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1 . Tables and Desks(3) (2008-6-2 19:43:30)
Fig. 218 Side table with two small drawers and molded legs, baimu (cypress). early nineteenth century. Collection of Philip Ng. Fig. 219 Flush-sided waisted side table, huanghuali, Photo courtesy Charles Wong. Fig.220 Side table with high waist and three drawers, huanghuali seventeenth century, Zhejiang. Photo courtesy Charles Wong. Fig.221 Close-up
 
2 . Tables and Desks(2) (2008-6-2 18:38:06)
Fig. 201 Double table with inserted central legs, black lacquer over yumu (northern elm), eighteenth century' Shanxi province. Photo courtesy Altfield Gallery Fig.202 Painting table with large bracket-like spandrels decorated with a ruyi pattern, huanghuali late seventeenth to early eighteenth century, Jiangnan region. The openings between the legs are fram
 
3 . Tables and Desks(1) (2008-6-2 0:53:05)
         As chairs grew in height, so did tables. At first, they remained low to the ground, and men were forced to lean out of their seats to eat from them. By the eleventh century, however, the humble table had reached a more appropriate height, ranging from 31 to 35 inches (80 to 90 cm). The styles remained frozen for centurie
 
4 . Stools and Benches(6) (2008-5-27 16:50:03)
Fig.171Plain contemporary stool Yunnan. 1996 photo courtesy Michael Wolf Fig.172Headrest in the shape of a bench, hetaomu (walnut) private collection, Singapore. Fig.173Double-stool, possibly used for footbinding zitan Collection of Philip Ng Fig.174Pillow carved in a cloud pattern, zitan, eighteenth century, Beijing. This pillow was probably once
 
5 . Antique Furniture Decoration (2008-5-25 19:40:49)
Ming Dynasty Style Antique Furniture Decoration China’s rich and complex history has provided inspiration for a vast array of decorative motifs. From the ornate red and gold palette traditionally associated with Chinese style to the serene Orientalism favoured on the international scene today, designers the world over are coming up with varied interpretations o
 
6 . Furniture Maintenance (2008-5-25 19:39:03)
  Chinese Antique Furniture Maintenance Wood is a natural living product, therefore, wood furniture will "breathe" in response to changes in the atmosphere. Rapid or extreme fluctuation in temperature, humidity or direct sunlight may cause cracking, splitting, and/or warping of the piece.Wood as a plant contains water in its structure. Throughout our manu
 
7 . Ming Dynasty Style Antique Furniture Decoration (2008-5-21 23:51:31)
  China’s rich and complex history has provided inspiration for a vast array of decorative motifs. From the ornate red and gold palette traditionally associated with Chinese style to the serene Orientalism favoured on the international scene today, designers the world over are coming up with varied interpretations of centuries-old ideas. And no more so th
 
8 . Chinese Antique Furniture Maintenance (2008-5-21 23:50:34)
Wood is a natural living product, therefore, wood furniture will "breathe" in response to changes in the atmosphere. Rapid or extreme fluctuation in temperature, humidity or direct sunlight may cause cracking, splitting, and/or warping of the piece.Wood as a plant contains water in its structure. Throughout our manufacturing process, substantial amount of water
 
9 . Stools and Benches(5) (2008-5-22 0:33:45)
    Size, however, determines class. Stools used by servants in a wealthy home would always be closer to the ground than those used by their masters. The woodblock print from Forgotten Tales from Zen Adherents shows decorated drum-shaped stools used by women for their toilette while the nursemaid squats on a narrow rectangular seat with stubby leg
 
10 . Stools and Benches(4) (2008-5-21 18:01:36)
Fig.168Round recessed leg stool, bud wood top, eighteenth century probably made in Beijing Photo courtesy Oi Ling ChiangFig.169Scene form a bedchamber from the Tianqi novel. Forgotten tales from Zen Adherents. Note the high rounded stool compared to the very low recessed stool the maid is perched on to wash the baby Photo courtesy Grace Wu BruceFig.170Pair of he
 
11 . Stools and Benches(3) (2008-5-20 23:34:39)
  Although the first depiction of a stool is inscribed in a bronze vessel from the Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC), it was not until tile sixth century that stools were regularly used by the wealthy, as evidenced m tombs discovered near Luoyang What makes the stool so versatile is the shape and size it comes in:rectangular, square, rounded, lobed and bow-legged,
 
12 . Stools and Benches(2) (2008-5-20 22:59:37)
Fig.149Typical recessed-leg stool Yunnan, 1997 photo courtesy Michael WolfFig.150Simple recessed stools and benches with stretches, Wenzhou 1998. Photo courtesy Michael WolfFig.151Vernacular folding stool nanmu, nineteenth century Private collection, SingaporeFig.152Simple stool with stretchers Private collection, SingsporeFi8.153Vernacular folding stools, unkno
 
13 . Stools and Benches(1) (2008-5-20 22:42:29)
          There is a culture of sitting in China. It can be found in the chaotic metropolises and rustic villages across the country     Everywhere you turn, someone is sitting on a low makeshift perch, whether it be a wooden stool or bench, piles of bricks or a discarded stuffed armchair Today, the
 
14 . Job position (2008-5-11 16:07:20)
We are looking for a reliable designer and parter, who is well able to cover antique reproduction style designing . We will provide competitive benefits and self-realization of personal goals for development Be joining us ,enabling you to enrich your own experiences and to face new challenging .If you are interesting the position, please mail your Resume to
 
15 . Chinese Antique Furniture Style (2008-5-8 0:59:42)
Chinese Antique Furniture Style   The development of traditional Chinese furniture went from the simple to the intricate, and was closely linked to the Chinese lifestyle and cultural and economic changes in China. In early antiquity, the Chinese sat mostly on straw mats on the floor. After the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.), beds and couches began t
 
16 . General Info for Chinese Antique Furniture (2008-5-5 1:20:25)
General Info for Chinese Antique Furniture The early history of Chinese furniture recorded in excavated material, engraved stone and stamped brick reveals a mat-level furniture culture. The ancient Chinese knelt or sat cross-legged upon woven mats surrounded by various furnishings including low tables, screens, and armrests. Examples of excavated lacquer furnit
 
17 . 21st CIFF (2008-4-15 22:29:15)
                                                              
 
18 . Chinese Furniture (2008-4-11 4:03:43)
A Renaissance Of the various art forms to evolve in china, among them porcelain, lacquer and calligraphy furniture craft was perhaps the least appreciated and the last to be collected. Now ,carpenters ,unsung heroes who once toiled anonymously in workshops ,are venerated as true artisans whose masterpieces are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars .during the
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