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Japanese Document Boxes

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document

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 dedicated artwork.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

The generous size of the box was reserved for paper document and called Ryoshibako in Japanese.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

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

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Silver

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi/Baikyo, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.

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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Bamboo and Silver Decoration
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Bamboo and Silver Decoration

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Bamboo and Silver Decoration

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A large Japanese lacquer document box (fumibako) dating from the late Meiji to Taisho period, early 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Black Lacquer Fubako Document Box with Gold Makie, late 19th Century
Japanese Black Lacquer Fubako Document Box with Gold Makie, late 19th Century

Japanese Black Lacquer Fubako Document Box with Gold Makie, late 19th Century

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A refined Japanese lacquer fumibako (document box), dating to the Meiji–Taisho period, late 19th to early 20th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold and Silver Cranes, Showa Period
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold and Silver Cranes, Showa Period

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold and Silver Cranes, Showa Period

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A refined Japanese lacquer letter box (fubako or bunko) dating from the Showa period, 20th century. The box is finished in glossy black lacquer and decorated with a lively compositi...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain
Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain

Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese antique lacquer document box with elaborate hawk and faux oak grain, Late Meiji (1868 - 1912) / Early Taisho (1912 - 1926) period lacquer box with impressively rendered hawk...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Crane in Silver Maki-e, 20th Century
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Crane in Silver Maki-e, 20th Century

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Crane in Silver Maki-e, 20th Century

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A Japanese black lacquer document box decorated with a large crane in flight, dating from the Showa period, 20th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Antique Togidashi Maki-e Chrysanthemum Document Box
Antique Togidashi Maki-e Chrysanthemum Document Box

Antique Togidashi Maki-e Chrysanthemum Document Box

Located in Taichung, TW

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...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Urushi lacquer

Meiji Gold Maki-e Pine & Crane Document Writing Box Set
Meiji Gold Maki-e Pine & Crane Document Writing Box Set

Meiji Gold Maki-e Pine & Crane Document Writing Box Set

Located in Taichung, TW

The Design & Impact: This exceptionally beautiful and complete antique document box (bunko) and writing box (suzuribako) set perfectly captures the poetic and expansive beauty of...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Urushi lacquer

Showa Period Gold Maki-e Landscape & Crane Document Box by Kakuzan
Showa Period Gold Maki-e Landscape & Crane Document Box by Kakuzan

Showa Period Gold Maki-e Landscape & Crane Document Box by Kakuzan

Located in Taichung, TW

The Design & Impact: This elegant document box (fubako) beautifully captures a dynamic and poetic natural landscape.

Category

20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Showa Period Kyoto Zohiko Maki-e Floral Crest Document & Writing Box Set
Showa Period Kyoto Zohiko Maki-e Floral Crest Document & Writing Box Set

Showa Period Kyoto Zohiko Maki-e Floral Crest Document & Writing Box Set

Located in Taichung, TW

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary matched set of a document box (ryoshi-bako) and a writing box (suzuribako) exemplifies the restrained, aristocratic elegance of Kyoto lacq...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Japanese document box
Japanese document box

Japanese document box

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H 6.2 in W 16.25 in D 12.75 in

Japanese document box

Located in Fresno, CA

Late Meiji period bunko-bako or document box. The exterior elaborately decorated in makie, or gold inlaid lacquer, with a variety of idealized landscape views. The interior with a re...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890
AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890

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H 6.125 in W 15.125 in D 12.5 in

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890

Located in New York, NY

RECTANGULAR, THE COVER DECORATED WITH A GILT LACQUER DESIGN OF TURTLES IN A POND ON A BLACK LACQUER BACKGROUND, THE INTERIOR FITTED WITH A TRAY.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880
AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880

Located in New York, NY

RECTANGULAR, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DECORATED WITH MOTHER OF PEARL, GILT AND SILVER LACQUER FLOWERS, BRANCHES AND LEAVES ON A BLACK LACQUER BACKGROUND.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box

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H 9 in W 14 in D 11 in

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box

Located in New york, NY

19th century Japanese lacquer document box with metal trim and gold accents.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and...

Materials

Metal

19th Century, Edo Period Japan, Suzuribako and Bunko Document Box
19th Century, Edo Period Japan, Suzuribako and Bunko Document Box

19th Century, Edo Period Japan, Suzuribako and Bunko Document Box

Located in London, GB

Fine Bunko (document box) and Suzuribako (writing box), style of Ogawa Haritsu, seal mark of KAN. Each of typical form and decorated in gold hiramakie, takamakie, kirigane, muranash...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Other Antiquities

Materials

Copper, Silver

Meiji period document box of large size
Meiji period document box of large size

Meiji period document box of large size

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H 6.12 in W 16.25 in D 12.75 in

Meiji period document box of large size

Located in Fresno, CA

Late Meiji period bunko-bako or document box, with the sides and panels decorated with landscape panels executed in hiramakie, with a second interior lacquer tray, in nishiji lacquer...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

20th Century Kinjoo Ikokusai Carved Lacquer Document Box
20th Century Kinjoo Ikokusai Carved Lacquer Document Box

20th Century Kinjoo Ikokusai Carved Lacquer Document Box

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H 4.73 in W 9.45 in D 11.82 in

20th Century Kinjoo Ikokusai Carved Lacquer Document Box

Located in TORINO, IT

20th century carved lacquer document box Kinjoo Ikokusai was born in Hiroshima in 1906 and died in 1991.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Elegant Japanese Document Box
Elegant Japanese Document Box

Elegant Japanese Document Box

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H 3.25 in W 16 in D 12 in

Elegant Japanese Document Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

An elegant Japanese Meiji period hardwood document box with iron hardware and Japanese inscriptions on the drawer front.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Boxes

Antique Japanese Figural Cast Bronze Relief Oni and Serpent Document Box
Antique Japanese Figural Cast Bronze Relief Oni and Serpent Document Box

Antique Japanese Figural Cast Bronze Relief Oni and Serpent Document Box

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Japanese figural document box offers cast bronze footed case with hinged lid and having relief design including Oni or Hannya devil mask, serpents, dragons, floral and fol...

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20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration
Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration

Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration

Located in Stamford, CT

Japanese Ryoshibako ( document ) box of black lacquer with overall scattered gold chrysanthemum and engraved vine tendrils.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese or Korean Hardwood Storage Box
Japanese or Korean Hardwood Storage Box

Japanese or Korean Hardwood Storage Box

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H 12 in W 11.5 in D 11 in

Japanese or Korean Hardwood Storage Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

A 19th century Korean or Japanese document storage box the interior fitted with a single drawer and shelf, the case resting on bracket feet.

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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

Japanese Black lacquer document box
Japanese Black lacquer document box

Japanese Black lacquer document box

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H 5.5 in W 16 in D 12.5 in

Japanese Black lacquer document box

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Black lacquer document box, with peony design.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover
Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover

Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover

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H 17.13 in W 12.88 in D 6.38 in

Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover

Located in New Orleans, LA

This monumental Japanese lacquer-ware document box is a work of extraordinary artistry.

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Antique 19th Century Asian Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Fubako, Document Box, Meiji Period, circa 1900
Japanese Lacquer Fubako, Document Box, Meiji Period, circa 1900

Japanese Lacquer Fubako, Document Box, Meiji Period, circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

An elegant Japanese maki-e lacquer fubako, box for letters or scrolls, with a design of cranes and and plum, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The box of typical fubako form, featuri...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan

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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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Coral

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold maki e plum blossoms.

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Large Document Box with Gold Maki-E Design, Meiji Period
Japanese Black Lacquer Large Document Box with Gold Maki-E Design, Meiji Period

Japanese Black Lacquer Large Document Box with Gold Maki-E Design, Meiji Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

This Japanese black lacquer document box, known as a ryoshi- bako in Japanese is in fantastic condition for its age.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period

Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The Tale of the Genji depicted in gold maki e across the lid. Internally, the box is de...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period

18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A Rare and Historic Letter Box This rare and historic letter box is made of leather and is covered with embossed Tokugawa Shogun gilded crests. The box bears the name of an official...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Leather

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Scroll Box with Gold Maki-e Lacquer Design
Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Scroll Box with Gold Maki-e Lacquer Design

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Scroll Box with Gold Maki-e Lacquer Design

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Antique Japanese black lacquer document box with maki-e decoration of vine leaves in gold and a red silk cord tie, early Meiji period, circa 1870.

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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Contemporary Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Engraved Floral Design
Contemporary Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Engraved Floral Design

Contemporary Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Engraved Floral Design

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Contemporary Japanese black lacquer document box with an unusual and exquisitely engraved chinkin-bori floral design and colorful maki-e, circa 1960.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box

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H 6.3 in W 12.6 in D 16.15 in

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A Japanese black lacquer document box decorated with a motif of five flying cranes over a landscape with conifers, grasses and a rushing brook, all exquisitely rendered in gold, silv...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Letter or Document Box, 1950s
Japanese Letter or Document Box, 1950s

Japanese Letter or Document Box, 1950s

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H 2.5 in W 9.75 in D 10.5 in

Japanese Letter or Document Box, 1950s

By George Nakashima

Located in San Diego, CA

Mid-century document box from Japan. Beautiful butterfly joinery.

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Japanese Military Campaign Document Box. Circa 1770
Japanese Military Campaign Document Box. Circa 1770

Japanese Military Campaign Document Box. Circa 1770

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H 18.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.25 in

Japanese Military Campaign Document Box. Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

Japanese military Campaign traveling document box with fitted compartmentalized interior drawers, original wrought iron mounts, side handles, and decorative Japanese writing, Late 18...

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Antique 1770s Japanese Edo Furniture

Large Japanese Black Lacquer Ryoshibako 'Document' Box
Large Japanese Black Lacquer Ryoshibako 'Document' Box

Large Japanese Black Lacquer Ryoshibako 'Document' Box

Located in Stamford, CT

A large early 20th century Japanese Ryoshibako (document) box of black lacquer with rounded corners beautifully decorated with gold butterflies.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Fine Bronze "Buddhist Documents" Vessel  Mint, Signed, And Boxed
Japanese Fine Bronze "Buddhist Documents" Vessel  Mint, Signed, And Boxed

Japanese Fine Bronze "Buddhist Documents" Vessel Mint, Signed, And Boxed

Located in South Burlington, VT

Bronze precious documents box mint, signed, and boxed With original artist designer documents and signed collector hinoki wood storage box, tomobako.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Service Tray and Lacquer Document Box
Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Service Tray and Lacquer Document Box

Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Service Tray and Lacquer Document Box

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A Japanese gold and black lacquer service tray and lacquer document box, Both first half of the 20th century, The tray is of rectangular form with round corners, the interior is dec...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Gold Nashiji Maki-e Document Box, Hatsune Landscape
Antique Gold Nashiji Maki-e Document Box, Hatsune Landscape

Antique Gold Nashiji Maki-e Document Box, Hatsune Landscape

Located in Taichung, TW

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...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Document Box
Japanese Document Box

Japanese Document Box

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H 25.75 in W 12.75 in D 13 in

Japanese Document Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Taisho period (c1920s) Japanese document box. Solid sugi (cedar) wood with original hardware.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes

A Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box
A Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

A Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

Located in New York, NY

Of rectangular form with rounded edges, the exterior adorned with the imperial kamon and the togukawa mon amidst scrolling vines on a brown and gold maki-e background, the underside ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Gyokuho, A Large Japanese Black and Gilt Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)
Gyokuho, A Large Japanese Black and Gilt Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)

Gyokuho, A Large Japanese Black and Gilt Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional box of the highest quality lacquer and of a striking modern design. The rectangular top with rounded corners depicting flowering and fruiting double gourd vines in hir...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box

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H 1.38 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box

Located in Antwerp, BE

Japanese document box lacquered in the deepest espresso brown or black color.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Small Japanese Lacquer Document Box
Small Japanese Lacquer Document Box

Small Japanese Lacquer Document Box

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H 3.5 in W 3.75 in D 13 in

Small Japanese Lacquer Document Box

Located in New York, NY

A signed antique Japanese document box in black lacquer, with raised gold and red floral design.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Lacquer Tiered Document Box
Antique Japanese Lacquer Tiered Document Box

Antique Japanese Lacquer Tiered Document Box

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H 10.88 in W 13 in D 11 in

Antique Japanese Lacquer Tiered Document Box

Located in New York, NY

Antique Japanese lacquer tiered box comprised of two stacked trays and a cover, the whole supported on four squat cabriole legs. The top and sides have a black rectangular panel set ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box
Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

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H 6 in W 16.5 in D 13 in

Large Japanese Gold Lacquer Document Box

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular lacquer box has rounded edges. The exterior depicts scrolling vines interspersed with the imperial kamon and the togukawa mon on a brown and gold maki-e background. O...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Persimmon Document Box
Persimmon Document Box

Persimmon Document Box

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H 9.25 in W 15.5 in D 11.5 in

Persimmon Document Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese antique lacquer document box. Meiji period.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Large Japanese Lacquer Box
Large Japanese Lacquer Box

Large Japanese Lacquer Box

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H 16.5 in W 13 in D 5.25 in

Large Japanese Lacquer Box

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful and very detailed large Japanese suzuribako or document box, dating to the late 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

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Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period
Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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. This rectangular ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo, Meiji Period
Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo, Meiji Period

Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo, Meiji Period

By Fujii Yoshitoyo

Located in Newark, England

IMPRESSIVE SIZE MIXED METALS BOX From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this Japanese Mixed Metals Box by Fujii Yoshitoyo. This substantial rectangular box, raised u...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Silver, Brass

Circa 1870 Japanese Meiji Era Lacquer & Papier Mache Box
Circa 1870 Japanese Meiji Era Lacquer & Papier Mache Box

Circa 1870 Japanese Meiji Era Lacquer & Papier Mache Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1870 Meiji era lacquer & papier mache box, Japan. Black with red divided interior. Painted with a fascinating scene of figures in a garden examining a miniature temple with hol...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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Located in Chicago, IL

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Brass

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Located in New York, NY

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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Japanese Antique Lacquer Hair Comb with Flowers in Gold Maki-e
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Located in New York, NY

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Sterling Overlay c. 1890's
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Located in Louisville, KY

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bottles

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Sterling Silver

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
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Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895
Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895

Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895

Located in Louisville, KY

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Exceptional Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Kimono
Exceptional Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Kimono

Exceptional Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Kimono

Located in Atlanta, GA

A visually striking antique Uchikake Wedding Kimono/Robe for ceremonial occasion, circa end of Meiji to Taisho period 1910s-1930s. This bridal outer garment is of a bright red color ...

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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

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Brocade, Silk

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk

$2,072Sale Price|20% Off

H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk

Located in Atlanta, GA

Chinese export, circa 1820. An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated c...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
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Located in Brea, CA

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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

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Lacquer

Émile Gallé Clematis Table Lamp, Cameo Glass, Art Nouveau, 1900
Émile Gallé Clematis Table Lamp, Cameo Glass, Art Nouveau, 1900

Émile Gallé Clematis Table Lamp, Cameo Glass, Art Nouveau, 1900

By Émile Gallé

Located in CABA, AR

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Glass

18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France
18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France

18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

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Antique 18th Century French Chinoiserie Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

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$16,383Sale Price|50% Off

H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in

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Located in Marbella, ES

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Bamboo Forest Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

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Japanese Document Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Japanese document boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and bronze, all Japanese document boxes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of Japanese document boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese document boxes bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Japanese Document Boxes?

Prices for Japanese document boxes start at $375 and top out at $26,500 with the average selling for $3,500.

Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You

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.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.