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Japanese Wood Trunk

Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Wood with Trunk Base
Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Wood with Trunk Base

Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Wood with Trunk Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Japanese two-tone coffee table crafted from carefully joined wood, highlighting the beauty of

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Early 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Elongated Design, Natural Trunk Base
Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Elongated Design, Natural Trunk Base

Japanese Two-Tone Coffee Table, Elongated Design, Natural Trunk Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Japanese two-tone elongated coffee table crafted from carefully joined wood, highlighting the

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Early 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Monumental Sculptural Japanese Tree Trunk Coffee Table, Wabi-Sabi Brutalist Form
Monumental Sculptural Japanese Tree Trunk Coffee Table, Wabi-Sabi Brutalist Form

Monumental Sculptural Japanese Tree Trunk Coffee Table, Wabi-Sabi Brutalist Form

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

A monumental sculptural coffee table carved from a single massive Japanese hardwood tree trunk. The

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20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo Period 19th century Nagamochi - Wedding Trunk with Lacquer Crests
Japanese Edo Period 19th century Nagamochi - Wedding Trunk with Lacquer Crests

Japanese Edo Period 19th century Nagamochi - Wedding Trunk with Lacquer Crests

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese Nagamochi trunk is a traditional storage chest used for centuries to store clothing

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand
Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand

Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquered Trunk on Stand

$1,600Sale Price|50% Off

H 27 in W 23.25 in D 16 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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Antique 19th Century Meiji Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass, Iron

Black Asian Trunk with Brass Fittings, Early 20th Century
Black Asian Trunk with Brass Fittings, Early 20th Century

Black Asian Trunk with Brass Fittings, Early 20th Century

Located in Savannah, GA

Black Asian trunk with brass fittings, Early 20th century. Glass top that can be removed.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Dome-Top Wooden Trunk with Original Iron Hardware and Patina, Late 19th
Antique Dome-Top Wooden Trunk with Original Iron Hardware and Patina, Late 19th

Antique Dome-Top Wooden Trunk with Original Iron Hardware and Patina, Late 19th

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

This impressive antique Japanese dome-top trunk is a richly textured example of late 19th-century

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

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Old Japanese Wood Tree Trunk Hibachi
Old Japanese Wood Tree Trunk Hibachi

Old Japanese Wood Tree Trunk Hibachi

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H 11 in W 13.5 in D 12 in

Old Japanese Wood Tree Trunk Hibachi

Located in Seattle, WA

Beautiful and rare old Japanese wood tree trunk hibachi lined in copper.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Copper

Vintage Antique Japanese Cedar Wood Tea Crate / Trunk
Vintage Antique Japanese Cedar Wood Tea Crate / Trunk

Vintage Antique Japanese Cedar Wood Tea Crate / Trunk

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H 19 in W 26.5 in D 16.75 in

Vintage Antique Japanese Cedar Wood Tea Crate / Trunk

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Vintage Japanese cedar wood tea shipping crate circa 1960s. Plain exterior, interior lined with

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Monumental Japanese Hollowed Tree Trunk Jardinière
Monumental Japanese Hollowed Tree Trunk Jardinière

Monumental Japanese Hollowed Tree Trunk Jardinière

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H 12.25 in W 28.5 in D 32 in

Monumental Japanese Hollowed Tree Trunk Jardinière

Located in Atlanta, GA

Japanese Meiji period hollowed tree trunk jardinière with a dark brown twisted trunk with a

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Copper

18th Century Japanned Trunk
18th Century Japanned Trunk

18th Century Japanned Trunk

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H 28.5 in W 53 in D 24.5 in

18th Century Japanned Trunk

Located in London, GB

A continental Japanned trunk, early 18th century. Decorated in the Japanese taste with elaborate

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Huge Japanese Lacquer Trunk with Gold Crests
Huge Japanese Lacquer Trunk with Gold Crests

Huge Japanese Lacquer Trunk with Gold Crests

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H 27.5 in W 33 in D 26 in

Huge Japanese Lacquer Trunk with Gold Crests

Located in New York, NY

A stunning, decorative and useful antique Japanese storage trunk, with handles, metal hardware and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

A Japanese Tree Trunk Hibachi, Meji Period Second Half 19th century
A Japanese Tree Trunk Hibachi, Meji Period Second Half 19th century

A Japanese Tree Trunk Hibachi, Meji Period Second Half 19th century

Located in London, GB

The hibachi has a deep and pleasing patination with a protruding burr to one side. The brazier is lined in copper and sheet steel with an iron frame.

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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Black Fertility Sculpture on a Tree Trunk Base
Midcentury Black Fertility Sculpture on a Tree Trunk Base

Midcentury Black Fertility Sculpture on a Tree Trunk Base

Located in Mount Penn, PA

A vintage black sculpted limestone concrete fertility sculpture on a tree trunk base, circa 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Concrete

Japanese Lacquered Trunk
Japanese Lacquered Trunk

Japanese Lacquered Trunk

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H 26 in W 62 in D 26 in

Japanese Lacquered Trunk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique black lacquered long, large trunk w/Imperial family design & brass hardware

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered Trunk
Japanese Lacquered Trunk

Japanese Lacquered Trunk

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H 19.25 in W 19.5 in D 26 in

Japanese Lacquered Trunk

Located in Stamford, CT

A Japanese black lacquered and gilt trunk having six legs and embossed brass trim.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Black Lacquer Kimono Trunk with Iris Design.
Japanese Black Lacquer Kimono Trunk with Iris Design.

Japanese Black Lacquer Kimono Trunk with Iris Design.

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Black Lacquer Kimono Trunk late 19th century, Iris Design Painted 1st half of the 20th

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Side Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Old Japanese tree trunk chair/Late 20th century/Photography chair
Old Japanese tree trunk chair/Late 20th century/Photography chair

Old Japanese tree trunk chair/Late 20th century/Photography chair

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a chair made from an old Japanese tree trunk made around the latter half of the 20th

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Camphor Trunk, Japanese, Shipping Chest, Coffee Table, Art Deco
Large Vintage Camphor Trunk, Japanese, Shipping Chest, Coffee Table, Art Deco

Large Vintage Camphor Trunk, Japanese, Shipping Chest, Coffee Table, Art Deco

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a large vintage camphor trunk. A Japanese, mahogany and camphorwood lined chest, dating to

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi Copper and Bronze Accents
Japanese Edo 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi Copper and Bronze Accents

Japanese Edo 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi Copper and Bronze Accents

Located in Hudson, NY

This is a beautiful Edo period tree trunk hibachi. Retaining the original copper liner, bronze

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper

Camphor Trunk
Camphor Trunk

Camphor Trunk

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H 18.12 in W 37.41 in L 18.12 in

Camphor Trunk

Located in Paris, FR

Trunk Camphor with natural solid camphor wood, handcrafted with two handles and one hand-lock

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Chinese Japanese Export Claw & Ball Vintage Chest Trunk Box Cranes Rural Schenes
Chinese Japanese Export Claw & Ball Vintage Chest Trunk Box Cranes Rural Schenes

Chinese Japanese Export Claw & Ball Vintage Chest Trunk Box Cranes Rural Schenes

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Chinese or Japanese Export carved wood trunk with

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Natural Burl Maple Tree Trunk Sofu Sculpture
Natural Burl Maple Tree Trunk Sofu Sculpture

Natural Burl Maple Tree Trunk Sofu Sculpture

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An amazing formation of burl maple, with twisting sinews and naturally occurring openings. Hand polished.

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Kowa Aluminum Steamer Trunk, circa 1940's
Vintage Kowa Aluminum Steamer Trunk, circa 1940's

Vintage Kowa Aluminum Steamer Trunk, circa 1940's

By Kowa

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Korean war era military trunk by Kowa. Aluminum body with steel latches and leather handles. This

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Industrial Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Aluminum

Japanese Tansu (Trunk)
Japanese Tansu (Trunk)

Japanese Tansu (Trunk)

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H 25.5 in W 36 in D 20 in

Japanese Tansu (Trunk)

Located in Stamford, CT

A stained wood Japanese tansu with sliding doors and fitted interior.

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Trunk
19th Century Japanese Trunk

19th Century Japanese Trunk

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H 16.25 in W 22.5 in D 14 in

19th Century Japanese Trunk

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a good example of a 19th century Japanese small lacquered trunk that retains its original

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi with Copper Lining
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi with Copper Lining

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi with Copper Lining

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji period hibachi from the 19th century made from a tree trunk, with copper lining

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Copper

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Karabitsu Trunk Hiramakie and Nashiji Gilt
Fine Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Karabitsu Trunk Hiramakie and Nashiji Gilt

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Karabitsu Trunk Hiramakie and Nashiji Gilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine Japanese Meiji period lacquered karabitsu trunk of square form and raised on six

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Organic Reclaimed Japanese Usu Tree Trunk Pedestal Dining Table
Organic Reclaimed Japanese Usu Tree Trunk Pedestal Dining Table

Organic Reclaimed Japanese Usu Tree Trunk Pedestal Dining Table

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Extraordinary reclaimed tree trunk pedestal fashioned from a monumental Japanese usu mochi mortar

Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Trunk Coffee Table with Charred Pitch Pine Top, Meiji Period
Japanese Trunk Coffee Table with Charred Pitch Pine Top, Meiji Period

Japanese Trunk Coffee Table with Charred Pitch Pine Top, Meiji Period

Located in London, England

Charred pitch pine top, paired with a Meiji period painted trunk base. W 97cm x H 34cm

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Antique Japanese Tree Trunk Wood Holder
Antique Japanese Tree Trunk Wood Holder

Antique Japanese Tree Trunk Wood Holder

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H 33 in W 22 in D 22 in

Antique Japanese Tree Trunk Wood Holder

Located in San Francisco, CA

A firewood holder, hand-hewn from a tree trunk, hinge-topped, with wood feet.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Furniture

Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk

Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk

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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.  

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk
Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk

Wood and Brass Japanese Trunk

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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.  

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Trunk
19th Century Japanese Trunk

19th Century Japanese Trunk

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H 19.5 in W 40.5 in D 22.5 in

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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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Japanese Black Lacquer Nagamochi Trunk
Japanese Black Lacquer Nagamochi Trunk

Japanese Black Lacquer Nagamochi Trunk

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H 28 in W 63 in D 27 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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Armor Storage Trunk
19th Century Japanese Armor Storage Trunk

19th Century Japanese Armor Storage Trunk

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H 23.5 in W 32 in D 22 in

19th Century Japanese Armor Storage Trunk

Located in New York, NY

A very large and unusual 19th century Japanese Yoroibitsu (Samurai's armor storage box). Set on

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese burl wood hibachi
Japanese burl wood hibachi

Japanese burl wood hibachi

Located in New York, NY

Japanese 19th century burl wood tree trunk hibachi.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Japanese WWII Relocation Camp Trunk
Japanese WWII Relocation Camp Trunk

Japanese WWII Relocation Camp Trunk

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H 18 in W 37 in D 23.5 in

Japanese WWII Relocation Camp Trunk

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Contained property of Japanese detainee at the Gila River Internment Camp (Arizona). Gila River

Category

Vintage 1940s American Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal

Imperial Lacquered Trunk
Imperial Lacquered Trunk

Imperial Lacquered Trunk

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H 24 in W 23 in D 16 in

Imperial Lacquered Trunk

Located in San Francisco, CA

This trunk prominently features the Tokugawa family Mon in gold lacquer. Originally the trunk was

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Metal

19th Century Japanese Wooden Trunk 'Karabitsu'
19th Century Japanese Wooden Trunk 'Karabitsu'

19th Century Japanese Wooden Trunk 'Karabitsu'

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H 18 in W 38.75 in D 19.25 in

19th Century Japanese Wooden Trunk 'Karabitsu'

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A large attractive 19th century Meiji period wood and brass Karabistsu (trunk). The trunk adorned

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

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Japanese Wood Trunk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese wood trunk you’re looking for. Each Japanese wood trunk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are 13 variations of the antique or vintage Japanese wood trunk 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 Japanese wood trunk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese wood trunk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Japanese Wood Trunk?

Prices for a Japanese wood trunk start at $495 and top out at $92,126 with the average selling for $2,800.
Questions About Japanese Wood Trunk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.