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19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Inro with 4 Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Mat Kinji Background
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century Japanese inro with 4 boxes in gold lacquer with kinji mat background decorated in taka
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furn...
Materials
Giltwood
Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
H 27.56 in W 25.6 in D 8.67 in
Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four-case lacquered inro by Koma Koryu circa 19th century late Edo period. The inro features a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Inro with Netsuke, Late 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A high quality lacquer inro with a carved wooden netsuke. Both are unfortunately damaged but still
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
A Japanese maki-è lacquer inro
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese inro with two compartments, in maki-è lacquer with nashiji decorations and circular
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro by Yutokusai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four-case lacquered Japanese inro by Yutokusai (Gyokkei), a lacquer artist active from 1845-1900
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Meiji
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood, Ebony
H 3.07 in Dm 1.18 in
Japan 1800 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With Utensils
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo Period (1603-1867).
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Coral
H 3.93 in W 1.96 in D 1.06 in
Japan 18th Century Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868)
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Silver
H 3.46 in W 2.44 in D 0.59 in
Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo period (1615-1868) created by Kajikawa.
Beautiful Inro, created in
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Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Agate, Gold
H 3.07 in W 2.17 in D 0.71 in
Wooden inro, Japan Showa Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Inro representing a mouse on a barrel.
Very detailed sculpture, quality object.
Japan 20th century.
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Because traditional Japanese kimono didn't include pockets, men and women carried their belongings
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Six Drawer Inro
Located in Newark, England
drawers. The Inro dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1885.
Meiji Period was an era of Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Rope, Lacquer
Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro with Inlays by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case lacquer inro by a member of Kajikawa family circa 19th century (late Edo to
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A good Japanese carved cinnabar three case inro with mixed metal ojime, Meiji period, late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Copper
A Japanese Lacquer Inro Depicting A Daikokuten With His Hammer
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese lacquer inro depicting a Daikokuten with his hammer watching children, next to a Matsu
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Japanese Sumi-E Lacquer Inro Yamada Jokasai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese ink painting that was often seen on the Japanese folding screens. The back of the Inro was
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japan, Late 18th Century Gold Lacquer Inro by Kajikawa, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 18th century Inro by Kajikawa. Edo period
Beautiful inro in gold lacquer representing a
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
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H 3.86 in W 1.97 in D 1.03 in
Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Milano, IT
Tomkinson Collection
Leonard Haber Collection
Literature:
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese carved and gilt decorated inro with coral Ojime Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved And Gilt Decorated Inro with Coral Ojime Late Meiji Era
Presenting in Japanese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral, Gold
H 1.25 in W 1.125 in D 0.5 in
Inro in 19th Century Pine Wood
Located in Marseille, FR
Inro in 19th century Japanese pine wood decorated with hen and rooster. Dimension 11 cm in length
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Antique 19th Century More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?)
Edo Period, 18th century
Decorated with inlaid colored ceramic with a stag and maple leaves
Height: 8.4 cm
Sealed Hanzan
Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
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H 3.31 in W 1.58 in D 1.19 in
Gold Lacquer Inro Decorated with a Lake Landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inro with four gold lacquer boxes, decorated with a lake landscape. Accompanied by a bronze ryusa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
what an inro is. How about the yatate?
I have shown a yatate to many of my Japanese acquaintances
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
what an inro is. How about the yatate?
I have shown a yatate to many of my Japanese acquaintances
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1970s.
Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Onnamen' 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
Located in Newark, England
Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a skeleton. The skeleton naturalistically carved in the foetal
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
Delightful Japanese Iron Panel of Puppies- Funakoshi Shunmin
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most charming late
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke 'Three Turtles' 1900s Meiji Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s.
Netsuke is a miniature
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Wild Boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke 'Crab' 1900s 'Gyokuseki' Meiji Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s.
This netsuke was made by a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Small Netsuke 'Laying Wild Boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Small Wooden Netsuke 'Sitting wild boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Small Netsuke 'Two wild boar' 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke ' Duck ' 1950s Showa Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
This netsuke was made by a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s.
Netsuke is a miniature
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique 2 Wooden Netsuke Charms Okinamen and Onnamen
Located in Paris, FR
These are wooden netsukes made in Japan around showa period 1980s.
One is called 'Onnamen' and
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Hojitsu, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Hojitsu, Meiji Period. Ric.NA001
This item is
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo from the Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Matsuyoshi, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Matsuyoshi, from the Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.5 in W 1 in D 1.875 in
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Imposing Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Samurai
By Eisuke Miyao 1
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Japanese Meiji-era, (1868 - 1912) Bronze Okimono depicting a Samurai. Signed by Miyao
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji period. Ric.NA005
A
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.5 in W 1.375 in D 0.875 in
Japanese Lacquer Tray with Maki-e and Inlay Hara Yoyusai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese lacquer rectangular lacquer tray with a slightly scalloped corner and four L
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
period, late 19th century, Japan.
The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, A Wise Man Holding a Trea, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Wise Man Holding a Treasure-Signed by Shozan
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 2 in W 0.75 in D 0.75 in
Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of Hotei by Shunsho, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Shunsho XI, Masaoki), Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan.
This delightful and colorful netsuke features
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
H 1.13 in W 1 in D 0.88 in
Rare and Exceptional Meiji Period Hardwood Exhibition Display Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, decorated throughout with cloud scrolls, tendrils, inro and many auspicious symbols, the creatures’ eyes
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquer Inro with Netsuke (Decorative Pills Box)
Located in Paris, FR
a ball.
Inro
Japan - End of the Edo period (1603-1868).
Dimensions: Height 2 cm, diameter 7.5 cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
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H 0.79 in Dm 2.96 in
20th Century Lacquer Five-Case Lacquer Inro
Located in TORINO, IT
20th century lacquer five-case lacquer Inro with abstract design with ivory oime.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Toad Netsuke
Located in Paris, FR
.
The inside is decorated of nashiji.
The inro carries a netsuke: Japanese clothing object which is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi
Located in Berlin, Berlin
underneath in gold.
Imaizumi Seishi is one of the renown Japanese lacquer masters from the pre-war Taishō
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Hina Ningyo Set of Five Female Tsuzumi Percussionists, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
cylinder stools and the rest cross legged further costumed with an inro at the belt. Each musician holds a
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
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Japanese Inro For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese inro you’re looking for. Each Japanese inro for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and bone. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese inro, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Japanese inro bearing hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Japanese Inro?
Prices for a Japanese inro can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $340 and can go as high as $6,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,267.
Finding the Right Asian Art and Furniture for You
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.
Questions About Japanese Inro
- What is a Japanese inro?1 Answer
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021A Japanese inro is a small case, usually of lacquer or wood. They were used as personal storage cases, holding important small items, such as a personal seal. Japanese clothing did not have pockets, so inro were hung at the waist, and used like a wallet.
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