Japonisme Decorative Objects

A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal It consists of a fretworked tray with raised edges in blackened wood surrounded by a fine gilded bronze ring, on which rests two Famille Rose Qianlong Period (1736-1795) hexagonal inkwells with pierced tops, one with original glass container, decorated with polychrome stylised flower heads and foliate scrollwork. This inkwell is characteristic of the productions of the Maison de l'Escalier de Cristal, it shows a hybrid realization, using ancient Asian elements, used as a container for feathers and ink. Stamped «Escalier de Cristal Paris» Circa 1880 L’Escalier de Cristal, Parisian firm created about 1800 by Mme veuve Desarnaud, famous under the French « Restoration » for its decorative objects combining crystal and bronze. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie for an outstanding gilt-bronze mounted crystal dressing table. Located in Paris, at the Palais-Royal, Galerie de Valois, L’Escalier de Cristal was bought out around 1830 by Boin, and then by Lahoche in 1840. The company owed its rise to a position amongst the most im-portant Paris decorative wares shops to Lahoche, who expanded considerably the business and entered later in partnership with his son-in-law to set up in 1852 Lahoche et Pannier...

A wonderful Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Bronze overlay vase. Having exquisite and amusing scenes in relief, patinated and overlay of a Dog of Foo, a Frog fishing in a Lotus lea...

This is a cloisonné foil metal vase depicting a continuous scenes around it of three large white cranes, a volcano and some green leaves in a turquoise background. Under the base the...

Early 20th century Japanese Bronze Champleve Flower Vase or Urn. Features a colorful champleve design of Pegasus's and butterflies between engraved bronze motifs. Marked Made in Japa...

Beautiful round-shaped Japonisme planter de forme boulle, in white opal glass with gold decoration of fruits and foliage on the body and undulations on the neck. It rests on a gilded...

Model n° 1567 Beautiful Japanese inspired baluster-shaped vase in tinted stoneware. The rich polychrome rotating decoration illustrates cranes in the moonlight, near a lake lined wi...

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine, or traveling altar, with hand-carved wooden standing Japanese figure. Intricately bronzed fittings on door. Altar is 3"W when clo...

Grande pendule formée d’un vase couvert de forme ovoïde en porcelaine d’Imari, ère Meiji période historique du Japon entre 1868 et 1912. Riche monture en bronze ciselé et doré à déc...

Antique Japanese woven boat shape (funagata) Ikebana flower basket, with lacquer,975 rattan, root and smoked bamboo. Fine quality weaving with wonderful patina.

Ancient solid bronze vase with Chinese or Japanese elephants

Pair of antique, late 19th century French ceramic vases by Gustave Asch (1856-1911), founder ofAtelier de Sainte-Radegonde, in the French Japonsime style depicting gilt standing cran...

Vintage blue and white porcelain ginger jar / temple jar / lidded urn decorated with an array of flowers and branches with gilded details. Made in Japan. Marked with a gold triangle....

This turquoise blue Japanese export vase with a rosewood base is as refreshing as a breath of spring. It This item is an inspired mid 20th century Japanese export blue vase, showca...

Monumentale paire de grues en fonte de fer à patine verte Objets de grande décoration aussi bien en intérieur qu'au jardin 2,70 mètres 2,25 mètres plus de 200 kg A retirer sur pla...

Beautiful set of 2 vintage studio pottery covered bowls. These handcrafted dishes feature vented lids and shoulder handles. A hand painted abstract design accents the natural beige ...

Beautifully woven Japanese Ikebana style basket. Great symmetry in form.

19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vase. This fine vase have a lovely shape and hand painted floral designs in the traditional Imari colors.

Carved solid mahogany pair of Koi fish with lightly painted accents Massive fish 5" deep by 24" high by 24" long Little fish is 2.5 deep x 11 wide x 9 high

Amusing bronze with double patina and porcelain clock in the shape of a covered jar. This clock, with a dial with Arabic numerals decorated in its center with a seated lute player, i...

This rare find antique Japanese Samurai Warrior Statue was dated around 1920s. With supper detailed metal works, it shows Japanese intricate handcraft metal arts. It is all hand made and hand crafted Shijo Kingo sitting statue...

19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vase/brush pot. This fine vase have a lovely shape and hand painted floral designs in the traditional Imari colors.

Attributed to the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers, Ikebana Vase is created with İlayda Ergün, a ceramic artist based in Istanbul, yet one of our studio designers. Gui...

Our lovely portico style mantel clock, retailed by Yamanaka & Company Ltd. in New York in the early 20th century, features a silverplate frame flanked by two finely carved foo lions ...

Beautiful fired handmade Raku vase by Michael Gwinup, signed with name and date. Diameter 21 cm, height 14 cm. Unique piece with pearl coloured copper b...

This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...

A very rare lime green moriage dragonware plate. Created of porcelain, this piece is created with a raised enamel design of a dragon in pearly white...

A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of small sculpture with moving...

Antique French Japonisme silvered bronze and porcelain three-piece clock set French, Late 19th Century Clock: Height 36cm, width 32cm, depth 17cm Candelabra: Height 28cm, width 26...

Ito Kunio (Japan, 1890-1970). "Itô KUNIO exhibited with the Bunten National Exhibition and Exhibition of the National Art Society among others. Remembered specifically for his expert depiction of horses in motion. Rush of a Gun Carriage (horses pulling a gun carriage through the mud) by the artist is held in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. His sculpture of the Meiji Emperors Horse (under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency) stands among 700 cherry trees in Atago park, Noheji, Aomori prefecture. Two large sculptures of a horse, and a horse with its foal are on the grounds of the Hokkaido Agricultural School. For more see the 1968 book...

19th century blue and white Japanese porcelain dish Meiji period decorated with prunus on the cobalt blue ground, inscription to base, Ex Bonhams lot 268 diameter 12 inch.

Atique Rootwood & Bamboo Ikebana Vase Japan, XIX Century DIMENSIONS Height: 19.25vinches Width: 10.13 inches Depth: 9.5 inches ABOUT This absolutely unique ikebana vase consists of...

Rare Japanese clock in double patina bronze with suspended dial. The portico and dial, with calligraphic Kanji numerals complemented by hands featuring an undulating dragon, are deco...

Dedicated to moments of tranquillity and serenity, Hikari Oil Burner is a living object that embodies a form within the balance of the Japandi style and the 1980s deconstructivism movement. It defines a sculptural volume of conic pieces that complete each other distinctively. Crafted with softly brushed aluminium, Hikari Oil Burner is designed by Gökhan Eryaman and İsmail Dağlı...

Tiffany's clock case with enamel roman numbers and bronze snake dials. At the top, the clock is adorned with an Indian palace gallery and dome that has a crane finial over it and dra...

A piece evokes memories or calms emotions through scent, the Incense Holder is created with İlayda Ergün, a ceramic artist based in Istanbul, yet one of our studio designers. Charact...

A trio of Modern Kintsugi-style skinny vases, each a unique embodiment of artistry and contemporary design. Crafted in three dimensions—tall, medium, and small—these vases are a test...

Japonisme stoneware and bronze jardinière attributed to Édouard-Alexandre Dammouse for Haviland & Co, with bronze mounts attributed to the F . Barbedienne foundry. Based on the...

A gorgeous turquoise blue Majolica jardiniere made by the French manufactory Sarreguemines circa 1880-1890. The jardiniere is decorated in the eclectic Japonisme-style with beautiful...

Japanese Sanyo Orange Silk Embroidery Vintage Wedding Photo Album in Original box unused. Vintage Japanese Silk Embroidered Cranes Fabric Covered ...

Japonesque bronze cache pot by Berndorf, Austria, circa 1890. Nouveau with a Japanese decorative motif. Stamped Bergdorf over an E Decorated with thr...

An unusual pair of sculptural candle or joss stick holders- a pair of jolly grinning men holding up smiling fish and standing on stylized rockery bases carved of a piece with the re...

Pair of Japanese-style roll-shaped vases, made in “cloisonné” enamel and gilded bronze. The cylindrical body is decorated with polychrom floral branches, flowers and butterflies on a...

JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY urn shaped with three ormolu mounted cherubs with Roman Numeral and Arabic dial. Dimensions Height: 22" Width: ...

A set of four white and gold ceramic Foo Dog table bases. Made in Spain by Bondia in the Hollywood Regency style. Ornate ceramic sculptures with detailed faces, mouths, bodies, and p...

This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delicately crafted box with wonderful colour and ...

Japanese, Meiji Period. An antique bronze vase constructed in bronze. The vase features several traditional designs including lotus blossoms, birds in flight and other floral detail...

Large antique Emile Gallé Japanism vase in clear frosted art glass. Carved with motifs in the form of flowers and leaves in yellow and red. Museum quality, 1890s. Measures: 34 x 12...

Handcrafted and rare, Asian style, hand-painted & gilt table, desk or mantel clock. This rare combination-of-styles clock is in good condition, in perfect working order and a joy to...

Beautiful designer decorative Imari Asian wall plates from the French Parisian designer Fabienne Jouvin. The plates with irregular shapes and quite shallow with a beautiful Oriental Asian Japanese style depicting a man and woman portrait on each plate. The portrait are period Imperial style, with Japanese kimono and hair style, vivid colors on each panel of the plate depicting different Asian traditional design motifs. Colorful modern Asian motif decorative plates or shallow bowls made by Fabienne Jouvin Paris...

This is a 19th century pair of Japanese Bronze Vases. These are an urn shaped vases that their bodies depicts a high relief scene of some Phoenix birds around some foliage together w...

Rare crystal aquarium with a neck decorated with a garland of alternating vine leaves and stylized flowers. The body is engraved with a lakeside landscape of flowers and plants. The...

Japonesque mixed metal sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1883. Curved sides with allover spot hammering and gilt-washed interior. Applied copper and silver orname...

Japanese Glazed and Painted Centerpiece Bowl Object, Fish Logo Offered for sale is a mid-20th century Japanese very decorative glazed and painted ceramic Objet d'art with a bowl-for...

JAPANESE SATSUMA ART DECO PHOENIX VASE BY KINKOZAN Circa 1920 Bold, striking and unusual frontal image of a stylized phoenix painted in bright colours against a black ground. 8 1/4...

Vintage Japanese inspired decorative raku vase designed and handmade by Danish ceramic artist in the late 20th century. Graphic decor in shiny red and white crackle glaze on both sid...

Gilded bronze and alabaster letter carrier in the Japanese style. The bronze tree branch decorations are very delicate. The alabaster plates on the two main sides give a very luminou...

Pair of large Japanese Porcelain Cone Shape Vases with Imari decoration Important mounts in ormolu and gilded metal, the base decorated with a laurel wreath, the upper part of falling leaves and a frieze of knotted ribbon. The mounts signed Gagneau, 115 R. Lafayette. Circa 1860 With their original aluminium bulb cover and original gilding Vase it self Height 47 cm The Gagneau Company is one of the most famous lighting factories in Paris in the nine-teenth century, established in 1800 at 25 rue d'Enghien in Paris and later at 115 rue de Lafayette. She has participated in many exhibitions throughout this century. She began in 1819 with the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie and later participated in the Universal Exhibitions where she was part of the jury in the category of art bronzes (class 25) at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares, from where they went to the for-eign trading outposts at Nagasaki. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, after kaolin was discovered in 1616. A popular legend attributes the discovery to an immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-Pyeong (1579–1655), although most historians consider this doubtful. After the discovery, some kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as Early Imari, or "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century, there were also many Chinese refugees in northern Kyushu due to the turmoil in China, and it is said that one of them brought the overglaze enamel coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-Kutani, Imari, and later Kakiemon, which are sometimes taken as a wider group of Imari wares. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market.Kutani Ware is characterized by vivid green, blue, purple, yellow and red colors in bold designs of landscapes and nature. Blue and white porcelain pieces continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are ac-cordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon-style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Kakiemon was characterized by crisp lines, and bright blue, red and green designs of dramatically stylized floral and bird scenes. Imari achieved its technical and aes-thetic peak in the Kakiemon style, and it dominated the European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. The Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century, using underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold enamels, and later additional colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe when the Chinese kilns at Jingdezhen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government halted trade in 1656–1684. Ex-ports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, and in Europe the des-ignation "Imari porcelain" connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China resumed export to Europe, since Imari was not able to compete against Chinese products due to high labor costs. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon styles were already so popular among Eu-ropeans that the Chinese export porcelain copied both, a type known as Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meissen and English potteries such as Johnson Bros. and (Royal) Crown Derby, also imitated the Imari and Kakiemon styles. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe.Thus, in the western world today, two kinds of true Japanese Imari can...

Extremely rare pair of Gu-shaped turquoise enamelled ceramic vases, carried by elephants and resting on an openwork base ending in four flared feet. Some lack of enamel otherwise ver...