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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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.
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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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Located in Chicago, IL
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Japanese Kaidan Tansu 3 Piece Antique Staircase Chest Meiji Period 1870s
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H 96 in W 74.5 in D 25.25 in
Japanese Kaidan Tansu 3 Piece Antique Staircase Chest Meiji Period 1870s
Located in Denville, NJ
SPECTACTULAR CONVERSATION PIECE, RARE JAPANESE FINE ANTIQUE STAIRCASE CHEST. MEIJI PERIOD 1870’s – 1890’s. ENORMOUS STORAGE! An antique 9-step “kaidan” cabinet with 11 drawers and t...
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Japanese Fine Antique Cabinet Step Tansu, Meiji Period, 1870s-1890s, Fab Storage
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H 79.58 in W 67 in D 33.5 in
Japanese Fine Antique Cabinet Step Tansu, Meiji Period, 1870s-1890s, Fab Storage
Located in South Burlington, VT
Note: this is a two section stacked double kaidan tansu. The sections stack stabile upon each other.
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Japanese Antique "Black Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
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H 27.56 in W 23.12 in D 19.89 in
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 were made as a chest of drawers.
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Japanese Step Tansu Chest, circa 1930s
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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