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Japanese Tansu Chest / Storage, 1920s
By ACC Japan
Located in London, Lambeth
Beautiful patinated wooden small tansu from Japan. Tansu chests are very popular throughout Japan
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Cherry

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Ash, Hardwood

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Wood Kodansu Small Chest with Drawers Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese Kodansu with two compartments and multiple drawers with red lacquer finish and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Urushi craftsman s workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
layers of random, thicker paint on it. But the truth is, this small box chest of drawers is called
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique black Urushi medicine chest of drawers cabinet
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid size apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - product of late
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers, cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid size apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - product of late
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

20th Century Japanese Elm Tansu Chest of Drawers Cabinet Set 3 parts Wabi Sabi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers with an amazing wood grain and natural aged
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Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Vintage Japanese Carry Chest On Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
long drawers on the left. The right side with a drawer over two more smaller drawers behind a door
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Metal

Rustic Japanese Pine Tansu Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well crafted early 20th Century Traditional Japanese clothing chest originally acquired in San
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa, constructed of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Japanese Wooden Writing Chest (Fudebako), 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This charming antique Japanese writing chest, known as a fudebako, features a compact rectangular
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Zelkova Drawer Chest, 1950s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique drawer chest crafted from zelkova, dating from the 1950s. The flowing grain
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Cedar Drawer Chest, 1940s–1960s, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique drawer chest crafted from cedar and dating from the 1940s–1960s. The cabinet
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Small Japanese Marquetry Cabinet Yosegi Zaiku 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Japanese jewelry cabinet in Yosegi-zaiku marquetry composed of six drawers. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

20th Century Japanese Tokyo Tansu Chest in Two Parts
Located in Torino, IT
This 20th-century Japanese Tokyo Tansu chest for clothing produced at the beginning of the Taisho
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Iron

Rare Inscribed Japanese Wood Chest Zenibako on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
the town of Huaiming in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. He was likely presented this chest as a present on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Torino, IT
This 19th-century Japanese Tansu clothing chest produced in the Meiji period is made of Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Drawer Chest in Wood, 1940s–1950s – Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese wooden drawer chest dating from the 1940s–1950s. Compact in both width and depth, this
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" Late Edo Period-Meiji Period /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
cabinet It is a chest of drawers from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1800-1912) in Japan
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Sen Wood Drawer Chest, 1930s–1950s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique drawer chest crafted from sen wood, dating from the 1930s–1950s. Its carefully
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Ash Wood Drawer Chest, 1930s–1950s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique drawer chest crafted from ash wood, dating from the 1930s–1950s. The twenty-four
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Miniature Japanese Taishō Period Zebra Wood Tansu Chest with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period zebra wood miniature tansu chest from the early 20th century, with sliding
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Zebra Wood

Taishō Period Japanese Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Chest in Sugi Wood with Sliding Door
Located in Yonkers, NY
larger drawers for utensils, linens, or dry goods, and four smaller ones for spices, papers, or tea
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Antique Korean Mother of Pearl Inlay Lacquer Tabletop Accessory Chest Joseon
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean lacquered small chest of drawers with Mother-of-Pearl inlays circa 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern M.I.M.Lador Inc New York Wooden Jewelry Chest with 7 Drawers.
Located in Seattle, WA
interior for storing jewelry or other small valuables. The chest retains its original maker's label on the
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea. The small accessory chest
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Antique Early 19th Century Korean Scholar s Objects

Materials

Brass

Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
chest with two outlined drawers showcases fine surface decoration of gold and silver maki-e in low
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry Raden Inlays
Located in Bilzen, BE
Japanese Kusuri Dansu (薬箪笥), or apothecary chest, featuring exceptional geometric marquetry (yosegi-zaiku
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Sendai Clothing Tansu with Elaborate Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji 19th century double-section Sendai clothing tansu (Isho-dansu) with drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique kimono textile art " Kobachi ~ Green Collection ~" by ikasu Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers. It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood, a
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Dutch Chinoiserie Secretary and High Chest
Located in Greven, DE
furniture, consisting of a small secretary and a corresponding high chest of drawers. In typical Dutch
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Secretaires

Materials

Satinwood

French 1940s "Louis XVI Style" Mahogany Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s (Louis XVI style) mahogany chest with five drawers under a pair of small drawers with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Marble

20th Century Vintage Jewelry Storage Mahogany Tansu Chest with Original Lock
Located in Lomita, CA
more "Western" feel than true Japanese or other Asian-area-originating small chests. It would fit
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
luxurious royal chests. But the influence of Japan, at the Meiji period (1868-1912), came also very
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Rare Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic
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Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Authentic Frama Scandinavian Modern Sutoa Drawer Storage in Solid Walnut
By Frama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
graceful storage unit provides all the functionality of a traditional chest of drawers with an elevated
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
of the two small drawers. The chest with small wheels to allow the chest to be moved within a shop
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Merchant s Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sliding doors, lots of drawers, small secret hiding place behind doors at bottom. Original hand
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Staircase Chest (kaidan dansu)
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese staircase chest, kaidan dansu from the Hokuriku Region. The entire face of the chest
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Charred End Table in Loblolly Pine with Single Drawer and Triangular Legs
By Moran Woodworked Furniture, Michael Moran and Celia Gibson
Located in Gallatin, NY
water. The Charred Collection evolved from the traditional roots of ancient Japanese wood construction
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Pine

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
commode is referred to as '1 japanese commode, 3 inside drawers, brass corner mounts'. Other furniture in
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Small Chest of Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
A small Japanese chest for the storage of personal items. The keyaki (zelkova) wood chest with a
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Models and Miniatures

Japanese Sendai Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
An exceptional Japanese two sectional clothing chest (isho kasane dansu) from the Sendai region
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Late Edo period chest of drawers for sewing
Located in CARLTON, AU
This is a beautifully worn late Edo period small chest of drawers for sewing. Made of Cedar with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese shop chest, choba dansu, crafted entirely of sugi (cryptomeria) wood. The tansu with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant s Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Merchant’s Chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Massive Japanese Kyushaku Mizuya (Kitchen Chest)
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese massive kyushaku mizuya, kitchen pantry storage chest from the Kyoto area. Originally used
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cupboards

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 2-section chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese 2-section chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

11 Piece Bedroom Suite by Whytock and Reid of Edinburgh, circa 1920s
By Whytock Reid
Located in Edinburgh, GB
terracotta color with a combination of sponging, Chinoiserie and Japanning. Comprising of: tall chest of
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Chinoiserie Bedroom Sets

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Small Japanese Chest Of Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of small Japanese chest of drawers available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique small Japanese chest of drawers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. There are 253 antique and vintage small Japanese chest of drawers for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Small Japanese chest of drawers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Louis XVI and Art Deco small Japanese chest of drawers are consistently popular styles. Many small Japanese chest of drawers are appealing in their simplicity, but Cees Braakman, UMS Pastoe and Frama produced popular small Japanese chest of drawers that are worth a look.

How Much are Small Japanese Chest Of Drawers?

Prices for small Japanese chest of drawers start at $295 and top out at $581,261 with the average selling for $2,970.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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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