Pair of Lacquered Nightstands with Hard Stones Inlays, circa 1900

Set of four decorative panels, with their glossy brown lacquer backgrounds decorated with mother-of-pearl and their gilded wood frames in imitation of bamboo, decorated with matching...

Pair of Chinese style wood consoles with a half-moon upper tray. Openwork base in the Asian way of furniture and decoration of tawny lacquer with gilt highlights and flowers ornament...

Pair of Chinese Ming dynasty style chairs standing on four square section legs. Square with rounded corners openwork backseat with circular-section rails adorned with an S-shaped bac...

Pair of cloisonné enamel Japanese style roll shaped lamps with a gilt bronze mounting. Blue turquoise enamel background with Buddhist swastika a...

Pair of black lacquered rectangular sideboards standing on four little legs. Top and writing slides covered with cognac leather hit with little gilt irons. Opening with two panels de...

Pair of mahogany Empire style stools or Curule seats standing on curved X-legs finished by lion paws, linked each other by turned baluster shaped stretche...

Pair of Asain black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay side chairs 20th c. Measures: 19.5" wide x 18.5" deep x 19" high at the seat x 41.5" high at the back The padded seats measure...

19th century a pair of black lacquer Chinese jardinières inlay with mother of pearl, with loss to lacquer and inlay throughout, each 7.25 inches wide,...

A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...

A Japanese four-case lacquer inro by a member of Kajikawa family circa 19th century (late Edo to early Meiji period). It depicts a nocturnal scenery of a meandering stream surrounded by bush clovers, where a full moon is reflected on the water. It was masterfully decorated in gold and silver maki-e using a combination of techniques including takamakie, togidashi and kirigane as well as aogai (abalone shell) inlays. The stream was set between the slightly elevated banks, adding to this piece a already strong three-dimensional composition. The interior was decorated in gold nashiji. It was signed on the bottom "Kajikawa Zou" (made by Kajikawa and a pot seal centered with "Ei" in Kanji. In one of the compartment, there is a katakana mark, appears to be a name, possibly the owner. Kajikawa clan was one of the most famous lacquer artisanal family established in the 17th century. Many well known members over the generations produced lacquer art in a wide range of formats, but two third were signed only with the family name such as this one. It is therefore not possible to pinpoint the exact author of this piece. Provenance: This inro was purchased as lot 349 in Christie's New York sale Japanese...

A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece displays several interesting characteristics that appear puzzling initially. First, the form is not typical Japanese, but more Chinese and Korean, with its scalloped base. Second, the decoration of MOP inlays also suggests a Korean and Chinese affiliation, especially with the linear borders and the scrolling cloud patters on the sides of the box. These two observations suggest that the box may be from Ryukyu Island instead of Japanese mainland. Third, strikingly in the center of the cover, a bold quarterly floral pattern outlined with MOP was filled with a striking mottled red lacquer using tsugaru nuri...

Lacquer table, Art Deco period, Japan, circa 1900.