Antique Japanese Trunks
Pair of Japanese Lacquered Trunks or Tables on Custom Stands, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of lacquered trunks with iron hardware mounted on custom-made later stands. One trunk having
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
H 16 in W 27 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese black lacquered wood trunk with engraved cast brass corner mounts and bails for the lift
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Brass, Iron
English Chatham & Wilkes Faux Bois Steel Steamer Trunk J & E Bates Brass Latch
By J & E Bates & Sons, Chatham & Wilkes
Located in Cincinnati, OH
protect the surface if stacked with other trunks while in transit. Each of the four knobs on the raised
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Steel, Brass
H 18.5 in W 27.5 in D 18.5 in
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Japanese Kimono/Armour Chest
Located in London, GB
A superb example of a Kimono chest with a highly unusual motif which is extremely modern in its style.
The whole chest is covered in black and gold lacquer and is bound with ...
The whole chest is covered in black and gold lacquer and is bound with ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Japanese Nagamochi Chest of Bamboo with Wrought Iron Hardware, circa 1800s
Located in Madison, WI
This chest was used in 19th century Japan to carry the bridal trousseau from her village to the
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Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Painted Trunk
Located in Stamford, CT
A black lacquer decorative trunk or chest with beautifully embossed brass mounts with red pinwheel decoration to the front and top having oversized handles- interior lined with paper.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Softwood
Japanese lacquer samurai armor chest
Located in Hudson, NY
4139 Japanese lacquer samurai armor chest with heraldic crests.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Large Japanese Kimono Storage Chest with Iron Braces and Handles, circa 1900
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese large kimono storage chest from the early 20th century, with iron cut hardware
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 28.5 in
Antique Japanese Keyaki Burlwood Hibachi + Accessories Tea Cabinet Copper Liner
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century, dovetailed keyaki burl wood case with beautiful grain, copper-lined well, upper removable panel, over five drawers, with copper kettle mount and accessories.
A...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Copper
H 14 in W 14 in D 26 in
Black lacquer garment box with gold vine design
Located in Hudson, NY
Black lacquer garment box with gold vine design and family crest, circa 1850.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Indian Trunk
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
Early 19th Century Indian truck on stand, the whole decoration with maroon background and gilt chinoiserie scenes with foliate decoration. The base with shapely carved legs with carv...
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1840s Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rare Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer boxes, small trunks, Japan, 19thc
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer boxes, small trunks, Japan, 19th Century
These miniature
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer
H 3.75 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
A Pair of Japanese Lacquer Traveling Trunks, on English Style Bases
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Japanese lacquer traveling trunks, on English Style bases, the upper portion opens
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Tansu Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Tansu are Japanese chests, trunks or cupboards used for all types of storage. These chest were made
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Japanese Red Lacquer Storage Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming utilitarian red lacquer box-on-stand. The box dates to the early 20th century and features a lift-off lid and painted "mon" decorations. The cinnabar red with blac...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Leather Travel Luggage Trio, 1920s
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition travels & From a Private Japanese collection
Unusual set of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Metal
Wonderful Pair of Japanese Laquered Tea Boxes on Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two Japanese laquered tea boxes, ebonized and painted with meticulous figural scenes in red and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Japanese Edo Period Black and Red Lacquered Clothing Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bearing the mons of the Tokugawa clan in red on a black lacquered chest. Iron hinges and lock. Large and impressive size with age related acceptable wear. No lock.
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Antique Robe Chest, Japanese Storage Trunk, Handpainted, Oriental Art Deco 1920
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-974 This is an antique small robe chest.A Japanese,papered storage trunk with oriental Art Deco
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Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Fruitwood, Parchment Paper
H 9.5 in W 22 in D 14.5 in
Japanese Kodansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Kodansu (personal chest). Taisho period - c1920s.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Antique Japanese Kodansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese kodansu (small personal chest) with original iron hardware.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Antique Japanese Kodansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese kodansu (small personal chest) with original iron hardware. Meiji period - c 1875.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Japanese Kodansu on stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Kodansu (personal chest) on metal stand. Sliding doors on top and middle with 2 drawers
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Japanese Black Lacquer Nagamochi Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Very large Japanese 19th century storage chest (Nagamochi), with gold crests on all sides, and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Japanese Trunk
Located in Culver City, CA
This impressive early 19th century Japanese trunk is made of Kiri wood with hand-forged iron
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
Japanese Wood & Iron Zenibako Strongbox Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese zenibako (strongbox) used for the storage and transport of money and other valuables
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
An Extraordinary Large Japanese Gilt Copper and Lacquer Nagamochi Trunk
Located in New York, NY
by Kazuko Koizumi, Traditional Japanese Furniture, New York, 1986, p. 82 pl. 123.
More boxes and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese trunk on a custom stand with brass hardware, circa early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Brass
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese trunk on a custom stand with brass hardware, circa early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Brass
Kodansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese kodansu (small personal chest) with original iron hardware. Meiji period - c 1875.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Kodansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese kodansu (small personal chest) with original iron hardware. Meiji period - c 1875.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Katana Dansu on stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique black lacquered sugi (cedar) wood sword chest from Kyoto, Japan. Dates from c 1875 (Meiji
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Trunk Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese trunk from the 1920s Taisho period. Solid sugi (cedar) wood with original iron hardware.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
3 Section Clothing Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese 3 section clothing chest. Sugi (cedar wood) with persimmon wood veneer. All original
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Cedar
Katana Dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Katana Dansu (Sword Chest).
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
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19th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinet
Located in Richmond, London
A fine and rare Japanese black lacquer table or jewellery cabinet, exquisitely decorated in intricate detail, dating to the late Meiji period, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Metal
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Japanese Vintage Wedding Chest with Brown Lacquer and Hand-Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Japanese reddish brown lacquered wedding chest from the mid 20th century, with hand-painted foliage and floral décor and ropes. Created in Japan during the midcentury perio...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Export Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, Mid-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Chinese coromandel brown lacquer cabinet on stand, made for the export market, early to mid-19th century, China, presented on an early 20th century custom fitted stand. ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Brass
H 53.25 in W 23.75 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Antique Lacquer Maki-E Miniature Hasami-Bako with Copper Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered box with lid in the shape of a miniature Hasami-Bako (traveling chest) circa late 18 to early 19th century of the Edo period. The black box is decorated with fin...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Copper
Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Edo Period two panel folding screen with white and brown hawks of ink and color on paper.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Paper
Baker Ivory Satin Slipper Chairs Attributed to Michael Taylor, circa 1950s, Pair
By James Mont, Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in Saint Louis, MO
An absolutely jaw-dropping pair of meticulous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency lounge chairs in original tufted ivory satin from a boutique series produced by Baker Furniture, ci...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Satin, Mahogany
H 31 in W 34 in D 31 in
Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)
Located in CA, CA
A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large, rare and important Meiji period, late 19th century, Japanese lacquer cabinet
Meiji period (1868-1912)
19th century
In three parts, designed with asymmetric sections of open...
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19th Century Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Rembrandt Etching Framed
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Original Self-Portrait Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Etching on paper
2 ⅛ x 1 ¾ inches unframed (5.4102 x 4.445 cm)
14 ⅛ x 12 ½ inches framed (35.8902 x 31.75 cm)
Descri...
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Etching
Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Located in Greding, DE
Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Brass
Japanese Namban Lacquer and Inlay Coffer Momoyama Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare Japanese Namban Lacquer domed coffer circa 1570-1610s of Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period. These types of lacquerware were made for export to European Market and their prod...
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16th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Royal Early 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Chest with Gilt-Bronze Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Japanese transitional lacquer chest with gilt-metal mounts
Edo period, early 17th century
The rectangular chest with flat hinged lid decorated in gold, silver, and red ...
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Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Bronze
H 18.51 in W 35.24 in D 19.1 in
Fine and Rare 17th Century Japanese Mulberry Wood Gilt-Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
An outstanding and rare, 17th-century Japanese mulberrywood gilt-lacquer cabinet raised on a later stand.
This fine and exceptional two-door, gilt-heightened cabinet - reputedly in ...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer
H 66.54 in W 35.44 in D 19.89 in
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Antique Japanese Trunks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique Japanese trunks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique Japanese trunks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and lacquer. Antique Japanese trunks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much are Antique Japanese Trunks?
Prices for antique Japanese trunks start at $495 and top out at $22,500 with the average selling for $2,175.
Questions About Antique Japanese Trunks
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024To tell if your Japanese pottery is antique, look for markings, which usually appear on the bottoms of pieces. If you see the word "Nippon," your piece was likely produced between 1891 and 1921, making it an antique. Pieces marked with the words "made in occupied Japan" originated between 1945 and 1952 and are vintage, based on their age. A "made in Japan" marking may indicate a vintage or contemporary piece. If you don't see any of these markings, consult trusted online resources to get a rough idea of when your pottery was produced. Any piece that dates back 100 years or more is antique. Should you encounter difficulty with the dating process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Japanese pottery.