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Style: Showa
Japanese Antique NT Tansu 1920s-1940s / Natural color / cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese-made cabinet. It was made in the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). It features traditional Japanese design. The wood pattern is used in an interesting way ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Early Showa Period Low Storage Drawer Cabinet with Burl Zelkova Fronts
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This low-profile drawer dates to the early Showa period and presents a calm, grounded presence close to the floor. With its restrained height and simple, flat top surface, it functio...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Vintage Multi-Drawer Chest (10 Drawers), Early Showa Period (1926–)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese vintage multi-drawer chest was crafted in the Early Showa Period (1926–). Made of hiba (Thujopsis, often called “hiba cypress”), it shows a light, warm tone with gentl...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Wooden drawer used by old Japanese lacquerware craftsmen/Made in 1963/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a lacquerware craftsman's workbench made on January 8, 1963. The production date is written on the back of the drawer. This work drawer is a stand for applying red and black ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Vintage Drawer, Early Showa Period 1926-
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage drawer was crafted in the Early Showa Period '1926-'. Made of cedar wood, it is solidly constructed and shows the beautiful signs of aging. The surface of the wood has...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Drawer 1920s-1940s / Paulownia chest of drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer storage. This is from the Early Showa period (1920s-1940s). The material is Paulownia. Paulownia wood is the least prone to warping and deformatio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Vintage Small Chest of Drawers, Kohikidashi, Early Showa Period (1926–)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage small chest of drawers was crafted in the Early Showa Period (1926–). Made of Japanese cedar (sugi), it has a warm, time-worn surface that brings quiet wabi-sabi charac...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Old Small Wooden Drawer / 1912-1950 / Accessory Case/ Taisho-Showa
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a small drawer from the Taisho era to the early Showa period (1912-1950) in Japan. The outer material is made of chestnut. The inside is cedar wood. It's very cute. Also,...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chestnut

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