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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Hong Kong English edition, 1986. Wang Shixiang's authoritative and extensively illustrated study of classical Chinese furniture from the Ming and early Qing dynasties. Based on approximately forty years of research, the book examines chairs, stools, tables, beds, cabinets, shelves and other forms, including construction methods, decorative details and important Chinese hardwoods such as huanghuali and zitan. Approximately 327 pages, with 332 color plates, 187 black-and-white illustrations, 52 line drawings and 37 measured drawings. An essential reference for collectors, dealers, designers and scholars of Chinese furniture. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN 962-04-0463-7. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 31 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 327pp. Glossary, bibliography, index. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Extensively illustrated with 332 color plates,187 b&w plates, 52 line drawings and 37 measuring drawings. There are a few scratches to the dust jacket. Some light toning to page edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 327 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm.

Oversize Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full burgundy cloth boards. 9"w x 12 1/4"h. 328 pages. Many color photos. Wang Shixiang's forty-year research into Ming and early Qing furniture, covering stools and chairs, tables, beds, shelves and cabinets, with color plates and technical drawings of huanghuali, zitan, and other hardwoods. Keywords: Huanghuali Wood, Zitan Wood, Ming Chairs, Chinese Cabinetry, Chinese Joinery, Luohan Bed, Canopy Bed, Chinese Antiques, Wood Furniture, Palace Museum, Chinese Collectors, Wang Shixiang 5. …