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1960's Japanese Tea Caddy Tin Canister
1960's Japanese Tea Caddy Tin Canister

1960's Japanese Tea Caddy Tin Canister

Located in New York, NY

1960's tin tea caddy covered in traditional Japanese woven gold fabric with floral motif. There are two lids, inner and outer to keep tea leaves fresh.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japonisme East Asian Boxes

Materials

Tin

Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China
Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China

Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Two-tiered Hat Box China Qing dynasty (ca. 1870) Wood, bamboo H: 20 in x D: 14.75 in :: 50.8 cm x 37.5 cm The box holds two Mandarin’s cone shaped hats: the summer hat in the top ti...

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19th Century Tribal Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi
mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi

mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers, made of Tamo (Japanese Ash). This piece is one of the "Ashed" line furnitures of my shop items - bleached with lye made from th...

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Mid-20th Century Organic Modern East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood, Ash, Hardwood

Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century
Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century

Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century

Located in Norton, MA

Intricately carved inro in the form of a woven basket. Quality craftsmanship. Opens into two pieces, held together with a rust-red silk string. Made of nat...

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Early 20th Century East Asian Boxes

Materials

Bone

Early 20th-Century Chinese Porcelain Geisha Trinket Box
Early 20th-Century Chinese Porcelain Geisha Trinket Box

Early 20th-Century Chinese Porcelain Geisha Trinket Box

Located in Pomona, CA

This product is an antique Geisha Trinket Box made of porcelain with hand painted Geisha girl on the lid. Originating from China dated back to 1920s. It...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy

Located in Brea, CA

Middle 19th century Chinese Export double lacquer tea caddy on stand from the Qing dynasty. octagonal form with hinged lid ,divided interior with me...

Category

19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century
Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century

Lacquered Japanese Writing Box, Mid 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Lacquered Japanese writing box with metal detailing, mid 20th century. The box has signs of patina on the metal, a small crack in one corner and...

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Mid-20th Century Other East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...

Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Hexagonal Cast Brass Tea Caddy
Chinese Hexagonal Cast Brass Tea Caddy

Chinese Hexagonal Cast Brass Tea Caddy

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A Chinese hexagonal cast brass tea caddy, early 20th century. Each rectangular side with a shou symbol surrounded by five stylized bats on blue enamel ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box
Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines.

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Rare Hagoromo Kyohei Fujita
Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Rare Hagoromo Kyohei Fujita

Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Rare Hagoromo Kyohei Fujita

By Kyohei Fujita

Located in Atlanta, GA

A brilliant Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown green glass box featur...

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1990s Modern East Asian Boxes

Materials

Silver

Chinese Painted Scholar's Presentation Box, c. 1800
Chinese Painted Scholar's Presentation Box, c. 1800

Chinese Painted Scholar's Presentation Box, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This painted wooden box is a 19th-century Chinese snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipi...

Category

Early 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy
19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy

19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.

Category

19th Century Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Tibetan Scroll Box
Tibetan Scroll Box

Tibetan Scroll Box

Located in New York, NY

Tibetan hexagon Tonka scroll box. Hand made hexagon box covered in leather hand painted. Traditional Tibetan art work hand painted with raised outlining of Jambhala faces, Tibetan Je...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan East Asian Boxes

Materials

Pine, Wood, Animal Skin

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

Located in San Francisco, CA

this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mounts; raised on four splayed supports. Hokai boxes...

Category

Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A LOVELY Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box. Made of rosewood, this box has a cover featuring ‘Buddhist Swastikas’ on the front. The cover lifts off to reveal a tabernacle with 2 carved dragons on wither side. Probably made in the first quarter of the 20th Century, circa 1920-30. Rectangular shaped for the storage of deities statues...

Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Box, c. 1800
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Box, c. 1800

Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Box, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

The basic set up for traditional ancestor worship was an altar upon which offerings, ancestral tablets, and images of ancestors were placed. Often the altar was supplemented with a s...

Category

Early 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

International Silver Vintage Velvet Heart Ring Box
International Silver Vintage Velvet Heart Ring Box

International Silver Vintage Velvet Heart Ring Box

By International Silver

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents Vintage Silver Plate Velvet Heart Ring Box 4.5 x 4 x 2 maker stamped International Silver Company Vintage unrestored condition marks and...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern East Asian Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Black Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s
Black Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s

Black Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with numerous figures and gilt detail. Chinoiserie black l...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...

Category

Late 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Agate and Silver Covered Container, circa 1900
Agate and Silver Covered Container, circa 1900

Agate and Silver Covered Container, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

The Agate bowl is 18th century. This Chinese agate bowl was converted into a container with silver mounts and cover and a carnellion owl finial, circa 1900. Although unmarked, we attribute the work as American based Upon the gauge, quality and color of the silver. Possibly attributed to the firm Black, Starr and Frost, circa 1900 who specialized in combining Chinese hardstone objects...

Category

Early 1900s Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Agate, Silver

Large Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box with Ornate Solid Brass Fittings
Large Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box with Ornate Solid Brass Fittings

Large Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box with Ornate Solid Brass Fittings

Located in Fort Washington, MD

Here is nice large Chinese rosewood jewelry box with ornate solid brass fitting with a round longevity symbol carved in the middle and light peach felt lining inside. Comes with lock...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featu...

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16th Century Edo Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Box with Mother of Pearl
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Box with Mother of Pearl

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Box with Mother of Pearl

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Wooden box with Handpainted inserts. Mother of Pearl decorative buttons. Double sides doors with compartments for small sculptures. Great piece.

Category

Early 1900s Chinoiserie Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer
Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer

Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Superb late 16th century signed colonial Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer Momoyama period, late 16th/early 17th century, inscribed 'Arisato' on the bottom H. 30.5 x W. 43...

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16th Century Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Cedar, Lacquer

Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow
Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow

Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A very rare and exquisite asian glass Chinese snuff bottle from the late Qing Dynasty. This exceptional snuff bottle bears a later Qianlong mark and is designed in the iconic famille...

Category

Early 1900s Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Paint

Chinese Brass and Carved Jade Box
Chinese Brass and Carved Jade Box

Chinese Brass and Carved Jade Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brass and carved jade box - etched leaves on a brass box with a hinged lid of carved Jade flowers - a lovely trinket or change box for the vanity or dr...

Category

20th Century East Asian Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880

Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral compo...

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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes
Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes

Two Japanese Lacquer Lunch Boxes

Located in Norton, MA

Japan, 19th/20th century, one red-lacquered with an inner compartment; one black-lacquered with an inner compartment.

Category

Early 20th Century East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930

Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage hotel tea chest. A Chinese, pewtered alloy chá caddy, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Delightful Art Deco caddy, with superb engraved detail Displays a...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco East Asian Boxes

Materials

Metal

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Located in Chicago, IL

The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...

Category

16th Century Ming Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850
Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850

Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the t...

Category

Mid-19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Red Enamel box
Japanese Red Enamel box

Japanese Red Enamel box

Located in Winnetka, IL

This is a rare enamel red box signed s. Inaba Kyoto . The picture on top is of three birds flying Enamel is all intact and in great condition Beautiful box to add to any collection!

Category

20th Century East Asian Boxes

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient C...

Category

19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd
Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd

Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand painted on the reverse with a dragon chasing the pearl design. This beautiful Chinese snuff bottle is hand made of th...

Category

Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian

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 early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delicately crafted bo...

Category

Mid-19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Rosewood Box with Jade and Brass
Chinese Rosewood Box with Jade and Brass

Chinese Rosewood Box with Jade and Brass

Located in Tampa, FL

A charming Chinese strongbox dating to the 1920s, crafted from rich rosewood and accented with brass straps. The top features an inset piece of jade, adding a subtle but elegant foca...

Category

1920s Vintage East Asian Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Qing Dynasty period red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Born during the 19th century, this exquisite Qing Dynasty red lacquered treasure ch...

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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Sewing Box, Jewelry Box
Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Sewing Box, Jewelry Box

Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Sewing Box, Jewelry Box

Located in Pomona, CA

This unique vintage Chinese sewing box is 100 percent hand made and hand painted with traditional Chinese painting on the side and lid of the box. It wa...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Carved Cinnabar Box. China. Early 20th Century. Dragon Cover
Carved Cinnabar Box. China. Early 20th Century. Dragon Cover

Carved Cinnabar Box. China. Early 20th Century. Dragon Cover

Located in Norton, MA

This Antique Carved Cinnabar Box. China. Early 20th Century with Dragon Cover and date to approximately 1920. The box is composed of brass with a vibrant blue enamelled interior and ...

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Early 20th Century East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Chinese Export Black Lacquer Game Box
Chinese Export Black Lacquer Game Box

Chinese Export Black Lacquer Game Box

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular box with lid opening to game boxes. conforming case. Very good condition for this kind of piece.

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Asian Lacquered Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Vintage Asian Lacquered Chinoiserie Sewing Box

Vintage Asian Lacquered Chinoiserie Sewing Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This exquisite vintage Asian lacquered box is a stunning example of mid-century Chinoiserie design. Featuring a classic octagonal silhouette, the piece is finished in a deep black la...

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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Boxes

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder
Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder

Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING BOX AND MATCH HOLDER From our Japanese collection, we’re pleased to offer this Meiji period woven bamboo and mixed metal box with matching match holder. Th...

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji East Asian Boxes

Materials

Silver, Copper

Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century
Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century

Japonese Lacquered Box with Flower, Late of the 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Nice little black lacquer box from Japan. It is made of black lacquered wood and decorated with flowers and foliage. The inside is covered with red velvet. It is ideal for storing je...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique 1900s Chinese Silver Vinaigrette
Antique 1900s Chinese Silver Vinaigrette

Antique 1900s Chinese Silver Vinaigrette

By Kwong Man Shing

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection This excep...

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Export Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Silver

Vintage leather clad hand painted Chinese dresser box.
Vintage leather clad hand painted Chinese dresser box.

Vintage leather clad hand painted Chinese dresser box.

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a vintage hand painted leather clad dresser box. This dresser box was handmade in Canton China. This box has two small drawers at the front and a lid that opens up and presen...

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1990s Chinese Export East Asian Boxes

Materials

Leather

Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan
Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan

Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A small and delightful Japanese yellow ground cloisonne round trinket or incense box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan. The small box of squat, round shape, and may originally have b...

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1910s Meiji Vintage East Asian Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Noritake Style Lady seated on ceramic box by Seiei & Co.
Noritake Style Lady seated on ceramic box by Seiei & Co.

Noritake Style Lady seated on ceramic box by Seiei & Co.

By Noritake

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Covered Ceramic Box with a girl holding her dress up to act as a holding spot for rings etc. Produced by Seiei & co. Made in Japan, hand-painted.

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1930s Art Deco Vintage East Asian Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue
Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue

Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A rare carved antique Chinese lapis lazuli stone snuff bottle of the late Qing Dynasty. Finely carved from a solid piece of genuine lapis lazuli exhibiting rich and vibrant blue tone...

Category

Early 1900s Qing Antique East Asian Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli