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Our specialty at Shibui is the collection and restoration of tansu, a term given to the antique cabinetry of Japan made principally between 1860 and 1910, the bulk of the Meiji period. Straddling the line between furniture and art, the tansu developed from the Japanese need for storage that would not clutter their small living spaces. Accordingly, most tansu are portable chests made to be kept in storage lofts or kuras (fireproof storehouses). A dramatic combination of utility and beauty, each piece carries a unique history. Its careful construction conveys the region of origin, intended use, its owner's status, wealth, and often profession. From samurai sword chests to merchants' sea chests, from inventory chests to kimono chests, from mizuya (kitchen tansu) to cha-do (tea tansu), tansu dominated Japanese furniture design until western influences swept over Japan at the beginning of the 20th Century.
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Antique Gyosho Bako | Japanese Peddler's Box
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Antique Gyosho Bako | Japanese Peddler's Box
$3,500.00
Maebako | Antique Japanese Sea Captians Desk
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Maebako | Antique Japanese Sea Captians Desk
$2,900.00
Mizuya Tansu from Kyoto | Japanese Antique Cabinet | 6' Width, 2 Section
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Mizuya Tansu from Kyoto | Japanese Antique Cabinet | 6' Width, 2 Section
$6,800.00
Mizuya Tansu from Kohoku | Japanese Antique Kitchen Cabinet
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Mizuya Tansu from Kohoku | Japanese Antique Kitchen Cabinet
$6,500.00
Maebako | Antique Japanese Sea Captians Desk
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Maebako | Antique Japanese Sea Captians Desk
$1,500.00
5 Drawer Ko Dansu | Small Chest
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5 Drawer Ko Dansu | Small Chest
$900.00
Katana Dansu | Japanese Antique Sword Chest
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Katana Dansu | Japanese Antique Sword Chest
$3,250.00
Mizuya Tansu from Hikone | Japanese Antique Kitchen Cabinet
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Mizuya Tansu from Hikone | Japanese Antique Kitchen Cabinet
$15,500.00
Sakata Dressing Chest | Small 6 Drawer Chest
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Sakata Dressing Chest | Small 6 Drawer Chest
$750.00
Thin Gyosho Bako | Travelling Merchant's Tansu Chest
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Thin Gyosho Bako | Travelling Merchant's Tansu Chest
$1,250.00
Edo Cho Bako | Merchants Chest
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Edo Cho Bako | Merchants Chest
$1,750.00
Modified Tansu | Japanese Antique Re-Imagined
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Modified Tansu | Japanese Antique Re-Imagined
$2,450.00
Sado Isho Dansu | Antique Tansu Clothing Chest
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Sado Isho Dansu | Antique Tansu Clothing Chest
$1,600.00
Maru Andon - Cylindrical Antique Lantern
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Maru Andon - Cylindrical Antique Lantern
$1,150.00
Andon Japanese Antique Box Floor Lamp
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Andon Japanese Antique Box Floor Lamp
$1,225.00
Japanese Lacquer Craftsman's Work Box
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Japanese Lacquer Craftsman's Work Box
$1,400.00
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Antique Japanese Hakomakura Box Pillow | Lacquered High Pillow
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Antique Japanese Hakomakura Box Pillow | Lacquered High Pillow
$225.00
Gyosho Bako | Peddlers Backpack | Travelling Merchant's Tansu Chest
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Gyosho Bako | Peddlers Backpack | Travelling Merchant's Tansu Chest
$2,900.00
Taisho Kiri Tansu |  Tansu Clothing Chest
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Taisho Kiri Tansu | Tansu Clothing Chest
$1,250.00
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