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Choba Tansu

Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era Antique Choba - Tansu (merchant's chest
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Japanese Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi Wood, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
One section Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi wood, Meiji period Configuration of drawers and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware
Located in Amsterdam, NL
kind of cabinets originate from the island Sado, which lies in the Niigata Prefecture. Tansu is the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

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Iron

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Japanese Kantô kannon’biraki ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (chest of drawers with doors)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Remarkable wooden Kantô kannon’biraki ishô’dansu (cabinet of drawers with hinged doors) in two sections equipped with striking iron hardware. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The ...
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Japanese all-matching Japanese gold lacquer ô’yoroi (great suit-of-armour)
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A striking all-matching Japanese gold lacquer ô’yoroi (great suit-of-armour) with vibrant orange cords, a multicoloured and light orange hem (kin’urushinuri hi’ito hi’suso tôsei guso...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Japanese Tansu Chest / Storage, 1920s
By ACC Japan
Located in London, Lambeth
Beautiful patinated wooden small tansu from Japan. Tansu chests are very popular throughout Japan and were originally created as a portable set of drawers. Crafted using Japanese joi...
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Japanese Tansu Chest / Storage, 1920s
Japanese Tansu Chest / Storage, 1920s
H 37.01 in W 14.97 in D 16.54 in
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 storage chests from Japan. In Japanese traditional houses, there were no fixed chairs,...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Wood

Stair Tansu
Located in CARLTON, AU
This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm, D137.5cm), and could be displayed separately in two parts. This will fit into the archite...
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

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Stair Tansu
Stair Tansu
H 81.89 in W 54.14 in D 23.63 in
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

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1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
XXL Late Edo Period Japanese Cedar “Kura” Door/Wall Hanging Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A huge early 19th C. Japanese Kura door in cedar. Beautifully patinated bleached-out wood with hand forged wrought iron plaque/lock. Can either be used as a door or a large art work.
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Doors and Gates

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Iron

Japanese Antique Glass Cupboard Cabinet Showcase 1920s-1940s Japandi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese glass cabinet. This is made of pine wood. The shelves and door crosspieces are in the same position, allowing a clear view of the inside. It was used as a pr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

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20th Century Showa Period Garden Folding Screen Two Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Oriental Spring Garden: Japanese two-panel screen painted on rice paper from the Showa period.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Rare C. 1850 Antique Japanese 2-Part Tansu Chest with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th Century Japanese home. Because Japanese homes were (and are) relatively small, furniture...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Dressers

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Pine

All Original C. 1850 Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
This 2-part antique Japanese tansu has lovely old-patina wood and and attractive hand-forged iron handles and other hardware. It can be used as-shown, stacked or separated and raise...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Japanese Antique Wooden Door 1750s-1860s/Architecture Abstract Art Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is the door of the warehouse (KURA) in the Edo period in Japan. This door is from the late Edo period. (1750s-1860s) It has been exposed to the wind and rain for a long time, ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Architectural Elements

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Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Rolling Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800’s Japanese Rolling Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser Country: Japan Materials: Wood, Iron Condition: Original Condition Style: Japanese Antique Year: 1890’s $4,895 ...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Dressers

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Antique American Art Nouveau Small Mirrored Étagère with Curio Cabinet
Located in Doylestown, PA
American Art Nouveau étagère with a dark walnut finish, circa 1910's. A petite étagère with a slim frame suitable for many spaces. It features beveled mirrors behind beautifully cu...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Vitrines

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Brass

Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese byobu folding screen / room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lan...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

English Glazed Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C English glazed kitchen dresser. 1830. Reference: 8194 Dimensions 70.5 inches (179 cms) Wide 20.5 inches (52 cms) Deep 81.5 inches (207 cms) High
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Dressers

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Pine

English Glazed Kitchen Dresser
English Glazed Kitchen Dresser
H 81.5 in W 70.5 in D 20.5 in

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Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese shop chest, choba dansu, crafted entirely of sugi (cryptomeria) wood. The tansu with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

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Wood

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
H 36 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
Exceptional Japanese Choba dansu Office Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese choba dansu (office chest) of unusual dimensions. The single section tansu constructed of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
H 35.75 in W 35.75 in D 16.75 in
Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese choba-dansu (merchant’s chest) constructed of kuri (chestnut) wood with keyaki (zelkova
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
H 47.75 in W 33.5 in D 18 in
19th Antique Japanese Choba Tansu Keyaki and Kiri Wood
Located in Brescia, IT
Choba Tansu Japanese cabinet, last Edo Period, in Kiri and Keyaki wood with four drawers and two
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Wood

Fine Japanese Edo Period Keyaki Choba Tansu 'Merchant's Chest'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Japanese late Edo period keyaki wood (elm) Choba tansu (merchant's chest) with multiple
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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Choba Tansu on Custom Steel Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
tables, or stylish end tables beside your sofa. The Choba Tansu's distinct compartments and drawers, once
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Steel, Iron

19th C. Japanese Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese merchant choba tansu on iron base. Intricate iron work and secret compartments.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

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Iron

19th C. Japanese Chest
19th C. Japanese Chest
H 38.5 in W 30 in D 16 in
Elegant Japanese burl elm 3 section choba dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Japanese 3 section merchant's tansu with exceptional burl elm drawer fronts, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Iron

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Stained Keyaki Clothing Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Japanese Meiji period lacquered and stained choba or clothing tansu in two parts, the upper
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm, Pine

Japanese Elm and Pine Clothing Tansu with Crane and Turtle Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late Meiji period elm and pine clothing tansu (choba) in two sections with two long drawers over
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm, Pine

Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. tansu on iron base. It has nine drawers and four doors. All original, beautiful chest
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
H 43 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Choba Dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique two section hinoki (cypress) wood choba dansu (merchant's chest) from Kyoto, Japan. Tansu
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Choba Dansu
Japanese Choba Dansu
H 55.325 in W 32 in D 15 in
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