{"product_id":"9780865652910","title":"Classical Chinese Furniture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique publication illuminates a fascinating and little-known area of Chinese decorative art—Chinese furniture of the 16th–18th centuries. These beautiful chairs, stools, cabinets, and tables are highly sought after and have become the fastest-growing area of collecting within China itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Marcus Flacks begins the book with a historical overview to place the furniture in context and then traces the trends and changes in collecting over the past 30 years. The heart of \u003ci\u003eClassical Chinese Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e is the presentation of 52 masterpieces—all exceptional examples of great rarity—accompanied by detailed descriptions. These outstanding pieces—most never published before—teach an important lesson on the Chinese approach to aesthetics, craftsmanship, architecture, and culture. They have even affected, directly or indirectly, much of 20th-century art, design, and architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with invaluable appendices that visually unlock the secrets of timber, joinery, regional production, and the art of restoration, \u003ci\u003eClassical Chinese Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume for collectors and experts—Western and Chinese alike—as well as for anyone interested in furniture, aesthetics, and interiors, or simply fascinated by the extraordinary beauty of the pieces themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eClassical Chinese Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One new tome coming out that I can't wait to get my manicured hands on is \u003ci\u003eClassical Chinese Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcus Flacks. He does a few things for us in this volume. He educates us on the secrets of timber, joinery, regional production, and the art of restoration of these fine—and often quite rare—pieces. More importantly, he presents 52 masterpieces to us in this glossy photo-filled book—most of which have never been published.\" —\u003ci\u003eLife in a Venti C\u003c\/i\u003eup blog\u003cbr\u003e\"'Magnificent' best describes the hefty volume \u003ci\u003eClassical Chinese Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e written by Marcus Flacks...The fascinating text is accompanied by 200 jaw-dropping photographs that feature the kind of objects in heavy demand by well-heeled collectors both in this country and in China.\" - \u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vendome Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018225860848,"sku":"9780865652910","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865652910_p0.jpg?v=1763830049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865652910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}