Kaidan Tansu Japanese Stair Chest, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This rare Kaidan Tansu is an original 19th-century Japanese stair chest from the Meiji period (circa 1890).
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Kaidan Tansu
Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
$800
H 22.64 in W 13.78 in D 23.63 in
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 were made as a chest of drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
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This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm, D137.5cm), and could be displayed separately in two parts.
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H 96 in W 74.5 in D 25.25 in
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H 79.58 in W 67 in D 33.5 in
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Note: this is a two section stacked double kaidan tansu. The sections stack stabile upon each other.
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Materials
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H 27.56 in W 23.12 in D 19.89 in
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Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Located in Chicago, IL
This petite chest was originally the upper compartment of a large step tansu, known as kaidan-dansu, which doubled as a low staircase to reach overhead storage spaces.
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