Japanese Bako
Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako Peddler's Chest
Located in Oakland, CA
Handsome antique Japanese Gyosho Bako Peddler's chest. Practical piece with incredible iron work
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Fine Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Sageju-Bako - Picnic Box
Located in PARIS, FR
-bako in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, 18th-19th century, inv. AD 529 .
Japan, Meiji period
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered box with lid in the shape of a miniature Hasami-Bako (traveling chest) circa
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Copper
$3,800
H 3.5 in W 8 in D 3.25 in
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) of rounded rectangular form depicting a pair of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$5,248
H 1.78 in W 10.01 in D 9.26 in
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with ‘Rinpa School’-style design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb rectangular ‘Rinpa School’-style black lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) with a slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Brass, Lead
$10,139
H 2.09 in W 8.08 in D 8.86 in
Japanese 'double gourd' lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) by Hara Yôyûsai 原羊遊斎
By Hara Yôyûsai
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An uniquely double-gourd-shaped lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) with a design of gourd leaves, by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
$7,706
H 9.45 in W 8.67 in D 1.78 in
Miniature hokkai bako or kaioke, doll furniture replica of a traditional box
Located in PARIS, FR
Small hokkai bako or kaioke seashells game box, of circular form with its four feet, its bronzes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$1,541
H 3.15 in Dm 1.78 in
Intricately Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A vintage Japanese Tsuzuri bako, writing box. with an unusual, deeply carved relief of Japanese
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
$4,500
H 2.37 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
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Kimono Art / Japanese Art / "FUMI-BAKO"
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
"FUMI-BAKO" by Kimono-Couture
Japanese Kimono Art
This Kimono Art is a creation meticulously
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture
Materials
Silk, Thread
Japanese Art / Kimono Art / Wall Decoration -Fumi Bako-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Japanese Kimono Art by Kimono-Couture
Title:Fumi-bako
This is a one-of-a-kind Kimono Art made of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk, Thread
A Pair Of Japanese Lacquer 'hakko Bako' Boxes And Covers Edo Period
Located in Paris, ile de france
A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUER 'HAKKO BAKO' BOXES AND COVERS
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Of ribbed
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Framed Kimono Art "FUMI BAKO" by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art, Textile Art
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Kimono Art "FUMI BAKO" by Kimono-Couture
・Japanese Art
・Textile Art
・Framed Wall Art
【Description
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 25.6 in W 19.67 in D 0.98 in
Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Zeni-Bako, Edo period, circa 1825.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes
Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Japanese hardwood Edo period Zeni-Bako with multiple drawers, a foldover top and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Obento-Bako 'Lunch Box', Bamboo, Japanese, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Obento-Bako (Lunch Box), bamboo, Japanese, Meiji period
Woven bamboo basket case, edged with black
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Tin
Japanese Black Lacquer Tsuzuri-Bako Writing Box with Cricket and Grasses Design
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese black lacquer Tsuzuri-Bako (writing box) with a delicate and whimsical design of a cricket
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 1.78 in W 9.65 in D 8.08 in
Edo Period Suzuri Bako on Later Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Edo period (1603-1868) pine sea chest wth kiri wood drawers and bamboo dowels. Now on a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 6.3 in W 16.15 in D 13 in
Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako "Traveling Chest"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako / traveling chest for textiles, garments, kimono. Black lacquer & gold
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Japanese Secret Puzzle Trick Box Hidden Drawer
Vintage Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 箱 with a cherry blossom & Chinese landscape design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very well-made, beautiful black lacquer rectangular suzuri’bako (writing box) with rounded
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Silver
H 1.89 in W 9.38 in D 10.2 in
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
1890-1900s. The box was traditionally designed to hold poem paper slips and is called Tanzaku Bako in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Ko Bako
Located in New York, NY
A small portable document safe with worn black lacquer. The interior drawers exhibit kiri wood with red wiped lacquer.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of Hakko Bako cylindrical food containers have a scalloped ring design and are finished
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Brass
Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted and Lacquer Hasami-Bako
Located in New York, NY
Koizumi, Traditional Japanese Furniture, New York, 1986, p. 38, pl. 40.
The Hasami-bako (scissored hamper
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Paper Storage Box, Ryoshi Bako
Located in Paris, FR
Large paper storage box (Ryoshi-bako) in gold lacquer decorated with foliage, vines and stylized
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Century Picnic Set in Japanese Lacquer - Sageju-Bako
Located in Paris, FR
Black lacquer Sageju-bako with a gilt lacquer flower decor. It is composed of a cup, two curved
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Ryoshi-Bako Mont Fuji ( Decorative Box)
Located in Paris, FR
inside of the lid shows a kuge on a horseback. The kuge means a person of high Old Japan imperial
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Silk
H 4.53 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
19thc Edo Period Japanese Lacquer "hakko Bako" Box & Cover
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC EDO PERIOD JAPANESE LACQUER "HAKKO BAKO" BOX & COVER
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Unusual Japanese Rimpa School Gilt Copper Mounted Lacquer Hasami Bako Box
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous box is a rare example of decoration inspired by the Rimpa period. The whole adorned in golden peony branches against background of green trailing vines and polychromati...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
H 14.25 in W 23.5 in D 16.25 in
Japanese Gilt Copper Mounted Gold Lacquer Box or Robe Chest 'Hasami-Bako'
Located in New York, NY
Japanese gilt copper mounted gold lacquer box or robe chest (Hasami-Bako)
19th or early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
H 15.5 in W 24.25 in D 16 in
Fine Japanese Taisho Yosegi Parquetry Box
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese Taisho period box (bako) is decorated with yosegi-zaiku parquetry, inlaid with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Japanese Lacquer " Hakko Bako " Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Original 19th century Japanese lacquer "Hakko Bako" box with cover.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Edo Period “Hakko Bako” Lacquer Samurai Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommon antique Japanese “hakko bako” lacquer box with lid dating from the mid-19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Rope, Wood
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Category
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Materials
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Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China.
The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
Category
Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A finely crafted Japanese tabletop cabinet from the early 20th century, this compact storage piece is richly detailed with traditional decorative techniques and export-era flourishes...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Elm Wood and Brass Korean Tansu Chest with Drawers
By Other Kingdom
Located in Lomita, CA
The patina on this elm wood tansu chest is reflective and deep. The brass also has had time to develop a deep patina that contrasts the elmwood. It mixes wonderfully with other perio...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$2,813 Sale Price
40% Off
H 22.75 in W 22.5 in D 15 in
Japanese Lacquer Tray With Cards
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Meiji-period lacquer tray represents the mastery of Japanese craftsmen in the art of lacquer work. Precious materials are precisely inlaid in the lacquer base, creating a highly...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
$3,400
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Wood
$385,000
H 38 in W 36 in D 21 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
$1,491,139
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) the double hinged doors decorated with two eagles in relief, each standing on a pol...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
1920's Chinese Art Deco Carpet Inspired by Walter Nichols with Jazz Age Style
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
77452 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. Like a moonlit garden glimpsed through the veil of twilight, this hand-knotted wool precious antique Chinese Art Deco rug unfurls w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,499
W 107 in L 138 in
Rare Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Vase Irises by Kumeno Teitaro 19th Century
Located in Somis, CA
A rare early Ginbari cloisonne work by renowned Meiji master Kumeno Teitaro. In high-shouldered ovoid form with six lobes in the body, which forms the shape of a sakura - cherry blos...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$1,320 Sale Price
40% Off
H 6 in W 3 in D 3 in
19th Century Lacquer Cabinet, Circa 1850
Located in Richmond, London
A striking black lacquer table or jewellery cabinet, exquisitely decorated with Oriental figures and pagodas throughout. Mid-19th century. A highly desirable and sought after model.
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Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea.
The small ac...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Korean Scholar's Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,900
H 11 in W 11 in D 11 in
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 early Meiji period). It depicts a nocturnal scenery of a meandering stream surrounded...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular kobako box in takamaki-e and kirigane gold lacquer circled with pewter depicting a lake landscape. Inside and back of the box in nashi-ji lacquer.
Japan – Edo period (16...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
$274,369
H 6.3 in W 9.69 in D 6.34 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese bako you’re looking for. A Japanese bako — often made from lacquer, wood and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Japanese bako you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese bako, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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A Japanese bako can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,573, while the lowest priced sells for $495 and the highest can go for as much as $24,000.
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