Illustrated Chinese Furniture Through the Ages

by Changjiang, Ruan

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Book Description

Taipei, Taiwan: SMC Publishing + Jiangsu Art Publishing House, 1992 VERY GOOD++ First Edition. A beautiful copy, nearly perfect wraps with no creases. No markings. Fine unmarked interiors. French flaps. Approx. 6" x 8.25", 320 pages. Approx. 2000 line drawings of Chinese furniture styles. Captions in Chinese, English introduction and English historical overviews for each chapter. The contents of this instrumental book include 52 furniture figures of the Shang, Zhou, Warring States, Han and Three Kingdoms periods - 108 furniture figures of the Two Jins, Northern and Southern, Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties - 75 furniture figures of the Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties - 423 furniture figures of the Ming Dynasty - 158 furniture figures of the Qing Dynasty - 29 furniture figures of modern times, and 111 figures of hardware pieces for decoration - as well as the mortise and tenon construction of the Ming and the Qing. There are 956 furniture forms of ancient times in China, and about 1000 figures of classical furniture with exact sources and specifications. The figures can serve as reference material for designers of furniture, architecture, gardens, industrial arts, and picture books, as well as film producers, directors and others. . Soft Cover.

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