Pair of Edo Period Black and Gold Lacquer Samurai Helmet Boxes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Edo period black and gold lacquer Samurai helmet boxes (Hakko Bako), each of ribbed cylindrical form with a lid, a black lacquer interior, green tasselled cord and four tap...
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Samurai Helmet Box, Tenbun Period, 1532-1555
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Samurai helmet box, attributed to a gift from Japanese monk Kennyo (Kosa) (1543-1592), the Abbot of Ishiyama Honganji temple in Osaka in the 16th century.
Iron
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquer lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan to store and carry shells for Kai-awase game ...
Wood, Lacquer
$780
H 1.19 in W 1.46 in D 4.1 in
Japanese Black Lacquer Fubako Document Box with Gold Makie, late 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A refined Japanese lacquer fumibako (document box), dating to the Meiji–Taisho period, late 19th to early 20th century. The elongated box is finished in lustrous black lacquer and d...
Gold
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mo...
Lacquer
Edo-Period Lacquerware Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edo-Period Lacquerware Chest 19th-century This exquisite chest, inspired by Hasami-Bako travel trunks, is a striking example of Japanese lacquerware. The hiramaki-e technique—applie...
Gold
Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Signed Satsuma Gyokuzan Vases
Located in Kittery Point, ME
This pair of signed Gyokusan Japanese Satsuma vases showcases a striking black and gold aesthetic, crafted from earthenware pottery. Each vase features hand-painted gold gilt decorat...
Earthenware
Miniature Japanese Lacquer Ebony Hokkai Hat Box
Located in Norton, MA
A Meiji period a miniature carved ebony hokkai decorated with lots of inlaid elements on the lower band and on the fitted lid and resting on three feet. one small inlay object missin...
Lacquer
$4,000
H 8.08 in W 5.32 in D 5.32 in
Edo Period Japanese Lacquer Four-Tier Jubako with Crane Crests and Gold Maki-e
Located in Taichung, TW
The Design & Impact: This refined four-tier round jubako from the Edo period is compact in scale yet exceptionally elegant in detail. Repeated crane crests are carefully arranged acr...
Wood, Lacquer, Urushi lacquer
$3,950 / set
H 13.5 in W 8.75 in D 7.5 in
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export Lacquered Wood Knife Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export lacquered wood knife boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay of flowers and birds, now converted to letter boxes. The boxes were converted to letter b...
Wood
$277
H 2.96 in W 5.52 in D 4.26 in
A set of three nesting Japanese boxes in black lacquer, from the period Showa
Located in Paris, FR
A set of three nesting Japanese boxes in black lacquer, each with its own lid. The lids are adorned with delicate mountain landscapes, depicting trees, mountains and small dwellings...
Wood, Lacquer
$33,504Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 20 in D 14.5 in
Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book boxes with bail handles two sides, with keys, each with hinged lid reversing to a mothe...
Lacquer
Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquered lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan as the containers to store and carry shells...
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Gold Nashiji Maki-e Tiered Writing Box, 19th century
Located in Taichung, TW
The Design & Impact: This incredibly rare, multi-layered writing box (kasane suzuribako) perfectly encapsulates the deep sense of ceremony and refined aestheticism of the tradit...
Wood, Lacquer
$1,160
H 6.11 in W 12.41 in D 12.41 in
Uniquely Shaped Lacquer Box with Tachibana Clan Crests – 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An impressive and unusually shaped Japanese lacquered box, bearing the gold crests of the prestigious Tachibana samurai clan. This elegant piece dates to the late Edo to early Meiji ...
Wood, Lacquer
$17,338 / set
H 17.6 in Dm 14.97 in
Japanese pair of kaioke boxes or Hokkaibako made of black and gold lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Two large eight-sided kaioke boxes in black lacquer, decorated with mon and maple leaves in golden lacquer. These are usually octagonal boxes containing the painted shells used in ...
Gold
Black Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with numerous figures and gilt detail. Chinoiserie black l...
Lacquer
$8,091
H 3.47 in W 1.97 in D 1.26 in
Japanese Sagemono Inro box with a maki-e decor of a Samuari in a lake landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inrô in gilded lacquer according to the takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane techniques, with five squares of a mountain lake landscape. On the first side, there is a man on horsebac...
Gold
Extraordinary Carved Mahogany Full Bed With Swans
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved full bedstead with intricate swan carvings. The headboard with a gadrooned carved acanthus motif trim around the parquetry herringbone inlay. The arched headboa...
Mahogany
$3,400
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Fubako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box used to store document or small scroll painting), circa second half of 19th century late Edo period. The rectangular box features an unusually...
Wood, Lacquer
Art Nouveau "Vase with Bat" by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
Japanese Antique Combat Helmet 'Kabuto' 1800s Edo Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique combat helmet made around 1800s in Edo era in Japan. Kabuto is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors which, in later periods, became an impor...
Iron
An Art Deco Opalescent glass "Ceylan" vase by René Lalique 1920s
By René Lalique
Located in BARCELONA, ES
An opalescent Ceylan vase by René Lalique stands as a shining exemplar of the artist's mastery. This exceptional piece, radiating with opalescent iridescence, showcases the delicate ...
Art Glass
$2,819
H 7.88 in W 12.6 in D 19.3 in
A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality example with a complicated and intricate interior. The box is in very good condition c...
Lacquer
$60,106Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Located in Greding, DE
Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...
Brass
Japanese Lacquer and Gold Tray
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Meiji-period lacquer tray represents the mastery of Japanese craftsmen in the art of lacquer work. Precious materials are precisely inlaid in the lacquer base, creating a highly...
Gold
Japanese Lacquered Samurai Jingasa Hat Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken Japanese historical hat known as Jinggasa (militant hat) that was worn by samurai in Edo period (1603-1868) circa 18-19th century. There were several subtypes of Jingasa a...
Wood, Lacquer
$33,727
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$519,398 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$9,600
H 2.25 in W 98.75 in D 9.5 in
Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese ink stone box (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration from Edo period (circa mid-18th century). The box features a rectangular form with edges of beveled st...
Wood, Lacquer
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.