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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

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Wood

1900s Antique Japanese Tansu Red Cabinets Travel Chests
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Japanese Meiji Tansu Red Travel Cabinet Set includes 2 cabinets with base. Two wood
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

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Metal

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

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Wood

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

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Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, made of Keyaki wood
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Keyaki Wood 12”
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is a 140 year old antique Japanese red lacquered suzuribako from the late Meiji Era c. 1880
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Chinoiserie Black & Faux Burl Brass Mounted Chest, 1970s
Located in Harlingen, TX
This vintage 1970's chinoiserie tansu style Asian nightstand or small storage chest cabinet is
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Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Night Stands

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Brass, Enamel

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English Art Deco Double Walnut Two Door Wardrobe, C1930
Located in Barnstaple, GB
This is an extremely stylish English Art Deco heavily figured Walnut two-door wardrobe, dating to the 1930's with all original fixtures and fittings. Not only does this wardrobe look...
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Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Mulberry Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 11.5"
Located in Portland, OR
Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. This is a Taisho era (c1920's) Haribako (sewing box) with an arrangement...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

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Copper

Japanese Antique Medicine Chest 1860s-1920s/Drawer Storage Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese medicine chest. It is a furniture of Meiji era (1860s-1920s). The materials used are mainly chestnut and cedar wood. The grain of the wood is beautiful. It is mirac...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chestnut, Cedar

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Cinnabar Leather Pillow with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period 19th century cinnabar and black lacquer rectangular shaped leather pillow from an antique opium bed, with hand painted calligraphy motifs. Created in Ch...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Pillows and Throws

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Leather

19th Century Japanese Kimono Chest or Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique two-part Japanese tansu kimono chest of drawers. In good condition original finish.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s/Chest of Drawers Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer. It is an item of the Meiji era (1860s-1920s) The material is cedar. The shade of brown is beautiful and the taste is wonderful. The drawer also ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Periode
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period two-section tansu cabinet (also known as Mizuya Dansu) crafted in pine and elm burl. The top section consist of sliding doors and drawers in elm wood. Lower ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening to reveal an interior with 5 drawers of varying sizes. The piece is mounted with de...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Clothing Kimono Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 36"H
Located in Portland, OR
Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. This is an Antique Japanese Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was m...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Rare C. 1850 Antique Japanese 2-Part Tansu Chest with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th Century Japanese home. Because Japanese homes were (and are) relatively small, furniture...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Dressers

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Pine

Set of bookcases by Mogens Koch
By Mogens Koch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large set of original bookcases by architect Mogens Koch for master carpenter Rud. Rasmussen. 12 bookcases shown here. We offer the bookcases in any number of units (each unit is 76x...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Elm, Pine, Teak, Oak, Mahogany

Set of bookcases by Mogens Koch
Set of bookcases by Mogens Koch
H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 10.63 in
Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Japanese sea chest, funa tansu, crafted of keyaki wood with iron fittings, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan. This Japanese sea ch...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Meiji 19th Century Cha Tansu Kiri Wood Tea Cabinet with Doors, Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period kiri wood cha tansu tea cabinet from the 19th century, with sliding doors, multiple drawers and brass hardware. Created in Japan during the Meiji period in th...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Brass, Iron

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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

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Wood

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
H 36 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
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

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

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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

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Iron

Japanese Sendai Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
, north of Tokyo. The tansu with keyaki (zelkova) wood drawer and door fronts with rich translucent red
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Sendai Chest
Japanese Sendai Chest
H 37.75 in W 47 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A Japanese Meiji two-part tansu chest from the mid 19th century, with Metal hardware of hand
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

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Metal

Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
H 46.5 in W 47 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Tansu Cypress Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Japanese Tansu red cypress chest has black iron fittings including locks and 1 large drawer, 1
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Japanese Tansu Cypress Chest
Japanese Tansu Cypress Chest
H 21.25 in W 36 in D 17.75 in
20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
/> Pagoda Red Collection #: BTF032 Keywords: Tansu, chest, dresser, commode
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20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
H 50.25 in W 45.25 in D 17.5 in
Japanese One-Piece Tansu with Red Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
These Japanese Tansus are from the Meiji Period and are placed on top of newly made custom metal
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Lacquer

19th Century Korean Antique Tansu Chest / Semi-Closed Chest / Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, etc. It is the most orthodox shape of old Korean chests. Regarding the condition of the item, part
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Antique 19th Century South Korean Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chestnut, Pine

Tansu Chest from Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Tansu chest of drawers from Japan. Showa period, mid-20th century. Clear cedar, with elmwood in
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Japanese Meiji Period Two-Part Tansu Clothing Chest with Butterfly Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with round medallion
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with hand-cut iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Japanese Antique Cabinet / Cho-ba tansu / Storage WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
hidden storage are behind the three drawers. Red, black, and brown are familiar with changes over time
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar, Pine

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

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Iron

Mid-20th Century Korean Red Lacquered Tansu Butterfly Chest Campaign Cabinet
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Mid-20th century brass mounted red lacquered sideboard / tansu campaign chest with profuse engraved
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Mid-20th Century Korean Campaign Furniture

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Wood

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

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Iron

Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
H 41 in W 33.5 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Lacquered Sendai Tansu Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest on Custom Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
A Tansu chest from Japan, separated with each piece on its own custom stand. Can be used as shown
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20th Century Japanese Dressers

Mid 20th Century Korean Red Lacquered Tansu Butterfly Lingerie Campaign Cabinet
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Mid 20th century brass mounted red lacquered lingerie / tansu campaign high chest with profuse
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Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

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Brass

Japanese Sendai Tansu Chest with Floral Iron Hardware, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu. Japanese Antique Tansu Clothing Chest two sections, four drawers, rich black lacquer finish
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Superb Antique Tansu Clothing Chest Richly Lacquered, 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu. This is an attractive antique two section tansu storage chest/cabinet hand crafted with seven
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Isho Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red lacquered tansu (chest of drawers)used for storing clothes.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Isho Tansu
Japanese Isho Tansu
H 41 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Chest / Coffee Table/Wooden Box/Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
is made of paulownia. It is painted with red lacquer. Soot adheres from above and it becomes black
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Other

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c 1860) Bodansu Personal Tansu Red Lacquer 24"W
Located in Portland, OR
locked out. This tansu has a red lacquer finish and all the hardware is hand forged iron with the burnt
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Aka Dansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful two piece red laquered tansu chest with two sliding doors, 11 drawers and security
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Aka Dansu
Aka Dansu
H 63.5 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
Japanese Master Carpenter's Tansu 51 Professional Nomi Carpenter's Carving Tools
Located in South Burlington, VT
works from Japan. A very unusual treasure.... This is an original wooden carpentry tansu (chest
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Iron

Set of Four Paneled Door Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
/> Pagoda Red Collection #: S064 Keywords: Trunk, bookcase, book, tansu
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Early 20th Century Chinese Bookcases

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Walnut

Set of Four Paneled Door Chests
Set of Four Paneled Door Chests
H 18 in W 33 in D 21 in
Isho-Dansu- Japanese Clothing Chest with Fine Iron Hardware
Located in Torino, IT
A Japanese clothing chest (isho-dansu) from the Sendai region, north of Tokyo. The tansu with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
. This wooden tansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. Featuring a deep red
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
H 44.5 in W 41 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Red Lacquer Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-drawer tansu chest from the 19th century with iron hardware and red
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Japanese 19th Century Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
This handsome Japanese tansu chest was stripped of its red finish and waxed, giving it a simpler
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Japanese 19th Century Tansu Chest
Japanese 19th Century Tansu Chest
H 30.5 in W 32.5 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Early 20th Century Keyaki Wood Tansu Traveling Chest with Four Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese antique keyaki wood tansu chest from the early 20th century, with dark red lacquer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Early Meiji Period Sendai Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
crafted chased iron work and orange-red lacquer. The Tansu is in overall good condition with slight
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Early Meiji Period Sendai Tansu
Early Meiji Period Sendai Tansu
H 35 in W 46.5 in D 23 in
Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Sendai Isho Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
section tansu with four long and two short drawers as well as a safe compartment which contains three
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Red Lacquer Ship's Tansu or Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Red lacquer ship’s tansu (chest).
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Red Lacquer Ship's Tansu or Chest
Red Lacquer Ship's Tansu or Chest
H 17.25 in W 20.25 in D 16.5 in
Antique Tansu Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An antique painted softwood tansu chest of drawers with original black and deep red paint
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Antique 1860s Japanese Campaign Dressers

Antique Tansu Chest of Drawers
Antique Tansu Chest of Drawers
H 43 in W 33.5 in D 16 in
Asian Tansu Style Mahogany Burl Chest/Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Asian Tansu style Mahohany and maple burl end table chest, jewelry chest. Practical and beautiful
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Late 20th Century Asian Meiji Cabinets

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Asian Tansu Matching Hand Painted Cabinets
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and vibrant pair of matching Chinese tansu small chests with one drawer at top and a large
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Mid-20th Century Korean Chinoiserie Night Stands

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Metal

Antique Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fabulous campaign chest of drawers features its original red color with iron hardware, five drawers with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

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Metal, Iron

Antique Japanese Chest
Antique Japanese Chest
H 41 in W 38 in D 17 in
'Isho-Dansu' Japanese Clothing Chest with Fine Iron Hardware
Located in Torino, IT
A Japanese clothing chest (isho-dansu). The tansu with keyaki (zelkova) wood drawer and door
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Antique 1890s Japanese Dressers

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Iron

Black Lacquer/Red Stained Isho Tansu
Located in New York, NY
A transparent red lacquered cedar casing contains three full-width drawers in a slight recess above
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wrought Iron

Black Lacquer/Red Stained Isho Tansu
Black Lacquer/Red Stained Isho Tansu
H 38 in W 33.5 in D 16.5 in
Tansu Custom Hangai Low Boy Orange Red Beauty
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Hangai (double) Tansu is has a custom made steel bracket to hold both pieces to create a long
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Very Old Tansu
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This tansu has written date of 1679, early Edo. Dark red lacquer finish with all original metal
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Very Old Tansu
Very Old Tansu
H 36 in W 41 in D 19 in
19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Japanese sendai tansu with six drawers, and one conpartment, in red pine. Inside
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
H 35.5 in W 47.75 in D 23.25 in
Japanese Lacquered Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese clothing chest (kasane-dansu) from Nagano Prefecture. The single-section tansu constructed
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Japanese Tansu Light Wood Kiri Red Black Hardware Chest Side Table Bedside Table
Located in Monterey, CA
Japanese tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Tansu Light Wood Kiri Black Hardware Chest Side Table Bedside Table
Located in Monterey, CA
Japanese tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Wood

Late 18th Century Japanese Tansu Chest in Red Pine
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Six drawers and small cabinet door, iron fittings.
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Antique Late 18th Century Furniture

Japanese Tansu Black Red Lacquer Two Section Meiji Bedside Table Chest of Drawer
Located in Monterey, CA
This is one of the most unique two-section clothing chests, or tansu we have ever come across. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the red tansu chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every red tansu chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a red tansu chest — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each red tansu chest bearing mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Red Tansu Chest?

Prices for a red tansu chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $940 and can go as high as $6,900, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.
Questions About Red Tansu Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    Tansu refers to Japanese portable storage chests. When tansu became a well-known feature of life in Japan — the chests’ emergence is said to be rooted in the Genroku era of the Edo period (1688–1704) — the country’s traditionally minimalist households had little to no proper seats, tables, or other pieces of furniture. Tansu were intended to be multipurpose cabinets. These case pieces were used to store things of everyday utility, such as clothing and various personal items. Tansu are regarded as collectible furniture with a timeless appeal. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Tansu from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A tansu chest is a Japanese cabinet designed for easy transportation and can store a variety of items, including clothes and personal items. Tansu chests often feature multiple compartments to keep items organized. Shop a selection of authentic tansu chests on 1stDibs.

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