Bandaji Chest

Korean Jang or Bandaji wooden chest on chest having two doors on each section with butterfly gilt metal hinges and inlaid wood circular taekgeuk motif, four drawers to top with gilt ...

Known as drop front half opening chest, Bandaji was traditionally used to store household valuables and beddings.

This is an antique Korean chest that was sourced from Jilin, China, and is approxiamte 100-120 years old. The original brass details has some light engravings which are all intact, t...

Antique Korean cabinet or Bandaji (blanket) chest in two parts, with intricate brass-work and hardware..

Antique Korean cabinet or Bandaji (blanket) chest. Upper section features a traditional drop down front with interior space, bottom features large area for storage behind double doors.

Another nearly identical Bandaji is illustrated on page 75 of "Korean Chests Treasures of the Yi Dynasty" by Wickman.

Bandaji chests were traditionally used for storing documents.

Antique Korean soong-soong-i bandaji chest. Soong-soong-i is fine, lacelike iron openwork that was done in Pakchon, North Korea.

19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles.

Korean Bandaji chest or trunk featuring elm frame with brass accents.

Korean Bandaji hardwood storage tansu chest, 19th century, with drop-front panel with a large central ring lock in the form of a stylized bird lock, overall with chased hardware havi...

Antique Korean Bandaji Blanket Chest is made from elm and pine and is embellished with patina iron fittings and hinges.

Early 19th Century Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji wedding chests or cabinet made of elmwood featuring ornate brass bird, butterfly and sawastika accents.

1900s antique Oriental Bandaji metal mounted chest.   

Beautiful Korean Camphorwood burl Bandaji style chest, c. 1960's. The chest features two internal small drawers and two full size lower drawers lined with red velvet.

The antique Korean Bandaji, or blanket chest is handcrafted in wood and embellished with original brass trim, mounted with intricate fittings, including handles, hinges and lock plate.

The literal meaning of the Korean word bandaji is "half closing. This is because chests such as this one, have a front door that opens downward.

This chest has very fine metalwork. North Korean bandaji (front-opening chests) are renowned for their fine, detailed metalwork.

Antique Korean head side chest in harmonious combination of elm, pear and persimmon wood, with intricate brass-work. Includes receipt (dated 1984) and certificate from Gallery 69 Ltd...

Antique Korean Bandaji (Front Opening Chest) from Cholla with a hand carved nature scene of auspicious Birds and Flowers, constructed of zelkova wood with swallowtail motif ironwork.

Beautiful heavy brass handmade hardware and strapping decorate this Old Elm blanket chest. Top section opens to one large interior space. Dovetailed construction throughout. Nice pat...

Generously proportioned mid-century chest in black lacquer with brass strapwork, in the manner of a Korean bandaji (blanket chest).

Korean Tansu Elmwood cabinet, 20th Century Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji wedding chests or cabinet made of elmwood lacking the usual brass ornate decoration that the older ones normally ...

19th century Bandaji chest made in the Kyonggi province featuring a heavily decorated case with wrought iron pierced grill work and iron handles.

Antique wooden Korean chest, slant front opens to three short drawers with tab pulls over a deep storage compartment, decorative black painted iron hardware, hinges, pulls and a comp...

Distinctive Korean Tansu Bandaji style chest or blanket chest made of elm.

Bandaji is known as drop front half-opening chest that was used to store family valuables and beddings.

Bandaji is known as front-opening chest, and sometimes as wedding chest as it was often offered as part of the dowry.

Bandaji is known as drop front half-opening chest that was used to store family valuables and beddings.

Another nearly identical Bandaji is illustrated on page 75 of "Korean Chests Treasures of the Yi Dynasty" by Wickman.

A variation of the “Sung Sun I” style Bandaji (typically from the Pakchon area in Pyongan Do), the chest is distinctive with the finely pierced ironwork hardware with lace-like desig...

19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles.

Late 19th century Korean Bandaji tansu with elaborate decorative metalwork.

A stunning Korean bandaji, or blanket chest, crafted from elm wood, lacquered, and mounted with iron fittings, Joseon Dynasty late 18th or early 19th century.

Bandaji book storage chest, Chonju-style, three drawers above double doors and drop door in center, with handle on either side, with Chinese locks, early 20th century, Korean.

A vintage pair of Korean Bandaji style elm and rosewood scholar's chests or nightstands.

The antique Korean Bandaji, or blanket chest is handcrafted in wood and embellished with original brass trim, mounted with intricate fittings, including handles, hinges and lock plate.

Antique brass banded Korean bandaji (blanket chest) or tansu nong, with brass butterfly decoration, circa second half of the 19th century.

Set of two beautiful Korean Camphorwood burl Bandaji style chests, c. 1960’s. The oversized floral etched brass hardware in butterfly or moth silhouettes have little signs of wear.

Pair of Korean Bandaji (blanket) chests on stands with intricate brass-work and hardware. 22" high at the ends, 21.5" high to surface, were used as side tables.

An authentic early 20th century Korean dovetailed elm chest often used for storing valuables or clothing. The large fish-form lock, common on chests from the provinces of northern ...

The Korean name bandaji (literally meaning "half closing") derives from the hinged door in the front of this chest.

Hence why they're known as "Blanket Chests". The literal meaning of the Korean word bandaji is "half closing.

A Korean Bandaji (blanket) front-opening chest with ornamental brass fittings on beautifully hand carved shaped base.

Korean Bandaji (blanket chest) with silver hardware, fish lock & key.

A complimentary pair of North Korean blanket chests (Bandaji) with etched German silver hardware and fish lock and key.

19th Century Yi Dynasty chestnut wood bandaji with original hand forged iron hardware. 90639-315010

Antique North Korean Bandaji (blanket chest). Solid elm wood - original finish, with original brass fittings.

Antique North Korean Bandaji (Blanket Chest). Original brass hardware.

Korean Bandaji (blanket chest). Every Korean household had a bandaji to store blankets for sleeping.

Antique Korean Bandaji (blanket chest) with lace iron hardware.

Korean Bandaji, blanket chests is the most diverse in style of the Korean chests.

Korean Chest Yi dynasty limewood silver inlay brown storage cabinet, 19th century This blanket chest or Bandaji is constructed of lime wood with delicate silver inlay throughout the ...

Impressive Asian campaign style cabinet featuring two large front doors that open to reveal a drop down writing desk and fitted with numerous storage drawers. Adorned with opulent br...

Korean Low Table, perfect as a coffee table. Marked Korea on underside. Good solid condition, top was refinished at some point. Some wear to to table top. Looks to be made of Mahogany.

A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea. The small ac...

c. 1870s/1880s; Japan Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet. This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...

A fine antique Korean medicine or apothecary chest from late Joseon Dynasty (circa 19th century). Known as Yakchang in Korean, this type of chest was used to sort and store herb medi...

This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finis...

A two-tier stacking storage cabinet on comforting stand, known as Nong in Korean, circa early 20th century (end of Joseon to Korean Empire Period). Each cabinet is fitted with a pair...

This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality example with a complicated and intricate interior. The box is in very good condition c...

A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late Meiji-period Japanese merchant’s chest, crafted from keyaki (Japanese elm) and adorne...

An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display portion with etched glass covering shelves and upper and lower cupboard with sliding...

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

Books and Scholars’ Accouterments; Chaekgeori Second half of the 19th century Korean framed panel. Ink and color on paper. This Korean Chaekgeori painting depicts two open shelve...