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What is Mizuya Tansu?
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A Mizuya Tansu is a Japanese chest or container typically used to store food, dishes, utensils and more near a kitchen or tea room. They are usually made of wood and many are beautifully designed. Browse a collection of Mizuya Tansu cabinets on 1stDibs.
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Taishō Period Japanese Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Chest in Sugi Wood with Sliding Door
Located in Yonkers, NY
A beautifully constructed Japanese kitchen cabinet, known as a mizuya tansu, from the Taishō period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Mizuya Tansu Japanese Cabinet, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptional 19th-century Japanese mizuya tansu originates from the late Edo–Meiji period and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Keyaki 3-Shaku Mizuya Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Taisho Period, c.1920
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese mizuya cabinet was crafted during the Taisho period, circa 1920.
At approximately
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Taishō Mizuya Dansu Kitchen Two Toned Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period Mizuya Dansu two toned kitchen cabinet from the early 20th century, with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Brass
1870s-1900s Japanese antique Mizuya tansu chest, sideboard wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from a long-established hardware shop in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Single tier Mizuya tansu
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
