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Featuring bamboo and exotic woods like ginko and kiri, Asian furniture and design styles are popular on today’s furniture market. There are many Asian styles, accents, and furniture types, and they are increasingly emerging into Western design culture. Look for various types of specific ornamentation from different Asian cultures: lacquer, beading, painting by hand, symmetry, and animal motifs.
Japanese accents have been exported for centuries now. Take Imari porcelain for example. Since at least the 17th Century, the town of Arita (formerly Hizen Province) and its artisans have made porcelain wares and accents. Both the Japanese and Europeans named the objects Imari porcelain after the port of Imari, Saga. Arita still produces porcelain accents to this day.
Vintage set of Imari Porcelain Plates
The 20th Century saw the beginnings of the Noritake Company, a global leader in tableware. Since 1904, Noritake has produced hundreds of various china patterns. These examples and timeline represent a small facet of available Japanese-styled accents and décor to the modern designer, professional or personal.
Vintage Noritake Porcelain China Set
Folding screens are usually hinged masterpieces that feature beautiful art: scenes of palace life, elements of nature, mythological themes, and motifs that inspire romance as well as intrigue. Initially serving as room partitions, Chinese folding screens were dense wooden structures with cloth or leather hinges. These massive frames did not move often.
Japanese folding screens were much more versatile. They were often used in tea ceremonies, theatrical venues like concerts, outdoor processions, and Buddhist rites. Unlike the heavy Chinese screens, the lightweight Japanese counterparts were mobile and available in different sizes depending upon intended function. For instance, smaller, 2-fold screens were for tea ceremonies, and larger, 8-fold gold-leaf screens functioned as backdrops for dances.
Antiqued 6-Panel Shoji Folding Screen
The global market of the 21st Century ensures that designs and styles from various cultures will continue to mix and blend. Asian furniture and design are great examples. Countries like Italy have crafted Japanese-styled furniture and folding screens for years.
Antiqued Silver Credenza Sideboard
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