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Japanese Inro Box

Traditional Japanese Inro box with five compartments
Traditional Japanese Inro box with five compartments

Traditional Japanese Inro box with five compartments

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Traditional Japanese Inro Box with Five Compartments Traditional Japanese inro box with five compartments.

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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese inro box in black and gold lacquer with a decor of snowy landscape
Japanese inro box in black and gold lacquer with a decor of snowy landscape

Japanese inro box in black and gold lacquer with a decor of snowy landscape

Located in PARIS, FR

Realised in maki-e on black lacquer with smaller details in kirigane, Small boxes formed of compartments that fit one on top of the other, inrō (印 籠) are traditional Japanese cloth...

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Antique Inro Box, Meiji Period, Lacquered Wood, Japan, 19th Century
Antique Inro Box, Meiji Period, Lacquered Wood, Japan, 19th Century

Antique Inro Box, Meiji Period, Lacquered Wood, Japan, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Inro is an ancient traditional Japanese box used to carry and store small items such as tobacco, money, paintbrushes, and other objects.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro

Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro

Located in Norton, MA

Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes

Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes

Located in Marseille, FR

19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight 39.1 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered wood.  

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period

Located in Norton, MA

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask, brown lacquer with 3 sections and 2 compartments, and carved ivory polychrome Okame mask and a rope hair. This item is from the Meiji P...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century
Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century

Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century

Located in Norton, MA

Intricately carved inro in the form of a woven basket. Quality craftsmanship. Opens into two pieces, held together with a rust-red silk string. Made of natural bone material. Good co...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

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Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou

Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou

Located in Marseille, FR

Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in gold taka makiyé of different tones.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments

19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments

Located in Marseille, FR

19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight 59.2 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered wood.  

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background
Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background

Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background

Located in Marseille, FR

19th century Japanese inro with 4 boxes in gold lacquer with kinji mat background decorated in taka makiyé of gold of different tones.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furn...

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box
Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box

Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Deer Image, Ojime, Wood Frog Netsuke, Makie Box

Located in Point Richmond, CA

The Inro is comprised of three stacked compartments and features a deer motif with mother of pearl accents, an ojime and a wooden frog netsuke. Inros were used to store items like m...

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Sagemono Inro box with a maki-e decor of a Samuari in a lake landscape
Japanese Sagemono Inro box with a maki-e decor of a Samuari in a lake landscape

Japanese Sagemono Inro box with a maki-e decor of a Samuari in a lake landscape

Located in PARIS, FR

Interior in hirameji lacquer. On the top of the inro are three birds in flight in takamaki-e. Small boxes formed of interlocking compartments, inrō (印籠) are traditional Japanese clo...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold

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19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Netsuke (Decorative Pills Box)
19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Netsuke (Decorative Pills Box)

19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Netsuke (Decorative Pills Box)

Located in Paris, FR

Very interesting three boxes lacquer inro with a gold phoenix decor. The peculiarity of this item is its unusual round shape.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box

Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box

Located in Milano, IT

Signed: “Kajikawa saku” and with a red pot seal Height: 3 1/8in (7.9cm) Provenance: Michael Tomkinson Collection Leonard Haber Collection Literature: Michael Tomkinson, A Japan...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro, 19th Century Additional information: Period: 19th century, 20th century Region of Origin: Japan Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

HERMES Annie Faivre c.1986 "Kimons et Inros" Japanese Kimono Print Silk Scarf
HERMES Annie Faivre c.1986 "Kimons et Inros" Japanese Kimono Print Silk Scarf

HERMES Annie Faivre c.1986 "Kimons et Inros" Japanese Kimono Print Silk Scarf

By Hermès, Annie Faivre

Located in Thiensville, WI

Lined: No Marked Fabric Content: Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Silk Additional Details / Inclusions: Olive green background, ornate Inros (Japanese ornate pouch/box) at each co...

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1980s Unknown Scarves

Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes
Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes

Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes

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H 2.37 in W 1.58 in D 0.79 in

Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes

Located in Munich, DE

These three antique handcrafted inro cases, are a wonderful collection of Japanese Sagemono (hanging object). These inro have several sections stacked one above the other and were tr...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bone, Bamboo, Wood

Japanese Carved Bone Floral Birds Inro, signed early 20th Century
Japanese Carved Bone Floral Birds Inro, signed early 20th Century

Japanese Carved Bone Floral Birds Inro, signed early 20th Century

Located in Norton, MA

Nicely carved Inro with birds and flowers. Quality craftsmanship. Hand-carved pierced sides and top. Opens into two pieces, held together with a rust-red silk string, with carved bon...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box
Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box

Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box

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H 3.55 in W 1.19 in D 2.37 in

Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box

Located in Paris, FR

Inro with five compartments in gold lacquer with decoration in hira maki-e of polychrome lacquer of blossom branches a river side and a silver moon. The interior is nashi-ji lacquer...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke 'Pill Box'
Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke 'Pill Box'

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke 'Pill Box'

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful five compartment gold lacquer Inro with polychrome decoration representing multiple characters moving towards a pavilion, a crane with wings flying over. The interior in n...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke

Located in Stamford, CT

Swirling hand painted colors on leather showcase a winged angel on this beautiful Japanese Wallet from the Meiji Era in Japan, c. 1868- 1912. The embossed colors are red, gold, brown...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Late Victorian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Edo–Meiji Six-Case Gold Lacquer Inro with Bone Netsuke and Ojime
Japanese Edo–Meiji Six-Case Gold Lacquer Inro with Bone Netsuke and Ojime

Japanese Edo–Meiji Six-Case Gold Lacquer Inro with Bone Netsuke and Ojime

Located in Chesterland, OH

A striking and luxurious six-case Japanese inrō from the late Edo to early Meiji period (circa 1800–1880), entirely enveloped in glowing gold lacquer and executed with exceptional te...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes and Cases

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box
19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th century Meiji period Japanese black lacquered inlaid Inro box. Scenes of a bird on one side and butterflies and foliage on the other constructed of hand inlaid mother-of-pearl.

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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Lacquer

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Japanese Inro Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese inro box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Japanese inro box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and bamboo. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese inro box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Japanese Inro Box?

The average selling price for a Japanese inro box at 1stDibs is $3,317, while they’re typically $307 on the low end and $8,550 for the highest priced.