Japanese Lacquer Boxes

This is a trio of vintage nesting boxes. A Japanese, lacquered celluloid set of small storage boxes with handpainted decor, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940.

The Design & Impact: This elegant document box (bunko or ryoshibako) presents a dignified and highly stable form, serving as a magnificent canvas for traditional Japanese lacquer art.

Japanese Large Lacquer Box with a Cover in Melon shape, depicting the melon with ivy branches, leaves, and butterflies.

Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a dedicated artwork.

This is the Japanese lunch boxes. Traditionally, Osechi (a special kind of food for the new year) is served with this kind of lunch boxes called 'JYUBAKO' which are three-tiered or f...

Curious small incense box, or kōgō, in red and pink lacquer, fashioned in the form of a split pomegranate.

The floral decoration on the boxes is made of mother-of-pearl on lacquer. Meiji period, Japan, 19th century.

Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flowering magnolia branches and signed by the artist.

Small lacquered wooden box in the shape of an eggplant. The upper part of the fruit near the leaves is painted with silver or tin pigments forming the stem.

Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century with two built-in trays measuring 30 cm by 28 cm for a height of 9 cm.

This is a set of 4 vintage nesting boxes. A Japanese, lacquered quartet of small storage boxes with handpainted decor, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century, measuring 22 cm in length by 14 cm in height and 16 cm in depth.

Originally designed to hold cherished letters, waka poetry scrolls, or precious scholar's objects, this box serves as a highly sophisticated focal point that brings a deep sense of p...

This is a vintage cleric's writing slope. A Japanese, red lacquer travelling correspondence box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a box for the matcha powder using while tea ceremony in Japan.

Sold with is travelling box signed by Murooka Shuo (田中 高明) Japan – Taishō period (1912–1921) Height: 2.5 cm – Length: 9 cm – Width: 3 cm

The Design & Impact: This museum quality, tiered writing box (kasane suzuribako) represents a breathtaking convergence of traditional calligraphy (shodo) and the highly formalized Ja...

The Design & Impact: This incredibly rare, multi-layered writing box (kasane suzuribako) perfectly encapsulates the deep sense of ceremony and refined aestheticism of the traditiona...

Elegant small kobako in the shape of a bitter melon, also known as balsam pear or bitter cucumber. Crafted in bluish-green lacquer, with a gold-lacquered interior. The rendering of t...

It is characterized by the deep luster of the lacquer and the delicately painted floral pattern, making it a piece that evokes traditional Japanese beauty.

The Design & Impact: This exceptionally beautiful and complete antique document box (bunko) and writing box (suzuribako) set perfectly captures the poetic and expansive beauty of cla...

This box is a japanese box, early 20th century, in a red laquer, representing a bird and a flower. This has been made in Japan.

This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer.

A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose colors with flowers, all on a yellow ground, the interior in red.

An old suzuribako, or writing box, in black lacquer with a faceted lid and featuring, as its sole decoration in the lower left section, a moonlight scene emerging from tall grasses.

Accompanied by its custom antique storage box, this incense box stands as an exceptionally rare, surviving testament to the absolute zenith of Japanese lacquer artistry.

The Era & Origin: Signed by the lacquer artist Kakuzan and accompanied by its original wooden storage box (tomobako), this piece is a wonderful example of modern Japanese lacquerwar...

Japan, late Meiji period or later, a large black square organizer box and cover, decorated with geometric squares in gold on the cover

A Japanese Taisho period tiered food box from the early 20th century with red lacquer and calligraphy.

The Material: The foundation of these boxes is a flawless roiro finish, an incredibly labor intensive technique that produces a deep, mirror like black lacquer.

4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes. Lots off Bone fiches. I think a game. Very good condition.

This is a Japanese lunch box. This is made of paulownia woods and painted with lacquer-Wajima.

This is a very beautiful Japanese box dating from the beginning of the 20th century.

Beautiful set of three black Japanese lacquer nesting boxes with their two keys.

Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...

Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, decorated with irises and butterflies in gold and black.

this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mo...

A Japanese Taisho period Hokai box from the early 20th century, with red lacquer, ornate brass accents and original rope.

Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...

This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality example with a complicated and intricate interior.

Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Creepy Woodsorrel Mon or Kamon.

This charming old Japanese round box is crafted from lightweight papier-mâché and finished in a deep, glossy black lacquer that highlights its graceful form.

This vide poche is a mural Vide poche or box, this is setting on the wall. Made in Japan in the 19th century, it has been made in black lacquered wood.  

A Unique and exceptionally Large Red Lacquer Asian Box converted into a center/side Table Elegant and warm touch to any Livuing room - please, see 2nd photo for reference in its mo...

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine, or traveling altar, with hand-carved wooden standing Japanese figure. Intricately bronzed fittings on door. Altar is 3"W when clo...

A Gold Lacquer Kōbako (Incense Box) Edo Period (1615–1868), Circa 1850 This exquisite gold lacquer kōbako (incense box) exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Edo period.

Japanese jewelry box in lacquer decor with birds (waders) decorated on all sides XIXth with handle on the sides including 4 drawers.

This is an antique Meiji table box. A Japanese, lacquer loose leaf tea case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Small incense box (kōgō) in black persimmon wood, carved in the form of a textured, charred and overturned tree stump upon which rests a cricket. The underside of the stump bears the...

A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...

A Rare and Important 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet, 19 cm H, 17cm W, 16.5cm D. The exquisitely decorated cabinet depicts fine floral raised scenes to each side. l...

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Wooden Box w/ Original Outer Case, Ca. 1880 Meiji Period: 1868-1912 DIMENSIONS Length: 16.5 inches Width: 3.5 inches Height: 2.5 inches

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...

Rectangular Japanese box in lacquered papier-mâché with hand-painted decoration, Japan, 19th century.

Antique Japanese lacquer jewelry box from the late 19th century decorated with flowers and foliage, 8 cm high for a length of 21 cm by 18 cm.

Antique Japanese hand-painted lacquer teapot caddy. Interior is padded and fitted for blue and white porcelain teapot.

Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep black apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee...