• #23109 Small Old Chinese Camphor Wood Storage Trunk on Base

    Wooden and Leather Trunk Chinese Furiture ...

    450.00

    300.00

    Small Old Chinese Camphor Wood Storage Trunk on Base with good old circular shaped brass plates with good patina. The sides of the trunk are fitted with carrying metal handle for easy lifting. As is finish. Camphor wood is considered a hardwood among other Chinese hardwoods. It has large beautiful grain and the wood is said to be insect repellent, therefore, it has been used a lot in making storage trunks for storing clothes and personal items as well as religious carvings. This trunk is from the early to mid 20th century. As is finish. Dimensions: 16 1/2" x 16 1/2" x 17 1/2" H

  • #13575 Rare Antique Small Trunk with Metal Fitting and Old Red Lacquer

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    Rare Antique Small Trunk with Excellent Old Metal Fitting and Original Red Brown Lacquer Finish. This style of box usually comes in desktop size as part of the scholarly objects to use and is often called "Zhuang-Yuan-Xiang,狀元箱", symbolizing that the box once was used by a successful scholar who served as a top-ranked civil court official, hence, the name for the style of the box came. In Chinese language, Xiang often refers to the box as well. This one serves more like a small trunk for its unusual larger size probably to carry more books. The unusual large size old brass plates at front also showcased the luxurious intent and presentation of the original maker for making such an impressive box/ trunk. Estimated to be around 150 years old or so. Skillful repair or replacement on some parts of the brass fitting on the box. Dimensions: 19 1/4" L x 11 3/4" W x 11" H

  • #10567 Extra Large Size Antique Lacquered Woven Storage Book Trunk with Base

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    Extra Large Size Antique Lacquered Woven Storage Book Storage Trunk with Base. Woven finely with thinly hand-split bamboo mesh. Excellent hand-forged original brass fittings with natural patina. This beautiful and impressive trunk is substantially made with the traditional thick lacquering technique. It is in good condition other than a few minor chips on the lacquer and bamboo. 150-250 years old. Dimensions: 29 1/2" L x 19" W x 10 1/4" H

  • #13698 Antique Hand-Painted Red Lacquer Leather Trunk with Large Old Fitting

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    (清代描金樟木紅漆箱) This 19th century antique gilt painted wooden storage trunk, possibly from Fujian area, is made of camphor wood (樟木). Part of the gilt color is painted on polished built layers of black color lacquer that is almost similar to Duei-Qi (堆漆, Piled-Lacquer) , though not terribly thick, over the thinly applied dark-brownish red color (over the brighter red) that is an overall back ground color for the trunk to present a rich combination of colors and textures for the painting. The theme of the painting on the trunk includes a duck resting peacefully under a large lotus plant with huge leaves, lotus flowers, and a lotus seed pod on the left. The right side includes large peony flowers, a small pomegranate flower bud, and a couple butterflies flying above. This lovely antique southern Chinese painted trunk has an exceptional hand-forged thick brass locking plate set with beautiful patina from time. There are also brass handles on the two sides of the trunk for carrying. This trunk is approximately 27” L x 17.25” W x 12” H.

  • #14641 Antique Chinese Gilt Painted Red Lacquer Wedding Wood Trunk

    Wooden and Leather Trunk Chinese Furiture ...

    950.00

    275.00

    This antique Southern Chinese wedding wooden trunk has beautiful original gilt painting with various floral motifs, butterfly, and coin design all painted very delicately over the original red lacquer. Replaced fitting with some repairs on the lacquer on front. This trunk is part of a bride's dowry for everyday use to store clothing and personal items. Dimensions: 30 1/2"w x 20"d x 9"h

  • #15033 Antique Bamboo Woven Suitcase

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

    520.00

    420.00

    Good antique bamboo woven suitcase with iron fitting; early 20th century Dimensions: 22"L x 13 3/4"W x 6 3/4" H

  • #13390 Small and Large Unique Old Bamboo Woven Rattan Suitcases

    Wooden and Leather Trunk Decorative & Collectibles Chinese Furiture ...

    520.00

    245.00

    Small and large old bamboo woven rattan suitcase with new cloth lined inside. These unique and uncommon suitcases came from the Jiangzhe area where the bamboo art thrived at old days. Small suitcase: Original price $520 Special $245 Large suitcase: Original price $750 Special $285

  • #13003 Antique Bamboo Woven Chest with Dome Shaped Lid

    Wooden and Leather Trunk Decorative & Collectibles Trunks Decorative and Collectible ...

    850.00

    345.00

    Good antique large size bamboo-woven chest with dome shaped lid and large size fancy old brass fittings; early 20th century. As is. Dimensions: 20"w x 14 1/2"h

  • #4294 Double-Fat Style Woven Bamboo Suitcase

    Wooden and Leather Trunk Decorative & Collectibles ...

    240.00

    135.00

    This graceful bamboo woven suitcase has an elegant dome shape and is woven with calligraphy pattern. Such suitcase was used to store clothings. In modern home, one can place it anywhere in the house-on top of a wardrobe, underneath a table, above a shelf, or even just in the middle of a room! Age: 70-120 years old. Finish: Shellac Finish Dimensions: 21.75" x 16.5" x 9.5"

  • #1483 Very Rare 20th Century Vintage Coco-Fiber Woven Suitcase

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    Coco-fiber plays an integral female role in antique Chinese furnishing, mainly, as the underneath supports for the soft rattan seats in older style Chinese beds, chairs, and benches. Woven together with an incredible weight-bearing net, these fibers sustained more weight-bearing than they visually seemed able to. In found older Chinese furniture pieces with a rattan seat, sometimes one finds a completely broken rattan seat with a perfectly still strong and usable woven coco-fiber net underneath. There are few old Chinese objects made of woven coco-fiber can be found other than objects mentioned above. The patterns on this suitcase include woven calligraphy that is either the name of the owner of this suitcase or a geographical name that suggests where this trunk/suitcase might have come from. Age: 70-100 years old. Finish: Natural Dimensions: 32.5" x 19.75" x 13"

  • #8457 Ex-Large Wood Trunk with Thick Black Lacquer

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    This beautiful large trunk from the North has an original thick black lacquer and rare large size old brass plates carved in Ru-Yi (To-Your-Wish) pattern; 150-250 years old. Old Chinese trunks like this one with massive size old brass plates and very thick original black lacquer are rare. Some of this type of older Northern trunks, especially the ones from the late Ming to Early Ching Dynasty are sometimes joined at at all sides with tiny little wood pegs that are thinner than .2 cm and sometimes infused with the same thin size metal pegs among the wood pegs. This intricate locking joinery system allows the trunk the best ever secured structure that never falls apart on the joined corners. Dimensions: 36"w x 23 1/2"d x 25"h.

  • #9541 Very Rare Large Size Antique Bank Chest with Elaborate Old Brass Fittings

    Wooden and Leather Trunk

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    This very rare large size antique bank chest has impressive and elaborate old brass fittings consisting of stylized dragon, bat, and Shou (Longevity) design. This incredibly heavy and elaborate chest has the original reddish brown lacquer finish and a small drawer-like storage compartment inside the big empty space. Such chest with elaborate old brass work like this one is seldom seen. It was probably used for a wealthy person or a lucrative court official for storing valuables. From the mid to late Qing dynasty. Dimensions: 38"w x 23 3/4"d x 25"h

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