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Place of Origin: East Asian
Old Chinese Lacquered Fabric over Wood Box with Calligraphy and Iron Braces
Located in Yonkers, NY
An old Chinese lacquered fabric over wood lidded box with hand-painted calligraphy and iron braces. This old Chinese lacquered box, a perfect example of traditional craftsmanship, is...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Lacquered Japanese writing box with metal detailing, mid 20th century. The box has signs of patina on the metal, a small crack in one corner and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Covered Tea Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Wicker Seal Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Wicker Seal or Sea Lion with a tight and intricate woven construction. Having glass eyes and a carved wood removal lid that opens to reveal secret storage. This Seal bear...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
$1,350
Chinese ceramic Green Glazed
Shiwan
Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typically were used fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Other East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Magical Old Chinese Box in Faded Cinnabar
Located in Hopewell, NJ
If objects could talk, this box would have some interesting stories for all its wonderful aged patina, cracks and character. A faded cinnabar, the entire surface is meticulously hand...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$550 Sale Price
42% Off
Chinese Silver Repoussé Box with Warriors, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine late Qing or early Republic Period Chinese silver repoussé box featuring a scene possibly from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable antique food box from the Shanxi province, North China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing (1644-1912) Dynasty.
An extraordinary e...
Category
17th Century Ming Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Asian Cast Character Sliding Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of Eastern philosophy and artisanal charm to your desk or vanity with this captivating vintage figural trinket box. The piece features a heavy, cast metal sculpture of a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Red/Black-Lacquered Fan-Shape Five-Case Lunch Box, Ric.00034
Located in Norton, MA
Red/Black-lacquered Fan-shape Five-case Lunch Box, China, 19th century, with three bamboo splint handles converging to form a broad strap handle over the t...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Three Black Japanese Lacquer Nesting Boxes with Two Keys, Late 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of three black Japanese lacquer nesting boxes with their two keys.
Decorated with birds and orange, gold and green foliage.
The 3 boxes fit together.
The escutcheon ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Chinese Landscaping Round Porcelain Boxes with Lids
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of hand-painted porcelain round boxes with lids in Chinese traditional landscaping painting.
Category
Early 20th Century Other East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered Scroll Box with Distressed Gold Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered lidded scroll box from the 19th century with distressed gold chinoiserie motifs. This exquisite Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered lidded scroll ...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Oriental Lacker Boxes on a Tray, Japan, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes.
Lots off Bone fiches. I think a game. Very good condition.
Category
1930s Japonisme Vintage East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century
Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose colors with flowers, all on a yellow ground, the interior in red.
Additional inform...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$398 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Antique Decorative Boxes, Chinese, Ceramic, Lidded Dish, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative boxes. A Chinese, ceramic lidded dish, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Appealing tradi...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Set Antique Oriental Cloisonné Graduated Containers, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique set oriental cloisonné graduated lidded containers of flattened rounded form each with a green foil leaf design to the cover with butterflies and leaf patterned design...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Chinese Studded Nanmu Lock Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A special place for storing jewelry and other treasures, this early 19th-century lock box was created by a skilled artisan in China's Jiangsu province. The box is minimally decorated to showcase the rich, swirling grain of the nanmu wood, an esteemed softwood found throughout China. The interior contains a small lidded compartment and a removable dividing tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Petite Repoussé Traveling Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite traveling mirror dates to the early 20th century and is crafted with a metal frame embellished with allover repoussé decoration. Designed after Qing-dynasty vanity boxes,...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house nestles on a grassy patch surrounded by trees, boulders, mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Other East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Kiyomi Iwata Silver fungus Box
By Iwata Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Kiyomi Iwata is a Japanese-American Textile Artist known for her Sculptural use of materials
examples of her work can be found in a number of Museums including the Smithsonian.
Category
1990s East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful mountain scene decoration in vibrant yellow color resting on ball feet. This chinoiserie box is marked...
Category
1910s Chinoiserie Vintage East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven box from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round, lidded box is shaped from tightly woven reeds and finished wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven box from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round, lidded box is shaped from tightly woven reeds or bamboo and fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Antique Japanese Pencil Box Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century
Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose colors with flowers, all on a yellow ground, the interior in red.
Additional inform...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$453 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Korean Antique Dowery Boxes in Brown Rattan and Red Papier-Mâché
Located in New York, NY
Two attractive 19th century Korean dowery boxes in brown rattan and red hand-painted papier-mâché, the one slightly larger in delicately interwoven brown ...
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game. This box is well-detailed in chased brass appliques and makie. The box is in overall ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box was used to store paper slips and small documents on the desk. It is overall finished with black lacquer (kuro) with sparse Mura-Nashiji effect outside and on the top surface of the lid, there are three Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion. Komainu are auspicious animals in Japanese cultures in both Shinto and Buddhism tradition. Originally from China, these animals symbolizes guardians to ward off evil spirits. Hiramaki-e was used in combination with carving and combing to render the lions with various surface textures. A gilt border with an slight angle was given to the lid and even the thin band is decorated with miniature floral scrolls. The interior of the box was finished in a dense nashiji. Underneath the lid, a cluster of peonies open lavishly by two gentle mounts. Takamaki-e (high relief) in both gold and silver were...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese decorative lacquered leather box - 19th Century
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Asian Art - Antique Decoration
Measures : 30x18cm H:10,5cm
Materials : Leather, Metal, Wood, Lacquered
Category
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Wooden Document Box with Distressed Patina and Brass Stud Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic Chinese wooden document box with brass stud design. This antique Chinese wooden document box, embellished with a brass stud design, radiates rustic charm and carrie...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Tibetan Filigree Brass Trinket Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Chinese-Tibetan brass trinket box with turquoise and coral glass inlay pieces. Great filigree design with has a wonderful patina. In good...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C
Beautifully painted.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Type: Box
Region of Origin: China
Date...
Category
18th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$299 Sale Price
39% Off
Pair of Vintage Chinese Metal Boxes, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Vintage Chinese Metal Boxes with decorations of dragons.
Realized in China in the mid-20th Century.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Porcelain on Metal Fine Chinoiserie Occupied Japan Art Deco Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain on metal fine chinoiserie occupied Japan Art Deco box, beautiful and rare petite box delicate and painted with metal inserts, a couple of tiny...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Top Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Dragon Box China, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze / Copper
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Condition: Some small ...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$558 Sale Price
48% Off
Decorative Antique Chinese Stacking Box, Shanxi Province
Located in Kastrup, DK
A portable stacking box featuring five separate tiers, crafted from limewood and originally coated in black lacquer. Remnants of the lacquer are still visible, lending the container ...
Category
Late 18th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Long Wooden Scroll Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden scroll box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this un...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wisteria Satsuma Matchbox Holder Yasuda
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous and small japanese earthenware Satsuma Matchbox holder of great shape and scene.
The idea is to put the matchbox in it and then inside bit pushes open the matchbox and you ...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$419 Sale Price
39% Off
Large Chinoiserie Rectangular Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Chinoiserie Rectangular Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1950s.
Large Chinese black lacquered box with numerous figures and gilt detail.
Chinese rectangular black lacquer and gilt painted box, made for the export market.
The rectangular large black lacquer box is decorated with beautiful gilt painting.
the Upper portion opens revealing a lacquer tray.
The lid of the box hand painted in the shanshui style, with an idyllic river and mountain, Chinoiserie style landscape with architectural Asian decor, landscape figures of women in traditional kimonos, young boys playing near a river.
The landscape studded with trees and vegetation, and some small pagodas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Bohemian Tessellated Horn Decorative Box by Nordstrom
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible luxurious vintage bohemian box created for Nordstrom's signature line. This beautiful piece is sculptural and pleasing to the eye. A great pi...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Giant Plastic Phone Stashbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive black oversized phone. Marked "Poynter Products Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio." Made in Japan. Date stamped 1980. Made of plastic. Top and bottom pieces twist off and can be used as ...
Category
1980s Vintage East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Red Asian Cinnabar Boxes with Lid and Blue Lacquer Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of lovely Boxes in the style of Cinnabar. Intricately Carved small boxes with a removable lid, revealing a blue lacquer inside. Perfectly suited for decorative purposes or ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Wicker Puppy Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Chinese puppy box from the Shanghai collection ambitiously crafted in bamboo wicker with carved wood feet and tail.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
$1,500
Chinese Wicker Capybara Animal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese wicker capybara box from the Shanghai collection with carved wood highlights and removable lid.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro, 19th Century
Additional information:
Period: 19th century, 20th century
Region of Origin: Japan
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Taishō Red Lacquered Hokai Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period Hokai box from the early 20th century, with red lacquer, ornate brass accents and original rope. This vibrant Japanese Taisho period...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Chinese Papier Mâché Painted Box Depicting Lion and Flowers
Located in Middleburg, VA
Large 19th century Chinese papier mâché Painted Box Depicting Lion and Flowers. China, 1801-1900
Measures: 10.25" H, 17.75" Dm.
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Richly Decorated Marked Japanese Satsuma Box, Ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese Satsuma Round box with lid. Marked base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japanese Style: Satsuma
Japan ...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$262 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Eternal Love Offering Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornately carved 19th-century offering box would have been presented as a gift filled with popular Chinese snacks, including roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybeans toaste...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver Box by Wang Hing
By Wang Hing
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver dragon box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases
This fine antique C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Gilt Lacquered Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes depicting Eight treasures matching the container shapes and Chinese writing of "Life", enjoying all the treasures in lif...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer
Elmwood Early 20th Century Makeup Chest with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese elmwood makeup or jewelry chest from the early 20th century with five drawers and brass hardware. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this small el...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and other grains. The lidded container has a rounded body with a short footed base, constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
1920s Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Creeping Wood Sorrel Mon Crest
Located in Sheridan, CO
Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Creepy Woodsorrel Mon or Kamon.
Circa 1920s, black exterior ground various mixed color mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate, silvered metal rim on the...
Category
1920s Edo Vintage East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Box with Plant Design 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Japanese box from the early 20th century. The wood is old and nicely inlaid on the lid. The lid is inlaid with different pieces of wood forming a...
Category
20th Century East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Perfecting line and form, the small box has a balanced, oval form shaped of white brass (...
Category
Early 20th Century Minimalist East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Chinese Export Silver Jewelry Box
By Hung Chong
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver jewellery box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver box has a subtly undulating rectangular form.
The surface of the box has a planished finish and is embellished with an embossed and chased decorated stemmed floral and foliate design to the anterior surface.
The decoration to the body continues to the cover, incorporating plum blossom arrangements and an impressive perched bird motif.
This antique jewellery box is fitted with the original hinged cover.
This exceptional Chinese silver jewellery box is supported by four impressive cast silver feet.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include:
Maker's mark: HC (Hung Chong)
Artisan workshop mark: QI CHANG (Shanghai)
NOTE: We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his help in identifying this exceptional antique piece.
Condition
This antique Chinese silver jewellery...
Category
1890s Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver Box Blue and White.
Vintage Chinese Nickel Silver Box with Blue and White Porcelain S...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine, or traveling altar, with hand-carved wooden standing Japanese figure. Intricately bronzed...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
