Japanese pottery goes back centuries, making it one of the country’s oldest art forms. Our curated selection of vintage and antique Japanese plates reflects this variety, along with the evolution of techniques and styles over the centuries.

About Japanese Decorative Plates

No single appearance characterizes antique Japanese plates. You’ll come across detailed, hand-painted styles, as well as solid-color pieces that appear to be made of earthenware. Time and technique all play a role. Based on when and where the piece was constructed, plates reflect pottery or stoneware techniques, may be glazed or have a more matte appearance, or feature a multicolored or blue-and-white scene. At the same time, plates and other Japanese tableware reflect tea ceremony and wabi-sabi traditions and aesthetics. Chinese and Korean influences shape later eras. Beyond antiques, modern admiration and subsequent production have revived techniques dating from the 16th century onward.

Let’s Explore

Chairish started out of a desire to break free from the sameness of modern furniture and décor. As you can see from our selection of modern and antique Japanese plates, we look to the past, both in admiration and influence. Our adventures in style take us across the globe and geographic regions and connect those in the present with past styles. This not only pushes the boundaries of experimentation and character but, for sustainability, keeps these older pieces in circulation.

Japanese Decorative Plates

Vintage and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Plates

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquois Rainbow Color Butterfly Plate

Vintage 10 Inch Japanese Imari Porcelain Plate

Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Iron Red Kutani Charger With Boys and Birds, Meiji

1920’s Antique Japanese Chinoiserie Hand Painted Traditional Geisha Girl & Pagoda Plates & Small Bowls - a 25 Piece Set

Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramic Plate by Kinkozan for Yamanaka & Co.

Large Mid-Century Japanese /Hong Kong Famille Rose Style Platter

Charming 18th Century Pair of Canton Blue and White Ceramic Plates - Framed

Japanese Imari Phoenix Plate Showa Period 1930's

19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Charger With Flower Cart, Restored

19th Century Japanese Restored Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate With Cranes

Early 20th Century Japanese or Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Charger With Crane

Vintage Japanese Imari Hand Painted Porcelain Shallow Dish / Plate

Large Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Charger

Late 19th Century Large Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger

Vintage Hand-Painted Roses Porcelain Plate by Lefton's Japan

19th Century Japanese Large 14" Cloisonne Enamel Charger With Phoenix

1930s Hand-Painted Japanese Bird Plates- a Pair

Mid 20th Century Stylised Cherry Blossoms Pale Blue Ceramic Charger by Mashiko, Japan

Antique Hand Painted Japanese Imari Plate With Scalloped Rim Decorated With a Vibrant Floral Design - Circa 19th Century

Circa 1880 Hand-Decorated Plates in Rust, Cobalt Blue, and Gold, Staffordshire, England- Set of 4

Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Charger With Mystical Qilin

Nippon, Hand-Painted Porcelain Rose Moriage Large Wall Plate

Antique Hand Painted Imari Plate Made in Japan - Circa 1890

Late 19th Century Meiji Period Cloisonne Charger Bamboo Garden and Pair of Cranes

Vintage Toyo Victorian Peony Display Plates, a Pair

19th Century Japanese Imari Plates - a Pair

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Plate

Signed Japanese White Porcelain Pheonix Cabinet Plate, Fukagawa Seiji Kakiemon

Vintage Japanese Red & Blue Floral Arita Platter

Vintage Arnart Gold Handled Platter

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Plate

19th Century Imari Plate

Mid 20th Century Blue and White Chinoiserie Porcelain Saucer, Japan

Large Antique Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Imari Plate, 19th Century.

1950s Vintage Japanese Gold Leaf Plate

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Charger With Asian Stand

Vintage Imari Japanese Hand Painted Blue Red Gold Bird Floral Charger Plate

Vintage Japanese Meiji Era Ware Imari Footed Plates -Set of 6

Vintage Japanese Igezarez Blue White Transferware Large Porcelain Charger Plate

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Plate

Vintage Turquoise and Gold Imari Plate

Early 20th Century Vintage Japanese Scalloped Plate

Vintage Late 20th Century Japanese Painted Plate on Stand

Early 20th Century Japanese Imari Hand Enameled Floral and Phoenix Porcelain Charger

Meiji Period (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma Plate, Marked Bunpō 文峰

Antique Japanese Arita Yamakuto Phoenix Plate

Vintage Aritayaki Japanese Hand Painted Arita Marked Plate

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Early Edo Green Enamel Plate

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