Japonisme Furniture
JAPONISME STYLE
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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Style: Japonisme
KITA LIVING Frame Chair Elliptical - Oak Black
Located in Bomonti, TR
Characterized by elliptical forms, Frame Chair is an expression of comfort and well-balanced geometry. The confident relationship between skeleton, seat and backrest figures its pres...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Plywood
WAKA WAKA playful minimalist plywood white scallop shape 6 drawer dresser
Located in Madrid, ES
Unique dresser by WAKAWAKA. Very few pieces if any found in Europe.
WAKA WAKA is a Los Angeles based studio focusing on wood furniture and functional objec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Lamp
Located in Pomona, CA
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on brass baluster shaped vase, mounted as a table lamp and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal
KITA LIVING Frame Chair Rectangular - Oak Black
Located in Bomonti, TR
Characterized by rectangular forms, Frame Chair is an expression of comfort and well-balanced geometry. The confident relationship between skeleton, seat and backrest figures its pre...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Plywood
Pair Japanese Imari Gourd Shaped Porcelain Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the captivating charm of Japan with this pair of Imari gourd-shaped porcelain vases. These vases beautifully showcase the renowned Imari style, which has captured hearts a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Gold
KITA LIVING Frame Chair Rectangular - Oak Chocolate
Located in Bomonti, TR
Characterized by rectangular forms, Frame Chair is an expression of comfort and well-balanced geometry. The confident relationship between skeleton, seat and backrest figures its pre...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Plywood
Japanese Faux Lacquer Storage Box
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese faux lacquer decorated storage box in the form of a chamfered cube with hinged lid, the black lacquered sides decorated with lotus leaves and other floral motifs.
De...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Caramel
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it.
With the idea of...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Plywood
French Aesthetic Period Japonisme Birdseye Maple Faux Bamboo Hall Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
Wonderful Quality French Aesthetic Period “Japonisme” Faux Bamboo Hall Stand of Grand Proportions with Central Mirror
French Circa 1890
Of b...
Category
1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on a brass base.
This Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp was hand-crafted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Japan mice treasure bag Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese bronze representing two mice, one of them pulling a treasure bag.
The mouse or the rat (both called nezumi in Japanese), one of the zodiac signs, is a symbol of fortune. T...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Ink bl...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Composition
Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Dinner Set with 145 Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum sterling silver dinner set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, circa 1890. This set comprises 145 pieces (dimensions in inche...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Siphonia"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elegant and at the same time soft and indirect light for a unique and personal home. This Japanese style white paper pendant lighting called Siphonia is hand-folded from almost 70 s...
Category
2010s Danish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Japanese 4 Panels Court with 13 Ladies in the Garden
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 4 Panels Court with 13 Ladies in the Garden. Taisho Period (7/30/1912 - 12/25/1926.(Coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taisho). Circa 1920. Painted on Rice Paper. 71" wide...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Bird & Butterfly Copper Tray, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal copper tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Lobed and rectangular with curved sides. Applied copper and silver ornament: Tree with blossoming branches a...
Category
1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Silver, Copper
Bamboo Chair by Ubunji Kidokoro
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a bamboo chair designed by Ubunji Kidokoro, who was enrolled in Mitsukoshi Furniture Design Office in 1937.
In 1937, Ubunji Kidokoro was enr...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century French Bamboo Hall Tree or Coat Rack
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French bamboo hall tree, or coat rack with six hooks and a curved bent rail to hold umbrellas. Original beveled mirror. Free standing, but should be fastened to the wa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror
Japanese Carved Jade Buddha Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Japanese hand-carved jade sculpture depicting a seated Buddha or bodhisattva figure holding a fruit in his hands, together with a hardwood stand ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Jade
Antique Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Oyster Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum sterling silver oyster ladle. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Round bowl with twisted fluting and curved and reeded stem with d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiger, Japanese Bronze, Meiji Era, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze tiger with brown patina, with very subtle bronze work to bring out the stripes on the body of the tiger
No mark or signature
Japan wo...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Yoshio Kanamori "Mountain Lake" Woodblock
Located in New York, NY
Yoshio Kanamori (Japanese, 1922 - 2016), "Mountain Lake," woodblock print, edition: 16/30, signed in pencil lower right.
Dimensions: Image: 16" H x 11...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paper
Indonesian Reverse Painting on Glass with Gilt
Located in New York, NY
Indonesian, Javanese, reverse painting on glass of three figures with gilt paint, one with a blue snake wrapped around his torso, in a landscape with trees, housed in an ebonized woo...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
17th Century Orange Blue White Japanese Arita Ware Charger Plate
Located in Lomita, CA
This Japanese Export porcelain charger is singular and speaks for itself in a beautiful palette of soft orange, blue and white. It is remimiscent of Imari, but the appraisers say it is from a 17th or 18th century kiln in Arita Japan. The colors are vibrant and clear, and there are no chips or other damage to this beautiful piece.
Arita ware...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage George Zee and Co. Mahogany Side Chairs - set of 2
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A set of 2 vintage solid wood side chairs in very good condition. We estimate that it was made sometime in the mid-20th century.
Each chair has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Teak
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it.
With the idea of...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Plywood
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Located in New York, NY
After Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) Japanese woodblock on paper depicting Toba Bay and Mont Hijori in Shima, housed in a white painted wood frame.
Dimensions: Image: 10....
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Antique Decorative Bowl, Japanese, Cloisonne, Bonbon, Grape Dish, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative bowl. A Japanese, cloisonne bonbon or grape dish, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Delightful cloisonne decor with vibrant colours
Display...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
This is a Complete set of 4 Japanese Reverse Hand Painted and Glass Snuff or...
Category
1950s Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it.
With the idea of...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Plywood
Sen pendant
Located in Birkerød, DK
The SEN pendant is a truly unique light sculptures that will add a light and shadow play in any setting. Also available as a table lamp.
Sen means lines in Japanese and the many bamboo strips bent into shape creates lines as well as shadow. The craftmanship of the lamps builds on the traditional art of takesensuji, which is a technique traditionally used to make insect cages...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Charming 24k gold Hand Painted Japanese Tea Set, Japanese Garden Landscape and Geisha Girls. 1940s.
Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Oak Wood
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned base for the table top.
Crafted from oak wood, the low piece awakens a sense of tactile by making the unique textures of the material visible. Instead of covering the details, it reflects the transparent relationship of the parts to its silhouette.
Flow Coffee Table is a refined interpretation of Chabudai, the traditional Japanese low table...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Oak
Enso table lamp Natural Oil
By Lars Vejen
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft.
With ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice highly decorative Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s ,some paint losses .
hand carved.
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japan hares matcha bowl
Located in PARIS, FR
Matcha bowl in clay decorated with two hare, partly glazed.
A fine contrast between the unglazed foot, which retains the raw color and rough, matt appearance of the clay, and the re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
KITA LIVING Wa Stool
Located in Bomonti, TR
Wa Stool
Contoured by a lyrical structure, Wa Stool takes its name from the Japanese word “harmony”. It characterizes its presence in the balance of soulful forms and delicate detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak
KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Bronze Glass
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned ...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Smoked Glass
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned base for the table top.
Crafted from oak wood, the low piece awakens a sense of tactile by making the unique textures of the material visible. Instead of covering the details, it reflects the transparent relationship of the parts to its silhouette.
Flow Coffee Table is a refined interpretation of Chabudai, the traditional Japanese low table...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood, Plywood
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal napkin ring. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Hand-hammered sterling silver ring applied with cooper ornament: A man in pointy hat is seated on the ground...
Category
1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Wood works 3
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
A 19th C.French Japanism Style Dragon Design Hardwood Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century French Hardwood Japanism Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot. The backrest of this exceptional sofa is adorned with a stunning display of carved open fret-work design...
Category
1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Amaea"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This Jpanese style white paper pendant Lighting "Amaea" is hand-folded from almost 70 sheets of paper. The Amaea lamp is designed and artisanally produced by Charlotte Brandt for Son...
Category
2010s Danish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English majolica plate, The Flying Crane, by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870.
Designed in the Aesthetic Japonisme taste, the crane is centered on a turquoise pebbled ground with a border of prunus, or pink Dogwood branches stemming from the brown branch form rim.
Showing the unusual green glazing on the verso, distinctive to Holdcroft majolica.
Book reference,’The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica’ by Mariann Katz-Marks, page 95.
Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Bamboo Flower Vase with carved picture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo flower vase with signature of Suzuki Gengensai. However, its authenticity is unknown.
However, the quality is high and the engraving of Japan...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Sen table lamp
Located in Birkerød, DK
The SEN table lamp is a unique and contemporary piece of light art that builds on tradition while revitalizing traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Japanese Brass Champleve Vase With Dragon Enamel
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing early 20th century Japanese brass champleve vases features a vibrant colorful enamel design depicting dragons.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese Imperial Samurai Warrior Minamoto Horseback Watercolor Painting
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique Japanese imperial hunt / war / battle watercolor painting of Minamoto on Horseback. The Samurai warrior Minamoto is shown with his...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Paint
Wood works 1
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Wood works 2
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
By Ando Jubei
Located in Gainesville, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Bamboo Flower Vase by Chikuyu Uematsu
By Uematsu Chikuyu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo vase by Chikuyu Uematsu.
With original box.
Chikuyu Uematsu (1947-)
He was born in Tokyo. He graduated from Beppu Higher Vocational Training School in 1975. From the same yea...
Category
1990s Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Large Japanese Black Crane and Camellia-Motif Relief Carved Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisite late 1970s Asian black cerused wood wall mirror with relief carved Japanese crane and camellia flower motif.
Black lacquered cerused...
Category
1970s American Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Bamboo Flower Vase by Suigetsu Buseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo Flower vase by Suigetsu Buseki .
Suigetsu Buseki (1930–2013)
He is the second generation of "Bamboo Craft Midoriya". He studied under Koka...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Viva Premium Velvet Bench Manufactured in Spain in Artisan Ateliers, Houtique
By Carolina Micó Navarro
Located in Madrid, ES
VIVA, subtlety and rotundity in a bench that plays with your perception.
Discover HOUTIQUE’s experimental atelier, a space where creativity and craftsmanship come together thanks to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Enso table lamp Black Oil
By Lars Vejen
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft.
With ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Reflex Stool Natural Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
The REFLEX stool is a sculptural approach to comfortable seating. The stool consists of 1 shape multiplied 8 times. The result is a simple stool in a simple construction.
REFLEX is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Wood
Enso table lamp Black Stained Matt Lacquer
By Lars Vejen
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft.
With ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Japonisme furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Japonisme 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 decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Japonisme 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 Tiffany & Co., Gökhan Eryaman, İsmail Dağlı, and Makuzu Kozan. 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 $29 and tops out at $185,360 while the average work can sell for $2,527.
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