Japanese Wajima Lacquer Wood Stand with Makie, Okimono

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1930: item #140954

Beautiful Japanese Wajima lacquer stand with gold maki-e painting in a nashi-ji background. This particular kind of nashiji lacquer is know as PEAR skin. The quality is good though perhaps different from older lacquers in the use of a brownish nashiji and the colors in the decoration. The use of brown rather than bright sparkling nashiji was often done in the Taisho (1912-1926) and the beginning of the Showa eras and was probably intended to invoke a feeling of old lacquer in a quiet ... Click for details

Old Japanese Makie Lacquer Leaves Compote

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1930: item #139081
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Old Japanese Makie Lacquer Leaves Compote

The compote is 8.5 inches tall, and 10.1 inches in diameter.

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Japanese Lacquer Cigarette Case Child Drum

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1960: item #138877
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Japanese Lacquer Cigarette Case Child Playing Drum with Matching Lighter

The cigarette case is 3.25 inches by 3 inches wide. The lighter is 1.9 inches by 1.25 inches wide.

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Japanese Antique Kanzashi Lacquer Hair Comb and Pin

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #136028

Japanese hair comb and Kogai hair pin in a Wakasa-nuri Lacquer finish on wood, circa early 1900s. Wakasa-nuri lacquer is a unique urushi lacquer technique that uses stones (coarse to soft) to scrape and reveal different layers of lacquer coatings which are painted on wood using many different colors. The dimensions of the comb are 1 1/4 inches and 3 1/4 inches, pin 5 3/4 inches long.

Kamakura-Bori Lacquer Box with Noh Masks

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1950: item #120646
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This well designed early to mid-20th century container is decorated with a pair of Noh Drama masks. They have been deeply carved and then lacquered in layers to create a two-toned effect. The interior is done in black lacquer and the bottom has been woven in a basic twill plaiting--an interesting contrast to the carved texture of the box. It is in excellent condition, except for minor signs of wear on the inside. Dimensions: 6½” x 6” x 3”.

Japanese Lacquer Comb Set, Colorful Makie

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #97949

Japanese comb and hair pin set with the design of weekping willows, chrysanthemums, prunus, waterwheels in gold makie on black lacquer. The design shows the stylization of the 1930s, early Showa.

Dimensions of the comb: 4" x 2 1/8" Kougai hair pin: 6 3/8" long

Old Japanese Kanzashi Comb: Makie Wisteria on Lacquer

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #97265

An exquisite old Japanese hair comb, very practical yet ornamental with the design of wisteria, maki-e and lacquer work on wood (light weight). 4 1/2" in width. Circa, 1920-1940

Antique Kimono Hanger: Wajima Lacquer

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #94798

Quality, Japanese lacquered wood kimono hanger. The hanger comes in the box with the old tissue paper inside. The writings on the box and the tissues (old with lots of storage stains - appeared new in the photos) indicate that it was "Made by Wajima", pre WWII. Wajima lacquer has been know for the best for it's superior quality. Very light (kiri wood inside?). Taisho to early Showa, 1920 to 1940. The condition is new (stayed in the box without being used). 25" long, 5/8" in diameter. ... Click for details

Japanese Lacquer Cocktail Shaker & Glasses

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #51548

Very fine Japanese lacquer cocktail shaker and matching glasses handpainted with a scene of a teahouse at the edge of a lake amidst a bamboo grove with mountains in the background. The interiors are decorated in a stunning and unusual metallic copper finish.

Origin: Japan, circa 1930. Condition: virtually mint. Size: shaker, 11"; glasses 4-7/8".

Weeping Willows in Orange Lacquer plates

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer Pre 1940: item #45274