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Connoisseurship of Chinese furniture : Ming and Early Qing dynasties / Wang Shixiang ; translated by Wang Shixiang, Lark E. Mason Jr., and others ; illustrated by Yuan Quanyu.
LIBRA - Fisher Fine Arts NK2668 .W3713 1990 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Shixiang, 1914-2009.
- Standardized Title:
- Ming shi jia ju yan jiu. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furniture--China--History--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
- Furniture.
- China.
- History.
- Furniture--China.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
- Edition:
- First North American and European edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Art Media Resources, 1990.
- Summary:
- This volume is by far the most comprehensive study of Chinese furniture. The author discusses the history of furniture making in China and details the different kinds of wood, construction, and joinery.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Text
- v. 2. Plates.
- Notes:
- "The original Chinese edition: Ming shi jia ju yan jiu, was published by Joint Publishing (H.K.) ltd. in 1989." -- T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1878529013
- OCLC:
- 22685356
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