Bibliography

This is not a complete list of books on Chinese Furniture
but it is a good source to begin.

• Beyond the screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries
  Berliner Nancy
   

• Chinese Classical Furniture
  Grace Wu Bruce
   

• Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings
  Ecke Gustav

• Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and early Qing Dynasties
  Wang Shixiang
   

• Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and early Qing Dynasties
  Wang Shixiang
   

• Classic Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty
  Tian Jiaqing
   

• Classical and Vernacular Chinese Furniture in the Living Environment
  Kai Yin Lo
   

• Illustrated Chinese Furniture Through the Ages
  Ruan Changjiang
   

• Chinese Furniture
  Beurdeley Michel
   

• Chinese Household Furniture
  Kates George
   

• Chinese Furniture
  Clunas Craig
   

• Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and early Qing Dynasties
  Ellsworth Robert Hatfield
   

• Chinese Furniture
  Cescinsky Herbert
   

• C.L. MA Collection: Traditional Chinese Furniture from the Greater Shanxi Region
  Curtis Evarts
   

• Chinese Furniture:  Selected articles from Orientations 1984-1999
  Various Authors

It is not a book on Furniture but it gives a glimpse on the way pieces were used and placed,
not to mention that this is a masterpiece of Chinese Literature and a really enjoyable one:

• The Golden Lotus or Jin Ping Mei
  

www.chinese-furniture.com   The Chinese furniture expert Curtis Evarts' site. Plenty of information from the ex director of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture of Renaissance, California. Also contains an online bookstore where you can find and buy books on Chinese furniture.

woods   The place to find out everything about wood. Plenty of links.

Orientations  Magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art. Online bookstore.

Paragon  Online book gallery on Asian arts and Asian studies.

Paulownia wood  A site about the Paulownia tree ( PaoTong ), a softwood often used in Chinese cabinet-making.

Shens Gallery  An introduction to Chinese traditional symbolism.

Chinese Symbolism  A detailed list of Chinese traditional symbols.

Yin Yu Tang  An interactive exploration of a Chinese traditional house. An extremely professional crafted site from the Peabody Essex Museum, rich of useful data and info about Chinese family; Chinese FengShui; Chinese traditional architecture; etc. An indispensable tool for understanding how furniture were placed and used. 

Chinese Arts Centre Based in Manchester, UK; the centre is a multimedia agency for Chinese culture and arts: among its spaces, there are a gallery, a teahouse, and a library. They also have some of our pieces on display !

D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R A regional directory of China, very useful search engine.

KwMap.com Browse the Keyword Map of the Internet.

Cathai Srl Our retail shop in Italy !

Linda Wood Products Co.,Ltd Jolly arts & crafts specializes in color pencil & wooden toys manufacturing and developing for export market, delivery creative sets for all kids.

Chinese Brush Painting Wonderful selection of traditional Chinese brush paintings plus lots of information about Chinese art and culture. All paintings are originals and available for purchase. A very beautiful must-see website.

Ronald G Chambers English Antique Dealers specializing in fine quality early Georgian to Edwardian antique furniture and Objects d'Art.

David Swanson Antiques David Swanson Antiques, Petworth, UK. Dealers in 17th & 18th century oak and country furniture. Also continental antiques and oriental sculptures. Based in Petworth, West Sussex and serving UK and the world.

Thakeham Furniture Thakeham Furniture Antiques shop in Petworth, West Sussex, UK. where Tim and Belinda Chavasse offer fine 18th and 19th Century English antique furniture with an emphasis on originality, good color and patination.

Oliver Charles Antiques Ltd. English Furniture from 1680 to 1830, fine 19th Century Paintings, selected contemporary art in a large showroom in Petworth, England.

Shimu Chinese Furniture UK based retailer of reproduction Chinese furniture. Offers a beautiful range of Ming style cabinets, tables, chests and screens in natural and black lacquer.

Safe Jewelry A complete jewelry buying guide for the discerning jewelry buyer. Everything about Diamonds, Colored Gemstones, Mountings, Precious Metals and more...

Great Collectible.com Online Antique and Collectibles Shopping Directory.

Shopping5.com Shopping5.com - A Comprehensive Shopping Directory.

LookDirectory.com A Comprehensive Human-Edited Directory.

Agora Gallery, SoHo - Chelsea, New York Contemporary fine art gallery with locations in the SoHo and Chelsea art districts of New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibiting painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and mixed medias. Artist portfolios are reviewed. Has been sponsoring the SoHo - Chelsea International Art Competition since 1984.

China Trader Antiques Boston based retailer of fine Asian furniture and accents.

Imperial Tours - Luxury Tours To China

PEM Library Peabody Essex Museum's specialty library collection of books on Chinese furniture and architecture.
 

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