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A Mid Eighteenth Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in London, GB
, This Japanese lacquer cabinet on the stand has a “Nashi-ji decoration (meaning means ” Pear skin
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Vintage Wide Glass Sliding Door Cabinet, Mid-Showa Period '1940s-1960s'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage glass sliding door was crafted in the Mid-Showa Period '1940s-1960s'. This wide glass
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Great pair of 19th century Japanese Tansu cabinets. Completely untouched with a beautiful faded
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Sideboards

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Cedar

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Vintage Chadansu (Tea Cabinet), Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage chadansu(tea cabinet) was crafted in the early Showa Period '1926-'. The main body is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Large Wabi Sabi Two Section Late Edo Period Japanese Tansu Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A tall two section Japanese tansu from the mid 19th century. Nicely patinated cedar with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Vintage Zebra Wood Japanese Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Curving Open Shelves
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Japanese zebra wood cabinet from the mid 20th century, with sliding doors and open
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Zebra Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Cees Braakman 'DU04' Japanese Series Credenza for Pastoe in Teak
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Teak Credenza with black enameled Model DU04 of the Japanese Series designed by Cees Braakman for
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Vintage Cu01 Japanese Series Cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in BAARLO, LI
cabinet belongs to the Japanese series of Pastoe and is a real Dutch design classic. The cabinet has four
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Japanese Serie Wall Cabinet with Desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Delft, NL
Japanese serie wall cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s The Dutch Designer Cees Braakman
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1900s-30s Japanese antique mid Mizuya tansu kitchen chest. wabi sab
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This mid size Mizuya tansu (Kitchen chest) is the product of circa 1900s to 1930s (late Meiji to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Wood, Cedar

Cinnabar Laquered Cabinet w/ antique Japanese print by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-level cabinet having fantastic storage and scale, with a rich custom cinnabar lacquer. The
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Japanned Corner Hanging Shelves
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-nineteenth century black japanned hanging shelves, the fret cut frames each with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Shelves and Wall Cabinets

1900s-30s Japanese antique 2 tier mid Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
., Japan. This Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar, the product of circa 1900s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Cedar

George I Green Japaned and Parcel Gilt Lacquer Bureau, eighteenth century.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A George I green Japaned and parcel gilt lacquer bureau cabinet with chinoiseries decoration
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Antique Mid-18th Century Asian George I Buffets

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet from the mid 20th century with two drawers and double doors
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
Vintage Tansu Staircase Side Cabinet
H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 13.5 in
1850s-70s late Edo Japanese antique mid size medicine chest. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Mid-size medicine / apothecary chest - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - one of Tansu (storage) for the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood, Hardwood

Japanese keyaki Wood Modern Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pulls with masonite boards inside the drawers and Japanese pine wood shelves. Original vintage
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Spine Shelves Solid White Oak Japanese Joinery
By Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner, Figure Ground, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A floating shelve system with a spine can be located anywhere on a wall surface. This is for a 2 set combo that comes flat-packed. You will need to either screw the spine into a stud...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Archimede Sideboard by Hirozi Fukuoh for Gavina, 1961
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Archimede Sideboard by Hirozi Fukuoh for Gavina, 1961
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie/Japanned Coffer or Chest, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a George II/George III Chest or Trunk that retains its original red Japanned surface. The
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Large Japanese Tansu with Open Shelving
Located in New York, US
Beautiful open shelved Tansu sourced in Japan
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Shelves

Materials

Wood

Japanese Vintage Bookcase, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
, crafted from Japanese cedar wood. Its simple and minimal design combines a book storage section with
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Bookcases

Materials

Cedar

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Anglo-Japanese Style Bamboo Framed Side Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Mid-Century Anglo-Japanese Style Bamboo Framed Side Cabinet, circa 1940s, combines the
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Mid-20th Century End Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Asian Bookcase with Drawer and Small Cabinet
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century Chinese chippendale style bookcase features hardwood construction, original
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Bookcases

Materials

Wood

mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers, made of Tamo (Japanese Ash). This piece is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Ash, Hardwood

3 Fabulous 20th Century Japanese style Stacking Tansu Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
3 fabulous 20th-century Japanese-style stacking Tansu chests of drawers. Each section can be used
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Mid-20th Century American Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

19th Century North European Japanned or Lacquered Commode in the Rococo Taste
Located in Benington, Herts
A Highly Interesting Mid 19th Century North European Japanned or Lacquered Commode in the Rococo
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

1860s-1920s Japanese antique rustic wabi sabi mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Brass Medical Shelf 1900s-1940s / Modern Design
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese brass medical shelf. This furniture is from the early Showa period (1900s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Shelves

Materials

Brass

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar / Janus Japanese Wood Block, Walnut, and Rosewood
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century two-section china cabinet / hutch with an upper walnut case with four rosewood cabinet
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Rosewood

Japanese Antique Large Low Board 1900s-1940s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old lowboard made in Japan. It was made during the Showa period (1900s-1940s) and is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sideboards

Materials

Cedar

Cees Braakman Japanese Series "KU14" Teak wardrobe for Pastoe, 1960s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in The Hague, NL
Pastoe KU 14 wardrobe also known as the Japanese Serie Cabinet is in good condition. Comes with
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Pastoe sideboard, Japanese Series by Cees Braakman
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Brussels, BE
classic. Crafted from teak wood, it features a sleek black lacquered metal frame. The cabinet is adorned
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Camphor Trunk, Japanese, Shipping Chest, Coffee Table, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage camphor trunk. A Japanese, mahogany and camphorwood lined chest, dating to
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

All Original C. 1850 Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Parts
Located in Chicago, IL
were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th Century Japanese home. Because Japanese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Japanese Vintage Two-Drawer Box, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
(3.4kg) Shipping Information We ship from Japan. I will provide my own shipping quote. Please ask.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Walnut & Japanese Fir Sideboard by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dorchester, MA
Japanese fir panels that contrast with the walnut frame. Two top drawers, one of which is divided, open
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Fir, Leather, Maple, Walnut

Large Japanese Keyaki Wood Iron Mounted Tansu Chest with 8 Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An outstanding Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood (elm) tansu of large size with 8 drawers, 3 large
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Vintage Two-Part Japanese Kimono Five Drawer Tansu Dresser Circa 1960s
Located in Seattle, WA
The vintage two-piece Japanese Tansu dresser is a striking piece of furniture characterized by its
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Pastoe "Cu07" Japanese Series Highboard by Cees Braakman - 1950s
By Cees Braakman
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury Pastoe "Cu07" Japanese Series Highboard by Cees Braakman - 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Japanese Serie DU03 Sideboard by Cees Braakman for Pastoe 1958, Dutch design
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalistisch Japanese series DU03 sideboard by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958. Dutch design icon
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Signed Mid 19th C. Edo/Meiji Period Miniature Lacquer Stacking Cabinet, Japan
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
components are present. The opening up of Japan in the mid-1850s after more than two centuries of seclusion
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Guillerme et Chambron, Rare "Japanese Style" Oak Wardrobe, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, rare "Japanese style" oak wardrobe, edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Wooden drawer used by old Japanese lacquerware craftsmen/Made in 1963/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
to come by even in Japan. There is a culture of lacquer, and it is something special that can only be
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

A George II Red Japanned Coffer on Stand, attributed to Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
Of perfectly modest form, with a domed lid decorated with dignitaries on their horses, accompanying hounds, long tailed exotic pheasants, butterflies, all set within a landscape with...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century European Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare and significant 18th Century European four drawer japanned commode. Retaining its original
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

One Legged White Oak Desk
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A floating desk that tapers to your wall. Grained matched drawer fronts homogenize the drawers into one solid mass. Furniture grade plywood construction with solid white oak fronts. ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

One Legged White Oak Desk
One Legged White Oak Desk
H 32 in W 72 in D 24 in
Extra Long White Oak Solid Display Shelve
By George Nakashima, Finn Juhl, Figure Ground, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You ever want that pefect oversize bookshelve that can frame the and organize your most precious items. Built for 18" Books or that vintage typewriter or a sculpture you've been want...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

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Japanese Mid Century Cabinets For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Japanese mid century cabinets available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, all Japanese mid century cabinets available were constructed with great care. Japanese mid century cabinets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Georgian and louis xv Japanese mid century cabinets are consistently popular styles. Many Japanese mid century cabinets are appealing in their simplicity, but Cees Braakman, UMS Pastoe and Edward Wormley produced popular Japanese mid century cabinets that are worth a look.

How Much are Japanese Mid Century Cabinets?

Prices for Japanese mid century cabinets start at $203 and top out at $47,000 with the average selling for $4,328.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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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