This is an early 1900’s two-piece kitchen chest. The beautiful lacquer finish enhances a rich keyaki matched grain. The pine frame has a deep rust lacquer finish. The drawers and sliding panels are slightly warped, needing repair.
Height: 67”
Width: 66”
Depth: 19”
This is a late 19th century one-piece tansu. The front is made of prized keyaki wood with hirute shaped iron drawer pulls. Two hidden drawers are on the lower right
Height: 34”
Width: 31”
Depth: 18”
This is an early 1900’s two-piece clothing chest. The front is made of beautifully grained chestnut wood with each lock plate decorated with a stylized crane. It has warabite shaped iron drawer pulls. Two hidden drawers are on the lower right.
Height: 31”
Width: 34”
Depth: 17”
Japanese antique fune tansu or fune bako (merchant's ship safe box), made of keyaki (elm) wood with very heavy iron hardware especially on the front, details of the ironwork include raised flower blossoms on the corners, bamboo, rectangular area with a flower, large lock plate with double lock, 5 large hinges, The interior has 5 drawers of different sizes made of kiri (paulownia) wood, two of these interior drawers have lock plates, Edo Period.
Size: 17 1/2" high x 15 3/4" wide x 19" ... Click for details
2 section Japanese antique display tansu with with sliding glass doors, top section has sliding glass panels and one compartment with one shelf, bottom section has smaller compartment with one shelf covered by sliding glass panels, on the very bottom is a row of 3 drawers, beautiful hinoki wood (Japanese cypress), iron hardware with moko shaped drawer pulls and corner bracing on drawers, mortise and tennon joinery and horizontal wooden bracing on sides, Meiji Period.
Size: 63 1/2" high x... Click for details
Contemporary Japanese small tansu chest with three drawers all the same size, nice grain, iron hardware with round lock plates and warabite shaped drawer pulls, corner hardware.
Size: 23 1/2" high x 22 1/2" wide x 15 1/2" deep.
Japanese 2 section tansu, all light natural kiri (paulownia) wood, top section has sliding panels and 3 small drawers, bottom section has 2 large drawers, practical and attractive, Taisho Period (c. 1930).
Size: 37" high x 34 1/4" wide x 16 1/4" deep.
Large Japanese antique karuma tansu (wheeled chest for storage), deep red finish with beautiful patina, iron hardware, 2 large sliding panels with horizontal slats cover a large compartment with one shelf and two small interior drawers on the lower right hand side, horizontal wooden bracing on sides and back of chest, wheels still work great, Yonezawa area, Edo Period.
Size: 47" high x 58" wide x 23 1/2" deep.
Japanese antique choba tansu (merchant's chest), made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood, iron hardware including hirute shaped drawer pulls, sliding panels, large drawer at top with rectangular lock plate, 5 smaller drawers of different sizes, chest is slightly raised on wooden base, secret hidden compartment, Meiji Period
(1868-1912).
Size: 23 1/2" high x 24 1/4" wide x 14 1/2" deep.
Small Japanese tansu chest, made of kiri (paulownia) wood, sliding panels, small interior shelf on left side with persimmon edging, 6 drawers of different sizes, bronze hardware, Taisho Period (c. early 20th century).
Size: 24" high x 23 3/4" wide x 11 3/4" deep.
