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1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers 2pc cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
, urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin, burnt pine ink, etc) for repainted/re-finished items - repairing the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Flap-Front Storage Cabinet with Kanji Markings, Late Meiji Era
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
categories. The cabinet is crafted from Japanese cedar. The door frames are finished in black urushi lacquer
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

Antique Japanese Zushi, wabi sabi miniature shrine w/ Ebisu figurine mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
; traditional materials (beeswax, linseed oil, urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin, burnt pine ink, etc) for
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bon by Aldo Bakker, 2017
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
in urushi lacquer from 2015, Bon in stained ash or mahogany exudes Bakker’s accomplished sense of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Bon by Aldo Bakker, 2017
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
in urushi lacquer from 2015, Bon in stained ash or mahogany exudes Bakker’s accomplished sense of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Aldo Bakker Bon Wood Stool by Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wondrous Pink Stool in urushi lacquer from 2015, Bon in stained ash exudes Bakker’s accomplished sense of
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Aldo Bakker Bon Wood Stool by Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wondrous Pink Stool in urushi lacquer from 2015, Bon in stained ash exudes Bakker’s accomplished sense of
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Aldo Bakker Bon Wood Stool by Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wondrous Pink Stool in urushi lacquer from 2015, Bon in stained ash exudes Bakker’s accomplished sense of
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Small Drawer Chest with Top Handle, Meiji Era (1868–1912)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
-sabi charm. The exterior shows traces of Japanese traditional lacquer (urushi) along with age-related
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Indigo dyed hemp textile Noren doorway curtain w/ lucky symbols
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
, linseed oil, urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin, burnt pine ink, etc) for repainted/re-finished items
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Linen, Hemp

Japanese Antique Two-Sided Work Table with Drawers Sliding Doors, Taisho era
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
, with a solid Japanese horse chestnut tabletop finished in black urushi lacquer. The lower structure is
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Meiji Period Cabinets 漆器 蒔絵 塗物 漆塗
Located in Cotignac, FR
sense, while nurimono (塗物) means "coated things", and urushi-nuri (漆塗) means "lacquer coating."
Category

Late 19th Century Edo More Art

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Dutch Chinese Export Eight-panel Black and Gold Lacquerware Screen
Located in Solebury, PA
black lacquer. These layers were subsequently adorned with intricately detailed scenes and finished with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Momoyama Namban Chest
Located in PARIS, FR
Namban chest with a semi-cylindrical lid made of black lacquered wood (urushi) with gold lacquer
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder
Located in Newark, England
(塗物) means “coated things”, and urushi-nuri (漆塗) means “lacquer coating.” The sap of the lacquer
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver, Copper

Japanese Vintage Sliding-Door Cabinet (Cha Tansu), Early Showa Era, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
frame and sliding doors are finished in a deep, dark urushi (Japanese traditional lacquer), while the
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets

Materials

Cypress, Wood

Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers, Keio Era (Edo Period, 1867), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
and finished with traditional Japanese lacquer (urushi), the surface has developed areas of natural
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers "Tansu", Meiji Era 1868–1912 Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
finished with urushi (Japanese lacquer), it has developed a beautifully weathered surface that reflects the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers, Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844), Wabi-Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique small chest of drawers was crafted in the Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844). The aged urushi
Category

Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Ôkubo Hikozaemon Protects the Hidden Shogun Triptych
By Taiso Yoshitoshi
Located in Burbank, CA
the glimpse of his face. There is blindprinting in the white and urushi-e (lacquer-imitating) effects
Category

1880s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信
Located in Norton, MA
to produce a sheen resembling black lacquer (urushi-e, 'lacquer pictures'). Masanobu credited himself
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Kitsune from the Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
dull black lacquer finish called urushi, it’s pleasing from every angle, and is in its way a small
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Senape Flower Vase Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Laquer Model B
By Ettore Sottsass, Marutomi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
lacquer model. Japanese traditional urushi pigment is made from natural urushi tree, which has about
Category

Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Hemp, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Hemp, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Foam, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Kurimoto Natsuki is an urushi lacquer artist who was born in 1961. He graduated in 1985 from the
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Vase
Located in Milan, IT
The vase is made with urushi lacquer, hemp cloth, silver powder and silver leaf. Hanako Gejo was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Lacquer

Urushi Lacquer Work Table
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Craftmans wookshop table with one drawer, years of accumulated lacquer creating a very deep and
Category

20th Century Japanese Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Tomizo Saratani 1949 , Natural Stone with Squid and Shrimps
Located in Milano, IT
Urushi lacquer on stone Measures: 12.3 by 9.5 by 6.5 cm Tomizo Saratani was born in
Category

2010s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Stone

Contemporary Black Japanese Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Shingo Muramoto is a Japanese urushi lacquer artist born in 1971. Normally works of lacquer seem to
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hemp, Bamboo, Lacquer

Kimono Storage Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Kimino storage chest, keyaki wood drawer faces, original hardware. Clear urushi lacquer finish
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Mizuya/Kitchen Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Kitchen chest consists of two stacked pieces with sliding doors and drawers. Warm clear urushi
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese lacquered black and gold jewellery box 1900
Located in Catania, CT
Americas. The lacquer most commonly used to decorate objects is made from urushiol, the sap of the urushi
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Wajima-Nuri Red Lacquered Wooden Lunch Box, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant s Chest
Located in New York, NY
serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer finish, completed with hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) configured
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Red Lacquer Sculpture by Contemporary Artist (Medium)
Located in Milan, IT
Kanshitsu-Giho (Urushi lacquer is applied over the object that created by layered hemp cloth) to shape her
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hemp, Polystyrene, Lacquer

Japanese Red Lacquer Sculpture by Contemporary Artist (Small)
Located in Milan, IT
Kanshitsu-Giho (Urushi lacquer is applied over the object that created by layered hemp cloth) to shape her
Category

2010s Japanese Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hemp, Polystyrene, Lacquer

Dangae do tosei gusoku A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style
Located in Milano, IT
suggest a high-ranking samurai. Overall, the armor is finished with black urushi lacquer, except for the
Category

Antique 18th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Located in Milano, IT
urushi lacquer. Accessories: A saihai (commander’s baton); high-level kara-bitsu (storage box) With its
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Japanese Black Lacquer with Gold Flower Motif on Wajima-Nuri Soup Tureens, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Spatial Form of Sky - 21st Century, Abstract Sculpture by Takeshi Igawa
By Takeshi Igawa
Located in Milano, IT
Scupture made by Japanese artist Takeshi Igawa made in lacquer (urushi) applied on styrofoam
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer

Sujibachi kabuto 62-plate samurai helmet Haruta school, Edo period
Located in Milano, IT
black urushi, while the sujitate, the folded parts of each lamella, are lacquered in gold. This color
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Pair of Japanese urushi lacquer hibachi.
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Japanese urushi lacquer hibachi. Circa 1920. (copper liners, 5 1/2" deep)
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Mirto Flower Vase Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Lacquer Model
By Ettore Sottsass, Marutomi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
lacquer model. Japanese traditional urushi pigment is made from natural urushi tree, which has about
Category

Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Plastic

Sunrising Lamp Satoshi Itasaka Urushi Object Contemporary Zen Japanese
By Satoshi Itasaka
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table lamp designed by Satoshi Itasaka. This work is made of Urushi lacquered base and light bulb
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Cocktail Urushi Japanese Red Lacquered Set from England, circa 1910
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stunning cocktail set manufactured in England, circa 1910. All is Urushi lacquered in Japanese red
Category

Vintage 1910s English Anglo-Japanese Barware

Materials

Metal

Old Work Bowl Used by Japanese Lacquer Ware Craftsmen / 1912-1960/Urushi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
make lacquer ware. People at that time put vermilion lacquer and black lacquer in this wooden bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Beech, Lacquer

Antique Tools for Japanese Lacquer Work (Urushi) / Wabi Sabi Mingei Object
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Antique tools for Japanese lacquer work (urushi). Japanese lacquer (It's called 'urushi' in Japan
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Orbit
By Jiro Yonezawa
Located in Wilton, CT
bamboo, urushi lacquer, Custom Tomobako box signed
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer, Bamboo Paper

Coffee Table by Kisho Kurokawa, 1980s, Japan
By Kisho Kurokawa
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
1980s. Urushi lacquered wood and aluminum. The table top and the legs are disassembled.
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century Large Kago Ikebana Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(ikebana), urushi lacquer. In excellent condition considering its age. Sturdy and functional. Beautiful
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Ceramic and Kintsugi Vase by Karen Swami
By Karen Swami
Located in London, GB
Karen Swami, 2016 Hand-thrown stoneware, agate burnished, smoked, waxed, reworked with Urushi
Category

2010s French Ceramics

Ceramic and Kintsugi Vase by Karen Swami
By Karen Swami
Located in London, GB
Karen Swami, 2016. Hand thrown stoneware, agate burnished, smoked, waxed, reworked with Urushi
Category

2010s French Ceramics

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Urushi Lacquer For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of urushi lacquer you’re looking for. An item from our selection of urushi lacquer — often made from lacquer, wood and plastic — can elevate any home. There are 6 variations of the antique or vintage choice in our collection of urushi lacquer you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of urushi lacquer is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made option in this array of urushi lacquer has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Marutomi, Ettore Sottsass and Satoshi Itasaka are consistently popular.

How Much is a Urushi Lacquer?

Prices for a piece of urushi lacquer start at $700 and top out at $29,537 with the average selling for $1,130.