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Japanese furniture has as its core design element simplicity of form and structure. The craftsmanship, which has been learned and mastered over hundreds of years, gives the pieces a unique and rich character.
The philosophical pillar of mingei is “hand-crafted art of ordinary people”. Yanagi Soetsu discovered beauty in everyday ordinary and utilitarian objects created by nameless and unknown craftsmen. According to Yanagi, utilitarian objects made by the common people are “beyond beauty and ugliness”.
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    japanese two-section kitchen tansu

    circa: early showa 1930’ wood: keyaki (zelkova)/ hinoki (cypress) region: kanazawa width: 59-1/2” height: 58” depth: 18” price: $2250 #2844

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    japanese isho tansu (dresser)

    circa: taisho era 1910-20 wood: kiri (paulownia)/sugi (cedar) region: kansai width: 35-1/2” height: 40-1/2” depth: 16” price: 850 #2845

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    japanese isho tansu (dresser)

    circa: taisho 1920’ wood: kiri (paulownia)/ sugi (cedar) region: kansai width: 35” height: 40” depth: 15-3/4” price: 695 #2845

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    japanese taisho era book tansu

    circa: 1920’ wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 18” height: 28” depth: 13” price: 375 #2842

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    japanese display glass tansu

    - original glass - 2pc stacking circa: early showa 1920-30 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: Mie prefecture width: 63” height: 67” depth: 15” price: 3150 #2811

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    japanese antique small tansu

    circa: meiji era 1880-1910 wood: kiri (paulownia) region: niigata prefecture width: 22” height: 22” depth: 12-3/4” price: sold #2803

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    japanese antique storage chest

    circa: meiji 1880-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress ) region: kyoto width: 74” height: 38” depth: 19” price: 1,750 #25100

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    japanese old glass display case

    circa: 1920-30 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 38-1/4” height: 34-1/2” depth: 14-3/4” price: 450 #2788

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    japanese antique step chest

    2pc stacking kaidan tansu 階段箪笥 circa: meiji era 1880-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress)/ sugi (cedar) region: Kansai width: 59” height: 77” depth: 27” price: 3500 #2790

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    japanese display cha dana

    circa: taisho 1920 wood: karaki region: kyoto width: 35-3/4” height: 42” depth: 12-1/4” price: 975 #2761

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    japanese antique choba tansu

    circa: early meiji 1870 wood: kiri (paulownia) region: niigata prefecture width: 31-1/2″ height: 31″ depth: 16-1/2″ price: 1,800 #2716

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    japanese antique mizuya tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) / keyaki (zelkova) region: omi, shiga prefecture width: 46″ height: 34″ depth: 19-3/4″ price: sold

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    japanese antique uwaoki tansu

    circa: meiji-taisho 1910-1920 wood: kiri (paulownia) / hinoki (cypress) region: mie prefecture width: 34-1/2″ height: 62″ depth: 15-3/4″ price: sold #2757

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    japanese cha tansu

    circa: showa era 1930′ wood: hinoki (cypress)/ kiri (paulownia) region: kyoto width: 30″ height: 39″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2784

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    japanese geta bako

    circa: showa era 1930′ wood: hinoki (cypress) region: Kyoto width: 34-1/4″ height: 34-1/4″ depth: 27″ price: sold #2737

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    japanese antique hikidashi tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: mie prefecture width: 35-1/2″ height: 27″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2753

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    japanese mid century display case

    circa: 1950-60 wood: kuri area: tokyo width: 35-1/2″ height: 72″ depth: 10-3/4″ price: 750 #2733

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    japanese cha tansu

    circa: showa era wood: keyaki (zelkova) region: niigata prefecture width: 33″ height: 36″ depth: 13″ price: 950 #2748

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    japanese antique isho tansu

    circa: taisho era 1915-20 wood: kuri(chestnut)/kiri(paulownia) region: kansai width: 48″ height: 62″ depth: 15-1/2″ price: sold #2756

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    japanese antique choba tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900 wood: kiri (paulownia)/ sugi (cedar) region: yamagata prefecture width: 32″ height: 35″ depth: 16″ price: sold #2711

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    japanese mid century geta bako

    circa: showa era wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 27″ height: 35″ depth: 13″ price: sold #2741

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    japanese mingei cha tansu

    circa: early showa 1920-30 wood: hinoki(cypress) /keyaki(zelkova) kaki (persimmon) region: niigata prefecture width: 29-1/2″ height: 29″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: sold #2743

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    japanese antique ko tansu

    circa: Meiji era 1880-1900 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: niigata prefecture width: 25″ height: 24″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: sold #2749

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    japanese mizuya tansu

    circa: 1930 wood: hinoki region: shiga prefecture width: 74″ height: 68″ depth: 19-3/4″ price: sold #2774

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    japanese mid century glass case

    circa: showa era wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 24″ height: 12″ depth: 10″ price: sold #2703

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    japanese old mingei cha tansu

    circa: showa era 1930 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 26-3/4″ height: 54-1/2″ depth: 12″ price: 475 #2566

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    japanese kaidan tansu/step chest

    circa: meiji 1880-1900 wood: hinoki (cypress)/sugi (cedar) region: kansai width: 58″ height: 77″ depth: 27″ price: 3,500 #2605

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    japanese old kitchen chest

    circa: 1930 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kansai width: 29″ height: 43″ depth: 14-3/4″ price: 750 #2626

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    japanese antique mizuya tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900-1910 wood: hinoki (cypress)/keyaki (zelkova) region: omi width: 46 height: 66 depth: 20 price: sold #2510

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    japanese old tea tansu

    circa: early showa era 1930′ wood: keyaki(zelkova)/hinoki (cypress) region: kyoto width: 34-1/2″ height: 45-1/2″ depth: 16-3/4″ price: sold #2633

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    japanese antique display tansu

    circa: meiji era 1910 wood: hinoki(cypress) region: kyoto width: 79″ height: 36″ depth: 10-3/4″ price: sold #2638

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    japanese antique display tansu

    circa: meiji 1900 wood: hinoki (cypress)/ sugi (cedar) region: Kansai width: 71-1/2″ height: 67″ depth: 20″ price: sold #2601

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    japanese old geta bako

    circa: showa 1930 wood: keyaki(zelkova)/hinoki(cypress) region: niigata prefecture width: 32″ height: 31″ depth: 12″ price: sold #2500

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    japanese mid century tansu

    circa: 1950 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: kantou width: 28″ height: 47-1/2″ depth: 18-1/4″ price: sold #2588

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    japanese mid century tansu

    circa: mid century wood: hinoki (cypress)/ kuri (chestnut) region: Kansai width: 32″ height: 39-1/2″ depth: 14-1/4″ price: sold #2500

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    japanese antique mizuya tansu

    circa: meiji era 1900 wood: hinoki (cypress) region: shiga prefecture width: 37-1/2″ height: 64-1/2″ depth: 17″ price: 1200 #2599