182 results for "maki-e lacquer"

The Design & Impact: This exceptional antique two-tier writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates a sweeping, continuous landscape. The lid and sides are masterfully decorated ...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite writing box (suzuribako) captures the breathtaking beauty of wild cherry blossoms (sakura) blooming across a mountainous landscape. The lid featur...

A simple and elegant Japanese lacquer hibachi stand with imperial chrysanthemum mon and copper liner, now modified as an usubata, late Meiji Period, ci...

This superb Japanese footed lacquer tray dates to the late Edo–Meiji period (19th century) and is finely decorated with an elegant maki-e design. The refined composition and subtle u...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates a serene and expansive natural landscape. The cover features a highly detailed compositio...

A rare Japanese lacquered wood fubako decorated in Kodaiji maki-e style circa early 17th century the beginning of the Edo period, possibly early toward the end of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The rectangular, long and slim box features a deep lipped lid with slightly rounded corners, a conforming lower box with two bronze medallion rings with tasseled...

Japanese, Taisho period. A very fine quality Japanese lacquer tray. The tray is heavily decorated with a traditional Maki-e gold, black & red surface. Done by an expert craftsman - this round tray appears to depict a pagoda atop Mount. Fuji. The verso is adorned with 3 iron mounts and hand woven cloth...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique document box (fubako) beautifully captures the aristocratic elegance of the classical Heian court,...

The Design & Impact: This exceptional writing box (suzuribako) is a masterpiece of seasonal Japanese poetry brought to life. The exterior cover portrays a serene autumn night, featur...

Fubako letters-box from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912). Beautiful decorative Fubako letters box from the Japanese Imperial Meiji period, circa 1900. This box has been meticul...

This exceptional covered box is a refined example of Wajima-nuri lacquerware, created by Japanese lacquer artist Enoki Kei (榎木啓, b. 1949). Raised in a family deeply rooted in the lac...

A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The cabinet of square form surmounted by an arched top with upturned scroll ends. Eight drawers of various shapes and sizes adorn the exterior of the cabinet. Doors on either side open to reveal interiors fitted with cubby holes over a single drawer. The front of the cabinet is decorated with scattered geometric marquetry patterns of various design utilizing contrasting woods, including hardwood and burl, all in the yosegi zaiku technique. The sides and top of the cabinet of black lacquer with maki-e lacquer painted designs of flowers and grasses. The back of plain black lacquer with two hoops for hanging. The interior of the cabinet doors and the interior drawers decorated in the wakasa lacquer technique, with gold rhomboid accents against a polished black lacquer ground. Overall a striking accent piece and nice example of Japanese yosegi...

A Japanese four-case inro stringed together with a silk cord of a carved wood Ojime and a carved ivory netsuke circa 19th century of Edo period. This fine piece was made in collabora...

The Design & Impact: This majestic writing box (suzuribako) showcases a breathtaking, classical Yamato-e style composition. The design features elegant chrysanthemums and flowing ara...

The Design & Impact: This antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates a sweeping, poetic natural landscape. The cover features a dynamic composition of overlapping m...

Suzuribako, or writing box, of rectangular shape, decorated with an imposing architecture realized in hira maki-e lacquer, probably a palatial structure, situated beside a waterfall...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite writing box (suzuribako) perfectly captures the refined literati aesthetic of the late Edo period. The cover features a charming, highly seasonal ...

The Design & Impact: This captivating antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates the lush, vibrant energy of blooming hydrangeas (ajisai). Representing the transition i...

The Design & Impact: This exceptional writing box, known as a suzuribako, captures the elegant spirit of traditional Japanese court culture. The cover features a stunning "Momijigari...

The Design & Impact: This elegant writing box (suzuribako) beautifully captures a tranquil, naturalistic scene of water birds resting among delicate reeds and blooming flowers. The c...

The Design & Impact: This striking round writing box (suzuribako) immediately commands attention with its vibrant red lacquer canvas. The exterior and interior are beautifully decora...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary antique incense box (kobako) is a breathtaking example of aristocratic Japanese aesthetics. The lid features a ...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully showcases the luxurious decorative traditions of Japanese lacquer art. The cover features an elegant,...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary mid Edo period writing box (suzuribako) represents the absolute pinnacle of aristocratic samurai aesthetics. The cover is masterfully decorate...

Suzuribako box (empty) in black lacquer. Gold maki-e decoration of a river bordered by peonies, one with red highlights. The edges of the lid are in gold lacquer. Nashi-ji interior.

This Meiji-period lacquer tray represents the mastery of Japanese craftsmen in the art of lacquer work. Precious materials are precisely inlaid in the lacquer base, creating a highly...

The Design & Impact: This exceptionally beautiful and complete antique document box (bunko) and writing box (suzuribako) set perfectly captures th...

The Design & Impact: This highly elegant antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates the classic Japanese "Nami-chidori" (wave and plover) motif. The dynamic composition...

The Design & Impact: This incredibly rare, multi-layered writing box (kasane suzuribako) perfectly encapsulates the deep sense of ceremony and refined aestheticism of the traditiona...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite Edo period incense tray (kobon) perfectly balances practical utility with the spectacular decorative beauty of traditional Japanese lacquer art. T...

Beautiful vintage Japanese Shōwa lacquered & gold Suzuribako calligraphy chest. Circa early-mid 20th century. The chest with four drawers having a gold maki‑e cloud and landscape sc...

The Design & Impact: This elegant round writing box (suzuribako) presents a breathtaking vision of Horai, the mythological utopian realm of eternal joy. The cover features a highly complex, balanced circular composition of intertwining hosoge (imaginary auspicious Buddhist flowers...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique writing box (suzuribako) beautifully illustrates an elegant, highly decorative floral composition. The exterior and the interior lid (mika...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary matched set of a document box (ryoshi-bako) and a writing box (suzuribako) exemplifies the restrained, aristocratic elegance of Kyoto lacquerw...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary antique lacquer tray presents the ultimate expression of Edo period aristocratic prestige. The surface is densely adorned with lush blooming p...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite set of four antique rectangular plates (meimeizara) features an elegant, elongated silhouette and a beautifully cohesive composition. The design s...

The Design & Impact: This exceptional square tray (shiho-bon) presents a masterful dialogue between raw natural history and refined human craftsmanship. The center features a delicat...

Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868) created by Kajikawa. Beautiful Inro, created in Japan by one of the Kajikawa family during the Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1810. Has been carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of gilding maki-e and decorated with Japonism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord. The detailed craftsmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Period: Edo period (1615-1868). Shogunate. Approximate Date: 1790-1810 Motif: A family of birds consisting of a cockerel, the hen and three chicks. Drawers: Five. Shape: Rectangular navette. Technique: Carved wood, lacquer and decorated in iroe-hiramaki-e on a gold ground. Ojime: 15mm 20mm, oval carved from natural translucent agate. Netsuke: None Weight: 47.70 Grams. Measurements: Inro is 78 mm by 55 mm by 18 mm (3.07 x 2.17 x 0.71 Inches). Signatures: Kajikawa Saku, in the underside with the signature KAJIKAWA. By a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa 梶川 Japan, late 18th century to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868). The Kajikawa family Kajikawa family, flourished in the 19th century, they was Japanese lacquerware artists whose school in Edo (now Tokyo) flourished for more than 200 years. This family is perhaps the most famous of all the dynasties of Japanese lacquer artists, and certainly the name most often found on inro. The family is said to have been founded by Hikobei at Edo in the early 17th century, although some claim that the family’s great reputation really stemmed from his son and pupil Kyujiro. In any event, Hikobei worked for the shogunate, as did his successors until well into the 19th century. Kijirō excelled in designing particularly delicate lacquer inrō, portable medicine cases...

The Design & Impact: This exquisite antique writing box (suzuribako) exudes the dignified and highly formalized elegance of the Japanese aristocracy. The cover features a brilliant, ...

This exquisite Meiji-period lacquer document box known as a ryoshibako showcases the meticulous artistry of maki-e, a technique of raised lacquer decoration. Adorned with gold and vi...

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 finely decorated set of 3 red lacquer sake cups, sakazuki, featuring views of Mt. Fuji, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The lacquer sake cups, called sakazuki, of traditional p...

The Design & Impact: This highly refined writing box (suzuribako) beautifully captures a lyrical Japanese aesthetic. The cover features a flowing, rhythmic composition of finely ren...

The Design & Impact: This elegant document box (fubako) beautifully captures a dynamic and poetic natural landscape. The cover features a sophisticated diagonal composition depictin...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary set of ten plates (meimeizara) presents a breathtaking journey through the traditional Japanese seasons. Each plate features a unique, highly ...

A large Japanese lacquer box with elaborate Maki-e design from Meiji period, (mid-late 19th century). The generous size of the box was reser...

Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e) decoration of a pavilion by the edge of a waterfall and a mountain river surrounded by v...

Inrô in gilded lacquer according to the takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane techniques, with five squares of a mountain lake landscape. On the first side, there is a man on horsebac...

Small namban style chest with a semi-cylindrical lid made of black lacquered wood (urushi) with gold lacquer (maki-e) and inlaid with mother-of-pearl (raden). Mon style decoration (...

A Japanese lacquered wood sake ewer with maki-e design, circa late 19th century, Meiji period. The nicely decorated lacquerware is of a Classic sake ewer for...

A superb Japanese wooden hibachi crafted from kiri wood (paulownia), distinguished by its elegant proportions and unique maki-e lacquer decoration. The surface is beautifully adorne...

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The Design & Impact: This remarkable antique writing box (suzuribako) perfectly embodies the refined, spiritual elegance of the traditional Japanese scholar's study. The interior rev...

A large maki-e presentation tray from the Meiji period. This is an extraordinary presentation rectangular tray created in the Imperial Japan period during the pinnacle of the Meiji ...

This Japanese antique low table features a scattered fan motif and is a type of zataku (low table), historically used for meals, tea ceremonies, and other seated activities. Lacque...

The Design & Impact: This museum quality, tiered writing box (kasane suzuribako) represents a breathtaking convergence of traditional calligraphy (shodo) and the highly formalized Ja...

The Design & Impact: This extraordinary writing box (suzuribako) exudes the dignified elegance of classical Imperial commissions. The cover features a highly refined, classical compo...

A Japanese Wakasa lacquer folder to carry poems and paintings. It has a silver raised Togidashi maki-e design of cherry blossom, created by lay...

Kobako in nashiji lacquer of square shape with a hira maki-e décor of a blossoming cherry tree. Both of the four sides are adorned with golden lacquer cherry flowers, represented i...

An exceptional and truly singular Japanese hibachi of the finest quality — a piece that transcends its function as a wooden brazier to stand as a remarkable work of decorative art, d...