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Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period
Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period

Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The case decorated overall in crackle-glaze white lacquer and fitted with a patinated metal

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th century Japanese Lacquer Tansu with Hawk Feather Design
19th century Japanese Lacquer Tansu with Hawk Feather Design

19th century Japanese Lacquer Tansu with Hawk Feather Design

Located in New York, NY

19th century Japanese Edo period togidashi (polished out) lacquered tansu chest. Handpainted with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product of late Edo to early Meiji era (circa

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid tall size, Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Black Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-80s Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, black Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-80s Japanese antique mid size Urushi Tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi
1860s-80s Japanese antique mid size Urushi Tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi

1860s-80s Japanese antique mid size Urushi Tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Mid-size, Dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers. Made of Sugi cedar - a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Tohoku area, Japan. This mid-size, dark reddish brown Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Antique Japanese Tansu Taisho Two Tone Lacquered 47"
Antique Japanese Tansu Taisho Two Tone Lacquered 47"

Antique Japanese Tansu Taisho Two Tone Lacquered 47"

Located in Somis, CA

This beautiful Japanese Taishō-era tansu is finished in a striking two-tone palette of deep black

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

1930s Japanese Antique Lacquer Sendai Tansu Clothing Chest
1930s Japanese Antique Lacquer Sendai Tansu Clothing Chest

1930s Japanese Antique Lacquer Sendai Tansu Clothing Chest

Located in Virginia Beach, VA

A 1930s Japanese lacquer Sendai Tansu Chest of drawers. Looks to be solid pine construction with a

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer. The furniture was made during the Meiji

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet from the mid 20th century with two drawers and double doors

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers, circa 1890
Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers, circa 1890

Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers, circa 1890

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A traditional Japanese Tansu chest of drawers from the 1890s. Made during the late Meiji era (1868

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period
Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu Meiji Period

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Yosegi (Marquetry) Shibayama Ko Tansu, Meiji period The marquetry is composed of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Chest
Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Chest

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Chest

Located in Centennial, CO

A stunning antique Meiji period early 1900s Japanese Tansu chest with original hardware and working

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850

Located in South Burlington, VT

technique- and lacquered three-drawer Tansu complete with all original bronze accoutrement including a fine

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest
19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest

Located in Fort Collins, CO

Constructed from Cypress and Elm, this merchant’s chest features blackened iron hardware with two thick handles on the top of the piece for ease of transport. It features 8 drawers, ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings
Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings

Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Baker Furniture Dresser in Manner of An Antique Japanese Tansu, C. 1960s
Baker Furniture Dresser in Manner of An Antique Japanese Tansu, C. 1960s

Baker Furniture Dresser in Manner of An Antique Japanese Tansu, C. 1960s

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Peabody, MA

Lacquered oak chest by Baker Furniture, ca. 1960s. Modeled after traditional Japanese tansu of the

Category

Vintage 1960s American Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

1870s-1900s Japanese antique large Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive
1870s-1900s Japanese antique large Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive

1870s-1900s Japanese antique large Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

New finds from Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This large Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar

1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi

1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar, Wood

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi
1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi

1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

From Daigo, Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers made of Yamizo Sugi

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei
Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei

Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

lacquer, persimmon tannin, burnt pine ink, etc) for repainted/re-finished items - repairing the necessary

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers
1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers

1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique shallow Tansu chest of drawers with 4 shelves - made of quality red pine &

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Chestnut, Pine

1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers
1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers

1850s-60s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi Tansu box chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

product of late Edo period, estimate 1850s- 1860s - about 160+ years-old medium sized tansu (chest

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei

19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

from Tohoku area, Japan. Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers
19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers

19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Tansu tells us this had been used from generation to generation - a piece of the wood block print flyer

Category

Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage
Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage

Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage

Located in Yonkers, NY

smaller valuables or household essentials. With its dark lacquer finish, the tansu’s natural keyaki grain

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest

Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest

Located in New York, NY

serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer finish, completed with hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) configured

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest

Located in New York, NY

small drawers, original translucent red lacquer finish, supported on an unusual black lacquered base

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest
Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest

Japanese Yonezawa Tansu 2-Section Clothing Storage Chest

Located in New York, NY

interior, original translucent red lacquer finish, minor signs of wear otherwise fine condition. Comes

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.

Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest with Gold Leaf and Mon Design.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer & Maki-e Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Japanese Black Lacquer & Maki-e Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period, 1868-1912

Japanese Black Lacquer & Maki-e Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period, 1868-1912

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An outstanding 19th century black lacquer tansu decorated overall in hand applied gilt lacquer

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period

Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period

Located in San Francisco, CA

A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

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Lacquer Tansu For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lacquer tansu for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every lacquer tansu was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lacquer tansu — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each lacquer tansu bearing hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one lacquer tansu that is appealing in its simplicity, but Century Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Lacquer Tansu?

Prices for a lacquer tansu start at $1,185 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $3,900.