Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? - Help Identify This https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/ BidAmount Discussion Board en-US Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:54:25 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69968 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:09:04 +0000 @marrs_andersen I believe these boxes are called 'shard' boxes, because they use a 'shard' (piece) of a broken porcelain vase (usually late 19th c) as the cover or front.

]]> Help Identify This Greeno107 https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69968 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69966 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:06:46 +0000 I just sent one. 

Mark 

]]> Help Identify This Adams Asian Art https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69966 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69965 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:04:01 +0000 Help Identify This johnshoe https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69965 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69964 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:41:38 +0000 @johnshoe,

No not yet. I was hoping it would be fixed. I will try and contact him over the course of the next few days. 

Mark 

]]> Help Identify This Adams Asian Art https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69964 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69963 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:33:08 +0000 Help Identify This johnshoe https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69963 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69955 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 04:24:01 +0000 Is it a tea caddy, meant to be labeled with what is inside on the porcelain?

]]> Help Identify This Charles Bryan https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69955 RE: Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69952 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 03:26:54 +0000 It looks Japanese to me. Unusual in fact as the clawed dragon appears to have four claws. But I still am unable to enlarge the images. 

Circa early 20th century. 

Mark 

]]> Help Identify This Adams Asian Art https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69952 Thrifted Lacquer and Porcelain box... What is this? https://bidamount.com/the-bidamount-asian-art-forum/help-identify-this/thrifted-lacquer-and-porcelain-box-what-is-this/#post-69943 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:16:10 +0000 Greetings, 

We were making the rounds this morning and picked up this lacquer box with porcelain set into two sides. It appears like the porcelain came from a jar or vase. I see boxes where they use or recyle "nice" pieces of porcelain as lids. Why would anyone make something like this?

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It looks like the porcelain had writing on it that some tried to remove rather aggressively. 

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