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Taisho Period
1912-1926
Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Located in Stockbridge, MA
This tea chest is lacquered and inlayed with shell decorations. In the shape of a Japanese Minka or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Late Edo period chest of drawers for sewing
Located in CARLTON, AU
This is a beautifully worn late Edo period small chest of drawers for sewing. Made of Cedar with
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar
Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest
By Peter Miller
Located in London, Middlesex
to the Queen Anne bachelor's chest/writing table formerly owned by Sir Phillip Sassoon, Bt. at Trent
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Lacquer
11 Piece Bedroom Suite by Whytock and Reid of Edinburgh, circa 1920s
By Whytock
Reid
Located in Edinburgh, GB
terracotta color with a combination of sponging, Chinoiserie and Japanning. Comprising of: tall chest of
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1920s Scottish Chinoiserie Japanese Antique Chest
Japanese Chest, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Black lacquered Japanese chest, the edges are accentuated with brass molding. The body rests on
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Early 1900s Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Decorative 19th c. Japanese Chest of Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Japanese chest composed of parquetry, geometric inlay, and copper trim resting upon a
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Copper
A Good English George II Japanned Chest on Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good English George II Japanned chest on chest; adorned overall with rich chinoiserie decoration
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18th Century and Earlier English Japanese Antique Chest
Meiji Period Japanese Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Multi drawer and compartment chest from Meiji Period; chestnut and cryptomeria wood, beautiful
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Brass
Japanese Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese shop cabinet with 12 drawers. All original hardware. Bamboo nails. In very
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
Japanned Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
an English Japanned four drawer chest with gold decoration / Oriental motifs
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19th Century English Japanese Antique Chest
18th Century Japanese Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese 18th century chest with beautiful original iron hardware. Two doors open revealing five
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18th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
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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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
12 Drawer Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese 12 drawer chest on contemporary iron base.
65.5x19.5x28H. Nice patina
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
$2,990
19th C. Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese merchant choba tansu on iron base. Intricate iron work and secret compartments.
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
$4,200
19th Century Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chest with two sliding doors with three original interior shelves. Wonderful dark patina. in
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Japanese Antique Chest
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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19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Chest of Drawers, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese shop storage chest of 17 drawers, 19th century, Meiji Period.
Materials
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar, Cypress
English Chinoiserie Red Japanned Chest of Drawers, circa 1720
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1720 George I period chest of five drawers having all-over original red japanned
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Early 18th Century English Chinoiserie Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Brass
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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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1900s-1926s, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Japanese chests of drawers and other furniture.
The handles are also uniquely designed with a uniquely
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers, Meiji Era
1868-1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese chest of drawers crafted during the Meiji era (1868-1912).
Featuring a slim
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar
Two 19th Century Japanese Kodansu, Small Chest of Drawers on Custom Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These small Japanese chests of drawers are well sized for night tables in smaller bedrooms. They
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
Japanese blanket chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A late 19th century Japanese black and gold lacquer blanket chest on stand.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
$3,900
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Faversham, GB
owned by a Japanese middle class household of the period. This quality of chest is rarely seen outside
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19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Oak
$3,279
Japanese Sendai Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Japanese Sandai chest made of Japanese zelkova wood with elaborate ironwork. This
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
$3,880
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Description: Japanese Sendai Chest, with iron hardware. 19th century.
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
$3,500
Japanese Traveling Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese traveling chest of drawers "Ko Tansu." Two double drawer chests latched together, kiri
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
$4,063
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This study and simple Tansu storage chest features a lightweight Fir Wood construction and black
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
$2,700
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Wabisabi mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese chest of drawers.
It is a piece of furniture from the Meiji era
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Merchant
s Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
Miri Wood Tansu Clothing Storage with Unusual Fan Iron Design Hardware Grey Burgundy 2 Section
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Two-Part Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in Japan during the 20th century, this Kiri wood tansu chest is a fine example of Japan
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Metal
Antique Japanese Kimono Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese kimono chest from the Edo period (1650-1850) atop hand forged iron base.
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19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Rare Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare late 18th-early 19th century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers with enameled iron, silk and
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Late 18th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Unusual emerald green ground chinoiserie commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A French Louis XVI style emerald green japanned chest with chinoiserie decorations. Very well cast
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Early 20th Century French Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Tansu Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Tansu are Japanese chests, trunks or cupboards used for all types of storage. These chest were made
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
$3,980
19th Century Japanese Merchant
s Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese Choba, merchant chest with secret compartment behind small bottom drawer
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Antique 19th Century Japanese Red Lacquered Wood Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Japanese chest made with red lacquered wood and brass hardware. This rectangular
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Brass
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest with Gold Leaf and Mon Design.
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Japanese Tansu Chests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Japanese black lacquer and gilt mon motif 5 drawer tansu chests with original brass
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
A Mid 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Chest
Located in London, GB
A very fine white metal mounted black lacquer chest or box with gilt ornament, the sides mounted
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19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Lacquer
Oversize 19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers.
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
A 19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in London, GB
Japan, circa 1860
A mid nineteenth century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers, in pine wood, opening
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Pine
Large Japanese Lacquered Dowry Chest, Late Edo Period
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large Japanese lacquered dowry chest from the Edo period, early to mid-19th century, with the
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Isho Dansu Two Section Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu, Tansu chest, circa 1880.
This very stylish antique
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1880s Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
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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Late 19th Century Japanese Other Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
Mounted Japanese Tansu Chest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Steel, Iron
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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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Lacquer
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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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Other, 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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19th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Iron
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 Japanese Antique Chest
Edo Period circa 1800 Japanese Kodansu Chest
Located in Wainscott, NY
Petite Kodansu found in Japan.
Gorgeous patina early hardware.
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Softwood
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese medicine chest.
Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s - 1900s)
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood
Japanese Gilt and Black Lacquered Storage Chest
Located in Kittery Point, ME
From the Collection of María Félix, decorated allover with birds in flight‚ the rectangular top decorated with a knarled pine-tree branch and birds in flight over a conforming case w...
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Personal Items Chest (Kodansu) With 12 drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early Japanese unidentified soft wood personal items chest (Kodansu) with 12 drawers.
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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Japanese Antique Chest, Lacquered Pine Trunk, Blanket Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Japanese antique chest, a lacquered pine trunk or blanket box dating to the late 19th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Storage Tansu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A drawer containing old Japanese medicine.
Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s)
The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Wood, Cedar
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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19th Century Japanese Japanese Antique Chest
Materials
Cedar, Pine
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Japanese Antique Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese antique chest for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every Japanese antique chest was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Japanese antique chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese antique chest, those designed in Georgian, Louis XV and Regency styles are of considerable interest. Takayama Craftsmen, Daniel Cottier and Kosai Taisho each produced at least one beautiful Japanese antique chest that is worth considering.
How Much is a Japanese Antique Chest?
A Japanese antique chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,536, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $600,032.
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.
Questions About Japanese Antique Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024To tell if your Japanese pottery is antique, look for markings, which usually appear on the bottoms of pieces. If you see the word "Nippon," your piece was likely produced between 1891 and 1921, making it an antique. Pieces marked with the words "made in occupied Japan" originated between 1945 and 1952 and are vintage, based on their age. A "made in Japan" marking may indicate a vintage or contemporary piece. If you don't see any of these markings, consult trusted online resources to get a rough idea of when your pottery was produced. Any piece that dates back 100 years or more is antique. Should you encounter difficulty with the dating process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Japanese pottery.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
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