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02251aam a2200373 i 4500 001 3D3748303E8411EFB3468F335DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240710010408 008 230728t20242024ja a e b 000 0 eng d 010 $a jb2024020107 020 $a 0804857563 020 $a 9780804857567 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1432736076 040 $a AU@ $b eng $c AU@ $e rda $d StDuBDS $d SILO 082 04 $a 749.075/51 $2 23 100 1 $a Mazurkewich, Karen, $e author. 245 10 $a Chinese furniture : $b a guide for collectors / $c Karen Mazurkewich ; photographs by A. Chester Ong. 264 1 $a Tokyo : $b Tuttle Publishing, $c [2024] 300 $a 223 pages : $b colour illustrations ; $c 28 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a 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. 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. 650 7 $a History of art $2 thema 650 7 $a Asian history $2 thema 650 7 $a Antiques & collectables $2 thema 650 7 $a Interior design, decor & style guides $2 thema 650 7 $a Reference works $2 thema 650 7 $a DIY: carpentry & woodworking $2 thema 650 7 $a China $2 thema 650 0 $a Furniture $z China. 650 0 $a Furniture $x Collectors and collecting. 700 1 $a Ong, A. Chester $q (Andrew Chester), $e photographer. 941 $a 1 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710065637.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3D3748303E8411EFB3468F335DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search