Japanese Tansu

Japanese Tansu Biography.
   Tansu are the wooden boxes and chests that originated in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). The woodworking traditions of Japan date back as far as the Shinto shrines at Ise from the 5th century A.D. to the portrait sculpture of the Kamakure period (1185-1333).
    While there are a vast number of books dedicated to the architecture and sculpture of Japan, there are only a handful of books dedicated to Japanese cabinetry. However, tansu chests and cabinets represent an age of economic growth for Japan.

Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

 Japanese Tansu

Japanese Tansu

NE1103_Antique Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers

Japanese Tansu

Kuraya Japanese Kitchen cabinet mizuya tansu