Japanese Bako
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
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
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
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
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Japanese Secret Puzzle Trick Box Hidden Drawer
Vintage Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
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
Lacquer, Wood
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
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H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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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.