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Japanese Kogo or inecens box in the form of a realistic eggplant
Japanese Kogo or inecens box in the form of a realistic eggplant

Japanese Kogo or inecens box in the form of a realistic eggplant

Located in PARIS, FR

Small lacquered wooden box in the shape of an eggplant. Top of the fruit near the leaves painted

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Silver

19th century Japanese lacquered wooden box
19th century Japanese lacquered wooden box

19th century Japanese lacquered wooden box

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A 19th-century Japanese lacquered wooden box, finely decorated according to traditional Japanese

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period
Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid hand painted, 19th Century Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good papier mâché, rectangular shaped black lacquered lidded box, hand enamelled and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Japan
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Japan

Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Japan

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Tiered Jewelry Box
Japanese Lacquered Tiered Jewelry Box

Japanese Lacquered Tiered Jewelry Box

Located in Bradenton, FL

Vintage Japanese Jewelry Box. Box is lacquered in classic black and red, featuring hand-painted

Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Wajima Lacquer Box with Kōrin-style Makie Design by Enoki Kei (b. 1949)
Wajima Lacquer Box with Kōrin-style Makie Design by Enoki Kei (b. 1949)

Wajima Lacquer Box with Kōrin-style Makie Design by Enoki Kei (b. 1949)

Located in Fukuoka, JP

This exceptional covered box is a refined example of Wajima-nuri lacquerware, created by Japanese

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Black and Gold Lacquer Japanese Suzuribako Box
Black and Gold Lacquer Japanese Suzuribako Box

Black and Gold Lacquer Japanese Suzuribako Box

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century Japanese black and gold lacquer Suzuribako box with firefly and plum blossom design.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049

Located in Norton, MA

Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a long rectangular document box with hinged cover, decorated with a

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood; 19th century The lid is decorated with a landscape

Category

Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes
A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes

A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes

Located in Norton, MA

Japan, late Edo, two big octagonal covered shell game boxes resting on footed stands, with makie-e

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique A Two-tier Japanese Bento Box in Holder with Carry Handle
Antique A Two-tier Japanese Bento Box in Holder with Carry Handle

Antique A Two-tier Japanese Bento Box in Holder with Carry Handle

Located in Norton, MA

Two-tier bento box in holder with carry handle, with gilded leaf decoration, 6 1/2" high, 6 1/2" x

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.051
Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.051

Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.051

Located in Norton, MA

Japan, Edo to Meiji period, decorated with morning glory and a bird in hiramaki-e.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century
Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century

Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Lacquered Japanese writing box with metal detailing, mid 20th century. The box has signs of

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Large Lacquer Box with Cover in Melon shape
Japanese Large Lacquer Box with Cover in Melon shape

Japanese Large Lacquer Box with Cover in Melon shape

Located in Norton, MA

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

Category

20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document

Located in Norton, MA

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lunch Boxes with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware
Antique Japanese Lunch Boxes with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware

Antique Japanese Lunch Boxes with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware

Located in Paris, FR

This is the Japanese lunch boxes. Traditionally, Osechi (a special kind of food for the new year

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flowering magnolia branches

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Lacquer Natsume (box for matcha powder) Boat 1980s
Japanese Antique Lacquer Natsume (box for matcha powder) Boat 1980s

Japanese Antique Lacquer Natsume (box for matcha powder) Boat 1980s

Located in Paris, FR

This is a box for the matcha powder using while tea ceremony in Japan. It is called 'Natsume'. It

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Black lacquered box with Japanese botanical design, urushi
Black lacquered box with Japanese botanical design, urushi

Black lacquered box with Japanese botanical design, urushi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This antique lacquerware box with a lid retains the elegance of the Taisho period. It is

Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Wood Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese, Early 20Century
Wood Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese, Early 20Century

Wood Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese, Early 20Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This box is a japanese box, early 20th century, in a red laquer, representing a bird and a flower

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer. The furniture was made during the Meiji

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Pencil Box Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period, 19th C
Antique Japanese Pencil Box Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period, 19th C

Antique Japanese Pencil Box Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period, 19th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century Of rectangular shape, overall painted in famille rose

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese late Meiji period Large Organizer Lacquered Box, Ric.053
Japanese late Meiji period Large Organizer Lacquered Box, Ric.053

Japanese late Meiji period Large Organizer Lacquered Box, Ric.053

Located in Norton, MA

Japan, late Meiji period or later, a large black square organizer box and cover, decorated with

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape
Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape

Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape

Located in PARIS, FR

An old suzuribako, or writing box, in black lacquer with a faceted lid and featuring, as its sole

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Antique Japanese Box 'Red and Black' with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware
Antique Japanese Box 'Red and Black' with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware

Antique Japanese Box 'Red and Black' with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware

Located in Paris, FR

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Three Black Japanese Lacquer Nesting Boxes with Two Keys, Late 19th Century
Three Black Japanese Lacquer Nesting Boxes with Two Keys, Late 19th Century

Three Black Japanese Lacquer Nesting Boxes with Two Keys, Late 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

Located in San Francisco, CA

this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period

Located in Greding, DE

Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment
A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment

A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment

Located in Central England, GB

This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine
Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine

Located in Bradenton, FL

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine, or traveling altar, with hand-carved wooden

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Jewelry Box in Lacquer Decor with Birds
19th Century Japanese Jewelry Box in Lacquer Decor with Birds

19th Century Japanese Jewelry Box in Lacquer Decor with Birds

Located in Marseille, FR

Japanese jewelry box in lacquer decor with birds (waders) decorated on all sides XIXth with handle

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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Japanese Lacquer Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, all Japanese lacquer boxes available were constructed with great care. Japanese lacquer boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese lacquer boxes bearing Art Deco or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. George Ashdown Audsley, Alfred Dunhill and Namiki Manufacturing Co each produced beautiful Japanese lacquer boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Japanese Lacquer Boxes?

Japanese lacquer boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,150, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $67,553.
Questions About Japanese Lacquer Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can restore Japanese lacquer that has been damaged by exposure to light by gently buffing it with carnauba wax. Use a soft cloth to gently rub the wax into the piece, removing any excess and avoiding undamaged lacquer. Take a look on 1stDibs for a variety of pieces featuring Japanese lacquer.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean a Japanese lacquer box, start by moistening a soft lint-free cloth with warm water. Ring it out and then gently rub every surface. Do not use soap as it may damage the lacquer. Dry the box promptly with a second soft, dry lint-free cloth. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese lacquer boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A lacquerware box is a box that has been coated in lacquer to give it a distinctive decorative look. The material underneath the lacquer can vary and can be decorated with carving or painting as well. Shop a collection of lacquerware boxes from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Lacquer boxes are 20th century Russian boxes. The boxes feature miniature paintings and are not made out of wood as appears, but are crafted from papier-mâché instead. Shop a collection of lacquer boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquer is made of resin produced from the sap of the Urushi tree. Artisans craft bowls, vases, boxes and other items out of the material. Find a collection of Japanese lacquer furniture and decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Japanese puzzle box, called himitsu-bako, are wooden boxes which keep items safe from theft through an intricate mechanical pattern. These boxes require specific steps moving the mechanism to release the obscured lid, opening to reveal the cavity within.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, there is a type of varnish called Japanese lacquer. It is made from the sap of an urushi tree, which grows in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. On 1stDibs, you can find vintage and modern Japanese lacquered pieces from some of the top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To fix Japanese black lacquer, take it to a furniture repair shop that has previously worked with the material. Lacquer is very delicate. Attempting to fix a piece on your own could cause further damage. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Japanese black lacquer.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquerware items are finished with a sap that comes from the lacquer tree. This finish is prone to degradation, especially if exposed to sun and water, and age will take its toll as well. To clean lacquerware items, wet a lint-free cloth and wring as much water out as you can, then wipe the item. Finish by drying it with a soft lint-free cloth. Shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese lacquerware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean Russian lacquer boxes, moisten a soft cleaning cloth with warm water and mild dish soap. Gently wipe down every surface of the box and then repeat the process with a cloth dampened only with water. For the final step, dry with a soft towel. Find a variety of Russian lacquer boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Russian lacquer boxes are also called Palekh boxes after the village where the craft was first recorded in the 1920s. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary Russian lacquer boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Most Russian lacquer boxes are made in the villages of Fedoskino, Kholui, Mstera and Palekh, Russia. In 1705, the guild for manufacturing lacquer boxes opened in Fedoskino. Many boxes feature natural forms inspired by the landscapes surrounding the village. On 1stDibs, find a range of wrought iron furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The inkstone was the most precious and permanent object in a Japanese writing set. It is a mortar used for mixing dry ink with water for the purposes of writing. You'll find a selection of Japanese writing boxes on 1stDibs.