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Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$560 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Drawer Storage Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old black chest of drawers made in Japan during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), a time
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique 6-Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old six drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Japanese Antique Drawer Chest 1860s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese drawer chest, crafted in the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Nightstand Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small drawer storage made in Japan.
The furniture was made between the Meiji and Taisho
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$560 Sale Price
37% Off
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old large Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
$3,200 Sale Price
28% Off
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small drawer storage made in Japan.
The furniture was made in the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$520 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1905s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese-made drawer.
It is made of cedar wood, and on the bottom of the drawer
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wheeled Storage Chest / Sideboard Tansu / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This storage furniture, known as a "kurumanagamochi" (cartridge), has been used in Japan since
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century iron vessel is a Meiji-era vase designed especially for ikebana, the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Huge Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a huge old Japanese-made drawer storage.
The furniture was made during the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$3,600 Sale Price
28% Off
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Storage Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old box storage made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Black Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old, large sideboard made in Japan.
The furniture was made during the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Iron
$2,400 Sale Price
46% Off
Japanese Antique Black Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$1,360 Sale Price
24% Off
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It has been used in stores since the Edo period in the Tohoku
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Low Table / Coffee Table / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese low table, which is believed to have been used for reading and writing in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan.
This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$680 Sale Price
32% Off
19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
: 19th century
Style: Edo, Meiji
Place of origin: Japan
This 19th century Edo-/Meiji period tantō
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Copper, Steel, Iron
Japanese Tansu Style Wooden Crate Cage Chandeliers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating pair of Japanese wooden crates or cages made in a Tansu style with iron strapping. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 19th Century Large Two Section Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Large Two Swection Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
A Kyoto Mizuya Tansu also
Category
1990s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wooden Candle Stick / Folk Art Object / 1868-1912s / WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese Wooden candlestick.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The expression
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Large Candle Stick 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese natural wood Shokudai (candlestick).
It was made in the late Edo period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
$640 Sale Price
36% Off
Articulated iron sculpture or Jizai (articulated) in the form of a butterfly
Located in PARIS, FR
symbolism.
Japan-Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Length: 6 cm(3 inch) cm-Width: 8 cm (2.4 inch)–Height: 2 cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Dragonfly Motif
Located in Monterey, CA
Taisho period circa 1920.
Tetsubin (鉄瓶) are Japanese cast-iron kettles with a pouring spout, a lid, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Cigarette Case In The Style Of Komai, Meiji Era Japan
By Komai
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
High quality gold damascened iron case, representing a dragon in the middle of the waves, Mount
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Kettle Japan Meiji Wood Grain Pattern Solid Handle
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a wood Grain Pattern with Iron Lid and Solid Moku-Tsuru Iron Handle. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Ruyundo Ihada Texture Signed
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a signed Lid, Ruybundo, Ihada Texture with Iron Lid and Hollow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Kettle Japan Meiji Floral Flower Motif Bas-Relief
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a Floral Motif in Bas-Relief with Bronze Lid and Hollow Fukurobari Iron
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Ruyundo Ihada Texture Signed
Located in Monterey, CA
the Taisho period circa 1920.
Tetsubin (鉄瓶) are Japanese cast-iron kettles with a pouring spout, a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Charming Japanese Komai Style Iron Box
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this charming Meiji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Iron
A Japanese Iron Lidded Jar
Located in New York, NY
Iron both strong and subtle with imaginative ring handles. The subtly patinated lobed jar
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Urns
Materials
Iron
Powder Compact In The Style Of Komai, Meiji Era Japan
By Fujii Yoshitoyo
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
family during the Meiji era.
In very good condition exept a small gap in the corner of the mirror.
Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Tansu Japanese Sado Island Cedar Console Sideboard Bedside Table Cabinet, Meiji
Located in Monterey, CA
piece.
Origin Town of Ogi Sado Island Nilgata prefecture, Japan
Meiji period circa 1870-1890
It can
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Exceptional Japanese Iron and Mixed Metal Lidded Box
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this captivating Meiji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Silver, Iron
Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant
s Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Merchant’s Chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 2-section chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese 2-section chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Iron Box
Located in Newark, England
Japanese Meiji Period Iron Box. The Box of slim rectangular form cast in iron and raised upon four tapered
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Iron Charger Komai Workshop
Located in Newark, England
Fine Japanese iron charger dating to the late Meiji period. The charger boldly decorated with an
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver, Iron
$6,693 / item
Vintage Japanese Tansu 6-Drawer Chest with Iron Hardware, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji period, Japanese Tansu with four large full capacity drawers and two
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Meiji Period Iron and Wood Spades, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Meiji period Iron and Wood Spades, Japan.
Two Primitive spades made when Japan was largely an
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Tribal Primitives
Materials
Iron
$750 / item
Meiji Japanese Tansu Chest, Eight-Drawer with Black Iron Hardware and Key
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu with eight full capacity drawers. The finish is an unique orange
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Black Japanese Tansu Chest, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji Period, Japanese Tansu with seven full capacity drawers. Large, unique
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Meiji Cast Iron Floral Tea Kettle Water Pot Tetsubin, Late 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fairly large, heavy, and uniquely shaped Japanese cast iron teapot tetsubin decorated with a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century, Meiji, Antique Japanese Iron Teapot with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese iron teapot with artist sign.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: height 24.3
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Merchant
s Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine single section Japanese Meiji period lacquered keyaki wood choba (merchant's tansu) fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Tansu Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
This exceptional, all original 19th century Japanese Tansu is formed by 3 separate chests that can
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Meiji Era Antique Japanese Sendai Tansu
Located in Peabody, MA
An exceptional 19th century Meiji period Japanese tansu from the Sendai region. Features a rich
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Mixed Metal Box, Meiji Period
Located in Montreal, QC
This box has much to recommend it:
it is beautifully modeled in iron and raised on gilt bracket
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Iron
Meiji Japanese Tansu Two-Tier Chest, Crane Turtle Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu consists two individual chests that can be used separately
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Komai Style Damascene Box
By Komai
Located in Newark, England
Fine Japanese small mixed metal lidded box. The box of excellent quality with a central riverside
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver, Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Era Japanese Two Piece Tansu
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 19th century Japanese two-piece tansu chest in kiri wood with original hand forged iron
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive late 19th century Japanese Meiji period kitchen storage cabinet, called a mizuya
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Pair Antique Garden Cart Planters Children, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
",
Late Meiji Period.
Japan, this handsome quality old style "garden cart" iron garden planter is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
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Japanese Iron Meiji For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese iron meiji you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Japanese iron meiji for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wood. There are many kinds of the Japanese iron meiji you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese iron meiji, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Japanese Iron Meiji?
The average selling price for a Japanese iron meiji at 1stDibs is $1,487, while they’re typically $99 on the low end and $22,000 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Meiji Furniture
From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.
Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.
Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.
The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.
Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.
Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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