"To comprehend the life of a civilized people one must know something of its household furniture." — Chinese Household Furniture. This reprint of a rare volume from 1944 is the definitive work on Chinese hardwood furniture.

Author: Gustav Ecke

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 9780486251714

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

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"To comprehend the life of a civilized people one must know something of its household furniture." — Chinese Household Furniture. This reprint of a rare volume from 1944 is the definitive work on Chinese hardwood furniture. Over 160 plates offer detailed views of tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, cupboards, and wardrobes from early Shang to late Ming.

PRELIMINARY Chinese furniture has retained its architectural character and the imprint of pristine dignity throughout changes of taste, unto the days of a dying tradition. Subordinate to the symmetry of the Chinese Hall (Fig.

Author: Gustav Ecke

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 9780486141220

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

Page: 224

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Reprint of rare volume offers detailed review of hardwood furniture from early Shang to late Ming. For collector, craftsman. 161 illustrations.

... who taught in a Chinese university and studied antique Chinese furniture, and the Chinese architect Yang Yao published an English translation of Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings, which became the first ...

Author: Xiaoming Zhang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521186469

Category: Art

Page: 143

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This book provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the long history, production techniques and cultural significance of Chinese furniture.

Chinese Export Art and Design, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987. Ecke, Gustav, Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings, New York: Dover, 1986; first published Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1962.

Author: Karen Mazurkewich

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

ISBN: 9781462906925

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

Page: 224

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The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles—from the very best hardwood pieces featured to standard softwood specimens still available on the Asian market. This antique furniture book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques. Detailed chapters on various types of wooden furniture cover chairs, stools and benches, tables and desks, beds, cabinets and bookshelves, doors and screens and household accessories. With this renewed interest in antique furniture, a forgery market has emerged. Thousands of factories in southern China are churning out brand new or refurbished furniture and passing them off as Chinese antiques. Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide to collectors of antique wood furniture.

Before the advent of photography , painted ancestor portraits helped define a Chinese family's heritage . A Selected Bibliography Avila ... Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings . Tuttle Co. , Vermont . 1962 .

Author: Sunamita Lim

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

ISBN: 1423600215

Category: Architecture

Page: 172

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Take the popular decorating concept of Feng Shui to a whole new level with authentic information on how to create a Chinese aesthetic. Learn how to alleviate clutter and increase the flow of chi, the universal life force; discover ways of integrating Chinese furniture and decorative arts to decorating styles; and stroll through a rich collection of images from homes, museums, and galleries.

American Furniture of the Nineteenth Century: 1840–1880. Atglen, Penn. ... Art Deco Furniture: The French Designers. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1997. ———. ... Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings.

Author: Charles Boyce

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 9781628738407

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 867

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In a comprehensive listing of entries from "Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik" to "Zui Weng Yi," Boyce illuminates readers about furniture styles, construction details, terminology, furniture designers, and design movements throughout history and throughout the world. Styles covered include European-inspired classical, baroque, pop, rococo, and modernist. This extensive guide will be helpful for furniture enthusiasts, historians, and those interested in redecorating their homes.

( 27120 - X ) $ 6.95 ARTS AND CRAFTS FURNITURE : THE COMPLETE BROOKS CATALOG OF 1912 , Brooks Manufacturing Co. ... ( 27535-3 ) $ 12.95 CHINESE DOMESTIC FURNITURE IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEASURED DRAWINGS , Gustav Ecke .

Author: Mary Ann Smith

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486272109

Category: Architecture

Page: 212

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Superb study was first to survey totality of influential designer’s accomplishments, focusing on Craftsman houses. Stickley’s design philosophy, influential journal, The Craftsman, major events in the rise and fall of the Craftsman empire, plus illustrations, descriptions, floor plans for many choice examples of Craftsman houses. 86 black-and-white halftones. 31 line illus. Introduction.

( 21601-2 ) ILLUSTRATED MISSION FURNITURE CATALOG , 1912-13 , Come - Packt Furniture Company . ( 26529-3 ) CHINESE DOMESTIC FURNITURE IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEASURED DRAWINGS , Gustav Ecke . ( Available in U.S. only . ) ...

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Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486421139

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

Page: 116

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This handsome reproduction of Majorelle Fregrave;res & Cie.'s 1910 furnishings catalog includes 192 illustrations of finished products, among them Art Nouveau-styled bowls and vases, hanging lamps, wrought-iron staircase railings - including the magnificent stairway in the Galeries Lafayette in Paris - end tables, desks, cabinets, sofas, armchairs, armoires, beds, dining room sets, and more.

( 21601-2 ) ILLUSTRATED MISSION FURNITURE CATALOG , 1912-13 , Come - Packt Furniture Company . ( 26529-3 ) CHINESE DOMESTIC FURNITURE IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEASURED DRAWINGS , Gustav Ecke . ( Available in U.S. only . ) ...

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Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486238385

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

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594 illustrations, including 277 photos, of authentic, prized, Craftsman furniture as shown in two catalogs (circa 1910) by foremost manufacturers. Numerous settles, rockers, armchairs, bookcases, plus many other kinds of pieces. 594 illustrations. Captions.

( 21601-2 ) ILLUSTRATED MISSION FURNITURE CATALOG , 1912-13 , Come - Packt Furniture Company . ( 26529-3 ) CHINESE DOMESTIC FURNITURE IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEASURED DRAWINGS , Gustav Ecke . ( Available in U.S. only . ) ...

Author: Gustav Stickley

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486266761

Category: Antiques & Collectibles

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With over 200 detailed illustrations and descriptions, these two catalogs are essential reading and reference materials and identification guides for Stickley furniture. Among the items depicted and described are chairs, rockers, stools, settles, desks, library tables, music cabinets, drop-leaf tables, nests of tables, chests of drawers, sideboards, china cabinets and dressing tables.