Chinese hardwood furniture of the Ming dynasty is known the world over for its classical beauty and ingenious design. This beautifully illustrated introduction to Ming furniture opens with a short history of Chinese furniture styles; goes on to discuss the many varieties of chairs, tables, beds, cabinets, and stands included among Ming pieces; and uses woodblock prints of the time to explore how the pieces were arranged and used.
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Grace Wu Bruce is a specialist collector and dealer in Chinese furniture.
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Extensive archaeological works undertaken in China during the past four to five decades have provided fresh glimpses into the life and culture of its people throughout its long history, as well as insights into the evolution of its furniture. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Hong Kong, Wang Shixiang, The Golden Lotus, Sancai Tuhui, The Outlaws of the Marsh, Warring States, Gustav Ecke, New York, Ximen Qing, Museum of Classic Chinese Furniture, Ping Mei Cihua New!
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Extensive archaeological works undertaken in China during the past four to five decades have provided fresh glimpses into the life and culture of its people throughout its long history, as well as insights into the evolution of its furniture. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hardwood furniture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Wang Shixiang, The Golden Lotus, Sancai Tuhui, The Outlaws of the Marsh, Warring States, Gustav Ecke, New York, Ximen Qing, Museum of Classic Chinese Furniture, Ping Mei Cihua New!
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- Chinese Furniture by Craig Clunas on 5 pages
- Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings (Dover Books on Furniture) by Gustav Ecke on page 73, page 74, and Back Matter
- Chinese Household Furniture by George N. Kates on page 73, and Back Matter
- Chinese Furniture (Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasty) by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth on page 73, and Back Matter
- Chinese Paper Offerings (Images of Asia) by Roderick Cave in Front Matter
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- Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture by Sarah Handler on page 118, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Old Tokyo (Images of Asia) by Keiko Imai Packard in Front Matter
- At the Japanese Table (Images of Asia) by Richard Hosking in Front Matter
- Old Seoul (Images of Asia) by Keith Pratt in Front Matter
- China's Muslims (Images of Asia) by Michael Dillon in Front Matter
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