Keyaki Chadansu (Tea Cabinet) with Glass Doors

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1950: item #768163
867-6H-353

Tea cupboard, or chadansu of rich keyaki wood has four sliding doors and two drawers. The upper section has decorative paper panels behind the glass on the doors, and a plain wood interior. The lower section has a small interior cubby with a bowed front, a split-level shelf and paper on the back panel. The paper is water-marked and could be replaced or removed. Two lower drawers are clean and slide easily. Some scratches on the top. ... Click for details

Beautiful Antique Japanese Burl Wood Clothing Tansu

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1930: item #767954

Antique Japanese isho tansu (clothing chest) in 3 sections, made with gorgeous keyaki (elm) wood burl on the front and straight grained keyaki through out, interior made with kiri (paulownia) wood, top compartment with sliders opens to reveal recessed shelf area, 5 large drawers, 4 smaller drawers, beautiful details everywhere, antler used for decoration around key holes and as small handles on sliders and drop in panel, lovely deep red translucent lacquer finish, Showa Period. Size: 61... Click for details

Mizuya Dansu; Japanese Kitchen Cupboard w/Glass Doors

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1930: item #731957
779-7E-45

Textured glass doors and smooth cypress make this mizuya dansu at home in a variey of decors. The doors and drawers slide smoothly and offer lots of usable storage. It's in two stacking sections.
Dimensions:
Height: Upper: 34-1/2", Lower: 28" (Total 62-1/2")Width: 41" ... Click for details

Mizuya Dansu -- Japanese Kitchen Cabinet in Cypress

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1940: item #729543
773-7E-44

This mizuya-dansu is smaller than many. It's one-piece and has three sets of sliding doors, one conventional cupboard and six drawers. The aluminum drawer pulls date it to the 1930's. The screens have worn areas and there are some shrinkage cracks in the doors. The doors and drawers slide smoothly and the piece offers good storage space.
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Folding Screen, Bamboo and Cedar, or Sugi

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1950: item #715341
720-7K-222

This four-panel screen displays arched ranma panels of cedar between bamboo rods. The center sections are of narrow bamboo slats, and the lower panels are hardwood, perhaps buna or mahogany. They're randomly drilled to resemble wormwood. The rods have black patterns stamped on them, and the hinges are mottled as well. It's a very sound screen with some minor breaks in the center bamboo slats. These can be found on close inspection but call no attention to themselves. ... Click for details

Antique Japanese Kiri Geta Bako Shoe Storage Tansu

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1930: item #702908
D1015

Single section antique Geta-Bako, a tansu chest commonly placed in the foyer, or genkan, of traditional Japanese homes for storage of shoes. It is the custom in Japan, where grass reed tatami mats often cover the floors, to remove one's shoes upon entering a home. Outside shoes are placed in the tansu during the visit, and slippers or sandals are kept there for indoor use. The tansu measures approximately 38" tall by 34" wide by 14 1/2" deep, and dates to the early Showa-Period (c.1930). The cas... Click for details

Japanese Small Drawer Box Kohikidashi

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1960: item #701332
WD78

This small drawer box is approximately from the mid 1900s. The drawer box is made from tamo wood and it has three drawers. The dimensions: 7 3/4" wide, 10 1/4" deep, 9 3/4" high

Japanese haribako sewing box

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1960: item #701331
WD79

This lovely Japanese sewing box is approximately from the mid 1900s. The sewing box is made from kiri (paulownia wood) and has simple and original hardware. The dimensions: 11 1/2"wide 7"deep 9" high

Sugi, or Cedar Framed Bamboo Screen

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1950: item #699554
685-5G-549

Folding screen in four hinged panels is is unfinished cedar (sugi) with pines, gourds, and maple leaves in the ranma panels. A bamboo slat or two are missing.
Dimensions, each panel:
Height: 47-3/4"
Width: 15-7/8" ... Click for details

Folding Screen, Bamboo and Black Lacquer

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture Pre 1980: item #699553
681-7E-83

This spiffy screen has a bit more sophistication with its shaped lacquer frame and hardwood ranma panels. Pale bamboo offers striking contrast and perched birds abide in the ranma. Four hinged panels. Dates from Showa, pre-1980.
Dimensions:
Height: 47-1/2"
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