Tansu's the word for chest, chest of drawers or cupboard in Japanese. It's often used in the West to refer to traditional Japanese chests, handcrafted and made of fine woods, such as cypress, Keyaki- Zelkova - Japanese Elm, Sugi-Japanese cedar and Kiri - Paluownia. Many collectors focus on finding antique Tansu. There're many workshops producing Tansu in imitation of the classic antiques. Some are made of excellent reclaimed wood, causing the new Tansu to retain a more aged look that some peopl… (More on Tansu)