Japanese Furniture

The development of Japanese furniture grew out of the early use of simple lidded boxes or woven baskets for the storage of kimono and personal possessions.  more...

Selected pieces of Kazari Tansu were featured on COLLECTORS on ABC TV 7th November. Filmed entirely at Kazari Decorator and Kazari Collector.

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JF 1001

Kusuri dansu - medicine chest with woven sliding doors and 30 drawers

121cm x 91cm x 28cm [H x W x D]

JF 1002

Mingei dansu - folk art storage chest made from zelkova, cypress and cryptomeria woods, circa 1800

139.5cm x 111.5cm x 69cm [H x W x D]

JF 1003

Mingei dansu - folk art storage chest, with complete ribbing surround, made from hinoke (cypress). Late Edo period, circa 1840

89cm x 108cm x 53cm [H x W x D]

JF 1004

Kimono storage chest on chest with circular iron hardware made from pualownia wood. Meiji period, early C20th

99cm x 92cm x 41cm [H x W x D]

JF 1005

Chest of 12 drawers made from paulownia wood. Circa 1930

79cm x 85cm x 42cm [H x W x D]

JF 1006

Rare double door chest with mon (family crest) of two clsed fans, made from paulownia wood. Mid Edo period, late C18th.

98cm x 95cm x 49cm [H x W x D]

JF 1007

Lacquered chadana (tea ceremony cabinet, with sliding drawers, 6 draweres and removable door section

60cm x 60cm x 27cm [H x W x D]

JF 1008

Choba-dansushop storage chest for documents with a concealed 'secret drawer' for valuables. Made entirely of paulownia wood with elaborate metal hardware from Kyushu Island. A rare and unusual example

Late Edo period early C19th

103cm x 80cm x 43cm [H x W x D]

JF 1010

Chadana (tea cermony cabinet) made from Chinese blackwood, C20th.

107cm x 79cm x 30cm [H x W x D]

JF 1011

Fine quality choba-dansu - merchant's chest, made entirely of paulownia wood with silver hardware, from Kyoto area. Tai Sho period c. 1920 - 1930.

89cm x 71cm x 40.5cm [H x W x D]

JF 1012

Mingei dansu - folk art storage chest made from cypress wood. Very good example, Edo period, circa 1850

78cm x 80cm x 46cm [H x W x D]

 JF 1013

Rare, quality double door choba dansu - merchant's chest, solid and substantial construction made with a zelkova wood facade and iron hardware. Early Meiji period, circa 1880

95cm x 140cm x 52cm [H x W x D]

JF 1014

Chadana - tea ceremony cabinet made from fine quality rosewood

84cm x 84cm x 31cm [H x W x D]

JF 1015

Rare folk art storage chest with fine urushi lacquer finish, good colour and patina. Edo period, circa 1820

82cm x 92cm x 54cm [H x W x D]

JF 1016

Lacquered paulownia wood chest of seven drawers with iron hardware. Edo period, circa 1840

60cm x 45cm x 33cm [H x W x D]

JF 1017

Rare scholar's chest made with a cypress base, and lacquered paulownia wood interior. Edo period, circa 1800

48cm x 60cm x 39cm [H x W x D]

JF 1018

Unique merchant's chest made from cedar and paulownia woods. Late Edo period, early C19th.

63cm x 52cm x 36cm [H x W x D]

JF 1019

Wajima lacquer tea table of high quality with inlaid designs of various seasonal flora. Post war, circa 1960

35cm x 90cm x 150cm [H x W x D]

JF 1021

Wakasa lacquer tea table, 1960s

33cm x 121cm x 91cm [H x W x D]

JF 1022

Rare gilded lacquer Buddhist altar table. Meiji period, early C20th

84cm x 152cm x 50cm [H x W x D]

JF 1023

Small shop storage chest for receipts, documents, counting implements.. etc. Meiji period, late C19th

52cm x 47cm x 33cm [H x W x D]

JF 1024

Paulownia wood ko-dansu (personal chest), Warabite style iron handles, locking bar. Late Edo period, mid C19th

48cm x 88cm x 33.5cm [H x W x D]

JF 1025

Very unusual miniature sized merchant's storage chest, made from cypress and cedar woods. Meiji period, late C19th

68cm x 61cm x 31cm

JF 1026

Rare, large choba-dansu (merchant's storage chest) made from Paulownia with copper hardware, late Edo period, circa 1850

102cm x 125cm x 55cm [H x W x D]

JF 1027

Mingei (folk art) storage chest with ribbed sliding doors, zelkova frame, cypress and cedar panelling, Edo period, C19th

103cm x 136cm x 56cm [H x W x D]

KW 817

Choba dansu made from paulownia wood with iron hardware with 11 drawers, late Edo period, circa 1820.

90cm x 92cm x 40cm [H x W x D]    

KW 831

Lacquered cryptomeria wood double door chest for shop document etc. Late Edo period, circa 1850

41cm x 38cm x 42cm [H x W x D]

KW 807

Japanese cypress wood choba dansu (shop storage chest) with paulownia (kiri) draw linings indicative of 1st quality chest, concealed secret drawer, Meiji period, circa 1880

97cm x  91cm x  40cm [H x W x D]          

KW 840

Rare and unusual Japanese black lacquer bullion box, Edo period, C18th

38cm x  61cm x 45cm [H x W x D]

KW 821

Mirror chest made from chestnut, circa 1930

KW 837

Red and black lacquer double door chest with gilt decoration and bronze hardware, late Edo period, circa 1800

32cm x 46cm x 37cm [H x W x D] 

KW 823

Japanese black lacquer chadana with paintings of chrysanthemums

60cm x 70cm x 34cm [H x W x D] 

KW 816

Unusual Japanese paulownia woodchest displaying fine metalwork and colour with iron locks in the shape of money pouches, particularly unusual because of the 2 cash drawers.

The square metal handles indicate a late Edo period example c 1840 

89cm x 85cm x 41cm [H x W x D]

KK 4

Kuruma-dansu

Arare example with hidden wheels and rings for ropes; contemporary in design, this chest is a late C18th quality merchants shop storage chest for accounts and receipts, made to Japanese taste from Fukui area.

57cm wide  x 83cm deep  x 57cm high

KC RJJ 393

Small Choba-dansu

Japanese lacquered paulownia wood chest of seven drawers with iron hardware

Edo period c1840

60cm high x 45cm wide x 33cm deep

KC 6  

Cho dansu 

An exceptional piece of fine proportions and configuration of drawers with good copper metalwork with a lift out panel on the left side for storage of books and a concealed cash drawer on the right side. Made from paulownia wood, this was made for the Kyoto area

102cm high x 133 wide x 54 cm deep

KC11

Multi-purpose storage cabinet, custom made from fine quality zelkova (keyaki) wood: matched TAMAMOKU grain panels in the upper sliding doors. Fine urushi lacquer finish which just gets better with age. Bought 20 years ago and in a private collection until now. Unprocurable from the present Japanese market.

Meiji period    c.1900

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