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Antique Chinese Wine Container Canteen
Located in New York, NY
Antique wine or water container canteen made of wood, cloth, leather and parchment. Wonderful
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Leather, Lacquer, Parchment Paper, Wood

Chinese Grain Storage Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Grain Storage Container, c. 1850
Chinese Grain Storage Container, c. 1850
H 20.5 in W 15.75 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1850
Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1850
H 21.25 in W 14.75 in D 16 in
Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Grain Storage Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Round Table, Lacquer Multilayered Bao Container
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is an exceptionally rare and unique piece. An antique, multilayered, storage container once
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Other Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Wood Container On Iron Stand, China circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Wooden bowl/container carved out of single log resting on iron stand. Note the incredible patina of
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese signed Martaban storage containers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese signed Martaban storage containers (wine jars) with brown earthenware 18th
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Antique 18th Century Jars

Materials

Clay

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...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Iron

Wood Sculpture Container from Old Water Mill Gear, China 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This wood accent piece originally served as a section of gear work from a water mill in China. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Wood Sculpture Container from Old Water Mill Gear, China 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This wood accent piece originally served as a section of gear work from a water mill in China. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquered Wooden Chinese Rice Container Planter or Jardiniere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Wooden and very beautiful Antique Rice Carrier that it lacquered in red. The piece is a compliment to many settings and spaces. This could be used as a planter, centerpiece, unde...
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Asian Grain Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain or food container
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Grain Container
Asian Grain Container
H 10.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.2 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Pewter

Asian Lacquer Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian Lacquer Wood Container with iron bracket 13" width 8" depth 10" height
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Lacquer Container
Asian Lacquer Container
H 10 in W 13 in D 8 in
Red Lacquer Wedding Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer wedding container with painted garden motif top and metal bracket
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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
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Grain Container
Red Lacquer Grain Container
H 13.5 in Dm 20 in
Reproduction Chinese Blue and White Pottery Container with a Fu Dog Topped Lid
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large, decorative, faceted jar or container is made of white glazed pottery, covered in a
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Early 2000s Chinese Chinese Export Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Asian Grain / Rice Measurement Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain / rice measurement container for merchant used for the weighted the grain or rice.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Wood Rice Container
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hailing from the culturally vibrant Shanxi Province of China, this stunning rice container is a
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Antique 1850s Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Antique Willow Food Oil Container
Located in New York, NY
A classically shaped, hand woven antique willow food oil container from China, Shanxi Province, c
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Willow Food Oil Container
Antique Willow Food Oil Container
H 14.5 in W 16 in D 8 in
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
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Woven Food Oil Container
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully shaped willow food oil container, with a gorgeous patina showing it's decades of use
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

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

Materials

Copper, Tin

Agate and Silver Covered Container, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
The Agate bowl is 18th century. This Chinese agate bowl was converted into a container with silver
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Silver

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

Materials

Copper, Tin

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Antique Black Lacquer Round Container with Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique black lacquer container with painted floral motifs used to store hats and personal
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinoiserie Demilune Trash Can or Container
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic mid century trash can crafted in wood decorated with lithographic chinese characters against
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Decorative Baskets

Materials

Hardwood

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
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Chinese Antique Blue and White China, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Assumed to be used as a container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rising bowls at
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Biscuit Box
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Biscuit Box, round with a collet foot and profusely decorated with applied
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
Located in Wembley, GB
A cizhou ware slip-glazed ceramic vessel modelled on a leather water container used by nomads in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
H 14.18 in W 7.88 in D 8.27 in
Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
used all over Asia, Tibet, China, Malaysia to store tobacco or opium. Hand made of wood container with
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Plique a Jour Covered Box with Stand Republic of China Early 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This early 20th-century Republic of China Plique-à-Jour covered box is an exceptional example of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intriguing Chinese zhadou is intricately carved of fine cinnabar lacquer. A work of
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Glazed Terracotta Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chinese glazed terracotta urn or planter - a wonderful glazed container for the garden or interior
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20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Terracotta

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Stone, Silver, Enamel

Lacquer Chinese Food Carrier Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Asian Wooden Food Carrier Container with Handle
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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 Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or scholar's objects. Elegant and understated
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
H 8 in W 14.25 in D 7.5 in
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
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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
China "Seaside & Mountains" Landscape "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese extraordinary natural stone "Painting" & with custom hardwood frame Sea and Mountains in
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Marble

Chinese Export Six Panels Lacquered Screen
Located in Madrid, ES
Chinese screen for export with 6 panels decorated on both sides. The front side with various
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Six Panels Lacquered Screen
Chinese Export Six Panels Lacquered Screen
H 72.05 in W 106.3 in D 1.58 in
Lovely Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Pair of Jars, China, Early 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Chinese polychrome cloisonné enamel jars in a gilt bronze mounting. The body is covered
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
H 8.25 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
H 1.25 in W 7.25 in D 1.5 in
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
H 9.75 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
18th Century Chinese Low Iron Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
China was the earliest known civilization create works with cast iron, first appearing thousands of
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Iron

19th Century Chinese Gold Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese gold lacquer tea caddy container from the Qing Dynasty. Unique shape, hard to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
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 Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
H 9.75 in W 14.75 in D 14.75 in
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
H 10 in W 14.75 in D 14.75 in
Chinese Baitong Stacking Incense Clock, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Rare Quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century, the lacquer tea caddy with interlocking
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Studded Lacquer 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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Studded Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Chinese Studded Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
H 7.75 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Painted Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred and fifty years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Chinese Painted Rice Measure, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Rice Measure, c. 1850
H 11.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
A large stoneware Chinese Cizhou-type Martaban storage jar
Located in Amsterdam, NL
China, Hebei province, Ming dynasty, dated 1596 H. 68 x Diam. 42 cm The vase decorated with
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Large Antique Parchment Leather Chinese Food Oil Canteen
Located in New York, NY
A striking antique Chinese oil container nearly 20 inches in circumference with a wonderful patina
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Early 20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Leather

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Chinese Container For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese container you’re looking for. A Chinese container — often made from ceramic, wood and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are 51 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese container you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese container — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Chinese container is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese container over the years, but those crafted by Matthew Hopkins are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Container?

Prices for a Chinese container start at $168 and top out at $30,000 with the average selling for $725.