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Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Three-Piece Set
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu chest consisting three individual pieces that can be used
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass
$1,550 / set
Antique Modern Japanese Low Tansu Cabinet c1900s
Located in Oakland, CA
Gorgeous low antique Japanese Tansu from the early 1900s with wonderful detail and patina. Very
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Lacquered Sendai Tansu Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tetsubin with Woven Texture, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with an irregular, textured surface, this Japanese teapot was used to boil water for
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Antique Birds and Bamboo Round Garden Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
example dating to the early 20th century/ late Meiji period, circa 1910
For the finest display garden
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Lantern "Treasure Fortune Ship" Takarabune, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, the first we have seen
Do you have a ship to deliver you
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Keyaki
Elm
Hibachi with three Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese keyaki wood hibachi, the copper inset liner framed by a thick surround resting on a well
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese Antique Pair Gilt Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine pair (2) of Japanese hand cast gold gilt Mandarin Duck screen holders with highly detailed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wooden Horse Tricycle 1860s-1900s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old tricycle with wooden horse made in Japan.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Handsome Antique Japanese Hand Cast Lantern "Gentle Grasses" Motif
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition
Japan, an attractive and sturdy
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Textured Japanese Tetsubin Teapot with Lotus Bud Knob, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
signature of the artisan who created the kettle during Japan's Meiji period, an era when artisans began
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
1880-1900, Meiji period
Yamagata Prefecture
100% original with hand wrought iron hardware
Kiri
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Superb Antique Tansu Clothing Chest Richly Lacquered, 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
cypress)
construction.
Handles are original hand wrought iron hardware.
Meiji Period, 1890
Leave
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Stacking Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Stacking Tansu made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest in Natural Finish, Set of Two
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant vintage Japanese Tansu consists two individual chests that can be used separately
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Japanese Antique Copper Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese copper door dating from the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), once installed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese Antique Oil Paper Pasting Door / Wall Decoration / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
combining the door of the old Japanese warehouse and oil paper.
The door was originally plastered, but it
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Oil Paper Pasting Door / Wall Decoration / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an original one we made by combining the door of the old Japanese warehouse and oil paper
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Cabinet / Tansu Drawer / 1894s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a small old Japanese cabinet.
It is a type with a drawer at the bottom and a sliding door
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Matching Pair Antique Yukimi Lanterns, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Yukimi Pair Lantern find
Japan, a fine matching pair (2) of large 17 inch diameter antique "signed
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Eel Fook 1860s-1900s/Folk Crafts Wabisabi Art Object mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A tool for hunting eels.
made in Japan.
It is an item from the Meiji era (1860s-1900s).
It is made
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Japanese Tansu Chest Side Tables, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Iron
Japan Huge Antique Yukimi Lantern, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine large 23” diameter antique "signed" top hand cast Yukimi lantern with handsome
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Jizai Kagi Hearth Hook, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese hearth hook dates to the early 20th century and would have originally been used to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Copper
Japanese Jizai Kagi Hearth Hook, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese hearth hook dates to the late 19th century and would have originally been used to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Copper
Japanese Antique Pair Jade Green Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in South Burlington, VT
A handsome pair of Japanese hand cast Mandarin Duck screen holders with highly detailed plumage
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
The material is made of Zelkova, and it is characterized by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu Clothing Chest Bo Ishu-Dansu
Located in Portland, OR
for a samurai class. Traditional motifs in iron detail and original lacquer finish showing nice age
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Iron
Japanese Antique Hand Cast Temple Bell
Striker, Old Kyoto Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
small group of bells de-accessioned by a Southern Japanese temple community.
It dates to the Meiji
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Bamboo Door / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese door wall decoration.
It is thought to be from around the Meiji period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Japanese Large Antique "Mountain Lantern" and Wind Chime, Fine Details 100 Years
Located in South Burlington, VT
A first of its kind.
Japan, an unusual hand cast ringing lantern or wind chime in the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel, Iron
Japanese Antique Large Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese tansu.
It was used around the Meiji period and is made primarily of cedar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Storage Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a drawer storage made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), using abundant Japanese zelkova
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese small drawer.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old cabinet in Japan, and it is called a "tansu" in Japan.
It seems to be around the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Bamboo Door / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a wall decoration using an old Japanese door.
It is believed to be from the Edo period to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
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 cabinet, which is called a "tansu" in Japan.
It seems to be around
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Tin Plate Door 1860s-1900s / Wall Decoration
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
door made in Japan.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s to 1900s).
It has a cedar frame covered with tin
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Cement, Iron, Tin
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old black cabinet called " Tansu" in Japan.
It was used in the Tohoku region of Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Huge, Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels- a large catch.
A large scale fine old Japanese
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet.
It is estimated that it was around the Meiji period, and the main
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Drawer /Storage Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Bamboo Door / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a wall decoration made from an old Japanese window door.
It is thought to date from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Paper Pasted Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an original item made by pasting old Japanese paper on an old Japanese chest of drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Meiji Dressers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Cabinet Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black chest of drawers.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Copper, Iron
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese tansu.
It was used in the Tohoku region around the Meiji period and is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Chest Of Drawers / Cabinet Tansu / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Minge
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
There is a random beauty due to natural changes.
It is believed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Jewel-Shaped Candle Stick/ Folk Art Object/ 1868-1912s/WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
seems to be around the Meiji period.
The shape of this jewel is called "Hoju" in Japan.
It is said
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Small Late 19th Century Tansu
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is charming small tansu that dates to the late Meiji Period. It can function as a drinks table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Tansu Bedside Tables
Located in Houston, TX
(Japanese cypress). Covered in original hand forged iron pulls and fittings. Stands are forged new to fit
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$7,400 / set
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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.
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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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