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    Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings

    Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings


    $19.95

    • Format: Trade Paperback
    • 224 pages
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Published: October 1986
    • ISBN-10: 0486251713
    • ISBN-13: 9780486251714

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    This unabridged reprint of rare classic reviews the origins and development of basic forms and methods of constructing Chinese domestic furnishings -- from the selection of wood to its processing, cutting, joining, ornamentation, and final polishing. Over 160 superb plates include photographs and drawings of tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, cupboards, and wardrobes. Reprint of rare volume offers detailed review of hardwood furniture from early Shang to late Ming. For collector, craftsman. 161 illustrations.
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