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
$3,375 / set
H 16 in W 27 in D 15.75 in
1894 Meiji Japanese Antique Washi paper covered wooden box wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
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Box is fully covered, reinforced & coated with reused Washi (traditional Japanese paper), even the
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,600
H 12.92 in W 23.82 in D 15.95 in
1870s-1920s Japanese Antique paper covered wooden box wabi sabi primitive Meiji
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Tohoku area, Japan.
Paper covered wooden box with lid - a product of Meiji to
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,210
H 19.69 in W 31.11 in D 9.85 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
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27 in W 23.25 in D 16 in
Antique Dome-Top Wooden Trunk with Original Iron Hardware and Patina, Late 19th
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
found on Japanese merchant or shipping trunks and a testament to its functional past.
The hinged domed
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Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
$5,250
H 30 in W 43.5 in D 23.5 in
English Chatham & Wilkes Faux Bois Steel Steamer Trunk J & E Bates Brass Latch
By Chatham & Wilkes, J & E Bates & Sons
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
$2,750
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
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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21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Porcelain
$175 / set
H 2.2 in Dm 5.75 in
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Located in Brescia, IT
This charming dining table was totally handmade by the Italian Master craftsmen in 1850 circa. It depicts the traditional Italian style of the Mid-19th Century, that widespread in t...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood
$2,705 Sale Price
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H 30.91 in W 55.12 in D 30.71 in
B8 Japanese Antiques FlowersBirdsFruitsVegetables, folding Screen, 2panels Silk
Located in Niiza, JP
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Silk, Paper
$1,000
H 65.75 in W 70.87 in D 0.79 in
1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
product of late Edo period, estimate 1850s- 1860s - about 160+ years-old medium sized tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers.
Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer remains well, ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 21.46 in W 22.83 in D 12.99 in
1800s - 1860s Edo Japanese antique chestnut low coffee table wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Kura (traditional style warehouse) in Yamagata pref., Tohoku area, Japan.
This antique low writing desk is a product of 1800s - 1860s (late Edo era), estimate from th...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Chestnut
$1,350
H 9.45 in W 36.42 in D 13.78 in
Japanese Antique BK Middle Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is probably from the Tohoku region of Japan.
The material is mainly cedar w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Cedar
$860
H 18.71 in W 18.71 in D 11.82 in
1890s-1920s Japanese antique wooden mortar wabi sabi low coffee table side table
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Naya (the barn) in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Antique wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese, made of quality Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood.
Hand-carved, Manufactured circ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Hardwood, Wood
$710
H 19.61 in Dm 15.36 in
1940s Japanese vintage wooden tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi organic Japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Vintage Isho Tansu, clothes chest of drawers - fully made of quality Sugi cedar with unique, marble-like grains.
Manufactured in circa 1940s, estimate from the style, techni...
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1940s Japanese Organic Modern Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$800
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Classical Italian Grey Marble Vases After the Famous Medici Vase
Located in London, GB
Pair of classical Italian grey marble vases after the famous Medici vase
Italian, 19th Century
Measures: Height 51cm, width 26cm, depth 25cm
These exceptional vases are carved f...
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19th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Marble
$16,530 / set
H 20.08 in W 10.24 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It has been used in stores since the Edo period in the Tohoku region, and it is estimated that it was made around the Meiji period.
The material is ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
$1,600
H 21.07 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (robe)....
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
$16,331
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
Gypsy Portrait 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Angelo Asti
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed on the bottom left side.
Angelo Asti, a renowned Italian artist, established himself as a true maestro of portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centu...
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19th Century Realist Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old drawer storage chest made in Japan.
It dates back to the Meiji era (1860s–1920s) and is crafted from Japanese cedar wood.
The metal fittings are made of iron.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Iron
mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers, made of Tamo (Japanese Ash).
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Wood, Ash, Hardwood
$290 Sale Price
42% Off
H 17.88 in W 11.34 in D 13.12 in
Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Elegant black lacquer console table with five drawers, brass fitting. Simple form and beautiful color. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared man...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Lacquer
French 16th Century Antique Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 16th Century, or earlier, Aubusson tapestry is vibrant and in wonderful antique condition. Its original border is completely intact and designed with florals, foliage, and birds. T...
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16th Century French Other Antique Japanese Trunks
Materials
Tapestry
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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.
Finding the Right Trunks-luggage for You
Add a charming piece of travel history to your space. Antique and vintage trunks and luggage can make a statement as decorative accents and practical furnishings in nearly every room of your home.
There have been many types of trunks and luggage over the years, with availability of these wares broadening as train travel expanded during the 19th century. Antique steamer trunks — named for their use on steamships — mostly date from around 1880 to 1920. These pieces of luggage fit a steamship’s luggage size regulations and essentially doubled as wardrobes, ensuring that a traveler’s evening dresses and suits were kept wrinkle-free on a journey from city to city.
In 1858, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton introduced the world to the now-iconic Louis Vuitton trunks. During this early period of railroad travel, Louis Vuitton trunks solved common travel problems. Instead of the traditional round shape, these handcrafted rectangular trunks stored better on trains. To discourage burglars, the French craftsman and his son, Georges, also eventually patented a revolutionary sophisticated lock for the trunks. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted travel trunks.
Even if no longer used for travel, the vintage luggage is a popular item among collectors for its historical value and charm. At home, an old wood trunk is a durable storage solution as much as it is a versatile surface. It’s a coffee table in the living room of your farmhouse-style home or rustic loft apartment and a nightstand or blanket chest at the foot of your bed in your bedroom.
From Victorian trunks to Art Deco traveling jewelry cases, journey through history today with an extensive collection of antique trunk suitcases and vintage luggage on 1stDibs.
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.
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