Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period

This is a wonderful example of a Meiji Period screen painting of Japanese Tanuki or racoon dogs in a landscape. The Tanuki is considered to be a mythical creature Japanese culture. T...

This is a pair of Sancai pottery classic garden seats featuring high relief tigers and pine trees as their primary decoration. The two-color Sancai glazing is uncommon in garden seat...

This is a classic pair of Sancai pottery garden seats in the form of green glazed elephants with raised and curled trunks. Both seat are in very good condition with normal light pati...

This is an unusual pair of Late Ching Chinese cinnabar-toned coromandel lacquer small altar or side tables. The tops of the tables feature complementary incised and painted scenes from Chinese every day life. Both tables are in very good condition considering their 100+ years of use. It is unusual to find a pair of coromandel incised lacquer...

A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood Sendai tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century, with hand-cut iron hardware and safe box. Created in the Sendai Prefecture during the last quarter of the 19th century, this keyaki (elm) wood tansu is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. Featuring a lacquered finish with reddish brown tones, the chest showcases a rectangular top, sitting above a perfectly organized façade. A long upper...

An antique Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with black and brown patina. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this tansu chest features a rectangular top sitting above seven drawers surrounding a side door hiding additional drawers. Boasting brown, black and dark red tones, the chest showcases lateral handles allowing the piece to be moved more easily. With its clean lines and complimenting colors, this 19th century Japanese Meiji tansu...

A Japanese Meiji 19th century double-section Sendai clothing tansu (Isho-dansu) with drawers and elaborate hand cut iron hardware. Born during the 19th ...

A Japanese Meiji period single section tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century in Isho-dansu style, with zebra wood, five drawers and carrying handles. Created in Japan during the Meiji period in the later years of the 19th century, this wooden Isho-dansu clothing chest features a linear silhouette perfectly complimented by a dark zebra wood grain. The organized façade showcases five drawers (three large ones followed by two smaller ones at the bottom), each fitted with iron hardware made of C-scroll handles and a central lock. Tansus were portable chests...