Maki-e boxes
(52 lots)
52 lots of Maki-e boxes are on offer in 5 live and upcoming sales from TOISHINSEI and Hans Auction. Typical estimates range from £1,000 to £4,600. Most listed: Maki-e boxes (52), Inro & netsuke (47), and Trays & tableware (18). The next sale starts on Wed, Nov 18, 2026.
All1,687
Porcelain & ceramics270
Tea ceremony137
Zisha & teapots35
Swords & armour198
Ukiyo-e & woodblock prints167
Paintings & calligraphy172
Buddhist art151
Jade & hardstones111
Scholar's objects & seals98
Snuff bottles17
Cloisonné & enamel21
Lacquer & maki-e137
Bronzes & metalwork63
Wood, bamboo & ivory carvings26
Textiles & kimono3
Asian furniture & screens2
Chinese Antique Art: Tang Dynasty Style Fine Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Table, High Table, with Box
Estimate: $13,000 – $30,000
Starting bid
$4,000
TOISHINSEI
Tenpyo Pattern Raden by Tatsuki, with Tomobako (Original Box) from the Imperial Library Collection.
Estimate: $4,000 – $8,000
Starting bid
$100
TOISHINSEI
A writing box with rock garden and floral maki-e design, period, with embroidered interior, fine
Estimate: $26,000 – $52,000
Starting bid
$4,000
TOISHINSEI
Heian Zohiko, Genuine Gold, Pine and Orchid Maki-e, Kagetsudai, Original Box
Estimate: $1,250 – $2,500
Current bid · 2 bids
$120
TOISHINSEI
Old Wooden Core Gold-painted Lacquerware Hunting Scene Storage Box
Estimate: $6,000 – $12,000
Starting bid
$100
TOISHINSEI
Carved Red Lacquer Incense Box
Estimate: £300 – £450
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Incense Ceremony Landscape Maki-e Layered Incense Box Antique
Estimate: £800 – £1,200
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Lacquerware Incense Cage Box with Red and Black Decoration, Mountain Scenery
Estimate: £200 – £300
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Edo Period Masterpiece: Four-Tiered Inro with Karashishi and Peony Design in Makie Lacquer, Agate Be
Estimate: £8,000 – £12,000
Starting bid
£3,000
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Korean Lacquerware Mother-of-Pearl Small Box
Estimate: £600 – £900
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Inro with Maki-e Pine Design Antique with Cord Attachment and Box
Estimate: £300 – £450
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
A five-tiered inro with maki-e landscape design, gold nashiji ground, with a gourd-shaped sennin (im
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
A set of two: a wooden inro-shaped box with ivory ornamentation and a netsuke.
Estimate: £800 – £1,200
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Mito Komon inro with wooden box, accompanied by a shared box, antique item, period drama reproductio
Estimate: £3,000 – £4,500
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Mito Komon Inro Antique Reproduction Period Drama Wooden Box Set
Estimate: £3,000 – £4,500
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Samurai & Art Treasures Auction
Carved Red Lacquer Box Ornament
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500
Starting bid
£100
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Four-tiered lacquered jubako (stacking boxes)
Estimate: £2,200 – £3,300
Starting bid
£100
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Zohiko Lacquerware Jubako with Takarabune Design, Three Tiers, Accompanied by a Paulownia Wood Box.
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Wajima Lacquerware Natural Wood Black Lacquer Coating Four-Tiered Jubako with Stand Pine, Bamboo, an
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Jubako, Late Edo Period, Lacquerware Craftwork
Estimate: £4,800 – £7,200
Starting bid
£1,600
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Wajima-nuri Three-tiered Box with Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi Maki-e, with Stand
Estimate: £30,000 – £45,000
Starting bid
£6,000
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Mulberry Wood Raden Koto and Biwa Makie Incense Box
Estimate: £6,800 – £10,000
Starting bid
£2,000
Chinese Antiques, World Coins & Japanese Treasures Auction
Kamakura-bori Exquisite Lunch Box
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Antique Art: Maki-e Karakusa Pattern Three-Tiered Sweet Box, Edo Period
Estimate: £2,900 – £4,300
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Antique Art: Makie Grass and Flower Design Tool Box, Incense Box, Edo Period, with Storage Box
Estimate: £3,000 – £4,500
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Makie Jubako with Kin-sai Floral Patterns, Lacquerware, Accompanied by Wooden Box and Certificate
Estimate: £5,000 – £7,500
Starting bid
£1,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Antique Art: Makie Akoda-shaped Toro Bronze Fire House, Momoyama to Early Edo Period, with Original
Estimate: £11,000 – £16,000
Starting bid
£2,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Makie artist Sugaya Masasuke,
Estimate: £12,000 – £18,000
Starting bid
£2,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Palace-style Gold Maki-e Incense Box, Imperial Incense Shelf, Sato Manufacture, Lacquerware
Estimate: £11,000 – £16,000
Starting bid
£2,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Yatsuhashi Makie Black Circular Tray Set of 10 Wooden Lacquerware with Wooden Box
Estimate: £2,000 – £3,000
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Lacquerware Tea Set with Gold Leaf Decoration
Estimate: £1,100 – £1,600
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Gold Makie, Edo Period, Makie, Karakusa (Arabesque), Shochikubai (Pine, Bamboo, and Plum), Five-tier
Estimate: £1,900 – £2,800
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Makie Mirror Box, Edo Period
Estimate: £2,400 – £3,600
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Black lacquered nested boxes with sunken gold decoration, featuring pine and plum motifs in gold mak
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Wajima-nuri Maki-e Roku-go-ju San-dan
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Wajima-nuri Black Lacquered Chinkin Stacking Box with Kinmakie Hyakunin Isshu Design, Five Tiers
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Wajima-nuri Stacking Boxes, Four-tiered and Two-tiered, Osechi, Tomobako, Lacquerware, Lacquer, Japa
Estimate: £2,700 – £4,000
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Wajima-nuri Shochikubai Makie Three-tiered Jubako Lacquerware Traditional Craftsmanship
Estimate: £3,100 – £4,600
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Lacquered Jubako Box with Floral and Bird Motifs, Gold Leaf Decoration, Wooden Lacquerware, Antique
Estimate: £3,300 – £4,900
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Edo Period Makie Tiered Food Box, Hinagu.
Estimate: £3,900 – £5,800
Starting bid
£1,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Imperial Household Agency Commissioned Lacquerware by Yamada Heiando, Four-Tiered Jubako with Hanaik
Estimate: £4,000 – £6,000
Starting bid
£1,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Traditional Wajima-nuri Black Lacquer Three-tiered Jubako and Judai Set
Estimate: £4,200 – £6,300
Starting bid
£1,000
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Wajima-nuri Bunbako by Fukumitsu Mitsue, Chrysanthemum Makie.
Estimate: £2,400 – £3,600
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Lacquerware, Maki-e Small Box, Fumibako (Writing Box), Gold Decoration, Inner Nashiji
Estimate: £2,500 – £3,700
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles
Lacquerware Set of Five Wheat Ear Makie Confectionery Plates, Including Box
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500
Starting bid
£100
Japanese Antiques, Lacquerware & Collectibles