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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

Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
rich patina from years of use and elegantly contrasts the red-brown color of the tansu's sheer lacquer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Sendai Clothing Tansu with Elaborate Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji 19th century double-section Sendai clothing tansu (Isho-dansu) with drawers and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu Taisho Two Tone Lacquered 47"
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful Japanese Tansu from Taisho era is lacquered in striking two-tone black and reddish
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

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

Japanese Antique Lacquered Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
very old Japanese lacquered small drawer storage. This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer, Cedar

Japanese Meiji 19th Century Kuruma Tansu Lacquered Chest with Safe on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period merchant's Kuruma tansu chest from the 19th century, with four large
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

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

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 13.5 in
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
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
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
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

Late 19th Century Large Two Section Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Large Two Swection Antique Japanese Kitchen Tansu A Kyoto Mizuya Tansu also
Category

1990s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th Century Japanese Staircase Tansu Cabinet with Two Drawers and Single Door
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese staircase tansu cabinet from the 19th century, with two drawers and single door. Born in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1900s-30s Japanese antique mid Mizuya tansu kitchen chest. wabi sab
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This mid size Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of circa 1900s to 1930s (late Meiji to
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese antique drawer 1860s-1920s / Black urushi finished wabi sabi tansu
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

1860s-1920s Japanese antique rustic wabi sabi mid tansu chest of drawers
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

Wood, Cedar

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Keyaki Wood 12”
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is a 140 year old antique Japanese red lacquered suzuribako from the late Meiji Era c. 1880
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese antique small box chest of drawers, 1916. Taisho wabi sabi urushi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers. Finished with traditional
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
& repairing the item - using organic & traditional materials (beeswax, linseed oil, urushi lacquer, persimmon
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Japanese vintage urushi small Kiri tansu box chest of drawers, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese vintage small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, fully made of Kiri (Paulownia
Category

20th Century Japanese Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1860s-1910s Japanese antique 2 tier Large Mizuya tansu chest wabi sabi organic
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This large 2 tier Mizuya tansu / side board, is a product of 1860s - 1910s (Meiji period), estimate
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Located in Torino, IT
This 19th-century Japanese Tansu clothing chest produced in the Meiji period is made of Japanese
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

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

19th Cen. Edo Japanese 2-tier large black Mizuya Tansu, wabi sabi kitchen chests
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
prefecture, Japan. This 2-tier large Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of mid to late Edo period
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar, Pine

1850s-60s Japanese antique box chest of drawers, Edo era. wabi sabi urushi tansu
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 Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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
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
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 Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tansu Merchant's Chest
H 35.75 in W 35.75 in D 16.75 in
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
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.
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 Tansu Chest.
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
H 41.25 in W 35.5 in D 17.75 in
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
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

Japanese Meiji Period Brown Lacquered Tansu Sideboard with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An early 20th century Tansu or sideboard with sliding doors made with brown lacquered elmwood, from
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Elm

Mid-20th Century Korean Red Lacquered Tansu Butterfly Chest Campaign Cabinet
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Mid-20th century brass mounted red lacquered sideboard / tansu campaign chest with profuse engraved
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Korean Red Lacquered Tansu Butterfly Lingerie Campaign Cabinet
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Mid 20th century brass mounted red lacquered lingerie / tansu campaign high chest with profuse
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Isho Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red lacquered tansu (chest of drawers)used for storing clothes.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Dressers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Isho Tansu
Japanese Isho Tansu
H 41 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts, c. 1880 Overall measures: 34 ½” x 16” x 48
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Sendai Tansu Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Korean Tansu Style Lacquered Dressing Chest, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Generously proportioned mid-century chest in black lacquer with brass strapwork, in the manner of a
Category

Vintage 1950s Korean Meiji Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu. Japanese Antique Tansu Clothing Chest two sections, four drawers, rich black lacquer finish
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Superb Antique Tansu Clothing Chest Richly Lacquered, 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu. This is an attractive antique two section tansu storage chest/cabinet hand crafted with seven
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Large Japanese Tansu Cabinet of Lacquered Wood and Waxed Steel
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Tansu cabinet of lacquered wood and waxed steel; having six drawers, one door and two
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tansu cabinet, black lacquer. Japan, The Meiji era (1868-1912) the cabinet is in 2 parts. Each part
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
H 66.54 in W 67.33 in D 26.38 in
Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Meiji Dressers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Japanese Stacking Tansu Chest, c. 1880
H 44 in W 46.5 in D 17.75 in
Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Japanese tansu cabinet, chest of drawers, with classic lacquer finish, including the persimmon
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
Japanese Tansu Chest, 19th Century, Japan
H 41 in W 33.5 in D 15.75 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period six drawer tansu chest. This façade showcases four large drawers followed
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
H 40.56 in W 34.65 in D 14.97 in
Antique Japanese Edo Era (c 1860) Bodansu Personal Tansu Red Lacquer 24"W
Located in Portland, OR
locked out. This tansu has a red lacquer finish and all the hardware is hand forged iron with the burnt
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese One-Piece Tansu with Red Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
These Japanese Tansus are from the Meiji Period and are placed on top of newly made custom metal
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Matsumoto Stacking Tansu Chest, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
lacquered chest-on-chest clothing tansu (isho dansu), designed for storing clothing, bedding, and other
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Tansu Clothing Chest Bo Ishu-Dansu
Located in Portland, OR
for a samurai class. Traditional motifs in iron detail and original lacquer finish showing nice age
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Iron

Pair of Japanese Tansu Style Cabinets by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
A rarely seen pair of Japanese tansu styled cabinets by Century Furniture with solid brass hardware
Category

Vintage 1980s American Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Tansu Chest from Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Tansu chest of drawers from Japan. Showa period, mid-20th century. Clear cedar, with elmwood in
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tansu with Tsuru-Kame Decoration
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period two piece tansu chest in red lacquer and akamatsu
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Tansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine single section Japanese Meiji period lacquered keyaki wood choba (merchant's tansu) fitted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

1840s - 1870s Japanese antique large mizuya tansu cabinet, sideboard. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
mizuya tansu cabinet is, a product of late 19th century, circa 1840s - 1870s (late Edo period), guessing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with hand-cut iron
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Elm Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
grain, this tansu showcases Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. The chest features a lacquered finish
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Tansu Chest in Sendai Isho-Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
reddish brown lacquer and iron hardware. Created in Japan during the Meiji era (1868-1912), this tansu
Category

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

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.

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