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Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered Cricket Box
Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered Cricket Box

Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered Cricket Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meiji period Japanese lacquered cricket box, of rounded square form with removable lid, (some

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

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

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Writing Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910
Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Writing Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910

Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Writing Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Antique Japanese black lacquered 'suzuribako' writing box of unusual domed design with a fitted

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

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

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

An elongated rectangular lacquer box with fine Maki-e decoration dated to late Meiji period circa

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Jewelry Box Rinpa School Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Jewelry Box Rinpa School Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Jewelry Box Rinpa School Meiji Period

By Ogata Korin

Located in Atlanta, GA

door and three inner drawers. The lacquered box was lavishly decorated on surface in the Rinpa School

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Pewter, Gold Leaf

Fine Japanese Set of Lacquer Maki-E Box and Tray Meiji Period
Fine Japanese Set of Lacquer Maki-E Box and Tray Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Set of Lacquer Maki-E Box and Tray Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

The set consists of a hand box (tebako) with silver metal trim and a matching under tray in black

Category

Antique 19th Century Javanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A small circular lacquer box designed to as a container to store incense (known as a kogo in

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid, 19th Century Early Meiji Period
Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid, 19th Century Early Meiji Period

Japanese Laquered Box with Hinged Lid, 19th Century Early Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good papier mâché, oval shaped black lacquered lidded box, hand enameled and gilded, made

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Japanese Lacquer Letter Box, Korin Style Subject
Japanese Lacquer Letter Box, Korin Style Subject

Japanese Lacquer Letter Box, Korin Style Subject

Located in Hudson, NY

in original storage box, (calligraphy on box reads Korin's bridge painting, lacquer honorable hand

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Tea Box 'Chabako' with Flower Design
Japanese Lacquer Tea Box 'Chabako' with Flower Design

Japanese Lacquer Tea Box 'Chabako' with Flower Design

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji period lacquer box with nashiji ground interior with tray that has an opening for the tea

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Korean Lacquer Box, circa 19th Century
Rare Korean Lacquer Box, circa 19th Century

Rare Korean Lacquer Box, circa 19th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare Korean lacquer box with dragon and phoenix motif inlaid with mother-of-pearl (the pearl of

Category

Antique 19th Century Korean Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Dramatically Carved and Lacquered Stack Box on Stand
Antique Japanese Dramatically Carved and Lacquered Stack Box on Stand

Antique Japanese Dramatically Carved and Lacquered Stack Box on Stand

Located in Hudson, NY

Antique Japanese dramatically carved and lacquered stack box on stand. Meiji period (1868 - 1912

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box
Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Late 19th century black lacquer box with gold and red relief decoration of birds near a tree. The

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Small Black Lacquered Box Hand Enamelled and Gilded, Meiji Period
Japanese Small Black Lacquered Box Hand Enamelled and Gilded, Meiji Period

Japanese Small Black Lacquered Box Hand Enamelled and Gilded, Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a beautiful papier mâché, circular black lacquered lidded box, hand enamelled and gilded

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Nahiji Lacquered Dresser Box
Fine Japanese Meiji Period Nahiji Lacquered Dresser Box

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Nahiji Lacquered Dresser Box

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A finely decorated Japanese nashiji lacquered box. With both gold and silver decoration on the

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Box of Woven Cane, Lacquer, Silver & Copper
Japanese Meiji Period Box of Woven Cane, Lacquer, Silver & Copper

Japanese Meiji Period Box of Woven Cane, Lacquer, Silver & Copper

Located in Stamford, CT

Japanese Meiji Period box of woven cane, lacquer, silver & copper depicting an egret on a branch

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Copper

Japanese Meiji Period Carved and Gilt Lacquer Writing Box or Lap Desk
Japanese Meiji Period Carved and Gilt Lacquer Writing Box or Lap Desk

Japanese Meiji Period Carved and Gilt Lacquer Writing Box or Lap Desk

Located in Milford, NH

An excellent quality Japanese Meiji period carved wooden writing box or lap desk with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Suziribako Stacking Box
Japanese Meiji Period Suziribako Stacking Box

Japanese Meiji Period Suziribako Stacking Box

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A late 19th century black and gold lacquer writing box. The three trays that fit stacked with lid

Category

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Period Ivory and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid lacquer box, Japan 19th Century
Meiji Period Ivory and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid lacquer box, Japan 19th Century

Meiji Period Ivory and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid lacquer box, Japan 19th Century

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Japanese Meiji period ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquered wood box, circa 1870-1880

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ivory, Wood

Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period Japan
Antique Student Pencil Box Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period Japan

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

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box
Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box

Japanese Lacquer Stacking Box

Located in San Marino, CA

From the Meiji period (1868-1912), this is a Japanese black and gold lacquer stacking box, in a

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Jewelry Chest with Carnelian Handle
Japanese Meiji Lacquered Jewelry Chest with Carnelian Handle

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Jewelry Chest with Carnelian Handle

Located in Astoria, NY

Japanese painted and lacquered wood jewelry cabinet form box, with brass mounted doors opening to

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Carnelian

Black Lacquer Rounded Rectangular Fubako and Cover with a Crane, Meiji Period
Black Lacquer Rounded Rectangular Fubako and Cover with a Crane, Meiji Period

Black Lacquer Rounded Rectangular Fubako and Cover with a Crane, Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A black lacquer rounded rectangular fubako and cover with a crane. Meiji Period, decorated in gold

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Laquered Box and Lid Hand Painted Scene, Meiji Period, circa 1900
Japanese Laquered Box and Lid Hand Painted Scene, Meiji Period, circa 1900

Japanese Laquered Box and Lid Hand Painted Scene, Meiji Period, circa 1900

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a beautiful papier mâché, circular lacquered lidded box, which we attribute to being made

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Red-and-Black Lacquer Chinese Travel Tea Box, c. 1940
Red-and-Black Lacquer Chinese Travel Tea Box, c. 1940

Red-and-Black Lacquer Chinese Travel Tea Box, c. 1940

Located in Chicago, IL

Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Cabinet
Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Cabinet

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Cabinet

Located in Stamford, CT

A Japanese Meiji period Tansu cabinet of black lacquer with gilt design. Finished on all sides.

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Papier Mâché, Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese
19th Century Papier Mâché, Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese

19th Century Papier Mâché, Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a beautiful papier mâché, large circular lacquered box, which we attribute to being made in

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box
Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box

Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

imitate. This is an old Japanese box. Paper is pasted from the top of the wooden box, and lacquer is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Red Lacquer Tabako-Bon with Sakura Inlay, c. 1900
Japanese Red Lacquer Tabako-Bon with Sakura Inlay, c. 1900

Japanese Red Lacquer Tabako-Bon with Sakura Inlay, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

delightful variation of traditional tabako-bon forms, this lacquered box lives on as a colorful keepsake of

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon Box, c. 1900
Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon Box, c. 1900

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon Box, c. 1900

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 Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Gilt Honda Tabako-bon, c. 1900
Japanese Gilt Honda Tabako-bon, c. 1900

Japanese Gilt Honda Tabako-bon, c. 1900

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 Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Japanese Antique Wooden Box with Japanese Paper / Wall Decoration
Japanese Antique Wooden Box with Japanese Paper / Wall Decoration

Japanese Antique Wooden Box with Japanese Paper / Wall Decoration

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

astringency and lacquer. Some of the old wooden boxes in Japan were made of Japanese paper in this way to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered Box
Japanese Lacquered Box

Japanese Lacquered Box

Located in New York, NY

This elegant, gold-decorated, black-lacquered box with a handle may be a luxurious version of those

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Box and Cover, Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquered Box and Cover, Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquered Box and Cover, Meiji Period

By Japanese Studio

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

An unusual Japanese lacquered box and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912). The square box deeply

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Lacquer Box
Large Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Lacquer Box

Large Japanese Meiji Period Gilt Lacquer Box

Located in New York, NY

Of rectangular form with molded edges, the top and sides depicting willow and plum trees on rock formations above a meandering stream, the interior of the lid adorned with an exquisi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Stacking Box
Japanese Meiji Lacquered Stacking Box

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Stacking Box

Located in New York, NY

This fine Japanese Meiji period lacquered four-tier stacking box was originally used to hold

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”
Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”

Meiji Japanese Gold Lacquered Kobako “Decorative Box”

Located in Paris, FR

Kobako with reniforme inner plate in gold lacquer decorated with hira maki-e gold lacquer of five

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)
Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)

Meiji Gold Lacquered Kobako (Decorative Box with Tray)

Located in Paris, FR

Kobako in the shape of a longevity peach in fundame lacquer with a gold lacquer hira maki-e decor

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako 'Writing Box'
Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako 'Writing Box'

Meiji Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Suzuribako 'Writing Box'

Located in Paris, FR

Very small suzuribako in black lacquer with hira maki-e gold lacquer decor of a flowering branch of

Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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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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    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.
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