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Place of Origin: Japanese
Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Precious in the hand, the petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fa...
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Japanese Red Ginbari Cloisonne Trinket Box, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A rich and elegant Japanese export red ginbari cloisonne trinket box, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The attractive Japanese cloisonne box features a striking textured red ginbari...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel, Foil
Antique 20th Century Japanese Meiji Solid Silver Card Case c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Japanese solid silver card case, featuring high relief Iris flowerson a textured background. The hinged lid opens to reveal a compartment originally for visiting...
Category
20th Century Other Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome floral medallion with butterflies and berries, on the top of the cover, surrounded by floral, and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. A hand painted image of a flower, under the cover. Dated, 01.12.08, and probably numbered, 6, on the bottom. Totai Shippo...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$360 Sale Price
55% Off
Japanese Large Lacquer Box with Cover in Melon shape
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Large Lacquer Box with a Cover in Melon shape, depicting the melon with ivy branches, leaves, and butterflies.
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese late Meiji period Large Organizer Lacquered Box, Ric.053
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Meiji period or later, a large black square organizer box and cover, decorated with geometric squares in gold on the cover
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Scripture Box
Located in New York, US
Antique Japanese Box scripture
1860s-1920s
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Musical Jewerly Box
By Jonathan Adler, Tiffany
Co., Gumps
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sleek and classic multi-use decorative jewerly box. This beautiful box is divided in 2 compartments and lined with red velvet and includes a vanity...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Plastic
Antique Japanese Box
Red and Black
with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese lunch box. This is made of paulownia woods and painted with lacquer-Wajima. It can be used as decoration.
Family crest: This fam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$266 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Satsuma Lidded Box, Meiji
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously enamelled and gilt satsuma box, Meiji Period (1867-1912).
Overall very good antique condition, base that the box sits on is a bit slanted.
L...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$2,175 Sale Price
41% Off
Japanese Kobako Yosegi Zaiku marquetry roll-top box
Located in Delft, NL
Japanese Kobako Yosegi Zaiku marquetry roll-top box
A Japanese Kobako box, small and very light box with a roll-top door. A box, designed with beautiful Yosegi Zaiku inlay work (marquetry). Made in the Hakone region
Hakone-Yosegi-Zaiku is a type of traditional Japanese inlay...
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Japanese Modern Silver Box with Gilt Chrysanthemum
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Modern silver box, ca 1920. Rectangular with curved corners; corner bracket supports. Cover top has centrally applied gilt chrysanthemum flowerhead and engraved corner cloud...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Black and Gold Lacquer Japanese Suzuribako Box
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Japanese black and gold lacquer Suzuribako box with firefly and plum blossom design.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Cleric
s Writing Slope, Japanese, Lacquer, Correspondence Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cleric's writing slope. A Japanese, red lacquer travelling correspondence box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Striking writing case with delightful J...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese ink stone box (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration from Edo period (circa mid-18th century). The box features a rectang...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Rare Hagoromo Kyohei Fujita
By Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brilliant Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown green glass box featur...
Category
1990s Modern Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Edo, two big octagonal covered shell game boxes resting on footed stands, with makie-e decorations depicting flowering vines on a black lacquer ground,
They are still in ...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$18,500 / set
Japanese gourd form Maki-e red lacquered box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A hand carved wood & cinnabar red lacquered gourd shaped covered box. The exterior of the box is incised with gilt outlined dark green leafy vines, gilt gourds, flowers, and butterfl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box of Fish Shape
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Japanese lacquer box of fish shape.
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Japanese hand painted porcelain decorative trinket, pill or jewelry box or serving dish of Meiji period.
The decoration cons...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, 19th/20th century, one red-lacquered with an inner compartment; one black-lacquered with an inner compartment.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry
Raden Inlays
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry & Raden Inlays "
A finely crafted Japanese Kusuri Dansu (薬箪笥), or apothecary chest, featuring exceptional geometric marq...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Ball Shaped Plastic Tea Caddy Storage Containers, Set of 3
Located in San Carlos, CA
🍵 Elevate Your Storage: Set of 3 Japanese Natsume Tea Caddies! 🍵
Enhance your storage solutions with a touch of elegance and functionality with our wonderful set of three hard pla...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
$191 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep black apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian Classical sterling silver cann, 1864. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised and beaded foot. Four scroll frames with leaf and bead surround...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, Ric.052
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, decorated with irises and butterflies in gold and black.
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Incense Box, Kogo, Momoyama or Edo Period, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Japanese lacquer incense box, kogo, with a design of plovers in flight, late Momoyama or early Edo Period, circa 1600, Japan.
The small box, called a kogo, was used to s...
Category
Early 17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique decorative box with incredible colors detail and design. Most likely Meiji Era.
Category
1910s Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice little black lacquer box from Japan. It is made of black lacquered wood and decorated with flowers and foliage. The inside is covered with red velvet. It is ideal for storing je...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique Seamstress
Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delicately crafted bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Japanese Porcelain Vintage Trinket Lidded Boxes Set of Three
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Japanese porcelain vintage trinket boxes with lid, set of 3.
Vintage Asian porcelain Japanese trinket boxes with Geishas figures wearing traditional kimonos.
Japanese porcelain decorative box, each box with a different design, perfect for storing small items or use them as decorative boxes on a table or shelf.
Asian Trinket Box...
Category
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Vintage Lacquer Wood Cylinder tin Metal Tea Canister Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist tea canister box from Japan. This rare beauty is a unique box or decorative box that brings midcentury shape with organic beauty. Constructed of wood panels ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Small Vintage Lidded Treen, Japanese, Mahogany, Spice, Jewellery Box, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage lidded treen. A Japanese, mahogany spice or jewellery box, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Great colour and delight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
F.B. Rogers Silver Plate Walnut Shaped Sculpture Trinket Box Keepsake 1970 Japan
By F.B. Rogers Silver Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in Japan for F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970.
Made out of Silver Plate and Gold Plate Steel an...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel, Gold Plate
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique jubako (stack boxes) with five tiers in an elongated octagon shape circa 19th century (end of Edo or beginning of Meiji period). jubako was traditionally used to store and...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Large Blue Porcelain Box by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese large three-piece porcelain box, intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped body, a signed masterpiece by highly acclai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
A very fine Meiji period cloisonné box and cover with brocade designs, by Hayash
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very fine Meiji period cloisonné box and cover with brocade designs, by Hayashi Tanigoro, worked in silver wire and coloured enamels with geometric and stylised dragon and phoenix ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in PARIS, FR
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Rectangular silver box bearing the Japanese junjin hallmark, signifying pure silver, made during the Meiji period (1868-1...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
JAPAN Meiji Period 1890 Tebako Desk Box Made In Precious Woods, Bronze
Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Presentation Tebako box from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912).
Beautiful decorative presentation Tebako desk box from the Japanese Imperial Meiji period, circa 1880. This box h...
Category
1890s Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Edo-Period Lacquerware Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edo-Period Lacquerware Chest
19th-century
This exquisite chest, inspired by Hasami-Bako travel trunks, is a striking example of Japanese lacquerware. The hiramaki-e technique—applie...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Large Red Lacquer Asian Box / Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Unique and exceptionally Large Red Lacquer Asian Box converted into a center/side Table
Elegant and warm touch to any Livuing room - please, see 2nd photo for reference in its mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Agra Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Red Enamel box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a rare enamel red box signed s. Inaba Kyoto . The picture on top is of three birds flying
Enamel is all intact and in great condition
Beautiful box to add to any collection!
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita
By Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown glass box is substantial in size and weight. It features a hexago...
Category
1990s Modern Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Japanese Maki-e Lacquerware Portable Picnic Set Sagejubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sagejubako is a portable picnic set that became popular in the early Edo period when an additional meal was added between breakfast and dinner. It normally consists of a carry case w...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Blue Purple Gold Porcelain Box by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality signed Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain box in an elegant rectangular shape, stunningly gilded and hand painted in vivid hues of purple and blu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and red characters.
Inside you have...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese lacquered wooden box decorated in gold
Located in Firenze, FI
Black and gold lacquered wooden Japanese box with designs reminiscent of art deco style with double decorative element in pure gold. Red lacquer interior . Late 1800s early 1900s per...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice box also used as a pillow in the Japanese culture, early 20th century. It is black lacquered and decorated with hand painted golden floral patterns. The copper latch is nic...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako Ex-Christie
s
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa Momoyama to early Edo period (16-17th century). The rectangular form box with a fitted ...
Category
17th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lead
Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered box with lid in the shape of a miniature Hasami-Bako (traveling chest) circa late 18 to early 19th century of the Edo period....
Category
Early 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Japanese Black Lacquer Pin Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Turn of the century Japanese black lacquer pin box, elegantly adorned in silver and gold decoration over a sleek black lacquer base. This exquisite piece remains in excellent conditi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and white flowers and foliage on all its vi...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif Decorative
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif, Decorative & Functional
Description:
This elegant Japanese lacquer box, crafted in the 20th century, is a beautiful example of refined traditional craftsmanship. Coated in deep black lacquer, the box is adorned with delicate gold-painted branch and bird motifs, evoking a sense of serenity and natural harmony. The fine, meticulous brushwork captures the lightness of the reeds and the poised elegance of the bird, offering a peaceful and contemplative decorative piece. The removable lid reveals an interior decorated with two gold medallions, each threaded with a golden ribbon, adding an extra touch of subtle luxury and detail.
Key features include:
Authentic Japanese Craftsmanship: This box reflects traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques, emphasizing delicacy, patience, and respect for nature.
Elegant Black and Gold Color Palette: The deep black base contrasts beautifully with the fine gold detailing, creating a sophisticated and timeless aesthetic.
Nature-Inspired Motif: The scene of golden reeds and a resting bird embodies calmness, elegance, and a connection to the natural world, key themes in Japanese art.
Decorative Interior: Inside, two gold medallions with threaded ribbons enhance the box’s refined, ceremonial feel, offering a hidden layer of beauty.
Functional and Decorative: Perfect for use as a decorative object, a jewelry box, a keepsake container, or a small personal storage piece.
Versatile Placement: Its understated luxury allows it to fit effortlessly into minimalist, traditional, wabi-sabi, or eclectic interiors.
This 20th-century Japanese black lacquer box is more than a container—it’s a poetic celebration of craftsmanship, nature, and subtle beauty, offering both functional use and decorative sophistication.
Keywords: Japanese black lacquer box, gold painted bird and reed motif, 20th-century Japanese decor, traditional lacquerware, serene Japanese art box, nature-themed lacquer container...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquered lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan as the containers ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Box Decorated with Birds and Foliage, Signed, Late 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Japanese lacquered box decorated with birds and foliage
signed
Lacquered inside and outside
Late 19th Century
Without key
Some scratches and losses
Ideal for storing jewelry.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$190 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The case decorated overall in crackle-glaze white lacquer and fitted with a patinated metal carrying handle over three tiers of small drawers. The first two tiers are comprised of a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
