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Large Taisho Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu
Large Taisho Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu

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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Elm, Cedar, Paper

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Three-Piece Set
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Three-Piece 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

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron, Brass

19th Century Japanese Double Tansu  Storage Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Double Tansu  Storage Cabinet

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Tansu
Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Tansu

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest
Japanese Meiji Two-Part Red Tansu Chest

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

Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear 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

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late-20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear Wood
Late-20th Century Japanese Tansu in Clear Wood

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

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Shelf, Tansu, Wabi-Sabi, Cabinetwork
Japanese Antique Shelf, Tansu, Wabi-Sabi, Cabinetwork

Japanese Antique Shelf, Tansu, Wabi-Sabi, Cabinetwork

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This Japanese antique furniture was made in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This shelf was used for tea ceremony(Jpanaese "Sado"). This piece was finished by a highly skilled Japa...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Tansu Chests on Iron Bases
Pair of Tansu Chests on Iron Bases

Pair of Tansu Chests on Iron Bases

Located in Chicago, IL

These handsome rectangular chests feature two drawers and detailed lock plates decorated with turtles and birds of prey. One of the pieces is outfitted with a small door covering a s...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan
Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan

Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique ceremonial dress and sword tansu, Sendai, Japan Cedar and Keyaki wood Guaranteed to

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Iron

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period

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

19th Century Meiji Era Antique Japanese Sendai Tansu
19th Century Meiji Era Antique Japanese Sendai Tansu

19th Century Meiji Era Antique Japanese Sendai Tansu

Located in Peabody, MA

An exceptional 19th century Meiji period Japanese tansu from the Sendai region. Features a rich

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period
Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu, Meiji period The marquetry is composed of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Low Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Vintage Japanese Low Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware

Vintage Japanese Low Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful, Meiji Period, Japanese Low Tansu with two full size drawers. Large, unique, solid iron

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest with Sliding Glass Doors
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest with Sliding Glass Doors

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest with Sliding Glass Doors

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu with five drawers and a pair of each glass and wood sliding

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Late 19th Century Two Piece Tansu Chest
Antique Late 19th Century Two Piece Tansu Chest

Antique Late 19th Century Two Piece Tansu Chest

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

Two piece antique four drawer tansu chest with metal lock plates and side stacking/locking clasps

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large impressive antique Japanese Mizuya Tansu cabinet (kitchen chest) in 2 sections, made of

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Chestnut, Cypress

Kyoto Two Section Mizuya (Kitchen) Tansu, Meiji Period
Kyoto Two Section Mizuya (Kitchen) Tansu, Meiji Period

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

19th Century Japanese Large Double Tansu with 18 Drawers
19th Century Japanese Large Double Tansu with 18 Drawers

19th Century Japanese Large Double Tansu with 18 Drawers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century tansu consisting of two stacked tansus. A fantastic shop chest that would make a very

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Taisho Period Japanese Tansu Mounted With Brass Hardware
Antique Taisho Period Japanese Tansu Mounted With Brass Hardware

Antique Taisho Period Japanese Tansu Mounted With Brass Hardware

Located in Peabody, MA

A Taisho period Japanese tansu in elmwood mounted with unusual brass hardware rather than the more

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Antique Japanese Low Tansu with Sliding Doors
19th Century Antique Japanese Low Tansu with Sliding Doors

19th Century Antique Japanese Low Tansu with Sliding Doors

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century tansu with two sliding doors and three drawers. Doors can be locked. Original hand

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

20th Century Japanese Clothing Tansu, Yonezawa Style, Yamagata Prefecture
20th Century Japanese Clothing Tansu, Yonezawa Style, Yamagata Prefecture

20th Century Japanese Clothing Tansu, Yonezawa Style, Yamagata Prefecture

Located in Point Richmond, CA

20th century antique Japanese clothing Tansu, Yonezawa style, Yamagata Prefecture Lacquered Kiri

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate, Iron

Korean Tansu Style Lacquered Dressing Chest, Circa 1950s
Korean Tansu Style Lacquered Dressing Chest, Circa 1950s

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 Korean bandaji (blanket chest).

Category

Vintage 1950s Korean Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

Meiji Japanese Tansu Two-Tier Chest, Crane Turtle Hardware
Meiji Japanese Tansu Two-Tier Chest, Crane Turtle Hardware

Meiji Japanese Tansu Two-Tier Chest, Crane Turtle Hardware

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu consists two individual chests that can be used separately

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Edo Period Chestnut Tansu, Hand-Crafted, Japan, Circa 1840, 24.5" Tall
Edo Period Chestnut Tansu, Hand-Crafted, Japan, Circa 1840, 24.5" Tall

Edo Period Chestnut Tansu, Hand-Crafted, Japan, Circa 1840, 24.5" Tall

Located in San Francisco, CA

A particularly good looking Edo period chestnut tansu. Unusual small size makes it suitable for a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Sendai Tansu Chest with Floral Iron Hardware, C. 1900
Japanese Sendai Tansu Chest with Floral Iron Hardware, C. 1900

Japanese Sendai Tansu Chest with Floral Iron Hardware, C. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Fine Original Antique Five-Drawer Chest, 100% Original Tansu
Japanese Fine Original Antique Five-Drawer Chest, 100% Original Tansu

Japanese Fine Original Antique Five-Drawer Chest, 100% Original Tansu

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese Acquisitions travels. This is an antique handcrafted wooden chest tansu

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Era Japanese Two Piece Tansu
Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Era Japanese Two Piece Tansu

Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Era Japanese Two Piece Tansu

Located in Peabody, MA

A late 19th century Japanese two-piece tansu chest in kiri wood with original hand forged iron

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original
Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original

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 Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi

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

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Dresser with Four Trays and Drawers
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Dresser with Four Trays and Drawers

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, Dresser with Four Trays and Drawers

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu dresser with four shallow pullout trays and four full capacity

Category

20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest in Natural Finish, Set of Two
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest in Natural Finish, Set of Two

Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest in Natural Finish, Set of Two

Located in Somis, CA

An elegant vintage Japanese Tansu consists two individual chests that can be used separately

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Japanese Rosewood & Mohogany Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tansu, C1920
Antique Japanese Rosewood & Mohogany Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tansu, C1920

Antique Japanese Rosewood & Mohogany Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tansu, C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Japanese tansu offers rosewood and mahogany construction with folate carved rails and

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

with the same tradition and advanced techniques as Japanese shrines. In Japan, it was called a tansu

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Wood

20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest, Bamboo & Wood, White Paper Doors
20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest, Bamboo & Wood, White Paper Doors

20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest, Bamboo & Wood, White Paper Doors

Located in Somis, CA

A most charming Tansu. The sliding doors are covered in white Japanese hand made rice paper in

Category

20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique Storage Box 1800s-1860s/Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi Art
Japanese Antique Storage Box 1800s-1860s/Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi Art

Japanese Antique Storage Box 1800s-1860s/Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi Art

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old Japanese storage box. It was used as a book case. It is an item from the Edo period. (1800s-1860s) Paper is attached to the wooden frame to protect the book from hu...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wooden Drawer / Tansu Chest / 1868-1926 / Meiji Era
Japanese Antique Wooden Drawer / Tansu Chest / 1868-1926 / Meiji Era

Japanese Antique Wooden Drawer / Tansu Chest / 1868-1926 / Meiji Era

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a Japanese drawer made around the Meiji-Taisho era (1868-1926) in Japan. Very simple and beautiful shape. Drawers can be taken in and out smoothly. There are no major defect...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Cedar

1840s - 1870s Japanese antique large mizuya tansu cabinet, sideboard. wabi sabi
1840s - 1870s Japanese antique large mizuya tansu cabinet, sideboard. wabi sabi

1840s - 1870s Japanese antique large mizuya tansu cabinet, sideboard. wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

mizuya tansu cabinet is, a product of late 19th century, circa 1840s - 1870s (late Edo period), guessing

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board

Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1910s / Wabi Sabi Mingei / Side board

Located in Kawagoe-Shi, JP

Tansu (chest of drawers) made during the Meiji period (1860-1910) in Japan. Traditional Japanese

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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Asian Tansu For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Asian tansu you’re looking for. Each Asian tansu for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. There are many kinds of the Asian tansu you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An Asian tansu made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Baker Furniture Company, Henredon and Japanese School each produced at least one beautiful Asian tansu that is worth considering.

How Much is an Asian Tansu?

The average selling price for an Asian tansu at 1stDibs is $2,372, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You

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.