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Antique 20th Century Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and antique Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box with full array of components included
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20th Century Japanese Other Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Japanese Namban Chest adorned with cylindrical motives and mother of pearl inlay
Located in PARIS, FR
decoration in gold maki-e lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl (raden). Japan - Azuchi Momoyama period (1573
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Japanese Meiji Shibayama Lacquered Mother of Pearl Eagle Wall Plaque 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century, Meiji period shibayama wall plaque depicting a mother of pearl eagle perched on
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Lacquer

Japanese Edo Period Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Embellished Stoneware Koro
Located in Austin, TX
mother-of-pearl embellishment, signed Gyokusen, Edo Period, early to mid 19th century, Japan. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Copper

Two Japanese Mother of Pearl Wood Dishes
Located in Brea, CA
Two Japanese mother of pearl wood dishes, very beautiful pieces. Measures: Large one H 2” x L 13.5
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Rabbit Toggle Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite mother-of-pearl carving is a delightful example of the button-like toggles worn by men
Category

20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Japanese Powder Horn with Inlay in Mother of Pearl, 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fantastic Japanese powder horn. The horn has inlay of mother of pearl in the shape of a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Horn

Antique Chinese wall panel Asia black lacquered mother of pearl
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Japanese wall panel black lacquered mother of pearl Verry good condition
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Vintage 1960s Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Lacquered Cabinet Japan with Mother of Pearl Inlays
Located in Buxton, GB
. The design features a Japanese theme with birds and a the most beautiful pearl and shell inlays of
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Antique 19th Century Italian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Shell, Wood

Japonisme Mother of Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Display Cabinet after Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in London, GB
West, and exporting Japanese goods—including furniture and decorative art—to Europe. One craftsmen by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone

Antique Korean Mother of Pearl Inlay Lacquer Tabletop Accessory Chest Joseon
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean lacquered small chest of drawers with Mother-of-Pearl inlays circa 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Antique Korean Sutra Desk Lacquer with Mother of Pearl Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique lacquered wood desk (Gyeongsang) with mother of pearl inlays from Korea circa mid-19th
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Antique Mid-19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
circular mother-of-pearl inlay in its center and rests on a stone base. It is inscribed on the bottom of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory
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Antique Early 19th Century Korean Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Fine pair of Shibayama mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of late 19th century Palais Royal Shibayama opera glasses in mother of pearl
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Antique 1880s French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Japanese Lacquer Tray With Cards
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Meiji-period lacquer tray represents the mastery of Japanese craftsmen in the art of lacquer
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Mid century Handcrafted Chinese Corner Armchair Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Birmingham, AL
Stunning, vintage handcarfed Chinese Rosewood Corner Chairs features intricate mother of pearl
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Anglo-Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flowers and birds on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Queens, NY
crest), accompanied by a phoenix, a revered symbol in Japanese art and mythology. The cabinet contains
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pine trees detailed in mother of pearl and bone on a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Gilt Lacquer Writing Desk & Poem Box
Located in Chicago, IL
towards the sky, formed of raised lacquer (takamaki-e) and mother of pearl inlay (raden). Dark lacquer at
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Oversized Vintage Mirror with Mother of Pearl Details by Muramasa Kudo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mother of pearl details further elevate this mirror to the realm of exquisite art. Intricately embedded
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1990s Japanese Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mirror

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
keyayaki (zelkova) and kakinoki (persimmon) wood. Two small doors with inlaid Mother-of-pearl and lacquer
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Located in Austin, TX
water iris inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the ohirame technique, the leaves in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

19th Century Shibayama Four Panel Screen Meiji Period Japan, C.1880
Located in London, GB
19th century Shibayama four Panel screen Meiji Period Japan C.1880 Mother of pearl inlay in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high relief against the black lacquered ground. Presented in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Hand Carved, Black Lacquer Table Top 4-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Pasadena, CA
Black lacquer panels decorated with carved Mother of Pearl + Bone Birds and cherry blossom branches.
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
lacquer is tastefully inlaid with mother of pearl and white shell decorations using the Japanese "raden
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

Carlo Zen, Mother-of-Pearl & Brass Thread Inlaid Side Table, Italy, circa 1900
By Carlo Zen
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Zen Stile Floreale - Italian Art Nouveau Octagonal Side Table Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl & Brass
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Japanese Tagasode (Whose Sleeves?) Lacquer Incense Box, Kobako, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
mother of pearl, raden. Luxurious kimono of rich brocade with intricate and fashionable designs have been
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
core and inlaid with shimmering abalone mother of pearl. There is a strong Japanese influence to the
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Vintage 1930s Korean Showa Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Abalone

Antique Japanese Lacquer Inlaid Hardwood Meiji Period Shibayama Shodana Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
, one scene shows a bird with an Ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging leaves & flowers in vessels
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Gold

Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with ‘Rinpa School’-style design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
takamaki-e (high-relief lacquer design), inlays of lead and shiny mother-of-pearl (raden). The design
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass, Lead

Vintage Decorative Jewellery Case, Japanese, Lacquer, Box, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage decorative jewellery case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Hibachi with Inlaid Bamboo Motif
Located in Fukuoka, JP
stalks and leaves rendered in colored lacquer, metal, and raden (mother-of-pearl). The glowing natural
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Tray
Located in New Orleans, LA
a towering mountain, executed in mother-of-pearl, gold and other precious materials. The deep black
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Japanese Meiji Period Pair of Shibayama Panels, Ca. 1868
Located in New York, NY
articulated in shell, mother-of-pearl, and bone along with carved wood. Each panel has a vivid blue circular
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Hibachi (Brazier)
Located in Hudson, NY
mother of pearl inlay, handles on two sides, and a copper insert. Family crest of the Matsunaga clan in
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Grouping of Framed 19th and 20th Century Japanese Lacquer Panels
Located in Hudson, NY
The pair of panels are done in a fine gold lacquer with bone, mother of pearl & abalone shell
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquer Stacking Food Box 'Jubako'
Located in Hudson, NY
With all-over mother of pearl inlay and mon design of chrysanthemum in gold and black lacquer on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Pair of Korean Lacquer Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets with Striking Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
powders. Elaborate inlay work with mother of pearl (MOP), tortoise shell scales (or a material made to
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Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Japanese Lacquered Tray Raden Abalone Shell Decoration
Located in Fukuoka, JP
decorated with abalone shell inlay, a technique known as raden. Raden is a centuries-old Japanese art form
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20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
drawers inlaid in ivory, bone, mother of pearl and lacquer with numerous animals, insects, flower and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Japanese painted and lacquered wooden fan with mother-of-pearl inlays
Located in Milano, IT
The fan is made of painted and then lacquered wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl elements. The scene depicted features three maidens in the foreground, dressed in traditional Japanes...
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
takamaki-e and raden (mother-of-pearl) shell inlay were used in combination to create the textured scenery
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
at the edge of a water. The floral petals were inlays with mother of pearl. The back side was
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Japanese Obi with Landscape and Pavilion Motif – wall decoration, table runner
Located in Fukuoka, JP
raden (mother-of-pearl inlay) detailing. This formal maru obi features a rich and intricate design of a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Silk

19th century Japanese Lacquer Zataku (low table) with Scattered fan Motif
Located in New York, NY
. Some pieces may also incorporate other decorative methods, such as raden, which uses mother-of-pearl
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare Japanese Koto made from carved Paulownia wood and lavishly decorated with lacquer Maki-e
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
foliate, bird and geometric motifs and painted mother of pearl Measures: 39 in. (99.06 cm.) wide 42 in
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Antique 19th Century Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Monumental Japanese Shibayama & Lacquer Shrine Cabinet, Meiji period
Located in Tarzana, CA
, lacquer, gilt, and inlaid panels of bone, and mother-of-pearl. The cabinet is arranged in two levels, each
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Antique Late 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Other

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Japanese Mother Of Pearl Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese mother of pearl art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, mother-of-pearl and wood. Your living room may not be complete without a piece of Japanese mother of pearl art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An item from our selection of Japanese mother of pearl art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made choice in our collection of Japanese mother of pearl art over the years, but those crafted by Kazumi Yoshida are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Mother Of Pearl Art?

Prices for a piece of Japanese mother of pearl art start at $100 and top out at $68,000 with the average selling for $3,926.