Articles from past issues

As many of the issues on Chinese furniture are out of print but continue to be in demand, we are reprinting all articles and a selection of reviews published since early 1984 in one volume.

Subject: CHINA Furniture


Private collection, Victoria & Albert Museum

      Ang, John Kwang-ming Enduring Traditions of Shanxi Furniture
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

      -------- The Aesthetics of Chinese Furniture
      JAN 00 issue unavailable.

      Bartholomew, Terese Tse, Michael Knight and He Li Imperial Art from the Reign of the Qianlong Emperor
      JAN 03 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Berliner, Nancy When Vernacular Meets Fine: Thoughts on Chinese Furniture Studies
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

      -------- An Inventory of Eight Generations: Objects from the Yin Yu Tang Household
      JUN 03 issue unavailable.

      -------- New Directions in Chinese Furniture
      JAN/FEB 07 issue unavailable.

      Bruce, Grace Wu Ming Furniture: Some Examples of Fakes and Forgeries and Their Methods of Detection
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      -------- Interview
      OCT 95 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Chan, Ruby Learning from the past: Understanding More About Chinese Furniture
      JAN 02 issue unavailable.

      Clunas, Craig What is Chinese Furniture? The Changing Western Image of Chinese Furniture
      MAR 87 issue unavailable.

      -------- Lost Interiors: Woodblock Prints and the Evidence for Chinese Furniture
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      -------- Book Review: Wang Shixiang, `Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties'
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      -------- Whose Throne Is It Anyway? The Qianlong Throne in the T.T. Tsui Gallery
      JUL 91 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- The Novel Jin Ping Mei as a Source for the Study of Ming Furniture
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      -------- Book Review: Introd. Shing Yiu Yip. Cat. Grace Wu Bruce, `Dreams of Chu Tan Chamer and the Romance with Huanghuali Wood: The Dr S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture'
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      Cooke, Christopher Antique Chinese Furniture - A Restorer's Notes
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      -------- Commentary: Chinese Furniture - A Shrinking Problem
      SEP 94 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Patination and Its Role in the Restoration of Classical Chinese Furniture
      JAN 98 issue unavailable. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- A Seventeenth Century Folding Horseshoe-back Chair in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
      JUN 99 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Commentary: How Far to Go?
      NOV 02 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Desroches, Jean-Paul `Ming, the Golden Age of Chinese Furniture' at the Musee Guimet
      FEB 03 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Doran Valerie C. Exhibition Review: `Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries', Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
      SEP 96 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Ecke, Gustav Notes on Chinese Furniture
      NOV 91 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Ecke, Tseng Yuho Appendix to `Notes on Chinese Furniture'
      NOV 91 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Gustav Ecke
      NOV 91 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Ellsworth, Robert Exhibition Review: A Profusion of Chinese Furnishings
      MAY 92 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Evarts, Curtis Recent Acquisitions and Projects of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      -------- The Artistry of Chinese Furniture Joinery: A Manifold Expression
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      -------- Exhibition Reviews: `Special Exhibition of Furniture in Paintings', National Palace Museum, Taipei
      FEB 97 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- New Directions in Chinese Furniture Connoisseurship: Early Traditional Furniture
      JAN 00 issue unavailable.

      -------- Dating and Attribution: Questions and Revelations from Inscribed Works of Chinese Furniture
      JAN 02 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Exhibition Previews: `Rare Examples of Classical Ming Furniture' and `The Scholar's Studio', M.D. Flacks Ltd, New York
      MAR 96 issue unavailable.

      Feuerle, Desire Imperial Chinese Furniture
      JUN 06 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Handler, Sarah The Chinese Bed
      JAN 84 issue unavailable.

      -------- Book Review: Craig Clunas, Chinese Furniture
      OCT 89 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Classical Chinese Furniture in the Renaissance Collection
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      -------- Proportion and Joinery in Four-part Wardrobes
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      -------- The Elegant Vagabond: The Chinese Folding Armchair
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      -------- Outstanding Pieces in Private Collections: Chinese Classical Furniture in New American Collections
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      -------- Side Tables, a Surface for Treasures and the Gods
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

      -------- Roses, Bamboo and the Low-back Armchair
      JUL/AUG 98 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Alluring Furnishings in a Chinese Woman's Dominion
      JAN 00 issue unavailable.

      -------- The Canopy Bed in the Light of Chinese Architecture
      JAN 02 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      He Li, Terese Tse Bartholomew and Michael Knight Imperial Art from the Reign of the Qianlong Emperor
      JAN 03 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Interview with Bob Piccus
      SEP 97 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Interview with Philippe Debacker
      SEP 06 issue unavailable.

      Jensen, James and Stephen L. Little Chinese Furniture in the Honolulu Academy of Arts: The Fredric Mueller Bequest
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      Kerr, Rose Four High Yoke-back Armchairs Reunited as a Set
      DEC 00 issue unavailable.

      Knight, Michael Chinese Lacquered Wood Furniture: Two Examples from the Collection of Mini and Raymond Hung
      JAN 98 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Knight, Michael, He Li and Terese Tse Bartholomew Imperial Art from the Reign of the Qianlong Emperor
      JAN 03 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Latham, Richard J. Regional Chinese Furniture
      JAN 02 issue unavailable.

      Lefevre, Vincent Lumieres de soie: Homage to Krishna Riboud at the Musee Guimet
      NOV/DEC 04 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Little, Stephen L. and James Jensen Chinese Furniture in the Honolulu Academy of Arts: The Fredric Mueller Bequest
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      Longsdorf, Ronald W. Chinese Bamboo Furniture Its History and Influence on Hardwood Furniture Design
      JAN 94 issue unavailable.

      Mason, Lark E. Examples of Ming Furniture in American Collections Formed Prior to 1980
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      Medley, Margaret Book Review: Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, Ming and Qing Dynasties
      OCT 86 issue unavailable.

      Menshikova, Maria A Lacquer Table Screen in the Hermitage Museum
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      Piccus, Robert P. Chinese Furniture in Hong Kong
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      -------- Conference and Exhibition Review: `Symposium on Classical Chinese Furniture', Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong; `Best of the Best - An Exhibition of Ming Furniture from Private Collections', Grace Wu Bruce Co Ltd, Hong Kong
      FEB 95 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Exhibition Review: `Friends of the House: Furniture from China's Towns and Villages', Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

      -------- Exhibition Review: `Splendor of Style: Classical Furniture from the Ming and QIng Dynasties', National Museum of History, Taipei
      SEP 99 issue unavailable.

      Ruitenbeek, Klaas An Early Treatise on Furniture Making: The Lu Ban Jing
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      Schlombs, Adele An Architect's Love Affair: The Ignazio Vok Collection of Chinese Furniture
      NOV/DEC 04 issue unavailable. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Shing Yiu Yip Observations on the Authentication of Ming Furniture
      AUG 92 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Stuart, Jan A Gift of Chinese Furniture to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
      NOV/DEC 04 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      Tao, Margaret Exhibition Preview: `Honorable Gentlemen: Chinese Bamboo Furniture', William Lipton Ltd, New York
      SEP 96 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- Auction Report - The `Important Chinese Furniture' Sale at Christie's in New York
      NOV 96 issue unavailable.

      Tian Jiaqing Appraisal of Ming Furniture
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      -------- Early Qing Furniture in a Set of Qing Dynasty Court Paintings
      JAN 93 issue unavailable.

      -------- Zitan and Zitan Furniture
      DEC 94 issue available. Click box to order this issue then complete form below.

      -------- The Art of Decorative Carving on Qing Dynasty Furniture
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

      Wang Shixiang Development of Furniture Design and Construction from the Song to the Ming
      JAN 91 issue unavailable.

      -------- Additional Examples of Classical Chinese Furniture
      JAN 92 issue unavailable.

      Wang Tong Ming and Qing Furniture in the Collection of the Beijing Museum of Art
      MAY 96 issue unavailable.

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