Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Antique Tibetan Religious Storage Cabinet 18th Century
Antique Tibetan Religious Storage Cabinet 18th Century
An antique Tibetan religious storage cabinet used for food preparation with lift-off cover. Hand painted front panel depicting a scene featuring a seated Buddha with worshippers, a temple, elephants, a deer, a monkey, ducks, horse, a rabbit, and a wise man surrounded by attendants. The panel is framed with an arabesque design.

Age: 18th Century

Dimensions: 48" Wide by 27 1/4" High by 13 3/4" Deep
item #1479159
$6,000.00
Antique Japanese Okidoko Low Display Tansu Keyaki Meiji Era
Antique Japanese Okidoko Low Display Tansu Keyaki Meiji Era
An antique Japanese Okidoko (low display stand) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood. Used in a Tokonoma as a portable display stand atop which decorations like scrolls were hung or flower arrangements were displayed. Drawers were used to store items for display and the interior shelves were used to display seasonal items. All original bronze hardware.

Age: Meiji Era (1890-1900). Dimensions: 31 1/4" Wide by 12 1/4" Deep by 14 1/4" Deep
item #1479134
$1,250.00
Rare Antique Sado Island Kasane Tansu Edo Era Lacquer Kiri
Rare Antique Sado Island Kasane Tansu Edo Era Lacquer Kiri
A rare antique Sado Island Kasane Tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles and original Urushi lacquer finish. All hardware was custom made with no two matching parts. The locking plates feature many auspicious symbols including Ebisu, Daikoku, the Lion Dancers, a crane, two turtles, a Fu Dog and an old wise man. The drawer corners feature a traveler's paraphernalia, the Sho Chiku Bai motif, a Gumbai, and a gathering of dried... Click for details
item #1479130
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Japanese Antique Octopus Tobacco Pouch and Pipe Case
Japanese Antique Octopus Tobacco Pouch and Pipe Case
Antique Japanese tobacco pouch and matching pipe case, each carved with an octopus. The pipe case is made all of boxwood and holds a tobacco pipe made of bamboo with silver and mixed metal fittings. The matching tobacco pouch is carved of kiri wood in the form of a fisherman's basket with a lid made of of boxwood and carved in the form of another octopus. Both practical and whimsical.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: Pipe case: 8" long. Tobacco pouch: 3 1/4" high... Click for details
item #1478914
$2,500.00
Indian Antique Bronze Figure of Dancing Ganesha
Indian Antique Bronze Figure of Dancing Ganesha
Antique Indian bronze sculpture of the elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha, known as the Remover of Obstacles. He stands in dance position, a crown on his head and garland of flowers around his shoulders. In four hands he holds his attributes including his goad or ax (cut off all bonds of attachment), a bowl of sweets (the whole world is at your feet and for your asking) and the end of his broken tusk (keep the good, throw away the bad). His eyes are of inlaid silver.

Age: Late 19th... Click for details
item #1478902
$1,250.00
Japanese Antique Iron Rabbit Lantern
Japanese Antique Iron Rabbit Lantern
Antique Japanese cast iron lantern in the form of a rabbit. Sitting upright with long ears alert. The lantern is made to hold a candle, the light escaping through many round cast windows in the rabbit's body.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 10 1/2" high x 9 1/2" long x 5 1/2" wide
item #1478896
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Japanese Antique Iron Cricket Lantern
Japanese Antique Iron Cricket Lantern
Antique Japanese cast iron lantern in the form of a cricket (or grasshopper). Crafted with long, elegant antennae. The lantern is made so it can sit over a light or candle, illuminating the cut out sections on it's wings.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 11" long x 5" wide
item #1478895
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Japanese Antique Small Ko Tansu
Japanese Antique Small Ko Tansu
Antique Japanese small ko tansu (chest for personal storage). Made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. The chest has sliding panels on the top portion which open two a single compartment. Below this is a row of 3 small drawers over two full-width drawers. Hardware is made of cast iron.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 24 1/4" high x 22" wide x 13" deep
item #1478894
$1,225.00
Japanese Antique Single-Section Mizuya with Granite Top
Japanese Antique Single-Section Mizuya with Granite Top
Antique Japanese single section mizuya tansu (kitchen chest). Made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood with details in keyaki (elm). Two large sliding panels with vertical slats open to a large compartment with a shelf. Below this is a horizontal row of four small drawers with round, iron handles. The top of the antique tansu has been recently fitted with a beautiful piece of polished black granite, making it a dramatic and useful console or buffet counter.

Age: Meiji Period... Click for details
item #1478893
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Chinese Antique Pair of Stands with Drawers
Chinese Antique Pair of Stands with Drawers
Antique Chinese pair of tall, square stands. Made of jumu (elm) wood with natural finish and strong grain. Each stand has a drawer that is hidden when closed. The bottom portion has an open lattice shelf with a cracked ice pattern.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions of each: 31" high x 15" long x 15" wide
item #1478858
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