Download or read book A Catalogue of the Elegant Household Furniture Plate China Capital Pictures Fine Prints Beautiful Oriental Printings written by George Colman and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture written by Sarah Handler and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese classical furniture is esteemed throughout the world for its beauty, functionalism, and influence on contemporary design aesthetics. Sarah Handler's stunningly illustrated volume traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its earliest origins in the Shang dynasty (c. 1500 to c. 1050 B.C.) to the present. She offers a fascinating and poetic view of Chinese furniture as functional sculpture, a fine art alongside the other Chinese arts of calligraphy, architecture, painting, and literature. Handler, a widely respected scholar of Chinese furniture, uses her knowledge of Chinese social, political, and economic history to provide a backdrop for understanding the many nuances of this art form. Drawing on literary and visual evidence from excavated materials, written texts, paintings, prints, and engravings, she discusses how people lived, their notions of hierarchy, and their perceptions of space. Her descriptions of historical developments, such as the shift from mats to chairs, evoke the psychological and sociological ramifications. The invention of a distinctive way to support and contain people and things within the household is one of China's singular contributions, says Handler. With more than three hundred exquisite illustrations, many in color, Handler's comprehensive study reveals "the magical totality of Chinese classical furniture, from its rich surfaces and shrewd proportions down to the austere soul of art that resides in the hardwood interiors." Austere Luminosity recognizes Chinese classical furniture as one of China's premier arts, unique in the furniture traditions of the world.
Download or read book The Athen um written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Magnificent Furniture Beautiful China and Glass Rare Old India China Jars and Beakers Elegant Plate and Plated Articles Excellent Bed and Table Linen Velvets Chints Cottons c Paintings and Drawings a Few Lots of Books and Wines Superb Carriages and Harness an Exquisite and Elaborate Carving in Wood of The Last Supper Valuable Curiosities and the Whole of the Elegant Furniture and Effects Removed from Brandenburgh House written by Brandenburgh House and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings written by Gustav Ecke and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-10-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue of All the Truly Elegant Household Furniture Silver gilt and Silver Plate Oriental and Modern Porcelain Some Pictures and Drawings Framed and Glazed of William Beckford Esq of Fonthill written by and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection written by Chu-Pak Lau and published by Hku Museum and Art Gallery. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong presents Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection and publishes this informative edition in conjunction with the exhibition. Chinese huanghuali furniture is world-famous and, for the longest time, has been collected in both East and West. The fine selection displayed here shows both domestic furniture and scholars' items, such as brush pots and chests. In Ming dynasty China, traditional wood architecture and Buddhist thrones inspired Chinese furniture makers and, as trade expanded, so did the amount of hardwood furniture in the form of sophisticated movable pieces and built-in interiors. Ming furniture is known for its elegant lines and carved details. During the reign of Emperor Longqing (1567-1572) China opened its borders, previously implemented import bans were lifted and a greater variety of building materials became available. Consequently, during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) the most celebrated types of domestic furniture were made from huanghuali and zitan woods. The elegant dark hardwood with natural shine is remarkable for the fact that Chinese furniture is typically made from solid timber, not an invisible subconstruction covered by a decorative veneer, as is so often the case in the West. The strength of each individual element of a piece of furniture and the consistent color matter, as every detail is exposed and the precision of the joints and the size and position of the dowels are all visual elements of an often simple and graceful design. In some pieces the joints are detectible and accessible, sometimes demountable, or else expertly hidden in the more sophisticated pieces. Applied surface finishes were generally only a layer of wax; no stains or clear lacquer seals were added to the dense and inherently decorative woods.
Download or read book Chinese Household Furniture written by George Norbert Kates and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by Henry Haven Windsor and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Catalogue of the Magnificent Furniture Beautiful China and Glass Rare Old India China Jars and Beakers Elegant Plate and Plated Articles Excellent Bed and Table Linen Velvets Chints Cottons c written by Brandenburgh House and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
