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Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture

Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture

by Sarah Handler

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 417 PAGES

A stunningly illustrated survey of hardwood furniture in China from its earliest origins in the Shang dynasty (c. 1500 to c. 1050 B.C.) to the present. Sarah Handler is an art historian who specializes in Chinese furniture, architecture and related arts. With 118 color illustrations and 204 black-and-white photographs.  (CHN319, $75.00)


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