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Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Japanese lacquer kobako or incens box decorated with two insects
Located in PARIS, FR
Small Kobako circular box in lacquered wood with a cicada and unidentified insect, probably a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Japanese Lacquer Kobako, Swallows and Bamboo, Edo Period, mid 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Japanese gilt maki-e lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, late Edo
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako
Located in PARIS, FR
Kobako in nashiji lacquer of square shape with a hira maki-e décor of a blossoming cherry tree
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako
Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako
H 2.17 in W 3.04 in D 3.04 in
Japanese Lacquered Furoshiki Kobako 'Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular and flat lacquer Kobako (small box) representing a furoshiki knot seen from above
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquered Furoshiki Kobako 'Box'
Japanese Lacquered Furoshiki Kobako 'Box'
H 0.6 in W 1.97 in D 2.76 in
Japan kobako box lacquer samurai - Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
Takamaki-e and kirigane lacquer kobako box depicting two samurai entering an enclosure. Four guards
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Antique Japan kobako box lacquer samurai - Edo
Japan kobako box lacquer samurai - Edo
H 2.09 in W 0.6 in D 0.6 in
Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular kobako box in takamaki-e and kirigane gold lacquer circled with pewter depicting a lake
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18th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

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
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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lead

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique lacquered small box that was likely used to contain incense powder (it is called Kobako
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Incense Accessories Box, Kobako, Edo Period, mid 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable Japanese maki-e lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, with interior fitted tray
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silk, Softwood, Cypress, Lacquer

Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer Maki-e decorated kobako (small storage box) circa 18th century (Edo
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

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
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Japanese golden kobako flowers Edo period 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Quadrangular kobako box decorated with flowers in gold and blue lacquer with aogai inlay. Lid and
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Japanese Kobako box in the form of a furoshiki present in gold and black lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular and flat lacquer Kobako (small box) representing a furoshiki knot seen from above
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Japanese landscape pine kobako box Edo period 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular black and gold lacquer kobako box decorated with pine trees in a mountain landscape in
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18th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Japanese Stacking Incense Box, Ju-Kobako, Meiji Period, Mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite small Japanese maki-e lacquer stacking box for incense and accessories, ju-kobako
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Kobako in natural wood of a frog under a willow tree
Located in PARIS, FR
Small kobako in natural wood made of a circular cross section, lacquered using both the maki-e
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

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19th Japanese Lacquered Kobako 'Box' Biwa Shape
Located in Paris, FR
Kobako in Biwa in nashi-ji shape paint imitating the grain of the wood. The interior is in nashi-ji
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1870s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

Edo Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box Shoki and Oni
Located in Paris, FR
Kobako reniform in fundame lacquer with a hira maki-e lacquer gold decor, brown and red
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box - Ju-Kobako
Located in Christchurch, GB
Period (1868-1912) gold lacquer stacking cosmetics box (Ju- Kobako) this delightful cylindrical lacquer
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Biwa Shape Box, Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese lacquered gold and silver hira maki-e biwa shape box (kobako). Back and inside nashi-ji
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1810s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Treasure Bag Shape Kobako, Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small gold lacquer Kobako depicting a purse tied by a cord. It shows a ritual objects decor in its
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1870s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

Exquisite Early Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box with Insert Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer kobako (small box) in octagon shape circa 16th-17th century (late
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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Japanese Lacquered Fan-Shaped Kobako 'Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Fan-shaped kobako, decorated with clouds and wisterias in gold lacquer and kirigane on a silver
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1860s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Fan-Shaped Kobako 'Box'
Japanese Lacquered Fan-Shaped Kobako 'Box'
H 0.79 in W 1.78 in D 3.15 in
Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old and exquisite Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder (it is
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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese black and gold foliage kobako
Located in PARIS, FR
Kobako box decorated with stylized foliage in black and gold hiramaki-e lacquer. The motif is
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold, Pewter

Japanese black and gold foliage kobako
Japanese black and gold foliage kobako
H 2.56 in W 3.55 in D 2.96 in
Japanese Kobako box in eggshell lacquer decorated with peonies and a butterfly
Located in PARIS, FR
Kobako in rankuku lacquer, also known as eggshell lacquer in Europe, decorated with peony flowers
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Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

Pair Of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of wonderful Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes, these remarkable pieces are sure to
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Metal

Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer
Located in London, GB
style polychrome lacquer work Japan circa 1900
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako with Silver Inlays Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small but intricately decorated Japanese lacquer box Kobako from Edo period circa 18th century
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old lacquered small box that was likely used to contain incense powder (it is called Kobako
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa Edo
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Box, Kobako, "The Ivy Way", Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese tall lacquer box for incense implements, kobako, with a scene from The Tales
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
Located in Paris, FR
lacquer. The second tray depicts two small gold lacquer kobakos decorated with pine trees, Japan, Edo
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Silver

Edo Gold Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
Edo Gold Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
H 2.17 in W 3.15 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
Located in Paris, FR
Hira maki-e decorated black lacquer kobako with a gilded lacquer decor of a carriage in front of a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Kobako Box
H 1.03 in W 1.38 in D 0.99 in
19th Japanese Lacquered Kobako, Hannya Mask (Lacquer Box)
Located in Paris, FR
Small kidney shaped lacquer nashiji kobako. The lid features the no mask of Noh theater character
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1880s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

19th Japanese Lacquer Kobako 'Box and Lid'(Lacquer Box with Tray)
Located in Paris, FR
Quatrefoil box lacquered in takamaki-e lacquer embellished with gold kirikane on black background
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

19th Century Black and Gold Japanese Lacquered Kobako Mon Koriyama (Box)
Located in Paris, FR
Small square kobako (box) in black lacquer and gold decor of Koriyama Mon family - Yanagisawa. The
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1850s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Très intéressant kobako en laque or à décor de pavillon sur pilotis dans un jardin boisé
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1780s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako
18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako
H 0.79 in W 3.35 in D 2.96 in
Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”
Located in Paris, FR
Kobako with reniforme inner plate in gold lacquer decorated with hira maki-e gold lacquer of five
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1870s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer

Edo Japanese Gold Lacquer Kobako Decorative Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small gold lacquer Kobako decorated with three children playing. Interior in nashi-ji lacquer
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood

19th Century Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular black lacquer Kobako with gold leaf decor. The inside of the lid is in nashi-ji lacquer
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer, Silk

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box
Located in Paris, FR
Very interesting kobako decorated with a man crossing a bridge in a mountain landscape. Interior is
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box
18th Century Gold Lacquered Japanese Kobako Box
H 0.79 in W 2.96 in D 3.55 in L 0.79 in
19th Century Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Kobako (Lacquer Box)
Located in Paris, FR
Black lacquer decorated Kobako with leaves and cherry blossoms. The interior is in nashi-ji
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1880s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Small Kobako with nashiji lacquer inner tray decorated in hira-maki-e and with the Family Tamura
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1850s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Kobako lacquer decorated with fall flowers in hiramaki-e on a gold background enhanced with mother
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1850s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
H 2.37 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Small Kobako with nashiji lacquer inner tray decorated in hira-maki-e with leaves and persimmons
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
19th Century Gold Lacquer Kobako
H 2.56 in W 2.68 in D 2.68 in
19th Century Japanese Gold Laquer Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Rare double Japanese Kobako in gold lacquer decorated with flowers and plants on the top
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Japanese Gold Laquer Kobako
19th Century Japanese Gold Laquer Kobako
H 2.76 in W 6.7 in D 4.53 in
19th Century Gold Lacquered Origami Shape Kobako (Lacquered Box)
Located in Paris, FR
Small Kobako in gold lacquer figuring a set of folding paper containing a secret message. The
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1880s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood

19th Century Black and Gold Japanese Laquered Kobako
Located in Paris, FR
Black lacquer kobako with gold lacquer flower decor and inlays. The interior is in nashi-ji lacquer.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)
Located in Paris, FR
Kobako in the shape of a longevity peach in fundame lacquer with a gold lacquer hira maki-e decor
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1870s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Lacquer, Wood

Edo Kobako Black and Gold Japanese Lacquer with Insects and Snails Decor
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and interesting polylobe shaped black lacquer Kobako decorated with a multitude of insects and
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

19th Century Kobako Japanese Lacquer Biwa Shape Box
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese lacquered gold and silver hira maki-e biwa shape box (kobako). Back and inside nashi-ji
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Materials

Bronze

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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Copper, Enamel, Metal

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1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Softwood, Lacquer

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Located in Austin, TX
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold, Silver, Copper

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, early 19th century, Japan. The low, rec...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Materials

Coral

Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
Located in New York, NY
This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...
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1830s Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

Materials

Lacquer

Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
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H 22.25 in W 24 in D 10 in
Japanese Lacquered Gold Maki-E Naga Fubako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood Naga Fubako (a long box used to store document or large scroll painting), circa 19th century Meiji period. The rectangular box features an unusually deep li...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood, Lacquer

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Located in Prahran, Victoria
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Wood

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Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Located in New Orleans, LA
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19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold

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H 7.25 in W 17.75 in D 13.75 in
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Located in CA, CA
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Gold Leaf

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1810s Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako

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Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique Japanese lacquer kobako you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique Japanese lacquer kobako for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using lacquer, metal and gold. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Japanese lacquer kobako — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Lacquer Kobako?

Prices for an antique Japanese lacquer kobako start at $1,657 and top out at $6,800 with the average selling for $3,872.

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From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

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