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Japanese Antique Wooden Drawer/1800-1912/Wabisabi Storage Chest/Tansu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden drawer.
It was made roughly from the late Edo period to the Meiji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
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
19th Century Shop Chest Tansu from Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large scale 19th century Tansu chest from Japan with seven drawers and sliding doors. Within the
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Antique 19th Century Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Charred Cedar Tansu, Japan, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Charred Cedar Tansu
Japan circa 1890
Cedar chest with multiple storage compartments and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a Japanese chest with old wheels.
In Japan, this is called "Kuruma Nagamochi".
Furniture
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Shelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a black chest from Japan.
Made of cedar tree.
Furniture from the Edo period to the Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
A 2-Part Japanese Tansu
Located in Chicago, IL
This late-19th Century Japanese Tansu chest was used to store clothing and other personal effects
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,800
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest / Drawer Tansu / 1800-1868s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese medicine chest, which is called "medicine tansu" in Japan.
The black part
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Straw
Japanese Antique Drawer 1800s-1860s/Tansu Storage Cabinet Chest Shelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
This is black
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Chests of Drawers, 1800s-1860s / Tansu Storage Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers 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 made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese breast with old wheels.
In Japan, it is called "car longevity".
Furniture from the end
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Storage Shelf 1800s-1900s/Chest of Drawer Cabinet Tansu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese storage shelf.
Made of cedar tree.
It is an item from the Edo period to the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Storage Box 1800s-1860s / Chests of Drawers Tansu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese storage box.
This furniture is from the Edo period. (1800s-1860s).
It
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Tansu chest with handsome hardware, wood has great age.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest / Drawer Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese chest called "medicine chest" in Japan.
It is believed that it was
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual small size multi drawer tansu or chest with original iron hardware, Japan, late 19th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,475
A Large Two Section Cedar Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu/Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A large heavily patinated two part Japanese Meiji period tansu.
Constructed in cedar with brass
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu Eight-Drawer Chest, Meiji Era
1868-1912
Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
Japan's Meiji era, this elegant chest of drawers embodies timeless beauty and historical charm. One of its
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique, Chest of Drawers, Meiji Era
1868-1912
Wabi Sabi"Tansu"
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868-1912).
The urushi (Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Rare Small Wabi Sabi Japanese Late Edo Period Chest Of Drawers/Tansu
Located in London, GB
A beautifully worn late Edo period small set of drawers.
Five individual drawers with wrought iron carry handle.
Made of cedar with iron hardware.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique BK 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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
I think it is a called "Peddler's Tansu", which is used by
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very graphic Meiji Period SendaiTansu that dates to the late 19th century. The
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu Chest /1868-1912/ Drawer / Tv Board / Low Table / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a drawer made around the Meiji era (1868-1912) in Japan.
It seems that it was used as a tool
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
1860s-1910s Japanese antique Kiri medicine chest of drawers, tansu, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
A pair of mid size apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese from
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1860s-1910s Japanese antique cabinet, wabi sabi tansu medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This large shop cabinet, tansu chest of drawers, is in the vein of Kusuri dansu (Medicine
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Cypress
1860s-1920s Japanese antique rustic wabi sabi mid tansu chest of drawers
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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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Fine Meiji Period Japanese Sendai Isho Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Japanese antique single section Sendai isho (clothing or fabric chest) tansu, the lightly
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm, Cedar
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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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Chest Of Drawers"tansu", Meiji Era
1868-1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Taisho Era(1912-1926).
Robustly built with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Large 19th Century Japanese Tansu Storage Chest with Sliding Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese tansu chest used for storing bedding. Cabinet has three drawers and a pair of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1860s-1910s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Hokuriku area, Japan.
This tansu chest of drawers seemed to be in the vein of Kusuri dansu
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1860s-80s Japanese antique mid size Urushi Tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid-size, Dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers made of Sugi cedar - a product
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1860s-80s Japanese Edo antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Toyama pref., Hokuriku area, Japan.
This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese 19th Century Kiri Wood Tansu Clothing Chest with Three Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese kiri wood tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with three drawers and brass
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Charred Edo Period Tansu/Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An unusually tall, 6 drawer charred cedar & elm Japanese tansu from the early 19th C.
Both a
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Sendai Isho Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality Japanese single section keyaki wood Sendai Isho (for clothing or fabric) single
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Small Tansu Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) tansu with one drawer on top, a sliding door to reveal 5 more drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Tall Five-Drawer Clothing Tansu Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with five drawers, dark
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Japanese 2 Section Tansu with Crane and Turtle Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Japanese sugi wood (Japanese cedar) tansu in 2 sections, one with 2 long drawers the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Antique Apothecary Drawers 1800s-1860s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese apothecary drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Edo period (1800s
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Japanese Tansu on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very functional, hinoki wood Japanese tansu on custom iron base. This tansu has five drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Meiji Era Antique Japanese Tansu
Located in Peabody, MA
19th century Japanese tansu Meiji period chest, featuring a rich dark amber lacquered finish and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Natural Wood Tansu Clothing Cabinet with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing cabinet from the late 19th century, with iron hardware and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
From the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820-1912).
It was
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Storage Box 1800s-1860s / Drawer Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old storage box made in Japan.
This furniture is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Meiji Period 19th Century Japanese Kiri Wood Tansu Chest with Sliding Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
This late 19th century Meiji period Kiri wood chest with sliding panels is a Tansu, a Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi "tansu" drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden drawer made from the Meiji period to the Taisho period (1868-1920) in Japan
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Drawer Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black chest of drawers.
It's called "Tansu" in Japan.
It was used in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an antique Japanese-made drawer.
It is thought to date to the Meiji period, made primarily
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Drawer Cabinet / 1868s-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black drawer.
It was used in a private house in the Tohoku region of Japan
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Small Wooden Black Drawer / 1800-1900 / Tansu Cabinet Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A very old Japanese small drawer.
It is from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1800s to
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920 / Tansu Cabinet/Sideboard/ Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a drawer made of very old Japanese cedar wood.
Furniture for shops made to store tools
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Storage Box 1800s-1860s/Tansu Contemporary Art Wabisabi Drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese storage box.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
At that
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
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