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Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This handled box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, 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
Category
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Horn
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral composition reflecting the aesthetic taste.
Japan, made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
H 30.25 in W 17.5 in D 12 in
Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Panel with Gold, Mother of Pearl and Coral Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo period single panel table screen finely ornate with gold, mother of pearl and coral
Category
Antique 1860s Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Coral, Gold
Pair of Japanese Gilt and Mother Pearl Inlay Lidded Rice Lacquer Bowls
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Japanese gilt and mother pearl inlay lidded rice lacquer bowls with floral patterns and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan
A decorative 19th Century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, 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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Export Lacquer Mother-of-Pearl Secretaire for the American Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Japanese export lacquered secretaire for the American market
Circa 1800-1830, Colonial
Category
Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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H 60.24 in W 32.68 in D 18.12 in
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Elaborate four
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone, Wood, Acrylic
H 62 in W 37.25 in D 0.75 in
Cosmopolitan Ebony Large Tray Mother of Pearl Inlay by Giordano Viganò
By Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
inlay representing a Japanese ideogram. Its essential and minimalist shape is enriched by a small bone
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony
H 1.58 in W 22.84 in D 13.78 in
Red lacquer Festival Flag Support abundantly inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
outer sides with extensive mother-of-pearl inlay-work (raden).
In the centre a bronze plaque with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
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H 22.25 in W 26.19 in D 9.53 in
Japanese black lacquered sword stand 刀掛け (katana’kake) with raden inlay
Located in Amsterdam, NL
beautiful shiny blue/purple mother-of-pearl (raden).
Presenting a stylized depiction of a pine tree branch
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
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H 17.29 in W 17.64 in D 7.01 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Korean Scholar's Objects
Materials
Brass
H 11 in W 11 in D 11 in
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
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Abalone, Lacquer
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Korean black lacquer and abalone mother of pearl inlay "longevity" box, circa
Category
Vintage 1930s Korean Showa Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
Japanese Lacquer Tray with Maki-e and Inlay Hara Yoyusai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese lacquer rectangular lacquer tray with a slightly scalloped corner and four L
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Japanese Lacquer Tray
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hailing from illustrious Meiji-period Japan, this lacquer tray showcases the mastery of Japanese
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Silver
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Other
H 4.75 in W 9.75 in D 7.25 in
Japanese Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Very rare Japanese Shibayama cabinet with multiple leaves, drawers and sliding panels. Indeed, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Korean Low Lacquer Table with Elaborate Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean black lacquered wood low table with elaborate inlay works circa late Joseon dynasty (late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
gold lacquer ground on the door fronts, and painted and inlay design on the inner cabinet doors.
Japan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Contemporary Japanese Black Lacquer Hanging Wall Vase
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Fine quality contemporary Japanese hanging vase, black lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Large Japanese Namban Lacquer Coffer Arqueta, 16th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
lacquered ground without separate panels, little or no inlay of mother of pearl and no longer with the semi
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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H 16.54 in W 34.45 in D 11.82 in
Carved Japanese Inlaid Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese symbols and cartouches with mother of pearl inlay; the single drawer with foliate carving and
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Shibayama Cabinet, Carved and Black Lacquered, Meiji Period, 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
mother pearl and gold. This incredible and unique piece was made around 1870s in Japan.
The structure of
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
H 77.17 in W 46.46 in D 13 in
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
24k Gold
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Lacquer Tsuba
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH CENTURY JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA TSUBA WITH MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY AND GOLD LACQUER SIGNED
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
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
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Japanese Export Red Lacquer Box with Masonic Symbols, circa 1800
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Japanese export red lacquer box with Masonic symbols
Kyoto/Nagasaki, 1800-1820
Red
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Gold
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H 3.35 in W 14.93 in D 9.3 in
Japanese Colonial Nagsaki Lacquer Box with Depiction of Amsterdam, 1830-1840
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An important Japanese lacquer box with a view of The 'Nieuwe Stadsherberg Van Amsterdam
Nagasaki
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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H 6.5 in W 20.36 in D 13 in
Japanese Woven Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese decorative woven box. Late Edo/Early Meiji Japanese box, with
mother-of-pearl and ceramic
Category
Antique 1790s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Mother-of-Pearl
Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Japanese hardwood shodana with inlaid and lacquer decoration, Meiji Period 1868-1912, by Shoso
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
A rare Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer with Mon emblems
Located in Amsterdam, NL
wood, decorated with gold dust and silver, maki-e, and nashiji, mother-of-pearl, raden, and red copper
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Copper
19thc Large Antique Papier-Mâché & Mother of Pearl Inlay w Gold Leaf Tray Table
By Aaron Jennens & T.H. Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
A large and rare Papier-mâché tray table with intricate view of castle in mother of pearl inlay on
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Tray Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer, Paper
H 21 in W 31 in D 24 in
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
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Copper
Japanese Tanto, 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A nicely designed Japanese Tanto with a bone scabbard that has inlays of stones and mother of pearl
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Portuguese-colonial Japanese Namban lacquer Vargueno Cabinet, circa 1600
Located in Amsterdam, NL
x W. 64.5 x D. 36 cm
Wood, black lacquered and decorated with gold and inlays of mother-of-pearl
Category
Antique Early 1600s Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Gold, Brass
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H 16.93 in W 25.4 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Japanese Abumi Samurai Stirrups with Dragons, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Inlaid with brass and silver, this extraordinary pair of Japanese bronze stirrups, known as Abumi
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Iron
Fine Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako 'Inkstone Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
is entangled in a low wall, highlighted by mother-of-pearl inlay (raden).
Inner cover made of nashi
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
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
Category
20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
routes within Asia, the Indian mother-of-pearl objects influenced the Japanese lacquer production. In
Category
Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Six Drawer Inro
Located in Newark, England
The Inro is decorated with a gold lacquer base and features mother of pearl shell inlay leaves
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Rope, Lacquer
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanned 19th Century Pedestal Desk, Attributed to Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully stylized Japanned partners pedestal desk, having carved, inlaid and engraved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
, copper, bone and mother-of-pearl (burgau and sea-ear). All the sides are decorated with a marquetry of
Category
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Oriental Lacker Boxes on a Tray, Japan, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes.
Lots off Bone fiches. I
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export Lacquered Wood Knife Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export lacquered wood knife boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Knife Boxes
Materials
Wood
Carlo Zen, Mother-of-Pearl & Brass Thread Inlaid Side Table, Italy, circa 1900
By Carlo Zen
Located in New York, NY
-top walnut side table richly decorated with mother-of-pearl & brass thread inlay can certainly be
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Side Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29 in W 21 in D 21 in
Japonisme Mother of Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Display Cabinet after Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in London, GB
This wonderful display cabinet is designed in a ‘Japonisme’ (Japanese) style, which was popular in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Metal
H 76.38 in W 23.63 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Lacquered Karabitsu Trunk
Located in New York, NY
of gilt and pearl inlay resting on 6 legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
-pearl) inlays were used to highlight the tails feathers of the peacock. The ends of koro are decorated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood
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