Chinese Export Market Trunk

Chinese Export camphor wood and leather trunk with iron carrying handles, painted red with floral borders, corners and escutcheon, decorated with brass tacks; the carved and painted ...

Camphor-lined and with brass borders and nailing, painted with floral panels and borders on a sealing-wax red ground; on a later conforming, red-painted stand.  

With rectangular hinged lid with central brass decorative panel and conforming base section. The interior compartment with lift out tray . Brass strapping overall and two recessed br...

This fantastic painted trunk from northern China is lavishly decorated from end to end in the Tibetan style with a rich palette of red, orange, and green. Raised outlines and layers of glossy lacquer lend the chest rich texture and catch the light beautifully. The front is painted with two white elephants, one of the seven treasures of the Chakravarti and a symbol of calm and strength of mind. Painted on the sides, and repeated throughout, are depictions of the "three jewels...

Chinese parchment trunk with red lacquered interior.

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscel...