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Chinese Furniture A Guide to Collecting Antiques

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ISBN-10: 080483573X

ISBN-13: 9780804835732

Edition: 2006

Authors: Karen Mazurkewich, A. Chester Ong

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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. 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…    
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Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 2.970
Language: English

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.

Elizabeth V. Reyes writes about the Philippines, her homeland, for various travel and arts magazines. She is the author of Tropical Living and Tropical Interiors.

Introduction
History
Classification
The Chair
The Table
The Bed
The Cabinet
The Stool
The Bench
The Screen
Household Accessories
Furniture and Social Hierarchy
Regional Differences
Restoration
A Buyer�s Guide