Silver Lacquer

A superb Japanese comb (kushi) and hairpin (kanzashi) set of exceptional quality, lavishly decorated with rich gold maki-e lacquer design and inlaid abal...

A superb 18th–19th century Japanese lacquered paper box (kobako) of exceptional quality, distinguished by its richly detailed and highly unusual avian composition. The lid is master...

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 ci...

A fine and unusual Japanese lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, featuring a tagasode (whose sleeves?) design, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The exquisite box of simple rectangular shape worked in maki-e lacquer, taka-maki-e, and raden, all against a lush ground of gold nashiji. Fitted with silver rims. The main decorative element of the box depicts a six panel folding screen, byobu, showing an interior scene with kimono strewn over a rack, a motif known as tagasode (whose sleeves), all in raised taka-maki-e lacquer and inlaid raden. The screen depicts an intimate room with tatami mats on the floor and sliding shoji doors in the background. The foreground depicts a large clothing...

A fine and elegant Japanese gilt maki-e lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, late Edo period, mid 19th century, Japan. The fantastic small box of rectangular form, with a sl...

Dinh Hanh is a Vietnamese painter known for his works which juxtapose a traditional technique of multi-layered lacquer on wood with modernist representations...

Exceptional Japanese incense cabinet kodansu in wood covered with a profusion of mother-of-pearl flowers and bone leaves, engraved and inlaid with the shibayama technique. Bottom in ...

Japanese Inro with a Hawk from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo period (Shogunate), circa 1810. It was carefully crafted in carved preciou...

Japanese Inro from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo period (Shogunate), circa 1830. It was carefully crafted in carved precious wood with applications of lacquer and decorated with orientalism patterns. All dan trays are attached together with a himo cord. The detailed craftsmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Period: Edo 1606-1867, Shogunate. Approximate Date: 1830 Motif: An elaborated three-dimensional royal carriage with a silvered bull and a richly dressed court companion. All surrounded by a road and sinuous mountainous landscape with trees and plants. Drawers: Six. Shape: Oval Technique: Carved wood, Lacquer, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, Gilding, Silvered. Ojime: 15mm, round sphere carved from natural translucent carnelian Netsuke: Patinated carved seated child playing a shakuhachi (flute) in a resting bull, signed. Weight: 67.60 Grams. Measurements: Inro is 92 mm by 27 mm by 38 mm (3.60 x 1.06 x 1.50 Inches). The Edo Period The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. The Tokugawa (or Edo) period brought 250 years of stability to Japan. The political system evolved into what historians call bakuhan, a combination of the terms bakufu and han (domains) to describe the government and society of the period.[3] In the bakuhan, the shōgun had national authority and the daimyo had regional authority. This represented a new unity in the feudal structure, which featured an increasingly large bureaucracy to administer the mixture of centralized and decentralized authorities. The Tokugawa became more powerful during their first century of rule: land redistribution gave them nearly seven million koku, control of the most important cities, and a land assessment system reaping great revenue Inro Is a traditional Japanese case for holding small objects, suspended from the obi (sash) worn around the waist when wearing a kimono. They are often highly decorated with various materials such as lacquer and various techniques such as maki-e, and are more decorative than other Japanese lacquerware. Because traditional Japanese dress...

Miniature hanagamidai cabinet from the Japan meiji (1858-1912) period. Gorgeous and rare miniature drawers hanagamidai (cosmetic cabinet), created in the imperial Japan during the...

A very well-made, beautiful black lacquer rectangular suzuri’bako (writing box) with rounded corners. The well-fitted overhanging cover with a design of a ...

A small but intricately decorated Japanese lacquer box Kobako from Edo period circa 18th century with possible lineage traced to Kishu Tokugawa family. The box was likely used to con...