Beautiful Japanese Makie Kogo Puppy/Pine Tree/Vines

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1900: item #1024008
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The size of Kogo: 3" Dia x 1 1/4" High. Amazingly fine detailed Japanese Makie Kogo(incense box). The kogo is made with fine wood(persimon?) and finely carved, the cover and bottom part fit perfectly. It has extraordinary work of gold takamakie of two puppy dogs design with silver and gold finish as well as the vines over pine tree. One dog with silver makie and other with gold makie. The condition of Kogo is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. Very little wear. Dating from late Edo to... Click for details

2 Japanese lacquer boxes

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1910: item #1022710
2lacquer

2 lovely Japanese lacquer boxes. Unsigned. 2 3/8"x3 3/8". Some losses on lacquer. Circa Meiji period.

Fine Japanese Makie Inro, Horses by Kajikawa

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1837 VR: item #1022565
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The size of Inro: 2 7/8" Long x 1 3/4" W x 5/8" Thick. It is exquisite 4 cases Japanese Makie Inro by Kajikawa. The subject of Horses on each site. One side, silver finish horse drinking the water from river, other horse with togidashi gold standing. Other side Inro with two horses also. The background has the tree with silver finish leaves. Horses and tree are done in Takamakie. The ground under horses has Kirigane of gold and red copper Kirigane finish. Inside has very fine nashiji works. It ... Click for details

Additional photos for Makie Kajikawa Inro #1022565

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1837 VR: item #1022563
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These are additional photos for Kajikawa Inro #1022565 ( our #030118).

Very Unique Japanese Makie Box and Tray Set Roiro

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1930: item #1022384
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The set of One Box, 5 square tray and one large tray set. Japanese roiro(black) makie box and trays set. The size of Box: 6 5/8" Sq x 2 1/2" High. Smaller Tray zise: 6 1/8" Sq x 1/2" High. Large Tray size: 14 3/8" L x 8 5/8" W. Very pretty and interesting Japanese Roiro(black) makie, lacquer box and tray set. The subject of design on the box and tray is Uchide No Kozuchi with mice design. Mice are done in Silver Makie. Uchide no Kozuchi is magic hummer which produce the terasure when you hummer ... Click for details

additional photos for Makie Box and Tray Set

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1930: item #1022382
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additional photos for Makie Box and Tray Set for our item"052208B

Beautiful Japanese Makie Suzuribako, Togidashi, 19c

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1900: item #1022376
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The size of Suzuribako: 9 1/16" L x 8 3/8" W x 1 3/4". Very beautiful Japanese Makie Suzuribako with Togidashi inside. The Cover of Suzuribako with beautiful Japanese flowers done in gold, silver and other colors. The flowers are Botan(peony), Fuji(wisteria), Ume(plum), Kiri and Ayame(iris) flowers. Inside finish with Togidashi. The condition of suzuribako excellent. There are little wear spots as last two photo showing in the size of 2-3mm which are very minor. No major ding. No crack. Dating f... Click for details

Lovely Roiro Makie Natsume 7 Autumn Grass by Koshu

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1980: item #1021596
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The size of Natsume: 2 7/8" Dia x 3" High. Very finely made Japanese Roiro Makie Natsume. Natsume, Tea Caddy is made with finely excuted Autumun's seven Grasses, Aki No Nanakusa design. Nanakusa represent, Hagi(bush clover), Kikyo(chinese bellflower), Kuzu(arrowroot), Nadeshiko(wild pink carnation), Obana(also called Susuki, pampass grass), Ominaeshi(patrina, coutesans flower), and Fujibakama(mistlover). You can read full detail wild grass flower information at www.urasenke.org/new/flowers/index... Click for details

An Edo Period Square Lacquer Kogo with Mon

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1900: item #1021211
ICHI 2122

This is a square Japanese kogo with a domed lid. The entire piece has a base coat of nashiji (pear skin) flecks of tiny lacquer. Then the kogo – with the exceptions of the base - is decorated in an elaborate makie design of large flowers with connecting vines and leaves. On the top there is a single mon – see foot note * - amongst the floral design. The four sides have a single flower with leaves and branches – the top has two large flowers on two sides of the mon. ... Click for details

A Museum Quality Japanese Lacquer Tobacco Box

Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes Pre 1910: item #1016987
ICHI 2782

This is one of the most unusual Japanese lacquer pieces we have ever seen or had in the collection. The box is a Tobacco Box – “tabako ire) made in the shape of an eggplant. It is a papier mache form made over a mold and then coated with multiple layers of black roiro lacquer with overtones of purple. As a result of the method of making the box, it is quite light and rather delicate. The process of making it is best described in the book “A Sprinkling of Gold” – see later paragraphs. ... Click for details