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Author : Shixiang Wang
Publisher : Joint Publishing, Company, Limited (Hong Kong)
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033016788
Author : Robert D. Jacobsen
Publisher : Art Media Resources
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025045126
"Produced in conjunction with the symposium Classical Chinese furniture and the built environment, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota June 10-12, 1999"--T.p. verso.
Author : Sarah Handler
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520353336
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.
Author : Chu-Pak Lau
Publisher : Hku Museum and Art Gallery
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 988190238X
The University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong presents Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection and publishes this informative edition in conjunction with the exhibition. Chinese huanghuali furniture is world-famous and, for the longest time, has been collected in both East and West. The fine selection displayed here shows both domestic furniture and scholars' items, such as brush pots and chests. In Ming dynasty China, traditional wood architecture and Buddhist thrones inspired Chinese furniture makers and, as trade expanded, so did the amount of hardwood furniture in the form of sophisticated movable pieces and built-in interiors. Ming furniture is known for its elegant lines and carved details. During the reign of Emperor Longqing (1567-1572) China opened its borders, previously implemented import bans were lifted and a greater variety of building materials became available. Consequently, during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) the most celebrated types of domestic furniture were made from huanghuali and zitan woods. The elegant dark hardwood with natural shine is remarkable for the fact that Chinese furniture is typically made from solid timber, not an invisible subconstruction covered by a decorative veneer, as is so often the case in the West. The strength of each individual element of a piece of furniture and the consistent color matter, as every detail is exposed and the precision of the joints and the size and position of the dowels are all visual elements of an often simple and graceful design. In some pieces the joints are detectible and accessible, sometimes demountable, or else expertly hidden in the more sophisticated pieces. Applied surface finishes were generally only a layer of wax; no stains or clear lacquer seals were added to the dense and inherently decorative woods.
Author : MD Flacks, Ltd,M. D. Flacks,Rupert Waterhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Furniture
ISBN : OCLC:40947592
Author : M. D. Flacks,Rupert Waterhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Furniture
ISBN : OCLC:37014816
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Art Media Resources
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023485886
This ground-breaking book, in English and Chinese, features classical Chinese furniture in hardwoods alongside regional vernacular furniture in softwoods. Examples in both categories are drawn from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection as well as other sources. It is also the first time that furniture is placed in the context of the household, architecture and the living environment. Essays by leading scholars offers an in-depth examination and open new avenues of enquiry and scholarship creating new understanding.
Author : Sarah Handler
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520214842
"Sarah Handler has written a true cultural history of Chinese furniture. Her book is a highly erudite blend of art history and social history, yet with a structure as transparent and elegant as that of a fine piece of Ming-style furniture."—Klaas Ruitenbeek, Louise Hawley Stone Chair of Far Eastern Art, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and author of Carpentry and Building in Late Imperial China: A Study of the Fifteenth-Century Carpenter's Manual Lu Ban jing
Author : Grace Wu Bruce
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015034523962
The Ming dynasty was China's golden age, producing much of the nation's finest ceramics, textiles, literature, and paintings. In recent years collectors have also recognized the Ming's achievements in furniture design, particularly intricately shaped, ingeniously engineered hardwood pieceswhich display an elegant sophistication in material and craft. Chinese Classical Furniture provides a richly illustrated introduction to this world of the Ming furniture. After summarizing the history of Chinese furnishings, the author explores the materials used and techniques employed in the construction of Ming chairs, stools, tables, cabinets, stands, andbeds. A full catalogue of the existing styles of each type is provided, together with woodblock illustrations from Ming novels to establish how the furniture was arranged in houses of the time.
Author : Xiaoming Zhang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521186469
This book provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the long history, production techniques and cultural significance of Chinese furniture.
Author : Sandra Lok Fu Chin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015032538772
Illustrating many fine examples, this catalog presents a treasury of classical Chinese furniture from five American private collections exhibited at the Craft & Folk Art Museum of San Francisco.
Author : Marcus Flacks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 0956509223
This unique publication illuminates a fascinating and little-known area of Chinese decorative art--Chinese furniture of the 16th-18th centuries. These beautiful chairs, stools, cabinets, and tables are highly sought after and have become the fastest-growing area of collecting within China itself. Author Marcus Flacks begins the book with a historical overview to place the furniture in context and then traces the trends and changes in collecting over the past 30 years. The heart of "Classical Chinese Furniture" is the presentation of 52 masterpieces--all exceptional examples of great rarity--accompanied by detailed descriptions. These outstanding pieces--most never published before--teach an important lesson on the Chinese approach to aesthetics, craftsmanship, architecture, and culture. They have even affected, directly or indirectly, much of 20th-century art, design, and architecture. Complete with invaluable appendices that visually unlock the secrets of timber, joinery, regional production, and the art of restoration, "Classical Chinese Furniture" is an essential volume for collectors and experts--Western and Chinese alike--as well as for anyone interested in furniture, aesthetics, and interiors, or simply fascinated by the extraordinary beauty of the pieces themselves. Praise for "Classical Chinese Furniture" "One new tome coming out that I can't wait to get my manicured hands on is "Classical Chinese Furniture" by Marcus Flacks. He does a few things for us in this volume. He educates us on the secrets of timber, joinery, regional production, and the art of restoration of these fine--and often quite rare--pieces. More importantly, he presents 52 masterpieces to us in this glossy photo-filled book--most of which have never been published." --"Life in a Venti C"up blog "'Magnificent' best describes the hefty volume "Classical Chinese Furniture" written by Marcus Flacks...The fascinating text is accompanied by 200 jaw-dropping photographs that feature the kind of objects in heavy demand by well-heeled collectors both in this country and in China." - "San Jose Mercury News"
Author : Curtis Evarts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9627956198
Author : Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture,Shixiang Wang,Curtis Evarts
Publisher : Chinese Arts Foundation
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Furniture
ISBN : UOM:39015038187616
Author : Marcus Flacks
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 0865652910
A brief history -- Trends in collecting Chinese furniture -- On the selection of pieces for this book -- Chairs -- Stools -- Cabinets and shelves -- Tables -- Reference: Restoration -- Original condition -- Relative sizes -- Joinery -- Map: origins of timbers -- Materials -- Artist index.
