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Tansu: Kitchen Chests
Cabinetry for the storage of ceramics, foodstuffs, and tea wares offers us a variety of chests and cupboards for our own kitchen and entertainment storage needs.
The history of such kitchen chests, known as Mizuya-dansu dates back to the Edo period in the town of Hikone near Lake Biwa. It was here that a tall stacking chest, placed near the cooking area, originated. They had plenty of drawers and sliding doors with a depth of 17-20 inches. Quite often the chests accumulated the rich red-brown patina of years spent near the smoke of cooking fires.
Cha-dansu or tansu for the storage of tea wares were made throughout the Edo and Meiji periods as the cultural importance of the Chanoyu or tea ceremony attests. These cabinets can be made simple and extravagant depending on the use of wood and hardware.
Article on Tansu By David Jackson
9' Mizuya chest Omi kitchen chest
T-1104
Rare 9'long kitchen chest from the Hikone area of Japan. Meiji era C.1880. quarter sawn Hiknoki wood frame with Sugi panels and drawer interiors. Keyaki wood drawer faces and door panels. Hand forged iron hardware. 67.75"h x 106"w x 20.5"d
$16,000.00 Add
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Cupboard
T-0397
Merchant's cupboard or tall book shelves made of cedar and cypress with worn rich patina. Measures 17 x 30 x 66 tall, early Meiji era.
$4,100.00 Add
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Keyaki Mizuya Dansu
T-1416
Elegant Keyaki burl Mizuya (kitchen) tansu. Nagoya region, Taisho era (early 20th C). Excellent condition. Two sections.
Size: 65 1/2"W x 17"D x 66 1/4"H (34 1/8" top, 32 1/8"bottom).
SOLD
$9,600.00 Add
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Ko keyaki Mizuya
T-1300
Smaller kitchen or tea chest from the Tohoku region possibly Yonezawa. Hand forged iron with mokko handles. Keyaki face frame, drawer faces and door panels. Sugi interior and panels. 53.75" tall x 34.75" wide x 15.75" deep Late Meiji or early Taisho era.
$4,950.00 Add
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Kyoto Mizuya Dansu
T-1056
Kitchen chest from the Kyoto or Shiga area
Hinoki frame, Keyaki drawer faces and door panels. Sugi drawers and frame panels.
Handforged iron hardware.
Meiji Era 1868-1912
67.5" tall x 16.5" deep x 39.5" wide
SOLD
$4,800.00 Add
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Mizuya
T-0530
Large Meiji era cupboard traditionally used to store kitchen and dining items. This chest has been refinished and the original doors on the lower compartment have been replaced. Measures 18.75 x 71 x 67 T
$5,500.00 Add
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Tansu Restoration and Conservation:
For any Tansu, Shibui is happy to offer our expert conservation including structural restoration and refinishing. We are also able to locate matching hardware for almost any piece. Please email or call us about yours!
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