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Kaidan Tansu

Japanese Kaidan Tansu 3 Piece Antique Staircase Chest Meiji Period 1870s
Located in Denville, NJ
– 1890’s. ENORMOUS STORAGE! An antique 9-step “kaidan” cabinet with 11 drawers and two large storage
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. This was called "kaidan-tansu", and when a person went up to the second floor of the house, the stairs
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar

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Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A beautiful Japanese Kaidan Tansu also called Kaidan Dansu featuring six steps, five drawers (4
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
Japanese Kaidan Tansu or Staircase Tansu Meiji
H 70.63 in W 67.5 in D 24.25 in
Stair Tansu
Located in CARLTON, AU
This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

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Cedar

Stair Tansu
Stair Tansu
H 81.89 in W 54.14 in D 23.63 in
Japanese Kaidan Tansu
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental Kaidan Tansu is from Japan c. 1900. It features nine drawers of various sizes, and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Kaidan Tansu
Japanese Kaidan Tansu
H 77 in W 75 in D 32 in
Japanese Fine Antique Cabinet Step Tansu, Meiji Period, 1870s-1890s, Fab Storage
Located in South Burlington, VT
demarcating the two with blue colored tape). Note: this is a two section stacked double kaidan tansu. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique "Black Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. This was called "kaidan-tansu", and when a person went up to the second floor of the house, the stairs
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Step Tansu Chest, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
large step tansu, known as kaidan-dansu, which doubled as a low staircase to reach overhead storage
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Step Tansu Chest, circa 1930s
Japanese Step Tansu Chest, circa 1930s
H 24 in W 27 in D 17.75 in
Fine and Substantial Japanese Keyaki 'Elm' Step Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality late Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood kaidan or step tansu in two parts, the small
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Elm, Pine

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Finding the Right Asian-art-furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.