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Japanese Black Tansu 1920s-1940s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a black tansu made in Japan.
It was made in the early Showa period (1920s-1940s) and still
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large black Tansu made in Japan.
It was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Drawer Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old black cabinet in Japan, which is called a "tansu" in Japan.
It seems to be around
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 34.45 in W 32.88 in D 15.95 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old black cabinet called " Tansu" in Japan.
It was used in the Tohoku region of Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 38.59 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old large Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 50.01 in W 61.42 in D 29.93 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
.
While leaving wear due to long-term use, it is finished in black using traditional Japanese paint.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 38.59 in W 69.3 in D 18.9 in
Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Brown and Black Tansu Clothing Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with black and brown
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 37.5 in W 35.5 in D 16.75 in
Japanese Antique Red and Black Tansu / Cabinet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old cabinet called " Tansu" in Japan.
It is a lower type than a normal Tansu.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 34.65 in W 33.47 in D 16.74 in
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer.
The furniture was made during the Meiji
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
H 24.02 in W 36.23 in D 21.26 in
Kitchen Black Cabinets, Japanese Antiques, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A tranquil presence in a soft black.
A simple yet distinctive display shelf.
The design has a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 68.19 in W 35.28 in D 14.57 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
drawer storage in the upper part.
The black color has peeled off in places, giving the furniture a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique drawer 1860s-1920s / Black urushi finished wabi sabi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar, Wood
H 12.8 in W 29.72 in D 11.42 in
Japanese Antique Black Wooden Box 1860s-1900s/Sofa Table Tansu Mingei Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black wooden box. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 22.45 in W 30.71 in D 18.51 in
Japanese Antique Black Storage Box 1800s-1860s / Tansu Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black storage box.
Made in the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
Material is cedar wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
H 22.25 in W 32.68 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Japanese Tansu Cabinet with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage Japanese tansu cabinet features wood construction (possibly balsa), black painted
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
19th Cen. Edo Japanese 2-tier large black Mizuya Tansu, wabi sabi kitchen chests
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
prefecture, Japan.
This 2-tier large Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of mid to late Edo period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 68.19 in W 66.7 in D 20.08 in
Antique Japanese Tansu Chest With Drawers on Contemporary Metal Stand Console
Located in Centennial, CO
made contemporary black metal stand. The tansu chest was part of a larger cabinet which was lost at
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 36 in W 37 in D 16.5 in
Meji Period Clothing Tansu
Located in Wainscott, NY
Clothing Tansu is made in two Stacking Parts. The Decorative iron Hardware is original.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Light Wood Kiri Black Hardware Chest Side Table Bedside Table
Located in Monterey, CA
Japanese Tansu chest constructed entirely of kiri with large iron handles and massive iron lock
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 16.25 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / 1868s-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black tansu.
It is a type with a drawer on the top and bottom and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 26.97 in W 30.71 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old large Japanese Black Tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 29.14 in W 68.12 in D 21.66 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Chests of Drawers Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old, large Japanese black Tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.26 in W 69.1 in D 21.26 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Storage Box Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese black Tansu.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 36.82 in W 60.24 in D 27.76 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Black Tansu Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Japanese Meiji period six drawer tansu chest.
This façade showcases four large drawers followed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old large black Tansu made in Japan.
This furniture was made in the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 36.62 in W 73.82 in D 19.1 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Storage Cabinet / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
It is a cedar cabinet used in an old Japanese house.
It is dyed black using the traditional
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 44.89 in W 27.17 in D 12.6 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
perspective.
This is an old Japanese large Tansu.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black cabinet.
It seems to be around the Meiji period, and cedar is the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 33.67 in W 68.9 in D 20.08 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Drawer Cabinet Storage / 1868-1912s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black cabinet, which is called a "tansu" in Japan.
It seems to be around
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 29.65 in W 37.8 in D 18.12 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese tansu.
In Japan this is called "Kuruma Nagamochi".
Furniture from the end
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
H 32.09 in W 61.62 in D 30.71 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese tansu.
It is a piece of furniture from the Edo period. (1800s - 1860s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.45 in W 49.61 in L 34.45 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black large tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 36.23 in W 49.61 in D 22.05 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Wabisabi mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
It is a very rare type.
Such black chests are not seen
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 27.76 in W 42.72 in D 17.13 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet called "Mizuya Tansu".
It is used in the Tohoku region of Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 50.4 in W 70.48 in D 19.3 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old and large Japanese Tansu.
It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 34.65 in W 59.65 in D 16.74 in
Japanese Antique Two-stage Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old large black chest, made in Japan.
Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1900s)
Material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 66.93 in W 34.65 in D 20.48 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Sideboard Exhibition Table / 1860-1900s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a storage furniture that was used very old in Japan and is called "Kurumanagamochi".
It is said that if a disaster such as a fire occurs, it was placed near the entrance of ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 29.14 in W 55.12 in D 30.32 in
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Chest of drawers Cabinet / 1912s-1926s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
green, but it seems that it was used by painting it black from the top on the way.
In the black, there
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
H 38.19 in W 23.23 in D 26.97 in
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1800s-1900s/Chest of Drawer Cabinet Shelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a large black tansu from Japan.
Made of cedar tree.
Furniture from the Edo period to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 35.44 in W 70.28 in L 35.44 in
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. (1800s-1860s)
Such black tansu is rarely found in Japan year by year.
It can be said that it is a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
H 47.05 in W 54.73 in D 24.41 in
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest.
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Black Lacquer Tansu Chest with Gold Leaf and Mon Design.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868-1912. This period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from circa 1868 through circa 1912
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu with Black Color Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from paulownia wood, circa 1900. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two-part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from pine wood, circa 1900. The piece features
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Japanese Tansu with Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two-part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from pine wood, circa 1900. The piece features
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Black Japanese Tansu Chest, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji Period, Japanese Tansu with seven full capacity drawers. Large, unique
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Japanese Tansu with Black Color Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This two part Tansu chest is from Japan and was made from paulownia wood, circa 1900. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Tansu Chests with Black Lacquer fronts, c. 1880
Overall measures: 34 ½” x 16” x 48
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Kaidan Tansu
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental Kaidan Tansu is from Japan c. 1900. It features nine drawers of various sizes, and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu in Black Laquer
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu in Black Laquer, late Edo early Meiji. Named Kannon after
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tansu Nightstands
Located in East Hampton, NY
A complementary pair of Japanese elmwood Tansus on custom modern iron stands.
The chest on the
Category
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Japanese Sliding Door Tansu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edo period hinoki wood tansu with two sliding doors and one interior shelf. Original hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Japanese 2 Piece Tansu with Round Black Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese Tansu is from the Meiji period, which extended from c.1868 through c.1912.This period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Tansu Bedside Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two 19th century tansus on custom iron bases. Piece on the left has drawers behind the doors. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Night Stands
Rare Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare late 18th-early 19th century Japanese Tansu chest of drawers with enameled iron, silk and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Japanese Sendai Tansu Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Excellent Japanese Tansu with fine hand-forged iron hardware. Sendai Prefecture, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Shelf 1900s-1940s / Tansu Bookshelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden shelf made in Japan.
This furniture is from the Showa period. (1900s-1940s)
The material is cedar wood.
It is a simple and rustic Japanese furniture composed o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Shelves
Materials
Cedar
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Black Tansu For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the black tansu you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every black tansu was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect black tansu — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A black tansu, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made black tansu has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Black Tansu?
A black tansu can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,800, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $11,000.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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