Chinese Furniture - A guide to collecting antiques de A. Chester Ong,Karen Mazurkewich sur L'Air du Bois

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Chinese Furniture - A guide to collecting antiques

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A. Chester Ong

Karen Mazurkewich

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Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo - Rutland, Vermont - Singapore

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Résumé

The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles—from the very best hardwood pieces featured to standard softwood specimens still available on the Asian market.

This antique furniture book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques. It includes detailed chapters on various types of wooden furniture cover chairs, stools and benches, tables and desks, beds, cabinets and bookshelves, doors and screens and household accessories.

With this renewed interest in antique furniture, a forgery market has emerged. Thousands of factories in southern China are churning out brand new or refurbished furniture and passing them off as Chinese antiques. Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide for collectors of antique wood furniture.

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Chinese Furniture: A Renaissance
Evolving Styles
Classifying Chinese Furniture
Chairs
Stools and Benches
Tables and Desks
Beds
Cabinets and Bookshelves
Doors and Screens
Households Accessories
Classical Versus Vernacular
Regional Differences
To Strip or Not to Strip
May the Buyer Beware!
Guide to Dealers
Bibliography
Acknowledgments