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Asian Grain Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain or food container
Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Grain Container
Asian Grain Container
H 10.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.2 in
Asian Lacquer Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian Lacquer Wood Container with iron bracket 13" width 8" depth 10" height
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Lacquer Container
Asian Lacquer Container
H 10 in W 13 in D 8 in
Asian Grain / Rice Measurement Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain / rice measurement container for merchant used for the weighted the grain or rice.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Lacquer Dessert Wooden Container with Cover
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian Lacquer Dessert Container with Cover. Hand painted gilt floral motif on the body and the
Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Wedding Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer wedding container with painted garden motif top and metal bracket
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Grain Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique red lacquer wood container was used to store rice or grains. The red lacquer container with
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Grain Container
Red Lacquer Grain Container
H 13.5 in Dm 20 in
Antique Chinese Wine Container Canteen
Located in New York, NY
Antique wine or water container canteen made of wood, cloth, leather and parchment. Wonderful
Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Leather, Lacquer, Parchment Paper, Wood

Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Lacquer

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Shino Ware Mizusashi 'Water Container'
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Taisho/Early Showa Period. Artist signature and seal read: Seiun. Comes with original wooden box.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

17th Century Zhangzhou Porcelain Container, Shipwreck Salvage
Located in Richmond, VA
dedicated cargo of Chinese Zhangzhou porcelain to ever be found and these particular lidded containers were
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Japanese Bronze Boat Flower Arranging Container
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese bronze hanging flower arranging container in the shape of a boat, sharp angular
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Boat Flower Arranging Container
Antique Japanese Bronze Boat Flower Arranging Container
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H 4 in W 15.25 in D 5.75 in
Carved Asian amber snuffbottle
Located in Hamburg, DE
of Asia, particularly China. These small, decorative containers were originally designed for storing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Qing Antiquities

Materials

Resin

Carved Asian amber snuffbottle
Carved Asian amber snuffbottle
H 3.15 in Dm 1.19 in
Iga Mizusashi 'Water Container for the Tea Ceremony'
Located in Hudson, NY
17th to 18th century Iga ware from Fushinan, Kyoto. Iga embodies the essence of tea ceremony's requirements for wabi-sabi, which appreciates the beauty in imperfections of kiln firin...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Rustic Turned Wood Container
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-614 hand turned wood rustic wood container/vase.
Category

Vintage 1920s More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Set Antique Oriental Cloisonné Graduated Containers, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique set oriental cloisonné graduated lidded containers of flattened rounded form each
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Antique Chinese Porcelain Charcoal Container Ming Period Landscape Figure
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Dating to the early 17th century most likely. Of absolute lovely quality painting with a figural landscape scene. Matching storage box included. Condition fritt...
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Tea Container with Good Luck Symbols, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A classic Chinese covered porcelain tea container with the double happiness symbol surrounded by
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Round Brass Container with Removable Ceramic Painted Chinoiserie Crane Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round ceramic and brass container with a brass bottom and removable lid with ceramic top. Top
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Chinese Pewter Tea or Tobacco Container with Engraved Scene Around, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Chinese Pewter Tea or Tobacco Container with Engraved Scene Around, 19th Century
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Pewter

Large Tin Container for Japanese Tea, Chase and Sanborn Company, Boston, 1920s
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bulk Tea container made of tin and decorated with images and symbols of an American Company named
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metalwork

Materials

Tin

Hand-Carved Wood Medicine Container from Indonesia, on stand
Located in New York, NY
A herb / medicine container, in the style of the Batak ethnicity of Borneo, Indonesia. Hand-carved
Category

1990s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal snuff container, Tibet A graceful horn, bone and silver
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

20th Century Antique Tibetan Handcraft Copper Tin Container
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan container made from Tibetan copper and tin. It has hand crafted Tibetan
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Tin

20th Century Antique Tibetan Handcraft Copper Tin Container
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan container made from Tibetan copper and tin. It has hand crafted Tibetan
Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Tin

Coastal Pink Shell Ceramic Bathroom Container Set by JC Penny
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage JC penny ceramic bathroom set. Feature a pink and white clam shell design. Tissue box measures 6.5”W, 6.5”D, 6.25”H Toothbrush holder measures 4.5”W, 3.25”D, 3.25”H ...
Category

Vintage 1980s Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Double-Cut 'Nijū-giri' Flower Container 'Hanaire' Ikebana Tea Ceremony
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Japanese Double-cut (Niju-giri) Flower Container (Hanaire) for ikebana tea ceremony. 1st half
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo

Feldman Chinoiserie Adjustable Brass Lotus Bouquet Sculpture, circa 1970
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
arrangement can be changed with every season. Etched brass Asian container is delicately adorned with flowers
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large Burmese Gilt and Lacquered Wood Temple Offering Vessel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very large Asian Burmese gilt and lacquered wood bamboo offering vessel, container adorned with
Category

Early 20th Century South Asian Folk Art Lacquer

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Middle Eastern Brass Cylindric Brazier with Tripod Base
Located in Milan, IT
shaft, three cast brass feet at the base, a threaded pin joins the cylindric brazier container made of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Asian Moorish Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Lacquer Chinese Food Carrier Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Asian Wooden Food Carrier Container with Handle
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Lacquer Chinese Food Carrier Box
Lacquer Chinese Food Carrier Box
H 15.5 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
Chinese table made for flowers or fish. early 20th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
and growing plants or flowers. The glazed clay basin provide a decorative and practical container for
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Clay, Rosewood

Pair of Five Tiered Baskets, 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
hooks so that they can be carried with a pole. A metal pin is used to lock and secure the containers on
Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Keyaki Naga-Hibachi, Meiji Period
Located in Chicago, IL
keepsake of the past, ideal as an unexpected planter, container or ice bucket.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Early 20th century, Carved Wooden Beer Vessel, Lozi, Zambia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
served as containers for beer or milk.
Category

Early 20th Century Zambian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Ikebana Basket, Late 19th Century
By Ikebana
Located in Glasgow, GB
piece is the original water container carved from one piece of specially chosen bamboo. Given the high
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Ikebana Basket, Late 19th Century
Japanese Ikebana Basket, Late 19th Century
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H 13.78 in Dm 15.75 in
Japanese Antique Gifu chôba’dansu 帳場箪笥 (merchant's document cabinet)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
the secret container be pulled out with the aid of a short string. Four drawers in the lower area are
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull. Vintage collectible
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell Qalamdan, circa 1850
Located in North Hollywood, CA
brushes or their feathers in the long pen box, and dry ink in the square container. Their use was very
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Asian Islamic Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

ANTIQUE 1880 CHiNESE DRAGON CARVED HONGMU SIJIANGUI COMPOUND CABINET CUPBOARD
Located in GB
after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Furniture

Materials

Wood

LOVELY CHINESE EXPORT CIRCA 1920 ANTIQUE CHINOiSERIE BLACK LACQUER FLOOR LAMP
Located in GB
after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIRCA 1880 CHINESE CHINOISERIE LACQUERED SiDE END LAMP TABLE
Located in GB
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within
Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

STUNNING VINTAGE CHINESE CHINOISERIE GEISHA GIRLS LACQUER SiDE CABINET SOAPSTONE
Located in GB
container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
Located in GB
after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames
Category

Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture

Materials

Wood

SUBLIME NEST OF 2 CIRCA 1880 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE LACQURERED TABLES HAND PAINTED
Located in GB
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within
Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

ORIGINAL ANTIQUE LIBERTY'S LONDON JAPANESE QING DYNASTY ARMCHAiR FLORAL CARVING
By Liberty of London
Located in GB
after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Edwardian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

FINE ORIENTAL ANTIQUE CHINESE HAND PAINTED LACQUERED LARGE SiDE TABLE CUPBOARD
Located in GB
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Glazed Tsubo Wine Jar, c. 1875
Located in Chicago, IL
trade routes, this style of unrefined, ovoid jar was common throughout East Asia as everyday containers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Water Dropper, Ceramic Turtle Design
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
container to hold a small amount of water to make ink for calligraphy.
Category

20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Ceramic Water Dropper, Folded Paper Design
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
small container to hold a small amount of water to make ink for calligraphy.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Japanese Pottery Water Dropper, Swirl Design
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
as a small container to hold a small amount of water to make ink for calligraphy.
Category

20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery, Clay

Chinese Export Hardstone and Gilt Silver Filigree Peacock Box, 1920's, China
Located in Austin, TX
Period, circa 1920's, China. The graceful and elegant hardstone container of cylindrical canister form
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Stone, Silver, Enamel

Neolithic Yangshao Culture Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
period, pottery in China was predominantly used for agricultural purposes, including storage containers
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
specialist functionality. The cylinder-shaped container with a variety of compartments, drawers, all the
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”, a cylindrical woven container with a deep lid and shallow
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Folk Art Lacquer

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”, a cylindrical woven container with a deep lid and shallow
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Folk Art Lacquer

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Painted Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Painted Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Painted Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in D 14 in
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Hammered Brass, Decorated with a Scene of a Rider
Located in Leuven , BE
The cylindrical opium container is executed in hammered brass and decorated with an expressive
Category

20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
H 7.5 in W 14 in D 14 in
Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
H 7.75 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Antique Round Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
container is true example of the shift in design having a modernist design with rimmed details to the base
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Lacquer

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Round Lacquer Box
Antique Round Lacquer Box
H 2.5 in Dm 11.2 in
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Asian Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of Asian containers available for sale. Each of these unique Asian containers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and metal. We have 56 antique and vintage Asian containers in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Asian containers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of Asian containers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art Asian containers are of considerable interest. Andrianna Shamaris produced beautiful Asian containers that are worth considering.

How Much are Asian Containers?

Prices for Asian containers start at $100 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $703.

Finding the Right asian-art-furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.