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Japanese Dansu

Japanese Kuruma-dansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Kuruma-dansu, a wheeled storage chest traditionally kept in the Kura (storeroom) for the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kuruma-dansu
Japanese Kuruma-dansu
$9,000
H 34.5 in W 60.5 in D 27.25 in
Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
$8,500
H 35.75 in W 35.75 in D 16.75 in
Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese chest-on-chest for clothing storage (isho kasane-dansu) from Yonezawa, constructed of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest  (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
Japanese Tansu, chest-on-chest  (isho kasane-dansu), Yonezawa
$5,200 / set
H 38.13 in W 47.75 in D 18.25 in
Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry & Raden Inlays
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry & Raden Inlays " A finely crafted
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Taishō Mizuya Dansu Kitchen Two Toned Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period Mizuya Dansu two toned kitchen cabinet from the early 20th century, with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
-1912), this wooden chest called an Isho-Dansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
wood clothing tansu (called an Isho-dansu) exemplifies the finest traditional cabinetry of Japan
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Taishō Period Early 20th Century Kiri Wood Mizuya Dansu Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period kiri wood clothing Mizuya Dansu kitchen cabinet from the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
Located in Casteren, NL
This piece is a traditional Japanese kaidan-dansu, also known as a step chest. Developed during
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
$4,783 Sale Price
20% Off
H 76.78 in W 53.94 in D 26.78 in
Japanese Taishō Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Six Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
-dansu style, with six drawers, safe, carrying handles and dark patina. Created in Japan during the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
-dansu style, with zebra wood, five drawers and carrying handles. Created in Japan during the Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Torino, IT
This 19th-century Japanese Tansu clothing chest produced in the Meiji period is made of Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Exceptional, rare and completely restored wooden Sado ishô dansu (cabinet of drawers) with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage
Located in Yonkers, NY
and dark patina. This early Meiji-period Sendai Isho-dansu is a striking example of Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Kaidan Tansu 3 Piece Antique Staircase Chest Meiji Period 1870s
Located in Denville, NJ
a Japanese Kaidan Dansu. Tremendous amount of storage. In clean original condition, with a small
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers, cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid size apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - product of late
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tall apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - is a new finds from
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35.08 in W 36.03 in D 8.27 in
Max Kuehne Style Nightstand by Henredon
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
charger. Marked Henredon Fine Furniture. Similar to a design by Adolf Loos and evocative of Japanese Ishu
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Max Kuehne Style Nightstand by Henredon
Max Kuehne Style Nightstand by Henredon
$1,200
H 22 in W 22 in D 19 in
Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
removable dividers and a vide poche tray.  I believe these were inspired by Japanese Isho-Dansu chests. Very
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
. Reminiscent of furniture designed by Max Keuhne for the Whitney family. Also seems inspired by Japanese Isho
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Japanese Kaidan Dansu - Step Chest
Located in New York, NY
Kaidan dansu - stout step chest with removable 1st step. Waxed original condition.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Kaidan Dansu - Step Chest
Japanese Kaidan Dansu - Step Chest
H 81.5 in W 59.75 in D 27.25 in
Kuruma Dansu from Sendai Japan
Located in New York, NY
Kuruma dansu wheeled clothing chest from Sendai Japan.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Kuruma Dansu from Sendai Japan
Kuruma Dansu from Sendai Japan
H 45.5 in W 52.75 in D 22.25 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Japanese Ship's Chest Funa Dansu
Japanese Ship's Chest Funa Dansu
H 13 in W 22 in D 12.5 in
Japanese Kaidan-dansu Staircase Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Japanese Kaidan-dansu (staircase chest) rising to the right, the bottom two treads turned to
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Kaidan-dansu Staircase Chest
Japanese Kaidan-dansu Staircase Chest
H 77 in W 53 in D 26.5 in
Japanese Staircase Chest (kaidan dansu)
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese staircase chest, kaidan dansu from the Hokuriku Region. The entire face of the chest
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Katana dansu from Nagoya, Japan
By Nagoya Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
Kiri wood chest for sword storage with iron hardware distinctive to the Nagoya area.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Katana dansu from Nagoya, Japan
Katana dansu from Nagoya, Japan
H 19.75 in W 43 in D 15 in
Bo isho dansu from Matsumoto Japan.
By Matsumoto Fuko
Located in New York, NY
Isho Dansu clothing chest with locking bar from Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Hardware
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Bo isho dansu from Matsumoto Japan.
Bo isho dansu from Matsumoto Japan.
H 41.25 in W 34.5 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 Lacquered Step Chest. Kaidan Dansu
Located in New York, NY
The kaidan dansu or step chest is one of the most distinctive tansu designs, being both cabinetry
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Japanese Lacquered Step Chest.  Kaidan Dansu
Japanese Lacquered Step Chest.  Kaidan Dansu
H 82.75 in W 69 in D 25.25 in
Japanese Keyaki Wood Funa Dansu or Ship's Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese Keyaki wood Funa dansu, or ship's chest, in the cho bako style with multiple drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Iron

Choba-dansu
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Choba-dansu was originally used as a merchant ledger chest. This chest has all drawers inside of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Choba-dansu
Choba-dansu
H 39.5 in W 40.5 in D 19.25 in
Late 19th Century Cypress Japanese Kitchen Chest 'Mizuya Dansu'
Located in CILAVEGNA, IT
Elegant and with a Minimalist design late 19th century Japanese kitchen chest, typically called
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cypress

Kuruma Dansu/Wheel Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Kuruma Dansu or wheel chest, older piece (19th C.) with beautiful wrought iron work, showing
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

Kuruma Dansu/Wheel Chest
Kuruma Dansu/Wheel Chest
H 39 in W 40.5 in D 20.5 in
Kaidan Dansu _ Step Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Step chests were custom made for old Japanese houses to reach the 2nd floor or loft and doubled in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Stairs

Materials

Cedar

Kaidan Dansu _ Step Chest
Kaidan Dansu _ Step Chest
H 83 in W 55 in D 34 in
Echigo - Etchu Kuruma Dansu
By Etchu Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
This classic Edo period merchant's rolling chest is in fine condition and has simple iron details. The lower sliding doors secure a compartment which has three kiri wood drawers. Th...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Echigo - Etchu Kuruma Dansu
Echigo - Etchu Kuruma Dansu
H 32.5 in W 37.75 in D 20 in
Katana-Dansu, Sword Chest, Hokuriku Region
Located in New York, NY
Katana-Dansu Sword Chest from the Late Edo Period. Previously published in book "Japanese Cabinetry
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Katana-Dansu, Sword Chest, Hokuriku Region
Katana-Dansu, Sword Chest, Hokuriku Region
H 18.25 in W 44.5 in D 14 in
Japanese Wheeled Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese kuruma dansu (wheel chest) of keyaki (Elm wood) with two sets of sliding panels. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Wheeled Tansu Chest
Japanese Wheeled Tansu Chest
H 65 in W 71 in D 30 in
Japanese Apothocary Tansu Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese apothecary chest (kusuri dansu) with unusually large square drawers. The chest consisting
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Japanese Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Apothocary Tansu Chest
Japanese Apothocary Tansu Chest
H 40.5 in W 31 in D 12 in
Japanese Kiri Wood Office Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
A small Japanese choba-dansu, or office chest, constructed entirely of Kiri wood (Paulownia) with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Japanese Kiri Wood Office Chest
Japanese Kiri Wood Office Chest
H 33.5 in W 30 in D 14.5 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
Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Located in Seattle, WA
An unusual and early Japanese kuruma dansu, wheeled chest from the Fukui-Mikuni region. The sugi
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
Japanese Shop Chest Tansu
H 38.5 in D 21.25 in
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

Materials

Wood

Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
Japanese Shop Chest Choba Tansu
H 36 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
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

Materials

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 Kuruma Tansu Large Wheeled Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kuruma-dansu, a wheeled storage chest traditionally kept in the Kura (storeroom
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Chestnut, Cypress

19th Century Dansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese dansu with hand wrought iron hardware, two front doors and interior drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese End Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Dansu
19th Century Dansu
H 30 in W 17 in D 17.5 in
Sugi Cho Dansu 'Merchants Chest' from Japan
Located in Wainscott, NY
Made with sugi (Japanese cedar) with iron hardware. Simple and pretty antique Japanese clothing
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

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

Isho-Dansu Japanese Clothing Chest with Fine Iron Hardware
Located in Torino, IT
Unusually large Japanese isho-dansu (clothing chest) traditionally used for bridal ceremony; made
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Isho-Dansu- Japanese Clothing Chest with Fine Iron Hardware
Located in Torino, IT
A Japanese clothing chest (isho-dansu) from the Sendai region, north of Tokyo. The tansu with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu Clothing Chest Bo Ishu-Dansu
Located in Portland, OR
-appropriate patina. Keys included. Made in Japan circa 1910. A wonderful historical piece for storage and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Iron

Aka Dansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful two piece red laquered tansu chest with two sliding doors, 11 drawers and security storage with two small drawers
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Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Aka Dansu
Aka Dansu
H 63.5 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
Antique Japanese Choba Dansu, Storage Chest, Edo Period, circa 1840
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique Japanese choba dansu, storage chest of unusually small proportions. Made from cypress
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Kakesuzuri Funa Dansu Sea Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Japan, 19th century. This type of heavy chest is referred to in Japanese as a fun-a­dansu or sea
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th c. Dansu Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Japanese Kannon Dansu used by Samurai families to store armor. Has secret compartment. Hand
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

19th c. Dansu Chest
19th c. Dansu Chest
H 45 in W 36 in D 16 in
19th Century Choba Dansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. merchant chest, Choba Dansu, from Kansai, Hinoi
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

19th Century Choba Dansu
19th Century Choba Dansu
H 29 in W 28.5 in D 14.5 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with six drawers, iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with hand-cut iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Isho Dansu Two Section Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu, Tansu chest, circa 1880. This very stylish antique
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Choba-Dansu Chest with Drawers and Safety Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period choba-dansu merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with five drawers
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Elm Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, made of Keyaki wood
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Tansu Chest in Sendai Isho-Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu chest from the late 19th century in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Style Elmwood Mizuya Dansu Buffet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long elmwood Mizuya Dansu Japanese style long buffet with sliding doors over five drawers. This
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood, Isho Kasame Dansu, for Kimonos & Obis. Meiji Period, 1868/1912Tokyo
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Elm

Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
H 41.74 in W 34.65 in D 17.72 in
Large Japanese Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Marino, CA
A finely crafted large Japanese kitchen tansu “mizuya dansu” with nine doors and ten drawers
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

18th Century Japanese Apothecary Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th c. Japanese kusuri dansu, apothecary chest. Kiri wood FOR OUR COMPLETE INVENTORY PLEASE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Apothecary Cabinets

19th Century Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese tansu/dansu cabinet with inside shelf space and a pair of sliding doors that
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji period slat top console buffet sideboard cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese 19th century mizuya dansu with slate top. The dancu has five drawers and cabinet space and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Buffets

Materials

Slate

Antique Japanese Edo Era Early 1800's Gyoshobako Peddler's Tansu Chest 28"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This tansu is around 200 year old. It is an antique Japanese gyoshobako-dansu (peddler's chest
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Isho Kasane Dansu Clothing Chests with Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant 19th century Japanese stacked clothing chests on stand featuring delicate brass hardware
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Brass

'Isho-Dansu' Japanese Clothing Chest with Fine Iron Hardware
Located in Torino, IT
A Japanese clothing chest (isho-dansu). The tansu with keyaki (zelkova) wood drawer and door
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Antique 1890s Japanese Dressers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu 8 Drawers Tasho Period Isho Dansu
Located in Somis, CA
This early 20th-century Tasho period Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style is a striking piece that
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

Japanese Taishō Tansu Clothing Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period wooden tansu clothing chest from the early 20th century in Isho-dansu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Ogi Ishō, Dansu Japanese Two Pieces Tansu of Late Meiji Era
Located in Torino, IT
This early 20th century Japanese clothing chest from Sado Island produced in the late Meiji Era. It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

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. Rich warm finish and original hand wrought iron hardware. Fully functional. Perfect ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
H 43 in W 36 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Keyaki Wood Tansu Kasane Dansu Clothing Chest
Located in Van Nuys, CA
19th century Meiji period Keyaki wood Tansu ten-drawer clothing chest. The chest features 4 large drawers, 2 small side drawers, and a small cabinet on the lower right which opens to...
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Antique 19th Century American Dressers

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Wood

1850 Edo antique Katana dansu, wabi sabi samurai swords tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Katana dansu (Samurai swords cabinet) - manufactured in Kaei 3 (1850), Kyushu area, Japan. A
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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

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French Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery
Located in Danville, CA
French Style Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery This very unusual clock is never wound with a key, but does feature a totally mechanical moveme...
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Vintage 1980s French Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror. The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bedroom Sets

Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
$11,719 / set
H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in
Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed for traveling poets or scholar-artists, a collapsible writing set allowed a Chinese calligrapher to paint in nature, whether a journey to a far-off vista or an afternoon spe...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
$1,480 / set
H 12 in W 33.25 in D 23.25 in
A R.Lalique Opalescent Glass Rennes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
the Rennes vase was created by R.Lalique in 1933 in white glass. This piece is in strong opalescent glass and in excellent condition . The vase is signed in sand blasted block lett...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

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Glass

Italian Design Bar Set in the Style of Joe Colombo, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of mid-century furniture. The Italian design of the 60s is distinctive and evident in this bar set. This design line and its qualities mak...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Chrome

Italian Design Bar Set in the Style of Joe Colombo, 1960s
Italian Design Bar Set in the Style of Joe Colombo, 1960s
$8,370 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 74.41 in W 42.33 in D 10.63 in
Chinese Red Painted/Lacquered Cabinet With Flowers, Circa 1820
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Chinese Red Painted/Lacquered Cabinet. This beautiful red cabinet has lovely flowers and pomegranates displayed on the panels in black and highlighted in gold. The unique pan...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Wood

Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Noguchi's first mass-produced design, completed circa 1932, predating his design for the "Radio Nurse" baby monitor by about five years. Produced by Stevenson Manufacturing...
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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

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