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Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako Peddler's Chest
Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako Peddler's Chest

Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako Peddler's Chest

$1,800

H 35.75 in W 24 in D 14 in

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

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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Fine Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Sageju-Bako - Picnic Box
Fine Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Sageju-Bako - Picnic Box

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts
Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Miniature hokkai bako or kaioke, doll furniture replica of a traditional box
Miniature hokkai bako or kaioke, doll furniture replica of a traditional box

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Intricately  Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono
Intricately  Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono

Intricately Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono

$3,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 2.37 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 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

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

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Kimono Art / Japanese Art / "FUMI-BAKO"
Kimono Art / Japanese Art / "FUMI-BAKO"

Kimono Art / Japanese Art / "FUMI-BAKO"

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H 12.21 in W 15.75 in D 0.6 in

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

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture

Materials

Silk, Thread

Japanese Art / Kimono Art / Wall Decoration -Fumi Bako-
Japanese Art / Kimono Art / Wall Decoration -Fumi Bako-

Japanese Art / Kimono Art / Wall Decoration -Fumi Bako-

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H 20.87 in W 16.34 in D 0.6 in

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

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk, Thread

A Pair Of Japanese Lacquer  'hakko Bako' Boxes And Covers  Edo Period
A Pair Of Japanese Lacquer  'hakko Bako' Boxes And Covers  Edo Period

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Framed Kimono Art "FUMI BAKO"  by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art, Textile Art
Framed Kimono Art "FUMI BAKO"  by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art, Textile Art

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

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period
Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period

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H 9 in W 8.25 in D 12.5 in

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Japanese Zeni-Bako, Edo period, circa 1825.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period
Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period

Japanese Zeni-Bako Box, Edo Period

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H 9 in W 8 in D 12 in

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Obento-Bako 'Lunch Box', Bamboo, Japanese, Meiji Period
Obento-Bako 'Lunch Box', Bamboo, Japanese, Meiji Period

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

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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
Japanese Black Lacquer Tsuzuri-Bako Writing Box with Cricket and Grasses Design

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

Edo Period Suzuri Bako on Later Stand
Edo Period Suzuri Bako on Later Stand

Edo Period Suzuri Bako on Later Stand

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H 18 in W 7.5 in D 8.75 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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako "Traveling Chest"
Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako "Traveling Chest"

Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako "Traveling Chest"

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique Japanese Hasami-Bako / traveling chest for textiles, garments, kimono. Black lacquer & gold

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box
Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box

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

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

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H 1.5 in W 3.125 in D 15.25 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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Ko Bako
Japanese Ko Bako

Japanese Ko Bako

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H 9.5 in W 10.5 in D 13.25 in

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.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes
Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted and Lacquer Hasami-Bako
Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted and Lacquer Hasami-Bako

Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted and Lacquer Hasami-Bako

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H 14.5 in W 23.25 in D 16.25 in

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Paper Storage Box, Ryoshi Bako
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Paper Storage Box, Ryoshi Bako

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Picnic Set in Japanese Lacquer - Sageju-Bako
19th Century Picnic Set in Japanese Lacquer - Sageju-Bako

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)
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Ryoshi-Bako Mont Fuji ( Decorative Box)

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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Silk

Unusual Japanese Rimpa School Gilt Copper Mounted Lacquer Hasami Bako Box
Unusual Japanese Rimpa School Gilt Copper Mounted Lacquer Hasami Bako Box

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...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Copper Mounted Gold Lacquer Box or Robe Chest 'Hasami-Bako'
Japanese Gilt Copper Mounted Gold Lacquer Box or Robe Chest 'Hasami-Bako'

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

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Fine Japanese Taisho Yosegi Parquetry Box
Fine Japanese Taisho Yosegi Parquetry Box

Fine Japanese Taisho Yosegi Parquetry Box

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H 3.88 in W 10.5 in D 8.13 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
19th Century Japanese Lacquer " Hakko Bako " Box

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
Antique Japanese Edo Period “Hakko Bako” Lacquer Samurai Box

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

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Rope, Wood

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Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
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Located in Austin, TX

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Metal, Brass, Copper

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Japanese Stacking Incense Box, Ju-Kobako, Meiji Period, Mid 19th century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century

Located in Austin, TX

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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

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 ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Copper, Gold

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

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...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

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,...

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$128,254

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By Tiffany Studios

Located in London, GB

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Japanese Lacquer and Gold Tray

$16,800

H 3.75 in W 23.75 in D 23.75 in

Japanese Lacquer and Gold Tray

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...

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Japanese Lacquer Smoking Box, Tabako Bon, Edo Period, 19th Century
Japanese Lacquer Smoking Box, Tabako Bon, Edo Period, 19th Century

Japanese Lacquer Smoking Box, Tabako Bon, Edo Period, 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A very fine Japanese maki-e lacquer decorated tabako bon, or smoking box, late Edo Period, mid-19th century, Japan. The elegant smoking box of black lacquer decorated with a wonde...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Lacquer

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Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

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$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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$2,950

H 15 in W 17.5 in D 10 in

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This exquisite vintage Asian marquetry Tansu table cabinet is a masterful blend of craftsmanship and functionality. The intricate marquetry inlays form stunning geometric patterns, b...

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Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo
Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo

Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo

$4,119

H 2.6 in W 6.7 in D 8 in

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...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer

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$5,000 / set

H 46.25 in W 32.5 in D 14.75 in

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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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.

How Much is a Japanese Bako?

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.