Tansu are traditional Japanese mobile storage cabinets. Tansu are commonly used for the storage of clothing, particularly kimono. Tansu were first recorded in the Genroku era (1688–1704) of the Edo period (1603–1867).

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Straddling a line between furniture and folk art, tansu developed from the Japanese need for storage that would not clutter their small living spaces. Accordingly, most tansu are portable chests made to be kept in storage lofts or kuras (fireproof storehouses).

2021年9月10日 · Tansu are traditional portable storage chests from Japan. In Japanese traditional houses, there were no fixed chairs, tables, or pieces of furniture in the living space. Tansu were intended as mobile cabinetry, and used …

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2020年1月19日 · See six of the most common types of antique tansu, a form of Japanese chest that served as storage furniture for homes and businesses.

Japanese tansu are available in many shapes, sizes and uses. Made up of a combination of drawers and sliding doors, tansu were designed to accommodate a variety of different uses.

2014年10月22日 · What is Tansu in Japanese? Tansu is a traditional style of Japanese furniture that are designed to be mobile storage cabinets. The word “tansu” is used to refer to Japanese furniture in a general sense but has a literal translation meaning “chest” or “container.”

Found in traditional rustic Japanese country estates, and the Imperial palace from the Edo era into the Meiji Period. The kaidan tansu is a powerful visual element in the Japanese home, which otherwise is very sparsely furnished with small pieces, …

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