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Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Small Vintage Lidded Treen, Japanese, Mahogany, Spice, Jewellery Box, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage lidded treen. A Japanese, mahogany spice or jewellery box, dating to the
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Large Rectangular Japanese Silver Cigar Box Decorated with Dragons
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Japanese silver cigar box Made in Japan, early 20th century, Circa 1900. Maker
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Small Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wisteria Satsuma Matchbox Holder Yasuda
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous and small japanese earthenware Satsuma Matchbox holder of great shape and scene. The idea
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box with Ho Ho Bird
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Silver Trinket Box with Full Moon & Grass, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Meiji-period trinket box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Fashioned of silver
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Japanese Taishō Red Lacquered Hokai Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period Hokai box from the early 20th century, with red lacquer, ornate brass
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Top Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Dragon Box China, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Condition: Some small age signs like
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair Japanese Carved Netsukes "Frogs & Lotuses" by Yoshiiz 吉泉, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair Japanese Carved Ivory Netsukes "Frogs & Lotuses" by Yoshiiz 吉泉 from the Meiji Period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Antique Pair Japanese Carved Netsukes "Two Roosters" by Hogyoku法玉, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Roosterss", depicting two seating Roosters with a very
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Covered Grape Plique a Jour Enamel Kogo
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese covered silvered and enamel kogo or box for incense. The box is enameled with polychrome
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Located in Stamford, CT
and the inner wallet flap is tan. This is an antique item that was used to hold tobacco and small
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Early 20th Century Japanese Late Victorian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Lacquer Padded Teapot Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Japanese hand-painted lacquer teapot caddy. Interior is padded and fitted for blue and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Tea Caddies

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp
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Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Chinese Camphorwood Trunk Coffer Coffee Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully carved antique Chinese camphorwood bedding trunk or coffer, circa 1880 in date
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Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Antique Military Campaign Camphorwood Trunk Coffer c1820 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique Georgian camphorwood military campaign trunk or coffer, ideal
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Antique 1820s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique, black small drawer box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This small drawer is a valuable antique from the Meiji period of Japan. (1868-1912) It is made of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique, black small drawer box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Japanese antique, black small drawer box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
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H 12.21 in W 12.41 in D 7.49 in
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest Small Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A traditional antique Japanese Tansu chest (mobile ceremonial clothing / kimono storage cabinet
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Japanese antique small box chest of drawers, 1916. Taisho wabi sabi urushi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers. Finished with traditional
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Enamel Kogo Incense Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari enamel kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Antique 19th C Japanese Satsuma Box Matsumoto Hozan Marked Base Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A small Satsuma vase, Yasuda, unidentified artist, of cuboid form with slightly domed cover
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lead

Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique lacquered small box that was likely used to contain incense powder (it is called Kobako
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Wooden Small Netsuke 'Laying Wild Boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1960s. Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.5 x H2 cm
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Small Wooden Netsuke 'Sitting wild boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1960s. Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.3 x H2.5cm
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Small Netsuke 'Two wild boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1960s. Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.3 x H2 cm
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique 20th Century Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and antique Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Bento Box with full array of components included
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20th Century Japanese Other Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Wooden Drawers Storage Box 1910s-1930s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
the best shipping method. Please contact us first. We also introduce many other Japanese antique
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique ca 1900 Japanese Meiji or Taisho Satsuma Powder Box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Marked at base: Unreadable Condition Overall Condition 1 small restoration to rim box. Size 123x70mm
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging ink (Sumi-e) silk scroll by Japanese Zen artist Hidaka Tetsuo (1791-1871). Well presented
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Japanese Rare Antique Pair Hand Painted Flower Wedding screens In Original Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine pair (2) Japanese antique hand-painted six-panel folding screens byobu- each conceived in an
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese antique wooden bookcase 1898, Meiji era. wabi sabi small cabinet tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
126 years-old antique wooden bookcase - manufactured in Meiji 31 (1898), The year was written on
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese root stand. Meiji period (1868-1912) carving from a single piece of fruitwood in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Japanese Root Stand
Antique Japanese Root Stand
H 9.5 in W 8 in D 6 in
Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
" = statue Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in all things in the universe
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese maki-e lacquer lidded box, possibly a writing box, suzuribako, decorated
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Coral

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1970s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1950s Showa era 'Small Boat'
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Onnamen' 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Dimensions: 4.5 x 3.5 x H2.2
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wooden Small Netsuke 'A Head' 1940s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1940s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese WovenSilk PaintedCeramicOjimes Beadwork Embroidery Inro
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare antique Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese handmade inro is a curved lozenge-shaped hand
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18th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Antique Japanese Shino Ware Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Japanese ceramic tea bowl (chawan) used in the traditional chado ceremony. The bowl
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Buffalo' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Wild Boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1960s. Dimensions: 2.5 x 6.8 x H3.7
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Ko-Kutani 17th c Edo Period Japanese Dish Japan ca 1640-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Storage box included. Condition 1 small chip to rim and crackle lines all over. Size: 17.2x3CM
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era Antique Choba - Tansu (merchant's chest
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1920s 'Mouse' Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Daruma' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Rabbit' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Charme 'Wild Pig' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. It will come with a wooden box
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
crane leg pole. Provenance: acquired from a central Japanese antique garden lantern collection
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke ' Duck ' 1950s Showa Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. This netsuke was made by a
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Small Antique Japanese Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the small antique Japanese box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A small antique Japanese box — often made from wood, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. Find 392 options for an antique or vintage small antique Japanese box now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer small antique Japanese box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A small antique Japanese box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts, Victorian and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. A well-made small antique Japanese box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mellerio, Quezal and Samurai Shokai are consistently popular.

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The average selling price for a small antique Japanese box at 1stDibs is $1,421, while they’re typically $68 on the low end and $200,000 for the highest priced.