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Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Samurai Warrior Armour, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
Clan that was a powerful family of regents in Japan. With original box Measures: 44.5cm x 40cm x
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Metal

Mt. Fuji Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
Suzuribako writing box with décor of Mount Fuji on a gold lacquer ground, the inside with gold
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold, Silver

Meiji period document box of large size
Located in Fresno, CA
Late Meiji period bunko-bako or document box, with the sides and panels decorated with landscape
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Print of an Old Match Box Label Collection
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Very fine digital print on high quality rag paper with old Japanese match box labels from the Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

19th Century Gold Lacquered Tokugawa Mons Box
Located in Paris, FR
Very beautiful round shape box in gold nashi-ji lacquer. Coral color lacquer inside. Mons from
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Rare and Fabulous Heart-Shaped Imari Porcelain Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful piece is a fine Imari porcelain box, designed in an very unique "heart" shape, and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants
Located in New York, NY
A nando suzuribako (writing box with en-suite storage) with aikuchi (flush-fitting) lid and beveled
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Satsuma Box on its Wooden Display Stand, circa 1850
Located in Paris, FR
This Satsuma box is made of porcelain from Southern Japan: there are a white background and
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Gold Lacquer Tebako Box with Fan and Chrysanthemum
Located in New York, NY
Tebako box with takamakie décor of a fan on dense nashiji ground, the fan with chrysanthemum, wave
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Box with Chrysanthemums Plume Grass and Silver Dewdrops
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular kushibako (comb box) with slightly domed cover, the exterior decorated in gold and
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1790s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Cloisonné Cigarette Box and Match Holder with Floral Motif
Located in Winnetka, IL
A multicolored, lidded box and match holder with an enameled floral pattern. The intricate design
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Edo Box Mizuno Familly
Located in Paris, FR
), painter, illustrator, poet, French tutor of Emperor Akihito. Japan - Edo (1603-1868). Measures
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi
Located in Berlin, Berlin
This luxurious maki-e incense box was made by the great pre-war Taishō/Shōwa-period lacquer master
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1910s Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold

Antique Satsuma Box Meiji Period Fine Quality Raised Gold Signed, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
gold highlights the ribbed molding of the box lovely all in exceptional condition perfect for the
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Pottery

Utamaro, Courtesan, Beauty, Kimono Desing, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
textures. Just in front of her is a suzuri-bako, a Japanese writing box that often works of art in
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Late 18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Golden Calligraphy Set Box, Plum Blossoms, Rinpa Suzuribako, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Title: 18th Century Golden Calligraphy Set Box with Plum Blossoms, Rinpa Suzuribako Date: 18th
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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Metal

Pair of Lacquer Tables with Leather Tops
Located in New York, NY
century Japanese Samurai armor box panels, with gold family crests in the center.
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer, Leather

Five Bowls, circa 1540-1600, Ming Dynasty
Located in London, GB
a Kiri Japanese wooden box. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Ming Dynasty, circa 1540-1600.     
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16th Century Other Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic

17th Century Ko Sometsuke Blue and White Square Chinese Dishes Wanli, 1573-1619
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Very nice and rare five square shaped Ko Sometsuke dishes in a Japanese wooden box. These are from
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray
Located in New York, NY
. 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

Coconut

19th Century Japanese Black Lacquered Box with Sauce Dishes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful old Japanese lacquered box containing a group of six nesting dishes and under plate for
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1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Enamel Inlay Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and beautiful Japanese box exhibits a superb level of enamel artistry and craftsmanship
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel

Wooden Box with Drawer in the Meiji Era in Japan / Box with Japanese Paper/1868
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. It is a wooden box made around the Meiji era (1868-1926) in Japan. It has a piece of paper
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Cedar

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Mixed Metals Koi Carp Box
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period Bronze Mixed Metals Box. The Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Box formed in a kidney shape and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Metal, Gold, Bronze

Elegant Japanese Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Japanese Meiji period hardwood document box with iron hardware and Japanese inscriptions
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Box
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual black lacquer and wave form motif Japanese box from the Meiji era with four middle side
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Tebako Lacquer Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Edo period Tebako gold on black lacquer box with vine and floral pattern and overlapping
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Sterling Mixed Metal Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese sterling silver and mixed metal box with tray over wood.   
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Silver

Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box
Located in valatie, NY
This early Japanese papier-mâché game box is hand painted in unbelievable detail. One needs a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

19th Century Japanese Snack Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Japanese gilt and painted stacking snack box depicting a mountainous landscape with
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Blue Cloisonne Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A beautifully decorated deep blue cloisonne hinged top box, Meiji period, circa 1910, Japan. The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in London, GB
A black lacquer box. Japan, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Japanese hardwood Edo period Zeni-Bako with multiple drawers, a foldover top and
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Box

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Casket Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel casket box featuring foliate and floral motifs to the body and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Yatate Bronze Calligraphy Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Japanese Yatate bronze calligraphy box. Shishi dogs, leaves, vines, and gourds can be found
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lobulated Trinket Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper trinket box with floral cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c
Located in PARIS, FR
French: Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c Antique Lacquer Stacking
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, covered enamel over brass jewelry or trinket box. The exterior
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Floral Trinket Box from Occupied Japan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Made in Occupied Japan Additional information: Material: Porcelain Color: White Style
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Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Lacquer Jewelry Box
Located in Essex, MA
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED ON A BLACK GROUND WITH OVERALL TRAILING VINE AND SILVERED FLOWERS AND GOLD LEAVES
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Japanese Mixed Metal Box, Meiji Period
Located in Montreal, QC
This box has much to recommend it: it is beautifully modeled in iron and raised on gilt bracket
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Gold, Silver, Iron

Satsuma Earthenware Round Box, Japan, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Satsuma earthenware round box, Japan, 19th century. A 19th century Satsuma earthenware round box
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era lidded and footed enamel gilt metal jewelry box. Circa: late 19th
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel

Small Japanese Cloisonne Box by Ando, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan
By Ando Shippo Ten
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Japanese cloisonne trinket or jewelry box by the Ando Cloisonne Company (Ando Shippo Ten
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1910s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box with Chinese subject matter in faux shagreen, the
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Antique Japanese Round Enamel Dragon Motif Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese round cloisonne enamel casket box from the Meiji period featuring a dragon
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonné Box with Birds and Flowers
Located in Montreal, QC
This box shows well the quality of early 20th century Japanese workmanship. The cover is finely
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Match Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel over brass match box. The ware is adorned with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Pair of Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat boxes having fluted designs and etched brass trim
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Antique Japanese Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Trinket Box with Dragon
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular trinket box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box
Located in Newark, England
. The Japanese Lacquer Octagonal Hokai Box dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912) circa 1910.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Pair 19th Century Japanese Lacquered Kimono Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Japanese black lacquered and gilt decorated leaf motif rectangular kimono boxes on fitted
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Inaba Cloisonne Trinket Box, Meiji Period, Japan
By Inaba Cloisonne Co.
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Japanese avocado green cloisonne box by the Inaba Cloisonne Company, late Meiji Period
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1910s Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

Japanese Black Antique Wooden Box / Wabi-Sabi Storage Box / 1785 / Edo Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a storage box made in 1785 during the Edo period in Japan. The year of production is
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Silver Box with an Inlaid Mixed Metal Panel
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Japanese silver box with an inlaid mixed metal panel, nashiji interior, signed and assay stamp.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Silver

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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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    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.