Small Japanese cabinet, ca. 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese cabinet from the early 20th century, crafted from wood with a warm dark brown finish.
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
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Elm
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19th-Century Japanese Cabinet Made of Exotic Wood in Brown
$2,021Sale Price|20% Off
19th-Century Japanese Cabinet Made of Exotic Wood in Brown
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Japanese Cabinet or Etagere Made of Exotic Wood in Brown color A Japanese cabinet from the late 19th century made of exotic wood, featuring rich floral decorations.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George III Japanned Cabinet On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Beautifully decorated with overall Chinoiserie decoration. The pair of doors opening to fitted drawers with brass ring handles. Raised on square tapered legs. From dealer Antique Por...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Pine
Meiji-Period Japanese Cabinet with Textile-Backed Glass Doors, c. 1880-1910
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A late 19th-century Japanese cabinet dating to the Meiji period, circa 1880-1910.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Mizuya Tansu Japanese Cabinet, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptional 19th-century Japanese mizuya tansu originates from the late Edo–Meiji period and showcases traditional craftsmanship in warm, deeply patinated wood. Its façade featu...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George III Japanned Cabinet On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
With a pair of doors with elaborate brass hinges and overall Asian inspired decoration opening to an interior of drawers with brass bail handles. The slightly later base with Asian i...
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
George I Giltwood and Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
The cabinet with two doors opening to an interior fitted with drawers. Two drawers with reverse painting on glass of a country house and gardens, another drawer with a stump work cre...
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pair of Dutch Neoclassic Satinwood and Japanned Cabinets
Located in Essex, MA
Each with rectangular tops with rosewood banding, canted corners over a pair of doors each with green chinoiserie decorated doors and dividers. One shelf. Raised on square tapered ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Cabinets
Materials
Satinwood, Lacquer
English 18th Century Chinoiserie Japanned Cabinet on 19th Century Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The scale and configuration suggest use as a collector’s cabinet or table cabinet, designed to house documents, small valuables, or objects of curiosity.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
English Faux Bamboo Japanned Cabinet with Leather Shelves, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of wood and finished in a painted faux bamboo scheme, the cabinet features jointed and ringed elements carefully worked to imitate natural bamboo while retaining the stre...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo, Glass, Wood
Japanese Cabinet with Drawers, Japan, Wabi Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This Japanese file cabinet embodies both utility and understated elegance.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th C. Hand-Painted Japanned Cabinet on Stand with Grand Tour Inspired Elements
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Morristown, NJ
A visually commanding and richly detailed 19th-century Continental japanned cabinet on stand, likely of Austrian or southern German origin, lavishly painted with architectural vignet...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Restored Aesthetic Movement Tortoise Bamboo Japanned Cabinet
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Spectacular late 19th-century English Aesthetic Movement cabinet étagère executed in richly figured tortoiseshell bamboo with striking japanned lacquer decoration throughout.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror, Wood, Plywood
Vintage Zebra Wood Japanese Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Curving Open Shelves
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Japanese zebra wood cabinet from the mid 20th century, with sliding doors and open shelves.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Zebra Wood
Small Japanese display cabinet, circa 1925
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This small Japanese cabinet, manufactured around 1920, is a characterful piece of furniture with an understated appearance and a functional layout.
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Elm
English 18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Cabinet on 19th Century Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 18th century japanned cabinet richly decorated in gilt chinoiserie, raised on a later 19th century stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Wood
An early 18th century Queen Anne japanned chinoiserie cabinet on stand.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An early 18th century Queen Anne japanned cabinet on stand. The cabinet English, first quarter of the 18th century, the stand Chinese, circa 1700–1725.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
Antique Japanese Wooden Cabinet with Hinged Doors and Drawers, Meiji Period
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
This refined antique Japanese cabinet, dating to the Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century), reflects the restrained craftsmanship and functional elegance characteristic of t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquered Commode, circa 19th Century, France
$17,500Sale Price|30% Off
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquered Commode, circa 19th Century, France
Located in Girona, Spain
19th century gilt bronze-mounted lacquered commode. 19th century French commode structure made with the drawers of an 18th century lacquered Japanese cabinet. Unique and very rare ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Apothecary Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors, Early 20th century
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese apothecary cabinet dates from the late Meiji to Taisho period (circa early 20th century) and was originally used in a medical clinic.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Glass, Cedar, Lacquer
Japanese Modernism Cabinet, 1960s, Japan/simple design sideboard
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A refined low cabinet from the Japanese mid-century period, featuring warm wooden construction and distinctive fabric-covered red doors.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquered Meiji Period Cabinet
Located in Montreal, QC
Japanese lacquered Meiji Period cabinet.
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Mizuya Cabinet, Tansu, Japan, 1910s, Wabi Sabi, Storage
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A striking Japanese storage cabinet dating to the 1910s, featuring beautifully aged wood, traditional sliding doors, and four small drawers with original metal pulls.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet, having a quality lacquered lift off lid above 4 drawers with original handles, containing 2 small matching lacquered boxes.
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) the double hinged doors decorated with two eagles in relief, each standing on a pol...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
$18,525Sale Price|35% Off
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
It features remarkable, detailed carving rivaling anything produced in Japan or China during any period. This cabinet has been carved in the Chinese style, featuring many elements of...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique, Cabinet, Cupboards Showa Period
Located in Vienna, AT
Kiri wood, painted in oxblood color / metal applications. Rectangular body on a foot frame. Structured double sliding door and 3 drawers. Inside 1 shelf, 1 small compartment and 1 dr...
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Softwood
Pair of Japanese Textured Black Lacquer Chests w/Hand Painted Asian Details
Located in Topeka, KS
Upon researching whether there is a significance to either style we found that the meaning for variations in Japanese cabinet bases is… Ready for it??? They’re just different!
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Antique Japanese Red Lacquer Hardwood Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
A striking antique Japanese display cabinet crafted in richly toned hardwood and finished in a deep red lacquer.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Japanese Meiji period shodona display cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality and impressive large Japanese hardwood Shodona from the Meiji period, the lovely carved pediment incorporating a large winged bird and having mythical creatures ei...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Continental 19th century Japanese Lacquer and Ormolu cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Continental 19th century Japanese Lacquer and Ormolu cabinet. This stunning freestanding cabinet is raised on four elegant, slender, and tapered cabriole legs endin...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Japanese Tansu Cabinet, Wood and Metal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A traditional Japanese tansu from the early 1900s, crafted in a warm-toned wood and accented with original antique metal hardware. Featuring a thoughtful mix of shelves, sliding door...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Berlin Iron
1900s Antique Japanese Tansu Red Cabinet Travel Chests
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Japanese Meiji Tansu Red Travel Cabinet Set includes 2 cabinets with base.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Cabinet 1920s-1940s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique cabinet from Japan. It is a piece of furniture with a refined and quiet presence, creating a calm atmosphere simply by being placed in a space.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Glass Cabinet, Early Showa Period “1926–”
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
As an authentic early Showa-period piece (1926–), this cabinet shows natural signs of age inherent to Japanese antique furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Cedar, Cypress
Cabinet Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cabinet by Ryosuke Harashima. Name: Casa Do Walk Collection: STILLIFE A chest for ship with a key door.
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Vintage Modern Cabinet 1920-1940s / Tansu / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The cabinet is made from keyaki, Japanese zelkova wood, a highly valued hardwood traditionally used in fine Japanese furniture.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1920s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
It is ready to be incorporated seamlessly into a modern living space without compromising its historical integrity. The cabinet will be carefully packed and shipped safely from Japa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Noble Collection Board
$6,800
Noble Collection Board
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The word "kevint" is German for "cabinet". In Japan, it refers to a medicine cabinet.
Category
2010s Japanese French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Antique Japanese tansu cabinet crafted in Japan during the Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century).
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Display Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking English 19th-century japanned display cabinet or bookcase, richly decorated with gilt chinoiserie scenes on a black lacquered ground.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Custom Japanese Style Cabinet by Dos Gallos Studio
$10,660 / item
Custom Japanese Style Cabinet by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is our custom Japanese style cabinet with iron base and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Shop Chest/Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
$5,500Sale Price|46% Off
19th Century Shop Chest/Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an upper part of a an unusual 19th century Japanese cabinet using bamboo and burled wood as design accents on the two sliding door sections and the drawers.
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Iron
English 19th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 19th-century japanned bookcase cabinet, decorated with gilt chinoiserie scenes on a black lacquered ground.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Georgian Japanned Corner Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine and rare early English 18th Century cream Japanned hanging corner cabinet. With fine gilt relief Chinoiserie decoration on rare cream ground, all in superb original conditio...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Tall Early Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A tall heavily patinated cedar tansu with multiple drawers, sliding doors & original iron hardware. Strong utilitarian design.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Cabinet With Sliding Doors
$5,500Sale Price|37% Off
Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Cabinet With Sliding Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sis the bottom piece of an early 20th c. bamboo and hinoki wood Japanese shop cabinet. Sliding doors. All original including interior shelf.
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo
English Chinoiserie Georgian Style Japanned Scarlet Vermillion Cabinet Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Vintage bureau cabinet secretary in the English chinoiserie style with elements of Queen Anne and George I design, japanned finish in red vermillion/scarlet with hand-painted and gil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley Japanese Print Block Cabinet
By Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manufacturer's label on rear of cabinet. Copy of original invoice available.
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Cupboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This large Japanese Tansu cabinet is believed to have been crafted during the late Meiji to early Taisho period.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Glass Showcase Cabinet, Taisho to Early Showa Period
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese antique glass showcase cabinet was crafted in the late Taisho to early Showa period (1910s–1930s).
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Rare Japanese Export Marquetry Cabinet with Drawers on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sato and the location of its production Shi(d)Zuoka, Japan, both in Japanese and English. The measurement of the Cabinet: 48 H x 35.6 W x 15.5 D.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
It will be shipped safely from Japan. Weight: approx. 50 kg
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Storage Shelves / Shoe Cabinet / 1900-1940s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese storage shelf. It is made of cedar and is thought to have originally been used as a shoe cabinet.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Its vertical form makes it ideal as a freestanding pantry in a kitchen, a linen cabinet in a hallway, or even a storage armoire in a study or workspace.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Large Black Shingle-style Cabinet / Tansu / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This large cabinet is a one-of-a-kind piece created by restoring an original Japanese tansu from the Edo period and reimagining it with custom-made sliding doors clad in reclaimed an...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut, Cedar, Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Japanese Early 20th Century Black and Gold Speckled Compound Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese compound cabinet from the early 20th century with black and gold speckled finish and glass sliding doors.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Japanese Woven Tansu Cabinet for Functional Storage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Woven Sliding Door Tansu from Japan. With a beautifully detailed front and thoughtfully interior shelving, it blends exquisite craftsmanship with functional storage.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
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A Pair of Tansu Japanese Cabinets
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A pair of Tansu Japanese cabinets with drawers. Ideal for side tables or night stands.
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Rare English Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rare English japanned cabinet on stand, circa 1770. The cabinet with fanciful chinoiserie decoration opening to an interior fitted with drawers; retaining the original gilt cast bras...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets
Important Japanese Cabinet
By Maison Charles-Jansen
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Japanese-style cabinet with lacquered decoration. It opens with two doors, in the center a mirror engraved with Far Eastern landscapes.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Gold
Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Located in Milan, IT
The cabinet was restored by Nicola Restauri in Aramengo Italy, that confirmed the provenance and period, because of the wood that is fir, typical from Venice that made Japanned furni...
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Cabinets
A Queen Anne Black and Gilt-Japanned Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorated overall with birds and landscapes, the engraved brass-mounted doors enclosing an interior fitted with ten drawers and similary decorated with flowers and Japanese figures i...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets
Exceptional Regency Black Miniature Japanned Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
The Japanned miniature cabinet, the top having a moulded edge gilded with floral design, bordering a decorated panel with gold on black ground with Chinese figures, landscapes, build...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
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. Original wrought iron fittings, magnificent patina acquired over time. Japan, late...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Cabinet In Lacquer And Shibayama, Japan Meiji Period
Unavailable
H 66.15 in W 42.13 in D 27.96 in
Japanese Cabinet In Lacquer And Shibayama, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare Japanese Shibayama cabinet with multiple drawers and sliding panels.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Cabinet In Cinnabar Red Lacquer, Meiji Era Japan
By Kinkozan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Despite its small flaws, the finesse of the work done on the lacquer and the prestigious signature on the porcelain plates make it a remarkable and unusual cabinet. Japan, late 19th ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Japanese export cabinet
Located in Banbury, GB
A Japanese export lacquered table cabinet with carved & gilded feet & five internal drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Hilversum, NL
This rectangular lacquer cabinet is executed in black and gold reliëf lacquer. The hinged doors decorated with a teapot and a bonsai tree, opening to an interior fitted with ten draw...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Copper
A Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Hilversum, NL
Japanese lacquer cabinets regularly stood as a kind of art cabinets in arts and collector cabinets in the reception rooms.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Black Lacquer Side Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A 20 century Japanese black lacquer side cabinet. Decorated with figures amongst landscapes to both the upper cupboard and the larger lower cupboard section.
Category
20th Century Japanese Cabinets
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Very beautiful Japanese Shibayama cabinet. The cabinet is elaborate and subtly detailed carved wood, gold lacquer.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Kimono Tansu
By Japanese Studio
Located in Washington, DC
Striking two section, kiri wood tansu with hand forged iron and bronze decorative hardware. chest offers four storage drawers plus locked compartment for valuables.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An excellent 19th century Japanese writing cabinet of unusual design, small proportions and profusely decorated; the shaped back with a dragon scene and gilt finials to the corners, ...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Japanned Fall Front Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
The cabinet rests on a stand with a gilded edge on a japanned cavetto moulding over four cabriole legs, terminating in pad feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Cabinets
Vintage Japanese Figured Keyaki Wood Tansu Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegantly minimal 1920s Taisho period Japanese tansu cabinet. Made in two parts with sliding doors and five drawers.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Pine
19th Century Japanese Ivory Inlaid Curio Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Japanese curio cabinet with carved moulding and pierce carved side and back panels, the asymmetrical interior featuring sliding doors and cabinet style doors with mother...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cupboards
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
A Japanned Lacquer Cabinet On Stand
Located in Hilversum, NL
This magnificent cabinet, japanned in bas-relief with golden Chinese garden landscapes and gilt-enriched in the so-called 'India' fashion, imitates the Japanese lacquer cabinets ship...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Collector's Cabinet Attributed To Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in charmes, FR
Cabinet in the style of Viardot, with inlays in the doors, the fabric of the bottom has been changed, minimal wear from use and time in good condition, some old holes from xylophages
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Small Japanese Meiji Period Inlaid Cabinet Shodana, circa 1870
Unavailable
H 55.52 in W 34.65 in D 13.39 in
Small Japanese Meiji Period Inlaid Cabinet Shodana, circa 1870
Located in East Sussex, GB
A small Japanese hardwood Meiji period Shibayama inlaid cabinet (shodana) dating from circa 1870.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Lacquer
Victorian Bamboo and Lacquer Victorian Cabinet in the Japanese Taste
Unavailable
H 77.25 in W 36 in D 17 in
Victorian Bamboo and Lacquer Victorian Cabinet in the Japanese Taste
Located in Hudson, NY
Bold and dramatic Victorian bamboo and japanned lacquer cabinet in the Japanese taste. Fitted with a mirrored superstructure, above one short drawer and a pair of glazed doors openin...
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Unavailable
H 66.25 in W 47.5 in D 18.75 in
Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Large Two Section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, Late 19th Century. Interior bottom section has been modified to accommodate a TV. Part of the back bottom section has been removed for the o...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Elm
QUEEN ANNE RED JAPANNED MIRRORED FRONT CABINET
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
CIRCA 1710 A QUEEN ANNE RED JAPPANNED TWO DOOR MIRRORED FRONT CABINET ON CHEST WITH FITTED INTERIOR AND 2 SHORT & LONG DRAWERS IN THE LOWER PART;DECORATED THROUGH-OUT WITH CHINOISERIE
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets
Early 18th Century English Japanned Corner Cabinet on a Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 18th century Queen Anne encoignure (corner) cabinet with c-scrolls, floral and foliate decorative motifs japanned in shades of gold, red, and green on a black lacquer field,...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Wood
George II Black Japanned Hanging Corner Cabinet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A charming George II period English corner cabinet, ca. 1740-1760, with a shaped crest, finely decorated with gilt and raised painted and gilded chinoiserie figures in landscapes. Fo...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Corner Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Japonese Cases, "1960"
By Japanese Studio
Located in Ceske Mezirici, CZ
The cases are in a very good condition. There are many drawers and hidden drawers and brass fittings.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cu01 Japanese Series Cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958
Unavailable
H 46.26 in W 49.61 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Cu01 Japanese Series Cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in BAARLO, LI
The cabinet belongs to the Japanese series of Pastoe and is a real Dutch design classic.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Land of the Rising Sun - Cabinet inspiration by contemporary Japanese aesthetics
Unavailable
H 169.98 in W 152 in D 49.99 in
Land of the Rising Sun - Cabinet inspiration by contemporary Japanese aesthetics
By Nada Debs
Located in Beirut, LB
The land of the rising sun cabinet reflects Nada Deb’s inspiration by contemporary Japanese aesthetics, using local craft from the Middle Eastern region.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 19th Century Regency Period Cream and Gilt Japanned Sewing Cabinet
Unavailable
H 7.29 in W 8.08 in D 6.42 in
Early 19th Century Regency Period Cream and Gilt Japanned Sewing Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
An exquisite little Regency cream and gilt japanned sewing table cabinet. Decorated on the top & front with gilt chinoiserie and brightly colored figures set in exotic landscapes.
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Antique 1820s English Cabinets
Japanese 19th Century Rosewood Butsudan
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Richly appointed Rosewood Japanese Butsudan Cabinet from the Meiji Period which was from 1868- 1912.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Japanese Ship's Chest Funa Dansu
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese ship’s chest, funa dansu, from Sado Island. The cho-bako type chest of keyaki (zelkova) for the case and front and kiri (paulownia) wood for secondary wood. The chest with a...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Japanese Keyaki Wood Merchant's Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese choba-dansu (merchant’s chest) constructed of kuri (chestnut) wood with keyaki (zelkova) wood door panels and drawer fronts. The {tansu} with a pair of sliding doors (hikido...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Cees Braakman for Pastoe CU05 Japanese Series cabinet, The Netherlands, 1960s
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H 46.07 in W 59.06 in D 17.72 in
Cees Braakman for Pastoe CU05 Japanese Series cabinet, The Netherlands, 1960s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
Cees Braakman for Pastoe CU05 Japanese series cabinet, The Netherlands, 1960s In good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Materials
Metal
Meiji Period Japanese Staircase Tansu
Located in New York, NY
A large late 19th-early 20th century Japanese staircase Tansu, with sliding doors, and eight steps.
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20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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 deep brown-red semi-translucent lacquer finish. The chest with three drawers above a...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Kiriwood Isho Tansu Chest
Located in Brattleboro, VT
Versatile and elegant Japanese Kiriwood Isho Tansu chest. The ingenuity of Japanese joinery, usually made without nails or screws.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Wood Sliding Door Japanese Tansu Cabinet on Steel Base w/ Smoke Gray Glass Top
Unavailable
H 35.5 in W 72.25 in D 29 in
Wood Sliding Door Japanese Tansu Cabinet on Steel Base w/ Smoke Gray Glass Top
Located in Mckinney, TX
Tansu- a traditional Japanese storage cabinet, commonly used for storing clothing- or whatever your heart desires!
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Late 20th Century Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Steel
19th Century Japanese Sendai Tansu
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
19th century Sendai tansu with hand-forged hardware and original keys, circa 1880.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Cabinets
Merchants Chest from Sado Island Japan.
By Sado Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
Fine merchants chest from Sado Island Japan. The top section is made with a drop fit door, when removed reveals 6 kiri wood drawers with Kakute iron handles and forged hardware disti...
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20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Queen Anne Period Antique Japanned Wardrobe Cabinet. English, circa 1700
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H 87 in W 50 in D 22 in
Queen Anne Period Antique Japanned Wardrobe Cabinet. English, circa 1700
Located in New York, NY
Rare Queen Anne japanned wardrobe cabinet with original chinoiserie decoration, having two long cabinet doors with lower false drawer fronts and a single long drawer below.
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Antique Early 1700s English Queen Anne Wardrobes and Armoires
English Cabinet in Lacquer
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Charming English cabinet in Lacquer from 18th century. Rectangular cabinet in lacquered wood in imitation of Japanese lacquers with forest and residential decorations for the exter...
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Antique 18th Century English Anglo-Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Apothocary Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese apothecary chest (kusuri dansu) with unusually large square drawers. The chest consisting of a series of square drawers for the storage of medicinal ingredients.
La...
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Japanese Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Personal Merchant's Tansu Chest
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
The Merchant’s Chest, also called a Tansu, has origins dating back to Japan’s Meiji period and is crafted from Paulownia / Kiri wood which comes from a tree popularly known as the Em...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Exceptional Japanese Choba dansu Office Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese choba dansu (office chest) of unusual dimensions. The single section tansu constructed of sugi (cypress) wood with keyaki (zelkova) wood façade. The top left hand corner wit...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Good Meiji Period Shibayama Cabinet
Located in Darwen, GB
Supported on a typical Japanese carved base. Japanese, circa 1880-1900.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
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Hardwood
Queen Anne Period Black Japanned Hanging Corner Cabinet. English, Circa 1710
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H 37 in W 20.5 in D 11.25 in
Queen Anne Period Black Japanned Hanging Corner Cabinet. English, Circa 1710
Located in New York, NY
Queen Anne Period Black Japanned Hanging Corner Cabinet with all original gilt chinoiserie figural decoration and brasses.
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Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Corner Cupboards
Japanese Desk and Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oriental Desk and Chair set of Rosewood. Extremely ornate carving of dragons and fanciful rendering of floral motifs in high relief carving. It has compartments in the form of a smal...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Desks
Materials
Wood
Massive Japanese Kyushaku Mizuya (Kitchen Chest)
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese massive kyushaku mizuya, kitchen pantry storage chest from the Kyoto area. Originally used in a large residence or traditional inn. The two sectional chest of keyaki (zelkov...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cupboards
Japanese Painted Trunk
Located in Stamford, CT
A black lacquer decorative trunk or chest with beautifully embossed brass mounts with red pinwheel decoration to the front and top having oversized handles- interior lined with paper.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Blanket Chests
Materials
Softwood
Grand Scale 19th Century Cinnabar Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, circa 1860. It features remarkable, detailed carving rivaling anythin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Bamboo Storage Basket
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Japanese Bamboo Storage Basket with Rope Closure & Wood Base
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Blanket Chests
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Antique Japanese Todana Tansu
Located in Brussels , BE
Antique Japanese todana tansu. 2 sliding doors with wide horizontal slats. Iron hardware.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Minimalist Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Turn of the Century Japanese Etagere
Located in New York, NY
Hexagonal display unit made of natural figured pawlonia wood and old yellow pine. Four of the shelves have removable pine inserts. Pawlonia wood, in Japanese folklore, is said to be...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bookcases
An 1880's Japanese Ebonised Rosewood Etagere
Located in San Francisco, CA
With an open-scrolled top above a carved frieze, with two cupboards each inlaid with two court figures in mother-of-pearl and bone, and with four shelves, above three drawers decorat...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vitrines
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Bone
Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
By Matsumoto Fuko
Located in New York, NY
Merchant's or tea chest with hardware distinctive to Matsumoto Japan.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese-Inspired Credenza
Located in Hudson, NY
Studio made solid cherry credenza with walnut details. Adjustable shelves behind sliding shoji sliding doors.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
19th c. Pair Dutch Colonial Lacquered Cabinets-Provenance
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
For a Connoisseur! Early 19th century. Pair of coordinated Palembang, Sumatra Dutch Colonial Indonesian oxblood and black lacquered cabinets, decorated throughout exterior with flora...
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Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Cabinets
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Wood
Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Japanese Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese cabinet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every Japanese cabinet was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a Japanese cabinet, we have 914 options in-stock, while there are 18 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese cabinet, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Georgian and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese cabinet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cees Braakman, UMS Pastoe and Edward William Godwin produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Japanese Cabinet?
The average selling price for a Japanese cabinet at 1stDibs is $4,500, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $969,714 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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