How do I clean a Japanese lacquer box?

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.

Japanese Gold Lacquer Box

18th Century Japanned Box

Japan Edo Lacquer

18th Century Gold Snuff Boxes

Japanese Lacquered Art

Maki E

Mother Of Pearl Inlaid Lacquer Box

Black Lacquer With Gold Art

Japanese Peony

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold and Silver Maki-E Floral Design, circa 1870

$850

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Noh Mask Box with Gold Maki e Design, Edo Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A Japanese Noh mask box, in black lacquer with a gold and silver maki e Rimpa style landscape

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Bronze, Gold, Silver

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Noh Mask Box with Gold Maki e Design, Edo Period

$2,500

Japanese Showa Footed Black Red Lacquer Bowl or Box with Lid and Gold Decoration

Located in Studio City, CA

Gorgeous work. Intricately detailed. Likely with gold leaf. A great addition or eye-catching

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Showa Footed Black Red Lacquer Bowl or Box with Lid and Gold Decoration

$399

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Fubako Box In Hiramaki-e Lacquered Black Wood With Gilding

Located in Miami, FL

room. Hiramaki-e This term is in reference to a Japanese lacquer work, gold decoration in low, or

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Fubako Box In Hiramaki-e Lacquered Black Wood With Gilding

$1,285

Japanese Lacquer Box

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese red burgundy, gold and black lacquer box with round corners and silk cloth interior

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Silk

Japanese Lacquer Box

$900

Stunning Antique Lacquer Red, Black and Gold Collector s Box

Located in South Burlington, VT

A superb Japanese handmade and hand lacquered antique round storage box - Chabako- crafted in

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Stunning Antique Lacquer Red, Black and Gold Collector s Box

$395

A Maki-e Lacquer Tebako Box Embellished With Gold Decorations

Located in Milano, IT

Tebako lacquer maki-e box embellished with gold decorations depicting a Buddhist temple surrounded by majestic Matsu pines. The interior and base are finished in nashiji lacquer. The...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

A Maki-e Lacquer Tebako Box Embellished With Gold Decorations

$3,482

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box

Located in San Marino, CA

From the Meiji period (1868-1912), this is a Japanese black and gold lacquer stacking box, in a

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box

$1,200

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Late 19th century black lacquer box with gold and red relief decoration of birds near a tree. The

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

$420

Japanese Gold and Silver Lacquered Octagonal Covered Box

Located in Kittery Point, ME

With three tiers, decorated with bamboo and chrysanthmums issuing from rockwork, red interiors.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Gold and Silver Lacquered Octagonal Covered Box

$1,850

Spectacular Incense Box, Hills and River, Gold and Silver Chrysanthemums

Located in Hudson, NY

Incense box in nashiji lacquer with design of river flowing through highly defined hills that are

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Silver

Spectacular Incense Box, Hills and River, Gold and Silver Chrysanthemums

$27,500

Pair of Japanese Boxes in Black Resin Painted Gold with Eight Coasters Each

Located in Prato, Tuscany

pair of round boxes in black resin lacquer effect each of which contains eight coasters, the cover is

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Resin

Pair of Japanese Boxes in Black Resin Painted Gold with Eight Coasters Each

$264

JAPANESE 1900 Meiji Period Rare Namiki Desk Rectangular Box In Gilt Metal Wood

Located in Miami, FL

Namiki & Maki-e desk-box from the Japanese Meiji period. This is a beautiful decorative

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver

JAPANESE 1900 Meiji Period Rare Namiki Desk Rectangular Box In Gilt Metal Wood

$2,998

Japan Fine Old Buddhist Figure in Original Gold and Black Lacquer Box , Zushi

Located in South Burlington, VT

A fine Japanese Buddhist figure concealed in an elegant door hinged black and gold lacquer

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Japan Fine Old Buddhist Figure in Original Gold and Black Lacquer Box , Zushi

$290

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box

Located in Paris, FR

lacquer. The second tray depicts two small gold lacquer kobakos decorated with pine trees, Japan, Edo

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box

$6,004

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquered Box with Tray

Located in Paris, FR

Rectangular kobako with mura nashi-ji lacquer inside tray decorated in hira maki-e with gold

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquered Box with Tray

$7,806

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”

Located in Paris, FR

Kobako with reniforme inner plate in gold lacquer decorated with hira maki-e gold lacquer of five

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”

$4,563

Edo Japanese Gold Lacquer Kobako Decorative Box

Located in Paris, FR

Small gold lacquer Kobako decorated with three children playing. Interior in nashi-ji lacquer

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Edo Japanese Gold Lacquer Kobako Decorative Box

$3,362

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful five compartment gold lacquer Inro with polychrome decoration representing multiple

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box

$7,205

19th Century Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Kobako (Lacquer Box)

Located in Paris, FR

lacquer. Japan - Meiji. Height 7 cm - length 12 cm - width 9.5 cm.

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Kobako (Lacquer Box)

$4,203

Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako Writing Box

Located in Paris, FR

Very small suzuribako in black lacquer with hira maki-e gold lacquer decor of a flowering branch of

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako Writing Box

$5,404

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box

Located in Paris, FR

in nashiji lacquer.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box

$6,365

Large Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Lacquer Box

Located in New York, NY

Of rectangular form with molded edges, the top and sides depicting willow and plum trees on rock formations above a meandering stream, the interior of the lid adorned with an exquisi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Large Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Lacquer Box

$9,500

Japan, Gold Lacquer Writing Box "Suzuribako, " Edo Period "19th Century"

Located in Paris, FR

brush. Original protecting wood box with scriptures. Size: 22 x 24 x 4.5cm. Japan, late Edo Period

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japan, Gold Lacquer Writing Box "Suzuribako, " Edo Period "19th Century"

$5,800

19th Century Black and Gold Japanese Lacquered Kobako Mon Koriyama (Box)

Located in Paris, FR

Small square kobako (box) in black lacquer and gold decor of Koriyama Mon family - Yanagisawa. The

Category

Antique 1850s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

19th Century Black and Gold Japanese Lacquered Kobako Mon Koriyama (Box)

$3,603

18th Century Black and Gold Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako or Writing Box

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful suzuribako in black lacquer with gold decoration. The cover depicts a scene from the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Black and Gold Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako or Writing Box

$9,607

19th Century Gold Lacquered Origami Shape Kobako (Lacquered Box)

Located in Paris, FR

Small Kobako in gold lacquer figuring a set of folding paper containing a secret message. The

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquered Origami Shape Kobako (Lacquered Box)

$4,203

Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai Picnic/ Hat Boxes, Meiji

Located in Seattle, WA

Beautiful pair of Japanese black and gold lacquer Hokkai picnic boxes Late Meiji period

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai Picnic/ Hat Boxes, Meiji

$1,600 / set

Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)

Located in Paris, FR

Kobako in the shape of a longevity peach in fundame lacquer with a gold lacquer hira maki-e decor

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)

$4,203

Pair of Beautiful Black and Gold Lacquered Small Boxes

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of beautiful black lacquered small boxes with a gold foliage decor. On the back, on the front

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Beautiful Black and Gold Lacquered Small Boxes

$3,000

19th Century Gold Japanese Box Tebako Mori and Makino Mons

Located in Paris, FR

This box is in hirameiji lacquer and consists in three registers, every register corresponding to a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gold Japanese Box Tebako Mori and Makino Mons

$12,009

A Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

Located in New York, NY

togukawa mon amidst scrolling vines on a brown and gold maki-e background, the underside of the cover

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

A Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

$18,000

A Japanese Gold Lacquer Friends of Winter Box with Interior Tray

Located in New York, NY

. Provenance: Private Japanese lacquer collection formed in the 1970s.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

A Japanese Gold Lacquer Friends of Winter Box with Interior Tray

$14,500

Japanese Gilt Copper Mounted Gold Lacquer Box or Robe Chest Hasami-Bako

Located in New York, NY

Japanese gilt copper mounted gold lacquer box or robe chest (Hasami-Bako) 19th or early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Japanese Gilt Copper Mounted Gold Lacquer Box or Robe Chest Hasami-Bako

$24,000

Cherry Blossom Writing Box

Located in New York, NY

cherry blossoms in takamakie gold lacquer of two tones on a ground of roiro polished black lacquer. The

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Cherry Blossom Writing Box

Paddle-Shaped Writing Box

Located in New York, NY

. The decor is executed in finely detailed high-relief takamakie gold, silver, and red lacquer with

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Silver, Gold

Paddle-Shaped Writing Box

Autumn Field Writing Box

Located in New York, NY

lacquer and on the bottom with nashiji gold flakes. The box also has the original pure silver suiteki

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Silver

Autumn Field Writing Box

Mid-18th Century Chinoiserie Black Japanned Work Box

Located in London, GB

A charming mid-18th century black japanned work box, in the form of a miniature bombé commode, the

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-18th Century Chinoiserie Black Japanned Work Box

$3,924

Japanese Gold Box

Located in New York, NY

A fine Japanese gold lacquer raised box with solid gold flecks having a cherrywood and silk cloth

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Japanese Gold Box

$4,800

Edo Lacquer Incense Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very beautiful Edo period lacquered incense box featuring a badger staring at the crescent moon

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Silver

Edo Lacquer Incense Box

$650

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji Pheasant Box

Located in Antwerp, BE

A late 19th century black lacquered box with raised gold and red decoration of pheasants by a tree

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji Pheasant Box

$450

Japanese Burnt Orange Lacquered Box with Gold Painted Cranes

Located in Antwerp, BE

Japanese lacquered wood box in a rich burnt orange color with a scene of cranes in the marsh

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Burnt Orange Lacquered Box with Gold Painted Cranes

$348

Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular lacquer box has rounded edges. The exterior depicts scrolling vines interspersed

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

$22,000

Japanese Lacquer Box with Gold Pine Trees

Located in New York, NY

Early 20th century Japanese black lacquer box with design of cherry blossoms, pine trees and water.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Box with Gold Pine Trees

$1,200

Large Rectangular Bamboo and Black Lacquered Asian Decorative Box

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Large rectangular bamboo and black lacquered Asian decorative box. Large bamboo box with lid

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Rectangular Bamboo and Black Lacquered Asian Decorative Box

$450

18th Century Edo Japanese Small Gold Lacquer Box and Cover

Located in Paris, FR

The small square box in gold maki-e lacquer. The lid decorated in "takamaki-e" with two

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Gold

18th Century Edo Japanese Small Gold Lacquer Box and Cover

$600

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Japanese Gold Lacquer Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese gold lacquer box for your home. Frequently made of lacquer, metal and gold, every Japanese gold lacquer box was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese gold lacquer box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese gold lacquer box made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular.

How Much is a Japanese Gold Lacquer Box?

A Japanese gold lacquer box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,762, while the lowest priced sells for $290 and the highest can go for as much as $27,500.

Questions About Japanese Gold Lacquer Box

How do I clean a Japanese lacquer box?
1 Answer
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.

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