Antique Lacquer Boxes

Pair of intricately hand-painted, lacquered, parcel-gilt, occasional boxes.

The "dragon's blood" box has a fine diamond pattern design around the sides with a black lacquered interior and base.

Together with a Chinese export lacquered box with remnants of gilt decoration (5 1/2" x 12" x 8") Tea caddy: 4 1/2" x 8" x 5".

Kōgō (incense box) in lacquered wood shaped like a chestnut. The exterior surface of the box is decorated with a beautiful shade of brown lacquer.

This little, refined and exquisite lacquered wooden box or jewelry case, with polychrome floral decoration on green background is a piece that shows its elegance.

Main features: Antique wooden box Japan, 19th century Black lacquered wood Painted and inlaid decoration Stylized symbolic and floral motifs Original patina Storage and collectible i...

A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box used to store document or small scroll painting), circa second half of 19th century late Edo period.

Together with a larger Chinese export lacquer box with one interior fitted shelf (5" x 11" x 8") Tea caddy: 4 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 5".

The Design & Impact: This elegant document box (bunko or ryoshibako) presents a dignified and highly stable form, serving as a magnificent canvas for traditional Japanese lacquer art.

A powerful Japanese lacquer decorated suzuribako, writing box, featuring an image of fighting cocks, early Edo Period (1603 - 1868), 17th century, Japan.

Curious small incense box, or kōgō, in red and pink lacquer, fashioned in the form of a split pomegranate.

Small lacquered wooden box in the shape of an eggplant. The upper part of the fruit near the leaves is painted with silver or tin pigments forming the stem.

The petite box is decorated in the manner of 'yun ware' engraving, coated in layers of red & black lacquer and then hand-etched with an allover geometric pattern reminiscent of woven...

A Japanese roiro lacquer scholar combo box with an upper tier of inkstone box (Suzuribako) and a lower document box (Ryoshibako) circa 1910-30s (end of Meiji to Showa period).

An old suzuribako, or writing box, in black lacquer with a faceted lid and featuring, as its sole decoration in the lower left section, a moonlight scene emerging from tall grasses.

Antique 19th century Chinese tin coconut stacking box with mark: LiuYiJi, diameter 8 cm, high 10.5 cm.

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique document box (fubako) beautifully captures the aristocratic elegance of the classical Heian court, heavily inspired by the revered "Ha...

Elegant small kobako in the shape of a bitter melon, also known as balsam pear or bitter cucumber. Crafted in bluish-green lacquer, with a gold-lacquered interior. The rendering of t...

The autumn landscape is built using the advanced takamaki-e (raised lacquer) and togidashi (burnished lacquer) techniques, giving the leaves and petals a stunning three dimensional p...

A crisply carved antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box with blue enamel interior and brass fittings.

The Material: The foundation of these magnificent boxes is a deep, highly polished black lacquer finish.

Unlike standard flat boxes, this piece features a sophisticated, multi-tiered drawer structure that masterfully combines an inkstone compartment with expansive storage utility.

Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines.

This large, early 20th century betel box is constructed with a spun bamboo frame which is then lacquered with a cinnabar color and incised with one of the simplest patterns referred ...

Accompanied by its custom antique storage box, this incense box stands as an exceptionally rare, surviving testament to the absolute zenith of Japanese lacquer artistry.

Dimensions: 23 × 23 × 26 cm Material: Black lacquer with maki-e decoration Box: Signed tomobako (original wooden box) A refined example of late Meiji craftsmanship, this lacquer hib...

It is round, short and has a flat lid. It is often made of lacquer. The natsume is used for light tea or some thick tea preparations; while the cha-ire (ceramic tea box), for thick t...

Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design.

An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box.

This is a good papier mâché, rectangular shaped black lacquered lidded box, hand enamelled and gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, early Meiji period.

A Chinese Timber Black and Gilt Lacquerware Lidded Box, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 14cm. Width: 29cm. Depth: 20cm.

Interior in hirameji lacquer. On the top of the inro are three birds in flight in takamaki-e.

Chinese cinnabar very finely carved box circa late 18th or early 19th century. The multiple lacquered layers of red over black over amber, the cover carved with a scene of Kwan Yin i...

An exquisite small Japanese maki-e lacquer stacking box for incense and accessories, ju-kobako, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.

This box by its high quality lacquered scenes is rare.

Japan, 19th/20th century, one red-lacquered with an inner compartment; one black-lacquered with an inner compartment.

A 19th-century Japanese lacquered wooden box, finely decorated according to traditional Japanese craftsmanship.

Two very nice attractive Chinese Lidded boxes with tray . Beautiful Antique Gold color ,comes with a Red Lacquer inside .

19th century chinese black lacquered jewellery box circa 1860. Good quality shaped chinese jewellery box with overstuffed top cushion. 

Rectangular box with lid opening to game boxes. conforming case. Very good condition for this kind of piece.

A Gold Lacquer Kōbako (Incense Box) Edo Period (1615–1868), Circa 1850 This exquisite gold lacquer kōbako (incense box) exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Edo period.

A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round betel box is painted with concentric circles of red, black...

19th Century Chinoiserie Sewing Box. Octagonal shaped box is hand-painted with intricate gilt decorated depicting Asian landscapes, figures, pavilions, and scrolling motifs against a...

Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century with two built-in trays measuring 30 cm by 28 cm for a height of 9 cm.

Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century, measuring 22 cm in length by 14 cm in height and 16 cm in depth.

Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x 10'' x 2''.

Two-tier bento box in holder with carry handle, with gilded leaf decoration, 6 1/2" high, 6 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Japanese lacquered papier-mâché box with hand-painted decoration, Japan, 19th century.

Rectangular Japanese box in lacquered papier-mâché with hand-painted decoration, Japan, 19th century.

19th century Japanese black and gold lacquer Suzuribako box with firefly and plum blossom design.

Asian Art - Antique Decoration Measures : 30x18cm H:10,5cm Materials : Leather, Metal, Wood, Lacquered

An exceptionally fine early regency Chinese black lacquer chinoiserie box, English, circa 1800. Likely originally a candy box, this piece reflects the period’s elegant fascination wi...

Circa 1870 Meiji era lacquer & papier mache box, Japan. Black with red divided interior.

Early 20th century Chinese Red Lacquer decorated box. Relief carved top panel of an attendant and scholar.

English Victorian brown lacquered tole oval shaped box with three herons on top

Small incense box (kōgō) in black persimmon wood, carved in the form of a textured, charred and overturned tree stump upon which rests a cricket. The underside of the stump bears the...

In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store one's hat were beautifully constructed. This round hat box dates to the 19th century and is b...