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1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers "Tansu", Meiji Era 1868–1912 Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Made of Japanese cedar and
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from an farmer's Kura (traditional style warehouse) in Ibaraki pref., Japan. This mid
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a Meiji Period Sendai Tansu in Keyaki wood. This one-part tansu
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1880s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wrought Iron

Antique Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
$4,517 Sale Price
35% Off
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Materials

Wood

1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar, Wood

Japanese Taishō Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Six Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period single section tansu clothing chest from the early 20th century in Isho
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique "Okidoko"- wooden low display stand with drawer from Tohoku area, Japan. Manufactured in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood, Hardwood

Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period single section tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century in Isho
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Daigo, Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers made of Yamizo Sugi
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood, Cedar

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid tall size, Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Materials

Wood

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood, Cedar

1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique shallow Tansu chest of drawers with 4 shelves - made of quality red pine &
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood, Chestnut, Pine

19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of late Edo period (estimate 1860s-1870s) in Aomori prefecture, Japan. Originally made as
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1860s Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood, Cedar

1860s Japanese antique Tansu Medicine chest of drawers sword storage wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
). Shonai district - still famous for their premium quality Tansu chest of drawers in the Japanese
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1860s Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Meiji Period Tansu/Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A three drawer cedar Meiji period Japanese chest of drawers. Unusually large drawers for a piece
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

Dark Brown Antique Wooden Tansu Dresser Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period zebra wood tansu chest from the early 20th century with four drawers
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Brass

Primitive Charred Edo Period Tansu/Chest Of Drawers Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A 5 drawer charred cedar & elm Japanese tansu from the early 19th C. Both a beautiful & very
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Hardwood, Burl

Vintage Japanese Figured Keyaki Wood Tansu Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegantly minimal 1920s Taisho period Japanese tansu cabinet. Made in two parts with sliding doors
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Elm, Pine

19th Century Japanese Kimono Tansu
By Japanese Studio
Located in Washington, DC
Striking two section, kiri wood tansu with hand forged iron and bronze decorative hardware. chest
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19th Century Chinese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Bronze, Iron

19th Century Japanese Sendai Tansu
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
19th century Sendai tansu with hand-forged hardware and original keys, circa 1880.
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1880s Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese shop chest, choba dansu, crafted entirely of sugi (cryptomeria) wood. The tansu with a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Vintage Japanese Kiriwood Isho Tansu Chest
Located in Brattleboro, VT
Versatile and elegant Japanese Kiriwood Isho Tansu chest. The ingenuity of Japanese joinery
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Metal

Antique Japanese Personal Merchant s Tansu Chest
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
The Merchant’s Chest, also called a Tansu, has origins dating back to Japan’s Meiji period and is
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
An unusual and early Japanese kuruma dansu, wheeled chest from the Fukui-Mikuni region. The sugi
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Stair Tansu
Located in CARLTON, AU
This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm
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16th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

Small Tansu Japanese Cabinet, Japan late Edo period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Charming little tansu with two sliding panels and multiple drawers in very good original condition
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Three Level Kiriwood Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Multi-level Japanese Tansu with drawers, cabinets and sliding shelves. Excellent for clothes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Kiriwood Tansu Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kiri wood two-tiered tansu with original iron fittings.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Kiriwood Three-Level Tansu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kiriwood multi-level tansu with drawers, sliding door cabinets, and original iron handles and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Meji Period Clothing Tansu
Located in Wainscott, NY
Clothing Tansu is made in two Stacking Parts. The Decorative iron Hardware is original.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Kiri Wood Tansu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kiri wood tansu with original brass fittings.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Brass

Three Level Kiriwood Tansu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-level Japanese tansu with drawers, cabinets and sliding shelves. Excellent for clothes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Kiri Wood Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Kiri Wood Tansu with Original Brass Fittings
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Brass

Kiriwood Three Level Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Kiriwood multi-level tansu with drawers, sliding door cabinets, and original iron handles and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Elmwood Two-Tier Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Elmwood Tansu with Brass fittings.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Brass

Tansu Japanese Sado Island Cedar Console Sideboard Bedside Table Cabinet, Meiji
Located in Monterey, CA
This piece is a cedar chest of drawers or Tansu in Japanese. It is two separate pieces. The most
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Japanese Tansu Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese Tansu cabinet or chest in dark finish, with metal trim and pulls and hinges. Hidden
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Late Edo Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A good sized Japanese tansu cabinet. Pair of central reeded sliding doors & four drawers (with one
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Large Japanese Tansu Cabinet of Lacquered Wood and Waxed Steel
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Tansu cabinet of lacquered wood and waxed steel; having six drawers, one door and two
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Japanese Tansu Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A Tansu cabinet from Japan. Four drawers with ornate hardware. Meiji period (late 19th-early 20th
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Late 19th Century Thai Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Vintage Japanese Tansu Cabinet with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage Japanese tansu cabinet features wood construction (possibly balsa), black painted
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Mother-of-Pearl

Large Japanese Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Marino, CA
A finely crafted large Japanese kitchen tansu “mizuya dansu” with nine doors and ten drawers
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

C.1920S Taisho Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An expertly constructed early 20th C. Taisho period Japanese tansu. Beautifully patinated cedar
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Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

Late Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early 20th C. Meiji period sliding door tansu cabinet. Heavily patinated Japanese pine
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar, Pine

Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Japanese tansu cabinet, chest of drawers, with classic lacquer finish, including the persimmon
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Great pair of 19th century Japanese Tansu cabinets. Completely untouched with a beautiful faded
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar

Japanese Tansu, Chest of drawers, Late 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Tansu cabinet in natural fir wood retaining original iron hardware, Meiji period, circa
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

19th Century Japanese Tansu, Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All original, 19th century. Double stacked (two pieces) Japanese tansu cabinet with four drawers
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

Japanese Early 20th Century Kitchen Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period kitchen tansu cabinet from the early 20th century, with sliding doors
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Wood

Unusually Large Heavily Patinated 19th C. Edo Period Japanese Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
An unusually tall early 19th C. Edo period Japanese Tansu cabinet. Constructed in a combined of
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Cedar, Pine

Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tansu cabinet, black lacquer. Japan, The Meiji era (1868-1912) the cabinet is in 2 parts. Each part
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Pine

Japanese Sendai Tansu Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Excellent Japanese Tansu with fine hand-forged iron hardware. Sendai Prefecture, circa 1880.
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

Solid Japanese Elm Burlwood Tansu / Cabinet
Located in London, England
Early Twentieth Century Elm Burlwood Japanese cabinet. Constructed entirely of solid elm
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1920s Japanese Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet

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Iron

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Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique Japanese tansu cabinet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every antique Japanese tansu cabinet was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique Japanese tansu cabinet — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique Japanese tansu cabinet bearing Modern or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet?

An antique Japanese tansu cabinet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,720, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $24,000.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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