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Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Arabesque and Cherry Blossom Design, Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved.
Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Grapes Design, Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved.
Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Edo Period Japan, Suzuribako and Bunko Document Box
Located in London, GB
deer in moonlight, copper water dropper and slate ink stone.
Fitted in lacquered boxes.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Other Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Silver
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
Category
Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Japanese lacquer box.
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Lacquer
$1,500
Japanese Lacquer Box with Water Lily Design
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese lacquer box of exceptional quality with an intricate waterlily inlay design. It has an
Category
20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Edo period box with very finely rendered scene. 18th Century.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
$2,900
Antique Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique lacquer box exquisitely decorated with gilt relief work, gold dust, and silver leaf set
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Silver
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in San Marino, CA
A lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid Japanese sewing box. This Japanese lacquered box is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Modern Japanese Lacquered Box. Mid 20th Century. H 5" D 12-1/4".
Located in Branford, CT
Very fine artist made modern Japanese lacquered box.
Circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese International Style Lacquer
Materials
Bentwood
20th Century, Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning late 20th century, Japanese fine lacquer box that is decorated in a graphic
Category
20th Century Japanese Art Deco Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Japanese lacquer box with fans
Located in Milano, IT
Lacquer box decorated with gold and silver details using the traditional Japanese technique of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Box by Yoshifumi Takeuchi
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Contemporary Japanese red, blue and gold lacquer box of unusual arching form and heavy, carved
Category
1990s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in London, GB
A black lacquer box.
Japan, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Lacquer Box with a Koi Fish 1950-1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique lacquered box with a lid made around 1950-1970s in Showa era. The dimensions are
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese Large Nashiji lacquer box Meiji Period, circa 1890
Located in San Marino, CA
A large Japanese lacquer box dating from the Meiji period, 1868-1912. This Meiji box is illustrated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Antique Japanese Lacquered, Enameled, and Inlaid Box With Hinged Lid, c. 1800
s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese lacquered box with hinged lid. The lid is decorated in gilt with red enamel and abalone
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer
Wood Box
By The Lacquer Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Japanese Kamakura carved lacquer & wood box. A bird perches in a flowering tree
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Makie Lacquer Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Kobako box of Makie lacquer with the elephant mark of Zohiko Co. Decorated with a gilt
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Black lacquer document box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black lacquer document box, with peony design.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Fan-Shaped Kobako
Box
Located in PARIS, FR
in nashi-ji lacquer.
Kobako (“little boxes”) are often adorned with harmonious decors and
Category
Antique 1860s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese black lacquer bunko box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese black lacquer bunko box, Rimpa (korin-style) lacquer with pewter and m.o.p inlay, c.1900
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl
Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat box having decoration of pentagons of gilt circles and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Lacquered Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese lacquered trinket box.
Made of black lacquered wood, with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Fine Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako
Inkstone Box
Located in PARIS, FR
Black and gold maki-e and hirame-ji lacquer box representing a branch of plum tree in bloom which
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Kimono Box
Located in Hudson, NY
With gold makie design and mons (family crests, possibly Tokugawa), with gilt bronze hardware.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer
$10,000
Japan kobako box lacquer samurai - Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
Takamaki-e and kirigane lacquer kobako box depicting two samurai entering an enclosure. Four guards
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old and exquisite Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder (it is
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese peony basket lacquered box Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
Eight-sided, flared shaped lacquer kobako box, following the decoration on the lid depicting a
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Lacquered Set of Boxes Tebako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique set of Japanese tebako (hand box) with maki-e lacquer design circa 18th century Edo
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty Japanese gold lacquer box of shaped form, the exterior depicting a tree on a river
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Coral
Japanese Black Lacquer Jewelry Box
Located in Torino, IT
Two drawers jewelry box beautifully decorated on a black ground with overall gold flowering. Meiji
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese Maki-e lacquer box circa 1900s late Meiji period. The small box takes an slightly
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Kamakura-Bori, Carved Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Prahran, Victoria
High quality Japanese 'Kamakura-Bori' carved lacquer writing box with a shallow relief carved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Black Lacquer Fabric Storage Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black Lacquer Fabric Storage Box with Gold Crests.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Japanese Black Lacquer Kimono Storage Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese black lacquer kimono storage box with crest design.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Japanese Black Lacquer Fabric Storage Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black Lacquer Fabric Storage Box
with gold family crests (mons) of the Tokugawa clan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Ware Fan-Shaped Box with Compartments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese fan-shaped lacquer box with tassels, red exterior with slightly scalloped cover. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer House Shaped Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and intricately decorated lacquer box for storing incense, kogo, in the form of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Japanese lacquer-ware document box is a work of extraordinary artistry. Displaying
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Writing Box
Suzuribako
with Frog Design
Located in Hudson, NY
bottom of box reads: Kiyohide, title on the original storage box reads: Around May.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Stunning Red and Black Lacquer Collector
s Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
A superb Japanese handmade and hand lacquered round storage box - Chabako- crafted in rich black
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Letter Box with Flowers and Butterfly
Located in Hudson, NY
storage box.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Large Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gilt Vine Design
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Japanese black lacquer box with multi-color gilt vine design, Edo period, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A Fine Late 19th Century Japanese Wood
Lacquer Box
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely late 19th or very early 20th century box is a fine example of the Japanese love of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Scroll Box with Gold Maki-e Lacquer Design
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese black lacquer document box with maki-e decoration of vine leaves in gold and a red
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Large Vintage Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Showa Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and boldly decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, Showa Period, circa 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Showa Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese 18th Century Lacquer Tray with Original Storage Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Pine, plum, and bamboo (three friends of winter) design in gold, with decorative cloven corners and skirting.
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Exquisite Early Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box with Insert Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer kobako (small box) in octagon shape circa 16th-17th century (late
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Silver
Japanese Carved Red Lacquer Box on Stand, Showa Era, mid 20th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A nice and highly decorative Japanese carved red lacquer covered box on stand, Showa Era, circa
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Softwood, Lacquer
Fine Japanese Lacquer Cranes and Pine Trees Ryoshibako - Paper Box
Located in PARIS, FR
techniques of lacquer work. This is visible with the three cranes represented in the middle of pine branches
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box For Emperor
Located in New Orleans, LA
Japanese Emperor Taisho personally commissioned this exceptional lacquer box as a special gift for
Category
20th Century Asian Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Round Lacquer Storage Box with Inlaid Abalone Shell
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An elegantly decorated round, black lacquer, vintage Japanese box with a simple design of a moon
Category
20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese lacquer kobako or incens box decorated with two insects
Located in PARIS, FR
Small Kobako circular box in lacquered wood with a cicada and unidentified insect, probably a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Midcentury Green Lacquer Bowl in Original Signed Box, circa 1960s
Located in Prahran, Victoria
, Tokyo.
The subtle variation in tones of lacquer, which range from black to teal to sea-green enhance
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Obento Box with Rimpa Style Design
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese lacquer obento box with a Rimpa style 'maki-e' gold lacquer design of willows
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.