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Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Wakasa lacquer table with coral quince design. Signature not readable.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

$9,500
H 13.13 in W 59.5 in D 36 in
Vintage Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Folder for Poems and Paintings
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese Wakasa lacquer folder to carry poems and paintings. It has a silver raised Togidashi
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Silk, Wood

Vintage Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Folder for Poems and Paintings
Vintage Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Folder for Poems and Paintings

Vintage Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Folder for Poems and Paintings

$1,300
H 1.58 in W 15.75 in D 3.94 in
19th Century Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 19th century Japanese coffee or cocktail table in Wakasa lacquer. The Wakasa-Nuri
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
19th Century Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

19th Century Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

$7,700
H 13 in W 41.5 in D 30 in
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of bundai, ryoshibako and fudebako in wakasa lacquer with an old rose background and black
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set

$12,025
H 4.93 in W 13.59 in D 22.84 in

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Japanese Mid-20th Century Wakasa Lacquer Table
Located in Stockbridge, MA
Japanese mid-20th century Wakasa lacquer table. This Wakasa lacquered table show off the more than
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Mid-20th Century Wakasa Lacquer Table
Japanese Mid-20th Century Wakasa Lacquer Table

Japanese Mid-20th Century Wakasa Lacquer Table

H 12.5 in W 48 in D 35.3 in
Midcentury Wakasa Lacquered Table
Located in Stockbridge, MA
This Wakasa lacquered table show off the more than 60 step process to create patterns with
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Midcentury Wakasa Lacquered Table
Midcentury Wakasa Lacquered Table

Midcentury Wakasa Lacquered Table

H 10.75 in W 23.63 in D 17.75 in
Wakasa Nuri Tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of wakasa nuri lacquered tables with flecks of mother of pearl, Japanese, circa 1940
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Wakasa Nuri Tables

Wakasa Nuri Tables

H 32 in W 120 in D 90 in
Japanese Wakasa lacquer table
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Wakasa lacquer table with peony design. ca.1930's
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Wakasa lacquer table
Japanese Wakasa lacquer table

Japanese Wakasa lacquer table

H 13.5 in W 59.5 in D 35.75 in
Gold Colored Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Located in Hudson, NY
Gold colored Wakasa lacquer tray, Wakasa lacquer is known for it’s unique use of natural items to
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Shell, Lacquer

Gold Colored Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Gold Colored Wakasa Lacquer Tray

Gold Colored Wakasa Lacquer Tray

H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Large Square Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Located in Hudson, NY
Large square wakasa lacquer tray. Wakasa lacquer is known for its unique use of natural items to
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Large Square Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Large Square Wakasa Lacquer Tray

Large Square Wakasa Lacquer Tray

H 30 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
Japanese red and black Wakasa lacquer table
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese red and black Wakasa lacquer table, circa 1870. 36”x 26” x 11”. PICK UP LOCATION: NAGA
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese red and black Wakasa lacquer table
Japanese red and black Wakasa lacquer table

Japanese red and black Wakasa lacquer table

H 10.75 in W 36 in D 26 in
Japanese Art Deco wakasa lacquer table coffee table
Located in Yonkers, NY
Circa 1930 Japanese Art Deco Wakasa lacquer table. These where once used as dining tables in Japan
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Art Deco wakasa lacquer table coffee table
Japanese Art Deco wakasa lacquer table coffee table

Japanese Art Deco wakasa lacquer table coffee table

H 12.5 in W 47.5 in D 32.5 in
Wakasa Lacquer Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Wakasa lacquer table.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Wakasa Lacquer Table
Wakasa Lacquer Table

Wakasa Lacquer Table

H 13 in W 43 in D 33.75 in
Wakasa Red Lacquer Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Wakasa red lacquer table with mother-of-pearl scattered throughout.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Wakasa Red Lacquer Table
Wakasa Red Lacquer Table

Wakasa Red Lacquer Table

H 12 in W 47.5 in D 35.5 in
Pair of fine Japanese Art Deco lacquer Hibachi's planters
Located in Yonkers, NY
Pair of Japanese Art Deco wakasa lacquer Hibachi's with copper lining ca 1930. These hibachi's make
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20th Century Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of fine Japanese Art Deco lacquer Hibachi's planters
Pair of fine Japanese Art Deco lacquer Hibachi's planters

Pair of fine Japanese Art Deco lacquer Hibachi's planters

H 11 in W 12 in D 12 in
Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table
Located in Torino, IT
A 19th century Japanese Wakasa lacquered low table with mother-of-pearl inlay; raised on elegantly
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table
Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table

Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table

H 12.5 in W 42 in D 33.5 in
Japanese Tea Caddy Box Wakasa Red Lacquer Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a stunning signed example of a red brown color lacquered tea container chaire or chaki
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Tea Caddy Box Wakasa Red Lacquer Signed
Japanese Tea Caddy Box Wakasa Red Lacquer Signed

Japanese Tea Caddy Box Wakasa Red Lacquer Signed

H 2.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Stunning Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table
Located in New York, NY
Lacquer has reflective gold and dark brown flecks which shimmer; on scrolling feet.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Stunning Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table
Stunning Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table

Stunning Japanese Wakasa Persimmon Lacquer Square Low Table

H 12.75 in W 46 in D 36 in
Japan, Superb Antique Furniture Lacquered Tansu from "Wakasa, " 19th Cemtury
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine tall Meiji period lacquered tansu from “Wakasa,” three sections, superb original red
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japan, Superb Antique Furniture Lacquered Tansu from "Wakasa, " 19th Cemtury
Japan, Superb Antique Furniture Lacquered Tansu from "Wakasa, " 19th Cemtury

Japan, Superb Antique Furniture Lacquered Tansu from "Wakasa, " 19th Cemtury

H 63 in W 40.75 in D 16 in
Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese wakasa lacquer table.
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table
Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Table

H 12.75 in W 71.75 in D 36 in
Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese rectangular low table with scrolling legs is decorated with fine Wakasa-nuri
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table

H 12 in W 47.5 in D 35.75 in
Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Located in New York, NY
This fine Japanese rectangular low table with scrolling legs is decorated with fine Wakasa-nuri
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table
Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table

Japanese Meiji Wakasa Lacquered Low Table

H 12 in W 47.5 in D 35.75 in
Wakasa Table
Located in Culver City, CA
Japanese Wakasa Table
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Wakasa Table
Wakasa Table

Wakasa Table

H 12.5 in W 59.25 in D 35.75 in
20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A 20th century red Wakasa-nuri lacquer low table, having a rectangular top, set upon scrolling feet.  
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low Coffee Table
20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low Coffee Table

20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low Coffee Table

H 12.5 in W 36 in D 47.5 in
20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low or Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century Wakasa-nuri red lacquer low table, the rectangular top set upon four scrolling
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low or Coffee Table
20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low or Coffee Table

20th Century Wakasa-Nuri Red Lacquer Low or Coffee Table

H 12.5 in W 47.5 in D 36 in
Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Wakasa lacquer tray. Features layers of lacquer on a wood base that are meticulously
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Tray
Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Tray

Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Tray

H 33.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in

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Fine red lacquer low table / coffee table with fret work top, elegant fine red lacquer finished. Purchase red lacquer low table / coffee table also come with glass top that can place...
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Lacquer

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Teak

Teiza Isu by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho / Yellow
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Teiza Isu by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho / Yellow

$5,800
H 25.6 in W 25.99 in D 21.66 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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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

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

$1,503,199
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Wrought Iron

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

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H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
An extraordinary 19th century antique Japanese low table constructed from an incredible and substantial, old growth cedar plank, with 4 out swept legs. This piece was made in Japan, ...
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Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
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Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century

$3,950
H 13 in W 30 in D 29.5 in
Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall

Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall

$38,000
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Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.

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Zen Hinoki Wood Kotatsu Japanese Coffee Table with Natural Finish

Zen Hinoki Wood Kotatsu Japanese Coffee Table with Natural Finish

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Japanese Wakasa Lacquer For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese wakasa lacquer on 1stDibs. A piece of Japanese wakasa lacquer — often made from lacquer, wood and shell — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of Japanese wakasa lacquer — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A choice in our collection of Japanese wakasa lacquer is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Japanese Wakasa Lacquer?

A piece of Japanese wakasa lacquer can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,858, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.
Questions About Japanese Wakasa Lacquer
  • How do I restore Japanese lacquer?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can restore Japanese lacquer that has been damaged by exposure to light by gently buffing it with carnauba wax. Use a soft cloth to gently rub the wax into the piece, removing any excess and avoiding undamaged lacquer. Take a look on 1stDibs for a variety of pieces featuring Japanese lacquer.
  • What is Japanese lacquer made of?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquer is made of resin produced from the sap of the Urushi tree. Artisans craft bowls, vases, boxes and other items out of the material. Find a collection of Japanese lacquer furniture and decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.
  • How do I fix Japanese black lacquer?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To fix Japanese black lacquer, take it to a furniture repair shop that has previously worked with the material. Lacquer is very delicate. Attempting to fix a piece on your own could cause further damage. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Japanese black lacquer.
  • How do I clean Japanese black lacquer?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese lacquerware items are finished with a sap that comes from the lacquer tree. This finish is prone to degradation, especially if exposed to sun and water, and age will take its toll as well. To clean lacquerware items, wet a lint-free cloth and wring as much water out as you can, then wipe the item. Finish by drying it with a soft lint-free cloth. Shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese lacquerware on 1stDibs.
  • Is Japanese lacquer a type of varnish?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, there is a type of varnish called Japanese lacquer. It is made from the sap of an urushi tree, which grows in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. On 1stDibs, you can find vintage and modern Japanese lacquered pieces from some of the top sellers around the world.
  • How do I clean a Japanese lacquer box?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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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