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A Korean Step Tansu
Located in Chicago, IL
Korean step tansu, also known as "pyung sang," are traditional Korean furniture pieces designed for
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Sukiya 24" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
A modern day rendition of iconic Tansu storage with hand forged iron pulls and traditional wooden
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Sukiya 52" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Japanese tea house aesthetics. Featuring several drawers for utility and organization, this Tansu embodies
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Sukiya 22" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Japanese tea house aesthetics. Featuring several drawers for utility and organization, this Tansu embodies
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Sukiya 36" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Japanese tea house aesthetics. Featuring several drawers for utility and organization, this Tansu embodies
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
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 with White Sliding Doors
Located in Somis, CA
A most charming Tansu. The sliding doors are covered in white Japanese hand made rice paper in
Category
20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Paper
Dark Brown Antique Wooden Tansu Dresser Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period zebra wood tansu chest from the early 20th century with four drawers
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
with the same tradition and advanced techniques as Japanese shrines.
In Japan, it was called a tansu
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / 1868s-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black tansu.
It is a type with a drawer on the top and bottom and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 26.97 in W 30.71 in D 17.72 in
Kitchen Cabinets, Japanese Antiques, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Japanese antique furniture in terms of material, technique, and design.
When the paint is removed, the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 68.51 in W 49.22 in D 19.69 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
by incorporating Japanese design into a modern interior, you can create the beauty of wabi-sabi in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 44.89 in W 27.17 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1860-1900s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
extra decorations, and because of the simple design, just decorating will change the impression of the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 29.14 in W 55.12 in D 30.32 in
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
material is cedar.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is simple and lean.
It is a very beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 26.58 in W 27.17 in D 14.18 in
Vintage Burl Mahogany Tansu Chest with Paper Antique Calligraphy Lining
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a unique Japanese Tansu chest that presents beautifully and also offers a glimpse into
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
Large Wabi Sabi Two Section Late Edo Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A tall two section Japanese tansu from the mid 19th century.
Nicely patinated cedar with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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H 67.72 in W 38.59 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / wabi sabi Sideboard
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
care, repeatedly repaired and painted.
Design is simple and rustic.
No unnecessary design, ultimate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 33.47 in W 65.75 in D 15.95 in
Japanese Antique Huge Tansu 1800s-1860s / Storage Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wheeled Tansu.
This Tansu is from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
Made of paulownia
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 41.34 in W 62.21 in D 33.47 in
Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
).
Material is cedar. The handles are made of iron.
The design is simple and lean.
It is a very beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 25.2 in W 32.49 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
).
Material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is simple and lean.
It is a very
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
of cedar wood.
The drawer is tasteful, rustic, simple and beautiful.
There is no waste in design.
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 13.39 in W 13.59 in D 9.65 in
Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
).
Material is cedar. The handles are made of iron.
The design is simple and lean.
It is a very beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 33.47 in W 40.36 in D 19.69 in
Japanese Early 20th Century Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
and rattan design. Created in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, this tansu cabinet
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Rattan, Reed, Wood
H 61.25 in W 38.75 in D 16 in
Japanese Two-Piece Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Eleven Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese antique two-piece Tansu chest cabinet from the 19th century with two sliding doors, 11
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Storage Box 1800s-1860s / Drawer Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
is no waste in the design.
It is the ultimate in simplicity.
The gnawed hole on the back is also a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 13.59 in W 12.6 in D 17.72 in
Antique Tansu Cabinet Stand with Brass Accent with Slideout Lock
Located in Seattle, WA
Amazing old cabinet. Beautiful burl wood, metal fixture, even a fish design lock. Looks to be
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Side Tables
Materials
Ash
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu 1860s-1900s / Storage Box Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese wheeled tansu.
The furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 31.11 in W 56.3 in D 24.41 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
care, repeatedly repaired and painted.
Design is simple and rustic.
No unnecessary design, ultimate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.26 in W 65.95 in D 29.53 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest with Sliding Chest and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese Meiji period Tansu clothing chest from the 19th century with two sliding doors, six
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 30.25 in W 35.25 in D 16.25 in
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Chest of Drawer Cabinet Wabisabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
waste in the design.
It is the ultimate in simplicity.
The drawers move smoothly and are in good
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 31.89 in W 31.11 in D 15.95 in
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
cedar wood.
The design is simple and lean.
It is the ultimate in simplicity and is a very beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
H 21.86 in W 26.58 in D 18.71 in
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Coffee Table Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
is cedar.
It is a lean design.
It has no unnecessary metal fittings.
It is the ultimate in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
H 13.78 in W 24.22 in D 13 in
Japanese Meiji 19th Century Cha Tansu Kiri Wood Tea Cabinet with Doors, Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
convenient design, this Japanese Meiji period kiri wood cha tansu from the 19th century will make for a great
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 56 in W 35.5 in D 15.5 in
Japanese Taishō Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Six Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
clothes. First appearing during the Edo period, the tansus were designed to be transported using wheels
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
as clothes. First appearing during the Edo period, the tansus were designed to be transported using
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 37.25 in W 35.25 in D 16.5 in
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
H 35 in W 45.5 in D 20.5 in
Japanese Traditional Design Exhibition Stand / Japanese Old Wooden Shelves
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
paulownia and ebony.
Paulownia is a material often used for tansu.
It's a soft tree, but it's very light
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Other
H 31.58 in W 27.25 in D 13.39 in
Unique Wabi Sabi Japanese Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Charred cedar top on late 19th century. Two door cedar tansu base.
Good strong design with ample
Category
Antique 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
during the Edo period, the tansus were designed to be transported using wheels, handles or horizontal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
H 41.5 in W 36 in D 17.5 in
Edo period Japanese medicine chest
By Japanese Studio
Located in CARLTON, AU
This is a very old and rare Japanese tooling storage tansu. It was made early
Edo period of
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware
Located in Amsterdam, NL
stylized pine trees. The large decorative lock plates each with their own unique design of different
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 41.86 in W 43.08 in D 17.84 in
Fen 78" Dresser
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
The Fen Dresser marries the exquisite intricacy of traditional Tansu-style metal pulls with a
Category
2010s Asian Chinoiserie Dressers
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Lacquered Step Chest. Kaidan Dansu
Located in New York, NY
The kaidan dansu or step chest is one of the most distinctive tansu designs, being both cabinetry
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A JAPANESE MAPLE AND EBONY TANSU AS A BEDSIDE TABLE
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The maple top and maple frame composed in mortise and tenon construction houses a top drawer with Janapanese iron hardware and two lower drawers for small items and finally two slidi...
Category
Early 20th Century American End Tables
19th Century Meiji Period Cedar and Metal Bound Tansu- Japanese Chest
Located in London, GB
schemes. An opportunity to have a design classic-lightweight, sweet smelling moth resistant cedar wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
H 36.62 in W 41.74 in D 16.54 in
Late 19th Century Cypress Japanese Kitchen Chest 'Mizuya Dansu'
Located in CILAVEGNA, IT
Elegant and with a Minimalist design late 19th century Japanese kitchen chest, typically called
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Japanese Sendai Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
, north of Tokyo. The tansu with keyaki (zelkova) wood drawer and door fronts with rich translucent red
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Early 1900s Japanese Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome Japanese Tansu chest of eight drawers. Dry kiri wood finish. Simple, clean hardware makes
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ko Dansu Tansu Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
iron lockplact on this chest features a butterfly crest design.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Keyaki Wood Small Tansu or Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Keyaki wood small tansu (chest).
Original paulownia design hardware.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Mounted Japanese Tansu Chest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel, Iron
Henredon Tansu Style Mahogany Campaign Chest
By Henredon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury tansu style mahogany campaign chest by Henredon. Features a low, two drawer design with
Category
20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest, circa 1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Need storage space with flair and high design? Consider this interesting Japanese Tansu chest, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Korean Bandaji Hardwood Tansu Storage Chest
Located in New York, NY
Korean Bandaji hardwood storage tansu chest, 19th century, with drop-front panel with a large
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Chinese Export Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal
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
Japanese Matsumoto Stacking 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 Elmwood Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Korean Tansu Elmwood cabinet, 20th Century
Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji wedding chests or cabinet made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made in the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
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Tansu Design For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tansu design for your home. Frequently made of wood, cedar and metal, every tansu design was constructed with great care. Find 140 options for an antique or vintage tansu design now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tansu design — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each tansu design bearing mid-century modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tansu design over the years, but those crafted by American of Martinsville, Drexel and Henredon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Tansu Design?
Prices for a tansu design can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $500 and can go as high as $15,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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