Japanese Antique Hinoki Wood Fune Tansu (Ship Safe)

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1097807

Antique Japanese fune tansu (ship safe box), made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) and sugi (cryptomeria) woods with kiri (paulownia) wood on inside of drawers, heavy iron hardware including cross bracing on both the front and back, heavy iron hinges on door, interior has 6 drawers of different sizes two of which have iron lock plates, warabite shaped drawer pulls and handle on top, Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century). Size: 16 1/2" high x 16" wide x 17" deep.

Japanese Antique Tall 2 Door Gyosho Bako

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1097800

Antique Japanese tall gyosho bako (merchant's box), made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood, top door opens to 6 small interior drawers and bottom door opens to 4 small interior drawers, all drawers of different sizes, iron hardware with locks and unusual hooks, chrysanthemum shaped hardware in corners, rings on sides for tying ropes as this piece would have originally been made to be carried. Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century). Size: 33 3/4" high x 11 3/4" wide x 22" deep.

Antique Japanese Two Section Kiri Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1910: item #1096374

Two section antique Japanese tansu made of Kiri wood with original finish. It has five large drawers and a safe compartment with two drawers. It is from the Motsumoto area and was made during the Meiji period, 1868-1912. It is adorned with the original wrought iron hardware and drawer pulls. It measures 46.5" tall 16.5" deep 34" wide. Each section measures 22.75" tall.

Japanese Antique 2-section Cha Tansu with Burl Wood

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1940: item #1095735

Antique Japanese cha tansu (tea chest) in 2 sections, made of chestnut wood with keyaki (elm) wood burl on front. Top section has large compartment with 4 sliding panels, a smaller similar compartment with 2 sliders and lovely natural wood detail, below this is a stepped open shelf, to the right are two display compartments one with glass sliding panels and one with glass door (with black lacquer frame) which also has a glass shelf and glass window in the right side of chest; to the left a... Click for details

Japanese Antique 2-Section Kannon Biraki Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1095722

Antique Japanese 2-section kannon biraki tansu (tansu chest for clothing with hinged doors), kiri (paulownia) wood front and sides with sugi (cryptomeria) wood top, top section has opening doors with 5 hinges on each panel, opening to 2 large drawers. The bottom section has 2 large drawers and a safe box in lower right hand corner, inside the safe box are two small drawers. Late Edo/ Early Meiji Period (circa 1860). Size: 39 3/4" high x 35 1/4" wide x 16" deep.

Japanese Antique Small Kiri Tansu with 6 Drawers

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1095697

Antique Japanese tansu, made all of kiri (paulownia) wood, 6 drawers of different sizes, 4 drawers with heavy iron locks, warabite shaped drawer pulls on all drawers, sides have wooden hand holds, Meiji Period (late 19th century). Size: 26 3/4" high x 21 1/2" wide x 13" deep.

Japanese 3-Section Kiri Isho Tansu (Clothing Chest)

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1920: item #1093100

Japanese isho tansu (clothing chest) in three sections, made all of kiri (paulownia) wood, top section has sliding panels the open to a compartment with one shelf on the left side. Below the sliding panels is a horizontal row of 3 small drawers. The middle section has three drawers and the bottom section has 2 larger drawers. Decorative back plates on each handle. Taisho Period (early 20th century). Size: 61" high x 37" wide x 16 1/2" deep.

Japanese Antique Curio Cabinet with Blue Lacquer

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1092884

Antique Japanese 2-section curio cabinet, ornately carved with phoenixes and flowers, 6 shelves of various sizes, one compartment with door decorated with carved and inlaid ivory scene of small bird in tall grasses hunting insect with unusual blue lacquer ground. Below are two drawers also with carved and inlaid ivory flowers on blue ground. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 62" high x 35" wide x 16 1/2" deep.

Japanese Antique Keyaki Choba (Merchant's Tansu)

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1092663

Antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest), keyaki (elm) wood front, sugi (cryptomeria) wood frame, 2 drawers on top, 6 drawers of various sizes on bottom portion, middle portion has sliding panels with horizontal slats of keyaki wood with sugi wood panels, behind sliding panel on right hand side are two shelves and two small interior drawers with keyaki wood fronts and iron hardware, behind the sliding panel on the left side is one interior shelf, extensive iron hardware on front ... Click for details

Japanese Antique 2 Section Fukushima Isho Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1092656

Antique Japanese 2 section Soma isho tansu from the Fukushima area, beautiful keyaki (elm) wood on front, sugi (cryptomeria) wood frame, deep red translucent lacquer finish, iron hardware with incised warabite shaped drawer pulls and very large round chrysanthemum shaped lock plates, safe box in lower right hand corner with 2 small interior drawers, safe box has key, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 44" high x 45 1/2" wide x 18" deep