2001, ISBN: 9780520214842

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG-, minor edgewear and scuffing to jacket.. Red cloth, black ill. DJ. 417 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Chinese classic… More...

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG-, minor edgewear and scuffing to jacket.. Red cloth, black ill. DJ. 417 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Chinese classical furniture is esteemed throughout the world for its beauty, functionalism, and influence on contemporary design aesthetics. Sarah Handler's stunningly illustrated volume traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its earliest origins in the Shang dynasty (c. 1500 to c. 1050 B.C.) to the present. She offers a fascinating and poetic view of Chinese furniture as functional sculpture, a fine art alongside the other Chinese arts of calligraphy, architecture, painting, and literature. Handler, a widely respected scholar of Chinese furniture, uses her knowledge of Chinese social, political, and economic history to provide a backdrop for understanding the many nuances of this art form. Drawing on literary and visual evidence from excavated materials, written texts, paintings, prints, and engravings, she discusses how people lived, their notions of hierarchy, and their perceptions of space. Her descriptions of historical developments, such as the shift from mats to chairs, evoke the psychological and sociological ramifications. The invention of a distinctive way to support and contain people and things within the household is one of China's singular contributions, says Handler. With more than three hundred exquisite illustrations, many in color, Handler's comprehensive study reveals "the magical totality of Chinese classical furniture, from its rich surfaces and shrewd proportions down to the austere soul of art that resides in the hardwood interiors." Austere Luminosity recognizes Chinese classical furniture as one of China's premier arts, unique in the furniture traditions of the world., University of California Press, 2001, 3<

2001, ISBN: 0520214846

[EAN: 9780520214842], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA], FURNITURE CHINA MING-QING DYNASTIES, Jacket, Traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its… More...

[EAN: 9780520214842], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA], FURNITURE CHINA MING-QING DYNASTIES, Jacket, Traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its earliest origins in Shang dynasty onwards. This book offers a view of Chinese furniture as functional sculpture, a fine art alongside the other Chinese arts of calligraphy, architecture, painting, and literature. It discusses how people lived, their notions of hierarchy, and their perceptions of space. 417 p. : ill. (some color) ; 29 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh. Binding is tight amd square with sound hinges. Maroon cloth shows no wear. NO dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 2.262kg prior to packing. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. In case of doubt please email. Size: Quarto, Books<

2001, ISBN: 9780520214842

University of California Press, 2001-10-01. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The dust jacket shows handling, and shelf wear; has small tear on back lower e… More...

University of California Press, 2001-10-01. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The dust jacket shows handling, and shelf wear; has small tear on back lower edge; now in a Mylar cover. Text is like new; crisp, unread, and images unmarked. The binding is tight, corners sharp., University of California Press, 2001-10-01, 3<

2001, ISBN: 9780520214842

Berkeley: University of California, 2001. 417 pages, numerous b/w and color illustrations, chronology of dynasties, notes, works cited, glossary-index, large 4to, red cloth. Heavy. Fine… More...

Berkeley: University of California, 2001. 417 pages, numerous b/w and color illustrations, chronology of dynasties, notes, works cited, glossary-index, large 4to, red cloth. Heavy. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980. Hard Cover. Fi ne/Fine., University of California, 2001, 5<

2001, ISBN: 0520214846

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[EAN: 9780520214842], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of California Press], Jacket, The dust jacket shows handling, and shelf wear; has small tear on back lower edge; now i… More...

[EAN: 9780520214842], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of California Press], Jacket, The dust jacket shows handling, and shelf wear; has small tear on back lower edge; now in a Mylar cover. Text is like new; crisp, unread, and images unmarked. The binding is tight, corners sharp., Books<