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Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance
Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance

Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

suzuribako was purchased from Yoshida Curio, Kyoto, Japan in May 1966. It comes together with the original

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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19th Century Japanese Ivory Inlaid Curio Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Ivory Inlaid Curio Cabinet

19th Century Japanese Ivory Inlaid Curio Cabinet

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H 80 in W 57 in D 18 in

19th Century Japanese Ivory Inlaid Curio Cabinet

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century Japanese curio cabinet with carved moulding and pierce carved side and back panels

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cupboards

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Pair of Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Flower Arrangements and Rare Birds
Pair of Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Flower Arrangements and Rare Birds

Pair of Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Flower Arrangements and Rare Birds

Located in Milano, IT

from China. They became highly prized as imported curios, used in Japan as kazari - display items - and

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Curio Cabinet
Japanese Curio Cabinet

Japanese Curio Cabinet

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H 85 in W 46 in D 19 in

Japanese Curio Cabinet

Located in Hudson, NY

Quite fantastical Japanese curio cabinet, made for the export market. Excellent quality lacquered

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Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Beautiful 19th Century English Bamboo Lacquer Curio Cabinet
Beautiful 19th Century English Bamboo Lacquer Curio Cabinet

Beautiful 19th Century English Bamboo Lacquer Curio Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Beautiful bamboo lacquered Japanese style Curio cabinet. Upper section with shelves and beveled

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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Bamboo

Pumpkin (GT)

Yayoi KusamaPumpkin (GT), 1996

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H 15.75 in W 12.8 in

Pumpkin (GT)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Tokyo, 13

Provenance: CURIO,LTD. , Japan; Lougher Contemporary, UK; private collection, Japan

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1990s Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

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Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

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...

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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...

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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese golden kobako flowers Edo period 18th century
Japanese golden kobako flowers Edo period 18th century

Japanese golden kobako flowers Edo period 18th century

Located in PARIS, FR

Quadrangular kobako box decorated with flowers in gold and blue lacquer with aogai inlay. Lid and sides in fundame lacquer, underside and interior in nashi-ji lacquer. Inside, a remo...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10.5 x 2.5 x 2 inch.

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Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket

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 ...

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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890

$24,860

H 39.38 in W 26.78 in D 43.31 in

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890

Located in Berghuelen, DE

An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of sea shells, backrest supported by a sea horse. The base features fish heads and sea s...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Chinese Carpet by Nichols & Co.
Art Deco Chinese Carpet by Nichols & Co.

Art Deco Chinese Carpet by Nichols & Co.

$33,152

W 105.12 in L 133.08 in

Art Deco Chinese Carpet by Nichols & Co.

Located in Milan, IT

Only a very limited group of the carpets woven during the thirties at the Tianjin city looms are decorated by geometric patterns typical of the Art Deco period. Some of these rare pi...

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Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

$19,850

H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Located in New Orleans, LA

A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Wood

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

$67,500

H 41 in W 60 in D 29 in

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

By Pauly et Cie

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

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Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Settees

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako
Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako

Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako

$2,604

H 2.17 in W 3.04 in D 3.04 in

Japanese lacquered Cherry Tree Kobako

Located in PARIS, FR

Kobako in nashiji lacquer of square shape with a hira maki-e décor of a blossoming cherry tree. Both of the four sides are adorned with golden lacquer cherry flowers, represented i...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It can be used as a unique planter or to showcase an ikebana design. Hibachi means "fir...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair
English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair

English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair

$36,000

H 73.5 in W 30 in D 104 in

English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair

Located in Queens, NY

English Regency-style (19th Century) hooded mahogany library arm chair with adjustable chaise attachment and leather cushion.

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl
A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl

$4,025

H 2.17 in Dm 3.15 in

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl

Located in Milano, IT

Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl with curved corners and embellished with a refined scene of daily life along a watercourse on the outside. The interior is adorned with graceful butterflie...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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 shishi (temple lions) and the lucky god Hotei 布袋 on a rôiro’urushi (black lacquer) gro...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton, circa 1737 H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm Provenance: - Private collection, The N...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set
Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set

$28,500

H 10.75 in W 9 in D 1.5 in

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set

Located in New Orleans, LA

This remarkable Japanese portable writing set contains the instruments of sublime artistic expression. Also known as a yatate, this Meiji-period set includes a low writing table, an ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

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Japanese Curio For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese curio for your home. Frequently made of wood, ceramic and glass, every Japanese curio was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Japanese curio you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese curio, those designed in neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese curio over the years, but those crafted by Drexel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Curio?

Prices for a Japanese curio start at $200 and top out at $75,000 with the average selling for $1,194.