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Japanese Urushi craftsman
s workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
"Jouban", one of an essential tools of Japanese Urushi lacquer craftsmen.
Manufactured circa 1910s to
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan.
Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese vintage urushi small Kiri tansu box chest of drawers, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese vintage small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, fully made of Kiri (Paulownia
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
of drawers) with 5 drawers.
Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer remains well, and some old paper
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
1916 Japanese antique small box chest of drawers w/ Boro ribbon, wabi sabi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
), written on the bottom together with maker's address
name.
Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Musical Jewerly Box
By Jonathan Adler, Tiffany
Co., Gumps
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sleek and classic multi-use decorative jewerly box. This beautiful box is divided in 2
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Plastic
19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Yellow Japanned Workbox
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare and exceptional early 19th century yellow Japanned, chinoisery decorated workbox, the hinged
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$2,143 Sale Price
58% Off
Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder
Located in Newark, England
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From our Japanese collection, we’re pleased to offer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Copper
Two Vantage Japanese Old Fashion Kiku, Book Style Lunchbox by Teinen
Located in Norton, MA
school time of Japan.
A wonderful design of the Bento Box to include the independent rice box, chapstick
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Workbox Jewelry Collector
s Cabinet
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Workbox Jewelry Collector's Cabinet
Regency Japanned workbox cabinet
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Beech
$1,786 Sale Price
20% Off
1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price
36% Off
Edo-Period Lacquerware Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
trunks, is a striking example of Japanese lacquerware. The hiramaki-e technique—applied gold lacquer
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique Japanese Red Lacquer Armor Box
Located in Hudson, NY
6-legged armor box made of red lacquer with crest design in gold, and bronze mounted feet. Comes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Lacquer Cigarette Box Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an antique Japanese lacquer cigarette set bamboo with silver fan shaped
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
$292 Sale Price
55% Off
Edo Period Japanese Bronze Mirror with Lacquer Box Japan mid 1800s
Located in Miami, FL
. The lacquer box is in Fair condition it has scratches, cracks and marks and lacquer not polished
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
1920s Japanese Lacquered Paper Mache Boxed Pin-Up Card Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Japan, a hand-painted, lacquered papier-mache boxed card set, holding two complete decks of
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Games
Materials
Paper
Japanese Calligraphy Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very elegant and simplistic Japanese lacquered calligraphy box that dates to the mid-20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japan Elegant Antique Rich Black Lacquer Table, 1852 With Signed Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japan acquisitions
An important black lacquer treasure dated 1852 with its
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of 14‘’ Large Japanese Golden Black Lacquer Cover Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of large Japanese golden black lacquer cover boxes, very big beautiful pieces. possibly 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box.
There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Inkwells
Materials
Stone
Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century Japanese inro with 4 boxes in gold lacquer with kinji mat background decorated in taka
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furn...
Materials
Giltwood
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Covered Sweet Meat Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Covered Sweet Meat Box
Meiji Period. The circular box decorated with a
Category
20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Giltwood
KAZUYOSHI Japan Meiji 1890 Box In Lacquered And Gilt Wood Draped Seated Women
Located in Miami, FL
A Meiji lacquered box in the shape of a seated lady made by Meigetsusai Kazuyoshi.
This is a n
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,988 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Boxes: Antique Lithograph, 1880s
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Boxes: Antique Lithograph, 1880s
Description:
This finely
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Lacquered Gourd Ikebana Vessel, with Storage Box, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Japanese Lacquered Gourd Ikebana vessel with storage box, mid-20th century.
Ikebana, the
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare Japanese bark tree large cloisonné box on metal from the Meiji period. Usually bark tree
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Metal
$2,498 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Net-Pattern Lacquer Box and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
19th century a lacquer net-pattern box and cover, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Print of Four Japanese Boxes
Lacquer
by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate III. This chromolithograph depicts four different Japanese boxes
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of a Japanese Box
Lacquer
by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate IV. This chromolithograph depicts a beautiful Japanese box
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of Japanese Box Elements, Lacquer by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate V. This chromolithograph depicts the lids of boxes of fine old
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Japanese Porcelain Sweet Meat Serving Dish Set in Black Lacquer Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Japanese Porcelain Sweet Meat Serving Dish Set in Black Lacquer Box. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 20th Century Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and antique Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box with full array of components included
Category
20th Century Japanese Other Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Print of a Japanese Box III
Lacquer
by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate I. This chromolithograph depicts a beautiful specimen of lacquer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Japanese Ouchi Doll Hina Set in Box Kawaii Couple Doll
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Japanese Ouchi Doll Hina Set in Box Kawaii Couple Doll like new condition never out of the
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique black wooden box chest with lid, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique wooden cabinet box manufactured circa 1840s-1860s (late Edo period) estimate from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Jubako 4-Tiered Bento Red Lacquerware Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese red lacquerware bento box. Constructed in 5 pieces with 4 compartments, each
Category
20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Lacquer, Paint
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Shell, Wood
Vintage Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Japanese lacquered box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Large Antique Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully detailed Japanese lacquer box, with Maki-e raised design and mother of pearl accents
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquer Box with Scattered Fans
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early-mid 20th century Japanese lacquer box with design of scattered fans.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquer Box with Lid or Bowl Black with Gold Decoration
Located in Seattle, WA
A nice Japanese lacquer box with floral decoration.
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese lacquer covered box with a central raised gilt decorative insignia.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$1,240
Large Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
Very large round 19th century Japanese lacquer covered box with pawlonia leaf crests.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a handsome and simple lacquered box.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Resin
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Milano, IT
Tomkinson Collection
Leonard Haber Collection
Literature:
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box in the Form of a Gourd
Located in New York, NY
The lacquer gourd has a textured surface and a curved stalk handle and the interior is smooth. It
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box - Ju-Kobako
Located in Christchurch, GB
Period (1868-1912) gold lacquer stacking cosmetics box (Ju- Kobako) this delightful cylindrical lacquer
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Japanese Lacquered Kobako
Box
Biwa Shape
Located in Paris, FR
gold lacquer.
The biwa is a three-stringed lute, used to accompany the reading of stories. It is the
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Japanese Lacquered Wood Storage Box
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese lacquer storage vessel. Of circular form, the surface of the footed box and cover
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Biwa Shape Box, Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese lacquered gold and silver hira maki-e biwa shape box (kobako). Back and inside nashi-ji
Category
Antique 1810s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
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.