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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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$7,400 / set
Large Meiji Period Iron Tea Pot, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Meiji Period Iron Tea Pot, Japan
This very large iron tea pot would have been used outdoors
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful antique, Meiji period, Japanese Tansu with four large full capacity drawers. Unique
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Brown Black Japanese Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji Period, Japanese Tansu with seven full capacity drawers. Large, unique
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
1880 Meiji Japanese Cast Iron Nambu Tekki Kettle
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Signature of the Artisan Responsible for Creating This Masterpiece During Japan's Meiji Period. This Era
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Antique 1880s Japanese Showa Pottery
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 19th Century Meiji Period Kiri Wood Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period antique kiri wood clothing chest from the 19th century with four drawers
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
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 Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji 19th Century Kiri Wood Merchant
s Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period kiri wood tansu merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Red Lacquer Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-drawer tansu chest from the 19th century with iron hardware and red
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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 Tetsubin with Sansui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
. The lid is signed by the artisan who crafted the kettle during Japan's Meiji period, an era when
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Tetsubin Tea Pot, Cast Iron and Brass, Meiji Period
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese tea pot known as "tetsubin", the kettle’s cast-iron construction is said to change the
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Iron
Meiji Japanese Low Tansu Chest, Crane Bamboo Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji Period, Japanese Low Tansu with two full size drawers. Large, unique
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Chobu Tansu Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
A chobu (merchant’s) chest in Japanese cedar and elm woods featuring original hand forged iron
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Meiji Period Kiri Wood Tansu, Japan 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small highly figured beautifully grained Kiri wood tansu with iron hardware.
In excellent
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Iron Garden Lantern – Meiji to Taisho Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A beautiful Japanese iron garden lantern dating to the early 20th century (Meiji–Taisho period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Sendai Isho Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
further small drawers, each drawer mounted with elegant foliate design iron hardware. Meiji period, circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Sendai Bo Tansu in Keyaki, Meiji Period
Located in Savannah, GA
A Japanese Sendai Bo tansu in keyaki wood with bo locking bar, Meiji period, 19th century.
Safe
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era
Antique Choba - Tansu (merchant's chest
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Periode
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period two-section Tansu cabinet (also known as Mizuya Tansu) crafted in pine and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Large Antique Japanese Iron Red Satsuma Charger, Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
depicting a bird in flight amongst flowers and foliage with gilt highlights.
On an iron-red glazed
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Porcelain
Pair of Antique Japanese Sake Kettles, Meiji Period, circa 1900
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Pair of antique Japanese iron sake kettles with a Maki-e lacquer leaf decorated lid and silver
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron, Silver
Vintage Meiji Japanese Tansu Chest, Two-Tier Stackable Five Drawers
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu with five full capacity drawers. The chest consists of two
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Antique Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Low Chests
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of antique late 19th century Meiji period lacquered Tansu chests. Originally a two part
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese 19th Century Meiji Tansu Traveling Chest with Multiple Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu traveling chest from the 19th century with multiple drawers, and iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Kiri Wood Tansu, Meiji Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese two section tansu with original iron hardware.
Kiri wood with the secondary wood being
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Meiji Vintage Japanese Tansu Two-Tier Chest, Orange Black Contrast
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 19th Century Meiji Period Tall Five-Drawer Clothing Tansu Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
patina and iron hardware. Born in Japan during the Meiji period, this single section tansu traveling
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Chestnut Tansu, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully proportioned Meiji period chestnut wood tansu with original iron hardware.
Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Meiji Japanese Tansu Chest in Natural Finish, Two Interlocking Tiers
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant vintage Japanese Tansu consists two individual chests that can be used separately
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s Meiji period / Tansu / Wabisabi /
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique Japanese small chest of drawers (小引出し) crafted in the Meiji period (late 19th to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
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 Meiji Period 19th Century Keyaki Wood Tansu Three-Drawer Clothing Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
and iron hardware. Born in Japan during the Meiji period, this tansu traveling chest features a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Early Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early 19th C. Meiji period sliding door tansu.
Heavily patinated Japanese pine
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Antique 1870s Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest with Sliding Chest and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese Meiji period Tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with two sliding doors, six
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1877s Meiji Period / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese chest of drawers, which is called "Tansu" in Japan.
It is believed to have
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Late 19th Century Tansu Chest with Drawers and Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
doors and iron hardware. Created in Japan during the Meiji era, this wooden tansu chest features a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Osaka Merchant
s Shop Storage Chest, Wooden, Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
wrought iron handles and joinery. Dating from the Meiji period, 19th century, this choba dansu contains
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ogi Ishō, Dansu Japanese Two Pieces Tansu of Late Meiji Era
Located in Torino, IT
This early 20th century Japanese clothing chest from Sado Island produced in the late Meiji Era. It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Black and Brown Tansu Chest with Nine Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
, nine drawers and iron hardware. This exquisite Japanese Meiji period two-toned tansu chest from the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Low Tansu Chest with Iron Pulls
Located in Somis, CA
A 19th century Japanese low Tansu with two large exterior drawers and 2 small drawers behind a lift
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron Snake 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese iron snake.
Item dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Fine Antique Cabinet Step Tansu, Meiji Period, 1870s-1890s, Fab Storage
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Remnants of old lacquer finish.
Meiji period, circa 1860s-1890s.
Leave it to the Japanese master
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron Double Doors 1900s-1940s / Steel Gate Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese iron door.
This door is from Meiji era to early Showa era (1900s-1940s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Tone, with Iron Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu chest with four full capacity drawers. The visual contrast is
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Iron Shrimp Figurine 1860s-1920s/Antique Object mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a figurine of Japanese old iron shrimp.
It is an item from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s).
It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron Hexagonal Stand 1860s-1900s / Ornament Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old iron pedestal from Japan, believed to have been crafted during the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Iron Tetsubin with Red Lacquer Lid, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with a dotted, textured surface and an elegant arched handle, this Japanese teapot was
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin with Poetic Landscape, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With a short spout and an elegant, arched handle, this Japanese teapot was used to boil water for
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron-Plated Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese Iron-Plated Door.
It is an item from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron-Plated Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese Iron-Plated Door.
It is an item from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
19th Meiji era Japanese antique keyaki tansu wabi sabi urushi chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of Meiji period (estimate 1868-1912) - 2 tier Isho tansu (Clothing chest of drawers), Kanto
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Iron Hanging Flower Vase
Two Monkey Hangers, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Japan comes this hard to find and beautiful hand-wrought iron hanging flower vase Haineke
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Merchants Chest with Incised Iron Hardware from the Late 1800s
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique merchant’s chest with iron hardware from 19th century Japan. This late 1800s merchant’s
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
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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.
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