XIX Century Japanese Lacquered Wooden Box, Chinoiserie Style, 1880
Located in Roma, IT
The technique is reminiscent of Japanese maki-e (‘sprinkled painting’), where metallic powders and pigments are applied to the lacquer whilst it is still wet.
Wood
A comb and hairpin in gold lacquer decorated with two swimming turtles
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant gold-lacquered wooden comb and hairpin decorated in maki-e with landscapes and animals. The comb is decorated on one side with pavilions in a landscape and on the other side ...
Gold Leaf
Set of Edo Period Samurai Armor Box Covers (Yoroi Bitsu Covers) with Gold Family
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Set of Edo Period Samurai Armor Box Covers (Yoroi Bitsu Covers) with Gold Family Crests Japan, 18th century (Edo period) Dimensions: Approx. 40 × 40 cm, H 53 cm An extremely rare se...
Leather
Uniquely Shaped Lacquer Box with Tachibana Clan Crests – 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
• Origin: Japan • Period: Late Edo – Meiji period, 19th century • Material: Lacquered wood with gold maki-e clan crests • Dimensions: 31.5 × 31.5 cm (12.5 × 12.5 in); Height: 15...
Wood, Lacquer
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
There is a strong Japanese influence to the box, with the use of gold maki-e lacquer for the ground, and orangish red negoro lacquer for the tree.
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
Japanese Lacquer Mounted Bonheur du Jour, By Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The upper structure faced with three lacquer panels to the front and one to each side. The raised and gilt maki-e lacquer depicting temples and lakeside rock gardens.
Ormolu
Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
The interior compartments of the case with a maki-e lacquer nashiji ground for the risers, vermillion red lacquer for the compartment interiors, and a gold lacquer ground, fudame, fo...
Silver, Copper
Meiji Natural Wood and Black Lacquer Autumn Grass Suzuribako
Located in Taichung, TW
Rather than relying on heavy, opulent gold maki-e, the artisan chose a highly understated approach, utilizing subtle black lacquer to depict delicate autumn grasses, wild chrysanthem...
Wood, Lacquer
A Louis XVI Style Lacquer Mounted Mahogany Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The rectangular top with three-quarter gallery above a cavetto pediment and foliate entrelac frieze, with a pair of panelled cupboard doors below hung with ribbon tied floral swags, ...
Bronze
Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
It is a rather non-conventional material to be used with Maki-e on lacquer box. Under the lid, one finds bundles of peonies and oxalis, fully blooming in red, pinks and white, anchor...
Lacquer
Showa Tsuishu Carved Red Lacquer Suzuribako by Okabe Keisho
Located in Taichung, TW
Unlike the flat, sprinkled gold techniques of maki-e, this carved lacquerware emphasizes the sheer physical thickness of the material and the sculptural prowess of the artisan, resul...
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako
Located in PARIS, FR
This technique derives from togidashi maki-e and is characterized by the creation of patterns in eggshells, seashells or pine needles.
Lacquer
Pair of Bonheur Du Jours With Lacquer Panels, by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Aventurine lacquer work or Nashi-ji is a form of Japanese maki-e that is frequently employed as a background to gold or black Japanned decorative elements.
Marble, Ormolu
Japanese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Buddhism Statue from Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
He wear five knots of hairdo on his head and a bellowing robe (kesa) with splendid designs in Maki-e lacquer. The tributes in his hands are now missing.
Metal
Antique Edo Shibayama Inlay Crest Suzuribako
Located in Taichung, TW
The exterior presents a serene, minimalist composition of autumn reeds in the evening glow, rendered in delicate gold maki-e against a profound black lacquer ground to evoke a quiet ...
Wood, Urushi lacquer
Large Edo Period Kamakura-bori Lacquer Box with Chrysanthemum by Chen Wu
Located in Taichung, TW
Designer's Note: Masculine Elegance: Unlike the delicate, smooth surface of Maki-e, Kamakura-bori is characterized by its bold, tactile wood-carving marks.
Wood, Lacquer
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
This technique derives from togidashi maki-e and is characterized by the creation of patterns in eggshells, seashells or pine needles.
Lacquer
Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays. According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has ...
Rope, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Sake Cups, Set of 3, Meiji Period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
The cups lacquered bright red, and decorated in the maki-e and takamaki-e techniques with three views of Mt.
Lacquer
Japan 1800 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With Utensils
Located in Miami, FL
It was carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of gilding maki-e and decorated with Japonism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord.
Coral
Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Wabi-Sabi Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
In contrast to the organic essence of the material, the artist painstakingly put his human touch by creating a poetic inlaid image of an eggplant vine decorated with lacquer, gold Ma...
Wood
Suzuribako or writing box made of nashiji lacquer and adorned with a landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako, or writing box, of rectangular shape, decorated with an imposing architecture realized in hira maki-e lacquer, probably a palatial structure, situated beside a waterfall...
Gold Leaf
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
The uchiwa shaped reserves all of takamaki-e, and exquisitely painted with designs of animals, flowers, and landscapes in silver, gold, maki-e, hiramaki-e, and takamaki-e, with kirik...
Softwood, Lacquer
A Wooden Carved and Lacquered Nestuke in the form of traditionnal drum
Located in PARIS, FR
Manju netsuke in lacquer and maki-e on a grey-blue ground, shaped as a traditional taiko drum and decorated with foliage.
Boxwood
Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Has been carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of gilding maki-e and decorated with Japonism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord.
Agate, Gold
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
The lacquer work on the cabinet, executed in a variety of techniques including Maki-e, is exquisite and survives in amazing condition.
Giltwood, Lacquer
Suzuribako or writting box circular shape in nashiji and gold lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e) decoration of a pavilion by the edge of a waterfall and a mountain river surrounded by v...
Gold Leaf
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.