Antique Japanese tansu with two sliding doors with large burl panels and a central lock, three small and three larger drawers, with burl wood fronts and sakura (cherry blossom) shaped locks. Size: 28.5" height, 34.5" width, 15.5" depth

Beautiful small three drawer brush box. Contains right hand compartments within drawers reserved for long brushes. Unique Japanese kanji black painting on outside drawers and crossed brush paintings on each side. Rich patina all over box with characteristic wear. Meiji Period ( 1868-1912) Dimensions: 4.25" Long, 10.5" Deep, 7.5" Tall

Antique Japanese kuruma tansu, or wheeled chest, made from keyaki (elm) wood with a deep red lacquer finish, featuring an unusual back and sides with horizontal slats. The front features two sets of large drawers with vertical locking bars and a corner safebox. Set of keys included. Edo period (1615-1867) Size: 47" High 54" Long X 29" Deep

Beautiful antique Japanese single-section tansu from Sado Island, its front frame entirely covered by iron work. It has two large main drawers with large rectangular lockplates, the top incised with a crane and the bottom with the image of two turtles, referencing the old saying Tsuru Sen-nen, Kame Man-nen (as the crane lives one thousand years, the tortoise ten thousand years) to represent longevity. The large drawers have two warabite handles mounted on rectangular backings, and bold... Click for details

Antique Japanese carved wooden ranma (or transom) panel, carved with detail on back its front and back sides, of bamboo stalks with leaves and chrysanthemums. It has a black lacquered frame. Dates from the taisho period c 1920. Size: 69.75" height, 13.5" width

Rare Japanese small Tansu made with Keyaki wood with multible small drawers. A locking bar fastens vertically in front of tansu secures the drawers. Dated inscription on bottom reads year 1766, " Meiwa 3" Edo Period: 1766 Dimensions: 16.5" Tall, 20" Wide, 12" Deep

Japanese Large Kotatsu made of Hinoke wood. Has a pleasant look, symmetrical and square in shape. Built solid with a light, clean wood grain. Unusual Size Late Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 17" Tall X 31.5" Wide

Japanese antique cha tansu (tea chest), made with beautiful keyaki (elm) wood burl on panels, top 2 sliding panels are made of a lighter color hardwood burl, all panels are trimmed in persimmon wood. One drop in panel with an interesting walnut shaped pull. The chest has a total of 7 drawers of different sizes. Glass sliding panels cover a compartment with stepped shelves for display. Copper slider pulls have little dragons. Meiji Period. Size: 47 1/4" high x 34 1/4" wide x 14 1/4"... Click for details

Antique Japanese Funa Bako (ship safe box) made of a very dark reddish Keyaki (Zelkova) hardwood, with a front hinged door adorned with iron hardware. Decorated with small flower studding and flower lockpins. Behind the hinged door are six drawers of varying size with ring pulls. Very heavy and solid, original finish. Features a hidden secret drawer.

Late Edo (circa 1880's)

Size: 16" height, 5" width, 17.25" depth

Antique Japanese gyosho bako (merchant's box) with a red-orange lacquer (negoro) finish and iron hardware with hirute shaped drawer pulls. It features three drawers on its front, two with iron lock plates, and a hinged door at its very bottom with a sideways facing handle over crossed hardware, with three extra drawers inside. Size: 34.5" height, 11" width, 16" depth