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What is Mizuya Tansu?

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What is Mizuya Tansu?
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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Japanese Mizuya Ku-Shaku Kitchen Cabinet – Edo Period, c.1850
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese Mizuya Ku-Shaku Kitchen Cabinet – Edo Period, c.1850 A substantial and finely crafted
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar, Cypress

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

Wabi-Sabi Japanese Antique Keyaki Mizuya Tansu chest Early 20th C
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
A finely crafted Japanese Mizuya tansu from the early 20th century, circa 1910s to 1930 (Taisho to
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cedar

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Hinoki Mizuya Tansu Kitchen Cabinet 46"W
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. Antique Japanese 水屋箪笥 Mizuya Tansu — Hinoki Cypress Kitchen Cabinet with Carved Fretwork, Meiji
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

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