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Inro Dragon
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautifull inro of six compartments made of black gold, silver and tin lacquer, representing a
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese lacquered Inro chrysantemum
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautifull Inro of three compartments made in kinji lacquer with an hiro maki-e ornament
Category

Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Bone

Lacquer inro, Japanese, Late 19th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fourpart Japanese lacquer Inro. the lacquer is red with motives of a spider with its web in gold
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro by Yutokusai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four-case lacquered Japanese inro by Yutokusai (Gyokkei), a lacquer artist active from 1845-1900
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Inro in 19th Century Pine Wood
Located in Marseille, FR
Inro in 19th century Japanese pine wood decorated with hen and rooster. Dimension 11 cm in length
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19th Century Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Meji's Period Inro Box. Japan, 19th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Inro is an ancient traditional Japanese box used to carry and store small items such as tobacco
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
in small compartments known as inro. Hung from the obi sash belted around the waist and secured by
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood

Antique Japanese WovenSilk PaintedCeramicOjimes Beadwork Embroidery Inro
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare antique Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese handmade inro is a curved lozenge-shaped hand
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18th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th
Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four-case lacquered inro by Koma Koryu circa 19th century late Edo period. The inro features a
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Gold Lacquer Inro Decorated with a Lake Landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inro with four gold lacquer boxes, decorated with a lake landscape. Accompanied by a bronze ryusa
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro with Inlays by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case lacquer inro by a member of Kajikawa family circa 19th century (late Edo to
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro, 19th Century Additional information: Period
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese five part lacquer Inro, late 19th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large five part lacquer inro. A family crest in gold on black background.
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

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
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Bone

19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight
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19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Rare Japanese Ceramic Glazed Inro with Ojime Ogata Kenzan Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese three-section inro made from ceramic with glazed painting with an original ensuite Ojime
Category

18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Boxwood Inro & Netsuke of Rats and Snakes in Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage Japanese boxwood inro and netsuke of rats and snakes on a round basket, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood

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
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Bone

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
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Silver, Copper

Fine Japanese Inro with Maki-e and Inlay by Shokasai and Shibayama
By Shibayama Factory
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case inro stringed together with a silk cord of a carved wood Ojime and a carved
Category

19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Rare Japanese Inro Netsuke and Omije with Negoro Red Lacquer Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese three-case inro with stringed carved netsuke and bead ojime from early Edo period circa
Category

17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Inro in gold kinji lacquer representing chrysantemum flowers on all sides
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautifull Inro of three compartments made in kinji lacquer with an hiro maki-e ornament
Category

Early 19th Century Asian Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Japanese Ceramic Glazed Inro with Ojime and Netsuke Ogata Kenzan Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-section inro made from ceramic with glazed painting with original ensuite Ojime and
Category

18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Ceramic

Inro in black and gold lacquer with a proeminent chrysantemum flower motive
Located in PARIS, FR
Two compartments inrô in black lacquer, hira maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay on a hirameiji
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Gold

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Gold Maki-e and Carved Wood Netsuke Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case inro with a stringed carved wood netsuke circa 19th century. The inro has a
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century Japanese inro with 4 boxes in gold lacquer with kinji mat background decorated in taka
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The Inro is comprised of three stacked compartments and features a deer motif with mother of pearl
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Meiji
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1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, Lacquer

Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868) created by Kajikawa. Beautiful Inro, created in
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1810s Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Agate, Gold

Japan 1800 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With Utensils
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Coral

Japanese inro box in black and gold lacquer with a decor of snowy landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inrō with four boxes in black and gold lacquer, representing a person in a pavilion in a snowy
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Gold

Japanese inro of the edo period adorned with a landscape houses near a lake
Located in PARIS, FR
Inrō with four gold lacquer compartments, decorated with a lake landscape. Accompanied by a bronze
Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Gold

Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in
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19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Sagemono Inro box with a maki-e decor of a Samuari in a lake landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inrô in gilded lacquer according to the takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane techniques, with five
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Gold

Japanese Tobacco smoking set made from cherry bark marquetry (Kabazaiku)
Located in PARIS, FR
A matching set consisting of an inrō and pipe (kiseru) holder crafted forming a kiserusu. This
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Fruitwood

Netsuke in bamboo in the form of a mushroom
Located in PARIS, FR
slipping, a netsuke, a small figurine in wood or ivory, was used to secure the cords of inrō or other types
Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Bamboo

Boxwood nestuke in the form of a curled up mouse forming almost a pearl
Located in PARIS, FR
, a netsuke, a small figurine in wood or ivory, was used to secure the cords of inrō or other types of
Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood

Netsuke in lacquered boxwood of a toad resting on a waterlily plant
Located in PARIS, FR
slipping, a netsuke, a small figurine in wood or ivory, was used to secure the cords of inrō or other types
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus
Located in Miami, FL
counterweights for inrô and Sagemono. A single cord was threaded through a cord channel on one side of the
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Netsuke – Grotesque Mask, Edo To Early Meiji Period (circa 1820–1880)
Located in Bilzen, BE
, confirming practical use as a toggle for inro or pouch. Unsigned, as is typical for folk-carved Edo-period
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antiques Inkstone box with Kasuga Deer Mandala Maki-e by Kan-sai
Located in Niiza, JP
Kasugayama, in the background, so is this composition related to that? Koma Kan-sai was a master of inro
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19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Buffalo' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'mouse and rooster' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1920s 'Mouse' Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Tea pot and Bat' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Boxwood netsuke representing a ducthman with child and a trumpet
Located in PARIS, FR
Davies Oriental Art, Netsuke and Inrô from European Collections, London, Connekt Colour, 2002, p. 92
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Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood

Important Japanese Lacquer Presentation Box Gifted by Japanese President to RAF
Located in Newark, England
, Nashiji was commonly used in luxury objects such as inro, writing boxes, tea caddies, and furniture
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) Skeleton Foetus Netsuke
Located in Newark, England
inro which was later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Edo Period 江戸時代 (1603
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Boxwood

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Island. Although most survived work bearing his marks are inros, he was also known to decorated trays and
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
sculptures originally used to secure sagemono and inro, traditional carrying pouches and cases, to belts or
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Tray with Maki-e and Inlay Hara Yoyusai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
a large workshop and had a very prolific output of lacquer objects. Most survived pieces being inro
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique inro you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bronze and metal, every antique inro was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique inro, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century.

How Much is a Antique Inro?

Prices for an antique inro start at $55 and top out at $5,600 with the average selling for $274.