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Inkwell Japan

Small Antique Calligraphy Ink Pot , Japanese, Meiji, Bronze Inkwell, Victorian
Small Antique Calligraphy Ink Pot , Japanese, Meiji, Bronze Inkwell, Victorian

Small Antique Calligraphy Ink Pot , Japanese, Meiji, Bronze Inkwell, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a small antique calligraphy ink pot. A Japanese, bronze inkwell from the Meiji period

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell
Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell

Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell

Located in Nashville, TN

The lacquer ground with a strong burgundy undertone. Well carved , colored and other wise decorated . The porcelain well in good Antique condition . Minor wear due to age and use .

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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Lacquer

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray

By Vernis Martin

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

By Townshend & Co.

Located in London, GB

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of

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Antique 1890s English Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen

$438Sale Price|20% Off

H 0.04 in W 3.75 in D 0.04 in

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Incense Burners Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Original/Reproduction: Original

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s

Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s

Located in Paris, FR

This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box. There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot for water and a stone base to make the ink. And the box is made with a wood and la...

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan
Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan

Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan

By Supreme

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Supreme®/rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen and mechanical pencil. Includes black and red ballpoint inks with 0.5 mm mechanical pencil. Additional blue refill included.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Inkwells

Materials

Stainless Steel

Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell
Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell

Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine quality antique Japanese inlaid bronze Yatate scholars travelling inkwell dating to the 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle
1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle

1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle

Located in Tarrytown, NY

This 1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle would work well in a traditional or modern

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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif
Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif

Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif

Located in Vienna, AT

For sale is a small inkwell from the Japanese Meiji era. It was hand-made around the turn of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860
G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860

G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860

$46,500 / item

H 34.26 in W 22.84 in D 9.45 in

G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860

By Guillaume Denière, Henri Picard

Located in PARIS, FR

Palace. His production was in a rich and fine style, like a Japanese style inkwell, or his Pompeian style

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865
Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865

Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865

By Henri Picard

Located in PARIS, FR

style, like a Japanese style inkwell, or his Pompeian style dining table centerpieces. other bronze

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Greek Revival Gueridon

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

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20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell
20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell

20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell

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H 4.5 in W 9 in D 5.5 in

20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell

Located in Charlotte, NC

A vintage Asian Japanese decorative desktop inkwell, unbranded. Solid brass in the shape of a

Category

20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

By Maison Millet

Located in Pasadena, CA

The bronzes attributed to Maison Millet, retailed by Escalier De Cristal, Circa 1880, The Lacquer Meiji Period (1868-1912) The undeside applied with a paper retailer's label Escalie...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand
Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand

Unavailable

H 4 in W 5.75 in D 4.5 in

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand

Located in Sheffield, MA

Charming small oval gilded bronze red lacquered chinoiserie inkstand with hinged top revealing the ink receptacle inside, mounted on small gilded feet.

Category

Antique 1860s British Chinoiserie Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.

Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Etching on wove paper. From the set "Japonisme, dix eaux-fortes", published in 1883. State: Third state of 4. Reference: Bourcard 18. Made by Felix Buhot after own design. Felix ...

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1880s Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell

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H 4.5 in W 10 in D 5.25 in

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell

Located in Nashville, TN

Very pretty French coromandel chinoiserie inkwell in the Louis XV-XVI transitional style .Ormolu

Category

Early 20th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell

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H 4.73 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell

Located in Paris, Ile-de-France

A japanese lacquer and gilted bronze inkwell France, Louis the XVIth

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Inkwells

Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.

Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bronze inkwell in the Japanese style, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Inkwell by Ferdinand

Category

Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Persimmon Suiteki Water Dropper
Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Persimmon Suiteki Water Dropper

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Persimmon Suiteki Water Dropper

Located in Fairfield, CA

A vintage cast iron Japanese suiteki water dropper in the shape of a persimmon. Traditionally used

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Gourd Suiteki Water Dropper
Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Gourd Suiteki Water Dropper

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Gourd Suiteki Water Dropper

Located in Fairfield, CA

calligraphy or ink painting. Made in Japan, original sticker attached.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C
Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C

Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese bronze inkwell with tanuki. Meiji era, late 19th century. The inkwell is made

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey
19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey

19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey

Located in New York, NY

Antique French / Meiji Japanese inkwell featuring the finely carved figure of female and infant

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell
Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell

Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell

Located in Nashville, TN

With bronze and porcelain mounts, maintaining original porcelain liner. Rubbing and loss to the gilded decoration on the lacquer. Wear and patina to the bronze lid. Glue residue. Old...

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell
Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell

Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

A very good quality Japanese silver and cut-glass inkwell of circular dome form.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Inkwells

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Inkwell Japan For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the inkwell Japan you’re looking for. Each inkwell Japan for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and stone. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer inkwell Japan, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right inkwell Japan, those designed in Art Deco, Art Nouveau and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. A well-made inkwell Japan has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Arthur Bond, Lalique and Marcel Bing are consistently popular.

How Much is a Inkwell Japan?

A inkwell Japan can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,998, while the lowest priced sells for $415 and the highest can go for as much as $131,848.