Japanese Merchant Chest

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1920: item #1125400
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Japanese wooden Merchant Chest, 11" high, 8" wide, 16 1/4" deep, maybe Cypress wood with deep graduated drawers with black iron hardware. Top of the chest separated at the joint from the shrinkage, dovetailed joint and bamboo nails, all original finish, no major damages except wood shrinkage on top and split about 2" long at the joint in the front and side area.

Japanese Kiri wood Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1920: item #1125394
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Japanese Kiri wood small Tansu(chest), 18 1/4" high, 23" wide, 11" deep, two(2) small drawers in the top row, two(2) sliding doors next to small drawers, and one(1) long large drawer on the bottom. Shelf inside the sliding doors, and used bamboo nails with dovetailed interlocking joint and brass hardware, no major damages except some scratches on the wood and shrinkage of the wood.

Japanese Antique 2-Section Isho Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1910: item #1115566

Antique Japanese isho tansu (clothing chest) in two sections, made of kiri (paulownia) wood with kiri wood drawer interiors, top section has large drawer across top with medium drawer underneath and safe compartment on the right with a hinged door and two small interior drawers, bottom section has two large drawers, iron hardware including warabite shaped drawer pulls and round lock plates with raised mixed metal cranes and flowers, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 38 1/4" high x 36" wide (... Click for details

Contemporary Japanese Single Section Elm Mizuya

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Contemporary: item #1114214

Contemporary Japanese mizuya (kitchen chest), single section, made of solid keyaki (elm) wood, 4 sliding panels with vertical slates open to large compartment with single full length shelf, along the bottom are 5 drawers with hirute shaped iron drawer pulls. Size: 33 1/2" high x 71" long x 19 3/4" deep.

Japanese Antique Zabuton Tansu (Pillow Storage Chest)

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1102838

Japanese antique zabuton tansu, great storage piece, made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood, large opening door to compartment with one shelf, three drawers with iron hirute shaped handles, would make a great wardrobe, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 68 1/2" high x 37 1/2" wide x 30 1/4" deep.

Vintage Japanese Bonseki A Set Miniature Landscapes

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1950: item #1100369
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Japanese Bonseki (Bonsetei) from mid. 1900s. Bonseki , (simply means tray-stones ) is the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using white sand, pebbles, and small rocks. Small delicate tools are used in Bonseki , such as mist creating board (this special thin board and wedges, is used to create haze/mist on the mountains etc. ) spoons ( different shapes of spoons are used to create the sea shore, snow drifts and clouds ). Sieves are used to differentiate ... Click for details

Japanese Antique Edo Kiri Tansu with Long Drawers

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1100142

Antique Japanese large tansu for paper merchant, all thick kiri (paulownia) wood, very long drawers lined with marbled paper, three full length drawers on top portion with two medium sized drawers at bottom, original condition with all original finish, heavy iron hardware including hirute shaped drawer pulls, square lock plates and heavy side handles, Eo Period. Size: 27 1/2" high x 48" wide x 20 1/4" deep.

Antique Japanese Two Section Kiri Isho Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1920: item #1099317

Beautiful kiri wood two section tansu with hand forged iron hardware. There are five drawers the top section has three drawers, the bottom section has two large drawers. The drawers have rounded handles and round locks in the middle of the drawers. The sides of each section of the tansu have iron handles. The top section has an beautiful iron fastening. It measures 16.5" deep 34.75" wide 46.75" tall. Each section is 23.4" tall.

Japanese Antique 2 Section Matsumoto Kiri Isho Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1900: item #1099215

Antique Japanese 2 section isho tansu (clothing chest) made all of kiri (paulownia) wood on the outside with sugi (cryptomeria) wood drawer interiors, nice light natural color, heavy iron hardware with large round lock plates, round corner brackets on drawers, warabite shaped drawer pulls. Top section has 3 large drawers, bottom section has two drawers and safe box in lower right hand corner with key and two small interior drawers made of kiri wood. Motsumoto area. Meiji Period (c. 1880)... Click for details

Antique Japanese Ko Tansu

Japanese: Furniture: Tansu Pre 1920: item #1098798
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Ko Tansu with separate black stand; kiri wood frame, cedar drawers, copper handles. Sliding doors are newly refurbished. Compact, charming and deceptively has lots of storage space. Beautifully cleaned and waxed. Japanese, Taisho period. 27 1/2" H x 22 1/2" L x 10" W