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Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Box
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Box

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Box

Located in Charleston, SC

prayers of monks. Meiji Period.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes

Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants
Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants

Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants

Located in New York, NY

A nando suzuribako (writing box with en-suite storage) with aikuchi (flush-fitting) lid and beveled

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880
AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX . JAPAN, CIRCA 1880

Located in New York, NY

RECTANGULAR, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DECORATED WITH MOTHER OF PEARL, GILT AND SILVER LACQUER

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890
AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890

AN EDO MEIJI PERIOD LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX. JAPAN, CIRCA 1890

Located in New York, NY

RECTANGULAR, THE COVER DECORATED WITH A GILT LACQUER DESIGN OF TURTLES IN A POND ON A BLACK LACQUER

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Box with Chrysanthemums Plume Grass and Silver Dewdrops
Box with Chrysanthemums Plume Grass and Silver Dewdrops

Box with Chrysanthemums Plume Grass and Silver Dewdrops

Located in New York, NY

Rectangular kushibako (comb box) with slightly domed cover, the exterior decorated in gold and

Category

Antique 1790s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

20th Century Japanese Gold and Silver Makie Box
20th Century Japanese Gold and Silver Makie Box

20th Century Japanese Gold and Silver Makie Box

Located in TORINO, IT

Japanese gold and silver makie box, with pewter rims, is decorated with design of herons on the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif
Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif

Japanese Lacquerware Writing Box with a Phoenix Motif

Located in New York, NY

Japanese lacquerware writing box with a phoenix motif Meiji period, late 19th century or early

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Tabako-Bon Smoking Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquered Tabako-Bon Smoking Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquered Tabako-Bon Smoking Box Meiji Period

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a beautifully crafted tabako-bon smoking box having beautiful applied mother-of-pearl

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Japanese Black Lacquered Box with Sauce Dishes
19th Century Japanese Black Lacquered Box with Sauce Dishes

19th Century Japanese Black Lacquered Box with Sauce Dishes

Located in Antwerp, BE

Beautiful old Japanese lacquered box containing a group of six nesting dishes and under plate for

Category

Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Box
Japanese Meiji Lacquer Box

Japanese Meiji Lacquer Box

Located in Stamford, CT

An unusual black lacquer and wave form motif Japanese box from the Meiji era with four middle side

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box
Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box

Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box

By The Lacquer Company

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century Japanese Kamakura carved lacquer & wood box. A bird perches in a flowering tree

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Box
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Box

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very pretty Japanese gold lacquer box of shaped form, the exterior depicting a tree on a river

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Coral

Japanese Lacquer House Shaped Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Japan
Japanese Lacquer House Shaped Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Japan

Japanese Lacquer House Shaped Incense Box, Kogo, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A delightful and intricately decorated lacquer box for storing incense, kogo, in the form of a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Large Nashiji lacquer box Meiji Period, circa 1890
Japanese Large Nashiji lacquer box Meiji Period, circa 1890

Japanese Large Nashiji lacquer box Meiji Period, circa 1890

Located in San Marino, CA

A large Japanese lacquer box dating from the Meiji period, 1868-1912. This Meiji box is illustrated

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Lacquer Hokai Shell Box, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

A lacquer Hokai shell box, circa 1890. Bronze trim and black lacquer with traditional decoration on

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A lovely Japanese Maki-e lacquer box circa 1900s late Meiji period. The small box takes an slightly

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Meiji Period Lacquer Box
Meiji Period Lacquer Box

Meiji Period Lacquer Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Meiji period small lacquer box with hinged lid, Japanese. Finely decorated - bits of abalone inlay

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair Of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes
Pair Of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes

Pair Of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes

Located in London, GB

A pair of wonderful Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kobako Boxes, these remarkable pieces are sure to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century
Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century

Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A nice Meiji Period bento box in red lacquer with original protective box.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box
Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box

Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box

Located in Stamford, CT

A Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat box having decoration of pentagons of gilt circles and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

Located in Hudson, NY

Exquisitely detailed incense storage box in gold lacquer with silver and gold overlays of a folded

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover
Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover

Japanese Lacquer Document Box and Cover

Located in New Orleans, LA

This monumental Japanese lacquer-ware document box is a work of extraordinary artistry. Displaying

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Jewelry Box
Japanese Black Lacquer Jewelry Box

Japanese Black Lacquer Jewelry Box

Located in Torino, IT

Two drawers jewelry box beautifully decorated on a black ground with overall gold flowering. Meiji

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Lacquer Hokai Box

Located in Newark, England

. The Japanese Lacquer Octagonal Hokai Box dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912) circa 1910.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese lacquer kobako or incens box decorated with two insects
Japanese lacquer kobako or incens box decorated with two insects

Japanese lacquer kobako or incens box decorated with two insects

Located in PARIS, FR

Small Kobako circular box in lacquered wood with a cicada and unidentified insect, probably a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Antique Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Obento Box with Rimpa Style Design
Antique Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Obento Box with Rimpa Style Design

Antique Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Obento Box with Rimpa Style Design

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Antique Japanese lacquer obento box with a Rimpa style 'maki-e' gold lacquer design of willows

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Fine Lacquered box with incised, filled with gold, design. A striking 19th-20th century lacquered

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Fine Lacquered box with incised, filled with gold, design. A striking 19th-20th century lacquered

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large Antique Asian Lacquered and Decorated Box
Large Antique Asian Lacquered and Decorated Box

Large Antique Asian Lacquered and Decorated Box

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Large antique oriental lacquered and decorated box, circular box in black lacquer with white

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai, Picnic Boxes
Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai, Picnic Boxes

Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Round Hokkai, Picnic Boxes

Located in Austin, TX

An elegant pair of Japanese late Meiji period hokkai, or picnic boxes. Crafted of black lacquer

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Lacquer Box, Japanese. Late Meiji period
Early 20th Century Lacquer Box, Japanese. Late Meiji period

Early 20th Century Lacquer Box, Japanese. Late Meiji period

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Early 20th century lacquer box, Japanese. Late Meiji period. Eggshell ground with lustrous gilded

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Hatbox, Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Hatbox, Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Hatbox, Meiji Period

Located in Pasadena, CA

Beautiful Japanese Meiji period black lacquer and gilt lacquer hatbox. The hatbox is in overall

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Lacquered Jewelry Box, Meiji 1868 -1912
Japanese Lacquered Jewelry Box, Meiji 1868 -1912

Japanese Lacquered Jewelry Box, Meiji 1868 -1912

Located in San Marino, CA

Japanese lacquered jewelry box with six graduating drawers and removable front door panel.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Meiji Period Shibayama and Gold Lacquer Box
Meiji Period Shibayama and Gold Lacquer Box

Meiji Period Shibayama and Gold Lacquer Box

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A good quality Meiji period shibayama and gold lacquer box of quadric-lobed form the lid decorated

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box
Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite keepsake box is a charming example of Japanese lacquer art, or urushi. The box began

Category

20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box
Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box

Petite Japanese Gilt Lacquer Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite keepsake box is a charming example of Japanese lacquer art, or urushi. Layered atop a

Category

20th Century Chinese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Lacquer Box with Circles and Drawers
Lacquer Box with Circles and Drawers

Lacquer Box with Circles and Drawers

Located in San Marino, CA

A late 19th Century lacquer box with three drawers of gradually larger size from top to bottom

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration
Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration

Ryoshibako Document Box of Black Lacquer with Gold Chrysanthemum Decoration

Located in Stamford, CT

Japanese Ryoshibako ( document ) box of black lacquer with overall scattered gold chrysanthemum and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box
Pair of Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box

Pair of Japanese Black Lacquer Hat Box

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Meiji period Japanese black lacquer hat boxes having fluted designs and etched brass trim

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Boxes

Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer
Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer

Meiji Beautiful Kobako Box with Somada Style Lacquer

Located in London, GB

incense boxes or kobako of rectangular form within an outer box decorated with a pictoral scene in Somado

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Boxes and Cases

c. 1900-1910 Japanese Lacquer Set
c. 1900-1910 Japanese Lacquer Set

c. 1900-1910 Japanese Lacquer Set

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1900-1910 lacquer set comprised of a square tray, rectangular tray & rectangular box, Japan

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box
Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box

Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Early 20th century Japanese calligraphy or brush box, lacquer on wood. Artist signed. Condition

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster
Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster

Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An unusually large Japanese gilded lacquerware two tier lidded box with detailed rooster relief and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Important Japan Complete Antique Kabuki Woodblock 42 Prints 1870 Lacquer Box
Important Japan Complete Antique Kabuki Woodblock 42 Prints 1870 Lacquer Box

Important Japan Complete Antique Kabuki Woodblock 42 Prints 1870 Lacquer Box

Located in South Burlington, VT

. There are no visible wear marks. They were found encased in a handmade lacquer kiri wood box descending

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Washi Paper

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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.
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