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Japanese Taishō Period Red Lacquered Tiered Food Box with Black Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period tiered food box from the early 20th century with red lacquer and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Food Box

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Wood

Antique Japanese Taishō Period Red Lacquered Tiered Food Box with Black Calligraphy
Japanese Taishō Period Red Lacquered Tiered Food Box with Black Calligraphy

Japanese Taishō Period Red Lacquered Tiered Food Box with Black Calligraphy

H 18 in W 18 in D 12.5 in
Antique Japanese Lacquer Stacking Food Box 'Jubako'
Located in Hudson, NY
top. The chrysanthemum is a national symbol of Japan and the Imperial family.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Gold

Antique Japanese Lacquer Stacking Food Box 'Jubako'
Antique Japanese Lacquer Stacking Food Box 'Jubako'

Antique Japanese Lacquer Stacking Food Box 'Jubako'

H 10.5 in Dm 9.25 in

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Antique 18th-19th Century Food Container Japanese Porcelain Stacking Box, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nicely decorated food container whose separate porcelain trays are painted with a matching blue
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Porcelain

Antique 18th-19th Century Food Container Japanese Porcelain Stacking Box, Japan
Antique 18th-19th Century Food Container Japanese Porcelain Stacking Box, Japan

Antique 18th-19th Century Food Container Japanese Porcelain Stacking Box, Japan

H 6.11 in Dm 0.04 in
Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint and boxed Japan, a fine antique hand lacquered Maki-e seasonal flowers and fans decorated
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Food Box

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Porcelain, Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century
Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century

H 10 in W 6 in D 6 in
Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One
Located in South Burlington, VT
Bento food box display circa Taisho period, 1915. Most likely was a portable unit used for traveling
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Food Box

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Wood

Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One
Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One

Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One

H 25 in W 20 in D 10 in
Lacquered Wood Food Container Bound by Bamboo, Japan, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Lacquered wood food container bound by bamboo from Japan. Early 20th century Measures: W: 9.5 x H
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Bamboo, Wood

Lacquered Wood Food Container Bound by Bamboo, Japan, Early 20th Century
Lacquered Wood Food Container Bound by Bamboo, Japan, Early 20th Century

Lacquered Wood Food Container Bound by Bamboo, Japan, Early 20th Century

H 9 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
Antique Japanese Three-Tiered Lacquer Obento
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Fine quality antique Japanese three-tiered lacquer Obento food box with a carrying tray, black with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Food Box

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Wood

Antique Japanese Three-Tiered Lacquer Obento
Antique Japanese Three-Tiered Lacquer Obento

Antique Japanese Three-Tiered Lacquer Obento

H 9.85 in W 9.06 in D 8.67 in
Japanese food box
Located in Hudson, NY
Circular Japanese food box.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Japanese food box
Japanese food box

Japanese food box

Dm 12 in
Japanese Stacked Food Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Golden painted stacked food box
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

Japanese Stacked Food Box
Japanese Stacked Food Box

Japanese Stacked Food Box

H 17 in W 13 in D 10.5 in
Japanese Black Lacquered Jubako Four-Tier Food Carrier or Box, Gilt Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th-early 20th century Japanese black lacquered Jubako four-tier food carrier or box, gilt
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquered Jubako Four-Tier Food Carrier or Box, Gilt Decoration
Japanese Black Lacquered Jubako Four-Tier Food Carrier or Box, Gilt Decoration

Japanese Black Lacquered Jubako Four-Tier Food Carrier or Box, Gilt Decoration

H 9.25 in W 7 in D 6.25 in
Japanese lacquer food box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese lacquer food box - Showa period.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Japanese lacquer food box
Japanese lacquer food box

Japanese lacquer food box

H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Japanese Stacked Food Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Meiji Period Stacked Food Storage Box
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

Japanese Stacked Food Box
Japanese Stacked Food Box

Japanese Stacked Food Box

H 17 in W 13.5 in D 10.5 in
Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of Hakko Bako cylindrical food containers have a scalloped ring design and are finished
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Brass

Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes
Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes

Pair Of Japanese Hakko Bako Food Boxes

H 18 in Dm 17 in
Japanese lacquer box
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese lacquer food box on stand.
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19th Century Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Japanese lacquer box
Japanese lacquer box

Japanese lacquer box

H 20.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

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Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Wood

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

H 38 in W 36 in D 21 in
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Food Box

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Iron

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

H 78.75 in Dm 39.38 in
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 with images of folding fans, ogi, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The low, rec...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Coral

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan

H 2.5 in W 9 in D 10 in
Japanese Lacquered Natsume 'Tea Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Natsume in dark red lacquer, decorated with autumn leaves and cherry blossoms in hiramaki-e and nashiji. Interior in black lacquer. Maple leaves (Momiji) are celebrated in literatur...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Natsume 'Tea Box'
Japanese Lacquered Natsume 'Tea Box'

Japanese Lacquered Natsume 'Tea Box'

H 7 in Dm 6.5 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Copper, Gold

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Japanese Food Box

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Art Glass, Stained Glass

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows

H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer Maki-e decorated kobako (small storage box) circa 18th century (Edo period). Based on its form and size, this kobako was possibly used as a Chabako to store...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Lacquer

Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period

Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period

H 5 in W 7.5 in D 4.875 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Japanese Food Box

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Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Japanese Food Box

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th century, Edo Period, Japan. Attributed to the Igarashi School, this box is masterfully ...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

H 3 in W 4.5 in D 19.5 in
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi/Baikyo, late Edo or early Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The large document bo...
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1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Food Box

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Softwood, Lacquer

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan

H 5.75 in W 10 in D 13.25 in
Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Japanese export lacquer medical instrument box Edo-period, 1650-1700 L. 19 x W. 6 x H. 8.5 cm This unconventionally shaped lacquer box, decorated in the pictorial-sty...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Gold

Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box
Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box

Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box

H 3.35 in W 2.37 in D 7.49 in
A René LALIQUE Opalescent Glass Bacchantes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Bacchantes vase was made in 1927 by R.Lalique in white glass. The opalescent version is probably one of R.Lalique's most famous and published vases . This example is in perfect...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Japanese Food Box

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Glass

A René LALIQUE Opalescent Glass Bacchantes Vase
A René LALIQUE Opalescent Glass Bacchantes Vase

A René LALIQUE Opalescent Glass Bacchantes Vase

H 9.45 in Dm 7.09 in
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a silk border and lacquered-wood fra...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Food Box

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Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

H 68.5 in W 292 in D 0.75 in
Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
One large compote, one medium sized compote, pair of low compotes, 12 plates.
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1920s American Antique Japanese Food Box

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Silver

Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910
Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910

Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910

H 1 in Dm 9.5 in
Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror This palatial mirror is made up of around 12 wonderful individually hand crafted pieces of porcelain. The...
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Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Japanese Food Box

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Glass, Porcelain

Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror
Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror

Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror

H 105 in W 58 in D 5 in
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Antique Japanese Food Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique Japanese food box available at 1stDibs. An antique Japanese food box — often made from lacquer, metal and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique Japanese food box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Food Box?

Prices for an antique Japanese food box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $590 and can go as high as $135,000, while the average can fetch as much as $8,154.

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