Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 224 pages
- Published by: Tuttle Publishing November 15, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 080483573X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0804835732
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Book Dimensions:
11.1 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 2.9 pounds
Product Description
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. The book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques.
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 antiques.
Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide to collectors.
About The Author
Karen Mazurkewich is an Asian
Wall Street Journal reporter who has covered Asian culture and the retail scene for three years from her base in Hong Kong. Mazurkewich has investigated art forgery, interviewed countless collectors, grilled innovative businessmen and queried tradesmen all in a quest to better understand antiques and manufacturing in Asia.
Reader ReviewsFor those interested in learning about Chinese furniture, this is a very useful book. It is well written and illustrated and gives a good over-all survey of the field. It isn't written for experts, but for the "lay" person who wants to know something about the field either for personal interest or because he/she is beginning to collect.
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