Chinese Furniture 中式家具

TheinternationalmarketforantiqueChinesefurnitureisbooming,andmasterpiecesfromtheMingandQingdynastiesarenowworthhundredsofthousandsofdollars.ChineseFurnitureisasurveyofthesecollectibles—fromtheverybesthardwoodpiecesfeaturedtostandardsoftwoodspecimensstillavailableontheAsianmarket.Thebookpresentsanoverviewofcarvingstyles,woodtypes,regionalvariations,classdistinctionsandrestorationtechniques.Withthisrenewedinterestinantiquefurniture,aforgerymarkethasemerged.ThousandsoffactoriesinsouthernChinaarechurningoutbrandneworrefurbishedfurnitureandpassingthemoffasantiques.ChineseFurnitureunearthstheseforgeriesandservesasanindispensablereferenceguidetocollectors.