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Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu with five drawers and a pair of each glass and wood sliding
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Japanese Low Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, Meiji Period, Japanese Low Tansu with two full size drawers. Large, unique, solid iron
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large impressive antique Japanese Mizuya Tansu cabinet (kitchen chest) in 2 sections, made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Cypress
Natural Wood Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Elegant natural wood tansu chest in two pieces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Exceptional two part tansu chest with blackened steel hardware....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique ceremonial dress and sword tansu, Sendai, Japan
Cedar and Keyaki wood
Guaranteed to
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made in the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Late Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early 20th C. Meiji period sliding door tansu cabinet.
Heavily patinated Japanese pine
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar, Pine
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tansu (Mizuya Dōko)
Located in Pasadena, TX
be dated back to the late 1860's. With cast iron pulls on 8 drawers, this tansu also features a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Taisho Period Japanese Tansu Mounted With Brass Hardware
Located in Peabody, MA
A Taisho period Japanese tansu in elmwood mounted with unusual brass hardware rather than the more
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Low Tansus, Nightstands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century Japanese tansus on custom iron bases. Work really well as nightstands. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Night Stands
Japanese 2 Piece Tansu with Round Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from c.1868 through c.1912.This period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Japanese Elmwood Tansu on Stand
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique Japanese elmwood tansu in three parts; two cases having brass strap mounts and hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Late Edo Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A good sized Japanese tansu cabinet.
Pair of central reeded sliding doors & four drawers (with one
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tansu Pine Wood Chest with Two Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Tansu chest made from pine wood and features two large drawers and a custom-made metal base. Wear
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
antiques.
This is a very old Japanese large Tansu.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
20th Century Japanese Tansu Chests on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
A Tansu chest from Japan, separated with each piece on its own custom stand. Can be used as shown
Category
20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Tansu Pine Wood Chest with Four Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Tansu chest made from pine wood and features two large drawers, two small drawers, pair of doors
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Antique Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Dressers
Materials
Pine, Fir
Elegant Pre-War Japanese Tall Tansu Clothing Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Pre-War Japanese Tall Tansu Clothing Chest.
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Tansu, Chest of drawers, Late 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Tansu cabinet in natural fir wood retaining original iron hardware, Meiji period, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar, Pine
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
used as a tea chest placed in a tea room.
This furniture was produced using traditional Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Display Tansu On Hand Wrought Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tansu - display - cabinet from Japan. Dissasembles easily, no nails. Interior shelves
Category
20th Century Japanese Bookcases
Materials
Iron
19th Century Antique Japanese Low Tansu with Sliding Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century tansu with two sliding doors and three drawers. Doors can be locked. Original hand
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old medium-sized Japanese tansu chest, crafted in the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
19th Antique Japanese Choba Tansu Keyaki and Kiri Wood
Located in Brescia, IT
Choba Tansu Japanese cabinet, last Edo Period, in Kiri and Keyaki wood with four drawers and two
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Large Double Tansu with 18 Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century tansu consisting of two stacked tansus. A fantastic shop chest that would make a very
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu in Black Laquer
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th Century Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu in Black Laquer, late Edo early Meiji. Named Kannon after
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Two Section Tansu from Nihonmatsu Meiji Era
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century Meiji period Japanese two-section Tansu chest in lovely original condition.
The two
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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
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
20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest in Two Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in Japan during the 20th century, this Kiri wood tansu chest is a fine example of Japan
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$6,000 / item
Pair of Antique Japanese Tansus with Custom Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wood tansus that can be either stacked on top of each other as a chest of drawers or
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Night Stands
Materials
Iron
Pair of Japanese Tansu Cha Cabinets in Teak
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Japanese Tansu Cha cabinets. Finely made. Teakwood. Multi drawer. Late Meiji period.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Bookcases
Materials
Teak, Wood
Handmade Antique Japanese Tansu Campaign Desk Cabinet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Entirely handmade cabinet, hand wrought and hammered metal hardware. Cabinet is entirely dovetailed and splined. Can be used as a end table, or even mounted on a wall. Interior boxes...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Campaign Desks
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest on Custom Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
A Tansu chest from Japan, separated with each piece on its own custom stand. Can be used as shown
Category
20th Century Japanese Dressers
Large Two Section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, Late 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Large two section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, late 19th century. Interior has been modified for bar use
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Fine Japanese Meiji Period Stained Keyaki Clothing Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Japanese Meiji period lacquered and stained choba or clothing tansu in two parts, the upper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm, Pine
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It is a cedar cabinet used in an old Japanese house.
It is dyed black using the traditional
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Iron
20th Century Japanese Clothing Tansu, Yonezawa Style, Yamagata Prefecture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century antique Japanese clothing Tansu, Yonezawa style, Yamagata Prefecture
Lacquered Kiri
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Iron
Japanese Tansu Chest on Stand, Early 20th century
Located in San Marino, CA
Japanese katanadansu, a low, wide chest originally designed to store sword blades without the hilt
Category
20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Dresser with Four Trays and Drawers
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu dresser with four shallow pullout trays and four full capacity
Category
20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique, Cabinet, Mizuya, Tansu/Taisho Period(1912-1926)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
Mizuya Tansu.
Keyaki wood(Japanese zelkova) is used for the front.
Keyaki is one of the most cherished
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Tansu Staircase with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese staircase Tansu cabinet from the Meiji period.
Crafted from pine and elm wood with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Pine
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old middle size Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made in the Meiji period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Antique Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers dresser
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers ca 1870. The chest retains its original surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (Edo Period - 19th Century). Tansu are traditional portable wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese, Metal-Mounted, Stained Wood, Tansu with Center Lock
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully constructed with stunning hardware.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers dresser
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Japanese clothing tansu (chest of drawer), Sendai Prefecture, early Meiji period, ca 1870
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Japanese Antique Tansu 1920s-1940s / Bamboo decoration / cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese cabinet.
It dates from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
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
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / 1868s-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black tansu.
It is a type with a drawer on the top and bottom and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique, Cabinet, Mizuya, Tansu/Taisho Period(1912-1926)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is an antique Japanese cupboard.
It was made in the Taisho period (1912-1926)
The name of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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Japanese Tansu Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of Japanese tansu furniture you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every item from our selection of Japanese tansu furniture was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of Japanese tansu furniture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of Japanese tansu furniture bearing Modern, Arts and Crafts or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of Japanese tansu furniture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Henredon, Century Furniture and Japanese School produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Japanese Tansu Furniture?
Prices for a piece of Japanese tansu furniture start at $395 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $3,721.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets 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 Tansu Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese-style furniture is furniture done in the style of traditional Japanese pieces. It often includes materials like bamboo, wood, rice straw and paper. You may also see furniture produced by Japanese designers and artisans described with the term. Find a range of Japanese-style furniture on 1stDibs.
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