Description
The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles-from the very best museum-quality hardwood pieces to standard softwood specimens still available at reasonable prices on the international market.
Carpenters from this era were artisans. They elevated furniture from the functional to the realm of the philosophical. By artfully aligning wood grain patterns, experimenting with spatial dimensions, and innovating new forms of joinery, simple tables and chairs came to represent something higher-the harmony and union of man and nature.
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 color photographs, historical prints and detailed drawings, this book presents an overview of:
With its detailed historical overview and regional coverage, this book highlights the great diversity of antique Chinese furniture and serves as an indispensable guide to collectors, new and old.
Reviews
"This large format edition of Karen Muzurkewich's Chinese Furniture: A Guide for Collectors is beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout in full color. The commentary is instructive and the book itself is a pleasure for collectors, dealers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject to simply browse through." -Midwest Book Review
"Karen Mazurkewich has spent years researching and investigating antiques and manufacturing in Asia. She puts her experience to use in this well-illustrated book." -The Maine Antique Digest
" [Chinese Furniture] shows authentic classics from beds to household accessories, with advice on how pieces were constructed. There is a section on fakes, but identification and knowing authentic ancient to modern looks is the point of this book." -The Smart Collector
Book Information
ISBN 9780804857567
Author Karen Mazurkewich
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Weight(grams) 907g
Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles-from the very best museum-quality hardwood pieces to standard softwood specimens still available at reasonable prices on the international market.
Carpenters from this era were artisans. They elevated furniture from the functional to the realm of the philosophical. By artfully aligning wood grain patterns, experimenting with spatial dimensions, and innovating new forms of joinery, simple tables and chairs came to represent something higher-the harmony and union of man and nature.
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 color photographs, historical prints and detailed drawings, this book presents an overview of:
- Carving Styles
- Wood Types
- Regional Variations
- Class Distinctions
- Restoration Techniques
- And much more!
With its detailed historical overview and regional coverage, this book highlights the great diversity of antique Chinese furniture and serves as an indispensable guide to collectors, new and old.
Reviews
"This large format edition of Karen Muzurkewich's Chinese Furniture: A Guide for Collectors is beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout in full color. The commentary is instructive and the book itself is a pleasure for collectors, dealers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject to simply browse through." -Midwest Book Review
"Karen Mazurkewich has spent years researching and investigating antiques and manufacturing in Asia. She puts her experience to use in this well-illustrated book." -The Maine Antique Digest
" [Chinese Furniture] shows authentic classics from beds to household accessories, with advice on how pieces were constructed. There is a section on fakes, but identification and knowing authentic ancient to modern looks is the point of this book." -The Smart Collector
Book Information
ISBN 9780804857567
Author Karen Mazurkewich
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Weight(grams) 907g
