Kiri Wood Tansu

Japanese Tansu chest constructed entirely of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with a distinctive motif. Elongate escutcheon are gracefully fitted behind each...

Japanese Kiri wood two-tiered tansu with original iron fittings.

Pair of 19th century Kiri wood, tansus on custom iron bases. Original hardware and bamboo nails.

Diminutive kiri wood tansu from the Toyko area, c.1850. All original.

Great pair of stacked 19th century. Kiri wood tansus on custom bases. Original iron latches and locks.

Mid 19th c. Kiri wood tansu with "gravity" forged iron handles.

Crafted in Japan during the 20th century, this Kiri wood tansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry.

Crafted in Japan during the 20th century, this Kiri wood tansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry.

This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has two drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Kiri (pallowina) wood.

This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has three drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Kiri (paulowina) wood.

A Meiji period portable merchant's chest or "Tansu" in kiri wood with wrought iron mounts and handles.

A small highly figured beautifully grained Kiri wood tansu with iron hardware. In excellent original condition.

A rectangular Japanese Kiri wood Tansu clothing cabinet with iron accents.

A Japanese kiri wood tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with three drawers and brass hardware.

This late 19th century Meiji period Kiri wood chest with sliding panels is a Tansu, a Japanese chest of drawers.

A Japanese Meiji period kiri wood two-section tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with multiple drawers, iron hardware and medallions.

Japanese two section tansu with original iron hardware. Kiri wood with the secondary wood being cedar.

A Japanese Meiji period kiri wood tansu merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with iron hardware and natural patina.

Mid-19th century natural light colored kiri wood Tansus on iron bases. Hand-forged iron hardware.

Created in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, this kiri wood tansu features a linear silhouette perfectly complimented by a dark brown patina.

A Japanese Taisho period kiri wood miniature tansu chest from the early 20th century, with sliding doors and drawers.

Crafted in Japan during the 20th century, this Kiri wood tansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry.

One section Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi wood, Meiji period Configuration of drawers and sliding doors.

A fine Japanese late Edo period kiri wood (chestnut) and cypress wood tansu (merchant's chest) with multiple drawers of various sizes including a sliding section.

A pair of mid size apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese from Kanto area, Japan. Dimensions of each units are same, can be used as vertically stack...

Tall apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - is a new finds from Hyogo pref., Japan. . Product of late Edo era (1780s-1868), estimate from the styl...

Japanese Tansu chest of 11 drawers with sliding cabinet. Dry kiri wood finish.

3 Level, 7 drawer, 2 cabinet kiri-wood tansu with brass fittings.

Kiri wood tansu / kimono chest with two doors and five interior drawers.

Exceptional two-section Isho kasane-dansu (clothing chest) from Hiroshima. Heavily constructed Kiri wood (Paulownia) façade, case and interiors. The wood has been left unfinished and...

Choba Tansu Japanese cabinet, last Edo Period, in Kiri and Keyaki wood with four drawers and two pairs of sliding doors.

Japanese tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with a distinctive motif. This is a unique tansu because its casing is a red brown lacqu...

Japanese Tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with a distinctive motif of a turtle and crane. Elongate escutcheon are gracefully fitte...

Japanese Tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with a distinctive motif. Elongate escutcheon are gracefully fitted behind each handle. ...

Japanese tansu chest constructed of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock plates with a distinctive motif. This is a unique tansu because its casing is a red brown lacqu...

TWO TONED, 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE TANSU. KIRI WOOD WITH ORIGINAL HEAY IRON HARDWARE

Kiri-wood Sendai-Tansu used to store kimonos and clothing.

19th century Tansu chest of drawers. Made from Kiri wood. Each piece of the Tansu can stand alone with two drawers each.

Japanese stacking clothing chest, entirely constructed of thick segments of kiri (Paulownia tomentosa) in three sections of varied height, the bottom storage piece with two simple dr...

Kiri is an excellent wood for clothing storage for it is a soft wood that swells with moisture and thus keeps the contents of the drawers dry in high humidity conditions.

It is a one section tansu made of Paulownia or Kiri wood. This clothing chest or “Tansu” in Japanese a crane image carved into the metal hardware.

This is a two-section tansu. It can be separated and each used separately for bedside tables or side tables. We also like to mount it on a stand and put the two sections side by side...

Japanese Ko-dansu, a merchant’s chest entirely crafted of kiri (Paulownia tomentosa) with simple copper hand pulls on three drawers. Washed kiri surface, waxed finish. Minor sign...