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Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The case decorated overall in crackle-glaze white lacquer and fitted with a patinated metal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Cabinet with Drawers, So Called Tansu, Late 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A high quality Japanese Tansu. The motives goes all around and is meant to be used as a free
Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Lacquered Straw Marquetry Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet by Alexander Lamont
By Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
? …. An early 20th century kiri (pawlonia) tansu with lacquered woven-straw finish. This tansu forms part
Category

2010s Thai Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet from the mid 20th century with two drawers and double doors
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 13.5 in
Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a Meiji Period Sendai Tansu in Keyaki wood. This one-part tansu
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
H 36 in W 40.5 in D 19 in
Vintage Burl Wood & Brass Tansu Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home a sense of timeless adventure with this fantastic Asiatic burl wood tansu style chest
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Burl Wood & Brass Tansu Chest
Vintage Burl Wood & Brass Tansu Chest
H 23 in W 21.5 in D 14 in
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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Sendai Bo Tansu in Keyaki, Meiji Period
Located in Savannah, GA
A Japanese Sendai Bo tansu in keyaki wood with bo locking bar, Meiji period, 19th century. Safe
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
technique- and lacquered three-drawer Tansu complete with all original bronze accoutrement including a fine
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Clothing Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique Asian Tansu campaign style stacking clothing chest. It has a lacquered burnt
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Large Two Section Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Large Two Swection Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu A Kyoto Mizuya Tansu also
Category

1990s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Staircase Tansu Cabinet with Two Drawers and Single Door
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese staircase tansu cabinet from the 19th century, with two drawers and single door. Born in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Fir, Pine

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Sendai Type Tansu Chest with Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Sendai type tansu chest from the 19th century with ornate iron hardware
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

All Original C. 1850 Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
This 2-part antique Japanese tansu has lovely old-patina wood and and attractive hand-forged iron
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawers, original translucent red lacquer finish, supported on an unusual black lacquered base separate to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Early 20th Century Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese tansu cabinet from the early 20th century, with sliding doors, drawers, reed
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Rattan, Reed, Wood

Antique Japanese Rare Early Edo Era (dated 1675!) Document Tansu 30"H
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is a very rare 350 year old antique Japanese tansu from the 17th century. This is a type of
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Japanese Edo Era Early 1800's Gyoshobako Peddler's Tansu Chest 28"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This tansu is around 200 year old. It is an antique Japanese gyoshobako-dansu (peddler's chest
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Tansu Clothing Chest in the Sendai Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood Sendai tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century, with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Pine

Japanese Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
corners and lock plates typical of the form. Attractive figured elm with an old possibly original lacquer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
clothing chest with dark red lacquer and iron hardware. Showcasing a linear silhouette, our tansu features
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Rare Japanese Export Marquetry Cabinet with Drawers on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
patterns. With an elegant form that took cues from traditional tansu and Art Deco, the upper part of the
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is finished in a
Category

Antique 19th Century Korean Cabinets

Materials

Nickel

19th Century Korean Chest
19th Century Korean Chest
H 38.75 in W 45.25 in D 19.5 in
Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese 19th century keyaki wood Sendai clothing tansu (Isho-dansu) with four drawers and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Night Stands

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Japanese Style Panels (Set of 4), 23" x 72" each, Bunny Williams Collection
Located in New York, NY
objects ranging from tansu-style boxes to ceramic vessels elevating plants and fruits. The ground is a
Category

Late 20th Century American Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Located in New York, NY
serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer finish, completed with hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) configured
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
H 35.75 in W 35.75 in D 16.75 in
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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
H 36 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
small drawers, original translucent red lacquer finish, supported on an unusual black lacquered base
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
interior, original translucent red lacquer finish, minor signs of wear otherwise fine condition. Comes
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Cedar Keyaki Chest Japanese Meiji Tansu Dresser Storage Drawers
Located in Monterey, CA
This lacquered cedar and kayak clothing chest (Sendai Isho Dansu) is from the Sendai, Miyagi
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Lacquered Step Chest. Kaidan Dansu
Located in New York, NY
The kaidan dansu or step chest is one of the most distinctive tansu designs, being both cabinetry
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Japanese Lacquered Step Chest.  Kaidan Dansu
Japanese Lacquered Step Chest.  Kaidan Dansu
H 82.75 in W 69 in D 25.25 in
Exceptional Japanese Choba dansu Office Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese choba dansu (office chest) of unusual dimensions. The single section tansu constructed of
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
) wood door panels and drawer fronts. The {tansu} with a pair of sliding doors (hikido) for the storage
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
H 47.75 in W 33.5 in D 18 in
Two-Section Cedar Elm Clothing Chest Dresser Bedside Japanese
Located in Monterey, CA
Two-section stacked lacquered clothing chest. Material: Cedar (Sugi) and Elm (Keyaki) Origin
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Cedar

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Sendai Chest
Japanese Sendai Chest
H 37.75 in W 47 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Staircase Chest (kaidan dansu)
Located in Seattle, WA
crafted of keyaki (zelkova) wood with a deep, rich translucent red lacquer finish well patinated from
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest with Gold Leaf and Mon Design.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
H 41.25 in W 35.5 in D 17.75 in
Japanese Black Lacquer & Maki-e Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An outstanding 19th century black lacquer tansu decorated overall in hand applied gilt lacquer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Brown Lacquered Tansu Sideboard with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An early 20th century Tansu or sideboard with sliding doors made with brown lacquered elmwood, from
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Elm

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Isho Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red lacquered tansu (chest of drawers)used for storing clothes.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Isho Tansu
Japanese Isho Tansu
H 41 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts, c. 1880 Overall measures: 34 ½” x 16” x 48
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Sendai Tansu Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Korean Tansu Style Lacquered Dressing Chest, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Generously proportioned mid-century chest in black lacquer with brass strapwork, in the manner of a
Category

Vintage 1950s Korean Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Large Japanese Tansu Cabinet of Lacquered Wood and Waxed Steel
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Tansu cabinet of lacquered wood and waxed steel; having six drawers, one door and two
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tansu cabinet, black lacquer. Japan, The Meiji era (1868-1912) the cabinet is in 2 parts. Each part
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
H 66.54 in W 67.33 in D 26.38 in
Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Japanese tansu cabinet, chest of drawers, with classic lacquer finish, including the persimmon
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
H 41 in W 33.5 in D 15.75 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period six drawer tansu chest. This façade showcases four large drawers followed
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
H 40.56 in W 34.65 in D 14.97 in
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Lacquer Tansu For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lacquer tansu for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every lacquer tansu was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lacquer tansu — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each lacquer tansu bearing hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one lacquer tansu that is appealing in its simplicity, but Century Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Lacquer Tansu?

Prices for a lacquer tansu start at $1,185 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $3,900.

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