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Japanese Edo Period Isho Dansu - Clothing Chest
Japanese Edo Period Isho Dansu - Clothing Chest

Japanese Edo Period Isho Dansu - Clothing Chest

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This Edo-period Isho-dansu (clothing chest) is a masterclass in functional artistry, featuring a two-section stacked configuration that highlights the beautiful verticality of Japane...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Edo Period Isho-Dansu - Clothing Chest
Japanese Edo Period Isho-Dansu - Clothing Chest

Japanese Edo Period Isho-Dansu - Clothing Chest

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This Edo-period Isho-dansu (clothing chest) is a masterclass in functional artistry, featuring a two-section stacked configuration that highlights the beautiful verticality of Japane...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Iron

Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage
Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage

Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage

Located in Yonkers, NY

An early Meiji period Sendai Isho-dansi chest from circa 1860-1880 with eight drawers, petite door and dark patina. This early Meiji-period Sendai Isho-dansu is a striking example of...

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

Materials

Iron

Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware

Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese 19th century keyaki wood Sendai clothing tansu with four drawers and elaborate hand-cut iron hardware. Born during the 19th century in the Sendai prefecture, this exquisit...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Two-Piece Kasane Isho-Dansu Clothing Chest, Meiji Period
Antique Japanese Two-Piece Kasane Isho-Dansu Clothing Chest, Meiji Period

Antique Japanese Two-Piece Kasane Isho-Dansu Clothing Chest, Meiji Period

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

An exceptional and highly authentic example of late 19th-century Japanese craftsmanship, this "Kasane" (chest-on-chest) Isho-dansu dates to the Meiji period (circa 1880–1910). Design...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu chest from the late 19th century with dark red lacquer, iron hardware, small safe and carrying handles. Created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), this wooden chest called an Isho-Dansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. Tansus were portable chests...

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

Materials

Iron

Meiji Period Japanese Two-Part Keyaki and Kiri Wood Isho-Dansu Chest
Meiji Period Japanese Two-Part Keyaki and Kiri Wood Isho-Dansu Chest

Meiji Period Japanese Two-Part Keyaki and Kiri Wood Isho-Dansu Chest

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period two-section tansu chest dating to the late 19th century, combining beautifully figured wood drawer fronts with dark-finished casework and traditional...

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

Materials

Iron

Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware
Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware

Japanese Sado ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) with elaborate hardware

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Exceptional, rare and completely restored wooden Sado ishô dansu (cabinet of drawers) with elaborately decorated open work iron hardware, in two sections. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The exterior is made of hinoki cypress wood. Only slightly varnished, giving it a tad warmer colour. This soft underground lets the refined hardware stand out even more. The upper part consists of two large drawers. The lower part with two drawers of different size and a hinged door. The interior behind the door with three small drawers. All the drawers are very deep and have a lot of volume, for easy storage. They run very smoothly as well. The cabinet has extensively decorated hardware. The corner pieces of the drawers with stylized pine trees. The large decorative lock plates each with their own unique design of different auspicious animals; a peacock, a phoenix, a crane and a minogame. The hinged door decorated with different attributes of the Seven Gods of Fortune...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers
Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers

Japanese Meiji Zebra Wood Tansu Chest in Isho-Dansu Style with Five Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

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...

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

Materials

Iron

Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping
Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping

Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping

By Max Kuehne

Located in Hanover, MA

Henredon long low modernist chest of six drawers, three by three, each face of which has been decoratively incised with a pattern of flower and embellished with solid brass ribbon motif, circa 1959. Reminiscent of furniture designed by Max Keuhne...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style Made of Keyaki Wood

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 cedar wood (cryptomeria Japonica) in its inner parts, while for the outer parts it is...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping
Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping

Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping

By Max Kuehne

Located in Hanover, MA

Modernist chest of five drawers by Henredon, the faces of which have been decoratively incised with a pattern of flowers and embellished with solid brass strapping, circa 1959. Top two drawers have removable dividers and a vide poche tray.  I believe these were inspired by Japanese Isho-Dansu chests. Very clean inside and out. Patination to brass. Ebonized finish beautifully restored. Ready to place. We also have listed separately the companion long low chest of drawers...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Kiri Wood Ishodansu Kasane Tansu Meiji Era Chest of Drawers 37"
Antique Japanese Kiri Wood Ishodansu Kasane Tansu Meiji Era Chest of Drawers 37"

Antique Japanese Kiri Wood Ishodansu Kasane Tansu Meiji Era Chest of Drawers 37"

Located in Portland, OR

Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. Antique Japanese Kiri Isho Dansu — Two-Section 衣装箪笥 Meiji Era Japan, Me...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Other Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Pine/Elm Tansu Chest with Iron Hardwar
Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Pine/Elm Tansu Chest with Iron Hardwar

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Pine/Elm Tansu Chest with Iron Hardwar

Located in Centennial, CO

A stunning antique Meiji period early 1900s Japanese Tansu chest of drawers (isho dansu = clothing chest) with original hardware and working keys. Lacquered dark stained pine compris...

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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