Antique Japanese furniture | Japan Collection

The Japan Collection brings together a curated selection of antique furniture and objects from the Japanese archipelago, created between the late eighteenth century and the mid-twentieth century. These pieces emerged during a period of transition, when traditional craftsmanship coexisted with new forms of domestic life.

Tansu cabinets, chests of drawers, small trunks, low tables and storage pieces reflect a particular way of understanding space: flexible, ordered and deeply connected to material. In these objects, function and beauty are inseparable; every joint, every iron fitting and every wood grain forms part of a coherent language.

Many of these pieces were crafted from traditional woods such as kiri (paulownia), Japanese cedar or keyaki. These materials were valued for their lightness, durability and stability, and over time they develop a deep and elegant patina.

Placed within contemporary interiors, these furnishings bring a quiet architectural presence. They do not dominate a room; instead they structure the space, introduce rhythm and create a sense of balance that is often absent in modern furniture.

Each piece has been selected for its authenticity, its proportions and the story preserved in its surface.

Japan Collection

Small antique Japanese cupboard – Meiji / Taishō Period (c.1890-1926) #68

Antique Japanese Chabudai Coffee Table – Showa Period (c.1926-1970) #3

Antique Japanese desk – Showa Period (c.1926-1970) #40

Japanese work table with storage space – Showa Period (c.1950-1979) #101

Japanese Low Desk Table with Drawers in Cedar – Showa Period (c.1926–1970)

Antique Japanese cedar kodansu with compartments and bottom drawer, Early Taishō-Showa (c. 1915-1945) #24

Small antique Japanese cabinet – Showa Period (c.1945-1970) #23

Antique Japanese Chabudai Coffee Table – Showa Period (c.1926-1970) #78

Antique Japanese tansu cabinet – Taishō / Showa Period (c.1912-1970) #71

Antique Japanese tansu cabinet (c.1912-1970) #47

Antique Japanese Tansu Merchant’s Chest of Drawers – Taishō / Showa Period (c.1912-1945) #36

Antique Japanese Tansu – Meiji Period / Taishō (c.1890-1926) #57