A small board used by a "nushi", a lacquer craftsman who paints urushi on urushi wares. It is cut short from the original length, but the trace of urushi is original. 20th century. W:9.5cm, L:27.3cm, H:4.7cm

19th Century Japanese or Chinese Makie Maki-e Wood Carved Lacquer Stack Box

It is 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) tall by 5.8 inches (14.7 cm) long and wide. It is 1.3 lb.

It has small chips, stains, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Very rare original 18th C. Edo Polychrome Japanese Oni devil oni boxwood statue. Original mineral pigment is intact, overall condition is very good and wear consistent of age. Bone inlay, very well carved. Small shrine compartment opens with figure inside. Wrapped in a swirling water dragon. Water dragon reveals a lotus pod reliquary above the head.

Provenance: Collectors Seal Tomkinson collection #266
Kevin Page, London UK
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An antique Meiji period Japanese carved wooden hanging wall mount. Lacquered and painted with mineral paints. Depicting Fish-basket Guanyin (Yulan Guanyin 魚籃觀音).

Age: Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

dimensions: 30" high x 17 1/2" wide

The bodhisattva Guanyin in the manifestation of a young lady with bare feet carrying a basket with a fish...

A Takatsuki stand of wood covered in black lacquer decorated with scrolling vines among which are randomly placed crests in the design of the Daruma Wheel on the stem, and the heraldic Mitsuba-aoi hollyhock crest within the tray. Slightly warped and worn with the centuries, finding a piece from this era in such good, original condition, is exceedingly rare. Early Muromachi, 14-15th century, it is 30 x 30 x 28.5 cm (12 x 12 x 11-1/2 inches)...

Old Japanese Namiki Kokkokai Makie Lacquer Cigarette Case with 2 Birds Signed

It is 4.69 inches (11.9 cm) long by 3.54 inches (9 cm) wide. It is 114.7 gram.

It is tarnished and has a chip to the lacquer at the top, stains, a bent metal rim at the inside, loose spring, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Large Japanese lacquerware ceremonial wedding gift tray.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Length 70.2 C.M. / Width 49.2 C.M. / Thickness 9 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 antique eight lobed dish with gold and shell inlaid lacquer (shibayama). Each lobe is decorated in makie, the flora and fauna of the four seasons with archaic designs set in between. The central area of the dish is depicting a female figure holding a lotus with a child attendant holding a bouquet of lotuses...

Lacquered, gilded and painted wood okimono with finely engraved details depicting a sinuous carp. The carp is known for its ability to swim against the current and overcome obstacles, and for this reason it is often associated with a strong will and the ability to overcome life's challenges. Zōhiko signature painted under the belly. Period: Taisho ca. 1920 Dimensions: 14 x 48 x 9 cm. Condition: Excellent.

The size of Makie Kobako: 3 3/4" Long x 3" Wide x 3" High. This is Amazingly Fine Japanese 19 th Century Japanese Antiques Makie Kobako(small box). The Kobako has Roiro(black) background Makie with Hira Makie gold design of Japanese trees as well as Japanese Kamon(family crest). One tree looks like Magnolia tree with flowers. It is finely done. The Kobako came with inside tray as well. The side of Kobako with Red Makie finish over cloth texture finish as photo showing...

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Playable Antique Japanese Buddhist temple hanging lacquered drum. Gold and black lacquer with deer skin hide. Base is secure with four indepenent feet. A round gold gilt flaming archway ascends above the trum. Black lacquer over wood. With hand forged iron nails neatly holding down the tight skin.

Age: Meiji Period 19th Century

Dimensions: 55" high x 26" wide

Biwa-shaped kobako box in gold and silver hira maki-e lacquer.

In the center of the biwa, a bachimen (pick-guard) decorated with a temple in a pine landscape and fake resonance holes in the shape of crescent moons (hangetsu). Back and interior in nashi-ji lacquer.

The biwa is a three-stringed lute used to accompany storytelling...

Oblong brown lacquer kobako box imitating a cherry branch. The lid is decorated with cherry blossoms in gold takamaki-e lacquer. The inside is in brown lacquer.

Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Length: 8.3 in / 21 cm – Width: 2.5 in / 6.5 cm

A Poem card box of straight grained paulownia wood signed Tetsuro decorated with a rabbit in worked lead applied among long lacquered grasses dating from the mid 20th century enclosed in the original signed wooden box accompanied by a label from the Yamagata Museum dated Showa 34 (1959). It is 26.5 × 29.5 × 4.5 cm (10-1/2 x 12 x 2 inches) and is in excellent condition. The storage box is of cross-cut Jindai-sugi cedar, a highly prized grain...

Rectangular suzuribako (writing box) decorated in black and gold takamaki-e with a wide pewter band, representing a bridge pontoon above boats in the waves. Waka poem in chirashi-gaki (scattered writing)...

Antique Japanese set of folding Buddhist shrine doors. Made of wood and lacquered black with accents in gold lacquer and green mineral pigment. Extensive gilt copper hardware incised with scrolling vines. The doors are in four sections: two sets that are hinged together and close with a single latch in the center.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 48" high x 68" wide

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.