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Glistening Old Japan Pair of Antique Red Lacquer Bowls Hibachi Planters Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan dating to the early 1900s Original old kiri wood collector and storage box included .
A rare find
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Glistening Old Japan Pair of Antique Red Lacquer Bowls Hibachi Planters Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Glistening pair (2) beautiful antique red lacquer planters or bowls from old Japan dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Tokagawa Period Wedding Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine and early Japanese Tokagawa Period wedding box, 18th/19th century, in brown lacquer with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Other Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Wooden Box with Japanese Paper / Wall Decoration
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
astringency and lacquer.
Some of the old wooden boxes in Japan were made of Japanese paper in this way to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Print of a Japanese Box II
Lacquer
by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate I. This chromolithograph depicts a beautiful Japanese box of old
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Hand-Carved Nautical Koi and Crab Treasure Collector
s Box, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Hand-carved and signed.
A lovely large Japanese handmade and hand lacquered
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japan Fine Old Tea Ceremony Serving Set Complete with Original Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, fine old tea ceremony set Natsume Ochawan futaoki. This is a complete antique Japanese tea
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer, Wood
Japanese Antique Samurai Bow, Quiver, Arrows, Complete Boxed Set, Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our reecent Japanese Acquisitions Travels
First we have seen
Japanese complete antique
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Bamboo, Wood
Rare Find Japanese Antique Boy
s Day Samurai Festival Set in Original Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique Samurai Children's (Boys Day) festival set, full set with box, circa 1920
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Big Red Jubako End Table Signed
Hand Painted, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a traditional Japanese stacking lacquered box used for food presentation and storage. Jubako are
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in New York, NY
This elegant, gold-decorated, black-lacquered box with a handle may be a luxurious version of those
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$8,500
Large Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A large and decorative Japanese lacquer box with design of fence, palanquin, and tree. Design
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese lacquer box with original silk cord.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$1,200
A Japanese Lacquer Box, circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Japanese lacquer box, circa 1930 with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Box and Cover, Meiji Period
By Japanese Studio
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
An unusual Japanese lacquered box and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912). The square box deeply
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Mid nineteenth century Japanese lacquer box
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mid nineteenth century Japanese lacquer box of unusual scalloped shape and decorated with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A large Japanese covered lacquer box with vines, leaves and crests in silver and gold.
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
$2,800
Japanese lacquer box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese lacquer food box on stand.
Category
Antique 19th Century Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
$2,200
Japanese Lacquer Box in the form of a Carp
Located in London, GB
A Distinctive Japanese lacquer box in the form of a carp (Kamabokogata), with gilt decoration, Edo
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese Lacquer Letter Box. Beautiful box with gilt interior .
Category
Vintage 1950s Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
$3,680
Japanese Lacquer Box with Coin Motif
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Japanese lacquer storage box. Of cylindrical form with slightly domed cover, the exterior of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Golden Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful small gilded lacquered box with a decor of cranes flying in a cloudy landscape. Nashi-ji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair Of Large Japanese Lacquer Boxes
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of round lidded Japanese boxes, c. 1800.
With gold design of vines and leaves
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Pair of large Japanese Lacquer Boxes
Located in New York, NY
Large round Hokkai boxes with lids. Each has four feet, with ornate hardware on lid and legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Splendid set of 5 rich black lacquer boxes with white and gold floral motif and red lacquer
Category
Vintage 1940s Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Japanese lacquer box
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed 19th century Japanese covered lacquer box.
Design of docks, irises
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Japanese Lacquered Box with a Butterfly Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This large box is very lovely and pleasing.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Round Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
Large black lacquer box with lid, and ornately painted floral and vine design in gold. On four
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Lacquer Box Red/Black Hexagon Shape
Located in Paris, FR
A Japanese wooden box with lid. Red lacquer outside , black lacquer inside.Signed : Kenchi Tanaka
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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 lacquer food box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese lacquer food box - Showa period.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Natsume - Tea Box
By Koetsu
Located in Paris, FR
traditional design's natsume. Graceful Japanese traditional motif of bridge wtih willow tree lacquered in the
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Edo Japanese Lacquered Incense Box
Located in Paris, FR
Black background lacquer box with a decor of foliage and flowers.
It contains a small tray
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Japanese Lacquer Kobako
Box and Lid
(Lacquer Box with Tray)
Located in Paris, FR
Quatrefoil box lacquered in takamaki-e lacquer embellished with gold kirikane on black background
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Fumibako
Box
Located in Paris, FR
kirikane of crane in the waterfront. The interior in nashi-ji lacquer with a temple decor.
Japan - Edo
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
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 Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box
Located in Paris, FR
Inro with five compartments in gold lacquer with decoration in hira maki-e of polychrome lacquer of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Edo Japanese Lacquered Suzuribako
Writing Box
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional suzuribako in hira maki-e, taka maki-e and hedatsu gold, silver and red lacquer of a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
Located in Paris, FR
Hira maki-e decorated black lacquer kobako with a gilded lacquer decor of a carriage in front of a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Jubako Box
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful two trays jubako black lacquer with a fan decor. Each fan represents a different decor of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Pair of Japanese Lacquered Stacking Boxes
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Japanese lidded two-tiered stacking boxes each has a molded edge and canted corners
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Japanese Meiji Lacquered Stacking Box
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese Meiji period lacquered four-tier stacking box was originally used to hold
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
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
Japanese Gilt and Lacquered Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Category
Japanese Lacquer
Japanese Gilt and Lacquered Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Category
Japanese Lacquer
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
19th Century Suzuribako Japanese Lacquer Calligraphy Box
Located in Paris, FR
Black lacquer Suzuribako with a gilt lacquer banana leaves decor. The black lacquered inside has
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Copper
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
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
19th Japanese Lacquered Kobako, Hannya Mask (Lacquer Box)
Located in Paris, FR
representing the Hannya demon in polychrome lacquer.
The interior is in nashi-ji gold lacquer.
Japan
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer
19thc. Suzuribako Japanese Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Paris, FR
, details in gold leaf. Rim in fundame a matt gold lacquer ground, the surface inside the cases with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
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
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
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Paper Storage Box, Ryoshi Bako
Located in Paris, FR
Large paper storage box (Ryoshi-bako) in gold lacquer decorated with foliage, vines and stylized
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box
Located in Paris, FR
in nashiji lacquer.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
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Japanese Lacquer Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, all Japanese lacquer boxes available were constructed with great care. Japanese lacquer boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese lacquer boxes bearing Art Deco or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. George Ashdown Audsley, Alfred Dunhill and Namiki Manufacturing Co each produced beautiful Japanese lacquer boxes that are worth considering.
How Much are Japanese Lacquer Boxes?
Japanese lacquer boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,150, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $67,553.
Questions About Japanese Lacquer Boxes
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can restore Japanese lacquer that has been damaged by exposure to light by gently buffing it with carnauba wax. Use a soft cloth to gently rub the wax into the piece, removing any excess and avoiding undamaged lacquer. Take a look on 1stDibs for a variety of pieces featuring Japanese lacquer.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To 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.
- What is a lacquerware box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A lacquerware box is a box that has been coated in lacquer to give it a distinctive decorative look. The material underneath the lacquer can vary and can be decorated with carving or painting as well. Shop a collection of lacquerware boxes from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What are lacquer boxes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Lacquer boxes are 20th century Russian boxes. The boxes feature miniature paintings and are not made out of wood as appears, but are crafted from papier-mâché instead. Shop a collection of lacquer boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese lacquer is made of resin produced from the sap of the Urushi tree. Artisans craft bowls, vases, boxes and other items out of the material. Find a collection of Japanese lacquer furniture and decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.
- What is a Japanese puzzle box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A 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, 2022To fix Japanese black lacquer, take it to a furniture repair shop that has previously worked with the material. Lacquer is very delicate. Attempting to fix a piece on your own could cause further damage. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Japanese black lacquer.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese lacquerware items are finished with a sap that comes from the lacquer tree. This finish is prone to degradation, especially if exposed to sun and water, and age will take its toll as well. To clean lacquerware items, wet a lint-free cloth and wring as much water out as you can, then wipe the item. Finish by drying it with a soft lint-free cloth. Shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese lacquerware on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, there is a type of varnish called Japanese lacquer. It is made from the sap of an urushi tree, which grows in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. On 1stDibs, you can find vintage and modern Japanese lacquered pieces from some of the top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Russian lacquer boxes are also called Palekh boxes after the village where the craft was first recorded in the 1920s. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary Russian lacquer boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Most Russian lacquer boxes are made in the villages of Fedoskino, Kholui, Mstera and Palekh, Russia. In 1705, the guild for manufacturing lacquer boxes opened in Fedoskino. Many boxes feature natural forms inspired by the landscapes surrounding the village. On 1stDibs, find a range of wrought iron furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To clean Russian lacquer boxes, moisten a soft cleaning cloth with warm water and mild dish soap. Gently wipe down every surface of the box and then repeat the process with a cloth dampened only with water. For the final step, dry with a soft towel. Find a variety of Russian lacquer boxes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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.








