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Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Red Lacquer Kodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1860’s) Red Lacquer Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Taishō Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Six Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period single section tansu clothing chest from the early 20th century in Isho
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique "Okidoko"- wooden low display stand with drawer from Tohoku area, Japan.
Manufactured in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period single section tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century in Isho
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
1900s-30s Japanese antique 2 tier Hardwood mid Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique 2 tier mid size Mizuya tansu chest with 3 drawers. Almost fully made of premium
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Hardwood
Taishō Period Japanese Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Chest in Sugi Wood with Sliding Door
Located in Yonkers, NY
A beautifully constructed Japanese kitchen cabinet, known as a mizuya tansu, from the Taishō period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Metal
1900s-1920s Japanese antique 2 tier wooden tansu cabinet w/ openwork wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique 2 tier small tansu cabinet with sliding doors - made of quality Sugi cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cypress
1900s-30s Japanese antique 2 tier mid Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
., Japan.
This Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar, the product of circa 1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Daigo, Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers made of Yamizo Sugi
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid tall size, Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Tohoku area, Japan.
This mid-size, dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan.
Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique shallow Tansu chest of drawers with 4 shelves - made of quality red pine &
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Chestnut, Pine
Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Kodansu Personal Tansu 5 Drawer 23"W
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868-1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese vintage urushi small Kiri tansu box chest of drawers, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese vintage small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, fully made of Kiri (Paulownia
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of late Edo period (estimate 1860s-1870s) in Aomori prefecture, Japan. Originally made as
Category
Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
product of late Edo period, estimate 1850s- 1860s - about 160+ years-old medium sized tansu (chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers, made of Tamo (Japanese Ash).
This piece is
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ash, Hardwood
$290 Sale Price
42% Off
Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
by the Tansu chests of Japan, incorporates a stunning staircase façade. This multifunctional marvel
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Cen. Edo Japanese 2-tier large black Mizuya Tansu, wabi sabi kitchen chests
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
prefecture, Japan.
This 2-tier large Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of mid to late Edo period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
3 Fabulous 20th Century Japanese style Stacking Tansu Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
3 fabulous 20th-century Japanese-style stacking Tansu chests of drawers.
Each section can be used
Category
Mid-20th Century American Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$3,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
1916 Japanese antique small box chest of drawers w/ Boro ribbon, wabi sabi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers.
Product of Taisho 5 (1916
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
1860s Japanese antique Tansu Medicine chest of drawers
sword storage wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
).
Shonai district - still famous for their premium quality Tansu chest of drawers in the Japanese
Category
Antique 1860s Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Meiji Period Tansu/Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A three drawer cedar Meiji period Japanese chest of drawers.
Unusually large drawers for a piece
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Vintage Asian Marquetry Tansu Table Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage Asian marquetry Tansu table cabinet is a masterful blend of craftsmanship
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Dark Brown Antique Wooden Tansu Dresser Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period zebra wood tansu chest from the early 20th century with four drawers
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard
By Henredon
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard
Dimensions : 60" Wide X 38.5" Tall
Category
Vintage 1970s American Anglo-Japanese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Drawer Chest, Wabi-sabi, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A beautifully crafted antique tansu, piece of functional furniture with deep Japanese roots. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser
By Henredon
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser
Dimensions : 72" Long X 30
Category
Vintage 1970s American Anglo-Japanese Dressers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Meiji Era Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Cupboard Slatted Sliding Doors
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Constructed from Sugi wood (Japanese cedar), this tansu kitchen chest features 5 drawers and 2
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest"
Late Edo Period-Meiji Period
/Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate.
Japanese antique black chest "staircase chest" (late Edo period-Meiji period) / tansu
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese 19th century keyaki wood Sendai clothing tansu with four drawers and elaborate hand-cut
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu chest from the late 19th century with dark red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers 2pc cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
size box chest of drawers, in the vein of Medicine chest "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - one of Tansu
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu with iron hardware.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Cypress
$5,500
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Japanese tansu chest. tabletop wooden chest decorated with inlay and marquetry. Fittings
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Other More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four drawer Tansu. Meiji period.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Cypress
$4,500
Japanese Tansu Light Wood Kiri Black Hardware Chest Side Table Bedside Table
Located in Monterey, CA
Japanese Tansu chest constructed entirely of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Cedar Elm Chest Sendai Style 19th Century
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tansu is one-section and is made of Cedar (Sugi) and Elm (Keyaki). It is in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Furniture
Three Level Kiriwood Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Multi-level Japanese Tansu with drawers, cabinets and sliding shelves. Excellent for clothes
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Three Level Kiriwood Tansu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-level Japanese tansu with drawers, cabinets and sliding shelves. Excellent for clothes
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Wardrobes and Armoires
19th Century Japanese Kiri Wood Tansu Chest
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very nice and charming Japanese Tansu two part chest constructed in Kiri wood with metal mounts
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Figured Keyaki Wood Tansu Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegantly minimal 1920s Taisho period Japanese tansu cabinet. Made in two parts with sliding doors
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Pine
19th Century Japanese Kimono Tansu
By Japanese Studio
Located in Washington, DC
Striking two section, kiri wood tansu with hand forged iron and bronze decorative hardware. chest
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Mizuya Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese mizuya kitchen tansu on wheels. Lots of storage.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cypress
$9,500
Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A beautiful Japanese Kaidan Tansu also called Kaidan Dansu featuring six steps, five drawers (4
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Antique Japanese Todana Tansu
Located in Brussels , BE
Antique Japanese todana tansu. 2 sliding doors with wide horizontal slats. Iron hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Minimalist Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Japanese Apothocary Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese apothecary chest (kusuri dansu) with unusually large square drawers. The chest consisting
Category
Japanese Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Wheeled Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese kuruma dansu (wheel chest) of keyaki (Elm wood) with two sets of sliding panels. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Ogi Tansu from Japan
By Ogi Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
An large 2 piece stacking clothing chest from the town of Ogi,on Sado Island in original patina. Niiagata Prefecture.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
19Th. Century Japanese Staircase Tansu
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
19th century Japanese staircase tansu.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
An unusual and early Japanese kuruma dansu, wheeled chest from the Fukui-Mikuni region. The sugi
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$11,400
Meiji Period Japanese Staircase Tansu
Located in New York, NY
A large late 19th-early 20th century Japanese staircase Tansu, with sliding doors, and eight steps.
Category
20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Sendai Tansu
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
19th century Sendai tansu with hand-forged hardware and original keys,
circa 1880.
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Cabinets
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Japanese Tansus For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese tansus for your home. A Japanese tansus — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese tansus — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese tansus, designed in the Modern, Arts and Crafts or Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese tansus over the years, but those crafted by Henredon, Century Furniture and Japanese School are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Japanese Tansus?
Prices for a Japanese tansus start at $395 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $3,712.
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.
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