Antique Japanese lacquer panel features a finely detailed gilded phoenix (hō-ō 鳳凰), a symbol of renewal, virtue, and prosperity in Japanese culture...

An exquisite gleaming glass bowl lined with lacquer and gold by Okushima Keiji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Glass lacquerware with gold leaf Bowl. The glass is hand formed with various metals and elements contained within. Once cooled the artist then applies lacquer, gold, silver and other elements to the inside in a process unique to himself. It is 13 x 12.5 x 8.5 cm (5 inches diameter, 3-1/2 inches tall) and in perfect condition, directly from the artist...

Unusual Antique Japanese katana sword stand (katanakake), finely decorated with raden mother-of-pearl inlay lacquer work. Detailing inlaiying on all sides, geometric designs on base and full length of the neck.
The upper rest features a swirling clouds and a three whimsical flying crane, symbolizing longevity and peace, while the base is adorned with an intricate landscape scene depicting traditional Japanese architecture and figures...

Kazuyoshi Sakurai Makie Lacquer Plate – Graceful Cranes' Serenity

This exquisite makie lacquer plate is the work of Kazuyoshi Sakurai (born 1919), a distinguished artisan specializing in Wajima lacquerware. Using traditional techniques, he masterfully depicts three elegant cranes against a deep black lacquer background...

A fabulous lacquered storage box covered in fine maki-e designs of gold and blue gold on jet black dating from the Meiji period. Designs in thick maki-e gold decorate the inside of the lid. It is 42.5 x 35.5 x 17 cm (16-1/2 x 14 x 7 inches) and is in overall excellent condition, fresh back from being professionally polished.

A maki-e lacquer tebako box embellished with gold decorations depicting a Buddhist temple surrounded by majestic Matsu pines. The interior and base are finished in nashiji lacquer. The edges of the box and lid are elegantly finished in silver. Period: Edo, 19th century. Dimensions: 5.5 x 14 x 11 cm. Condition: Very good

A boxed set of 10 black lacquered trays decorated with overlapping autumn grasses and imperial paulownia flowers with beautiful Nashiji gold powder on the bottoms enclosed in the original segmented red lacquered wooden box. They are roughly 27 x 27 x 3.5 cm (11 x 11 x 1-1/2 inches) and all are in overall excellent condition but for one with a chip in the rim and on one side.

Gold blossoms on the polished black suface of this beautiful silver rimmed box resting on a matching tray and enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the first half of the 20th century. The lacquered box is 11.5 x 13.5 x 4.5 cm (4-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 2 inches), while the tray is 16.5 x 19.5 x 1.2 cm (6-1/2 x 8 x ½ inches). Both are in excellent condition.

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Set of spatulas, brushes, and etc. once used for the long years by Japanese lacquer craftsman. Showa period, 20th century. Box size: 23.5 x 37.5 x 7.5 cm (9.25 x 14.76 x 2.95in). Aged deterioration as is...

A sumptuous hexagonal box, each of the sides a different color decorated on top with Ranpaku (Eggshell) and slices of gold forming a Camelia flower enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The colorful sides are preformed in togidahi maki-e with gold clouds drifting through the layers of color. The inside is lined with velvet, for storing jewlery. It measures 16 x 14 x 6.5 cm (6-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, signed in gold on the base...

Japanese wooden lacquered tray.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 18.1 C.M. / Width 36.7 C.M. / Length 67.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese wooden lacquered lower table.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Length 51.8 C.M. / Width 33 C.M. / Height 12.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Gold, silver and other precious metals glimmer against the forested background as mounted warriors in all their fine armor pass through in the night. This is an amazing lacquered box, the outside decorated with samurai, the interior all Nashiji gold powder. It features solid silver rims on the edges of the box and lid. The box is 25 x 32 x 15 cm (10 x 12-1/2 x 6 inches) and is in overall fine condition. There are very minor blemishes if one looks carefully, but no major chips or cracks.

A large Bunko lacquered box by Shimada Shunko dating from the late 1930s to 1940s, enclosed in a signed wooden box. It features solid silver rims. It is 42 x 32 x 15 cm (16-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 6 inches) and is in overall fine condition. Shunko submitted a very similar design to the 6th Shinbunten in 1943.
Shunko Shimada is well-known as a lacquerware artist specializing in Wajima-nuri. His works are created using traditional Japanese lacquer techniques, particularly the maki-e method...

Small Kobako circular box in lacquered wood with a cicada and unidentified insect, probably a gryllotalpa orientalis, displayed on its top part. The background is decorated in maki-e, creating a gold spray on black, and the cicada’s body is incrustated with blue pearly blue shell with the raden technique, probably kenma raden given the thinness of the pieces of shell. Insects (mushi) play an important role in Japanese culture...

Tabako Bon, or tobacco smoking set, adorned with gold and black fundame lacquer, in the form of cross braces and floret of the Hanabishi flower. The regular pattern is dotted with circular lockets representing flowers, birds, lions and dragons. The upper plate holds its hibachi, or heating station, and two tobacco stashes in silvered bronze, the bottom part contains two superimposed drawers...

Small Ikebana basket with a black lacquer finish, solely made of bamboo slats. The handle is of rectangular shape, made of a single slice of bamboo split and fixed by four knots deep rooted in a braided belt...

Inrō with four gold lacquer compartments, decorated with a lake landscape. Accompanied by a bronze ryusa manju. Small boxes formed of compartments that fit one on top of the other, inrō (印 籠) are traditional Japanese clothing items. Since the kimono had no pockets, everyday objects were carried in small boxes (sagemono) hung on the belt (obi)...