Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Chinese Furniture
Author: Xiaoming ZhangPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186463
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This book provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the long history, production techniques and cultural significance of Chinese furniture.
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture
Author: Sarah HandlerPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520353331
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description
Chinese classical furniture is esteemed throughout the world for its beauty, functionalism, and influence on contemporary design aesthetics. Sarah Handler's stunningly illustrated volume traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its earliest origins in the Shang dynasty (c. 1500 to c. 1050 B.C.) to the present. She offers a fascinating and poetic view of Chinese furniture as functional sculpture, a fine art alongside the other Chinese arts of calligraphy, architecture, painting, and literature. Handler, a widely respected scholar of Chinese furniture, uses her knowledge of Chinese social, political, and economic history to provide a backdrop for understanding the many nuances of this art form. Drawing on literary and visual evidence from excavated materials, written texts, paintings, prints, and engravings, she discusses how people lived, their notions of hierarchy, and their perceptions of space. Her descriptions of historical developments, such as the shift from mats to chairs, evoke the psychological and sociological ramifications. The invention of a distinctive way to support and contain people and things within the household is one of China's singular contributions, says Handler. With more than three hundred exquisite illustrations, many in color, Handler's comprehensive study reveals "the magical totality of Chinese classical furniture, from its rich surfaces and shrewd proportions down to the austere soul of art that resides in the hardwood interiors." Austere Luminosity recognizes Chinese classical furniture as one of China's premier arts, unique in the furniture traditions of the world.
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: george n KatesChinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings
Author: Gustav EckePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486251713
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"To comprehend the life of a civilized people one must know something of its household furniture." — Chinese Household Furniture. This reprint of a rare volume from 1944 is the definitive work on Chinese hardwood furniture. Over 160 plates offer detailed views of tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, cupboards, and wardrobes from early Shang to late Ming.
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chinese Furniture
Author: Karen MazurkewichPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906923
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
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.
Chinese Household Furniture
Author: George Norbert KatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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