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Huge Wabi Sabi Early Meiji Period Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A huge heavily patinated early Meiji period Tansu/sideboard.
Constructed in cedar with two
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Credenzas
Materials
Iron
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
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 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
H 36 in W 48 in D 18 in
XL Wabi Sabi Early Meiji Period Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
An XL beautifully patinated late 19th C. Japanese tansu/sideboard.
Constructed in cedar with two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
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
H 35 in W 45.5 in D 20.5 in
Large Wabi Sabi Early Meiji Period Japanese Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A large heavily patinated early Meiji period Tansu/sideboard
constructed in cedar with two sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sideboards
Materials
Brass, Iron
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H 33.86 in W 67.33 in D 18.12 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest with Sliding Chest and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese Meiji period Tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with two sliding doors, six
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 30.25 in W 35.25 in D 16.25 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 37.5 in W 35.5 in D 16.75 in
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
H 35.25 in W 46.75 in D 17.25 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 41.5 in W 36 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate.
Japanese antique black chest "staircase chest" (late Edo period-Meiji period) / tansu
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
H 22.64 in W 13.78 in D 23.63 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
Kyoto Two Section Mizuya (Kitchen) Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Two Section Kyoto Mizuya (Kichen) tansu, Meiji Period
Handmade with Japanese hinoki (cypress
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi Wood, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
One section Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi wood, Meiji period
Configuration of drawers and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C. Early Meiji Period Paper Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
An early 19th C. Meiji period paper tansu.
Heavily patinated Japanese pine & cedar.
two sets of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar, Pine, Paper
Japanese Antique Katana Tansu / Paper Pasted Drawer / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
Edo period to the Meiji period.
Paulownia is used as a material, and a number of Japanese paper are
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 4.93 in W 4.73 in D 34.06 in
A Large Early Meiji Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A large early Meiji period Japanese tansu/sideboard
A really nice mid/late 19th C. Japanese
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
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H 26.38 in W 43.51 in D 22.64 in
Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Large Two Section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, Late 19th Century. Interior bottom section has been
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Elm
H 66.25 in W 47.5 in D 18.75 in
Large Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Futon Tansu Cabinet with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Japanese Meiji period two-piece futon tansu cabinet from the late 19th century, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 64.5 in W 71.5 in D 36 in
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 carrying handle over three tiers of small drawers. The first two tiers are comprised of a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan.
This Japanese sea chest, or captain's
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
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H 18.25 in W 12 in D 16 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
H 36.75 in W 36 in D 16.25 in
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 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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 56 in W 35.5 in D 15.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 37.25 in W 35.25 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (Edo Period - 19th Century). Tansu are traditional portable wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Chests
Located in Palm Springs, CA
old Meiji period chests that have been refitted with new interiors and frames in the 1980's. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Small Drawer / Cabinet Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer.
It was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / 1868s-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
Meiji period.
The material is cedar, and due to the rubbing over time, it has a unique beautiful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 26.97 in W 30.71 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old drawer storage made in Japan.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
Material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Black Mizuya Tansu / Cabinet Cupboard / 1868-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
work.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, which was used in the Tohoku region of Japan.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cupboards
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 71.07 in W 69.69 in D 22.84 in
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 11.62 in W 14.18 in D 8.08 in
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 11.03 in W 14.18 in D 8.08 in
Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old large drawer storage made in Japan.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 33.47 in W 40.36 in D 19.69 in
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black 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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 13.39 in W 13.59 in D 9.65 in
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi "tansu" drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden drawer made from the Meiji period to the Taisho period (1868-1920) in Japan
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old large black chest of drawers, made in Japan.
Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.26 in W 65.95 in D 29.53 in
Japanese Antique Large Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Box Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese large sideboard (Tansu).
Made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Wood
H 23.63 in W 42.92 in D 21.46 in
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu 1860s-1900s / Storage Box Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wheeled tansu.
The furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 31.11 in W 56.3 in D 24.41 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Storage Box Sofa Table Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese storage box.
This furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Cedar
H 22.84 in W 38.59 in D 19.3 in
Late 19th Century Large Two Section Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
known as a Gifu Mizuya Tansu from the Meiji Period (1868-1912) with its approximate age being from the
Category
1990s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Chest of Drawer Cabinet Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer.
The furniture dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 31.89 in W 31.11 in D 15.95 in
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 21.86 in W 26.58 in D 18.71 in
Fine and Large Keyaki Wood Iron Mounted Tansu Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An outstanding Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood (elm) tansu of large size with 8 drawers, 3 large
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Sofa Table Tansu Mingei Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 22.45 in W 30.71 in D 18.51 in
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
H 13.78 in W 24.22 in D 13 in
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Storage Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sofa Table Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese storage box.
This box is from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
H 22.25 in W 34.45 in D 19.1 in
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Sofa Table Tansu Mingei Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
H 22.45 in W 32.29 in D 18.71 in
An antique Japanese 'Kyodai' tansu (vanity chest)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
attractive piece of furniture. Original bronze fittings. Meiji Period, circa 1890-1900.
Measuring 52 in
Category
20th Century Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old large drawer storage made in Japan.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 25.2 in W 32.49 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware
Located in Amsterdam, NL
kind of cabinets originate from the island Sado, which lies in the Niigata Prefecture.
Tansu is the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 41.86 in W 43.08 in D 17.84 in
Meiji Period Japanese Staircase Tansu
Located in New York, NY
A large late 19th-early 20th century Japanese staircase Tansu, with sliding doors, and eight steps.
Category
20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Meiji Period Cedar and Metal Bound Tansu- Japanese Chest
Located in London, GB
This 19th century Meiji period chest is in characteristic lightweight cedar wood with iron bindings
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
H 36.62 in W 41.74 in D 16.54 in
Cedar Keyaki Chest Japanese Meiji Tansu Dresser Storage Drawers
Located in Monterey, CA
prefecture in Japan. It dates from the Meiji period circa 1870-1890.
It stands 34.75 H x 45.5 W x 18 D
Item
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Tansu Japanese Sado Island Cedar Console Sideboard Bedside Table Cabinet, Meiji
Located in Monterey, CA
piece.
Origin Town of Ogi Sado Island Nilgata prefecture, Japan
Meiji period circa 1870-1890
It can
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 45 in W 93 in D 17.25 in
Japanese Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four drawer Tansu. Meiji period.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Cypress
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Find many varieties of an authentic meiji period tansu available at 1stDibs. A meiji period tansu — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the meiji period tansu you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A meiji period tansu, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets 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 storage 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. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, 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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