Edo Furniture
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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Style: Edo
Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)
Located in Paris, FR
Samurai Helmet "Zunari kabuto" with 3 black lacquered iron plates.
Japan, early EDO period, circa 1610.
Neck protector (shikoro), 5-strip hineno, laced brown, beige and green.
Central ornament (maedate) in gold and silver lacquered wood. Triple tomo with 2 maple leaves. 2 rounded horn-shaped side ornaments (wakidate) in black and gold lacquered wood.
Black-lacquered iron mask...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wall Light Made in Japan /Reproduction of Japanese Antique Lighting Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a bracket light made in Japan.
Made of brass.
It is a product that reproduces old Japanese lighting.
Since ancient times, it has been used as an outdoor light and an interior ...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Edo Period Golden Screen - Summer Florals
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Golden Screen - Summer Florals
Period: Edo
Size: 285 x 92.5 cm (112.2 x 36.4 inches)
SKU: PTA141
This Edo period screen is a golden-framed window into the summer gardens...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Period: Late Edo
Size: 145x173 cm (57x68 inches)
SKU: PTA62
Step into the mythical world of late Edo Japan with our radiant batik screen depicting the...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Japanese Early Antique Stone Four Buddhas Pagoda 10 feet
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto area garden and now in our Kyoto warehouse. Call or message us for details or to reserve.
For the finest garden- an exceptional and spiritual rep...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Granite
Japanese Massive Ancient Earth, Water, Fire Wind, Stone Gorinto- 300 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
Historically important Ancient Work of Art. 300 Years Old. Massive example.
Japan, a fine and massive surviving Gorinto or five-tiered Stupa sculpted in one piece from a gray stone....
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Stone
Important Massive Ancient Japanese Stone Sculpture Double Jizo Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
Large work of garden art, 18th/19th century, 200 years old
Japanese stone rectangular plaque Jizo Bosatsu in unusual "double Jizo" Desojin panel form. It stands tall in a fine m...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Granite
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Granite
Japan Important Pair Large Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered and coming from a Shinto Shrine deaccession, and now in our Kyoto warehouse.
Call or message us for details or to reserve.
Japan an early and superb pair (2) of ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (Edo Period - 19th Century). Tansu are traditional portable wooden storage chests from Japan. In Japanese traditional houses...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Blue Stream With Iris Flowers And Ducks Two Panel Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an antique two panel byobu screen, in a convenient displayable wall size featuring a pair of swimming ducks with multiple blue iris flowers set against a meandering blue swirl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Edo Period Horagai Conch Shell Trumpet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare and Beautiful Edo Period Horagai Conch Shell Trumpet.
This rare and beautiful Horagai conch shell trumpet is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship. It is dated to the ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Shell
Japanese antique vertical striped tea bowl/19th to early 20th century/Seto ware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Seto ware tea bowl made in Japan from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century).
Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi Prefecture, Jap...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Set of Traditional Hand-Painted Japanese "Naruko" Kokeshi Dolls, c.1950s
Located in London, GB
For sale is a vintage set of three traditional Japanese wooden 'Naruko' style Kokeshi dolls, dating from circa the mid-20th century.
Consisting of three different-sized, unique han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Large Hand-Painted Japanese "Togatta" Kokeshi Dolls, c.1950s
Located in London, GB
For sale is a pair of beautiful vintage traditional Japanese wooden "Kokeshi" dolls, dating from the early to mid-20th century.
Consisting of two large, unique hand-painted dolls, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer Maki-e decorated kobako (small storage box) circa 18th century (Edo period). Based on its form and size, this kobako was possibly used as a Chabako to store...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Stone
Elegant Horse Screen. In style of Kano Tanshin
By Kano Tanshin
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Ink on gold.
This continuation of equine grace unfolds across a stunning gold-leaf backdrop, capturing the essence of nobility that horses represent in Japanese lore.
The screen de...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese antique wood carved Buddha/1800s/late Edo period/folk Buddha
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden Jizo Bodhisattva statue made in the late Edo period in Japan.
It is thought that they were not carved by Buddhist sculptors living in central cities such as Kyoto or...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Japanese Antique Drawer box 1840s-1860s Edo Period Folk art Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It was made during the Edo period.
The outside of the wooden crate is lined with bamboo weave.
Bamboo is attached to the corners for reinforcement.
Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Nikkō and Gakkō Bodhisattvas Temple Bell, Bunsei Era 1822
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This remarkable Buddhist temple bell is an authentic piece of spiritual history, cast in 1822, during the Bunsei era. Adorned with the august symbols of Nikkō and Gakkō, the Bodhisat...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese antique stone Buddha "Jizo" seated statue/1700-1850/Edo period/Garden
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce you to a wonderful stone Buddha made during the Edo period in Japan.
This is a stone Buddha made from the middle to late Edo period (around 1700 to 1850).
...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Japanese old wooden low table/ wabisabi coffee table/1850-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Japanese antique wooden black low table was made between the late Edo and Meiji periods.
All materials are cedar wood. Cedar has been a common wood used for tools and furniture ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Edo Period Stone Buddha/1800s/Japanese Antique Buddha Statue/Garden Ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Jizo Bodhisattva stone Buddha from the late Edo period in the 1800s.
It is a statue of a Bodhisattva in the form of a monk, who saves people in the world with an infinitely...
Category
19th Century Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Stone
Japanese old wooden low table/ wabisabi coffee table/1850-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Japanese antique wooden black low table was made between the late Edo and Meiji periods.
All materials are cedar wood. Cedar has been a common wood used for tools and furniture ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1788/Edo period/Wabi-Sabi furniture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a drawer made in the late Edo period of Japan.
The year name is written in black ink on the back of the drawer, ``Tenmei 8th Year,'' and the year of production, 1788, is clea...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Ethereal Edo Period (18th century) Bronze Stupa Finial
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Gracing us from the tranquil temples of 18th-19th century Japan, this exquisite bronze stupa finial (SKU: ZC98) embodies a tangible piece of spiritual his...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Stone Buddha from the Edo period in Japan/1750-1850/Garden ornaments
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone Buddha made from the middle to late Edo period in Japan.
It depicts Jizo Bodhisattva sitting.
Most stone Buddhas are made of granite, and others are made of andesite...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Granite
Samurai Era Horagai with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Fukuoka, JP
From the esteemed ranks of the samurai to the serenity of modern collections comes this authentic Horagai signal conch, a distinguished relic from the 18th-19th century. Traditionall...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Arita "Umekomon incence" storage box made in Japan
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
Hand-painted. A kougou is a container used to hold incense materials.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese antique wooden small Buddha statue/1800s/Jizo Bodhisattva
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden Buddha statue made in the late Edo period (1800s) in Japan.
The size is small enough to hold in one hand.
However, the carvings are carefully carved and the facial e...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Dragon Ascendancy: Antique Buddhist Altar Cloth
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An extraordinary artifact of devotion, this early to mid-19th-century Buddhist altar cover (SKU: ZE9) is a sublime expression of artistic and spiritual fervor. Measuring an imposing ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold
Imperial Edo Period Bronze Temple Lantern
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Exemplifying the grandeur of the Edo period, this substantial bronze Buddhist temple lantern is a relic steeped in both imperial provenance and spiritual significance. Circa 18th cen...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large ornamental Japanese porcelain Arita(Imari) "Sometsukesansui" 19th
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
Hand-painted. This is one of the largest decorative jars in Japan. The landscape painting style depicts a fantasy world with mountains, rivers, people, and houses, which was original...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Edo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Majestic Hawks Edo Screen by Tosa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Majestic Hawks Edo Screen
Period: Edo
Size: 150x168 cm (59x66 inches)
SKU: PTA93
Step back in time to the Edo period with our superb Tosa school screen depicting hawks. Hawking, a ...
Category
19th Century Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Kano School Applied Vignettes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive 18th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen with applied vignettes by various Kano school artists. The senmen byobu screen features 24 individual vignettes dep...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Arita Japanese art/object "Menkasha pottery board" 1950s
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
A "Gosho-guruma" is a vehicle that nobles rode in during the Heian period, and its pattern symbolizes the royal culture. Putting flowers on the "Hanaguruma" (flower cart) on the Gosh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Tani Bunchu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tani Bunchu (1823-1876)
Tiger and Dragon
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on paper.
In this grand pair of Japanese Ryuko-zu screens the tiger crouches low to the ground, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
JINGASA from the EDO period, Samurai headdress Toppai Jingasa
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Authentic and original Jingasa from the Edo period, conical Samurai headdress, called a Toppai Jingasa in wood covered with black lacquer depicting two kamons lacquered in gold repre...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Japanese Silver Inlaid Iron Shogun Stirrup (Abumi) Red Lacquer
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century iron abumi of typical form, the stirrup inlaid in silver, an encircled peony flower crest surrounded with a geometric pattern, the interior retains the original wood lin...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Silver, Iron
Japanese Bronze Statue Nyoirin Kannon on Lotus Throne
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small and fine Japanese bronze statue of Nyoirin Kannon circa 18th century of Edo period. Kannon is bodhisattva of Mercy and Compassion (Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit and Guanyin in C...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Wooden Pulley - 1800s
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning antique well pulley from Edo Period in Japan. Amazing patina, great bookshelf decor piece.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Modernist Shopkeepers Stool c1900s
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic Japanese antique modernist shopkeepers stool with a wonderful original 100 year old patina. This does show areas of wear due to the age. Beautiful accent piece.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Elegant Edo period painting by Reizei Tamechika (1823-1864) 冷泉為恭
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Elegant Edo period painting by Reizei Tamechika (1823-1864)
Period: Edo
Size: 113x53 cm
SKU: PTA147
Indulge in the elegance of the Edo period with our superb painting on silk, a m...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Forest Tree Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully composed (with fabulous use of negative space) quite large six-panel Sea of Trees Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a vast forest scene wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
JINGASA from the EDO period, conical Samurai headdress in harikake (paper mache)
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Authentic and origina Jingasa from the Edo period, conical Samurai headdress in harikake (paper mache technique) covered with black lacquer depicting a golden diamond-shaped kamon.
...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen depicts the Activities of the Twelve Months of the Year, mineral pigments on gold leaf, mounted on wood panels with 6 frames...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Samurai Signal Conch with Brass Mouthpiece
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Echoing through time with the sound of ancient battlefields and sacred rituals, this 18th-century Horagai signal conch (SKU: ZC37) is a venerable treasure from the age of samurai. Cr...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Sculpture "Kobo Daishi" / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese "Kobo Daishi" wooden figure.
"Kobo Daishi" means "Kukai".
"Kukai" was a monk from the early Heian period. His posthumous name was "Kobo Daishi". He is the fou...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Late Edo Period Imari Pheasant Plate
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This striking Imari ware plate (SKU: ZD48) is an outstanding representation of late 18th to 19th-century Japanese porcelain artistry, capturing the refined beauty and detailed crafts...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Imari sake ewer, Arita, Japan, c. 1700, Edo Period.
By Arita
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Imari sake ewer and cover, Arita, Japan, c. 1700, Edo Period. The globular ewer, with an unusual continuous band of circular moulded bosses, and vibrantly painted with flowering plan...
Category
1690s Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Pottery Large Jar/1610-1680/Edo Period/Wabisabi Tsubo/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a pottery called Tokoname ware.
It is a kiln with a very long history in Japan.
Tokoname is a kiln located in Aichi prefecture, Japan.
(Tokoname Kiln is marked with a red cir...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...
Category
18th Century Asian Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese antique stone Buddha "Fudo Myoo"/1700-1800/Edo period/Garden ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese stone Buddha made in the late Edo period.
This stone Buddha is a Buddha statue called Fudo Myoo.
Fudo Myoo is a Buddhist statue that has been popular in Japan...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Stone
Set of 5 Handmade Japanese Kokeshi Dolls from the Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Add a touch of traditional Japanese charm to your home decor with this exquisite set of 5 Kokeshi dolls. Handmade by skilled artisans from wood, each doll features a simple trunk as ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a rare paper scroll hand painted by renown Rengetsu Otagaki (1791-1875). She was a very famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and e...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Paper
Kutani Ware Dragon Dance: A 19th Century Porcelain Masterpiece
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This large 19th-century Kutani ware porcelain plate (SKU: ZD66) is a celebration of Japanese mythology and the timeless art of porcelain-making. Featuring an exuberant scene of drago...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Studio Art Ceramic Vase Turquoise & Brush Stroke Bird, likely Japan, 1980s
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautiful, most likely originates in Japan: large round ceramic vase in an eggshell blue to turquoise glaze.
The general style is inspired by the marvellous brush painting style of t...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Edo furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Edo 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, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Edo 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 Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige), Arita, Ryosuke Harashima, and Kitagawa Utamaro. 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 $55 and tops out at $1,386,932 while the average work can sell for $2,989.
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