolded lotus leaves, buds and full flowers, thus symbolizing the journey towards Buddhist enlightenment.
This lovely Japanese antique gilt Lotus flower is an early survivor, circa 1840, and a hard to find treasure that was originally placed on or around a temple altar.
This ensemble consists of a single stem, the top most flower, and the bottom leaf- all mounted in the original square red lacquer display base. A gold gilt 3.5 inch long tortoise "minogame" is affixed to the base as seen in the photo.
Its attractive original old patina coupled with much of the original gilding remaining present is just the way we like to find them.
Dimensions: With original red lacquer display stand Height, 17 inches height and 9 inches in width. The lotus flower stem alone measures 16 inches in height.
Provenance: acquired from a Kyoto Japanse monk and collector
History of the Japanese turtle "minogame"
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Japanese Antique Wooden Door 1750s-1860s/Architecture Abstract Art Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is the door of the warehouse (KURA) in the Edo period in Japan.
This door is from the late Edo period. (1750s-1860s)
It has been exposed to the wind and rain for a long time, ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Cedar
Shigaraki Tsubo Stoneware Ceramic Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities from the firing process in which wood is added...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Ceramic
Japanese Antique Stone Stupa Pagoda, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
An important and early stone pagoda "stupa" from an old Japanese garden, only one
Japan, a fine and amazing surviving pagoda stupa sculpted in three pieces in a convenient portable size from a gray-brown sedimentary stone. This one dates to the 17th- 18th century. It takes its name from Hokyo Darani Sutra, which were placed inside Heian Period...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Set of Four 19th Century Japanese Lattice Wooden Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 19th century stunning, intricate lattice panels from Japan. Wood with naturally worn patina; traces of crackled finish. Each panel measures 35.5 inches wide and placed to...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Japanese Edo Period Wood Temple Carving with Doves
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo period wooden temple carving with two doves in branches. The scene is set into a frame that suggests the piece having been initially part o...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Building and Garden Elements
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Japanese antique stone lion figurine / 1800-1900 / Edo to Meiji / garden object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone performance lion figurine made in the late 19th century in Japan from the Edo period to the Meiji period.
Shishi has been revered as a divine beast since ancient tim...
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