Shōwa-Period Japanese | European-Style Classical Wooden Corner Display Cabinet

This Shōwa-period Japanese wooden corner display cabinet is a piece of classical furniture that combines storage, display and decoration. It has a dark brown wooden structure, with a glass-fronted display cabinet above and an enclosed two-door storage cupboard below, joined in the middle by a shaped wooden support, forming a very recognizable two-tier structure. Its greatest feature is the corner design. Compared with an ordinary upright cabinet, this type of furniture fits into a corner, saving space and turning an easily overlooked corner into a display focal point.

Price NT$ 7,000 ≈ US$ 220(Approximate amount; actual prices are in New Taiwan Dollars)
Dimensions
L 76.2 × W 54 × H 162 cm
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Features

Corner display cabinet design: it uses a corner of the room efficiently, suiting homes and commercial spaces that are limited in size but still want display capacity.

Glazed upper cabinet: suitable for showing tea wares, ceramics, glass, small antiques, sake vessels and collectibles — on display while kept largely free of dust.

Closed lower storage: for things you would rather not have on show, combining usefulness with a tidy appearance.

Dark brown wood tone: it sits naturally with Japanese antique furniture, classical furniture, Shōwa furniture and European retro furniture alike.

Shaped wooden support in the middle: the upper and lower cabinets are not simply joined straight but linked by a classical, layered profile that adds to the decorative quality of the piece.

Large proportions, up to 162 cm high: it has clear presence once in place and suits being the main visual piece in a corner.

Marks of age retained: the wood surface carries traces of past storage and use, which for antique collecting adds authenticity and the character of an old piece.

Suitable settings

Very well suited to a living room, entrance hall, study, tea room, washitsu, an old house, an old-farmhouse-style interior, a café, a boutique guesthouse, an antique shop, a select shop, a Japanese restaurant, an izakaya, an arts space, a photography studio or an exhibition space.

Specifications

Dimensions L 76.2 × W 54 × H 162 cm