Japonisme Cabinets

A stunning antique late 1800s Japanese Kansai style cedar merchant chest / tansu with multiple compartments, doors, and drawers. Chests like these held documents, abacus and money, a...

An exceptional example of a high quality Japanese collectors cabinet on stand The whole article is lacquered to a very high standard the fr...

A 19th century French bamboo etagere with asymmetric openwork bamboo shelves and a beveled glass paned cabinet with working lock and key. Back pa...

A Japanese Meiji two-part tansu chest from the mid 19th century, with round medallion hardware. This wooden tansu chest is a fine example of Japan's traditional mobile cabinetry. Fea...

Beautiful Japanese style cabinet in stained and carved wood attributed to Gabriel Viardot, composed of three shelves in the upper part and five ...

A rare Japanese inspired cabinet by Tommaso Barbi in black lacquer with exquisite brass detailing sitting on a brass base.  

1860s-1920s Japanese antique tansu chest of drawer cabinet wabisabi wabi-sabi Size: W 875, D 425, H 585 Meiji period.

This Antique Kimono Tansu 3 section stackable cabinet is made out of Kiri wood with beautiful natural wood color and waxed patina finish. The top has two small slide doors with three small drawers below and rest on two sectionals with two large drawers each. All the drawers come with its original black iron hardware. And this piece offers plenty of storage space. With its tall presence and dark patina, This Kimono storage...

A 19th century English bamboo and rosewood Asian style étagère having open shelves with decorative bamboo galleries and two small cabinets. The cab...

Beautiful Japanese style cabinet attributed to Viardot, made in stained carved wood, composed of asymmetrical niches and shelves underlined with...

This display cabinet is designed in the East Asian style, which was popular in France in the 19th century. It has been crafted from beechwood, and painted with a glaze to make it imitate the finish on Chinese and Japanese furniture. The cabinet is topped by a roof, which flicks up at its ends, in a manner characteristic of East Asian architecture. The roof features a small, enclosed space at its centre, which is flanked by two gilt bronze mounts, one taking the form of a crane, the other a dog of Pho (Chinese guardian lion). Below, the cabinet body has been divided into four compartments. The top left section features a display case, consisting of three shelves, set within a velvet-lined interior, behind a glazed door. The case frame is decorated with gilt bronze cranes and dragons. On the top right, there is a marble-faced drawer, topped by an arched shelf, which is ornamented with pierced, circular forms, and a small gilt bronze dragon. This is, in turn, surmounted by two miniature posts, which support a flat roof. On the bottom left, there are three tall vertical shelves, topped by a small horizontal shelf, above of which is a marble-faced drawer. The lower, right-hand compartment consists of three shelves, which span the entire width of the space, and one smaller, half-length shelf, which curls up at its end. Unlike the upper-left shelves, this compartment is open on two sides, and is contained behind arched profiles. The spandrels of the front arch are mounted with two gilt bronze cranes. A pierced apron runs along the bottom of the cabinet, and is mounted, on its front, with a gilt bronze dragon. The cabinet stands on four scrolling feet, the front two of which have been given gilt bronze mounts, cast as lions’ feet. In its East Asian style, this piece was clearly inspired by the work of Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906). Viardot was a successful French cabinetmaker who worked in Chinese and Japanese styles. His furniture was fashionable in 19th Century Europe, and it continues to be highly collectable today. This cabinet offers a unique opportunity to own an antique, Viardot style...

Unique 19th century Japanese cabinet, lacquered cabinet in all sides. Decorated with the ancient Maki-e Technick using gold powder, sil...