Chinese Furniture by Mazurkewich, Karen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents Chinese Furniture: A Renaissance Evolving Styles Classifying Chinese Furniture

Style Wood Types of Wood Rarity and Age Carving,Workmanship and Symbolism Decoration in Chinese Furniture Joints

Chairs

Yoke-back Armchairs Southern Official’s Hat Armchairs Lamphanger Chairs or Side Chairs Rose Chairs Horseshoe-back Armchairs Folding Armchairs Qing-style Armchairs Western-influenced Chairs

Stools and Benches Tables and Desks

Recessed-leg Painting Tables Side or Wine Tables Flush-sided Corner Leg Tables Waisted Corner Leg Tables Altar Tables Square Tables Kang Tables High Tea Tables and Stands Pedestal Tables Coffer Tables Round Tables Qin Tables Gaming Tables Desks

Beds

Day Beds Couch Beds Canopy and Alcove Beds

Cabinets and Bookshelves

Square-corner Cabinets Compound Cabinets Sloping-stile Cabinets Bookshelves Display Cabinets Lacquer Furniture

Doors and Screens Household Accessories

Candlestick Stands and Lanterns Braziers Shrines Garment Racks and Washstands Mirror Stands Clothing Chests Tiered Boxes and Tea Containers Document Boxes Stationery Trays and Gaming Boards Brush Pots and Scroll Pots Display Stands Toggles and Figurines Miscellaneous Items

Classical Versus Vernacular Regional Differences

Suzhou Style or Jiangsu Style Canton Style Zhejiang Style Shanghai Art Deco Northern Styles Shanxi Style Fujian Style

To Strip or Not to Strip May the Buyer Beware!

The Meaning of “Styles” What to Buy Pitfalls of Collecting Buying before Restoration Quality of Restoration The Joints Wear and Tear Price Watch Credible Dealers Conclusion

Guide to Dealers Bibliography Acknowledgments