Kaidan Tansu Japanese Stair Chest, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This rare Kaidan Tansu is an original 19th-century Japanese stair chest from the Meiji period (circa 1890).
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
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Japan Kaidan Tansu
Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese antique black chest "staircase chest" (late Edo period-Meiji period) / tansu cabinet It is a chest of drawers from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1800-1912) in ...
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Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A beautiful Japanese Kaidan Tansu also called Kaidan Dansu featuring six steps, five drawers (4 lock) and double sliding doors which reveal a storage area separated midway by a horiz...
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Materials
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Japanese Kaidan Tansu 3 Piece Antique Staircase Chest Meiji Period 1870s
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H 96 in W 74.5 in D 25.25 in
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SPECTACTULAR CONVERSATION PIECE, RARE JAPANESE FINE ANTIQUE STAIRCASE CHEST. MEIJI PERIOD 1870’s – 1890’s. ENORMOUS STORAGE! An antique 9-step “kaidan” cabinet with 11 drawers and t...
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Wood
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A good quality late Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood kaidan or step tansu in two parts, the small three step upper stage with two sliding doors and a single small drawer, the large ...
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H 27.56 in W 23.12 in D 19.89 in
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Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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