Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings an herbal combined the folk

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and lattice motifs — as well as fans

Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings an herbal combined the folkWesterners have long admired Chinese furniture for its durability, inner strength, quiet restraint, and simple dignity. Especially attractive to the educated eye are its purity of line, devotion to detail, and flawless construction. This unabridged reprint of a rare classic provides lovers of Chinese furniture with an enlightened discussion of the accomplishments achieved by fine craftsmen over the centuries, including the aesthetic levels attained