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George I red japanned parcel gilt chest or cabinet
Located in Nashville, TN
The cabinet on an earlier (circa 1650) Dutch baroque stand or "kwabtafel " The English in particular later adopted and incorporated these Dutch tables into their 18th century cabinet...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Japanese Edo Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese edo tansu with the date marked on the bottom, 1840. Two sections of drawers that can be
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. tansu with four drawers on contemporary iron base. Beautiful iron work! Can work as a pair with #46-86
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th c. Japanese 5 drawer tansu on contemporary iron base. Two pieces. FOR OUR COMPLETE
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

19th Century Sword Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese sword chest on hand forged iron base. Beautiful patina. FOR OUR COMPLETE
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Sendai Tansu Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Excellent Japanese Tansu with fine hand-forged iron hardware. Sendai Prefecture, circa 1880.
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu with Black Color Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from paulownia wood, circa 1900. The piece
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868-1912. This period
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868 through circa 1912
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tansu with Black Color Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from paulownia wood, circa 1900. The piece
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu on Custom Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very functional, hinoki wood Japanese tansu on custom iron base. This tansu has four drawers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu on Custom Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very functional, hinoki wood Japanese tansu on custom iron base. This tansu has four drawers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period, 1868 -1912
Located in San Marino, CA
Japanese tansu with decorative hardware, six drawers, one door enclosing drawers.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Sendai Two-Part Tansu
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning late Meiji Period (circa 1880-1890) Sendai Tansu. This particular tansu is the more desirable two-part form and was used to store Samurai clothing. Sendai Tansu ar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan. It seems to be around the Meiji period. The material is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Period William and Mary Highboy, Japanned
Located in Dallas, TX
A highboy, William and Mary period, japanned with black lacquer and raised gilt chinoiserie
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Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Commodes and Chests ...

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tansu (Mizuya Dōko)
Located in Pasadena, TX
This fine age appropriate cabinet sits with technique and tradition from the Meiji Period that can be dated back to the late 1860's. With cast iron pulls on 8 drawers, this tansu als...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

18th Century British Colonial Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome chinoiserie chest in lacquered wood with japanning depicting Chinese scenes with
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Cabinet with Drawers and Sliding Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great looking 19th century Hinoki wood tansu with four sliding doors and ten drawers. Mortise and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Two-Piece Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Eleven Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese antique two-piece Tansu chest cabinet from the 19th century with two sliding doors, 11
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese antique, black small drawer box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This small drawer is a valuable antique from the Meiji period of Japan. (1868-1912) It is made of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan. It seems to be around the Meiji period. Cedar is used as a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Cabinet / Cho-ba tansu / Storage WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It is placed in the merchant house in the Meiji period and stored important things necessary for business such as money and goods and account book. Many of them are equipped with hid...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar, Pine

Japanese Antique Small Drawer / Storage / Taisho Period Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old small drawer in Japan. It was used to store small items such as sewing tools. Each
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique, Drawer box, Taisho Period, Early 1900 s, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
zelkova wood. It has always been a high quality wood in Japan. grain and color are beautiful, and it is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tansu with Tsuru-Kame Decoration
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period two piece tansu chest in red lacquer and akamatsu
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Drawer /1839s Edo Period / Cabinet Storage WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer. It's made of cedar. On the front of the drawer, old Japanese
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Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique, Wooden drawers, Early Showa Period(1926-), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique wooden drawers. It was made in the Early Showa period(1926-). Made with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan. It seems to be around the Meiji period. Cedar is used as
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Small Cupboard with Diamond Glass, Early Showa Period 1926-
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
Japanese zelkova wood, whose natural reddish-brown hue adds warmth and rich texture to any space. The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Small Drawer / 1876s Meiji Period / Storage Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden small drawer. It's from 1876(Meiji 9 years). In the drawer, there
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Keyaki Wood Small Tonsu (Sea Chest)
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese late 19th century keyaki wood small tonsu. Paulownia motif hardware.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Antique Low Drawer Box, Taisho Era (1912-1926), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique Low Drawer Box was crafted in the Taisho Era (1912-1926). Made of keyaki (Japanese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Huge Tansu 1800s-1860s / Storage Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wheeled Tansu. This Tansu is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s). Made of paulownia
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

19th Century French ‘Japanned’ Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A highly-decorative and rare French ‘bombe’ commode with dramatic black lacquer Japanned or
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Antique 1890s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

English Scarlet Japanned or chinoiserie commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A serpentine or oxbow form red japanned or chinoiserie chest . Top, front , sides all decorated
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Multi-Drawer Cabinet with Glass Doors, Early Showa Period 1926
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
are crafted from Japanese Sen wood, creating a gentle contrast between the soft-toned frame and the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cypress

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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A Japanese Taisho period single-section wardrobe cabinet from the late 19th century, with two
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20th Century Japanese Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Japanese tansu cabinet, chest of drawers, with classic lacquer finish, including the persimmon
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Antique 19th Century Japanese 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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Rare, Turn-of-the-Century, French, Japanned Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable pair of nearly identical, hand-painted and lacquered, saffron-hued, two-drawer, Bombay style marble-top commodes with ormolu mounts atop cabriole legs.
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Antique Early 1900s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

12 Drawer Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese 12 drawer chest on contemporary iron base. 65.5x19.5x28H. Nice patina
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Chest, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Black lacquered Japanese chest, the edges are accentuated with brass molding. The body rests on
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th C. Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese merchant choba tansu on iron base. Intricate iron work and secret compartments.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Antique Dark Lacquered Wood Chest with Brass Hardware, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
This 19th century chest was made in Japan with dark lacquered wood and brass hardware. This
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Tansu Style Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Oak Tansu style chest fronted by two doors and five drawers. Outfitted with black iron hardware and
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Japanese Red Lacquered Wood Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Japanese chest made with red lacquered wood and brass hardware. This rectangular
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese c1880’s Kiri Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12"
Located in Portland, OR
(pallowina) wood. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Tansu Chest, Early 1900s
Located in Fulton, CA
An early 20th century Japanese Tansu chest on stand. Beautiful original finish with old-world charm
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Elm Tansu Small Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Also known as "ship's chests" because sailors and merchants used them. Black iron hardware, keyaki
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

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Japanese Wood Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese wood chest for your home. Each Japanese wood chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Find 209 options for an antique or vintage Japanese wood chest now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the Japanese wood chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese wood chest bearing Hollywood Regency, Louis XV or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Japanese wood chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cees Braakman, Giorgio Collection and UMS Pastoe are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Wood Chest?

The average selling price for a Japanese wood chest at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $92,126 for the highest priced.

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 Wood Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.

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