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A 19th Century Japanese Pine Tansu
Located in London, GB
Japanese, circa 1860
A mid-nineteenth century pine Tansu, breaking into two composite chests with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest with Sliding Panels and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall Japanese Meiji period tansu chest from the late 19th century, with drawers and sliding
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Keyaki Wood Tansu Chest in the Sendai Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with hand
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Sendai Type Tansu Chest with Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Sendai type tansu chest from the 19th century with ornate iron hardware
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest with 15 Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese shop chest. Original hand forged hardware. Hinoki wood. 15 Drawers for all
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
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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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tansu
Located in San Marino, CA
Japanese Tansu
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$1,900
Japanese 19th Century 2-Part Yonezawa Tansu
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Japanese 2-part Tansu from the Yonezawa Region, in Keyaki wood with original iron hardware and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Tansu Chest in Sendai Isho-Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu chest from the late 19th century in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. hinoki wood low tansu shop cabinet, all original hardware. Twelve drawers, bamboo nail
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$4,545
19th Century Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese tansu with four drawers on contemporary iron base. Beautiful iron work! Can work
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$3,740
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period six drawer tansu chest.
This façade showcases four large drawers followed
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese tansu on iron base. Consists of two pieces with a total of four large drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$3,740
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts, c. 1880
Overall measures: 34 ½” x 16” x 48
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers dresser
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers ca 1870. The chest retains its original surface
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers dresser
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Japanese clothing tansu (chest of drawer), Sendai Prefecture, early Meiji period, ca 1870
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese 19thC
Ko Tansu
Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A Meiji period Kirinoki wood and forged iron 'Ko Tansu' chest of drawers.
Japan, Circa 1880.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other, Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. tansu with four drawers on contemporary iron base. Beautiful iron work! Can work as a pair
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$3,740
Pair of Japanese Tansus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great pair of stacked 19th century. Kiri wood tansus on custom bases. Original iron latches and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$4,830
Pair of 19th Century Tansu Chests with Fan Shaped Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th Century Tansu Chests is from Japan and is made from Kiri Wood during the late
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cedar and Pine Tansu Chest, Japan, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Cedar and Pine Tansu Chest
Japan, circa 1890
34.25”l x 18”d x 38.25”h.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar, 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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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Choba Tansu on Custom Steel Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse your living space in timeless elegance with these transformed 19th century Japanese Choba
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel, Iron
Japanese Edo Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese edo tansu with the date marked on the bottom, 1840. Two sections of drawers that can be
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$2,900
Japanese Meiji Period Two-Part Tansu Clothing Chest with Butterfly Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with round medallion
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
19th Century Isho Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meiji period Tansu. Top section lifts off and can be used as two separate pieces.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,015
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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Antique Late 19th Century Thai Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$5,937
Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tansu with Tsuru-Kame Decoration
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period two piece tansu chest in red lacquer and akamatsu
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Chest or Console with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Japanese tansu with eight drawers. All original hardware. Nice smooth, natural patina
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tansu, Chest of Drawers, Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tansu with seven graduated drawers. All original hardware; hand-forged three leaf clover pulls
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868-1912. This period
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868 through circa 1912
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Late Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Traveling Tansu Chest with Seven Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese late Meiji period keyaki wood tansu chest from the late 19th century, with seven drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Medicine Chest 1800s-1860s / Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
perspective.
This is a very old black medicine chest made in Japan.
The furniture is from the Edo period
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu on Custom Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very functional, hinoki wood Japanese tansu on custom iron base. This tansu has four drawers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu on Custom Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very functional, hinoki wood Japanese tansu on custom iron base. This tansu has four drawers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese old tansu with wheels.
It is called "KURUMA NAGAMOCHI" in Japan.
Furniture from the end of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome tall antique Japanese bedding chest with two sliding doors. Striking dark and medium brown
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Dressers
Materials
Pine, Fir
Meiji Merchant
s Chest or Tansu
Located in London, GB
A Meiji period portable merchant's chest or "Tansu" in kiri wood with wrought iron mounts and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Sendai Two-Part Tansu
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning late Meiji Period (circa 1880-1890) Sendai Tansu. This particular tansu is the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Japanese Keyaki Wood Iron Mounted Tansu Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An outstanding Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood (elm) tansu of large size with 8 drawers, 3 large
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese chest.
In Japan this is called "Kuruma Nagamochi".
Furniture from the end
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
19th C. Bleached-Out Two Part Japanese Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A bleached-out 19th C. (early Meiji) Japanese two part campaign tansu/chest of drawers
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest / Tansu Drawer Cabinet / 1887-1896s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese medicine chest.
It's called "Medicine Tansu" in Japan.
The medicine tansu
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese Antique Wooden Chest of Drawers/1868-1920/Meiji Period/Tansu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1800s-1860s/Tansu Storage Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is a simple
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1800s-1860s/Tansu Storage Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800-1860s).
It is made of cedar
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Sendai Tansu, Meiji 1868 -1912
Located in San Marino, CA
Japanese low tansu with original hardware, one long drawer above one short drawer and one locking
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tansu (Mizuya Dōko)
Located in Pasadena, TX
be dated back to the late 1860's. With cast iron pulls on 8 drawers, this tansu also features a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers / Tansu Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is made
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th c. Japanese Chests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great pair of narrow 33" high matching tansu chests. Can be separated or stacked for one tall chest
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Keyaki Wood Tansu of Small Size
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming Japanese Meiji period Keyaki wood tansu of small size consisting of 2 long and 5 small
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century Double Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century double tansu, originally a merchant's shop chest, with upper half featuring two
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers"tansu", Meiji Era
1868-1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chests of drawers was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912).
Crafted from cedar
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1800s-1860s/Tansu Chests of Drawers Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer.
It is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made of walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese 19th century tansu chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every Japanese 19th century tansu chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese 19th century tansu chest, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. A Japanese 19th century tansu chest, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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Prices for a Japanese 19th century tansu chest start at $350 and top out at $28,750 with the average selling for $3,850.
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