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Chinese Lacquer Box

Elegant Chinese lacquer box decorated on the top, with two brass pieces, inside various compartments with two lids, a drawer underneath, two brass handles, early 20th century work, missing the key oth[...]

Period: 20th century

300 €

Japanese Box In Carved Boxwood, Meiji Period (circa 1868–1912) - Japan - 19th Century

A Japanese box carved from boxwood, Meiji period (circa 1868–1912). This charming oval box, entirely carved from boxwood (tsuge), depicts a woven basket overflowing with fruit, leaves, and lively litt[...]

Period: 19th century

1 800 €
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Chinese Porcelain Box With Engraved Brass Mount, 19th Century

Rectangular Chinese porcelain box, famille rose with peony decoration, engraved brass mount, 19th century.

Period: 19th century

350 €

Late 19th-century Lacquered Box

Elegant black lacquered wooden box with gilt decoration. A red lacquer border is revealed when opened. Determining its origin is complex, given the Asian world where influences intersect and export re[...]

Period: 19th century

280 €

Wooden Box With Lingzhi Motif Inlays, China

Wooden storage box with added carvings in precious wood depicting Lingzhi (mushroom) branches. Early 20th-century Chinese work. Dimension: 25 x 15 cm / High: 12cmVery good overall condition. Careful w[...]

Period: 20th century

300 €
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Chinese Box In Cinnabar Lacquer

A very pretty round box made of red cinnabar lacquer. Over time, the lacquer has changed color, becoming a dark burgundy, almost black. Reddish hues remain in places. Floral decoration adorns the top [...]

Period: 19th century

200 €

Four-cases Inro, Sheaves Of Rice. Louis Gonse Collection. Japan, Edo Period, 17th Century

An inro opening  by  four cases, decorated with urushi lacquer of the Nashiji nuri type, and featuring raised black and gold lacquer depicting sheaves of rice. Original inlays now lost. The original O[...]

Period: 17th century

2 000 €

Kogo Lacquered Incense Box With Hills - Japan

Kogo, a burgundy lacquered wooden incense box for the tea ceremony, decorated with hills in gold and silver makie lacquer. Artist: Seigen, Japan, circa 1970, 7.5 x 2.7 cm. With its original box signed[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €
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Natsume Japanese Lacquered Tea Caddy With Persimmon Leaf Design - Japan

A tea caddy, or natsume, for matcha tea in the tea ceremony. Made of lacquered wood covered with persimmon leaves, with a black lacquered lid. For the tea ceremony, the tea master chooses objects acco[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €
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Natsume Japanese Lacquered Tea Caddy With Dragonfly And Herbs Design - Japan

A matcha tea caddy, or natsume, for the tea ceremony. Made of burgundy lacquered wood with dragonfly and grass decorations in gold and silver makie lacquer. For the tea ceremony, the tea master choose[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €
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Small Chinese Box, Burgauté Lacquer, Napoleon III Period, Wood And Mother-of-pearl

Small Chinese lacquered box with a four-sided decoration of figures and a landscape. Antique key, colored mother-of-pearl mosaic border. Worn red fabric lining needs replacing. The items shown in the [...]

Period: 19th century

450 €

Mother-of-pearl Decorated Box. Indochina.

Box decorated with a palace scene on the lid, floral decoration on each side. Indochinese work, late 19th or early 20th century. With a working lock and key.

Period: 20th century

160 €

Chinese Box In Blackened Wood Inlaid With Carved Bone – 19th Century

A beautiful rectangular box in blackened wood, finely inlaid with carved bone depicting traditional Chinese scenes: pavilions, figures on a bridge, birds, and floral landscapes. A Chinese work from th[...]

Period: 19th century

380 €
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Natsume, Japanese Lacquered Tea Caddy Hikibune - Japan

A tea caddy, or natsume, for matcha tea in the tea ceremony. Made of black lacquered wood with a "hikibune" decoration depicting figures pulling a boat in gold and silver makie lacquer. The boat is hi[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Natsume, Lacquered Japanese Tea Caddy, Pine Trees And Gingerbread Men - Japan

A natsume tea caddy, used for matcha tea in the tea ceremony. Made of black lacquered wood decorated with pine trees above waves in gold makie lacquer. The interior and base are finished in gindame la[...]

Period: 20th century

650 €
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Zeze Japanese Tea Caddy - Japan

Cha-ire, a Zeze ceramic tea caddy by the artist Shinjo Iwasaki (1913-2009), with its gold-leaf-covered bone lid. Japan, circa 1980, 6.5 x 8 cm. With its original box signed by the artist and its silk [...]

Period: 20th century

280 €
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Small Box In Red Lacquer From Beijing And Silver-plated Metal, Circa 1900

Small circular box in red Beijing lacquer and silver-plated metal, decorated with flowers and calligraphy, circa 1900, in very good condition.

Period: 19th century

110 €

Box With Hinged Lid, Mixed Media, Japan, Edo Period (1603-1868)

Bento-bako: a three-tiered box with a handle for easy transport of the packed meal. Its utilitarian value is combined with a strong decorative character: the box is covered in lacquer, adorned with me[...]

Period: 18th century

550 €

Inrō, Wood, Japan, Meiji Era (1868-1912)

Oval-section inrō. It is composed of three superimposed flattened segments. Its surface is decorated with animal representations showing resting horses in a simplified setting. Japan, Meiji era (1868-[...]

Period: 19th century

375 €

Cinnabar Box Decorated With A Dragon

Cinnabar box with dragon decoration. Very beautiful early 20th-century piece in cinnabar lacquer. Good overall condition despite some minor lacquer losses. Magnificent model. Free and insured shipping[...]

Period: 19th century

450 €

Kashmir 19th Century Papier-mâché Box

19th century Kashmir papier-mâché box decorated with flowers and birds

Period: 19th century

250 €

Natsume Japanese Lacquered Tea Box Genji-ko - Japan

Tea box, natsume, for the macha tea of the tea ceremony. In black lacquered wood with gold and silver makie lacquer decorations representing genji-ko above the waves on which boats sail. The genji-ko [...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Indochina 19th Century, Rosewood Box Inlaid With Mother-of-pearl

Rosewood box with rich, finely worked mother-of-pearl decorations. The edges are decorated with butterflies flying around flowers, surrounded by vases. The mother-of-pearl, offering a multitude of col[...]

Period: 19th century

230 €
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Hexagonal Covered Tea Box In Black And Gold Lacquer, Cantonese China, 19th Century

Hexagonal box in lacquered wood with six medallions of palace scenes around its edge in the middle of a gold flower decoration. The hinged lid presents six lettered medallion scenes surrounded by a tw[...]

Period: 19th century

380 €
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Solid Silver Tobacco Or Opium Box, China, Early 20th Century

Beautiful solid silver tobacco or opium box, China around the beginning of the 20th century Embossed and chiseled decoration of dragons, branched birds It is in good condition Length: 7.1cm Width: 4.8[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €

Japanese Edo Lacquer Box

complete Japanese lacquer box

Period: 18th century

210 €

Necessary Box For Lacquered Decoration China Scene Napoleon III Period

NECESSARY BOX WITH LACQUER DECOR CHINA SCENE NAPOLEON III PERIOD, It is lacquered with golden highlights. Compartments inside, with many pieces. For the condition, a shock on the lid. The lock has no [...]

Period: 19th century

850 €

Small Japanese Cabinet In Lacquered Wood With Gilding, Landscapes, Pagoda, Characters, 19th Century

Small Japanese (jewelry) cabinet in lacquered wood enhanced with gilding, opening with two doors and 5 drawers, decorated with figures in pagoda landscapes, as well as flowers and foliage, from Japan,[...]

Period: 19th century

350 €
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Jewelry Box Made Of Lacquered Wood With Gilding, Birds, Cranes, Flowers, Japan, 19th Century

Jewelry (or work) box in lacquered wood enhanced with gilding, decorated on the top with two birds (cranes), as well as foliage, vases and flowering branches, opening with a drawer, from Japan, 19th c[...]

Period: 19th century

250 €
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Carved Hardwood Box With Dragon Decoration, Asian Work, Circa 1900

Rectangular hardwood box, finely carved on all sides. The lid is decorated with two dragons facing each other around the flaming pearl, symbol of power and harmony. The sides feature a rich decoration[...]

Period: 19th century

480 €
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Yamada Heiando – Three-tiered Urushi Lacquer Box “momiji” Japan, 20th Century

YAMADA HEIANDO – Three-Tier Urushi Lacquer Box “Momiji”Three-tier lacquer-coated boxes decorated with a Momiji (maple leaf) motif, suitable for serving food or for decorative use.Height: 16.5 cmDiamet[...]

Period: 20th century

460 €
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Japanese Lacquered Box With Snail And Leaf - Japan

Lacquered wooden box with a snail decoration on a gold and silver makie lacquer sheet. Signed Yojin. Japan, dated on the box Shôwa 22 (1947), 12.4 x 4 cm. With its original box signed by the artist.

Period: 20th century

480 €
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Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Hexagonal Box "welcome Flowers", 18th And Early 19th Century.

Finely decorated with brilliant enamels, it features a central flower head enclosed in a stylized lotus flower with Lapland petals, surrounded by four lotus flowers carried by leafy vines. The sides a[...]

Period: 18th century

650 €

China Canton Tea Box In Gold Lacquered Wood, 19th Century

Octagonal tea box in gilded black lacquer. Decorated with scenes of dignitaries on a background of floral scrolls. Rests on four claw feet. Opens onto two incised tin boxes decorated with figures. Wor[...]

Period: 19th century

480 €

Lacquered Jubako, Japanese Picnic Box - Japan

Jubako, a three-tiered picnic box in black lacquer decorated with chrysanthemum flowers in gold makie lacquer. Metal rims. A minimalist piece that can be used for food or simply as a decorative item. [...]

Period: 20th century

490 €
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Kogo Branch Momiji, Japanese Incense Box - Japan

Kogo in raw wood with lacquered bark decorated with a momiji maple branch, rock and waves by Nakamura Soetsu. Japan, circa 1980, 6.5 x 5.8 x 2.6 cm. With its original box signed by the artist. Kogo us[...]

Period: 20th century

390 €
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Kogo Chestnuts Japanese Lacquer Incense Box - Japanese

Incense box, kogo, whose body represents the husk and the lid the chestnuts. Piece reminiscent of autumn, used during the tea ceremonies of this season. Carved and lacquered wood. Signature of the art[...]

Period: 20th century

780 €
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Lacquer Travel Box With Mount Fuji & Cranes Decor, Japan, 19th Century

Beautiful and refined travel box in gold lacquer with decoration of Mount Fuji & Cranes, Japanese work XIXth Meiji period. It is composed as follows on the lid of an animated decoration in the foregro[...]

Period: 19th century

1 150 €

Pair Of Cinnabar Lacquered Makeup Boxes - China - Qing Dynasty - 19th Century

Exceptional pair of round carved cinnabar lacquer boxes (tihong), refined examples of Chinese decorative art from the Qing Dynasty. Diameter: 6 cm Thickness: 3.5 cm Material: Cinnabar red lacquer Peri[...]

Period: 19th century

950 €

Asian Red Tin Tea Caddy, Circa 1950, China, Japan...

Pretty red tin tea box decorated with Asian characters, China or Japan circa 1950. The box opens with its round lid at the top, see photos. The whole thing is in used condition, with a few small dents[...]

Period: 20th century

400 €

Korean Lacquered Wood Cabinet With Mother-of-pearl Inlays, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century

Lacquered wood cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlays. The front has four drawers decorated with mandarin ducks, birds, lotuses, bamboo, flowers, fruit, and stylized flower motifs. 19th century. Korea, J[...]

Period: 19th century

1 240 €

Chinese Tea Box

Magnificent and rare Asian lacquered wooden box with a scene decoration of characters in gilding on a beautiful black lacquer! In very good condition! Height 18 cm by 13 cm in diameter. Very pretty an[...]

Period: 19th century

850 €

Chinese Cantonese Box In Sental Wood, 19th Century

Lovely Chinese box from Canton in hand-carved sental wood from the 19th century. Note: - The presence of a crack in the lid panel. - The presence of a small lack in the decoration (in the left corner [...]

Period: 19th century

180 €

Burmese Betel Box, Lacquered Wood

H: 25 cm. Diameter: 26 cm. Four elements + 11 bowls. Very good condition.

Period: 20th century

360 €

Japan Satsuma Hododa, Ceramic Box, 19th Century

Japanese ceramic box or casket from Satsuma, signed Hododa. Lovely geometric decoration. Late 19th century period. Delivery 14 euros in France, 25 euros in the EU and 80 euros rest of the world.

Period: 19th century

300 €
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Chinese Red Lacquer Box "canton 19th Century" On A Black Background

CHINESE WORK BOX IN CHINA RED LACQUER "CANTON 19TH CENTURY" ON A BLACK AND GOLD BACKGROUND WITH PALACE SCENES DECORATED OPENING WITH A FLAP CONTAINING VARIOUS STORAGES. IT OPENS WITH A DRAWER IN THE L[...]

Period: 19th century

680 €

Japanese Jewelry Box Circa 1920

Japanese jewelry box or armoire, made of black lacquered wood decorated with birds and foliage. Painted metal ornamentation. It opens with three drawers and two doors that reveal six other drawers.

Period: 20th century

290 €

China, Late 19th Century - Carved And Lacquered Wooden Box

China, 19th century - Wooden box carved with figures and foliage and gilded lacquer, opening with a lid

Period: 19th century

200 €

Jewelry Box, South China, Late 19th Century.

South China jewelry box, late 19th century. Made of exotic wood, decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays and brass mounts. Opening with two doors revealing six drawers and two pull-out niches. The upper[...]

Period: 19th century

1 650 €

Japan, Box, Fumibako, Black And Gold Lacquer, Late 19th Century.

Japan, Very beautiful letter box, in lacquered wood, Fumibako, Beautiful gold decoration of a bird on a flowering branch, Interior also in lacquer, In good condition, small traces of use, tiny small c[...]

Period: 19th century

350 €
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Lacquer Inro With Lake Kawaguchi Landscape - Wood, Lacquer - Japan - Edo Period (1600–1868)

JAPAN, INRO with five boxes in fundame lacquer Decorated in hira maki-e and kirigane with a landscape. Depicts a view of Lake Kawaguchi from where the Chureito pagoda can be seen between the mountains[...]

Period: 19th century

1 400 €
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Large Lacquered Wooden Box Inlaid With Mother-of-pearl From South China, Vietnam Or Cambodia

Large lacquered wooden box inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the shape of flowers, butterflies, bamboo, Greek motifs... Brought China to France by a French officer around 1890. Beautiful ornamentation wh[...]

Period: 19th century

1 800 €

Rare Set Of Four Tortoiseshell And Silver Nesting Boxes, Yogyakarta, Indonesia,

Rare set of four nestable boxes in extremely fine tortoiseshell, each decorated with a silver medallion in the Yogyakarta style. Excellent condition except for a crack on the largest box (see photo).D[...]

Period: 20th century

1 060 €

Document Box (voc 18th Century)

An 18th century (VOC colonial period) Amboyna wood document case on ball feet, decorated with a brass lock plate, handles and corner ornaments. Without lock. Width: 46 cm. Height: 28 cm. Depth: 25.5 c[...]

Period: 18th century

725 €

Lacquer Box From China And Indochina.

Black lacquer box with inlays, 19th century, China or Indochina. Very pretty empty pocket box with very beautiful lacquer work with mother-of-pearl inlays highlighting the deep black of the lacquer by[...]

Period: 19th century

380 €

Japan, Meiji Era (1868–1912) - Tonkotsu In Carved Wood, Floral Decoration And Scrolls

Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912).Carved wooden tonkotsu tobacco box, dark reddish-brown. High-relief decoration with a central flower (chrysanthemum/sun motif) framed by swirling scrolls suggesting waves[...]

Period: 19th century

480 €

Japanese Five-panel Inrō, Birds And Traveler, Signed 幸々齋

Five-case oval japanese inrō with a black lacquered wooden core. Gold maki-e with raden highlights: small waterbirds among grasses; on the reverse, a broad kasa hat with feet cleverly suggesting a tra[...]

Period: 20th century

680 €

Round Rosewood And Mother-of-pearl Box, Indochina, Late 19th Century, Floral And Bird Decoration

Elegant work from Indochina, late 19th and early 20th century. Superb circular box in dark rosewood, richly decorated with polychrome mother-of-pearl inlays. The lid features a central floral composit[...]

Period: 19th century

300 €

Tebako - Fan Box, Maki-e Lacquer, Japan, Meiji Era (1868-1912)

Tebako wooden box covered with lacquer and gilding. The decorations on the lid, made in particular using the maki-e metal powder technique, represent fans with landscapes. Inside, a tray decorated wit[...]

Period: 19th century

650 €

Cloisonné Box China Chinese Signature To Identify 19th Rich Decoration

This box is Chinese, from the 19th century or maybe older. It is beautifully made. The enameling is very fine. Two screws are missing from the hinge and I would say that 3 other screws have been repla[...]

Period: 19th century

400 €

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