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Japanese Meiji Gilt Lacquer Writing Desk & Poem Box
Japanese Meiji Gilt Lacquer Writing Desk & Poem Box

Japanese Meiji Gilt Lacquer Writing Desk & Poem Box

Located in Chicago, IL

of the box and underside of the table are both cloaked in black lacquer sprinkled with flecks of gold

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquered Papier Mâché Hand-Painted Box
19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquered Papier Mâché Hand-Painted Box

19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquered Papier Mâché Hand-Painted Box

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Box Meiji Period
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Box Meiji Period

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A black lacquer tebako (hand box) with maki-e decoration and silver trim, circa late 19th century

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large Japanese lacquer box with elaborate Maki-e design from Meiji period, (mid-late 19th century

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period
Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period

Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese Lacquer writing box Suzuribako Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely circa late 19th century

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration

Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration

Located in New York, NY

A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box

Japanese Lacquer Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Meiji-period lacquer document box known as a ryoshibako showcases the meticulous

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Coral Design
Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Coral Design

Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Coral Design

Located in New York, NY

Late Meiji to early Taishō period Japanese lacquer box (circa 1890–1920), decorated in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880
Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880

Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Nice Japanese glove box in red and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880

Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Box, 19th Century
Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Box, 19th Century

Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Box, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely 19th c Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer box. Additional information: Material: Lacquer

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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 Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif
Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif

Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif

Located in Stamford, CT

A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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

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

four splayed supports. Hokai boxes became prominent in Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods to store

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box
Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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

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 Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period

Located in Norton, MA

Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask, brown lacquer with 3 sections and 2 compartments

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

doors are adorned with hand-applied lacquer panels featuring birds perched on flowering branches, with

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Lacquer, Silver Inlay, Wood and Silver Box
Japanese Meiji Lacquer, Silver Inlay, Wood and Silver Box

Japanese Meiji Lacquer, Silver Inlay, Wood and Silver Box

Located in Sarasota, FL

Japanese Meiji period lacquer, silver and wood box. Beautiful inlay of silver flying storks with

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century
Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century

Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese lacquered altar table / box, Showa period, 1937. Teak and Cedar, lacquered in read

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Meiji Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of 14‘’ Large Japanese Golden Black Lacquer Cover Boxes
Pair of 14‘’ Large Japanese Golden Black Lacquer Cover Boxes

Pair of 14‘’ Large Japanese Golden Black Lacquer Cover Boxes

Located in Brea, CA

A pair of large Japanese golden black lacquer cover boxes, very big beautiful pieces. possibly 19th

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century

Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century

Located in PARIS, FR

A rare Japanese bark tree large cloisonné box on metal from the Meiji period. Usually bark tree

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Lacquer box; Japan, Meiji period, 19th Century
Lacquer box; Japan, Meiji period, 19th Century

Lacquer box; Japan, Meiji period, 19th Century

Located in MADRID, ES

Box made using Maki-e, a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Meiji Hokkai Box, Japan
Meiji Hokkai Box, Japan

Meiji Hokkai Box, Japan

Unavailable|$1,808

Meiji Hokkai Box, Japan

Located in Brussels, BE

A Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat box with red rope and chiseled copper decor details

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Treasure Bag Shape Kobako, Box
Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Treasure Bag Shape Kobako, Box

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Treasure Bag Shape Kobako, Box

Located in Paris, FR

Small gold lacquer Kobako depicting a purse tied by a cord. It shows a ritual objects decor in its

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Obe Lacquer Box Meiji
Japanese Obe Lacquer Box Meiji

Japanese Obe Lacquer Box Meiji

Located in Houston, TX

Japanese kimono lacquer Yabane arrow design box with single lift out silk lined drawer insert and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box - Ju-Kobako
Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box - Ju-Kobako

Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box - Ju-Kobako

Located in Christchurch, GB

Period (1868-1912) gold lacquer stacking cosmetics box (Ju- Kobako) this delightful cylindrical lacquer

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Meiji period document box of large size
Meiji period document box of large size

Meiji period document box of large size

Located in Fresno, CA

Late Meiji period bunko-bako or document box, with the sides and panels decorated with landscape

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Meiji Lacquer Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the meiji lacquer box you’re looking for. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, every meiji lacquer box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the meiji lacquer box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made meiji lacquer box over the years, but those crafted by Funabashi Shūmin, Saratani Tomizo and Toyohara Chikanobu are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Meiji Lacquer Box?

Prices for a meiji lacquer box start at $99 and top out at $47,789 with the average selling for $2,175.
Questions About Meiji Lacquer Box
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    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.
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    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
    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.