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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1492337
(stock #K013)
The Kura
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
A fabulous cabinet covered in polished black lacquer inlayed with mother of pearl designs in the style of Nagasaki containing various boxes, trays and dishes for an outing. To allow any steam to escape, it has windows which were once lined with silk. Brass hardware secures the hinged doors which swing out with small boxes and trays in one side, a square sake bottle with brass spout encased in a wooden stand on the other...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1800
item #1492274
(stock #K012)
The Kura
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An incredible lacquered screen decorated with a Bugaku Dancer wearing an angry devil mask opposing a snake in incredibly thick relief opposite three gentlemen heating sake over a fire under the changing leaves of a maple, their oxcart off to the side. An inlaid cartouche near the snake reads Kan. The two-sided panel is set into a frame with matt black iron texture over a raw kiri-wood panel inset with three windows...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1492080
(stock #2024-1199)
Cedar wooden ryoshibako (or bunko) document box, decorated with deer and crane on the outer lid and bat on the inner lid in takamaki-e lacquer...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1492071
(stock #K026)
The Kura
$495.00
$495.00
Gold forms a billowing pine tree lavishly applied to the dark lacquered body of this wooden water jar enclosed in the original wooden box titled Ikkan Mage-Mizusashi, Oimatsu signed by both the wood craftsman and the lacquer artist. It is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter 16cm tall and in excellent condition, dating from the early 20th century...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1491637
(stock #4588)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,000.00
EUR €1,000.00
Kogo box in maki-è lacquer, with a rounded lid depicting a naturalistic scene. The gold decoration depicts the Japanese pine, known as Matsu, and a typical house with a thatched roof along the banks of a waterway.
Sold with its tomobako.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 7 x 8 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1491557
(stock #K023)
The Kura
$850.00
$850.00
A fascinating Jar-shaped set of stacking food boxes known as a Jubako in multi-color dating from the early 20th century. Jubako were used to serve food to groups or family on festive occasions, where the food was presented in the box, and each person would take what they wanted, rather than have the meal served on individual dishes as in more formal Kaiseki meals. Assembled it is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter 32.5 cm (13 inches) tall and is in overall excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1491499
(stock #145)
Dragon's Pearl
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Antique Japanese Lacquer Fubako,
a box used to store document. Of deep rectangular shape, decorated with twigs of different flowers, mainly chrysanthemum and morning glory and leaves in gold and silver hira maki-e on a gold nashiji ground. The interior in loose nashiji on black ground. Fitted with two metal mon rings.
Size: L 38 x W 7,5 x 8,5 cm.
Edo (1603-1868) 19th century.
Condition: Good with a few minor nicks along the inner corner of the lid(see last picture)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1491283
(stock #525)
Reflets des Arts
€2,200.00
€2,200.00
Inro – Lovely model opening with 4 compartments and a lid, in urushi lacquer, decorated in gold and silver maki-e on a black background. From the front, it represents a richly harnessed horse with a ceremonial saddle, prancing. On the other side, it is the entrance to a pavilion or a temple under pine trees. Lovely details. Height: 6 cm. Japan Edo (1603-1868) 18th century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1490957
(stock #tiger1031)
8tiger
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Japanese Shibayama Mother of Pearl Lacquer Box Signed Masamitsu 政光, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
It is 2.48 inches (6.3 cm) tall by 6.2 inches (15.7 cm) in length by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 0.8 Lb.
It is tarnished and has missing mother pearls at two small spots at one corner, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1490847
(stock #gy6850)
2ezr
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Old Japanese Kokkokai Namiki Makie Lacquer Cigarette Box Signed
It is 2 inches (5.08 cm) tall by 6.29 inches (16 cm) in length by 4 inches (10 cm) wide. It is 1.1 Lb.
It surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell. That is to say, if you purchase an item from us and are unhappy with it for any reason, return it for a 100% refund of the amount you originally paid...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1490390
(stock #465)
Reflets des Arts
€4,000.00
€4,000.00
Rare and pretty Inro opening with four compartments and a lid in urushi lacquer with a black background decorated in hiramaki-e with gold lacquer, mitsuda, kirigane and mother-of-pearl inlays, of a traditional cottage above which a bird flies; on the other side, a set of objects including a large basket, branches and a cup. Height: 5.8 cm. Japan Edo (1603-1868) 17th century. Provenance: Maurice Feuillet collection. Label with inscription “Maurice Feuillet collection” and N°138
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1490389
(stock #233)
Reflets des Arts
€7,500.00
€7,500.00
Suzuribako - Important model of urushi lacquer writing case from Japan, offering a rich decoration of a Kabuto and a sand on the top of the lid, on a hirameji lacquer background. Gold and silver lacquer with rare finesse of decoration. The interior offers a particularly remarkable scene, of two deer in autumn foliage. Takamaki-e and hiramaki-e. Dimensions: 4.6 cm x 21.3 cm x 23 cm. Japan Edo (1603-1868) early 18th century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1489854
(stock #TRC240309)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Japanese Jubako, traditional stacked lacquerware food boxes, represent not only culinary refinement but also an important aspect of Japanese food culture. These elegantly tiered containers, often adorned with intricate designs and vibrant colors, are integral to the presentation of special occasion meals such as New Year’s celebrations and formal picnics...
Tora Tori Gallery
€2,500.00
€2,500.00
Very pretty and rare boxes of a pair of gold and polychrome lacquered ducks in perfect condition. On a base of taka maki-e lacquer (feather reliefs) and nashiji (gold powder) inside. Period: Meiji (1868-1912). Length 14.5 cm x height 7.5 cm. Wooden box.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1489489
(stock #gy6834)
2ezr
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Old Japanese Namiki Kokkokai Makie Lacquer Dunhill Long Cigarette Case
It is 7.1 inches (18.1 cm) long by 3.55 inches (9 cm) wide. It is 0.5 lb.
It is tarnished and has minor oxidations, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell. That is to say, if you purchase an item from us and are unhappy with it for any reason, return it for a 100% refund of the amount you originally paid...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1489151
(stock #2035)
t a t a m i
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
RIMPA SCHOOL INKSTONE CASE WITH BAMBOO FOREST IN MAKIE
Bold and refined gold and silver three-dimensional makie lacquer design with the black background in the style of 'Rimpa (Rinpa)' (ref. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rinp/hd_rinp.htm). Edo period, Japan. 21.8 x 16.5 x 5 cm (8.58 x 6.49 x 1.96in)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1488778
(stock #0628)
Momoyama Gallery
$450.00
$450.00
Rarely seen Japanese Haisen Bowl with wonderful gold Makie (Maki-e), made around 1900 during the Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)...
Zentner Collection
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
Antique Japanese hokai, lidded container for Ka-awase shell game. This unusual square shaped hokai has a footed base and it's sides are fashioned with many horizontal ridges. With faceted corners and intricate gold and black lacquer. A flower and lattice motif with reserves of birds and young pine shoots. The interior of the box is lacquered a dark brownish black. Extensive gilt copper hardware with incised details of scrolling vines.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensi...
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensi...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1910
item #1488437
(stock #4301)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €3,800.00
EUR €3,800.00
Japanese lacquer inro depicting a Daikokuten with his hammer watching children, next to a Matsu plant.
Excellent quality decoration with relief details, shine and original patina.
Polychrome wooden netsuke depicting a seated sage with a fan, painted ceramic ojime.
Inro signed Kajikawa with the kao under the base.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo mid-18th century.
Overall dimensions: 9 x 4.5 x 3 cm.
Netsuke dimensions: 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
The Kura
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
Phoenix soar among golden clouds on this amazing Lacquer box made for holding a Tsuzumi drum by Miura Meiho (1900-1975) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Houn Maki-e Tuzumi Bako. It is bound with silk chord which is held to the box with solid silver hardware. Inside it is lined with brocade. The box is 30.5 x 24 x 24.5 cm (12 x 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches) an is in perfect condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1487839
(stock #J774)
Haruko Watanabe
$280.00
$280.00
Urushi sakazuki (sake cup) made of wood and painted with black urushi. It has hand-painted sculp with red urushi which is for a charm against evil spirits and used in a temple or a shrine. It is from Akita prefecture in Tohoku. Late Edo period (The first half of the 19th century). In good condition. H:3.5cm, Diameter:10.3cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1487798
(stock #pc187)
Kodo Arts
$650.00
$650.00
Important 'Omizutori' festival lacquer plate from the late Meiji Period. Omizutori (お水取り), or the annual, sacred water-drawing festival, is a Japanese Buddhist festival that takes place in the Nigatsu-dō of Tōdai-ji, Nara, Japan. This ceremony is to cleanse the people of their sins as well as to usher in the spring of the new year. Once the Omizutori is completed, the cherry blossoms have started blooming and spring has arrived. Eleven priests, who are called Rengyoshu, are appointed i...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1487566
(stock #1-1423)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€495.00
€495.00
Dry lacquer mask of the traditional Gigaku Theater, finely carved and lacquered to depict an elderly man (old widower) with a long aquiline nose, full red lips forming a smile, elongated earlobes, and deeply carved wrinkles. The eyes and mouth are pierced. The back with a label inscribed inside deszcribing the mask and with the artist signature. Rich, dark patina. Height: 25 cm. Good condition with some wear and minor age flaking and losses to lacquer, tiny chips to edges.
NOTE: This mask rep...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1700
item #1487469
(stock #506)
Conservatoire Sakura
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
Wooden lectern covered with black lacquer, decorated with Japanese seignorial emblems (Mon) with gold powder. The emblems are treated in three different versions, all three of excellent lacquer quality in a very elegant style. The lectern can be dismantled into 4 parts, the box, the drawer, the top and the axis, the elements are assembled using mercury-gilded copper frames, which are finely chiseled with scrolls of stylized plants on a nanako background. This simple “Mon” decor but of superb...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1487407
(stock #11100)
Welcome To Another Century
$325.00
$325.00
Small box and cover made of very thinly cut keyaki (Zelkova) wood, in oblong shape with rounded corners. The domed cover is decorated in black polished lacquer, black ishime lacquer, gold lacquer inlaid with small pieces of mother-of-pearl. An open folding fan wraps around the surface of the cover, continuing onto the sides, decorated with parting clouds, showing silhouettes of birds flying over waves.
Inside, the surface is covered in thin brown lacquer, allowing the wood grain to show. ...
The Kura
$800.00
$800.00
A bucolic scene of temples and rugged seaside hills dotted with pagodas in silver and gold wraps around the black surface of this deep tray dating from the Momoyama to early Edo period (16th-17th century). It is 27 cm (10-1/2 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-3/8 inches) tall. The bottom has been re-lacquered at some time in the past. There is wear and cracks to the inside typical of age and use, and the rim has been re-done in gin-dame powdered tarnished-silver, which blends well with the ancient ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR
item #1486494
(stock #2023-1133)
Eight-sided, flared shaped lacquer kobako box, following the decoration on the lid depicting a basket of flowers, composed of peonies and chrysanthemums in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e lacquer on a nashi-ji background. The edge is decorated with cherry blossoms in gold and silver takamaki-e. Interior and base in nashi-ji.
Japan – Edo period, 18th century
Height: 1.9 in / 4.8 cm – width: 6.1 in / 15.5 cm – depth: 3.5 in / 9 cm
The Kura
$500.00
$500.00
A beautiful 2 Stage lacquered container covered in black lacquer decorated with flowering vines. The domed lid opens to reveal a circular tray removable to open a deep container. It is 8.5 cm (3-1/4 inches) diameter, 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
The Kura
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A spectacular Meiji to Taisho period Golden box decorated with a spray of flowers under an imperial Chrysanthemum. The interior and bottom are elegant Nashiji, and the border between box and lid is protected by a solid silver rim. Kirigane cut gold flakes decorate the raised leaves. It comes enclosed in a custom made kiri-wood storage box. The gilded receptacle is 30 x 24.5 x 14 cm (12 x 9-3/4 x 5-1/2 inches) and it is in excellent condition.
Tora Tori Gallery
€2,300.00
€2,300.00
On a fundame lacquer base, the decoration, on one side, black and red, of a rooster, hen and chicks under bamboo with the sea in the background and on the other side a fisherman's hut by the sea in front of the imposing presence of Mount Fuji. The lacquer work is particularly subtle in hira and taka maki-e. The interior of the compartments is nashiji lacquer. The ojime is made of malachite. Signed: Nikkosai. Height: 8.4 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1910
item #1485509
(stock #4258)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,900.00
EUR €1,900.00
Oni mask in dark brown patina lacquered wood with finely sculpted details.
The expression of the mask, although funny, is imbued with a slight fear, creating a balance between the comical and the disturbing. The painted glass eyes add a magnetic depth.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 7 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930
item #1485265
(stock #pc167)
Kodo Arts
$575.00
$575.00
Gorgeous Taisho Period Ca. 1925 lacquered wood Kamakura-bori style carving from Niigata Prefecture by the famed carver 'Murakami'.
In the original signed box, the tray features the plant 'Yatsude' Fatsia Japonica exquisitely carved. 9" by 9". Great condition. Ask for shipping quote.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1910
item #1485236
(stock #4301)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €3,500.00
EUR €3,500.00
Japanese lacquer inro depicting a dragon partially hidden among clouds lacquered in relief.
The outer surface is covered in lacquer with dark brown nuances, which offers an elegant contrast with the dragon's shimmering mother-of-pearl.
Looking at the inside of the box you can see that there are two compartments.
The ojime is made of glass with parallel horizontal blue lines while the netsuke in lacquered wood and metal depicts an archaic design that could depict the Tama (the sacred Bud...
Tora Tori Gallery
€480.00
€480.00
Very refined Japanese lacquered wood tray representing a branch of plum blossoms and bamboo leaves in gold and brown lacquer. The decor is placed on a brown base in the style of a basket weave. The back is in black lacquer (ro-iro). The protective wooden box is original and signed on the lid and inside. Dimensions: 10 x 18 cm. Period: Meiji (1868-1912) 19/20th century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1484774
(stock #J768)
Haruko Watanabe
$90.00
$90.00
Wood urushi plate with kin-makie (gold lacquer) of "Yajirobeh"", a balancing toy motif.
In good condition except for a mending, however, it is done by a professional and no serious problem. Meiji period (1868~1912) Diameter:16.5cm, Depth:2.7cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR
item #1484497
(stock #2023-1142)
Rectangular black and gold lacquer kobako box decorated with pine trees in a mountain landscape in takamaki-e, kirigane and hiramaki-e lacquer. Background in nashi-ji lacquer. Surmounted pewter border. Fitted with two grip rings.
Japan – Edo period (1603-1868), 18th century
Width: 2.7 in (0.8 cm) – depth: 3.1 in (8.8 cm) – height: 1.2 in (3.2 cm)
