Japanese Pencil Box
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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
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 gold with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century
Of rectangular shape, overall painted in gold with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
H 2.17 in W 10.79 in D 3.35 in
Japanese Oribe Square Dish by Kitaoji Rosanjin
By Rosanjin Kitaoji
Located in Atlanta, GA
artist's insignia. The original storage box tomobako bears the title, the artist's signature and insignia
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Historical Set Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer here is a rare set of eleven Japanese textile art with painting panels called Oshi-E circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk, Fabric, Paper
1960, Silk Screen Print "Peace One" by Reiko Momiyame, Japan
Located in Weesp, NL
pencil by the artist.
The print is in great condition with strong bright vibrant colors of the period
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
"Antonio" Leather Pencil Holder Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Antonio" is a leather pencil holder, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
"Lorenzo" Riveted Leather Pencil Holder by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Lorenzo" is a riveted leather pencil holder, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
H 4.9 in W 3.9 in D 3.9 in
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
traditional Japanese patterns.
The saya pattern (or sayagata) is composed by Chinese svastikas. This symbol
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Intersekt Desk
Located in Dubai, AE
Drawing inspiration from Japanese minimalism, the Intersekt collection elevates its design with a
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2010s Emirian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Limestone
American Antique Outsider Art Hand Carved Folk Art Birds House
Located in South Burlington, VT
pencil signed on bottom: made by A O Morgan RFD 1 Box 36a, Ronciverte, W. Va .
Dimensions: 12 inches
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ralph Gibson 'Artifacts'
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
fibre based silver gelatin photographic paper and clamshell box
Each piece signed and dated in pencil
Category
20th Century American Photography
1940s Painting by Colorado Artist Herndon Davis of Industrial Interior
By Herndon Davis
Located in Topeka, KS
worked in Washington DC, where he worked at the National War College creating maps of China and Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 18.25 in W 22.25 in D 0.75 in
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"Robin" Leather Basket Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Robin" is a leather basket, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, and is part of Foglia Couture collection. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Leather
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 gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, early Meiji period.
This rectangular ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Paper
H 1.38 in W 3 in D 2.13 in
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Trinket Box with Dragon
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular trinket box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The surface of the piece is enamelled with cloisonne swirl motif. The lid i...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be t...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Antique Pottery Bowl/1800-1900/Beautiful Glaze Pottery/Vase/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I believe this is pottery from the Kyushu region of Japan (an area in the south of Japan such as Fukuoka).
I think it was made in the late Edo period to the early Meiji period (1800...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Pottery
H 4.73 in W 11.26 in D 10.83 in
A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp, the rectangular box worked in coloured enamels in standard, moriage (raised) and musen (wireless) cloisonné with one gre...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kashmiri, early 20th century.
An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Kashan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
"Aldo" Riveted Square Leather Tray Designed by C. Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Aldo" is a square leather tray, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the av...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
H 2.3 in W 8.2 in D 8.2 in
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Stamp Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Japanese Meiji period bronze stamp box. Applied castings of a hanging flower basket with bird, recumbent stag and flowers. Measures: 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 7/8" H.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Dish with Fine Decoration by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A satsuma ceramic dish made by Kinkozan studio circa 1980-1900s in the late Meiji Period. The dish with a thick robust wall is supported by a large ring base and features finely deta...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular double-bottom box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, The piece is decorated with cloisonne enamel depictions of dragons, phoenix bird, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
H 4 in W 4.75 in D 2.063 in
Japanese Komai Style Damascene Box Ashizuki
Located in Newark, England
A fine Japanese Meiji period box in the Komai style. The box of deep rectangular shape with hinged lid worked beautifully with gold and silver nunomezogan on a matt black ground. To ...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver
Japanese Contemporary Iga Stoneware Bowl by Shiro Tsujimura
By Shiro Tsujimura
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary Stoneware Bowl made in the tradition of Iga ware by Japanese ceramic artist Shiro Tsujimura (1947-). In a slightly irregular round form, the deep bowl is called Hachi ...
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Early 2000s Japanese Organic Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
"Jimmy Sue" Leather & Steel Pouf Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Jimmy Sue" is a pouf, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a stainless steel structure totally covered by genuine Italian leather vegetable tann...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 16.5 in W 18.1 in D 18.1 in
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold maki e plum blossoms. In Japanese culture plum blossom symbolises the beginning of Spr...
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 5.91 in W 16.15 in D 13 in
Japanese Mingei Glazed Tea Pot with Kintsugi by Shoji Hamada
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese stoneware tea pot by Hamada Shoji (Japanese 1894-1978) circa 1960-80s. The teapot is of the classic form and of a strong style of Mingei (folk art(. It was covered in a th...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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Art Deco Silver Plate Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Japanese Art Deco box featuring a leapign deer in a high relief detail. Art Deco boxes were made
Category
20th Century Japanese Boxes
1970s Naomi Okuya Female Japanese Artist Litho on Paper
By Naomi Okuya
Located in Cincinnati, OH
frame box with her signature in pencil to the lower right side.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Contemporary Art
Eikoh Hosoe: Before the Dawn Portfolio, 10 Signed Silver Gelatin Prints, 9 of 10
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Silver Gelatin Prints
Weston Gallery, Tokyo, 1993 - 9 of 10
Paulownia Wood Portfolio Box
Category
1990s Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
H 12 in W 10 in D 4 in
Japanese Lacquered Pencil Box Late 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Japanese pen box from the end of the 19th century. It is made of black lacquered cardboard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
E. W. Godwin, Attr, . An Anglo-Japanese Four Drawer Writing Table
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E. W. Godwin, Attr An Anglo-Japanese four drawer writing table.
The front legs are identical to
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Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables
Santa Claus in a Sleigh Wind Up Toy Japan, circa 1953
Located in Incline Village, NV
original box it was sold in, with a price written in pencil, of what looks like .75 cents.
From the
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Japanese Family Nine Old "Kokeshi Dolls" Famous Bobble Heads and Children
Located in South Burlington, VT
pencil signed "Debbie 1968".
A beautifully preserved set of Japanese Folk Art hand carved and hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1 bid
No Reserve
H 5 in Dm 1.5 in
French Japonisme Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Encrier Emile Reiber for Christofle
By Christofle, Emile Reiber
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
attributed to Emile Reiber for Christofle, the tray receiving ink reservoir and box, the pencil holder
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Inkwells
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
H 3.94 in W 8.86 in D 5.91 in
Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul & Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
related and is date in pencil 1958 & signed by the artist, as is the very nice enamel copper plaque
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Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Carrara Marble, Soapstone, Bronze, Copper
Art Nouveau Table Lamp signed Quezal
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
Chinese and Japanese forms.
The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Silverplated Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Japanese Art Deco Boxes featuring leaping deer in a deep repousse geometric design. Only the
Category
20th Century Japanese Boxes
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Japanese Pencil Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese pencil box for your home. A Japanese pencil box — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Find 8 options for an antique or vintage Japanese pencil box now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese pencil box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese pencil box made by modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. A well-made Japanese pencil box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera and Ralph Gibson are consistently popular.
How Much is a Japanese Pencil Box?
The average selling price for a Japanese pencil box at 1stDibs is $2,824, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Japanese Pencil Box
- What is a Japanese puzzle box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A 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, 2022To 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, 2022The 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.
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