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  • TANSU: ALL CHESTS

TANSU: ALL CHESTS

Straddling a line between furniture and folk art, tansu is the term given to the antique cabinetry of Japan made principally between 1860 and 1910, the bulk of the Meiji period. Developed from the Japanese need for storage that would not clutter their small living spaces, 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 Japan at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Butsudan -Buddhist Shrine Cabinet Alter

Butsudan -Buddhist Shrine Cabinet Alter

$6,500.00
Antique Japanese Kago

Antique Japanese Kago

$2,700.00
Mochi Bako

Mochi Bako

$425.00
Mochi Bako

Mochi Bako

$325.00
Mochi Bako

Mochi Bako

$325.00
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Mochi Bako

Mochi Bako

$265.00
Merchant's Chest Japanese Antique Furniture Storage

Merchant's Chest Japanese Antique Furniture Storage

$3,500.00
Japanese Wooden Field Boat

Japanese Wooden Field Boat

$600.00
Japanese Wooden Sled

Japanese Wooden Sled

$325.00
Tansu Textile Cover

Tansu Textile Cover

$275.00
Tansu Textile Cover

Tansu Textile Cover

$125.00
Tansu Textile Cover

Tansu Textile Cover

$125.00

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