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Technique: Hand-Crafted
17th/18th Century Wood, Leather and Metal Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trunk
Tibet
17th/18th century
Wood, leather, metal
H: 8 in x W: 8.5 in x D 8.5 in :: 20.3 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm
A slightly domed top hinged trunk with brass handles, closures and sculpte...
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17th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Metal
Late 19th/ early 20th Century Large Red Lacquer Offering Bowl, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Red Offering Bowl
Burma
Late 19th/early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer
D: 21 in x H: 7.5 in :: 78.7 cm x 19 cm
Traditionally used to bring offerings to an altar, and to present ...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Ca. 17th Century Wood, Mineral Pigment and Iron Metalwork Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trunk
Tibet ...
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17th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tagasode (Whose Sleeves?) Lacquer Incense Box, Kobako, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, featuring a tagasode (whose sleeves?) design, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The exquisite box of simple rectangular shape worked in maki-e lacquer, taka-maki-e, and raden, all against a lush ground of gold nashiji. Fitted with silver rims.
The main decorative element of the box depicts a six panel folding screen, byobu, showing an interior scene with kimono strewn over a rack, a motif known as tagasode (whose sleeves), all in raised taka-maki-e lacquer and inlaid raden.
The screen depicts an intimate room with tatami mats on the floor and sliding shoji doors in the background. The foreground depicts a large clothing...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Silver
Beautiful Kanshitsu Bachi Lacquered Worker Bowl – Showa Period (20th Century)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This unique Kanshitsu Bachi bowl is a remarkable piece of Japanese lacquer artistry from the Showa period (20th century). Traditionally, lacquer craftsmen applied excess lacquer from...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
JAPAN 1880 Meiji Period Tebako Box In Red Lacquered Wood With Abalone Inlaid
Located in Miami, FL
Presentation Tebako box from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912).
Beautiful decorative presentation Tebako box from the Japanese Imperial Meiji period, circa 1880. This box has been meticulously crafted in a squared cushioned shape in wood with kara coating Kobayashi red lacquer, gilding, black lacquer and inlaid decorations of abalone shell, Raden. Tebako literally means "portable box", it is a toilet box containing the objects necessary for washing and make-up, especially blush mirror...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Abalone, Wool, Lacquer
$3,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Lacquerware Bowl — Aizu Lacquer, Dry Lacquer Technique (Early 20th Cent
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: W 17.7 × D 17.5 × H 8.3 cm
Weight: 255 g
Origin: Japan (Aizu region)
A refined urushi lacquer bowl crafted in the Aizu region, renowned for its centuries-old lacquer tra...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Burmese Lacquered Red Tray Large Size Bamboo Thai Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Early 20th century large Burmese lacquered bamboo tray handcrafted red Thai lacquered rattan footed stand.
This Thai features a drum shape circular tray top sitting above a body rhythmically accented with spindle motifs, the ensemble resting on a confirming plinth.
Burmese (Myanmar) lacquer ware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century.
Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata).
Typically, bamboo and wood are used as a frame or base in making lacquer work.
This table tray stand called a “Dang lan”.
This stand is constructed with woven bamboo that is then applied with many layers of lacquer.
Black lacquered frame covered with red lacquer.
A large high quality handcrafted wooden elevated tray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Paper, Bamboo
Important Japanese Lacquer Presentation Box Gifted by Japanese President to RAF
Located in Newark, England
PRESENTED BY THE 21ST PRESIDENT OF JAPAN
From our Japanese collection, we are absolutely delighted to bring to market this Important Japanese Lacquer Presentation Box. The Presentat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, 19th C.
Located in Norton, MA
JAPANESE ELMWOOD TABAKO-BON
19th c. Wooden Tobacco Tray, used to store tobacco and smoking items, the top with domed brass hibachi or hi-ire with removable vented lid for lighting a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Brass
Lacquer Hibachi with Seasonal Motifs — Late Meiji Period (c.1900)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: 23 × 23 × 26 cm
Material: Black lacquer with maki-e decoration
Box: Signed tomobako (original wooden box)
A refined example of late Meiji craftsmanship, this lacquer hibachi (traditional Japanese brazier...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Lacquer
Bamboo Food Offering Vessel, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Food offering vessel, Ok-Kwet
Burma
Early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer
Measures: H: 11 in x D: 11 in :: 28 cm x 28 cm
The black lacquered exterior and red interior Ok-Kwet, consis...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese maki-e lacquer lidded box, possibly a writing box, suzuribako, decorated with images of folding fans, ogi, Edo Period, earl...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Coral
Japanese 7-Pcs, Arita Sweetmeat Set
Matching Lacquer Box Meiji Period, 1880s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A seven-piece Japanese Arita Sweetmeat set and matching lacquer box, Meiji period (1880-1890). Comprising of a central hexagonal dish and six-fan shaped ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Porcelain, Lacquer
Antique A Japanese Lacquer Bowl with Stand
Located in Norton, MA
Black lacquerware bowl in fitted stand, with raised gilded floral and vine decoration, 6 3/4" high, 7 1/2" sq. The Bowl is 4.25" Dia.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Offering Vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th or early 20th century lacquer and bamboo offering vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma
A large offering vessel composed of four pieces, a base, a large food bowl with lid and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Antique Cased Japanese Lacquer Sage Jubako Picnic Set, 14 Pieces
Located in Norton, MA
Meiji Period Red and Black Lacquer Food Carrier Set, with top handle, drawers with two bowls and a serving spoon, plus three stacked boxes, and two square trays, contained within an ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood
MEIJI PERIOD 1890 Maki-e Presentation Tray In Lacquer
Gold With Kanji Wood Box
Located in Miami, FL
A large maki-e presentation tray from the Meiji period.
This is an extraordinary presentation rectangular tray created in the Imperial Japan period during the pinnacle of the Meiji ...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold, Silver
Pair of Japanese Lacquer Hibachi with Tropical Motifs — Taishō to Early Shōwa Pe
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: each approx. 23 × 23 × 26 cm
Material: Black lacquer with gold maki-e decoration
Condition: Very good, minor wear consistent with age
A rare matched pair of Japanese lac...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Japanese Lacquer Accessories Box, Tebako, Brocade Design, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine Japanese lacquer tebako, box for personal accessories, in the form of rolled bolts of brocade fabric, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.
The box is whimsically shap...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Softwood, Lacquer
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Fubako Box In Hiramaki-e Lacquered Wood With Gilding
Located in Miami, FL
Fubako letters-box from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912).
Beautiful decorative Fubako letters box from the Japanese Imperial Meiji period, circa 1900. This box has been meticul...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold
$1,118 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 hibachi Incense burner Planters
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare and elegant set of three Japanese hibachi (traditional fire bowls) from the Meiji period (1868–1912), made of richly grained paulownia wood and intricately decorated with carv...
Category
20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Copper
$2,890 / set
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi
Hotei design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) of rounded rectangular form depicting a pair of shishi (temple lions) and the lucky god Hotei 布袋 on a rôiro...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Two-Piece Comb (Kushi) Set with Gold Maki-e, Signed, Early 20th
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb Japanese comb (kushi) and hairpin (kanzashi) set of exceptional quality, lavishly decorated with rich gold maki-e lacquer design and inlaid abal...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Silver
Antique A Two-tier Japanese Bento Box in Holder with Carry Handle
Located in Norton, MA
Two-tier bento box in holder with carry handle, with gilded leaf decoration, 6 1/2" high, 6 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Lacquered and Inlaid Handled Sewing Box
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and fine antique Chinese Qing lacquered and inlaid papier mache handled sewing box with decorative panels dating from latter 19th or early 20th century. The sewing box is of round cylindrical shape with a swing carry handle and is inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone. The body is made up of eight oval shaped scenes of typical Chinese style with buildings and people picked out with inset abalone and mother of pearl and highlighted and contained within a gilded border. These are set between bands of patterned abalone and against a blue silk background. A similar band of abalone is applied to the swing handle. The cover sits within a recess and is made up of bands on inset abalone with cut out triangular designs and set over blue silk with a small finely carved mother of pearl handle...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Lacquer
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi/Baikyo, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The large document box, ryoshibako, of tall, rectangular shape with rounded corners, and fitted with an inrobuta (flush-fitting) cover with beveled edges. The exterior of this exquisite box is decorated all over with fifteen different raised reserves shaped as uchiwa (paddle) fans against a lush and intricate krikane ground imitating shagreen.
The uchiwa shaped reserves all of takamaki-e, and exquisitely painted with designs of animals, flowers, and landscapes in silver, gold, maki-e, hiramaki-e, and takamaki-e, with kirikane, nashiji, and polychrome embellishments, upon gold lacquer fudame grounds.
The interior of the lid is nothing short of spectacular, featuring a large design of a magnificent and beautifully detailed rooster and hen with chicks gathered around a lazy stream. Large stalks of chrysanthemum bloom behind them. All against an ethereal nashiji ground.
The cover of the box features five reserves:
1. Three minogame (turtles with long tails), symbolizing longevity
2. "Narihira Crossing the Sumida" from The Tales of Ise...
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1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Softwood, Lacquer
Japan 1800 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With Utensils
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo Period (1603-1867).
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo period (Shogunate), circa 1800. It was carefully crafted in carved precious wood with ...
Category
Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Coral
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Blue White General Jar Baluster Vase Garniture w Stand
Located in Richmond, CA
This exquisite matching pair of antique Chinese export blue and white cloisonné covered general jars is a fine example of the intricate artistry and craftsmanship of traditional Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquered Tray, “Pagan Bya”
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) Lacquerware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typica...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Set of 10 Japanese Lacquer Trays, Meiji 36, Circa 1903
Located in Norton, MA
The set of 10 Japanese lacquer trays was made in Japan in the year of Meiji 36. It's 1903 and almost 120 years old. There is the only one that got opened for displaying and the rest ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868) created by Kajikawa.
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan by one of the Kajikawa family during the Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1810. Has been carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of gilding maki-e and decorated with Japonism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord. The detailed craftsmanship was a true pleasure to behold.
Period: Edo period (1615-1868). Shogunate.
Approximate Date: 1790-1810
Motif: A family of birds consisting of a cockerel, the hen and three chicks.
Drawers: Five.
Shape: Rectangular navette.
Technique: Carved wood, lacquer and decorated in iroe-hiramaki-e on a gold ground.
Ojime: 15mm 20mm, oval carved from natural translucent agate.
Netsuke: None
Weight: 47.70 Grams.
Measurements: Inro is 78 mm by 55 mm by 18 mm (3.07 x 2.17 x 0.71 Inches).
Signatures: Kajikawa Saku, in the underside with the signature KAJIKAWA. By a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa 梶川 Japan, late 18th century to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868).
The Kajikawa family
Kajikawa family, flourished in the 19th century, they was Japanese lacquerware artists whose school in Edo (now Tokyo) flourished for more than 200 years. This family is perhaps the most famous of all the dynasties of Japanese lacquer artists, and certainly the name most often found on inro. The family is said to have been founded by Hikobei at Edo in the early 17th century, although some claim that the family’s great reputation really stemmed from his son and pupil Kyujiro. In any event, Hikobei worked for the shogunate, as did his successors until well into the 19th century. Kijirō excelled in designing particularly delicate lacquer inrō, portable medicine cases...
Category
1810s Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Agate, Gold
$3,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquer Offering Vessel, Hsun Ok
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) lacquer ware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typically, bamboo and wood are used as a frame or base in making lacquer work.
This covered offering vessel is called a “Hsun Ok...
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1920s Burmese Vintage Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Swedish Black Lacquered and Gilt Chinoiserie Tall Case Clock, Lanner, Circa 1775
By Josua Lanner
Located in Charleston, SC
Swedish black lacquered and gilt Chinoiserie tall case clock with arched decorative floral hood, flanking finials, turned bulbous columns, ormolu and steel engraved face, figural flo...
Category
1770s Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Ormolu, Steel
Monumental Chinese 4 Color Cinnabar "8" Peach Box on Stand w/ Mini Boxes Inside
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Chinese Hand-Carved Four Color Cinnabar Lacquer "8" Peach-Form Covered Box on Stand, dating to the late Qing dynasty, circa late 1800's/Early 1900. This piece is constru...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Edo Period Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Embellished Stoneware Koro
Located in Austin, TX
A highly unusual Japanese crackle glazed koro (incense burner or censer), lacquered and inlaid with mother-of-pearl embellishment, signed Gyokusen, Ed...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Copper
JAPAN Meiji Period 1870 Four Tiers Presentation Jubako Box Namiki Lacquer
Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Four Tier Japanese Gilt Jubako Maki-E box with red Interior.
This is a beautiful decorative presentation Jubako box created in the Imperial Japan during the early Meiji period (1868...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold
$4,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th century Dragon lacquer box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Large Lacquered hexagonal box on stand depicting Dragon flying amidst the clouds. Unique , appliqués like lacquer technique created amazing effect of almost 3d effect. Multilayered ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century, Large Burmese Betel Box, “Kun It”
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) Lacquerware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th Century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typica...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
English Black Lacquered and Gilt Stenciled Figural Pagoda Tea Caddy, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English octagonal hinged black lacquered tea caddy with gilt stenciled figural pagoda, decorative foliage motif, original hand chased lidded in...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Pewter
Asian Japanese Red Lacquered Footed Bowl Centerpiece
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Japanese shallow footed bowl in red lacquer with gold calligraphy design.
This beautiful lacquerware were made to serve foods during elaborate banquet.
Great decorative...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Paint
Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Meiji imperial period, circa 1870. It was carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of lacquer and decorated with orientalism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord. The detailed craftsmanship was a true pleasure to behold.
Period: Meiji 1868-1912, Period of Emperor Mutsuhito.
Approximate Date: 1870.
Motif: Organic design with cascade landscape scene and five flying cranes.
Drawers: Five.
Shape: Cylinder. Very unusual and rare shape.
Technique: Carved wood, Lacquer, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, Gilding.
Ojime: 17mm, round with Ebony wood.
Netsuke: Carved dressed...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, Lacquer
$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups Lacquer Edo, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups lacquer Edo late 18th century, early 19th century.
Measures: 12 inch length, 10 inch height, 5.5 inch width.
AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Iron
Uniquely Shaped Lacquer Box with Tachibana Clan Crests – 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An impressive and unusually shaped Japanese lacquered box, bearing the gold crests of the prestigious Tachibana samurai clan. This elegant piece dates to the late Edo to early Meiji ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book boxes with bail handles two sides, with keys, each with hinged lid reversing to a mothe...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Two Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Chinese Storage Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
19th century pair of shell Inlaid black lacquer big Chinese storage boxes with bail handles two sides, each with hinged lid reversing to a mother o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Highly Decorative Antique Burmese Lacquered Betel Box / Kun-It, Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The vermillion lacquered cylindrical body decorated overall with repeating bands of curvilinear geometric motifs, the cover lifting to reveal both of its original trays intended to h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Bamboo
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquered Tray Stand, “Dang lan”
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) lacquer ware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typically, bamboo and wood are used as a frame or base in making lacquer work.
This table tray stand called a “Dang lan” and is used to hold dishes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquered Tray, “Pagan Bya”
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) Lacquerware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typica...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Orientalist Hand Painted
Gilt Black Lacquer Plate or Dish, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Orientalist hand painted and gilt decorated black lacquer papier-mâché plate on stand - possibly by Adt Frères - exceptional detail - unsigned - late 19th century.
Excellent/extra...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese
double gourd
lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) by Hara Yôyûsai 原羊遊斎
By Hara Yôyûsai
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An uniquely double-gourd-shaped lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) with a design of gourd leaves, by Hara Yôyûsai (1769-1845).
Covered with amber coloured l...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with ‘Rinpa School’-style design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb rectangular ‘Rinpa School’-style black lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) with a slightly arched well-fitted overhanging cover with rounded corners.
The lid with a design of a gosho’guruma (ox-drawn carriage for Heian-era nobles) featuring golden hiramaki-e (low-relief lacquer design) and takamaki-e (high-relief lacquer design), inlays of lead and shiny mother-of-pearl (raden). The design continues along the sides.
The reverse of the lid decorated with two large curving pine trees (matsu) executed in the same way, but also with intricate dots of tiny pieces of inlaid blue mother-of-pearl along the golden trunk.
The interior shaped to hold various scholar’s accessories, including a partially gold lacquered inkstone (suzuri) and a bronze waterdropper (suiteki) shaped like a mythical minogame.
The interior inscribed ‘Hokkyô Kôrin zô’ (Made by Hokkyô Kôrin). Referring to the design being in style of the master Ogata Kôrin, but the actual lacquer artist is unknown. It is a homage to Kôrin by an artist that followed the school of Rinpa.
Including black lacquer wooden tomobako (tomobako).
The Rinpa School was a key part of the Edo period revival of indigenous Japanese artistic interests described by the term yamato-e. Paintings, textiles, ceramics, and lacquerwares were decorated by Rinpa artists with vibrant colours applied in a highly decorative and patterned manner. Favoured themes, which often contained evocative references to nature and the seasons, were drawn from Japanese literature, notably The Tale of Genji, The Tales of Ise...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Brass, Lead
A Chinese Red Lacquered Dish Plate, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Red Lacquered Dish Plate, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 3.8cm.
Diameter: 17.8cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Vintage South Asian Folk Art Hand Painted Wooden Box - India - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage South Asian hand painted wooden box with removeable lid - featuring a full length portrait of an Indian woman in a pink sari to the lid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Softwood, Paint
Pair of Small Burmese Lacquer Offering Vessels, "Hsun Ok", c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Lacquered Offering Vessels are know in Myanmar as "Hsun Ok". These vessels were once used to carry food and offerings to and from the monastery. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Black Lacquer Box with Silver Birds by Hiroshi Mimura (1921–1975), Japan, Showa
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A striking and rare black lacquer box by celebrated Japanese lacquer artist Hiroshi Mimura (1921–1975), known for his bold, modernist reinterpretations of traditional techniques. Thi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Silver Leaf
Late 19th/ early 20th Century Large Red Lacquer Offering Tray, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Red Offering Tray, Burma
Late 19th/early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer ...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Pair of Small Burmese Red
Black Lacquer Offering Vessels, "Hsun Ok", c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Small Lacquered Offering Vessels are know in Myanmar as "Hsun Ok". These vessels were once used to carry food and offerings to and from the monast...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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Black Lacquer Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Japanese red & black lacquer bowl from the early 20th century. Its frame is crafted from woven rattan fibres and covered in multiple layers of lac...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Other Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
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Japanese Lacquer Writing Box, Suzuribako, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exceptionally fine and unusual Japanese lacquer writing implements box, suzuribako, in the form of a zither, koto, Edo Period, 18th century, Japan. With a modern wood storage box,...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Lacquer
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
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