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Place of Origin: Japanese
Large Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Futon Tansu Cabinet with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Japanese Meiji period two-piece futon tansu cabinet from the late 19th century, with original iron hardware. Created in Japan during the second hal...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and is made of cedar wood. The handles are made of iron, giving it a...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Drawer Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old black cabinet in Japan, which is called a "tansu" in Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and the material is made of cedar.
The drawers are wide on the si...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Drawer with Bookcase 1860s-1920s / Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a drawer storage with an attached book stand made in Japan.
It was produced between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s). This antique furniture reflects the Japanese l...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers, Early Meiji Era'1868-'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Early Meiji Era (1868-1912) .
The gently worn finish, along with its beautifully weathered urushi (Japanese lacquer), reveals the pa...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th-Century Antique Japanese Table-Top Tansu
By Japanese Studio
Located in Austin, TX
An antique Japanese Tansu with soulful Wabi-Sabi. It appears to be made of Elmwood with finely engraved brass hardware that has a subtle green patina, with an overall soft luster to ...
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Early 20th Century Bohemian Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The main material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simpl...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simple a...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Rare Rustic Early Meiji Period Paper & Cedar Tansu/Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A rare heavily patinated 19th C. paper & cedar tansu cabinet.
Simply constructed with two sliding doors & three drawers complete with original brass & iron hardware.
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1860s Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Iron
Japanese Campaign Style Miniature Chest Ca' 1960's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A lovely Japanese, vintage ca' 1960's miniature chest. Drawers lined in felt, brass hardware, campaign style exposed brackets.
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1960s Campaign Vintage Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest With Drawers on Contemporary Metal Stand Console
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning and unique antique Japanese tansu chest with two interior drawers that sits on a custom made contemporary black metal stand. Th...
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1920s Edo Vintage Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine, elegant and rare late 17th Century Japanese lacquer cabinet, from the Eco period, on later lacquered black stand.
Japanese circa 1690
Provenance
A private Scottish collection
This outstanding cabinet is a fascinating fusion of east and west. The cabinet itself would have been made in Japan, c.1690, and is decorated to the outside with hiramaki-e lacquer. This technique involves the use of sprinkled gold powder which adheres to the lacquer surface. On the best pieces, as with this example, many layers are added in order to create areas of high relief and give depth to the surface decoration. The taste of the Japanese workshops in this period was often for quite restrained pieces with plenty of the black background visible, unlike some of the busier Chinese lacquer or European japanned examples produced around the same time. The Japanese makers seemed content to rely on the outstanding quality of the lacquer itself, regarded by most experts as the finest lacquer ever produced, and did not see the need to cover every surface believing that less was more in this respect. The lacquer here is used to produce a mountainous scene with buildings on the bank of a river, the other side of the river with more buildings and a contrasting flatter and forested landscape. The fine perspective achieved is the result of the clever use of raised and flatter areas in the lacquer itself in combination with the drawing of the design itself.
Another remarkable aspect of this piece is the fine metalware throughout, but particularly the lockplate / hasp, hinges and foot mounts to the front. This is all beautifully cast and engraved contrasting against the black background. Interestingly another cabinet on stand with near identical metalwork was advertised in the Burlington Magazine, November 1913, with the dealer W. Williamson and Sons of Guildford. The lacquer on that piece is similarly refined and it seems likely that both pieces came from the same workshop.
The European influence in our piece can be seen in both the later ebonised stand and in the japanned decoration which has been applied to the inside of the doors and is also very fine indeed. This consists of two panels with birds of prey perched on branches in colours set against a golden background. The cabinet has a recent Scottish provenance and so it is likely that the ebonised stand was made in Britain though such pieces were made throughout Europe as a way of quite literally elevating these imported pieces of eastern lacquer as in Japan these would have been used on the floor. Inside the cabinet there is a combination of more Japanese lacquer and lock plates and European drawer handles. Most of the lacquer drawer fronts incorporate mountainous scenes and birds in combination, with a few purely one or the other of the two subjects. Again the lacquer is in excellent condition and is of exceptional quality with multiple layers of relief used in one single scene in many cases.
As mentioned above, Japanese lacquer is the most technically brilliant of the eastern lacquers and, as such, was highly prized by collectors and connoisseurs throughout Europe when this piece was made. The acquisition of such pieces would only have been possible for a small group of incredibly wealthy individuals, largely royal or high ranking courtiers or merchants connected with the East India trade...
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1690s Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to circa 1900 and reflects the understated elegance of traditional Japanese interiors. Cra...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Late 1800s Japanese Cedar Tansu Chest of Drawers Dresser
Country: Japan
Materials: Wood, Iron
Condition: Original Condition
Style: Italian B...
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1890s Baroque Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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 multiple drawers, sliding doors & iron hardware.
Strong utilitarian design.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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 Japan during the 19th century, this stairc...
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19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1920s / Chest of Drawer Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old chest of drawers made in Japan.
This piece of furniture dates back to the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
The main material is cedar, with chestnut wood used only for...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut, Cedar
Japanese Antique BK Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old black chest of drawers made in Japan.
This piece of furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is cedar wood.
The design is simple and rus...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Traditional Design Exhibition Stand / Japanese Old Wooden Shelves
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a shelf made of very beautiful traditional Japanese decoration and wood.
The wood is paulownia and ebony.
Paulownia is a material often used for tansu.
It's a soft tree, but it...
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20th Century Showa Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
Japanese Antique Simple Cabinet（dark）, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This decorative shelf has an elegant and calm impression, made of deep ash wood that has aged and become more expressive.
The frame is decorated with the traditional Japanese "doubl...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1850s-70s late Edo Japanese antique mid size medicine chest. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid-size medicine / apothecary chest - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - one of Tansu (storage) for the apothecary use.
Product of late Edo era (estimate 1850s-1868), estimate from the st...
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19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
19th Edo Japanese wabi sabi dougu Kusuri Tansu, Tool medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of late Edo period (estimate 1860s-1870s) in Aomori prefecture, Japan. Originally made as tool chest or medicine chest, made of thick, fine grade reddish Sugi cedar.
The rus...
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1860s Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Tansu Jewelry Chest
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Japanese Tansu Jewelry chest. Made of Japanese elm-keyaki. Handles on the sides, top drawer lined with velvet.
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1960s Anglo-Japanese Vintage Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
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 known as a Gifu Mizuya Tansu from the Meiji Period (1868-19...
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1990s Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Small Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Nightstand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small drawer storage made in Japan.
It was made between the Meiji and Taisho periods (1860s-1920s) and is made of cedar wood. The handles are made of iron.
The lean, linea...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer Night Table / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It is a type with a deeper drawer than a normal drawer.
It is estimated that it was made around the Meiji period.
The material is made of cedar.
C...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
19th Century black lacquered and painted table cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century freestanding Japanese black lacquered and painted table top cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) The cabinet throughout depicting Japanese countryside scenes, vario...
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1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
A Large Early Meiji Period Wabi Sabi Japanese Tansu/Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A large early Meiji period Japanese tansu/sideboard
A really nice mid/late 19th C. Japanese sideboard/tansu.
It was likely to be used as a coun...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Compact Chest, Meiji Era '1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This compact chest was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868-1912).
It features a handle on top, making it easy to carry or reposition as needed.
The aged patina of the wood highlights i...
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1890s Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Peddler Chest of drawers / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
I think it is a called "Peddler's Tansu", which is used by merchants to carry goods far away.
"Peddler" refers to carrying and retailing products wi...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Tansu Sideboard I
Located in New York, US
Tansu Sideboard I
Sourced in Japan
Paneled Sliding Doors
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It is chara...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Vertical Chest Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese vertical chest of drawers crafted during the Meiji era (1868–1912).
This chest of drawers is designed with vertical proportions that make it stand out in both fun...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Large Japanese Keyaki Wood Iron Mounted Tansu Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An outstanding Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood (elm) tansu of large size with 8 drawers, 3 large 2 medium and 3 small, and 2 cabinets with small interior drawers. The piece has iro...
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Mid-19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Early Meiji Period Japanese Elm Shadona Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1870s/1880s; Japan
Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet.
This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...
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1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The drawer is tasteful, rustic, simple and beautiful.
There is no wa...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet.
It is estimated that it was around the Meiji period.
Pine and cedar are used as materials.
The design is very simple and beautiful.
Compared to t...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
Large Japanese Tansu with Open Shelving
Located in New York, US
Beautiful open shelved Tansu sourced in Japan
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Rare Inscribed Japanese Wood Chest Zenibako on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare original and impressively intact Japanese Zenibako (banker's money box) from late 19th century circa Meiji Period (1868-1912). The chest was made from cypress wood and fitted ...
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19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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).
Refinished by seller with traditional black Urushi ...
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20th Century Folk Art Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and ...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century Large Japanese Shodona
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality and impressive large Japanese hardwood Shodona from the Meiji period, the lovely carved pediment incorporating a large winged bird and having decorative C scrolls ...
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1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Great pair of 19th century Japanese Tansu cabinets. Completely untouched with a beautiful faded patina. Still very sturdy with typical tip out panels. Rare to find one, let alone a p...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu, Cabinet, Wabi-sabi, Japan
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A unique cabinet crafted in a Japanese technique.
The wear of time and the wooden lines add a special atmosphere to this functional cabinet. Such a piece easily fits into your space...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
All Original C. 1850 Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
This 2-part antique Japanese tansu has lovely old-patina wood and and attractive hand-forged iron handles and other hardware. It can be used as-shown, stacked or separated and raised on simple metal stands. When separated, the two drawer sets make excellent side chests.
Japanese storage tansu chests...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Antique Japanese low display stand w/ drawer, Okidoko tansu, wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique "Okidoko"- wooden low display stand with drawer from Tohoku area, Japan.
Manufactured in Circa 1900s to 1920s (Taisho to early Showa period) , estimate from the style & condi...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
19th Cen. Edo Japanese 2-tier large black Mizuya Tansu, wabi sabi kitchen chests
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the Kominka (old traditional house) owned by an old-established family in Nagano prefecture, Japan.
This 2-tier large Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of m...
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19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
Japanese antique wooden storage shelf/ Early 20th century/Wooden cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vertical wooden storage cabinet made of Japanese cedar in the first half of the 20th century. Although it is unknown where it was used, its appearance oozes a beauty that transcends practical use. The rustic feel of the material and its quiet presence give it a nostalgic warmth not found in modern furniture.
This piece is made entirely of solid Japanese cedar, and the simple and disciplined structure of the vertical cleats, especially on the doors, and the cedar planks passed horizontally and overlapping from the reverse side, bring a perfect balance and rhythm to the overall look of the piece. This kind of design reveals a uniquely Japanese sense of design.
The deep candy-colored texture created by the aging process is a taste that only antique pieces can have. The subtle changes in color from suntanning and areas touched by the hand tell a quiet story of the passage of time. The doors are simple and close with small wooden stoppers, preserving the practicality and warmth of the past.
The shelves are securely fastened and provide ample storage capacity. Books, clothes, daily necessities, and various other items can be beautifully organized. The backs and shelves are stained and worn from use, and there are also some holes repaired on the sides and small chips.
In a modern living space, this shelf can be used as a shelf in a study, as an accent in a living room, or as a quiet corner of a room where one spends quiet time alone, bringing a sense of calmness and flavor to the entire space. These long, locker-like proportions of antique shelves...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
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 wood and cedar wood.
All fittings are made of iron.
...
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Late 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese keyaki Wood Modern Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and handsome dresser.
Danish modern style.
Simple and clean lines.
Architectural form and function.
Plywood (no pressboard) on solid wood base, nice grained keyaki wood veneer, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Narrow Japanese Tansu
Located in Cambridge, US
Japan, ca. late 19th century. A fabulous tall and narrow tansu from the late Meiji Period in old red finish. Features handmade wood construction with six tightly fitted storage drawe...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Three-Drawer Box, Taisho Era'1912-1926', Wabi Sabi #2
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique drawer box was crafted in the Taisho Era(1912-1926).
An antique three-drawer box.
The distinctive texture and tranquil presence cultivated over time are the defining ch...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Stair Tansu
Located in CARLTON, AU
This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm, D137.5cm), and could be displayed separately in two parts. Th...
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16th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Brown and Black Tansu Clothing Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
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...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Low Drawer Box, Taisho Era (1912-1926), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique Low Drawer Box was crafted in the Taisho Era (1912-1926).
Made of keyaki (Japanese zelkova), it features a beautifully aged texture that enhances its character.
Simpl...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Miniature Japanese Taishō Period Zebra Wood Tansu Chest with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period zebra wood miniature tansu chest from the early 20th century, with sliding doors, open shelf and drawers. Created in Japan dur...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Zebra Wood
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 drawers and safe section. This 19th-century Japanese antique Tansu chest cabinet is ...
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19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Zougei Furniture Sculptural shelf room divider
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Forest house
Sculptural table by Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This shelf consists of three separate shelves.
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chai...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s/Chest of Drawers Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item of the Meiji era (1860s-1920s)
The material is cedar.
The shade of brown is beautiful and the taste is wonderful.
The drawer also ...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
A Mid Eighteenth Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Using Japanese “Urushi” lacquer in a beautifully untouched and sleepy condition, on later stand, This Japanese lacquer cabinet on the stand has...
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Mid-18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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 Japan during the 19th century, this stairc...
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19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a historically significant Japanese tansu (chest) from the Meiji era (1860s–1900s), crafted from cedar wood.
Its minimalist and refined design embodies traditional Japanese ...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
1860s-1910s Japanese antique cabinet, wabi sabi tansu medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This large shop cabinet, tansu chest of drawers, is in the vein of Kusuri dansu (Medicine / apothecary chest).
Product of Meiji era (1860s-1910), es...
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Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Cypress
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simple...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
A fine pair of Japanese export lacquer secretaires owned by Sir Stamford Raffles
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'The Stamford Raffles Secretaires.'
A pair of Japanese Kyoto-Nagasaki style export lacquer secretaires by ‘Lakwerker Sasaya’ each with the name ‘Ol...
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Early 19th Century Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Gold, Brass
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1800s-1860s/Safe Storage Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It has a keyed door so that it can also be used as a safe. Both metal fittings are attached with very ...
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Late 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique mid-size tansu chest of drawers, 1849. late Edo era. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This 175 years-old Tansu chest of drawers, is a product of late Edo period.
Made of thick, quality cedar that is hard to find nowadays. There're scratches but just on the surface, st...
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1840s Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese 20th Century Mulberry Wood Kimono Cabinet with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Japanese mulberry wood kimono cabinet from the 20th century, with sliding doors and drawers. Born in Japan during the 20th century, this exquisite ca...
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Early 20th Century Showa Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Kuramata Side 1 Furniture in Irregular Form 1989
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in London, GB
A Kuramata side 1 eighteen drawers cabinet in cherrywood.
Shiro Kuramata was a Japanese designer from 1965 when he founded the Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo...
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1980s Vintage Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wool
Zougei Jenga Sculpture Shelf Bookcase 05
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Jenga
Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood ...
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2010s Tribal Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1900s Antique Japanese Tansu Red Cabinet Travel Chests
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Japanese Meiji Tansu Red Travel Cabinet
Set includes 2 cabinets with base.
Two wood cabinets with antique metal hardware
47 h x 36.25 w x 18 d
New leg base plus some repairs. Drop down door previously repaired.
Still not perfect. Needs TLC.
No key for locks. Storage missing hardware for door...
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Japanese Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
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 drawers and a lateral door concealing additional drawers. Created in Japan during the 19t...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers, Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844), Wabi-Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique small chest of drawers was crafted in the Edo Era (Tenpō 1830-1844).
The aged urushi (Japanese lacquer), worn away in places, enhances the piece’s unique character and ...
Category
1840s Edo Antique Japanese Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
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