Signed Mid 19th C. Edo/Meiji Period Miniature Lacquer Stacking Cabinet, Japan
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The highly decorated tray in the form of a table frames a series of three stacking boxes, a further three lidded boxes and a tray concealed within, raised on ogee bracket feet. This...
Lacquer
$35,166Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Lacquer Meiji Period Cabinet on Stand, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A exquisite, fine quality Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese black lacquer cabinet on stand with wonderful scrolling gilded decoration.
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquered Meiji Period Cabinet
Located in Montreal, QC
Japanese lacquered Meiji Period cabinet.
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Red Lacquer Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
This exquisite Japanese Meiji period cabinet, dating from the late 19th century, showcases a rich red lacquer finish that instantly captures attention.
Wood
Meiji-era Mizuya Dansu, Circa 1900 – Japanese Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined piece of Meiji-era craftsmanship, this antique Mizuya-dansu (kitchen chest) dates to circa 1900 and reflects the understated elegance of traditional Japanese interiors. Cra...
Iron
19th Century black lacquered and painted table cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century freestanding Japanese black lacquered and painted table top cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) The cabinet throughout depicting Japanese countryside scenes, vario...
Wood
19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) the double hinged doors decorated with two eagles in relief, each standing on a pol...
Hardwood
Japanese Meiji 19th Century Kuruma Tansu Lacquered Chest with Safe on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period merchant's Kuruma tansu chest from the 19th century, with four large drawers and a lateral door concealing additional drawers. Created in Japan during the 19t...
Iron
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Japanese Antique Black Urushi Lacquer Low Open Shelf Display Cabinet Late 19th C
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Tohoku area, Japan. This single tier Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar. The product of circa 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to early Taisho period)...
Wood, Cedar
19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Tansu Merchant Chest
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Constructed from Cypress and Elm, this merchant’s chest features blackened iron hardware with two thick handles on the top of the piece for ease of transport. It features 8 drawers, ...
Iron
Japanese Late Meiji Period Black Lacquer Blanket Chest with Golden Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji period black lacquer blanket chest from the early 20th century, with gold, white and green floral décor, brass hardware and blue painted accents. Creat...
Brass
Japanese Antique Mizuya Tansu Sideboard, Meiji Era, Wabi-Sabi 1868-1912
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique large Mizuya Tansu was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Its simple sliding panel doors and dark, timeworn finish reflect the quiet beauty of wabi-sabi. The surface...
Cedar, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Lacquer Inlaid Hardwood Meiji Period Shibayama Shodana Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
An exquisite antique Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Shodana cabinet, circa 1880.
Gold
Late Meiji Japanese Keyaki Merchant Tansu Chest with Iron Fittings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware. This late Meiji-period Japanese merchant’s chest, crafted from keyaki (Japanese elm) and adorne...
Iron
Meiji Era Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers, Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chests of drawers was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912). This Japanese chest of drawers, crafted during the Meiji era, is a timeless piece that tells a story of ...
Iron
19th C Meiji Japanese Antique Black Tansu Chest with 6 Drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This tansu chest of drawers is made entirely from thick, high-quality solid sugi cedar boards. It is estimated to date from Meiji period, circa 1860s–1900s based on its traditional ...
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period two-part tansu chest from the late 19th century with dark red lacquer, iron hardware, small safe and carrying handles. Created in Japan during the Me...
Iron
Early Meiji Keyaki Sendai Isho-Dansu Chest with Iron Hardware and Storage
Located in Yonkers, NY
An early Meiji period Sendai Isho-dansi chest from circa 1860-1880 with eight drawers, petite door and dark patina.
Iron
Meiji Period Japanese Two-Part Keyaki and Kiri Wood Isho-Dansu Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period two-section tansu chest dating to the late 19th century, combining beautifully figured wood drawer fronts with dark-finished casework and traditional...
Iron
$1,088Sale Price|20% Off
1860s-1910s Meiji Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This mid tall size, Urushi lacquered Tansu chest of drawers is a product of Meiji era (circa 1860s - 1910s) , estimate from the style & conditions....
Wood
1886 (Meiji 19) Japanese antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
From Daigo, Ibaraki pref., Japan. Antique dougu tansu, tool chest of drawers made of Yamizo Sugi cedar made in the year 1886 (Meiji 19). "Yamizo Sugi" is a premium quality Sugi ced...
Wood, Cedar
Antique Japanese Wabi-Sabi Black Urushi Tansu Cabinet with Drawers Early 20th C
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This cabinet is crafted from high-quality Japanese Sugi cedar and dates to Taisho to early Showa period (circa 1910s–1940s), estimate from the style, materials & conditions. Having ...
Wood, Oak, Cedar
1900s-20s Meij-Taisho Japanese Wabi-Sabi Cabinet Yakusugi cedar, bamboo & copper
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This cabinet is crafted from high-quality Japanese Sugi cedar and dates to the Meiji–Taishō period (circa 1900s–1920s).
Copper
Large Japanese Antique Apothecary Cabinet, Kusuri-Dansu with Glass doors 1870s
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Together with its robust construction, the cabinet possesses a quiet yet imposing presence.
Agate
Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
Metal, Brass, Copper
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
1870s-1900s Japanese antique large Mizuya tansu chest. wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan. This large Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar, the product of circa 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to early Taisho peri...
Wood, Cedar
19th C Antique Japanese Mizuya Tansu Chest with Lattice Sliding Doors & Drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Acquired in Gifu prefecture, Japan's Tokai region, this Mizuya Tansu chest has been used to store the tableware & kitchen tools in ordinal households, dating back to Late Edo to ...
Wood, Cedar
1870s-1900s Japanese antique Mizuya tansu chest, sideboard wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from a long-established hardware shop in Ibaraki pref., Japan. Single tier Mizuya tansu is made from premium quality, reddish Sugi Cedar, the product of circa 1870s to 190...
Wood, Cedar
Edo Period Japanese Gyosho Tansu, Traveling Merchant Chest with Multiple Drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique Japanese Tansu box chest of drawers, which is originally as Gyosyo tansu (Peddler's chest), product of late Edo - Meiji era (estimate 1860s-1910s). Used by Gyosyonin (peddler...
Wood, Cedar
1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926). Made with traditional woodworking jointly without metal fastener. Finished with blac...
Cedar, Wood
Japanese Cabinet In Cinnabar Red Lacquer, Meiji Era Japan
By Kinkozan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious cabinet in carved cinnabar red lacquer with two leaves and a drawer, revealing six small drawers. The doors are adorned with a porcelain plaque decorated with tits flying am...
Wood
Small Lacquered Japanese Kazaridana Cabinet, Edo Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious and rare small kazaridana lacquered on all sides with two drawers and three panels decorated with fish, landscapes and birds. The removable panel reveals a locker with a sma...
Wood
Unavailable
H 55.52 in W 34.65 in D 13.39 in
Small Japanese Meiji Period Inlaid Cabinet Shodana, circa 1870
Located in East Sussex, GB
A small Japanese hardwood Meiji period Shibayama inlaid cabinet (shodana) dating from circa 1870.
Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Lacquer
Unavailable
H 66.15 in W 42.13 in D 27.96 in
Japanese Cabinet In Lacquer And Shibayama, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare Japanese Shibayama cabinet with multiple drawers and sliding panels.
Wood
19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An excellent 19th century Japanese writing cabinet of unusual design, small proportions and profusely decorated; the shaped back with a dragon scene and gilt finials to the corners, ...
Wood
Exquisite Oversized Japanese Ten-Drawer Cabinet Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large, heavy and unique Japanese ten-drawer elm cabinet with beautifully decorated doors and lacquer finish. Cabinet is constructed of thick slabs of elm with a richly colo...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 35 in W 22 in D 13 in
Japanese Nagasaki Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Display Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Nagasaki lacquer and colored mother of pearl inlaid display cabinet (Kazaridana) on a stand, possibly intended for export, with the charming design of folding fans as the ra...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Very Unusual Japanese Cabinet - Shodana - From Meiji Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Japanese work . End of 19th century . Lacquered wood . Gilded bronze . Lacquered on each side, center rotary part with boxes is very unusual
Ormolu
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H 10.25 in W 9.12 in D 7.13 in
Japan 1900 Meiji Miniature Hanagamidai Cabinet in Gilded Wood & Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Miniature hanagamidai cabinet from the Japan meiji (1858-1912) period.
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Japanese lacquer cabinet, Meiji period, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Small Japanese lacquer cabinet from the Meiji period with two doors and a drawer as well as side handles.
Gold
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Maki-E Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This black lacquer kazaridana (display cabinet) was crafted in the Meiji period in Japan.
Lacquer
19th Century Japanese lacquered table cabinet from the Meiji period
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Japanese lacquered table cabinet from the Meiji period, having a shaped top in the typical Japanese style, the top, sides and front lacquered with floral decoration, the...
Hardwood
Sold
H 47.45 in W 25.01 in D 17.33 in
19th Century Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century black lacquer cabinet on stand, Meiji Period, Japan.
Copper
Japanese Meiji Shibayama Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful signed and finely detail Japanese Meiji period Shibayama cabinet. Many of the individual lacquer panels are signed by the artist.
Lacquer, Wood
Tansu Cabinet, Meiji Era, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tansu cabinet, black lacquer. Japan, The Meiji era (1868-1912) the cabinet is in 2 parts.
Pine
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H 89.18 in W 53.75 in D 15.75 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Floral Carved Shodana Lacquered Panel Display Cabinet
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A Large Softwood Ebonised Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Shodana (Display Cabinet) of exhibition quality. Whether to display your items or as bookcase this piece will definitely s...
Ivory, Softwood
19th Century Japanese Parquetry and Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Japanese parquetry and lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period, the top, sides and back lacquered with floral decoration, the front of the cabinet consisting of ten vari...
Hardwood
19th Century Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Display Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality Japanese display cabinet circa 1890. Contains various scenes from Japanese life on the gold panels, showing birds, dogs, flowers and foliage. Decorated front and back ...
Metal
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H 20.25 in W 29 in D 18.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Dore Bronze Mounted Lacquered Chests
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Pair of 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Dore Bronze Mounted Lacquered Chests/Trunks. Each chest is beautiful with a fine black lacquer which is heavily detailed and hand-p...
Bronze
A Japanese Meiji Period Black and Gold Lacquer Trunk
Located in London, GB
Japan, Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912 A very fine mid nineteenth century black lacquered Meiji wooden trunk, with gilded foliate arabesques throughout, large roundels and engraved corner...
Lacquer
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H 36 in W 33.5 in D 17.5 in
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu clothing chest from the 19th century, with six drawers, iron hardware and professionally refreshed brown lacquer. Created in Japan during the Meiji...
Iron
Japanese Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Japanese Meiji period table cabinet, with raised gilded scenes of landscapes to all sides, the front with a pair of doors enclosing drawers, with further drawers below. Dimensions...
Lacquer
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H 12.41 in W 9.26 in D 4.14 in
19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquered red gilding Meiji
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Small Japanese temple cabinet in red lacquer with gilding. Decorated with birds and Asian landscapes.
Wood, Lacquer
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers. Japan, late 19th-early 20th century.
Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tansu with Tsuru-Kame Decoration
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period two piece tansu chest in red lacquer and akamatsu wood with hand forged iron hardware and applied brass “Tsuru-Kame” decoration depictin...
Iron
Pair of Japanese Tansu Style Cabinets by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
A rarely seen pair of Japanese tansu styled cabinets by Century Furniture with solid brass hardware, circa 1980s.
Brass
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, with hand-cut iron hardware. Born during the 19th century, this wooden tansu is a fine example of Japan's...
Iron
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H 39.77 in W 34.26 in D 16.74 in
Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Dresser / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
Description This exceptional Japanese tansu (chest of drawers) from the Meiji era (late 19th century) transcends its original functional purpose to become a striking piece of "accide...
Iron
From 1868 to 1912, Emperor Mutsuhito oversaw an era of transformation in Japan. Formerly a country of feudalism and isolation, Japan entered an age of modernization influenced by newly established trade and exchange with the West. The Meiji period, or period of “enlightened rule,” also saw the global impact of the East Asian country’s culture. Japanese Meiji furniture was exhibited at expositions from Paris to San Francisco and created for export.
Prior to the Meiji era, furniture was mostly made by commission for the ruling class; now there were new domestic and international markets. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.
Meiji furniture made for Japanese homes and buildings constructed in Western styles resulted in taller tables, chairs, cabinets with large drawers and other features. The government invested in areas such as transportation and communication, and because people could freely choose occupations after the restrictions of feudalism, industries of various types were energized by expressive new ideas during those years. Art schools were formed and, for the first time, design was an area of study in the country, leading to the evolution of professional design as a career by the 1890s.
The work of Japanese designers was transmitted widely through lavishly illustrated pattern books that included designs for screens and lacquerware for the home. While screens today may be of use as decorative accents or partitions to ensure privacy in one’s space, Japanese screens were adorned with paintings and were featured in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. The color illustrations that characterize Meiji woodblock prints, a genre of Japanese art that grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing, depicted the sweeping changes that the era brought to East Asia.
Although it was a time of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions. From colorful porcelain table lamps with silk shades and hardwood tables decorated with dark lacquer to cabinets featuring iron hardware and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Meiji furniture showcased Japan’s artistic heritage to the world.
Find a collection of antique Japanese Meiji period case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.