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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

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

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27 in W 23.25 in D 16 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

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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 ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks

Antique Japanese Kimono/Armour Chest
Japanese Kimono/Armour Chest
H 15 in W 23.5 in D 16 in
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 Painted Trunk
Japanese Painted Trunk
H 25 in W 51 in D 25.5 in
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

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Lacquer, Wood

Japanese lacquer samurai armor chest
H 19.5 in W 26.5 in D 26.5 in
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

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

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

19th Century Chinoiserie Indian Trunk
19th Century Chinoiserie Indian Trunk
H 43.12 in W 41.34 in D 25.99 in
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

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

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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

Pair of Tansu Chests
Pair of Tansu Chests
H 40.25 in W 45.75 in D 16.25 in
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 Red Lacquer Storage Box
Japanese Red Lacquer Storage Box
H 15 in W 24 in D 14 in
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

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

Japanese Kodansu
Japanese Kodansu
H 24 in W 24 in D 13 in
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
Antique Japanese Kodansu
H 20.5 in W 20.5 in D 13.325 in
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

Antique Japanese Kodansu
Antique Japanese Kodansu
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 10.75 in
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 Kodansu on stand
Japanese Kodansu on stand
H 53 in W 26.325 in D 13.25 in
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

19th Century Japanese Trunk
19th Century Japanese Trunk
H 19.5 in W 40.5 in D 22.5 in
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
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
H 25.5 in W 17 in D 13 in
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
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
H 25.5 in W 17 in D 13 in
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
Kodansu
H 23.75 in W 24 in D 11.125 in
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
Kodansu
H 24 in W 24 in D 12 in
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

Katana Dansu on stand
Katana Dansu on stand
H 30 in W 42.325 in D 14 in
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

Trunk Chest
Trunk Chest
H 21.25 in W 30.5 in D 16.5 in
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

3 Section Clothing Chest
3 Section Clothing Chest
H 59 in W 46.325 in D 15.75 in
Katana Dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Katana Dansu (Sword Chest).
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Trunks

Katana Dansu
Katana Dansu
H 28.125 in W 45 in D 11 in

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French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in Green Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards in white color. Ready for glass panels to be installed.  
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2010s French Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Iron

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. Why we like it This...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Metal

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinet
$2,123
H 12.5 in W 14.5 in D 8 in
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Foil

Hollywood Regency Bar and Stools in the Style of Willy Rizzo Brass Suede
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cocktail bar with bar stools, brass, suede, glass, smoked mirrored glass, chrome-plated steel, wood, plastic, Italy, 1970s Hollywood Regency cocktail bar in the style of Willy Rizz...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Japanese Trunks

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Brass, Steel, Chrome

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

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$230,952 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
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1720s Spanish Baroque Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Wood

Lot of 61 Britains Toy Soldiers Deetail Scots Guards Highlanders Band Mounties
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 61 circa 1960s - 1970s Deetail plastic toy soldiers by Britain Ltd. Lot includes Royal Canadian Mounties (two on horseback), Scots Guards, Scottish Highlanders including pipes...
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Mid-20th Century Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Plastic

Lot of 61 Britains Toy Soldiers Deetail Scots Guards Highlanders Band Mounties
Lot of 61 Britains Toy Soldiers Deetail Scots Guards Highlanders Band Mounties
$560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 2.5 in W 1 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
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

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

19th Century PORTUGUESE SAFE with Keys
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century PORTUGUESE SAFE with Keys in iron and wood. Painted decoration with a door and drawer. With key. Dim.: 129 x 59.5 x 52.5 cm.
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Late 19th Century Portuguese Colonial Revival Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Iron

19th Century PORTUGUESE SAFE with Keys
19th Century PORTUGUESE SAFE with Keys
$4,263
H 50.79 in W 23.43 in D 20.67 in
Antique Carved Oak Bed from Brittany, France, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique four-poster (also known as a lit à colonnes) from France, this oak bed was spectacularly hand-carved circa 1890 in Northern Brittany. The rectangular section that hangs at t...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Oak

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

Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen
Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen
$6,500
H 66 in W 72 in D 1.5 in
1920's Chinese Art Deco Carpet Inspired by Walter Nichols with Jazz Age Style
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
77452 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. Like a moonlit garden glimpsed through the veil of twilight, this hand-knotted wool precious antique Chinese Art Deco rug unfurls w...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Wool

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Trunks

Materials

Copper, Gold

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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, 2024
    To 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.