Japanese Bone Inro
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Intricately carved inro in the form of a woven basket. Quality craftsmanship. Opens into two pieces
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese Carved Bone Floral Birds Inro, signed early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Nicely carved Inro with birds and flowers. Quality craftsmanship. Hand-carved pierced sides and top
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Because traditional Japanese kimono didn't include pockets, men and women carried their belongings
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes
Located in Munich, DE
These three antique handcrafted inro cases, are a wonderful collection of Japanese Sagemono
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Wood
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Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A good Japanese carved cinnabar three case inro with mixed metal ojime, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The three case inro of standard form, comprised of three container se...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Copper
Japanese bamboo and rosewood display stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese bamboo and rosewood display stand, used for Ikebana or an Okimono in the Tokonoma, center floating panel with upright bamboo veneer decoration on the sides with rosewood tri...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rosewood
Japan 18th Century Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868)
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo (1615-1868) Shogunate period circa Late 18th century. It was carefully crafted in carve...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Silver
H 3.46 in W 2.44 in D 0.59 in
Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Small Japanese Lacquer Duck Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese Meiji Period small lacquer incense box, kogo, in the form of a duck or goose, late 19th century, Japan.
The delicate lacquer box, known as a kogo in Japanese, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
H 1.5 in W 2.88 in D 1 in
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th century, Edo Period, Japan.
Attributed to the Igarashi School, this box is masterfully ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
24k Gold
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana Suzuki Gengensai
By Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegantly woven bamboo basket with handle as an ikenana container by Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. Suzuki Gengensai was from Kansai region and active in Osaka. He st...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Japanese Lacquer O-Bento Box with Gold and Silver Maki-E Decoration
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An unusual hexagonally shaped antique Japanese three-tiered o-bento box with a carrying tray decorated with a classical Rimpa style gold and silver Maki-e lacquer design of gently sw...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
H 9.26 in W 8.08 in D 8.67 in
Large Japanese Lacquer Box Early Edo Period Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large lacquer Ryoshibako (Paper box in Japanese) finely decorated with Maki-e circa 17th century early Edo period. The box is of an impressive size and was used to store paper docu...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Large Japanese Bamboo and Root Ikebana Basket
Located in Norton, MA
An absolutely beautiful antique of a Large Japanese Bamboo and Root Handle Ikebana Basket
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th century of Edo period. The rectangular box features a deep lid with rounded corner...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Framed Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Meiji Period from a Rare Large Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is the last one of the set of seven framed Japanese textile art called Oshi-E circa Meiji Period (1868-1912). This rare set consists of seven panels depicting various aspect...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Japanese Nashiji Lacquer Tray with Crane and Wave Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Nashiji lacquer tray with crane and wave design, this exquisite tray is a masterful example of multiple lacquer techniques using gold (including maki-e and takamaki-e). This...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze flower arranging basket with a small frog climbing up the side. Excellently rendered details in the basket weaving. Signature on the bottom reads: Eiho.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Pair of Chinese Silver Lacquer Plates with Mother of Pearl
Located in Brea, CA
Pair of Chinese silver, lacquer, and mother of pearl plates from the 17th century. A matching pair of ornamental antique Chinese plates, the faces each of a thin sheet of distressed ...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Exceptional Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana from Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sculpture of its own right, this antique Japanese bamboo basket from an unknown artist is from the late Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely turn of the 20th century. It features a reg...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
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19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
Gloriously Naughty 19th century Japanese bone Inro……from circa 1860.
The inro is made of 4
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
Japanese Inro with Netsuke, Late 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine inro made of lacquer with motives of swans with a bone netsuke. Black and gold. Very good
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Bone, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Inro and Netsuke with Raijin Rinpa School
Located in Atlanta, GA
signature of the Rinpa design. The interior of the inro was finished in nashiji. A carved bone netsuke of a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul & Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
objects. A very nice 19th Century Japanese lacquered inro. This small compact piece is worked in gold and
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Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Carrara Marble, Soapstone, Bronze, Copper
Ojime Bead Belt
Located in Litchfield County, CT
was for the Japanese to carry their possessions in the inro, which was a kind of external pocket tied
Category
20th Century Belts
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- What is a Japanese inro?1 Answer
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021A Japanese inro is a small case, usually of lacquer or wood. They were used as personal storage cases, holding important small items, such as a personal seal. Japanese clothing did not have pockets, so inro were hung at the waist, and used like a wallet.
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