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Satsuma Earthenware Covered Box, by Kinkozan
By Satsuma
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Satsuma Earthenware covered box, by Kinkozan, Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) decorated in
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Early 1900s Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Ming Period Kosometsuke Poem Go Players Cricket Box Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
this period. Lovely with a Poem. It is Jingdezhen made for the Japanese market. The storage box and
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Kobako in the form of a Seashell in gold and wajima lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
elegance while preserving the depth of its ancestral traditions. Kobako sold with its storage box. Japan
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold

A comb and hairpin in gold lacquer decorated with two swimming turtles
Located in PARIS, FR
invites him in their underwater kingdom. Blue fabric-covered storage box. Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold Leaf

Bamboo Appetizer Spreader Knives, Small
Located in New York, NY
crackers, etc. Marked 'Japan' on blade, and on box in two places as shown. With original box and tissue
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ox Blood Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
with Lion Head Handles. Ceramic, 19th century Original Japanese Collector's box.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic

Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Shonzui Porcelain Cup, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful bowl in blue and white. Shonzui marked and style, but 19th c japanese. With matching
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

A Rare Alexis Falize Antique Gold and Cloisonné Enamel Locket, Circa 1867
By Falize Frères
Located in Queens, NY
motifs.​ The locket is housed in its original Japanese silk box, reflecting the authenticity and
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19th Century French Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold, Enamel

A Rare Alexis Falize Antique Gold and Cloisonné Enamel Locket, Circa 1867
By Falize
Located in Long Island City, NY
motifs.​ The locket is housed in its original Japanese silk box, reflecting the authenticity and
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19th Century French Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Leaf Shaped Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Porcelain 17c Ming Dynasty serving dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
kosometsuke family, Jingdezhen made porcelain for the Japanese market. Storage box included. Condition
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Leaf Shaped Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Porcelain Ming Dynasty Serving Dish, 17C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
kosometsuke family, Jingdezhen made porcelain for the Japanese market. Storage box included. Additional
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17th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Korean Reticulated Celadon Brush Holder Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
with some kiln grits. It comes with a later tomobako storage box. From a Japanese collection. For
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Late 19th Century Korean Other Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. Complete with a Japanese Collectors’ wood storage box labeled: “Chinese coconut rare wood tray made for
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Korean Glazed Ceramic Vase Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
that the vase was made slightly later in the 16th century. It comes with a more recent wood storage box
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16th Century Korean Other Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Regency Lacquered Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Japanese lacquered box hinged to open to an adjustable fabric-inset writing surface, inset in a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Archaic Chinese Bronze Sieve, 722 BC–221 BC
Located in Prahran, Victoria
comes with a fine Japanese paulownia wood box with inscription by Zoroku. Hata Zoroku was a goldsmith
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Bronze

Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
a perfect harmony was achieve in the form and decoration. From a Japanese collection, a wood storage
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Modern Silver Box with Gilt Chrysanthemum
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Modern silver box, ca 1920. Rectangular with curved corners; corner bracket supports
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Silver

Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian Classical sterling silver cann, 1864. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised and beaded foot. Four scroll frames with leaf and bead surround...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Silver

19th Century Old Lacquered Japanese Box
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
19th century old lacquered Japanese box Dimensions: Height 6 cm, width 13 cm, depth 10 cm.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Box
Located in London, GB
Japanese box. Embossed copper with decorations of shells and a small crab on the cover. Late
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Jewelry Box
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Decorative Japanese box, inlaid with different exotic woods.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

15th Century Japanese Box, Momoyama Period
Located in London, GB
A domed coffer decorated in gold hiramaki-e and inlaid in mother-of pearl on a black lacquer ground.
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16th Century Japanese Other Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Boxwood, Mother-of-Pearl

Early 20th Century Japanese Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Japanese box in silver decorated with green cloisonné enamel and flower motifs, from the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Silver

Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese lacquer covered box with a central raised gilt decorative insignia.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
Very large round 19th century Japanese lacquer covered box with pawlonia leaf crests.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Sewing Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Japanese sewing box. This box is made of zelkova wood and is in excellent original
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Watercolorist s Box, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolorist's box lacquered wood brown, red and black, Japan, 19th century dimensions: 13.5 x
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Obe Lacquer Box Meiji
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese kimono lacquer Yabane arrow design box with single lift out silk lined drawer insert and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese lacquer box of rectangular form, the base and cover decorated in gold hiramakie over the
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18th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Box, circa 1880
Located in Sheffield, MA
Japanese black and gilded lacquered box in the form of a small boy wrapped in silk robes, the
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Box
Located in Charleston, SC
This unusual item is decorated with metal Buddhist luck charms. It was probably used to store Sutra prayers of monks. Meiji Period.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Marquetry 19th Century Writing Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful large box with an inlaid geometric pattern on the top. It was originally used
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Japanese lacquered wood box with puppy design
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese small lacquered wood box with lacquer painting of three puppies. The red corners of the
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Lacquer and Gilt Checkerboard Design Box
Located in Seattle, WA
An unusually bold cylindrical lacquer box of checkerboard design. The large black and gold leaf
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Iron

Meiji Period Japanese Gold and Black Lacquered Box
Located in New York, NY
Meiji Period Japanese Gold and Black Lacquered Box A highly evocative scene beautifully actualized
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Art Deco Style Japanese Sewing Supply Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique art deco style Japanese sewing supply box. Handmade box with matched veneer, in excellent
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19th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif
Located in New York, NY
Japanese lacquerware writing box with a phoenix motif Meiji period, late 19th century or early
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period "Koi" Cloisonné enamel box. c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Japan “Koi” covered box c.1900 Cloisonné with silver wire
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel, Foil, Wire

Satsuma Covered Box with Figures, Porcelain, Japan, Late 19th Century
By Satsuma
Located in Paris, FR
Satsuma covered box with figures of Gods, Porcelain, Japan, late 19th century Late 19th-early 20th
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880
Located in New York, NY
RECTANGULAR, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DECORATED WITH MOTHER OF PEARL, GILT AND SILVER LACQUER FLOWERS, BRANCHES AND LEAVES ON A BLACK LACQUER BACKGROUND.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890
Located in New York, NY
RECTANGULAR, THE COVER DECORATED WITH A GILT LACQUER DESIGN OF TURTLES IN A POND ON A BLACK LACQUER BACKGROUND, THE INTERIOR FITTED WITH A TRAY.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Ando Jubei Japanese Meiji Period Enamel and Copper box c. 1900
By Ando Jubei
Located in New York, NY
ANDO JUBEI Nagoya, Japan JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Japan Enamel and copper covered
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Copper, Foil

19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare quality of execution for this precious Napoleon III period box in rosewood, pewter, brass
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1870s European Napoleon III Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

PAIR OF JAPANESE RED LACQUER AND MOTHER OF PEARL CAKE BOXES
Located in San Francisco, CA
of rectangular form with red lacquer reserves bordered by mother of pearl panels
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl

Boin-Taburet French Bronze Box Japanese Lacquer 19th Century
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French bronze box with early Japanese lacquer top depicting a seaside village. The
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19th Century French Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Silver Enamel Cloisonne Box
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Gorgeous Japanese Silver Enamel Cloisonné Box. Weight: 504 grams Size: 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Skull Humidifier from Japan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese wooden humidifier from late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Round Satsuma Box
By Satsuma
Located in Paris, FR
trees, in Japanese prints style. The inside of the box is decorated with stylized flowers, trees and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Tea Caddy Box With Painted Porcelain Tea Canisters
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful all original Nagasaki Lacquered box with porcelian inserts
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain

Oriental Travelling Box
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Oriental travelling box covered with vellum, from China or Japan
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Leather

Jappanese Lacquered Game Box
Located in New York, NY
retains all interior boxes and trays
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
An early 19th century japanned sewing cabinet, with chinoiserie decoration on each side in
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19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Hardwood Hibachi Planter
Located in Culver City, CA
Lovely wood and copper cube with open top and crescent moon side handles, circa 1920; this Japanese
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1920s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Copper

Japanese Keyaki Wood Funa Dansu or Ship s Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese Keyaki wood Funa dansu, or ship's chest, in the cho bako style with multiple drawers and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Iron

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Antique Japanese Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique Japanese box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and metal, every antique Japanese box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique Japanese box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Japanese box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique Japanese box over the years, but those crafted by George Ashdown Audsley, Satsuma and Shoji Hamada are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Box?

Prices for an antique Japanese box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $45 and can go as high as $62,529, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
Questions About Antique Japanese Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Japanese puzzle box, called himitsu-bako, are wooden boxes which keep items safe from theft through an intricate mechanical pattern. These boxes require specific steps moving the mechanism to release the obscured lid, opening to reveal the cavity within.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean a Japanese lacquer box, start by moistening a soft lint-free cloth with warm water. Ring it out and then gently rub every surface. Do not use soap as it may damage the lacquer. Dry the box promptly with a second soft, dry lint-free cloth. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    To tell if your Japanese pottery is antique, look for markings, which usually appear on the bottoms of pieces. If you see the word "Nippon," your piece was likely produced between 1891 and 1921, making it an antique. Pieces marked with the words "made in occupied Japan" originated between 1945 and 1952 and are vintage, based on their age. A "made in Japan" marking may indicate a vintage or contemporary piece. If you don't see any of these markings, consult trusted online resources to get a rough idea of when your pottery was produced. Any piece that dates back 100 years or more is antique. Should you encounter difficulty with the dating process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Japanese pottery.
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    The inkstone was the most precious and permanent object in a Japanese writing set. It is a mortar used for mixing dry ink with water for the purposes of writing. You'll find a selection of Japanese writing boxes on 1stDibs.
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    Antique ice boxes can be worth up to $2,000 - $3,000. Depending on its condition, an antique ice box can be a highly coveted item.