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Antique Japanese Tea Box

Tea Box in Japanese Lacquer Black Lacquer Floral Decoration, XIXth Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century with two built-in
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19th Century Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Tea Box in Japanese Lacquer Black Lacquer Floral Decoration, XIXth Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Tea box in Japanese lacquer black lacquer floral decoration from the 19th century, measuring 22 cm
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19th Century Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

8 Piece Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Chawan Tea Bowl & Cover Set in Original Box
By Kutani Studio
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box. All
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Porcelain

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
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Natsume or tea box adorned with mapple leaves and sakure flowers
Located in PARIS, FR
a picnic. They can also be a symbol of a change of feeling. The natsume is the tea box designed to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Gold

Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Edo Pottery Hand Painted Tea Plate Tray With Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and beautifully hand painted tea ceremony tray/plate by esteemed Japanese
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Pottery, Paint

Shinbei Sakakura X (10th) Japanese Hagi Yaki Ware Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl & Box
Located in Studio City, CA
box is included. A rare, scarce, special piece. Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Pottery, Stoneware

Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell
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17th Century Japanese Qing Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Shell, Wood

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Japanese Tea Caddy Box With Painted Porcelain Tea Canisters
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful all original Nagasaki Lacquered box with porcelian inserts
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain

Good Pair of English 19th Century Japanned Tole Tea Canister
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A good pair of English 19th century japanned tole tea canisters of typical cylindrical form, with
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19th Century English Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Metal

Japanned Tea Canister, 19th Century, Chinoiserie style, Creator John Bartlett
Located in London, GB
& Sons Ltd. Welsh Back. Bristol." "Japanner of Grocer's Tea Canisters" John Bartlett was born circa 1825
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1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Tea Box

Materials

Tôle

19th Century Painted Tea Caddy
Located in Millerton, NY
A 19th century hinged, painted tea caddy with fine gold tracery filled with color: reds, black
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Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

19th Century Painted Tea Caddy
19th Century Painted Tea Caddy
H 6 in W 7 in D 5 in
20th Century Japanese Silver Natsume, Tokugawa Mon
Located in Paris, FR
Very interesting tea box (Natsume) in engraved silver. It represents the Mon of the Tokugawa family
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1920s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Silver

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 19th century red tole tea caddy Chinoisserie decoration with a pair of canisters, glass bowl
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19th Century British Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Metal

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
H 5.63 in W 11.38 in D 6.25 in
20th Century Okabe Keizo Japanese Carved Lacquer Tea Box, 1940
By Okabe Keizo
Located in TORINO, IT
A hea vily lacquered box in multi-color carved through in the sanuki tradition revealing layers of
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Early 19th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Oriental Painted Tea Bins. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Japanese paneled pine and painted Oriental tea bins with parrots , fish, and floral motif
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Late 19th Century Bartlett & Son Japanned Green Tole Tea Canister
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed and large scale English antique Bartlett & Son Japanned tole tea canister oval
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Late 19th Century English Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Metal

English Japanned Black Lacquered and Gilt Tea Caddy with Chased Bins, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Japanned black lacquered tea caddy with gilt figural landscape scenes, removable interior
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1810s English George III Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Brass, Pewter

19th Century Large Japanese Store Display Tea Box
Located in Troy, MI
Large wooden Japanese store display tea box, circa 1880s. All original finish with black back
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Brass

Set of Eight Kitchen Canisters
Located in Pasadena, CA
1920s set of eight kitchen canisters of faces from Japan. Small: 4" H x 2.75" W x 2.5" D. Medium
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1920s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Set of Eight Kitchen Canisters
Set of Eight Kitchen Canisters
H 7 in W 4.5 in D 3.75 in
Japanese Black Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Montreal, QC
Japanese black lacquered representing figures entertaining themselves.
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1890s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquered Tea Caddy
Japanese Black Lacquered Tea Caddy
H 4.5 in W 9 in D 4.5 in
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer and Gilt Papier Mâché Tea Caddy Box
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice early 20th century black lacquer papier mâché tea caddy / hinged box. Very nice condition.  
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer, Paper

Baroque Style Japanned Tea Caddy, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Baroque style brass-mounted Japanned casket, late 19th century, with domed and molded top with
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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Brass

19th Century Japanese Hardwood Eggplant or Aubergine Tea Caddy
Located in Haarlem, NL
Look at this beautiful shaped tea-caddy. The stalk unthreads to reveal a further stopper to the
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood

Japan Fine Old Tea Ceremony Serving Set Complete with Original Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, fine old tea ceremony set Natsume Ochawan futaoki. This is a complete antique Japanese tea
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Bamboo, Lacquer, Wood

Red-and-Black Lacquer Chinese Travel Tea Box, c. 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon, a valued wood in Japanese carpentry
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood

Japanese Tin Lined Tea Storage Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smaller scale Japanese tin lined tea box. Stickers, labels and designs decorate the exterior. Lid
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Tin

Japanese Tin Lined Tea Storage Box
Japanese Tin Lined Tea Storage Box
H 15.75 in W 20.25 in D 14.25 in
Wonderful Pair of Japanese Laquered Tea Boxes on Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two Japanese laquered tea boxes, ebonized and painted with meticulous figural scenes in red and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Japanese Raku Antique Set Four Tea Ceremony Plates Signed Mint & Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Signed, mint and boxed Japanese lovely complete set of four round Raku style pottery tea plates
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Ceramic, Pottery

Wabi sabi antique Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box 1870s-1920s mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box - "Kikyoku" (similar to "Tabi dansu" in Matcha tea
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood, Cypress

Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
!9th Century Japanese Tea Box. Smaller of two shown
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood, Lacquer

Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
H 5.5 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box - Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Japanese Tea Box. Pullout Drawer. larger of the two available
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood

Wellman Peck & Co. Large Lacquer Decorated Japanese Tea Box, Early 1900s
Located in San Francisco, CA
. lacquered wood tea box made in Japan for export and commercial use, and originally packed for shipping by
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Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Metal, Copper

Massive Japanese Satsuma Tea Container
Located in Wilton, CT
Japanese Ceramic Tea Container (Chatsubo) Decorated in Vivid Gold and Colored Enamels, Depicting
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

A Japanned Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
An oval japanned tea caddy with gold leaf decoration
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19th Century English Antique Japanese Tea Box

A Japanned Tea Caddy
A Japanned Tea Caddy
H 4.25 in W 5 in
Chinoisserie Tea Case
Located in Nashville, TN
This early 19th century chinoisserie tea case has it's original carved pull and metal lining.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Chinoisserie Tea Case
Chinoisserie Tea Case
H 8 in W 18 in D 10 in
Aubergine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual Aubergine Tea Caddy has very nice patination and colour. The lid Aubergine is made up
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Aubergine Tea Caddy
Aubergine Tea Caddy
H 5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Shagreen, Burl Wood and Ivory Tea Caddy
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant burl wood and shagreen box or tea caddy topped with an ivory netzuke.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Burl, Shagreen

Vintage Hand Painted Dish, Rectangular Dish With Gold Leaf, Japan 1910, B49
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage hand painted dish, rectangular dish with gold leaf, Japan 1910, B49 Japan 1910
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1910s English Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Porcelain

Set of American Japanned Tea Canisters
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three American Japanned tole tea canisters made in Philadelphia about 200 years ago. We
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19th Century American Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Metal, Brass

Large Country Store "Japan" Tea Bin
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Original Paint. Single fliptop.
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1890s Antique Japanese Tea Box

George III Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
An exceptional chinoiserie japanned tea caddy in original condition. The japanning is unrestored
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Japanese Tea Box

Early 20th Century Single Green Japanese Tea Crate with Tin Lining
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Vintage Japanese cedar wood tea shipping crate circa 1960s. Original graphic and labeling on
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Sheet Metal, Tin

Early 20th Century Pair of '2' Japanese Tea Crates with Tin Lining
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Set of two Japanese cedar wood tea crates circa 1960s. Original graphics and labels. Tin-lined
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Sheet Metal, Tin

Japanese Lacquered Natsume - Tea Box
By Koetsu
Located in Paris, FR
Tea container with a design of bridge, fan and willow tree. Taka-maki-e and silver lacquer. Very
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1910s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Exclusive Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Japan late 19th century. With pullout drawer. Exclusive and decorative chinoiserie box
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

Exclusive Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
Exclusive Black and Gilt Japanese Tea Box
H 4.73 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Sumida Gawa Tea Caddy
By Sumida Gawa
Located in Stamford, CT
Sumida Gawa tea caddy, circa early 20th century. It features a three dimensional Japanese woman and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Pottery

Fine Anglo-Japanese Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful red lacquer decorated with birds. Wonderful undulating design. Original key intact.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood, Lacquer

Fine Anglo-Japanese Tea Caddy
Fine Anglo-Japanese Tea Caddy
H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in
Japanese Lacquer Painted Tole Tea Container
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese Tin tea container retaining the original interior lid. Made in Japan in the 1920s for the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Tôle

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Tea Urn Caddy
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Japanese Edo period tea caddy; rare to find with the original stopper. He "katatsuki
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tea Box

Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tea Canister and Lid
Located in Darwen, GB
A Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma hexagonal tea canister and lid. Of unusual form this hexagonal tea
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1880s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Natsume Tea Box
Located in Paris, FR
Round Natsume in nashiji lacquer decorated in togidashi with phoenix among the clouds. Japan
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1890s Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer

Antique Satsuma Japanese Tea Set in Original Wooden Box
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Satsuma Japanese tea set in original wooden box. This is a complete set.
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Porcelain

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood

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Wood

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1910s Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood, Cedar

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Located in Austin, TX
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A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featuring a design of blossoming plum bran...
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16th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Lacquer, Abalone

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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Wood, Lacquer

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Metal

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Located in New York, NY
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Iron

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Japanese Iron Pagoda Garden Lantern
$2,950
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tea Box

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Wood

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Antique Japanese Tea Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique Japanese tea box you’re looking for. An antique Japanese tea box — often made from lacquer, wood and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique Japanese tea box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Japanese tea box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique Japanese tea box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Koetsu, Kutani Studio and Sumida Gawa produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Tea Box?

Prices for an antique Japanese tea box start at $45 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $1,400.