| Item No. | 9-711 |
| Description | Small tea or display table with marble top, shelf, cambriole legs: Crafted during the Japanese colonial era (1895–1945), early 20th-century Taiwanese tea tables are fascinating physical archives of the island's cultural intersection. Built from dense native Jya Dung and camphor to endure humid subtropical climates, they feature inset marble surfaces that offer a cooling counter for teapots while bridging East Asian tastes with Western neoclassical elegance. Reflecting domestic modernization, their graceful cabriole legs accommodate both traditional low seating and modern drawing rooms, while open lower shelves highlight active daily living over ceremonial altar functions. In elite homes blending Hokkien architecture, Japanese tatami spaces, and Western reception parlors (ōsetsuma), these tables symbolized cosmopolitan refinement. Beneath these styles, construction remained anchored in traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery. This furniture captures a convergence of local materials, master craftsmanship, and cross-cultural lifestyle shifts. Read article |
| Material | Marble, Jya Dung, Camphor |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Circa | Early 1900 |
| Dimensions | 81.28H x 49.53W x 39.37D cm |
| Provenance | Bai Win Collection |
