Antique Chinese Household Furniture / Scarce Book

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Wonderfully illustrated in black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a scholarly survey of antique

CHINESE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE . By George N. Kates, Dover publications, NY, 1962. (This Dover edition, first published in 1962, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the first work published by Harper and Brothers in 1948).

This book contains in its 112 black-and-white plates many excellent examples of hardwood furniture with striking simplicity and line. The author contributes an interesting background history of Chinese furniture and provides descriptive background notes for every piece pictured in the book. Covered by chapter are: Growth of Western Interest; The Chinese Tradition; What the West Noticed; Native Appraisals; Problems of Dating; The Woods Employed; Historical Evolution; Cupboards in General; Wardrobes; Smaller Cupboards; Open Cupboards; Dressers; Tables; Small Tables; Writing Tables; Side Tables; Altar Tables; Lute Tables, Etc.; The Built-In K’ang; K’ang Furniture; The Bed; The Stool; The Chair; Various Chests, Boxes, etc.; Traditional Design; Furniture Arrangement; Conclusions; and Summary Bibliography. The Chinese furniture designs, many centuries old, strangely resemble today’s “modern.” Artists, collectors, designers and the many interested in furniture for its own sake will find this book a source of fresh inspiration.

5.25” x 7.8” softback in very good condition. 126 pages plus photo plates.

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