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Japanese Large Bronze Antique Meditation Bell, Soothing Reverberating Sound
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisition travels Pleasant serene sound An authentic Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bamboo Cylinder Container from Japan, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage bamboo cylinder container. Hand carved and stained in dark, rich red pigment, circa 1885.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Edo-/Meiji Period Samurai Wakizashi Short Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
century Style: Edo, Meiji Place of origin: Japan This 19th century Edo-/Meiji period wakizashi
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Metal, Steel, Iron, Copper

1870s - 1910s Japanese antique large mizuya tansu cabinet with 4 inner drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
(Meiji period), guessing from the style and the condition. There're 4 drawers inside - which are not the
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique wooden low table/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
used by lacquer craftsmen made from the Meiji period to the first half of the Showa period. This top
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

Materials

Cedar, Lacquer

Japanese Signed Two Panel Screen Flowering Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese two-panel screen featuring a flowering landscape over a dramatic gold leaf
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Drum Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique temple find from early Meiji period, 19th century! A large hand carved hand
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Gilt Traveling Shrine of Senju Kannon, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The simple exterior of even black lacquer that encases this Late 19th century Japanese traveling
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Gold Birds and Cherry Trees Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six panel folding screen byobu conceived in a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Magnificent Set of 4 Antique Japanese Silk Needlework Framed Panels, circa 1890
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of four hand needlework silk panels in black lacquered frames. The panels with a black silk
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Hardwood

Japanese Six-Panel Screen of Cranes in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large early 20th century Japanese six-panel byobu screen depicting cranes in flight decorated with
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Red-and-Black Lacquer Chinese Travel Tea Box, c. 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japan Antique Daruma Hand-Carved Talisman of Perseverance and Good Luck
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a dramatic large-scale antique Daruma hand-carved in the round with finely detailed hair
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Stunning Hand Painted Green Gardens, Pagodas, Lanterns Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Meiji period, circa 1870. The rich dark black lacquer frame and bronze mounts perfectly compliment this
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Big Japanese Old Forest God Mask Tengu Dramatic Nose, Signed, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
it has been carved in an unusual large scale. Lacquer over willow wood. Late Meiji period
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

1870s-1910s Japanese antique Isho tansu, clothes chest of drawers, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique Isho tansu (chest of drawers for clothing), product of Meiji era, around 1870s
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japan Large Antique Temple Bell- Serene Resonating Sound Will Please You
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Japan comes this beautiful authentic antique hand-hammered and wrought bronze temple bell- a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Big Antique Japanese Zen Temple Chanting Bell Genuine Hand Carved Mokuygo
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique temple find from the Meiji period, 19th century A large hand carved hand
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Rare Pair of Hand Carved Daruma, Talismans for Good Luck
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels A rare pair Japan, a dramatic large-scale
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Small Antique Gold Sakura Tree Hand-Painted Screen, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
FEBRUARY SALE - NOW SAVE 25% AND MORE A very fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paper

Japanese Fine Antique Blue and Gold "Bird Flowers" Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Four seasons delight. A fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six-panel folding
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique Pair of Noh Masks with Fine Details, Signed, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Great Old pair of Noh masks from our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels. These finely carved
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Honda Tabako-bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Japanese Two-Panel Rimpa School Autumn Foliage Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Unique Japanese two-panel folding screen depicting a garden scene of autumn grasses, leaves, and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Foil

Antique Japanese Gilded Temple Flowers in Ceramic Vases
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Pair of Japanese ceramic vases containing 16 gilded and hand-carved lotus flowers from a Buddhist
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japan Antique Large Cast Bronze Meditation Temple Bell Serene Sound
Located in South Burlington, VT
An authentic Japanese antique 19th century treasure to accompany you in meditation, reflection and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Blue Waters, Gardens, Pagodas, And Lanterns Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions One of a pair currently available Japanese Antique Stunning
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Bronze

1900s-30s Japanese antique mid Mizuya tansu kitchen chest. wabi sab
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This mid size Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of circa 1900s to 1930s (late Meiji to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Wood, Cedar

1870s-1900s Japanese antique Mizuya tansu chest sideboard wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Tohoku area, Japan. This single tier Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar

A Japanese Six-Panel Painted Screen with Blooming Cherry Blossoms on Gold Leaf
Located in Astoria, NY
An antique Japanese six panel painted folding screen, produced between the late 19th and early 20th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. This is an old Japanese box. Paper is pasted from the top of the wooden box, and lacquer is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer, Paper

1860s-1920s Japanese antique rustic wabi sabi mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar

1860s-1910s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Hokuriku area, Japan. This tansu chest of drawers seemed to be in the vein of Kusuri dansu
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Large 19th Century Antique Dresser Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu clothing chest from the 19th century with reddish brown lacquer
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Pair Of Shibayama Carved Figural Panels
Located in Norwood, NJ
A pair of finest quality Meiji period Japanese carved, inlaid and lacquered hanging panels
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

Small Lacquered Japanese Table
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite, small, Japanese table was lacquered in a rich black, and mounted with gilt brasses
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Lacquered Calabash
Located in Paris, FR
Calabash with a polychrome decor of leaves and calabash gourd. Japan - Meiji (1868-1912
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Meiji Lacquered Hibachi
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Japanese Meiji period portable hand warmers, or hibachi, is octagonal in form
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”
Located in Paris, FR
and Narde Collections. Japan, Meiji (1868-1912). Measures: Height 3 cm, length 9.5 cm, width 6.5
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Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Lacquered Incense Burner Kaki Shape ‘Koro’
Located in Paris, FR
. Japan, Meiji (1868-1912). Provenance Charles Cartier Besson. Measures: Height 9.5 cm, diameter 7 cm.
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Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese gold lacquer and Shibayama inlaid tsuba. Signed Shinzan. Meiji Period.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
An exceptionally fine and large Japanese gold lacquer and Shibayama inlaid tsuba, Meiji Period. An
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Meiji Lacquered Hibachi
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Japanese Meiji period portable hand warmers, or hibachi, is octagonal in form
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Pair of Japanese Meiji Lacquered Hibachi
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Japanese Meiji period portable hand warmers, or hibachi, is octagonal in form
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Early 20th 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.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako Writing Box
Located in Paris, FR
this suzuribako gives it a precious character. Japan - Meiji (1868-1912). Measures: Height 3 cm
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Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Meiji Japanese Lacquered Suzuribako with Bush Warbler, Writing Box
Located in Paris, FR
chrysanthemums and susuki grass in gold, silver and red maki-e lacquer. Urushi in fan shaped, inkstone, Japan
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Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Small 20th Century Meiji Period Japanese Gold Black Lacquered Table Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
A small early 20th century Meiji period Japanese gold and black lacquered table cabinet. This
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Laquer Box
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant round covered box in black lacquer with gold floral decor. Coral lacquer inside.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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
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Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

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
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Antique 1890s Japanese Lacquer

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
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Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

19th Century Meiji Period Gild Laquered Inro
Located in Niella Tanaro, IT
A four cases gilt Lacquered inro decorated with a paradise bird and flowers. With a rose agate
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood

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Japanese Lacquer Meiji For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese lacquer meiji you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Japanese lacquer meiji — often made from wood, lacquer and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese lacquer meiji — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese lacquer meiji, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese lacquer meiji that is appealing in its simplicity, but Century Furniture, Imao Keinen and Japanese School produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Lacquer Meiji?

Prices for a Japanese lacquer meiji start at $150 and top out at $250,000 with the average selling for $2,527.
Questions About Japanese Lacquer Meiji
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You 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, 2022
    Japanese 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese 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, 2022
    To 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, 2022
    Yes, 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, 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.