{"id":281215,"date":"2026-05-28T23:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=281215"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:07:19","slug":"antique-vermilion-red-painted-trunk-in-pine-wood-china-circa-1900-am29016-20","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.stg.uzero.cat\/en\/antique-furniture\/antique-vermilion-red-painted-trunk-in-pine-wood-china-circa-1900-am29016-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique vermilion red painted trunk in pine wood \u2013 China, circa 1900"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <strong>antique painted trunk in pine wood<\/strong> features a <em>closed rectangular structure with hinged lid<\/em>, <em>hand-forged iron hinges and latch<\/em> and a <em>vermilion red painted ground<\/em> with floral borders in cream and gold. It originates from northern China, from the late Qing dynasty, where pine was worked using mortise-and-tenon joinery and finished with polychrome paint over a natural lacquer ground.<\/p>\n<p>In traditional Chinese furniture, painted trunks were trousseau pieces \u2014 part of the bridal dowry \u2014 and stored textiles, festival clothes, documents and personal items inside. The painted decoration on the front, sides and lid was a statement of domestic prosperity and a vehicle for family auspicious symbolism.<\/p>\n<p>The body is built in solid pine. The structure is a closed rectangular volume with a hinged lid mounted on hand-forged iron hinges, with a central iron latch. The joinery is mortise-and-tenon over an internal frame and the sides finish in a small lower moulding. The interior keeps the bare pine, while the exterior is fully painted.<\/p>\n<p>The body has been painted in intense vermilion red with perimeter borders in cream and gold: peonies, chrysanthemums and vegetal motifs are arranged in continuous bands framing the central panels. The main front carries a denser floral composition with calligraphy and auspicious motifs. The palette combines intense vermilion red, cream, ochre and gold, with black strokes for outlining.<\/p>\n<p>With its contained size \u2014 around 85-90 cm in length \u2014 this trunk works as a bedside table, an auxiliary table or a central decorative piece in an entrance. It suits wabi-sabi, contemporary rustic, japandi and Asian-inspired interiors, where it brings a historical and narrative accent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> Length 87 cm &#8211; Width 57 cm &#8211; Height 60 cm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style:<\/strong> Qing Dynasty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Materials and techniques:<\/strong> Solid pine; hand-forged iron hardware; mortise-and-tenon joinery; painting over natural lacquer ground.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place of origin:<\/strong> China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Period:<\/strong> Late Qing dynasty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of manufacture:<\/strong> Circa 1900<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition:<\/strong> Good. Original paintwork and patina preserved with honest wear. Wear consistent with age and use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This piece is part of the curated collection of <strong>Amaru Antiques, Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>ONE OF A KIND PIECE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This antique painted trunk in pine wood features a closed rectangular structure with hinged lid, hand-forged iron hinges and latch and a vermilion red painted ground with floral borders in cream and gold. 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