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Hokai Box

Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century

Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

Located in San Francisco, CA

four splayed supports. Hokai boxes became prominent in Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods to store

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of Japanese lacquer lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of Japanese lacquered lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful pair of antique Japanese Hokai storage boxes. These are finished in black lacquer

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box

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H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box

Located in Newark, England

Lacquer Octagonal Hokai Box. The Lacquer Box of beautiful hexagonal form with a maki-e lacquered body

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829
Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829

Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829

Located in PARIS, FR

Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829 Japan, Rare Pair of Hokai boxes in

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Edo Period Hokai Boxes with Imperial Crests and Gilded Copper Fitting
Pair of Edo Period Hokai Boxes with Imperial Crests and Gilded Copper Fitting

Pair of Edo Period Hokai Boxes with Imperial Crests and Gilded Copper Fitting

Located in Fukuoka, JP

This exquisite pair of Hokai boxes, dating from the Edo period (1603–1868), showcases the height of

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Japanese Meiji Period Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Japanese Meiji Period Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope

Japanese Meiji Period Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji period hokai box from the 19th century with black lacquer, brass accents and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Circular Hokai Lacquer Box & Lid 1890
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Circular Hokai Lacquer Box & Lid 1890

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Circular Hokai Lacquer Box & Lid 1890

Located in Portland, OR

A fine & large antique Japanese Meji period lacquer lidded Hokai box with chased brass hardware and

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Shell Box with Brass Accents, Late 19th Century
Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Shell Box with Brass Accents, Late 19th Century

Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Shell Box with Brass Accents, Late 19th Century

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Hokai lidded shell box with black lacquer wood and brass accents from the late Edo to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

A lacquer Hokai shell box, circa 1890. Bronze trim and black lacquer with traditional decoration on

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Hokai Lacquer Box
Japanese Hokai Lacquer Box

Japanese Hokai Lacquer Box

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H 16 in Dm 14 in

Japanese Hokai Lacquer Box

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a good example of a Japanese Hokai box that was used to store shells for the traditional

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Paint

Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hokai boxes are transitionally used in Japan to store and carry shells for Kai-awase game in Edo

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Satsuma Covered Box
Antique Japanese Satsuma Covered Box

Antique Japanese Satsuma Covered Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An antique Japanese Satsuma covered box in the form of Hokai, a portable footed box used by Daimyo

Category

20th Century More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Black Lacquer Hokai
Pair of Black Lacquer Hokai

Pair of Black Lacquer Hokai

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H 17 in Dm 14 in

Pair of Black Lacquer Hokai

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hokai boxes were used to store shells which were used a game pieces.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass

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Hokai Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the hokai box you’re looking for. Each hokai box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a hokai box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A hokai box, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Hokai Box?

Prices for a hokai box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $915 and can go as high as $4,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,825.