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

Antique Japanese cabinet with sliding doors – Meiji Period (c.1900-1920) #67

Antique Japanese Wooden Serving Trays Set of 7 – Taishō–Showa Period (c.1910–1940)

Dark colored antique Japanese chest – Meiji / Taishō period (c.1868-1926) #13

Small antique Japanese kodansu – Meiji / Taishō period (c.1868-1926) #35

Antique Japanese chest of drawers – Showa Period (c.1926-1989) #103

Antique Japanese Document box with Iron Hardware and Lock – Meiji Period (c.1880–1910)

Antique Japanese Merchant Chest (Choba-dansu) in Keyaki Wood – Meiji–Taisho Period (c.1880–1920)

Antique Japanese Tansu – Meiji Period / Taishō (c.1868-1926) #52

Antique Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers – Meiji / Taishō Period (c.1868-1926) #5

Antique Japanese cedar mizuya ko-dansu furniture, Meiji-Taishō period (c. 1890-1925) #39

Antique Japanese side table – Showa Period (c.1926-1970) #79

Antique Japanese tsukue writing desk – Late Taisho – Early Showa (c.1910-1940)