Japanese Tea Chest
Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Cypresswood or hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ tea chest
Yokohama, 1862-1897
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 20.87 in W 24.02 in D 16.15 in
Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
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Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 19th century red tole tea caddy Chinoisserie decoration with a pair of canisters, glass bowl
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Materials
Metal
Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Located in Stockbridge, MA
This tea chest is lacquered and inlayed with shell decorations. In the shape of a Japanese Minka or
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Pine Tea Chest with Lid
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Japanese pine tea chest with lid
This is a useful and decorative box, made in solid pine with
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Wabi sabi antique Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box 1870s-1920s mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box - "Kikyoku" (similar to "Tabi dansu" in Matcha tea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cypress
H 23.75 in W 18.12 in D 11.23 in
Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With intricate construction and exquisite decoration, this fine tabletop tea chest is a true
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
19th c.Tin Lined Tea Storage Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c Japanese tea storage Chest with tin lining . Top lifts off. Great light wood, original
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Side Tables
Materials
Iron, Tin
Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage taisho period Japanese chadansu (tea chest). Two section keyaki wood tea chest with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage taisho period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) with multiple drawers and sliding doors. Was
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Kiriwood Tea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Taishō period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) with original copper hardware. It was
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Chestnut and Rosewood Cha-Dansu Tea Chest (Tansu)
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Cha-dansu (tea-chest) crafted of a chestnut casing with a rosewood veneer and Paulownia
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Rosewood
Elmwood 'Cha-Do' Tansu Tea Chest
Located in New York, NY
Finely made traditional Japanese "Cha-Do" Tansu, used for storage of tea and accompanying
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cupboards
Materials
Elm
Japanese Cha Dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Taisho-period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) from Kyoto was used to store utensils for tea
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Cha Dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Cha Dansu (Tea Ceremony Chest) from a Kyoto temple. The tansu was used to store tea
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Vintage Japanese Tea Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shipping box for tea. Lined throughout with tin. Measures: 19 D x 28 W x 24 H.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests
Materials
Cedar
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19th Century Japanese Lacquer Table Cabinet
Located in Richmond, London
A fine and rare Japanese black lacquer table or jewellery cabinet, exquisitely decorated in intricate detail, dating to the late Meiji period, late 19th century.
Why we like it
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Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
I think it is a called "Peddler's Tansu", which is used by merchants to carry goods far away.
"Peddler" refers to carrying and retailing products wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 35.24 in W 11.23 in D 22.45 in
Mid Century Chinese Cabinet with Small Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1950s small Chinese cabinet has four small drawers at the top, chow style feet and an open storage compartment with two hinged drawers. Adorned with decorative brass hardw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Large Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japan
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Japanese antique cabinet. This is not just a traditional tansu (storage chest); it serves as a complete niche that can enhance your interior with its functionality and style, blendin...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Valzania Grand Armoire in Parchment and Brass
By Valzania
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Valzania, wardrobe, goatskin parchment, brass, lacquered wood, beech, maple, metal, Italy, 1930s
Dating back to the glamorous 1930s, an era marked by the flourishment of Art Deco in...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest With Drawers on Contemporary Metal Stand Console
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning and unique antique Japanese tansu chest with two interior drawers that sits on a custom made contemporary black metal stand. The tansu chest was part of a larger cabinet w...
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 36 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Antique Chests of Small Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This medicine chest from the Meiji period has 36 small drawers and is highly practical.
It can be used for storage, of course, but depending on your ideas, it can also be used for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century Japanese Elm Tansu Chest of Drawers Cabinet Set 3 parts Wabi Sabi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers with an amazing wood grain and natural aged patina.
Larger than average, it divides into three sections to make it easy for travell...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 62 in W 58.25 in D 15.75 in
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Country: Japan
Materials: Wood, Iron
Condition: Original Condition
Style: Italian Baroque
Year: 1890s
$2,2...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Baroque Dressers
Materials
Iron
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Cartier, Stuart Devlin
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented as edition No. 94 out of a limited prod...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
Category
20th Century English Early Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Swiss-made, October 2001,
Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm
Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
H 3.55 in W 2.56 in D 0.6 in
Early Meiji Period Japanese Elm Shadona Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1870s/1880s; Japan
Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet.
This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
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How Much is a Japanese Tea Chest?
The average selling price for a Japanese tea chest at 1stDibs is $2,225, while they’re typically $348 on the low end and $8,800 for the highest priced.
Questions About Japanese Tea Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A Japanese tea house is referred to as chashitsu. A sacred ritual from the 9th century takes place in a tea house — Japanese tea is prepared and served by ceremony masters that adhere to a strict protocol. Tea houses are made of wood and the floor area is covered with tatami mats, where guests sit during the ceremony.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Japanese tea cups are usually called Yunomi, which are cylindrical in shape. They do not have any handles. These tea cups are made of ceramic materials and are the most common tea cups used in Japan. Grab your unique Yunomi tea cups on 1stDibs today.