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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

Excessivly Decorated Anonym Meiji Period Aikuchi Tanto with Rich Maik-E Inlay
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented dagger, a so called Tanto or Aikuchi has extensive Maki-e inlay works on the shaft and saya (scabbard) and decoratively placed habaki (silver mountings. The blade is...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Silver, Steel

19th Century Gold Lacquered Origami Shape Kobako (Lacquered Box)
Located in Paris, FR
silver. Japan - Meiji (1868-1912). Measures: Height 1 cm, length 6.6 cm, width 6.6 cm.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Phoenix and Plum Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
Phoenix are made with finely-detailed takamakie relief lacquer in red and gold colors and with tiny inlaid
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Lacquer Mask from Meiji Period Japan
Located in Paris, FR
often brought as souvenirs. Japan, Meiji Period, about 1880-1900. Height: 21,4 cm. On a fitted
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Masks

Materials

Bone

Meiji Period Japanese Gilt Lacquered and Polychrome Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A Japanese gilt lacquered and polychrome wood cabinet of the Meiji period with carved, pierced and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cupboards

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Painted Doors
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic and rare pair of early Meiji period painted sliding doors with wonderful old decoration
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Red Lacquer Cabinet, Japan, Meiji Period, 1862-1912
Located in Paris, FR
Red lacquer cabinet, Japan, Meiji Period, 1862-1912. Wood cabinet decorated on all faces including
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Gilt Decorated Lacquer Low Table, Meiji Period
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Japanese gilt decorated blackish-brown lacquer low table, Meiji period 1868-1912.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Meiji Period Japanese Woven Copper and Lacquer Basket
Located in New York, NY
Amazing! An ingeniously woven metal basket. The whole of various woven patterns in brown and black, the lid and base divided by two brass bands, the top with an oval engraved panel, ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese rectangular low table with scrolling legs is decorated with fine Wakasa-nuri
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Early 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese rectangular low table with scrolling legs is decorated with fine Wakasa-nuri
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Fine 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 Boxes

Large Japanese Black Lacquer Table Lamp, Meiji
Located in London, GB
Exquisite large Japanese lacquer vase, Meiji, 19th century, decorated in gilt detail of a group of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Meiji Style Japanese Altar Shrine, Butsudan, Gold and Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Matosinhos, PT
Meiji style Japanese Buddhist Altar Shrine, Butsudan, gold and black lacquered wood. This is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Gold Leaf

Meiji Period Lacquer Side Cabinet. Japanese Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
# X502 - Japanese Meiji period black lacquer side cabinet decorated overall with "mons", interlaced
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period On-Laid Lacquered Panels
Located in Darwen, GB
A pair of Japanese Meiji period on-laid lacquered panels. Each housed within a red lacquer oval
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Antique 1880s Meiji Decorative Art

Four Leaf Screen in Lacquer Japan, circa 1900, Meiji Period
Located in Paris, FR
Four leaf screen in lacquer from Japan, circa 1900, Meiji period. Screen with four leaves in
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Kimono Box Meiji Period
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century Meiji style large kimono box on stand. Stand is 20th century.  
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Centre Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Meiji period lacquer centre table, profusely decorated throughout with scarlet and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Center Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Coffee Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful Japanese mother-of-pearl chip inlaid black lacquer low table. Perfect for use as a coffee
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Gold Lacquered and On-Laid Shodana Meiji Period
Located in Darwen, GB
A Japanese gold lacquered and on-laid shodana Meiji Period. The upper section of traditional
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japan, Meiji Iki Ningyo Mask
Located in Paris, FR
Meiji Period. Iki Ningyo mask in the shape of a man's head. Lacquer on wood with glass eyes and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Masks

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Glass, Bone

Japanese Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Very rare Japanese Shibayama cabinet with multiple leaves, drawers and sliding panels. Indeed, the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Shibayama card case, signed Joho, c. 1890. Meiji Period.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A Japanese Shibayama style card case, c. 1890, Meiji Period. The front of the case painted with
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Late 19th Century Meiji Period Lacquer Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century black lacquer occasional table, the square top decorated with a gilded
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji End Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Fascinating Japanese Boxwood and Lacquer Okimono – Incense Burner
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this quite magical Meiji
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Meiji Lacquered Tray on Stand Circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very beautiful Meiji period Lacquered tray featuring a tiger in a bamboo grove. The stand is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Japanese Meiji Menu Holder (Photo Holder)
Located in Paris, FR
surrounded by foliage and flowers. Japan - Meiji (1868-1912). Measures: Height 6 cm, length 7 cm, width
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Antique 1880s Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Japanese Polychrome Lacquer Tray Tables
Located in New York, NY
Each square tray with scroll corners, decorated with scenes of pine trees, peonies and bamboo and with a ling-zhi vine border. The table bases later. Trays alone measure: 2.25" High
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

A Meiji Lacquer and Abalone Lap Desk
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
On the exterior, the lacquer is inlaid with abalone shells that create elaborate figures of birds
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone

Meiji Period Lacquer Stacking Comparment Box Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
lacquer work. Note the mother of pearl enrichments. Japanese Circa 1880 See similiar examples of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

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.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Lacquered Candlestands
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Antique Japanese lacquered candlestands from Kyoto. Late Meiji Period c 1910.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Candle Holders

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

A Japanese Lacquer Incense Burner in the Form of an Elephant, Signed
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding and rare example of the finest Japanese lacquer. The standing elephant with gilt
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Wooden Hibachi with Lacquer, Brass and M-O-P Inlay, Centerpiece
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The Japanese hibachi (fire bowl) is handcrafted in wood, finely decorated with chrysanthemum and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass

Large 19th Century Meiji Period Folding Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant and of great quality, late 19th century Meiji period, Japanese lacquer screen
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Lacquer Armour Case
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century lacquer armour box, of rectangular form, the sides decorated with black painted
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Etegere
Located in New York, NY
A highly unusual Japanese Meiji period lacquer cabinet etagere decorated with an ascending avian
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Shelves

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Lacquered and Wicker Tray
Located in New York, NY
This Japanese Meiji period tray has a finely detailed polychrome lacquered surface with a bird and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wicker

19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wood Table Cabinet or Jewelry Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese Meiji period tabletop cabinet for jewelry, circa 1880. Dark espresso lacquer with painted
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Meiji period Japanese black lacquered inlaid Inro box. Scenes of a bird on one side
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Card Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century lacquered card box with two drawers for dice or game pieces. The drawer handles are
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Fine 19th Century Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Japanese Lacquered wood box in an elegant shaped design. The exterior is decorated with a fine
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Box with Sauce Dishes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful old Japanese lacquered box containing a group of five nesting dishes for sauce.
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Persimmon Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese antique lacquer document box. Meiji period. Exquisitely lacquered in black and persimmon
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Collection of Three Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Boxes
Located in Antwerp, BE
This elegant group of three different Japanese lacquered wood boxes represent the earliest to the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Meiji Period "Rooster" Lacquered Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Meiji period Japanese lacquer box decorated with rooster motif.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Tansu Black Red Lacquer Two Section Meiji Bedside Table Chest of Drawer
Located in Monterey, CA
prefecture, Japan It dates from the Meiji period, circa 1870 – 1890 And have a stacked size of 40-3/8” x
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Pair of Japanese Blue Lacquered Panels with Carved Birds in Trees Meiji Period
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A stunning framed pair of Japanese Meiji period panels, circa 1890. Decorated with scenes of two
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese document box lacquered in the deepest espresso brown or black color. Bird and swirl
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Pair of Mid 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Candlesticks
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of mid-late 19th century. Japanese Meiji period candlesticks.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Japanese Sendai Tansu Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
(Japanese Cypress) with keyaki (Zelkova) drawer fronts finished in a rich reddish hand-rubbed kijiro lacquer
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage Japanese Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary 19th-century Japanese low table beautifully crafted out of elmwood and has been
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Japanese Shrine or Zushi
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Japanese travelling shrine or zushi is presided over by an eight armed goddess seated on a
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lacquer

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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
    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 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
    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 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.