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"Qi Gong" Hand Painted Container by Deng Ying
By Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
painted jar is one of a series playfully drawing on the Chinese tradition of blue-and-white porcelain
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Two Brass Water Containers, Early 20th Century, On Stand
Located in New York, NY
Two brass water containers, used as bed warmer pots. China, early 20th Century. Both are
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Two Brass Water Containers, Early 20th Century, On Stand
Located in New York, NY
Two brass water containers, used as bed warmers. China, early 20th Century. Both are Intricately
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Unique Vintage Famille Bleu Eight Immortals Porcelain Lidded Container
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
imperial patronage. This piece is a vintage famille bleu lidded container with a lively hand painted design
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Group of Three Vintage Cloisonné Seated Elephant Boxes or Containers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Cloisonné, the ancient Asian art of separating enamel colors on metals with thin brass wire. Here is a playful example of the art, a group of three (*The other three in the listing ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Amphora
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery Amphora. In the past, this kind of vessel was used for wine container. Age
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Amphora
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery amphora. In the past, this kind of vessel was used for wine container. Age
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Large Burled Scroll Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese artists and literati. The container is carved out of a wood burl, highly valued by collectors and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

Carved Asian amber snuffbottle
Located in Hamburg, DE
of Asia, particularly China. These small, decorative containers were originally designed for storing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Qing Antiquities

Materials

Resin

Oriental container for rice. Wood and metal. China, circa early 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Oriental container for rice. Wood and metal. China, towards the beginning of the 20th century
Category

20th Century Asian Other Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Chinese Pewter Squash Container
Located in Chicago, IL
This small hand-formed pewter box, which was likely used as an offering on an altar table, takes the shape of a delicately rendered and petite pumpkin. The abundance of seeds within ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pewter

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

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
Category

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Barrel-Form Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Iron

Cream Color Mercury Glass Container, China, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Chinese ceramic flask was used to hold mercury. Sold in the day to traveling
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Mercury Glass Container Sculpture, China, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Chinese ceramic flask was originally used to hold mercury glass. Sold in the day to
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Mounted Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Two Similar Chinese Export Tole Tea Containers Now as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two similar Chinese export tole black and gold painted tea storage containers one numbered "10" and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Long Bamboo Pipe with Horn Tobacco Container, Chinese, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage long bamboo pipe with horn tobacco container, Chinese, 20th century. Very long black
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Rice Storage Container Converted to a Table
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-611 Chinese rice storage barrel converted into side table/drink table.
Category

Vintage 1920s Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Tea Containers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain tea containers with an unusual geometric form and hand
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Monumental Mother-of-Pearl Pagoda Containers, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of monumental black lacquer and mother-of-pearl containers. Angular sides with smooth top
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper

Antique Black Lacquer Round Container with Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Winnetka, IL
Antique black lacquer container with painted floral motifs used to store hats and personal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Huikee Swatow Chinese Pewter Globe Tobacco Jar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Chinese Huikee Swatow pewter tobacco container in the shape of a terrestrial globe with Chinese
Category

20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Covered Porcelain Peach Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century covered porcelain peach container from northern China would have been a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Han Dynasty, Rare Antique Chinese Pottery Amphora
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Chinese pottery amphora. In the past, this kind of vessel was used for wine container. Age
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Beautiful Chinese Painted End Table Nightstands with Storage
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of beautiful hand painted Chinese storage containers having oval shape and removable lids that
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinese Export Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Scholarly Gathering
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century porcelain container is a Chinese play on traditional Japanese stacking
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Scholarly Gathering, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century porcelain container is a Chinese play on traditional Japanese stacking
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Very Old Chinese Antique Pottery Jar/Wabisabi Vase/excavated items
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
over China and produced as everyday containers. The color is finished in ash because it is baked with a
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Jars

Materials

Pottery

Very Old Chinese Antique Pottery Vase/Wabisabi Vase/before 9th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old pottery jar excavated in China. The surface has deteriorated like this because
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Lapis Peony Vase
By Artistian Made
Located in San Diego, CA
displayed at one Museum in Beijing, China. Other lapis containers have been sold at Sotheby’s, which can
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures

Schist Table on Chestnut Beehive Base
Located in Vosselaar, BE
used a early 20th century slate top and placed it on a Chinese 19th century elm container. In the
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Side Tables

Materials

Slate

Korean Light Celadon Maebyeong Vase, Flying Cranes and Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
both China and Korea as containers for wine, vinegar, or other liquids. The Maebyong is one of the most
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery

Untitled (Chanel)
By Jonathan Seliger
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Chinese take-out container. Seliger roots his visual vocabulary in contemporary and 20th Century art
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Chinese cloisonné container
Located in Hudson, NY
Decorative Chinese cloisonné container.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Chinese Food Containers
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Chinese Food Containers made from Pine . Price is for each
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Vintage 1930s Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Leather

Chinese Grain Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage octagonal hand-painted grain container with lid. Available individually.
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Chinese Wooden Container
Located in Washington, DC
Square wooden basket with handle.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Fir

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese red lacquer food container used for wedding ceremonies. New clear lacquer finish.
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Pair Chinese Octagon Tea Container
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Pair of Turquoise ceramic Tea Container with an octagon shape, hand painted with original lids
Category

20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Chinese Lacquer Storage Containers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Lacquer storage containers.
Category

20th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

A Pair of Chinese UMBRELLA CONTAINERS
Located in Sarasota, FL
Blue and white umbrella containers, originally used to hold coal to warm the room.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain

PR/ HUGE ANTIQUE CHINESE WINE CONTAINERS
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
MAGNIFICENT BLANC DE BLANC GLAZED PORCELAIN
LAMPS CAN BE WIRED INTO TABLE LAMPS
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Pitchers

Fine Archaistic Chinese Cast Bronze Food Container
Located in Wilton, CT
Handsome Casting of a Tripod Food Container(Ch. Ding, Displaying an Elaborate Monster Mask (Ch
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

Chinese Lacquered Food Container Box
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Chinese Stacking Lacquered Food Container Box, red, black & green lacquer design with gold leaf
Category

Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Footed Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and wonderful blue and white porcelain container decorated with archaic motifs. We think
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Archaistic Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Elm Lidded Container with Foo Dog
Located in Richmond, VA
Fabulous black, red, and gold antique Chinese elm lidded container with a foo dog finial, intended
Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

19th Century, Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Grain Container
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 19th century, Chinese elm wooden grain container, painted in a deep orange
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Glazed Tea Containers with Lid
Located in New York, NY
Tea containers with lid
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Pottery

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Rice Containers
Located in Sarasota, FL
One of the best pair I have ever had of Chinese Wooden Red Lacquered RICE CONTAINERS with hand made
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Rice Container
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Golden Painted Chinese Lidded Rice Container
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Simple Wooden Chinese Rice Storage Container, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
A simple Chinese wooden rice barrel with removable lid, circa 1900, with metal wire bands at top
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese End Tables

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Bird Containers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Priced separately
Tea Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant blue and white tea containers with hand-painted birds perched on cherry branches can be
Category

2010s Chinese Ceramics

Tea Container
Tea Container
$525 / item
Vinegar Container
Located in East Hampton, NY
19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Hand Hewn Vinegar Storage Container
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Primitives

Papermache Containers
Located in San Francisco, CA
China. The green pot on the top has sold. From left: Green Pot 91028e SOLD; Lg Black Pot 91028c 15 x
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

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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.