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Primitive Charred Edo Period Tansu/Chest Of Drawers Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A 5 drawer charred cedar & elm Japanese tansu from the early 19th C. Both a beautiful & very
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Wabi-Sabi Meiji Period Tansu Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An unusually deep & heavy Meiji period tansu chest constructed from patinated stained elm timber
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer Meiji / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old black-lacquered drawer storage unit made in Japan. Judging from the handle design, it appears to date from the Meiji period. It is very old. It comes with a lock. ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer primitive / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old black-lacquered drawer storage unit made in Japan. The original handles still have old ropes attached, suggesting it is very old. It is thought to date from the Ed...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer EDO / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old black-lacquered drawer storage unit made in Japan. Judging from the delicate handles, this is a very old drawer. The furniture dates to the Edo period (1603-1868)....
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an antique Japanese-made drawer. It is made from cedar, and the date "Meiji 45 (1912s)" is written in ink on the bottom of the drawer at the time. Through years of use, it ...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small drawer storage made in Japan. It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and is made of cedar wood. The handles are made of iron. The lean, linea...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Small Chests of Drawers , Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This storage box with drawers was made during the Taisho period(1900-1926). The base is made of light and durable paulownia wood, and the drawers are made of cherry wood. The beaut...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood and pine. The handles are made of iron. This is almost in its o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar, Pine

Japanese Antique Drawer Chest 1860s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese drawer chest, crafted in the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). It carries a quiet presence shaped by many decades of use. The piece is made from tradi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer. The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in an old house with an irori hearth, and has turned a natural reddish-brown. The pee...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Drawer Storage Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old black chest of drawers made in Japan during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), a time when craftsmanship and material refinement reached an extraordinary level. Expertly ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese chest of drawers, handcrafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). It is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship from that era. The body is mad...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage Tansu / 1905s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese-made drawer. It is made of cedar wood, and on the bottom of the drawer there is a mark with the date "Meiji 38 (1905)" written in ink from that time. After ...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is a valuable antique piece of furniture filled with Japanese craftsmanship. The ma...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Brown and Black Tansu Clothing Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with black and brown
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small drawer storage made in Japan. The furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is cedar wood and the handles are made of iron. The design i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Nightstand Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small drawer storage made in Japan. The furniture was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and is made of cedar wood. Iron is used for the handles, and t...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Japanese made drawer storage. It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s), and is a piece of furniture with a long history that still has a strong presen...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique BK Middle Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese black drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is probably from the Tohoku region of Japan. The material is mainly cedar w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese black drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is probably from the Tohoku region of Japan. The material is mainly cedar w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1860s-1900s /Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This small drawer was produced in the Taisho period. This chest is made of sturdy cedar with a lacquer finish, with a base panel made of lightweight paulownia wood and an iron handl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer. This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The drawer is tasteful, rustic, simple and beautiful. There is no wa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Edo period Drawer Chest 1830s-1844s / Sideboard Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese chest of drawers. On the inner side of one drawer, a clearly handwritten inscription reading “天保(Tenpō)” remains intact, indicating that the piece was cra...
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Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The main material is cedar wood. The handles are made of iron. The design is ultimately simpl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Taishō Period Early 20th Century Tansu Chest with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period antique tansu chest from the early 20th century with five drawers and iron
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Fantastic Pair Baker Modern Asian Tansu Bachelors Chest Chinoiserie Mid-Century
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazingly beautiful pair of Japanese Tansu bachelors chests by Baker. Dark stained oak with
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

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
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Mid-20th Century American Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

1860s Japanese antique Tansu Medicine chest of drawers sword storage wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Medicine Tansu chest of drawers with Katana (Samurai sword) storage, Made of Kiri (Paulownia wood
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Antique 1860s Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Meiji Two-Part Japanese Tansu in Cypress Kiriwood from the Yamagata Prefecture
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part Japanese tansu chest in cypress and kiriwood, the upper part with oxblood stained
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Iron

1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar, Wood

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan. This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is a valuable piece of furniture that has transcended time and remains ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Vintage Asian Rosewood Tansu Chest Nightstand or End Table with Brass Hardware
By James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
two pull-out drawers set into a chest coffer, plus an open cabinet shelf beneath—providing versatile
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji 19th Century Kuruma Tansu Lacquered Chest with Safe on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period merchant's Kuruma tansu chest from the 19th century, with four large
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

1860s-80s 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, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s 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, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s 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-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product of late Edo to early Meiji era (circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1940s Japanese vintage wooden tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi organic Japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Vintage Isho Tansu, clothes chest of drawers - fully made of quality Sugi cedar with
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

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 &
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Chestnut, Pine

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers "Tansu", Meiji Era 1868–1912 Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Made of Japanese cedar and finished with urushi (Japanese lacquer), it has developed a beautifully weathered ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

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 Circa 1900s to 1920s (Taisho to early Showa period) , estimate from the style c...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

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

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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

Materials

Wood

19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tansu tells us this had been used from generation to generation - a piece of the wood block print flyer
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Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Vintage Korean Elm Bandaji Tansu Scholars Chest Wedding Cabinet Armoire 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji tallboy wedding chests / cabinet / armoire made of elmwood
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20th Century Korean Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Elm

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

20th Century Korean Elmwood Rice Chest Storage Bin Tansu Altar Cabinet Locks
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century Korean elm rice bin or cabinet. A rectangular form made from elm with a removable top
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair of Beautiful Korean Tansu-style Night Stands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tansu end‑table cabinets. Featuring a harmonious blend of antique aesthetics and modern utility, they’re
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Pine

Persimmon Wood Tansu Cabinet w/ Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
Persimmon wood chest with multiple drawers and 2 cabinets. With brass fittings.
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Early 20th Century Korean Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

A Pair of Tansu Japanese Cabinets
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A pair of Tansu Japanese cabinets with drawers. Ideal for side tables or night stands.
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

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Tansu Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tansu cabinet for your home. Each tansu cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. There are 234 variations of the antique or vintage tansu cabinet you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer tansu cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A tansu cabinet made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made tansu cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Henredon, Baker Furniture Company and American of Martinsville are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tansu Cabinet?

Prices for a tansu cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $495 and can go as high as $22,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,800.

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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