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1970s Vintage Asian Rosewood Tansu Chest with Brass Hardware
By James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A compact jewel of Asian craftsmanship, this rosewood chest blends ornate detail with purposeful
Brass
Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser
By Henredon
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser Dimensions : 72" Long X 30
Walnut
Unavailable|$2,220 / set
Pair of Baker Furniture Asian Tansu Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Baker furniture Asian Tansu chest with metal accent, one of the top door swing open from
Oak
Unavailable|$5,500
Japanese Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu with iron hardware.
Cypress
Unavailable|$4,500
Japanese Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four drawer Tansu. Meiji period.
Cypress
Unavailable|$6,500
Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A beautiful Japanese Kaidan Tansu also called Kaidan Dansu featuring six steps, five drawers (4
Unavailable|$9,500
Japanese Mizuya Tansu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese mizuya kitchen tansu on wheels. Lots of storage.
Cypress
Unavailable|$5,000
Elmwood Two-Tier Tansu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elmwood tansu with brass fittings.
Brass
Unavailable|$6,800
Japanese Wheeled Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese kuruma dansu (wheel chest) of keyaki (Elm wood) with two sets of sliding panels. The panels open to reveal large interior compartments. With original iron hardware. A good ...
Iron
Unavailable
Ogi Tansu from Japan
By Ogi Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
An large 2 piece stacking clothing chest from the town of Ogi,on Sado Island in original patina. Niiagata Prefecture.
Unavailable|$5,803
19Th. Century Japanese Staircase Tansu
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
19th century Japanese staircase tansu.
Unavailable|$8,500
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Merchant’s Chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer finish, completed with hinoki (Chamaecyparis...
Iron
Unavailable|$12,000
19th Century Japanese Large Kitchen Tansu
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century wooden Mizuya Tansu chest, in two parts (upper and lower). With large
Wood
Unavailable|$1,595
19th Century Japanese Kiri Wood Tansu Chest
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very nice and charming Japanese Tansu two part chest constructed in Kiri wood with metal mounts
Wood
Unavailable|$1,675
Small Tansu Japanese Cabinet, Japan late Edo period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Charming little tansu with two sliding panels and multiple drawers in very good original condition
Wood
Unavailable|$1,400
Antique Japanese Carpenter's Tansu Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Carpenter’s tool chest, constructed of Cedar (sugi, Cryptomeria japonica) with a persimmon stain, with the drawer interiors constructed of Paulownia (kiri, Paulownia tomento...
Copper
Unavailable|$9,000
Japanese Kuruma Tansu Large Wheeled Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kuruma-dansu, a wheeled storage chest traditionally kept in the Kura (storeroom) containing valuables, thus the wheels are for quick evacuation. This version is constructed ...
Chestnut, Cypress
Unavailable|$2,400
Pair of Japanese Ezo Matsu 'Pine' Tansu Chests
Located in Houston, TX
Matching pair of Japanese pine Tansu chests feature Brass hardware. Front features a pair of doors
Pine
Unavailable|$11,951
Japanese Tansu Cedar Elm Chest Sendai Style 19th Century
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tansu is one-section and is made of Cedar (Sugi) and Elm (Keyaki). It is in the
Unavailable|$3,600
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, constructed of hinoki (Chaemaecyparis obtusa) and keyaki (Zelkova serrata) drawer fronts, tr...
Iron
Unavailable|$5,200
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, constructed of hinoki (Chaemaecyparis obtusa) and keyaki (Zelkova serrata) drawer fron...
Iron
Unavailable|$1,400
Kusuri Tansu, 'Japanese Medicine Chest', Showa period, '1926-1989'
Located in Stockbridge, MA
Kusuri Tansu, (Japanese Medicine Chest). Showa period, (1926-1989). This Japanese medicine chest
Wood
Unavailable|$1,900
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Japanese tansu chest. tabletop wooden chest decorated with inlay and marquetry. Fittings
Hardwood
Unavailable|$8,900
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 prefecture in Japan. It dates from the Meiji period circa 1870-1890. It stands 34.75 H x...
Cedar
Tansu Japanese Sado Island Cedar Console Sideboard Bedside Table Cabinet, Meiji
Located in Monterey, CA
This piece is a cedar chest of drawers or Tansu in Japanese. It is two separate pieces. The most
Iron
Unavailable|$9,500
Large Japanese Rosewood Taisho 3-Section Tansu Clothing Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese 3-section clothing chest, crafted of chestnut and cedar with the entire facade of a thick rosewood veneer. The storage composition has multiple drawers of varying size...
Chestnut, Elm, Rosewood
Japanese Tansu Light Wood Kiri Black Hardware Chest Side Table Bedside Table
Located in Monterey, CA
Japanese Tansu chest constructed entirely of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock
Wood
Unavailable|$3,884
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 and is in two original sections with four long drawers, a short drawer and a cupbo...
Cedar
Sold|$465
Small Tansu Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Exotic wood Tansu cabinet with brass hardware. Beautiful wood-grain and brass mounts. Original Lock
Brass
Sold|$4,830
19th Century Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Japanese tansu with traces of paint. Top part behind doors can be used with
Sold|$1,250
19th Century Japanese Tansu
Located in New Windsor, NY
Gorgeous two-drawer wood and iron Japanese tansu. One half of an original two-section tansu. All
Iron
Sold|$3,980
Pair of Tansu Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Tansu are Japanese chests, trunks or cupboards used for all types of storage. These chest were made
Sold|$3,200
Two-Piece Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful 2 piece tansu chest....tops on both are finished so they can be used separately or
Iron
Sold|$1,475
Japanese Tansu on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual small four-drawer tansu or chest on custom platform stand with original iron hardware
Iron
Sold|$550
Japanese Tansu Style Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Oak Tansu style chest fronted by two doors and five drawers. Outfitted with black iron hardware and
Wood
Sold|$3,900
Pair of Tansu Nightstands
Located in East Hampton, NY
A complementary pair of Japanese elmwood Tansus on custom modern iron stands. The chest on the
Sold|$4,830
19th Century Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome tall antique Japanese bedding chest with two sliding doors. Striking dark and medium brown wood, original bamboo nails. Two shelves inside. Very functional!
Wood
Sold|$865
Japanese Tansu Chest, Early 1900s
Located in Fulton, CA
An early 20th century Japanese Tansu chest on stand. Beautiful original finish with old-world charm
Wood
Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu Meiji Era c1880's Keyaki & Sugi Tansu Chest 68"H
Located in Portland, OR
Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts
Wrought Iron
Sold|$6,500
Japanese Elm Tansu Small Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Also known as "ship's chests" because sailors and merchants used them. Black iron hardware, keyaki wood drawer fronts, suji wood form.
Iron
Sold|$3,250
Antique Japanese Mizuya Kitchen Tansu
Located in Peabody, MA
An excellent spare Minimalist example of a Meiji period two-piece Mizuya in Keyaki wood with rich patina. Ample compartmental storage, four sliding doors with delicate pewter finger ...
Pewter
Sold|$28,750
Japanese Two Door Chest 'tansu'
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful original hardware on kiyaki wood. Interior reveals nine drawers with individual handles and locks. Excellent condition.
Hardwood
Sold|$4,715
19th Century Tansu on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diminutive kiri wood tansu from the Toyko area, c.1850. All original. Hand forged iron hardware. 9
Iron
Sold|$1,100
Black Japanese Tansu Chest, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji Period, Japanese Tansu with seven full capacity drawers. Large, unique
Bronze, Iron
Sold|$1,300
Vintage Nine-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Somis, CA
A vintage Japanese Tansu with nine elegant drawers. The Meiji period piece has full capacity
Bronze, Iron
Sold|$1,725
Antique Japanese Elmwood Tansu on Stand
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique Japanese elmwood tansu in three parts; two cases having brass strap mounts and hardware
Elm
Japanese Lacquered Sendai Tansu Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Iron
Antique Japanese Tansu Taisho Two Tone Lacquered 47"
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful Japanese Taishō-era tansu is finished in a striking two-tone palette of deep black
Iron
Japanese Matsumoto Stacking Tansu Chest, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Iron
Sold|$7,700
19th Century Tansu, Chest of Drawers, Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tansu with seven graduated drawers. All original hardware; hand-forged three leaf clover pulls
Sold|$7,284
Large Taisho Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu
Located in London, GB
A large charred cedar, elm & paper Japanese Tansu from the early 20th century Taisho period
Elm, Cedar, Paper
Sold|$1,550 / set
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Three-Piece Set
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu chest consisting three individual pieces that can be used
Iron, Brass
19th Century Japanese Double Tansu Storage Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese tansu/dansu cabinet consisting of two separate pieces stacked on each other
Wood
Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine single section Japanese Meiji period lacquered keyaki wood choba (merchant's tansu) fitted
Iron
Sold|$3,800
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
Metal
Late-20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear Wood
Located in New York, NY
A medium-sized Japanese tansu, circa 1970. Handcrafted in light-weight, unvarnished wood, with
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear Wood
Located in New York, NY
A Medium-sized Japanese tansu, circa 1925. Handcrafted in light-weight, unvarnished wood, with
Wood
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.