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Small red lacquered Japanese box with royal motto of the Netherlands, 1880
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty little Japanese lacquered box. On a golden metal medal inside we can read the royal motto
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of Four Japanese Boxes 'Lacquer' by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate III. This chromolithograph depicts four different Japanese boxes
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Late 18th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Japanese Box 'Lacquer' by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate IV. This chromolithograph depicts a beautiful Japanese box
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Late 18th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woven Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese decorative woven box. Late Edo/Early Meiji Japanese box, with mother-of-pearl and ceramic
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1790s Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Ceramic, Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Japanese Woven Box
Japanese Woven Box
H 11 in W 14.5 in D 9 in
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese red burgundy, gold and black lacquer box with round corners and silk cloth interior
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Silk

Antique Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box
H 3.13 in W 11.63 in D 8.63 in
Wood Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese, Early 20Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a japanese box, early 20th century, in a red laquer, representing a bird and a flower
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Cylindrical Box, Brown Lacquer Paint with Flower Decoration, Japan, Early 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a very beautiful Japanese box dating from the beginning of the 20th century. It is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Japanese Box with Cover, Edo Period, 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small box with lid. Earthenware glazes in green and white colours. Mid-19th Century. The lid has
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Ceramic

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with golden herons and flowering
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Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
H 2.6 in W 7.25 in D 5.91 in
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flowering magnolia branches
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Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century
H 2.76 in W 8.67 in D 6.7 in
Gilt Bronze Box with Cloisonné & Champlevé Enamel work c1880s Japan
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1880s, Japan. This late 19th-century Japanese box features a stunning floral scene primarily
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1880s Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

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Bronze

Small Japanese Box with Lid in the Shape of a Rabbit
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming small box with lid, Japanese and made in the mid 19th c in the shape of a rabbit. The
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Box

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Ceramic

Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. This is an old Japanese box. Paper is pasted from the top of the wooden box, and lacquer is
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Antique Print of Japanese Box Elements, Lacquer by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate V. This chromolithograph depicts the lids of boxes of fine old
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Late 18th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Japanese Box III 'Lacquer' by G. Audsley, 1882
By George Ashdown Audsley
Located in Langweer, NL
available on request. This print originates from the first volume of 'The ornamental arts of Japan' by G
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Late 18th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Paper

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
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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 gold with a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Sterling & Mixed Metal Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese sterling silver and mixed metal box with tray over wood.   
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Silver

Japanese Sterling & Mixed Metal Box
Japanese Sterling & Mixed Metal Box
H 1.75 in W 6.75 in D 5.5 in
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
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box. Made of rosewood … this box has a cover
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
H 13 in W 13.5 in D 5.75 in
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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes
Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes
H 4.75 in W 6.75 in D 3.75 in
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
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c
Located in PARIS, FR
French: Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th c Antique Lacquer Stacking
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lobulated Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper trinket box with floral cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Copper, Enamel

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
H 5.32 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
Japanese Cloisonné Box, circa 1860-80
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Cloisonné box, Japanese, circa 1860-80. Elegant, cartouche form; the exquisite butterfly with
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

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Metal

Japanese Cloisonné Box, circa 1860-80
Japanese Cloisonné Box, circa 1860-80
H 1.38 in W 1.82 in D 2.32 in
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century Of rectangular shape, overall painted in gold with a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Box, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese lacquer box 1900 decorated with sparrows, gold lacquer on a black background of very good
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19th Century Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Box, 1900
H 3.55 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
Lacquered Wood Toilet Box, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lacquered wood toilet box - Japan, 19th century.
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19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Box Signed, Late 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty Japanese lacquered box decorated with birds and foliage. signed Lacquered inside and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Wood

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.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain trinket or jewelry box. Circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Enamel

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Trinket Box with Dragon
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular trinket box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Enamel, Copper

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a long rectangular document box with hinged cover, decorated with a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
H 3.125 in W 13.125 in D 4.5 in
Antique Two Japanese Woven Bamboo Strip Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Two woven bamboo strip boxes, including one with leather details and geometric decorations
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Bamboo

Art Deco Period Papier Mache Box Japanese
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Japanese papier-mâché round box with a colorful geometric design and black lacquer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Japanese Box

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Paper

19th Century Japanese Satsuma Lidded Box, Meiji
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously enamelled and gilt satsuma box. Overall very good antique condition, base that the
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Porcelain

Antique Ceremonial Presentation Box, Japanese, Lacquered, Decor, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ceremonial presentation box. A Japanese, lacquered decorative serving case
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Late 19th Century Japanese Early Victorian Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Antique Japanese Iron and Wood Tansu Suzuribako Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Iron

Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Iron

Antique Japanese Glass an Enamel Box with Buddha
Located in New York, NY
A rare and highly collectible Japanese cut glass oval box with silver plated metal lid decorated
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Meiji Enamel Box with Roosters
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era covered enamel over brass trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Brass, Enamel

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
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid and Lock, Japan, 19th Century, Birds Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood, lacquered in black. With decoration of birds with gold paint. It has been
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Set of 4 Vintage Nesting Boxes, Japanese, Lacquer, Storage Boxes, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 vintage nesting boxes. A Japanese, lacquered quartet of small storage boxes with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

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
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1910s Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Enamel

Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.051
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, decorated with morning glory and a bird in hiramaki-e.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.047
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, two-tiered, with the cover with a landscape design, the four sides with
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Lacquer

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
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Box

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Brass

Antique Presentation Box, Japanese, Lacquered, Hand Painted, Oriental, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique presentation box. A Japanese, lacquered lidded case with hand painted Oriental
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Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Early 20th Century Lacquer Box, Japanese. Late Meiji period
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century lacquer box, Japanese. Late Meiji period. Eggshell ground with lustrous gilded
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Box Carp Shaped Japan 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Box with a characteristic carp shape, entirely lacquered with gilded parts, the eyes are in glass
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Box Carp Shaped Japan 19th Century
Box Carp Shaped Japan 19th Century
H 14.18 in W 42.92 in D 10.63 in
Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Meiji Box with Roosters
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel over brass trinket or jewelry box. The ware is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Brass, Enamel

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Stamp Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Japanese Meiji period bronze stamp box. Applied castings of a hanging flower
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Bronze

Japanese Antique Paper Covered Wooden Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Old box made of cedar wood covered with paper. It is from around the Meiji era (1868-1912). Details
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Paper, Cedar

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Jewelry Box, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Jewelry box Japan 1890/1900 decorated with a hundred Menukis in embossed brass and inlays measuring
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19th Century Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Rosewood

Japanese Jewelry Box, 1900
Japanese Jewelry Box, 1900
H 13 in W 13 in D 5.91 in
Large Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquered Lidded Circular Box 1800s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Antique Japanese Lacquered lidded circular box. Wonderful wooden box with lid. Black lacquer to the
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

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Wood

Japanese Porcelain Large Box in the form of a Butterfly
Located in Downingtown, PA
Japanese Porcelain Box in the form of a Butterfly, Mid-19th Century, The Japanese porcelain Imari
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Box

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Porcelain

17th Century Japanese Bento Box for Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique Japanese bento box from Edo era which was used for cherry blossom viewing party
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17th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Box

Materials

Bamboo

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Antique Japanese Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique Japanese box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and metal, every antique Japanese box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique Japanese box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Japanese box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique Japanese box over the years, but those crafted by George Ashdown Audsley, Satsuma and Shoji Hamada are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Box?

Prices for an antique Japanese box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $45 and can go as high as $62,529, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
Questions About Antique Japanese Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Japanese puzzle box, called himitsu-bako, are wooden boxes which keep items safe from theft through an intricate mechanical pattern. These boxes require specific steps moving the mechanism to release the obscured lid, opening to reveal the cavity within.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean a Japanese lacquer box, start by moistening a soft lint-free cloth with warm water. Ring it out and then gently rub every surface. Do not use soap as it may damage the lacquer. Dry the box promptly with a second soft, dry lint-free cloth. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes.
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    The inkstone was the most precious and permanent object in a Japanese writing set. It is a mortar used for mixing dry ink with water for the purposes of writing. You'll find a selection of Japanese writing boxes on 1stDibs.
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