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Chinese Pillow Boxes

Chinese Pillow Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chinese hand-painted pillow box with copper latch and handles on the sides Width 10.5 inches
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Pillow Box
Chinese Pillow Box
H 5.91 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
H 6.5 in W 19.5 in D 6 in
Vintage Chinese Woven Rattan and Bamboo Pillow Basket with Geometric Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese woven rattan pillow basket from the mid-20th century, with geometric decor
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Rattan

Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Woven Willow and Lacquer Pillows
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of antique 16 inch long woven willow and lacquer pillows from Shanxi Province
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Willow, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Pillow Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 1900's Antique gilt chinoiserie decorated hinged wooden pillow box originally used as a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Early 20th Century Brown Rattan Pillow Basket with Pyramidal Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese rattan pillow basket from the early 20th century, with metal accents and dark brown
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Baskets

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Metal

Rare Lion Figurine Pillow, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
functional categories such as bowls, pots, ewers (or jugs), plates, boxes, lamps, pillows, candlesticks
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Stoneware

Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
various decoration techniques for their Cizhou creations, including vases, jars, pots, boxes, and pillows
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Pottery, Stoneware

Cizhou carved bean-shaped pillow, Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century
Located in seoul, KR
Crafted from fine clay, the pillow's surface boasts a sophisticated carved design featuring a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

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Stoneware

Vintage Bronze Handmade Singing Bowl or Standing Bowl with Mallet on Pillow
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful singing bowl or standing bowl with a mallet and its playing pillow. Handmade of bronze or
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20th Century Chinese Export Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
once used this ceramic box as a pillow. Lavishly decorated in the traditional blue-and-white style, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

A Cizhou Yuhuchunping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Chinese Ceramics and Works of art> Lot 1488 2) Sotheby's New York 2007
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Stoneware

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
functional categories such as bowls, pots, ewers (or jugs), plates, boxes, lamps, pillows, candlesticks
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Pottery, Stoneware

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
H 6.89 in Dm 2.96 in
Cizhou Lotus Carved Jar, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
several methods of decorating Cizhou: vases, jars, pots, boxes and pillows. Champleve decoration appears
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Pottery

Cizhou slender meiping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
of decorating Cizhou: vases, jars, pots, boxes and pillows. Champleve decoration appears at the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antiquities

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
functional categories such as bowls, pots, ewers (or jugs), plates, boxes, lamps, pillows, candlesticks
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
functional categories such as bowls, pots, ewers (or jugs), plates, boxes, lamps, pillows, candlesticks
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Stoneware

Mid-Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Natural Large Bamboo Asian Dining Chairs 4
Located in Topeka, KS
they are all different and we feel like they originally came from China. We have them on display in our
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs

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Bamboo

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By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Set of Three French Midcentury Vintner Woven Baskets with Demijohn Wine Bottles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three of midcentury French vintner woven baskets with demijohn wine bottles. This set of French vintner wicker-woven baskets, each containing a green colored, demijohn wine ...
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Mid-20th Century French Rustic Bottles

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Glass, Wicker

Guacamaya Handwoven Storage Basket - Small 5" x 8"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Colorful handwoven baskets for storage. This handwoven, Fair Trade Guacamaya storage basket adds a unique touch to any home. With its colorful, rustic-contemporary design, this baske...
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2010s Colombian Bohemian Decorative Baskets

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Palmwood

Guacamaya Handwoven Storage Basket - Medium 10"x8"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Colorful handwoven baskets for storage. This handwoven, Fair Trade Guacamaya storage basket adds a unique touch to any home. With its colorful, rustic-contemporary design, this baske...
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2010s Colombian Bohemian Decorative Baskets

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18th century English creamware baskets and plates
Located in Delft, NL
18th century English creamware baskets and plates A set of 2 oval open woven baskets on an oval dish with open basket weave pattern rims and handles of a thin twisted pattern, decor...
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Baskets

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Earthenware

Green and Beige Handwoven Placemat made from Fique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A colorful handwoven tray for your dinning table Our woven placemats are ideal for organizing your tabletop. Perfect for any eye-catching dinner set, it adds a unique charm to any me...
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2010s Colombian Organic Modern Decorative Baskets

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Seagrass

English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80. Carved oak with repetitive florets & bosses. Signed hinges: "Hodges Lock Lock Joint". 11.75" x 6 3/8" x 5.75" h. Whitehall Antiques ...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Large early 20th century woven basket
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large early 20th century woven basket circa 1910. Scandinavian woven pine basket with a softwood frame.  Ideal for use as a light use log bin, or for storing those shoes in the cloa...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Baskets

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Pine

Large early 20th century woven basket
Large early 20th century woven basket
H 24.25 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly hand-carved with four quartered-wheels at each inner corner of the central panel, ...
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Wood

1840s European Document Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s wood European document box with iron ornamentation.
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Antique 1840s Decorative Boxes

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Wood

1840s European Document Box
1840s European Document Box
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 9 in
Vintage Rattan Woven Basket.
Located in Seattle, WA
Bottom is Double Layered as Shown. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 16 Diameter; 2 1/2 H
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

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Rattan

Vintage Rattan Woven Basket.
Vintage Rattan Woven Basket.
H 2.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique French Bordeaux Wine Grape Pickers Woven Basket Chateau Margaux 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A large, rare & unusual antique 19th Century French grape picking basket from Chateau Margaux, Bordeaux, France, circa 1870. This very large 19th century French footed vineyard bask...
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Antique 1870s French French Provincial Decorative Baskets

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Oak, Wicker, Leather

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts. Features a rectangular lid with ornate cut-out brass corners, brass bound down along the outer sides and C-scroll handl...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
H 5.52 in W 14.18 in D 8.27 in
Mid-Century Woven Willow Basket or Magazine Rack
By Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Mid-Century, hand-woven basket with handle made from young willow branches. When used fresh, they are flexible and subsequently harden - which makes for a sturdy frame. T...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

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Willow

Vintage hand woven fixed handle basket, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage rectangular hand woven basket of bamboo with ash ribs which continue across the bottom, rim, and fixed loop handle. The rim and handle are attached with round head iron tacks...
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Baskets

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Wood

Grand Scale, 18th Century, English Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An impressive, solid wood, period, hinge-top document box completely covered in tole and incised brass with delicate foliate designs throughout. The inside lined in a vibrant, scarle...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Metal

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Vintage Chinese Woven Rattan and Bamboo Pillow Box with Removable Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese woven rattan pillow box from the mid-20th century, with geometric décor, bamboo
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Mid-20th Century Afghan Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Pillow Shpaed Dowry Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
Black Lacquer Pillow Shaped Dowry Box, Tradtionally used for family of the bride to place her dowry
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Pillow Shpaed Dowry Box
Pillow Shpaed Dowry Box
H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Vintage Woven Rattan and Bamboo Pillow Basket with Geometric Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
China during the midcentury period, this pillow box attracts our eyes with its woven rattan and red
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Bamboo, Rattan

Framed Antique Chinese Landscape Ink Painting Zhou QiaoNian Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese horizontal landscape scroll painting in ink and watercolor by the well-known late Qing
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic, Paper

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion
Located in Chicago, IL
once used this ceramic box as a pillow. Lavishly decorated in the traditional blue-and-white style, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Asian Low Tea or Altar Table with Drawer
Located in Topeka, KS
pedestal to display an antique Asian tea service or special pottery. Or hey, top it with a pillow and use
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables

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Wood

Important Japanese Signed Antique Bronze Temple Bell Set Guaranted To Please You
Located in South Burlington, VT
lotus display base. Each is accompanied by its very own special handmade wooden box. This is very
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Billy Baldwin Style X Base Benches Stools in Schumacher Blue Chiang Mai Dragon
By Billy Baldwin, Schumacher
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Billy Baldwin style X base benches, foot stools, or ottomans with China Blue Schumacher
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Benches

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Fabric, Wood

Chinese Keepsake Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
woman in lieu of a pillow. Gently curving to support her head and neck at rest, the headrest also helped
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Large Chinoiserie Leather in Black and Gilt Hand Painted Domed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
leather gilt domed box is in the shape of a Chinese pillow. Asian pillows often incorporated a place to
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

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Leather

Burmese Woven Black Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This square pillow box is an early 20th century storage container attributed to the Lahu people of
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Early 20th Century Burmese Primitive Decorative Boxes

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Bamboo, Lacquer

Burmese Woven Black Lacquer Box
Burmese Woven Black Lacquer Box
H 3 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
France 1870 Napoleon III Ormolu Box For Jewelry With Cloisonne Champleve Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Important and rare French cloisonne box for jewelry. Beautiful piece made in Paris France at the
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Agate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Painted Pillow Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black hand painted wood pillow box from the Shanxi province in China. On Sale for $ 145.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Cedar

Painted Pillow Box
Painted Pillow Box
H 6 in W 12 in D 6 in
Leather and Red Lacquer Chinese Domed Box, circa 1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
This leather lacquered and gilt domed box was made in China, circa 1870 and was used originally as
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Chinese Pillow Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of Chinese pillow boxes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct Chinese pillow boxes — often made from wood, ceramic and stoneware — can elevate any home. Chinese pillow boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are Chinese Pillow Boxes?

Prices for Chinese pillow boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, Chinese pillow boxes begin at $276 and can go as high as $14,990, while the average can fetch as much as $1,048.
Questions About Chinese Pillow Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese porcelain pillow is a type of ceramic object produced by Chinese artisans. They normally have highly decorative rectangular designs and feature curved tops. Historically, they functioned as headrests, but today they normally serve purely as decorations. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Chinese porcelain ware.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hat box is a storage container traditionally used in China and other areas of East Asia to store hats and other headwear. Normally, the boxes feature lacquer construction and have a conical shape. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese hat boxes.