Single section Mizuya (kitchen buffet tansu) with a pair of sliding panels opening to an open space with a single shelf inside. Set of 5 pull out drawers with beautifully finished quartered sawn keyaki drawers. Hand forged iron hardware. Natural blond finish with fine carpentry details. Overall in very good condition. Ready to go! Age: Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Dimensions: 71" long x 34 high x 20 1/4" deep

A rare antique Japanese Sado Kasane (stacking chest on chest) Tansu made of Kurinoki (Chestnut) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. Original natural Urushi lacquer finish. Hand forged and hand made iron hardware featuring two Phoenix birds representing immortality on the upper large drawer lock plates, two sea turtles symbolizing 10,000 years of longevity and a crane meaning 1,000 years of long life on the lower drawers. Paulownia leaf family crest on the hinged door which hides two small drawers... Click for details

An antique Japanese Sendai Tansu made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original natural Urushi lacquer with hand forged iron hardware including the lock plates featuring Peonies and a door lock plate featuring a large radish. Four large drawers for spacious kimono storage with two smaller visible drawers for accessories and two small drawers behind the hinged security door for valuables.

Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 47" Wide by 34 1/4" High by 16... Click for details

An antique Japanese Kobako (personal storage box) made entirely of Hinoki (Cypress) wood. Hand forged iron hardware with Hirute handle and ring drawer pulls. constructed using Japanese straight dovetail joinery and hardened wood nails.

Clues to its purpose include minor interior drawer ink stain as well as its low profile and paper sized drawers suggesting that it was used as a form of calligraphy or document box for a professional or a business.

Age: Meiji Period... Click for details

An antique Japanese Nihon Matsu Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cyrptomeria) woods. The finish is an original natural Urushi lacquer. Unusual lock plates each featuring auspicious symbols with the upper design showing a lucky crane (for 1,000 years of longevity) and the lower design showing a lucky sea turtle (for 10,000 years of long life). The three central symbols represent Sho Chiku Bai (Pine, Bamboo & Plum Blossom). These are the three... Click for details

An antique Japanese Kyushu Kimono Tansu in a single section made of Suginoki (Cryptomeria) wood. Original natural Urushi lacquer finish. Hand forged iron hardware including the top view mums design on the lock plates. Three large and four small drawers to organize storage.

A stunning tansu that would work well in any room decor.

Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 46 1/2" Wide by 25 1/4" High by 16" Deep

Antique Japanese small Gigaku performance mask. Gigaku (literally meaning "skill music") is an earlier form of Japanese theatre that was brought over from Korea and China in 612. Gigaku reached a high point during the Nara Period and continued it's popularity until it was eventually replaced by Bugaku theatre. Traditionally performed outdoors at a temple, Gigaku masks were carved with exaggerated features in order for them to be seen by an audience seated at a distance. There are 14... Click for details

A Very rare an extraordinary antique Japanese Kuruma tansu (wheeled chest) made of kirinoki (paulownia) wood. Extremely rare design, Most possibly a tansu from the Akita Castle.
All original including the finish and hand forged iron fittings. Top hinged lid over a thin flat compartment, sliding door compartment locked door reveals inner drawers, bottom sliding door compartment has key that reveals small drawers. There are iron rope rings on each corner to help roll this chest form... Click for details

An antique Japanese casante (stacking chest on chest) tansu in 2 sections made of kiri (paulownia wood). Original hand forged iron hardware with oversized round handle plates. As always beautiful joinery including straight dovetails and age consistent hardened wood nails.
Originates Sakata Shonai, Japan

Age: Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 34 1/3" wide x 45 1/4" high x 16 1/2" deep

Japanese Zenga scroll painting of a staff by the Zen master Nakahara Nantenbō (Toju Zenchu) (1839–1925). Born into the Shioda samurai clan in Saga Prefecture, Nantenbō lost his mother when he was 7 years old and was sent to Yukoji monastery to study as a novice when he was 11 where he became a monk of the the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. From there he trained at many different centers, making a pilgrimage to visit twenty four leading Zen masters, earning an inka (certificate of... Click for details