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Antique Japanese Silver Incense Box Signed, 19th-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An extremely fine quality antique heavy gauge Japanese silver incense box, the cover inset with a
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Japanese Silver Incense Box Signed, 19th-20th Century
Antique Japanese Silver Incense Box Signed, 19th-20th Century
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H 1.78 in W 3.94 in D 5.42 in
Pair of Whimsical Japanese Porcelain Rabbit Kogo Incense Boxes
Located in Forney, TX
A fascinating pair of Japanese porcelain kogo (incense containers), crouching rabbit figures, hand
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box with Ho Ho Bird
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

Porcelain Gucci Lidded Box with Incense 420 Holder
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful porcelain box with the Gucci logo. Originally sold as a set for Incense, the holder is
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Vintage Incense Utensils for Tea Ceremony Kougou Kiseto Ware 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
with Kiseto ware style. This item will come with a wooden box. Seto ware is a type of Japanese pottery
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Japanese Vintage Incense Utensils for Tea Ceremony Kougou Oribe ware 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
box. Oribe ware is a style of Japanese pottery that first appeared in the sixteenth century. It is a
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Ko-Imari Gold Blue Porcelain Koro Incense Burner
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Stunning contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style porcelain koro or incense burner or jewelry box, hand
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Jewelry Boxes

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Gold

Box Wood Netsuke Turtle Mushroom Japanese Japan Signed, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Incense Burners, Koro Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Porcelain Koro Incense Burner
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain maki-e pattern koro or incense burner, hand painted on a
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Gold

Japanese Covered Grape Plique a Jour Enamel Kogo
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese covered silvered and enamel kogo or box for incense. The box is enameled with polychrome
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This handled box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Japanese Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Edo (1614 - 1868) period incense storage box in stacked, double fan design. Fans have bamboo
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Japanese Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
H 4.25 in W 7.25 in D 1.75 in
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Sheet Metal

Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
H 5.75 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 7 in
Japanese Tabako-bon with Two Rabbits, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Bamboo, Bakelite, Hardwood

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lead

Japanese Lacquer House Shaped Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and intricately decorated lacquer box for storing incense, kogo, in the form of a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique lacquered small box that was likely used to contain incense powder (it is called Kobako
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner 'Koro'
Located in Hudson, NY
Wood storage box.
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Located in Hudson, NY
Exquisitely detailed incense storage box in gold lacquer with silver and gold overlays of a folded
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
H 2 in W 4.25 in D 3.5 in
Small Japanese Lacquer Duck Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese Meiji Period small lacquer incense box, kogo, in the form of a duck or goose
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Incense Box, Kogo, Momoyama or Edo Period, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Japanese lacquer incense box, kogo, with a design of sparrows in flight, late Momoyama
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Gold, Pewter

Old Japanese Porcelain Lidded Incense Burner in the Original Box
Located in Norton, MA
Old Japanese porcelain lidded incense burner in the original box The lid with the lion, two
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Mid-20th Century Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese, Black Lacquer, Chrysanthemum Shaped Incense Burner 'Koro'
Located in Hudson, NY
With chrysanthemum motif and a gilded bronze lid. Includes unsigned collector's box. Interior
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese, Black Lacquer, Chrysanthemum Shaped Incense Burner 'Koro'
Located in Hudson, NY
with chrysanthemum motif and a gilded bronze lid. Includes unsigned collector's box. interior
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
an opium container or incense holder. From the collection of David & Sarah Battie 24cm in length
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Softwood

Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Silver

Japanese antique pottery lion-shaped incense burner / 17th - 18th century / Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese "Seto" fired pottery incense burner. Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

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Pottery

Japanese Lacquer Box, Kobako, "The Ivy Way", Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese tall lacquer box for incense implements, kobako, with a scene from The Tales
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Early 17th century 'Incense Burner' ( Koro)
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 17th century incense burner( Koro) in basket weave nashiji lacquer pattern with chrysanthemum
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming/Transitional Period Kosometsuke Incense Box, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
17th century chinese porcelain, transitional period, made for the Japanese market. This unusual
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Ca 1600 Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Incense Box Fruit
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the Japanese market. This unusual Kosumetsuke Kogo would have held incense that is added to the
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Foo-Dog 'Shi-Shi' Incense Burner 'Koro' with Removable Lid
Located in Hudson, NY
This unique piece of ceramic has beautiful color. It also has a collector's box.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. Complete with a Japanese Collectors’ wood storage box labeled: “Chinese coconut rare wood tray made for
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
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H 1.5 in W 14.63 in D 9.88 in
Celadon Incense Burner with Peony Arabesque Design/Chinese Antique/14th-17th C
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
 Sekishobachi "Dwarf sedge pot". Originally, it was an incense burner, but in the spirit of Japanese tea
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Tea Ceremony Container
Located in Studio City, CA
(stated on the box) or incense burner by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

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Stoneware

Japanese lacquered wooden antique display stand/temple small stand/Edo/1800s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an exhibition stand used in temples around Oita Prefecture, Japan. Basically, it is a stand
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cypress

Important Japanese six-fold screen depicting The Tale of The Genji, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
sends her gifts: comb boxes, vanity chests, incense coffers and incense. To the right is an episode
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Judith Leiber Resting Crane Bird Diamante Gold Trinket Pill Box
By Judith Leiber
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Hard to Find Gold tone Judith Leiber Trinket Box fashioned after a Japanese 'Koro' or
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21st Century and Contemporary American Evening Bags and Minaudières

Set of Ki-Seto Ceramic Altar Pieces from Korean Empire Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
-1910), a short independent period after Joseon dynasty before the invasion and occupation by Japan. The
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Early 20th Century Korean Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Bronze Kirin Incensor Bird Ingot Original Wooden Box, Japan
Located in Monterey, CA
symbolizes wealth and prosperity. This bronze incense comes with its original wooden box. It is from Japan
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Lacquer Incense Box, Duck, Animal, Lacquerware, Container, 19th Century, Japan
Located in London, GB
Title: Small Lacquer Incense Box Date: 19th century Dimensions: (W) 7 (D) 12 (H) 7 cm Condition
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19th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray
Located in New York, NY
. Complete with a Japanese Collectors’ wood storage box labeled: “Chinese coconut rare wood tray made for
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Coconut

Japanese Gold Lacquered Duck Kogo
Located in Wilton, CT
Gold and Silver Exquisitely Lacquered Boxes in the Form of Male and Female Ducks. The Boxes, Known
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Small Lidded Box for Incence by Taniguchi Ryozo, 1926-1996
Located in Berlin, Berlin
incense (kôgô). Beautiful kôgô are used for representational purposes within the tea ceremony, after the
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi
Located in Berlin, Berlin
This luxurious maki-e incense box was made by the great pre-war Taishō/Shōwa-period lacquer master
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Antique Japanese Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Old Mulberry Small Container / 1912-1960 / Incense Container
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a container for incense made in Japan around the Taisho to mid-Showa period. It is made of
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Other

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old and exquisite Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder (it is
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer
Located in London, GB
incense boxes or kobako of rectangular form within an outer box decorated with a pictoral scene in Somado
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Boxes and Cases

Japanese Lovely Antique Rabbit Miniature Incense Container Kogo, Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese a fine antique handcrafted, hand-glazed round two part ceramic incense container -kogo- in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gucci 1980s Perfumed Incense Box
By Gucci
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Spice up your space with this Gucci incense set! Circa 1980s, this two piece porcelain incense box
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1980s Japanese Miscellaneous

Japanese Showa Period Patinated Bronze Incense Burner
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Showa period patinated heavy bronze incense burner with box, circa 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Small Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Container Kogo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small antique Japanese lacquered round box used to contain incense powder (it is called Kogo
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Porcelain Incense Burner by Japanese Master Artist ‘Cherry Blossom Series’
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Porcelain decorative incense burner, hand-painted on a beautifully shaped porcelain body, a signed
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Imari Porcelain Incense Burner by Master Artist, 'Cherry Blossom Serie'
Located in Takarazuka, JP
This ornate contemporary porcelain incense burner, hand-painted on a beautifully shaped body and
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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Japanese Incense Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese incense box for your home. A Japanese incense box — often made from metal, lacquer and wood — can elevate any home. Find 25 options for an antique or vintage Japanese incense box now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the Japanese incense box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese incense box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese incense box over the years, but those crafted by Kyoto Pottery, Shugoro Hasuda and Zōhiko Studio are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Incense Box?

Prices for a Japanese incense box start at $125 and top out at $27,500 with the average selling for $1,864.
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