Antique Lacquer Boxes

Red lacquer box with the lid representing a scholar and children playing in a mountainous garden, the outer sides covered with repeated geometric patterns.

Silver metal rim and seat, nashiji (gold sprinkled lacquer) interior. Excellent condition. Comes with a lacquered storage box.

19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing dynasty. Colored black and gold all-over beautifully with intricate designs.

19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people and structures.

19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese lacquer jewelry box detailed with various genre scenes in gold detail.

From the late 19th century of the Qing Dynasty in China, this lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs hand paint and gilt on black lacquer .

From the early 19th century derived from the Qing Dynasty in China, this lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs of two dragons frolicking with a pearl and 100 face.

Jewelry box, also serving as a game box, made of lacquered wood.

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 ...

Antique Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”, a cylindrical woven container with a deep lid and interior tray all covered in layers of black, red and green lacquer having incised decoration of...

An old Chinese lacquered fabric over wood lidded box with hand-painted calligraphy and iron braces.

The wooden red and yellow lacquered box has the Certificate of Authenticity.

This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions.

The lidded box is shaped as a ripe peach fruit - a symbol of longevity - and opens to a simple interior brushed in black lacquer.

An early 19th century Chinese export lacquered box, richly decorated with detailed figural scenes.

These fine wood lacquered wood boxes in Baroque style, are painted both on the sides: there's an elegant lady portrait on one side and on the other side, a natural landscape, so fine...

Rectangular kobako box in takamaki-e and kirigane gold lacquer circled with pewter depicting a lake landscape.

This is an elegant lacquered and shaped wooden box, with fine and polychrome flowers decoration on yellow background.

A Meiji period a miniature carved ebony hokkai decorated with lots of inlaid elements on the lower band and on the fitted lid and resting on three feet. one small inlay object missin...

The 19th century Chinese black lacquer work box has most of the interior with handles on each side.

19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated beautifully all over with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people on the top.

Big beautiful lacquered chinese sewing box from the 19th century of the Qing dynasty .it is a 14 inch wide big sewing box , Decorated all-over with intricate depictions of ancient C...

Large Chinese Export red lacquer character box, sculptural, well executed Chinese two part lacquer table box.

With all-over mother of pearl inlay and mon design of chrysanthemum in gold and black lacquer on top. The chrysanthemum is a national symbol of Japan and the Imperial family.

The maki-e design was done with extradentary details and mastery. The interior of the box is finished in a vermilion lacquer in keeping with its function as food vessels.   

A small painted and lacquered box with a lid in black. This piece was created in the 1920s in the USSR.

Antique Lacquered Compartment Box with Gilt Decoration Exquisite antique lacquered box featuring an intricate multi-compartment interior.

Chinese red lacquer two part wedding box. Entirely hand decorated with a bird and flowers on top and flowers and vines along the side.

This is a beautiful hand-crafted antique Chinese lacquer box, crafted from camphor wood, a material often used in traditional Chinese furniture.

Both boxes are rectangular in form with rounded corners, and finished in lustrous rôiro (black lacquer), subtly enriched with nashiji (sprinkled gold lacquer) and kinpun (gold dust).

19th century large Chinese lacquer wedding or travel box from the Qing dynasty.

A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration.

18th century Burmese black bamboo pillow box in relief with red Rakhine lacquer. Created with bamboo weaving.

A resplendent Japanese gold maki-e lacquer ryoshibako, document box, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.

Antique 18th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, size: 15inch x 12 x 4.5.

Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, 14.5 inch x 11 x 4.5, very good cond...

An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa Momoyama to early Edo period (16-17th century).

Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer with 4 pair of two dragons playing a ball, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 t...

A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s).

The matching set includes a writing table (bundai) and poem box (tanzaku bako), both decorated with gilt lacquer in the style of takamaki-e and hiramaki-e urushi lacquer.

A Chinese Red Lacquer Lidded Box, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.

From the early 19th century of the Qing Dynasty in China, this gilt black lacquered writing box is decorated with the designs rich hand paint and gilt on black lacquer.

A very nice box Highly detailed! 18-6-18-Spe-2330 Condition Overall Condition very good, minor use ware. Period 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912).

A handsome lacquered tea set from Japan, circa 1920s, featuring a traditional Japanese lacquerware style, known as Urushi, with a deep red color and hand-painted gold designs, prized...

All the boxes are lacquered with detailed landscape scenes.

The underside of the box of a more subdued nashiji lacquer ground.

The interior and undersides of the box and lid decorated in a fine nashiji (pear skin) lacquer.

A stunning cashier box from the Qajar era, adorned with a lovely red lacquer finish, and floral designs all around the box.

Very rare complete circa early 19 century Chinese gilt lacquer gambling storage box trays and dishes. A great and complete gold and black lacquered gaming set., one big box, 3 small ...

This is gorgeous and decorative stationary box decorated with "Raden" work with mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven...

The details of the helmet, lamellar armor, and reins are rendered with exceptional precision characteristic of high-quality Edo lacquer work. Inside, the box is finished in glowing ...

Very rare complete circa 1820 Chinese gilt lacquer gambling storage box trays and dishes. A great and complete gold and black lacquered gaming set.

A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century.

Antique Chinese fan Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen , hand painted on silk . With antique fan frame. see photos. Fan in case is 18''...

Burmese red lacquered temple offering box called "Hsunok". Burmese offering basket made of carved bamboo wood painted and lacquered in hues of red and oranges.

Brush box (fudebako) is made of wood and lacquer. On the lid, lacquer decoration representing sagittarius, a flower inlaid with ceramic and a leaf inlaid (raden).

Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e) decoration of a pavilion by the edge of a waterfall and a mountain river surrounded by v...