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Style: Showa
Japanese Antique Tansu 1920s-1940s / Bamboo decoration / cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese cabinet.
It dates from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s).
It is made of cedar.
It is decorated with bamboo and has a traditional Japanese design.
B...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1920s-1940s / Paulownia chest of drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese drawer storage.
This is from the Early Showa period (1920s-1940s).
The material is Paulownia.
Paulownia wood is the least prone to warping and deformatio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Wabi-Sabi Box 1948s / Tansu Sofa Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old wooden box made in Japan.
Made in 1948, shortly after the war.
The year is marked on the back of the lid.
Material is cedar wood.
It seems to ha...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Small Wooden Drawer / 1912-1950 / Accessory Case/ Taisho-Showa
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a small drawer from the Taisho era to the early Showa period (1912-1950) in Japan.
The outer material is made of chestnut.
The inside is cedar wood.
It's very cute.
Also,...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chestnut
Japanese Vintage Two-Drawer Box, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage drawer box was crafted in the Early Showa Period '1926-'.
A two-drawer box made from cedar wood, showcasing its charmingly rustic text...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Wooden drawer used by old Japanese lacquerware craftsmen/Made in 1963/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a lacquerware craftsman's workbench made on January 8, 1963.
The production date is written on the back of the drawer.
This work drawer is a stand for applying red and black ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
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