Asian Boxes Archives - Antique Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/price-guide/asian-boxes/ Information and Price Guide to Antique Boxes Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 Chinese Candy Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-candy-boxes/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:27:10 +0000 https://antique-boxes.com/?p=1508 Chinese candy boxes can vary in shape and material. Porcelain, wood and jade are all popular materials used. Some boxes have multiple layers while others have standard bowl shapes with…

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]]> Chinese candy boxes can vary in shape and material. Porcelain, wood and jade are all popular materials used. Some boxes have multiple layers while others have standard bowl shapes with lids.

Below are some examples and price guides of some Chinese candy boxes including a Chinese hetian jade box and a Qing Dynasty blue and white box.

Chinese famille rose porcelain stacked candy boxes

Chinese famille rose porcelain stacked candy boxes, 11.4″x8.4″dia

Sold for US$30 at International Auction Gallery in 2023

Chinese Hetian jade candy box from Qing Dynasty

Chinese Hetian jade candy box from Qing Dynasty Dimensions 11 x 17.5 cm

Sold for US$15,000 at Old Box Gallery in 2023

Chinese cloisonne round covered candy lidded bowl

Chinese cloisonne round covered candy lidded bowl. Features a Imperial yellow ground enamel work throughout exterior, interior and bottom, with polychrome foo dog design, and ornately carved high relief jade stone medallion at the top center of lid.

Sold for US$500 at Hill Auction Gallery in 2022

Chinese Qing dynasty Wang Bu inscription blue and white candy box

Chinese Qing dynasty Wang Bu inscription blue and white candy box

Sold for €1,600 at Palaceauctionhouse in 2023

Vintage Wooden Chinese Gilt Lacquer Candy Box With Certificate of Antiquity From Yau's Arts Company

Vintage Wooden Chinese Gilt Lacquer Candy Box With Certificate of Antiquity From Yau’s Arts Company. This great octagonal box is made of elm wood. Ancient Chinese art works cover every surface of the exterior of this great candy box.

Sold for US$50 at Gulfcoast Coin & Jewelry in 2021

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]]> 1508 Chinese Jewelry Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-jewelry-boxes/ Mon, 08 May 2023 08:36:57 +0000 https://antique-boxes.com/?p=1498 Chinese jewelry boxes come in a wide range of styles which reflect Chinese culture. They were particularly popular during the Art Deco era. They come in a variety of materials…

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]]> Chinese jewelry boxes come in a wide range of styles which reflect Chinese culture. They were particularly popular during the Art Deco era. They come in a variety of materials such as wood, lacquerware and even gold and other precious metals.

Below are some examples and price guides of some Chinese jewelry boxes including a gilt filigree flower jewelry box and a Qing Dynasty inlaid box.

Chinese brass-mounted jewelry box

Chinese brass-mounted jewelry box, hinged lid, lined and fitted interior, double-door cabinet opening to two lined drawers, side carrying handles, rising on bracket feet, front latch lacking pin, approx 7.75″h, 15″w, 9″d, 10.25lbs

Sold for US$175 at Austin Auction Gallery in 2023

Gilt Filigree Flower Jewelry Box, Qing Dynasty

Gilt Filigree Flower Jewelry Box, Qing Dynasty H:7.5cm D:8cm Wt:186.2g

Sold for US$1,700 at HUNG YUN ZHAI AUCTION HOUSE INC in 2023

Chinese jewelry box, of mixed woods of mahogany and burl walnut

Chinese jewelry box, of mixed woods of mahogany and burl walnut having 8 drawers, raised on a stylized plinth with gilt bronze bails. [15″ H x 21″ W x 22″ D].

Sold for US$350 at Roland NY in 2023

20th century Handcrafted and polished beige brown and red dyed alabaster hardstone decorative trinket stamp ring coin box

20th century Handcrafted and polished beige brown and red dyed alabaster hardstone decorative trinket stamp ring coin box. This nature inspired subject matter features a small tree frog resting on a lily pad.

Sold for US$300 at MiddleManBrokers Inc. in 2023

QING DYNASTY PICKING RED HUNDRED TREASURES INLAID JEWELRY BOX

QING DYNASTY PICKING RED HUNDRED TREASURES INLAID JEWELRY BOX

Sold for US$3,000 at Castle Valley Art Gallery Inc. in 2023

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]]> 1498 Doucai Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/doucai-boxes/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:59:54 +0000 https://antique-boxes.com/?p=1488 Doucai Boxes. Doucai is a technique in painting Chinese porcelain, where parts of the design, and some outlines of the rest, are painted in underglaze blue, and the piece is…

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]]> Doucai Boxes. Doucai is a technique in painting Chinese porcelain, where parts of the design, and some outlines of the rest, are painted in underglaze blue, and the piece is then glazed and fired. The rest of the design is then added in overglaze enamels of different colours and the piece fired again at a lower temperature of about 850°C to 900°C. The style began in the 15th century under the Ming dynasty in the imperial factories at Jingdezhen, Reference: Wikipedia

Below are some examples and price guides of some Doucai boxes including a circular box from the Qing Dynasty and a ring shaped box marked Chenghua.

A doucai circular box and cover Qing Dynasty

A doucai circular box and cover
Qing Dynasty
The cover with two pairs of confronting chilong encircling a lotus spray, the sides with a meander of leafy lotus stems. 9.8cm (3 7/8in) diam. (2).

Sold for £5,062.50 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2019

A DOUCAI BOX AND COVER CHINA, QING DYNASTY

A DOUCAI BOX AND COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Sold for EUR 6,875 at Christie’s in 2021

QING DYNASTY DOUCAI CHARACTER COVER BOX

QING DYNASTY DOUCAI CHARACTER COVER BOX ; H5cm

Sold for US$1,000 at Castle Valley Art Gallery Inc, in 2023

A 'doucai' Ring-shape Box And Cover, Mark Chenghua

A ‘doucai’ Ring-shape Box And Cover, Mark Chenghua

Sold for US$100 at Houston Antique Auction LLC in 2023

A Doucai Decor Box Depicting Chinese figures in garden

A Doucai Decor Box Depicting Chinese figures in garden, Wanli mark, 8 cm. tall.

Sold for €1,700 at Veilinghuis de Jager in 2022

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]]> 1488 Qianlong Cloisonne Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/qianlong-cloisonne-boxes/ Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:51:00 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=670 Price guide to antique Cloisonne boxes. During the reigns of Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911), cloisonne improved and reached its artistic summit. Colors were more…

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]]> Price guide to antique Cloisonne boxes. During the reigns of Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911), cloisonne improved and reached its artistic summit. Colors were more delicate, filigrees more flexible and fluent, and scope was enlarged beyond the sacrifice-process wares into snuff bottles, folding screens, incense burners, tables, chairs, chopsticks, and bowls. The general method for making cloisonné involved first soldering brass wires to the surface of a copper object to form a pattern or illustration; then, according to the requirements of each pattern, colored enamels were filled in. Reference: New World Encyclopedia

A very fine and rare Imperial cloisonné enamel seal paste box A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER Chinese cloisonne box, Qianlong mark A CLOISONNE COVER BOX WITH QIANLONG MARK A GILT-DECORACTED CLOISONNE PEACH-FORM BOX A LARGE CLOISONNE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

 

 

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]]> 670 Qianlong Period Jade Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/qianlong-period-jade-boxes/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:40:45 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=662 Price guide to antique Qianlong jade boxes. Under the patronage of the jade-loving Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty, jade carvings enjoyed unprecedented growth and peaked. Another contributing factor was the…

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]]> Price guide to antique Qianlong jade boxes. Under the patronage of the jade-loving Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty, jade carvings enjoyed unprecedented growth and peaked. Another contributing factor was the steady inflow of raw materials from Khotan after His Majesty conquered the Uygur region of Eastern Turkistan in 1760, his 25th regnal year. All elements and conditions were perfectly in place for a thriving jade industry where an interesting phenomenon of diversity also emerged: the market’s taste diverging from the imperial preference, elegance and vulgarity coexisting, and the retro clashing with the trend. All added to the fun and richness of the period looks. Reference: National Palace Museum

A rare pale green and russet jade 'bitter-melon' linked box A WHITE JADE 'PEACH'-FORM BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD Chinese spinach jade rectangular box China, jade cylinder box with fitted cover, incised with dragon

 

Sold for USD 150,000 at Christies

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]]> 662 Chinese Bamboo Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-bamboo-boxes/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:52:19 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=613 Price guide to antique Chinese bamboo boxes. In Chinese culture, the bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, and chrysanthemum (often known as méi lán zhú jú 梅兰竹菊) are collectively referred to as the…

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]]> Price guide to antique Chinese bamboo boxes. In Chinese culture, the bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, and chrysanthemum (often known as méi lán zhú jú 梅兰竹菊) are collectively referred to as the Four Gentlemen. These four plants also represent the four seasons and, in Confucian ideology, four aspects of the junzi (“prince” or “noble one”). The pine (sōng 松), the bamboo (zhú 竹), and the plum blossom (méi 梅) are also admired for their perseverance under harsh conditions, and are together known as the “Three Friends of Winter” (岁寒三友 suìhán sānyǒu) in Chinese culture. The “Three Friends of Winter” is traditionally used as a system of ranking in Japan, for example in sushi sets or accommodations at a traditional ryokan. Pine (matsu 松) is of the first rank, bamboo (take 竹) is of second rank, and plum (ume 梅) is of the third. Reference: Wikipedia

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CANTON CARVED BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BOX A BAMBOO-VENEERED TWO-TIER QUADRILOBED BOX A Chinese octagonal carved bamboo box and cover Carved bamboo incense box Natural Chen Xiang Carved Bamboo Box A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO VENEERED 'BAJIXIANG' BOX

 

 

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]]> 613 Japanese Bamboo Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-bamboo-boxes/ Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:32:18 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=605 Price guide to antique Japanese bamboo boxes. Bamboo is symbolic in Japanese Culture and has been used to make household items and structures for many years.    

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]]> Price guide to antique Japanese bamboo boxes. Bamboo is symbolic in Japanese Culture and has been used to make household items and structures for many years.

A woven bamboo tonkotsu (tobacco box), and a kiseruzutsu (pipe case) A 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED BAMBOO TOBACCO BOX AND COVER Antique Japanese Woven Bento Box A GOOD EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER AND BAMBOO BOX WOOD, BAMBOO AND WICKER BOX Japanese

 

 

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]]> 605 Japanese Black Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-black-lacquer-boxes/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:20:34 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=597 Price guide to Japanese lacquer boxes where the majority of the box is black. Black lacquerware is often inlaid with metals and / or sprinkled with gold and / or…

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]]> Price guide to Japanese lacquer boxes where the majority of the box is black. Black lacquerware is often inlaid with metals and / or sprinkled with gold and / or silver powder while the lacquer is still damp. This technique is known as maki-e.

A black-lacquer suzuribako JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER STACKING BOXES AND STAND A RARE FOOD BOX (JUBAKO) WITH STRIPED DECORATION Japanese Lacquer Cosmetics Box Late 18th century 19th C. Japanese black lacquer box A Japanese lacquer writing box and cover

 

 

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]]> 597 Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-gold-lacquer-boxes/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:33:38 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=588 Price guide to Japanese gold lacquer boxes. The earliest Japanese export lacquer, made from the 1570s to 1630 for Portuguese markets, was made in Western forms such as cabinets and…

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]]> Price guide to Japanese gold lacquer boxes. The earliest Japanese export lacquer, made from the 1570s to 1630 for Portuguese markets, was made in Western forms such as cabinets and bowls, with decoration very different from lacquer made for use in Japan. These first exports are today described as nanban, a Japanese term literally meaning ‘Southern barbarian’: foreigners whose ships arrived from the south. The decoration, in gold on a black background, sometimes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, covered almost the entire surface and was often contained within wide geometric borders. Later, from the 1630s, to suit the tastes of the Dutch and other northern European countries, Japanese lacquer makers adopted a more pictorial style in gold on a black background for their export ware. Reference: Victoria and Albert Museum

A gold-lacquer kogo (incense box) JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX 18th/19th Century A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) DEPICTING SCENES OF THE SUMIYOSHI SHRINE Japanese Lacquer Writing Box 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother of Pearl and Gold A Small gold lacquer box and cover 19th century

 

 

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]]> 588 Chinese Red Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-red-lacquer-boxes/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:06:47 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=579 Price guide to Chinese red lacquer boxes, also known as cinnabar. Although lacquer is used in many Asian cultures, the art of carving lacquer is unique to China. Lacquer is the…

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]]> Price guide to Chinese red lacquer boxes, also known as cinnabar. Although lacquer is used in many Asian cultures, the art of carving lacquer is unique to China. Lacquer is the resin (or sap) of a family of trees (rhus verniciflua) found throughout southern China. It is an amazing material that hardens when exposed to oxygen and becomes a natural plastic that is resistant to water and can withstand heat and certain acids.

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Carved lacquer, which is predominantly red, is often known as “cinnabar” lacquer, a reference to the use of this powdered mercury sulphide as the primary colorant. Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A carved cinnabar lacquer eight-lobed box and cover A CHINESE RED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX & COVER A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'RED CLIFF' OVAL BOX AND COVER Chinese 19th Century Carved Red Cinnabar Lacquer Hexagonal Box A GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE RED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX & COVER A QUATRELOBED POLYCHROME LACQUER 'DRAGON' BOX

 

 

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