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20th Century Japanese Gold and Silver Makie Box
Located in TORINO, IT
Japanese gold and silver makie box, with pewter rims, is decorated with design of herons on the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880
Located in New York, NY
RECTANGULAR, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DECORATED WITH MOTHER OF PEARL, GILT AND SILVER LACQUER
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890
Located in New York, NY
RECTANGULAR, THE COVER DECORATED WITH A GILT LACQUER DESIGN OF TURTLES IN A POND ON A BLACK LACQUER
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif
Located in New York, NY
Japanese lacquerware writing box with a phoenix motif Meiji period, late 19th century or early
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Tabako-Bon Smoking Box Meiji Period
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautifully crafted tabako-bon smoking box having beautiful applied mother-of-pearl
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji 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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Coral

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 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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A lacquer Hokai shell box, circa 1890. Bronze trim and black lacquer with traditional decoration on
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Circular Hokai Lacquer Box Lid 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique Japanese Meji period lacquer lidded Hokai box with chased brass hardware and
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Meiji Period Lacquer Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Meiji period small lacquer box with hinged lid, Japanese. Finely decorated - bits of abalone inlay
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Sutra Box with Peony Mon, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A Japanese maik-e decorated black lacquer sutra box, kyobako, with peony mon design, Meiji Period
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice Meiji Period bento box in red lacquer with original protective box.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of wonderful Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes, these remarkable pieces are sure to
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Japanese Black Lacquer Large Document Box with Gold Maki-E Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
This Japanese black lacquer document box, known as a ryoshi- bako in Japanese is in fantastic
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Fine Lacquer Kogo Incense Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Exquisitely detailed incense storage box in gold lacquer with silver and gold overlays of a folded
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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
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Antique 19th Century Asian Meiji Lacquer

Materials

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
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Black Lacquer Jewelry Box
Located in Torino, IT
Two drawers jewelry box beautifully decorated on a black ground with overall gold flowering. Meiji
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Letter Box with Flowers and Butterfly
Located in Hudson, NY
storage box.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box
Located in Newark, England
. The Japanese Lacquer Octagonal Hokai Box dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912) circa 1910.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

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
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Fine Lacquered box with incised, filled with gold, design. A striking 19th-20th century lacquered
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Fine Lacquered box with incised, filled with gold, design. A striking 19th-20th century lacquered
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large Antique Asian Lacquered and Decorated Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large antique oriental lacquered and decorated box, circular box in black lacquer with white
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai, Picnic Boxes
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant pair of Japanese late Meiji period hokkai, or picnic boxes. Crafted of black lacquer
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and boxed Japan, a fine antique hand lacquered Maki-e seasonal flowers and fans decorated
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Porcelain, Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Superb Antique Red Black Negoro Lacquer Serving Tray Mint, Signed Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
A superb Japanese antique handmade and hand lacquered hexagonal footed serving tray or wall art
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Lacquer Box, Japanese. Late Meiji period
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century lacquer box, Japanese. Late Meiji period. Eggshell ground with lustrous gilded
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Hatbox, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful Japanese Meiji period black lacquer and gilt lacquer hatbox. The hatbox is in overall
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Lacquered Jewelry Box, Meiji 1868 -1912
Located in San Marino, CA
Japanese lacquered jewelry box with six graduating drawers and removable front door panel.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Meiji Period Shibayama and Gold Lacquer Box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A good quality Meiji period shibayama and gold lacquer box of quadric-lobed form the lid decorated
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c
Located in PARIS, FR
French: Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c Antique Lacquer Stacking
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Jewelry Box Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and powerful small Japanese lacquer table cabinet, suitable for use as a jewelry box
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Metal

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite keepsake box is a charming example of Japanese lacquer art, or urushi. The box began
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20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite keepsake box is a charming example of Japanese lacquer art, or urushi. Layered atop a
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20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Lacquer Box with Circles and Drawers
Located in San Marino, CA
A late 19th Century lacquer box with three drawers of gradually larger size from top to bottom
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period hokai box from the 19th century with black lacquer, brass accents and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese Ryoshibako ( document ) box of black lacquer with overall scattered gold chrysanthemum and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat boxes having fluted designs and etched brass trim
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Boxes

Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer
Located in London, GB
incense boxes or kobako of rectangular form within an outer box decorated with a pictoral scene in Somado
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Boxes and Cases

c. 1900-1910 Japanese Lacquer Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900-1910 lacquer set comprised of a square tray, rectangular tray & rectangular box, Japan
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Japanese calligraphy or brush box, lacquer on wood. Artist signed. Condition
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Early 20th Century Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An unusually large Japanese gilded lacquerware two tier lidded box with detailed rooster relief and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquered red gilding Meiji
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Small Japanese temple cabinet in red lacquer with gilding. Decorated with birds and Asian
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Important Japan Complete Antique Kabuki Woodblock 42 Prints 1870 Lacquer Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
. There are no visible wear marks. They were found encased in a handmade lacquer kiri wood box descending
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Washi Paper

Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Shell Box with Brass Accents, Late 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
the early Meiji period. This late 19th century Hokai shell box was made in Japan with black lacquered
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered Cricket Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji period Japanese lacquered cricket box, of rounded square form with removable lid, (some
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Writing Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese black lacquered 'suzuribako' writing box of unusual domed design with a fitted
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

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Meiji Lacquer Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the meiji lacquer box you’re looking for. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, every meiji lacquer box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the meiji lacquer box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made meiji lacquer box over the years, but those crafted by Funabashi Shūmin, Saratani Tomizo and Toyohara Chikanobu are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Meiji Lacquer Box?

Prices for a meiji lacquer box start at $99 and top out at $47,789 with the average selling for $2,175.
Questions About Meiji Lacquer Box
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    Most 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.
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    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.
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    To 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.