Antique Japanese beautiful and rare kura tansu (warehouse storage tansu), this piece would have been a status symbol and would have been used to store very important and special items, made all of thick and dramatically grained keyaki wood with panels all cut from the same section, top sides and front all have panels with mirrored grain, interior right side has 3 small drawers and interior right side has two small drawers, heavy iron hardware through out including locks on all drawers and h... Click for details

item #905739

Wonderful pair of antique Japanese temple doors, made of very heavy solid keyaki (elm) wood, beautifully weathered, heavy iron hardware, back locks with single large keyaki beam, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Total size: 80" high x 80" wide x 3" thick

item #903971

Antique Japanese 3 section isho tansu (clothing chest) made with keyaki (elm) wood drawer fronts and sliding panels, top portion of the chest has two sets of sliding panels which open to one large and one small compartment, total of 10 drawers of various sizes, Taisho Period (c. 1920's) Size: 62 1/2" high x 44 3/4" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

item #903913

Antique Japanese isho tansu made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood with kiri (paulownia) wood drawer fronts, beautiful natural color finish, iron hardware including round lock plates and warabite shaped drawer pulls, Meij Period (1868-1912). Size: 39 3/4" high x 34 3/4" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

item #901504

Antique Japanese 2-section isho tansu (clothing chest), sugi (cryptomeria) frame and keyaki (elm) wood drawer fronts, beautiful keyaki grain used, original deep translucent orange lacquer finish on drawer fronts, the frame including sides and top are lacquered with a translucent red finish (also original), iron hardware including warabite shaped drawer pulls and round lock plates, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 47 1/4" high x 32" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

item #898167

Beautiful Japanese antique single section mizuya tansu (kitchen chest), made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood, pair of large sliding panels with horizontal slats opens to one large compartment with a single shelf, nice smooth look, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 32 " high x 70 1/2" wide x 19 1/4" deep.

item #896135

Antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest), kiri (paulownia) wood with beautiful iron hardware, large cut out iron lock plates, square drawer pulls, safe box in lower right corner with heavy iron work on door ( 1 key), interior of safe has 3 small kiri drawers, (total of 9 drawers of different sizes on whole piece), Edo Period (c1850). Size: 30 1/2" high x 24" wide x 12 1/2" deep.

item #895670

Antique Japanese tansu chest with 4 drawers, each drawer is made of kiri (paulownia) wood that has been cut to display an unusual vertical pattern, each drawer is trimmed in persimmon wood and has a large iron lock plate with an oak leaf (kashiwa) mon, unusual shaped iron drawer pulls, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Rare Yonezawa area Isho Tansu. Size: 36" high x 28 3/4" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

item #895665

Unusual Japanese hair ornament merchant tansu, made of kiri (paulownia) wood, original dark finish, top portion has a series of 16 small drawers all held in place by a single locking bar with heavy scrolling vine iron hardware, below are 6 small drawers with matching iron lock plates, drawer pulls are all made of bronze, Edo Period (c1800). Size: 40 1/2" high x 24 1/2" wide x 14" deep.

item #895661

Unusual choba tansu made with keyaki (elm) wood with large persimmon wood beams running horizontal with through tennon joinery in the frame, identical top and bottom drawer with beautiful keyaki wood, sliding panels also of keyaki wood open to compartment with shelf, iron hardware, Edo/Meiji Period (early 1800's). Size: 35 1/2" high x 28 3/4" wide x 16" deep.

item #895648