Chinese furniture
Subtitle: hardwood examples of the Ming and early Chʾing dynasties
By: Robert Hatfield Ellsworth
Publisher: The Author
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Fairfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Furniture -- China -- History -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
Notes: Illustrated lining papers and title page

Includes bibliographical references (p.[297]-299) and index
Table of contents: value: Historical background; value: Ming evidence for the dating of Chinese furniture; value: Woods known to have been used in Chinese furniture; value: Chinese joinery; value: Metal mounts; value: Chinese furniture of the Ming and Chʻing Dynasties ; Notes on the construction of the illustrated pieces; value: The change in seating surfaces and its importance in the dating of Chinese furniture; value: Conservation and restoration