Japanese Drawers Chest

Japanese staircase chest, kaidan dansu from the Hokuriku Region.

Merchants chest with iron hardware distinctive to Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture Japan.

Chest on chest from the coastal port of Sakata. Although known as a center for ship's chest production clothing chests were also made there. The warabi-te style forged iron handles a...

19th Century lacquered Japanese Kimono chest with original color and hardware.

The kaidan dansu or step chest is one of the most distinctive tansu designs, being both cabinetry and architecture. This two-section example has keyaki or elm drawers and cypress fra...

Two section Merchant ledger chest distinctive to the Nagoya area. Left in original patina.

The cases are in a very good condition. There are many drawers and hidden drawers and brass fittings.

"Japan" Chest of drawers by AD 100 French decorators Suduca & Merillou.

Kimino storage chest, keyaki wood drawer faces, original hardware. Clear urushi lacquer finish, very nice patina.

Kuruma dansu wheeled clothing chest from Sendai Japan.

Isho Dansu clothing chest with locking bar from Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Hardware distinctive to Matsumoto. Beautiful original patina.

A pair of Tansu Japanese cabinets with drawers. Ideal for side tables or night stands.

Anglo Japanese ca 1920 lacquer and painted decorated chest of drawers

Good George I black japanned highboy with japanned decoration; the upper section fitted with drawers, the lower section with three drawers over a shaped apron and raised on four cabr...

Kiriwood multi-level tansu with drawers, sliding door cabinets, and original iron handles and fittings.

Kiri Wood Tansu with Original Brass Fittings

Elmwood Tansu with Brass fittings.

A small Japanese chest for the storage of personal items. The keyaki (zelkova) wood chest with a lacquer repaired drop front door opening to reveal a group of small drawers of variou...

Japanese Carpenter’s tool chest, constructed of Cedar (sugi, Cryptomeria japonica) with a persimmon stain, with the drawer interiors constructed of Paulownia (kiri, Paulownia tomento...

This lacquered cedar and kayak clothing chest (Sendai Isho Dansu) is from the Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in Japan. It dates from the Meiji period circa 1870-1890. It stands 34.75 H x...

This is a beautifully worn late Edo period small chest of drawers for sewing. Made of Cedar with iron handle and hinge. The whole look is rustic, blackened and simple, with refined d...

19th century Japanese shop cabinet with 12 drawers. All original hardware. Bamboo nails. In very good antique condition

Amazing maple Japanese chest of drawers from the eighties. 11 drawers/doors make this chest very functional.

an English Japanned four drawer chest with gold decoration / Oriental motifs

Japanese 18th century chest with beautiful original iron hardware.

This small Japanese chest of drawers from circa 1900 is a characterful and authentic piece of furniture that beautifully combines craftsmanship and functionality.

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from circa 1910. Manufactured during the late Meiji period to early Taishō period, 1890–1925.

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

19th century Japanese chest composed of parquetry, geometric inlay, and copper trim resting upon a black lacquer base.

19th century Japanese shop chest. Original hand forged hardware.

All original, 19th century. Double stacked (two pieces) Japanese tansu cabinet with four drawers. Bamboo nails, all original hand-forged iron handles and hardware. In very good condi...

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1870s. Manufactured during the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1890s. Made during the late Meiji era (1868-1912), this piece exudes authenticity and character.

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1890s. Made during the late Meiji era (1868-1912), this piece exudes authenticity and character.

Traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1890s. Made during the late Meiji era (1868-1912), this piece exudes authenticity and character.

Early Japanese unidentified soft wood personal items chest (Kodansu) with 12 drawers.

This is an antique wooden drawer made in the Meiji era to the early Showa era (1868-1920) in Japan.The material is cedar or cypress and the total weight is 23 kg. The handle metal fi...

Japan, circa 1860 A mid nineteenth century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers, in kiri wood, opening to the front with three long drawers above three short drawers, with original beate...

Antique Japanese tansu with eight drawers. All original hardware.

This is a very old Japanese medicine chest. Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s - 1900s) The material is paulownia wood, a high quality material.

A Japanese Tansu cabinet in natural fir wood retaining original iron hardware, Meiji period, circa 1868-1912 The Tansu is a traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan.

Fine Japanese Meiji period tansu chest of drawers ca 1870.

A drawer containing old Japanese medicine. Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s) The materials are zelkova and cedar. This is very rare. It's a miracle that all the drawe...

Fine Japanese clothing tansu (chest of drawer), Sendai Prefecture, early Meiji period, ca 1870. Keyaki wood drawer fronts with excellent original hardware

Antique Japanese shop storage chest of 17 drawers, 19th century, Meiji Period.

This is an old chest of six drawers from the Taisyo period.（1912～1926） Material is cedar wood.

Beautiful crafted chest of drawers with 4 draws constructed of metal and wood The metal and wood have developed a unique patina overs years Elm wood Historically used for storage...

Paulownia wood is light and airy, and was valued for Japanese chests of drawers and other furniture.

An Exceptionally Decorative 1930s English Japanned Chest of Drawers of Unusual Pale Blue Colour.

This is a drawer from an old Japanese era. It is from the Meiji period (1868s-1912s) when valuable and expensive paulownia trees were used. The handle is made of old iron. The app...

1860s-1900s Japanese antique drawer chest of drawers cabinet wabisabi Size: W 300, D 415, H 600.

Grooved casted column, copy of a signed and marked lamp, offered on an auction - see detail - compare to WW-Archive at the MAK - Object 3014, Inventnory# 119-23-1 Most components ac...

Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...

This is an antique Japanese-made drawer. It is made from cedar, and the date "Meiji 45 (1912s)" is written in ink on the bottom of the drawer at the time. Through years of use, it ...

This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene, traditional Asian motif from head to toe. The gold and greens appear as mystical and radiant...

This is an old Japanese drawer. The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in an old house with an irori hearth, and has turned a natural reddish-brown. The pee...

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. Its unadorned, simp...

This is a beautiful piece. This is a lovely mid-century Italian chinoiserie secretary desk. The coral and gilt interior makes such a vibrant statement. Each panel of the serpentine f...

This is an antique Japanese black chest of drawers distinguished by its low, horizontally balanced form and the deep black patina that gives it a quiet yet commanding presence. Its r...

Overview An exceptional piece of Japanese history, this Meiji Period (1868–1912) Tansu showcases a rare and functional five-drawer layout. Crafted entirely from solid Sugi (Japanese ...

A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and gold polychromed with Chinoiserie detailing, and red under-body. Desk opens to rev...

Very old Japanese drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The main material is cedar wood. The handles are made of iron. The design is ultimately simpl...

New finds from old Kura (traditional style warehouse) in Kanto area, Japan. A pair of 2 different size box chest of drawers, in the vein of Medicine chest "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese...