The specialists guide to Chinese antiques http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog A unique insiders peek at the world of Chinese antiques & reproductions, Asian culture, exotic decor and oriental-inspired design from the far east. Tue, 01 May 2012 17:39:41 +0000 en hourly 1 Beijing antique market selections – Antique collectors picks – Part 1 http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2012/05/01/beijing-antique-market-selections-antique-collectors-picks-part-1/ http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2012/05/01/beijing-antique-market-selections-antique-collectors-picks-part-1/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:37:04 +0000 Roger Schwendeman http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/?p=2231 This content comes from The specialists guide to Chinese antiques located at http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/ For more articles please visit The specialists guide to Chinese antiques - A unique insiders peek at the world of Chinese antiques & reproductions, Asian culture, exotic decor and oriental-inspired design from the far east.

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After last weeks visit to the Beijing un-restored  antiques market, several people had asked me for specific recommendations on “which pieces I would buy and why would I buy them.”

I will break this list down into three categories and discuss each in a three part post.

  1. Collectors level: These are often investment worthy classical style pieces which are good materials (such as rosewood), valued in collectors  terms and will appreciate in value. Collectors and those with taste for quality should put their money here. This is a tricky category as Westerners and Chinese value things in different terms (see note below).
  2. Quality antiques: In general these are pieces that may be provincial but good value for the money.  Either the condition is quite good (such as original paintings), it has a fair amount of age to it or its difficult to now find a similar piece at a reasonable price.  Note that these pieces are getting harder and harder to find and will increase in value as well. And this is a difficult category as some pieces here may be a worthwhile investment, even if they don’t fit the strict definition for investment level.
  3. Decorative items: Pieces which may not be significantly worth money but nevertheless charming and have good aesthetic or design value.

Of course its impossible to discuss each piece in detail here and these are just a few of the  items which stand out. Nor will you will not find any Huang hua li or Zitan here – those sort of items will never reach these markets and are rare enough inside China as it is.  However for those with the means and those who appreciate these are items I would put my money into. As this is a three part post, we will start with the collectors level recommendations.

Rosewood mirror stand

Beijing camphor wood console table
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Not only is rosewood a valued hardwood but this particular mirror came from a well to do home in Beijing. As home capital and home to the emperor, items from Beijing are in greater demand. Its difficult to find mirrors like this these days and this one is in particularly good condition. This is a fairly large camphor wood tiao an (console table) which also comes from Beijing. I had a close at this piece and it was in surprisingly good condition. The materials are satisfyingly thick and the carvings are delicious. Crisp. Beautiful. Click here for more images of this piece.

Shanxi black lacquer cabinet

Shanxi Fuo Gui
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This cabinet comes from Shanxi province – likely from Pingyao or a surrounding area. The sloping waves of cracked lacquer are unique and in Chinese this type of lacquering is know as “pi ma hui” (披麻灰). It refers to the covering of the wood with a layer of hemp and clay before the overcoat of lacquer is applied. By the Qing dynasty this method was in decline and rarely used due to its labor intensity and thus makes it easy to roughly date this cabinet to late Ming early Qing period. While many foreigners might incorrectly refer to this as a “Chinese wedding cabinet,” the motifs and color tell us otherwise. Known in Chinese as a Shanxi Buddhist cabinet (山西佛t柜) this look is fairly unique to Shanxi province. Constructed of Elm and Walnut what makes this cabinet unique is its condition. There is very little damage to it and the carvings are original. I n fact, the whole cabinet seems to be in its original form. That’s very unusual, even for Shanxi province.   

Additional images of this cabinet can be found here.

Top section – Compound cabinet

Ming Dynasty Chest
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This is likely the top section of a compound cabinet from Shanxi; the lower section long lost or destroyed. What draws me to this piece however is the painting. The delicate artist touch as well as the condition of the painting itself makes this an excellent example for comparing the beauty of an old painting verses a new one.  Its difficult to preserve the delicate gold in these paintings which is why its rare to see a piece like this in such good condition. One look and you will instantly despise the newly made crude paintings on most reproductions. Also often mis-labled as a wedding trunks, chests like this were common during the Ming and Qing dynasties and used for storage.  Some where stacked, others were on stands. This particular one is very likely to be late Ming dynasty which would place it at about 300 to 350 years old. In fact the style is an almost exact match of the miniture mingqing tomb models that were popular during the Ming Dynasty.

Han dynasty Jar with lid

Huali half moon table
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While this is no where near the level of quality that can be found in Hong Kong, (and a terrible photo as well) for a someone starting a collection with a limited budget this is a good starter piece. Its on this list  for two reasons: a) its Han dynasty which makes it approximately 2000 to 2200 years old. That’s far beyond what you would normally call and antique. b) it still has the original lid. Known in Chinese as Ming Qi this would have come from a tomb and provided for use in the afterlife. Known in Chinese as a half round table (半圆桌) this particular one is made from Huali – a hardwood similar to rosewood. Also from Beijing, these two factors make it a reasonable buy.

 

Next post:  Quality Antique Selections…

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This spring, Chris Buckley and Roger Schwendeman will continue with their popular antiques classes. These classes will offer both introductory and advanced knowledge and provide some pointers for negotiating the maze/minefield that is the Beijing antique market as well as for finding genuine items of good quality. The first sessions begin this Saturday, March 24th with a furniture related class from Roger (Chinese Furniture – understanding woods and materials).

The full list of classes is pasted below, if you would like to sign up please register online here or click on each individual class listing (below).

About Us:

Roger schwendeman on china central televison 150x150 Spring Schedule: Upcoming Antiques Classes & Talks Roger Schwendeman is a furniture dealer, restorer, expert and designer. He has been working in furniture markets in Beijing and South China for the last decade and probably has more hands-on experience with old furniture than any other expat in Beijing. More information about Roger can found here.
CBt 150x150 Spring Schedule: Upcoming Antiques Classes & Talks Chris Buckley is the owner of the Torana Tibetan Rug Gallery in Europlaza and a weaving workshop in Lhasa. He is also a collector of textiles, porcelain and Tibetan art and author of a book on Tibetan Furniture. He has lived in China since 1995. To learn more about Chris Buckley please visit www.toranahouse.com




Classes

Classes are limited to 12-15 per session depending on venue, field trips are limited to 15-20. Places are first-come first-served so if you have interest please reply without delay. All classes are from 10.30am to 12pm approximately. Allow longer for field trips for traveling time.

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]]> The  Chinese new year has passed and the weather is warming! The peasants sellers from the countryside are gradually returning and bringing with them, the years new shipments of Chinese classical and provincial antiques collected from their home towns and villages.  Some interesting things!

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As always though, the field narrows and there are general trends to be aware of this year:

  • Each year it gets harder and harder to find good pieces. If you didn’t buy what you wanted last year, its probably gone this year.
  • Prices are rising as supply diminishes and mainland Chinese begin to purchase and appreciate their own culture as well.
  • Its difficult to find original paintings anymore. Most have been repainted or retouched.
  • As always, the older, more original, rarer or better quality wood, the more expensive it is!

Here are some of the items for sale which catch my eye in the antique markets at the particular moment.  For a look at the complete collection of click here to enter our image gallery (1) or here to enter the 2nd gallery.


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This cedar wood painting table is a nice find. Once used for calligraphy and scroll painting, today it will likely become a console in someones home.
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Though technically a softwood, its is often treated as a hardwood and as the Chinese have peaked their interest in cedar wood (known in Chinese as nan mu 楠木) prices have risen significantly. Cedar has become one of the more valued of the varies woods used in Chinese furniture.

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Embossed leather trunks were cheaper and easier to find ten years ago. Now finding ones in good condition are difficult, particularly one like this. Most are damaged to the point where repair is not worth it. Good luck finding another like this!
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This particular wedding trunk from Shanghai would originally have been a brighter color. Over the years exposure to sunlight and the elements have caused the lacquer to gradually turn a deep burgundy color. The dragons, butterflies and double happiness symbols give clues as to its use as a dowry gift to a newly wed couple.
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Often referred to by foreigners as a “wedding cabinets,” the symbolism and black colors on this early to mid Qing dynasty armoire from Pingyao tell us otherwise. Rare to find ones of this age and in this condition.
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Shanxi, Pingyao, the last walled city in China has its own unique history concerning lacquer, going back well over 1200 years to the tang dynasty. Painstaking and time consuming lacquering techniques such as “push-light lacquer (推光漆器) and “Da Qi (大漆) produce the superior smooth glossy finishes and bright colors that are often seen on Shanxi furniture.
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Several hundred years have taken its toll on this table and its feet are long gone. Nevertheless this is a rare find for the antique connoisseur.
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Its rare to find any easily available furniture in China these days that dates back to the Ming Dynasty, yet this table is likely to be just that; a late Ming dynasty console table.

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Known in Chinese as a “work table” (工桌) a vendor would have stood behind or beside it. They are often found in places like Gansu and Mongolia. The colors and motifs on this one point less to Mongolia and more to Gansu.

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Normally constructed from pine or poplar wood, the painting on this table is original and has not been painted recently. However, age is another issue and would require closer inspection to determine.

For a look at the complete collection of click here to enter our first gallery or here to enter the 2nd gallery.


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]]> The “Children at play” or “Children playing” motif  (婴戏图 / 婴戏)  is a metaphor which alludes to continuing the family line, marital blessings and lots of kids.
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It also implies fun, happiness, carefree and innocence and is seen on porcelain, folk arts, in paintings and embroideries  quite a lot, though not exclusively. “Children at play” never depicts  girls – this is an exclusively male only club. There are many many many variations on this auspicious theme from region to region and period to period.
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A close-up of a round red lacquered box from Shanxi, shows the “children at play with balls” motif  depicted on it’s side.
Most depictions are of children’s games, including:

 

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A late ming/early Qing black lacquered wardrobe with children at play motifs

The motif goes back to the tang dynasty and this  motif has changed over time through subtle changes in the imagery, reflecting the social conditions and stability of each of the various periods.  During periods of declining prosperity bodies, clothing and particularly heads changed to reflect the times. Children depicted in prosperous times are more plump and carefree; scenes are livelier. In times of social unrest and/or less prosperity the imagery become more abstract and even distorted to some degree. With research and closer scrutiny it can  be a useful tool in dating.

“100 children” known in Chinese as “100 suns & 1000 grandsons” (百子千孫) is another similar but a different motif and is in particular is often associated with weddings. This one peaked in popularity during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the number of children in each scene increased significantly.  Supposedly this motif refers to Zhou Wen Wang, the founder of the  Zhou Dynasty who had 99 sons and adopted 1 more for an even 100!

 

 

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Children riding a bamboo horse

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A Ming dynasty compound cabinet sometimes called a “wedding cabinet” with the children at play motif 100 suns & 1000 grandsons.

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Children at play (porcelain)

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Children at play fishing as depicted on this cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle.

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]]> The following Chinese antiques are for sale from a private collection.
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All items were purchased during the 1990′ies from well know antique deals specializing in Asian arts and antiquities. As the original owner has passed on, the family would like to sell them. All are in excellent condition. The images below are a small sample. For the complete collection including larger, detailed images with dimensions please click here into our image gallery.  For prices please inquire below or email roger (at)  antique-chinese-furniture.com

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Robed male and female Ming Dynasty tomb attendants with green glaze and red pigments

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2 tiered "Huang hua li" hardwood "tihe" picnic box
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Pair of Ming dynasty green glazed heavenly horses

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Pair of Han dynasty painted court lady heads on acrylic stands

Complete collection of images can be found here:

http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=353

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Eastern Han green metallic glazed granary jar with bear feet

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Set of carved stone seals.

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"Mingqi burial ware" green glazed trunk

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Large Han Dynasty tomb jar (hu) with taotie mask and double rim mouth

For prices please inquire here or email roger  (at)  antique-chinese-furniture.com

Please note for mainland China based buyers, these items are located overseas. According to Chinese relics law, once they enter China they cannot be re-exported.


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]]> Several people have asked me for the contact details for major auction houses in China specializing in Chinese Art Objects. The first table is some of the more well known major auction houses in China.

The 2nd (massive list) is of auction houses in China licensed by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (updated as of January 10th 2012).

China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. 

中国嘉德国际拍卖有限公司

http://www.cguardian.com

 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy,Porcelain,Furntinue,Jade and Works of Art,Chinese Oil Painting and Sculpture,Rare Books and manuscript,Stamps,Coins and Banknotes
Beijing Hanhai Auction Co.,Ltd 

北京翰海拍卖有限公司

http://www.hanhai.net/

 Chinese paintings and calligraphy, ancient rubbings, painting sculpture, ceramics, jade, snuff bottles, wood, horn, statues, wooden furniture, contemporary and other crafts
Beijing RongBao Auction 

荣宝斋

http://www.rongbaozhai.cn/

http://www.art139.com/

 

 painting and calligraphy, woodblock prints, Antique furniture
Beijing JiuGe Auctions Co., Ltd. 

北京九歌国际拍卖股份有限公司

http://www.jgauc.com/

 Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Beijing Huachen Auctions Co., Ltd 

北京华辰拍卖有限公司

http://www.huachenauctions.com

 Chinese Painting & Calligraphy, Chinese Ceramics Jade Carvings & Works of Art, Chinese Prints & Manuscript, rare books, China Oil Paintings and Sculptures,
Beijing Poly International Auction Co. Ltd. 

北京保利国际拍卖有限公司

http://www.polypm.com.cn

 Ancient Painting and Calligraphy,  Chinese Modern Painting and Calligraphy, Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting and Works of Art, Chinese Rare Books and Manuscripts, Chinese Ceramics, Rare Wine, Stamps Coins and Bronze Mirrors,
Duo Yun Xuan Auctions Co.Ltd. 

上海朵云轩

http://duoyunxuan.com/

 Chinese Modern Painting and Calligraphy, Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting and Works of Art,
Forever International Auction Company Limited (Christies licensee) 

北京永樂國際拍賣有限公司

http://www.forever-auction.com

 Chinese Paintings and Works of Art,  Chinese 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Rare Classical Artwork Books, Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy II, Jade,
CHONGYUAN（SHANGHAI）ART AUCTION CO.,LTD. 

上海崇源艺术品拍卖公司

http://www.chongyuan.cn

 Chinese Antiques, Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Chinese Porcelain Art Works, Jewelry and Watches Oil Painting, Porcelain, Rare Books
Shanghai Jiatai Auction Co., Ltd 

上海嘉泰拍卖有限公司

http://jiatai.auctions100.com/

 Chinese painting and calligraphy, porcelain, jade, handicrafts, painting, sculpture, western antiques, precious books, rubbings
Shanghai Great Wall Auction Limited Company 

上海长城拍卖有限公司

www.cc-auction.com.cn

 Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Contemporary Art
XiLing YinShe Auction CO.,LTD. 

西泠印社拍卖有限公司

http://www.xlysauc.com/

 Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Rare Books, jade carving, vintage wines
ShangHai Hosane Co, Ltd 

http://www.hosane.com

 Contemporary Art/ Oil Painting & Sculpture, Chinese Painting & Calligraphy, Stamps, Postal History,Coins and Banknotes, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Beijing ancient Tianyi International Auction Co., Ltd. 

北京市古天一国际拍卖有限公司

http://www.gtycn.net/

 Furniture, Chinese works of art, Thangka and Buddhist Art

 

Name (English) Name (Chinese)
Beijing Yonghe Jiacheng Auction Co., Ltd. 北京雍和嘉誠拍賣有限公司
Beijing Taihe Ka Auction Co., Ltd. 北京泰和嘉成拍賣有限公司
Beijing Guardian Online Auction Co., Ltd. 北京嘉德線上拍賣有限公司
Pacific International Auction Co., Ltd. 太平洋國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing ancient days One International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京市古天壹國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Changfeng Auction Co., Ltd. 北京長風拍賣有限公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. in Beijing Rui Pingguo 北京瑞平國際拍賣行有限公司
Beijing Pearl Ssangyong International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京明珠雙龍國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Goethe Auction Co., Ltd. 北京歌德拍賣有限公司
Beijing Jiuge International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京九歌國際拍賣股份有限公司
Beijing Jinshi De International Auction Company Limited 北京金仕德國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Council International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京匡時國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing China International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中博國際拍賣有限公司
The Beijing ChengXuan Auction Co., Ltd. 北京誠軒拍賣有限公司
Beijing CNTC International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中招國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Forbidden Vientiane International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京紫禁萬象國際拍賣有限公司
Oriental International Auction Co., Ltd. 東方國際拍賣有限責任公司
Beijing Xuan and International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京玄和國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing the Garbo International auction 北京嘉寶國際拍賣有限公司
Hongxin International Auction Co., Ltd. 中鴻信國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Shengjia Guo International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京盛佳國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Classic International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京今典聯合國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京保利國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Double International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京德寶國際拍賣有限公司
Jin Mao International Auction Co., Ltd. 金懋國際拍賣有限公司
Po Auction Co., Ltd. 中寶拍賣有限公司
Beijing East Auction Co., Ltd. 北京東正拍賣有限公司
Beijing JIAXIN International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京嘉信國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing long should the world International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京長宜天地國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Bandung Auction Co., Ltd. 北京萬隆拍賣有限公司
Both International Auction Co., Ltd. 中都國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Forever International Auction Company Limited 北京永樂國際拍賣有限公司
John Liberty International Auction Co., Ltd. 翰寶國際拍賣有限公司
American International Auction Co., Ltd. 中美國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Oriental Art Auction Co., Ltd. 北京東方藝都拍賣有限公司
Long Han, Beijing International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京隆瀚國際拍賣有限公司
An Taiping (Beijing) International Auction Co., Ltd. 中安太平（北京）國際拍賣有限公司
Three Greek Church International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京三希堂國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing East and West International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京東西方國際拍賣有限責任公司
The Beijing Guopai International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京國拍國際拍賣有限公司
Ding International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中鼎國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Rong Bao Auction Co., Ltd. 北京榮寶拍賣有限公司
Beijing Sino-Thai International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中泰國際拍賣有限公司
China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. 中國嘉德國際拍賣有限公司
Beat Beijing in International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中拍國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing to build Asia Century Auction Co., Ltd. 北京建亞世紀拍賣有限公司
Beijing Fu Fu International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京富比富國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Kaiyuan Tianxing Auction Co., Ltd. 北京開元天興拍賣有限公司
Beijing Red Sun International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京紅太陽國際拍賣有限公司
In San Jia International Auction Co., Ltd. 中貿聖佳國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing from afar the International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京遠方國際拍賣有限公司
The Beijing Asian Grand International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京亞洲宏大國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing HuaChen Auction Co., Ltd. 北京華辰拍賣有限公司
Jiang Yang Fortis International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京江洋富通國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Chuan International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京傳是國際拍賣有限責任公司
Beijing the quilting folk art auction of a limited liability company 北京百衲民間藝術品拍賣有限責任公司
The Beijing 翰海 Auction Co., Ltd. 北京翰海拍賣有限公司
Beijing Grand International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京大得國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing India the Qianshan International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京印千山國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Rong Haijia International Auction Company Limited 北京榮海嘉國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Taihe Tianchen International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京太和天辰國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Times International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京時代國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing in Han Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中漢拍賣有限公司
Neptune Village Auction Co., Ltd. 北京海王村拍賣有限責任公司
CNS, Beijing International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京中嘉國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing China Ming International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京華銘國際拍賣有限公司
Willing to auction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 捨得拍賣（北京）有限公司
Datang International Auction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 大唐國際拍賣（北京）有限責任公司
Beijing Delong Liberty International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京德隆寶國際拍賣有限公司
Oriental realistic International Auction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 東方求實國際拍賣（北京）有限公司
Beijing Dong Fang Jiaqi International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京東方佳琦國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Hai Shide International Auction Company Limited 北京海士德國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Zijin the Dasi International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京紫金大溪國際拍賣有限公司
Alliance Global International Auction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 中聯環球國際拍賣（北京）有限公司
Beijing China Treasures International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京華夏藏珍國際拍賣有限公司
More music (Beijing) International Auction Co., Ltd. 更樂（北京）國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Xuan Danguo International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京宣石國際拍賣有限公司
Asia Ronghai Guo International Auction Co., Ltd. in Beijing 北京亞洲榮海國際拍賣有限公司
The Beijing the Aegean Rongde International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京琴島榮德國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Baoding auction of a limited liability company 北京寶鼎拍賣有限責任公司
Beijing Municipal Alliance International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京都市聯盟國際拍賣有限公司
Long Waterhouse International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京龍普華國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Golden Harvest International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京嘉禾國際拍賣有限公司
The Kangtai auction, Beijing Co., Ltd. 北京市康泰拍賣有限責任公司
Baorui surplus, Beijing International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京寶瑞盈國際拍賣有限公司
Han Qin (Beijing) International Auction Co., Ltd. 漢秦（北京）國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Chesterton International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京卓德國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing, Jing Xing Lin Feng International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京景星麟鳳國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing has grown day One Auction Co., Ltd. 北京日隆天壹拍賣有限公司
Beijing trade auction limited liability company 北京中貿拍賣行有限責任公司
Beijing Ding International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京鼎時國際拍賣有限公司
Ding Zhou (Beijing) International Auction Co., Ltd. 鼎周（北京）國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Weitaweideng International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京維塔維登國際拍賣有限公司
The Shuofang international auction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 朔方國際拍賣（北京）有限公司
Proton International Auction Co., Ltd. 寶騰國際拍賣有限公司
Cheng Hao, Beijing International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京誠灝國際拍賣有限公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. Beijing China heritage 北京華夏傳承國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Century Tang International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京世紀盛唐國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing Hai Histon industry auction of a limited liability company 北京海華宏業拍賣有限責任公司
Beijing occasion of Hua Chunqiu Auction Co., Ltd. 北京際華春秋拍賣有限公司
Constant one product (Beijing) International Auction Co., Ltd. 中恒壹品（北京）國際拍賣有限公司
Beijing the Wenjin House International Auction Co., Ltd. 北京文津閣國際拍賣有限責任公司
Joint international auction center 中聯國際拍賣中心有限公司
Tianjin 天津市
Tianjin International Auction Co., Ltd. 天津國際拍賣有限責任公司
Haitian Auction Co., Ltd. in Tianjin 天津市海天拍賣有限公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. of Tianjin with 天津市同方國際拍賣行有限公司
Tianjin Han Ya Auction Co., Ltd. 天津瀚雅拍賣有限公司
Yong Sheng, Tianjin Auction Co., Ltd. 天津市雍盛拍賣行有限公司
Tianjin Lantian international auction limited liability company 天津藍天國際拍賣行有限責任公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. of Tianjin Fu letter 天津福信國際拍賣有限公司
Tianjin Dintheader International Auction Co., Ltd. 天津鼎天國際拍賣有限公司
Hebei Province 河北省
Hebei Han Chinese Auction Co., Ltd. 河北翰華拍賣有限責任公司
Malaysia Hebei Auction Co., Ltd. 大馬河北拍賣有限公司
Hebei Jiahai Auction Co., Ltd. 河北省嘉海拍賣有限公司
Shanxi Province 山西省
The Shanxi Hyde Auction Co., Ltd. 山西海德拍賣有限公司
Shanxi Auction Co., Ltd. 山西晉通拍賣有限公司
Shanxi Germany auction of a limited liability company 山西晉德拍賣有限責任公司
Shanxi industry 100 Auction Co., Ltd. 山西百業拍賣有限公司
Shanxi Xing Jin Auction Co., Ltd. 山西興晉拍賣股份有限公司
Shanxi Bao Auction Co., Ltd. 山西晉寶拍賣有限公司
Shanxi Financial accessible Auction Co., Ltd. 山西融易達拍賣有限公司
Liaoning Province 遼寧省
Liaoning International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 遼甯國際商品拍賣有限公司
Liaoning Construction Investment Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧建投拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd. of Liaoning CKS 遼寧中正拍賣有限公司
Liao Ning Fujia vegetarian Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧富佳齋拍賣有限公司
The Liaoning Ning Rufeng Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧如豐拍賣有限公司
Liao Ning Rongxin Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧榮信拍賣有限公司
Liaoning Everbright Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧光大拍賣行有限公司
Liao Ning Youli Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧友利拍賣有限公司
Liaoning ZTE International Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧中興國際拍賣有限公司
Liaoning HuaAn Auction Co., Ltd. 遼寧華安拍賣有限公司
Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省
Heilongjiang Jiarui Auction Co., Ltd. 黑龍江嘉瑞拍賣有限公司
Shanghai 上海市
Shanghai Jinghua Art Auction Co., Ltd. 上海敬華藝術品拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Great Wall Auction Co., Ltd. 上海長城拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Duo Yun Xuan Auction Co., Ltd. 上海朵雲軒拍賣有限公司
Shanghai International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 上海國際商品拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Xinhua Auction Co., Ltd. 上海新華拍賣有限公司
On Haijia Tai Auction Co., Ltd. 上海嘉泰拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Qinglian Court auction of a limited liability company 上海青蓮閣拍賣有限責任公司
Shanghai Guotai auction limited liability company 上海國泰拍賣行有限責任公司
The auction limited liability company 上海拍賣行有限責任公司
Shanghai, faith, benevolence Auction Co., Ltd. 上海信仁拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Oriental International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 上海東方國際商品拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Old Temple Auction Co., Ltd. 上海老城隍廟拍賣行有限公司
Shanghai Huangpu auction Ltd. 上海黃浦拍賣行有限公司
Shanghai China Auction Co., Ltd. 上海華夏拍賣有限公司
Shanghai transit Auction Co., Ltd. 上海中天拍賣有限公司
Tin Hang Auction Co., Ltd. 上海天衡拍賣有限公司
On Hai Bohai Auction Co., Ltd. 上海博海拍賣有限公司
Shanghai gold hammer Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 上海金槌商品拍賣有限公司
Shanghai million Auction Co., Ltd. 上海中億拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Hosane Auction Co., Ltd. 上海泓盛拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd. in Shanghai and rhyme 上海和韻拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Bo Gu Zhai Auction Co., Ltd. 上海博古齋拍賣有限公司
Shanghai, Henley Auction Co., Ltd. 上海恒利拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Chi Han Auction Co., Ltd. 上海馳翰拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Volkswagen Auction Co., Ltd. 上海大眾拍賣有限公司
The Shanghai Gongmei Auction Co., Ltd. 上海工美拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Chongyuan Art Auction Co., Ltd. 上海崇源藝術品拍賣有限公司
Hon Hai Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 上海鴻海商品拍賣有限公司
Road, Shanghai Auction Co., Ltd. 上海道明拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Shen Jiang Auction Co., Ltd. 上海申之江拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Grand Auction Co., Ltd. 上海宏大拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Hongsheng Auction Co., Ltd. 上海鴻生拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Sheng An Auction Co., Ltd. 上海晟安拍賣有限公司
To Haibo Chinese Auction Co., Ltd. 上海博華拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd. in Shanghai and Run 上海和潤拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Jude Auction Co., Ltd. 上海聚德拍賣有限公司
The Shanghai Auction Co., Ltd. 上海匯元拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Rising Auction Co., Ltd. 上海瑞星拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Han Gagosian Auction Co., Ltd. 上海涵古軒拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Zhong Fu Auction Co., Ltd. 上海中福拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Hanlin Auctions Ltd. 上海漢霖拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Auction Co., Ltd. from the original 上海離原拍賣有限公司
Handed Auction Co., Ltd. in Shanghai 上海傳世拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Spring Church Art Auction Co., Ltd. 上海春秋堂藝術品拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Bonhams Auction Co., Ltd. 上海寶龍拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Concord Auction Co., Ltd. 上海協合拍賣有限公司
Shanghai thick treasure Auction Co., Ltd. 上海厚寶拍賣有限公司
Rong Bao Zhai (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. auction 榮寶齋（上海）拍賣有限公司
Shanghai Golden Harvest Auction Co., Ltd. 上海嘉禾拍賣有限公司
Kerry Yuxi Auction Co., Ltd. 上海嘉璽拍賣有限公司
Jiangsu Province 江蘇省
Jiangsu Province implemented into Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇省實成拍賣有限公司
NJCTT Auction Co., Ltd. 南京正大拍賣有限公司
Jiangsu Province auction Head Office 江蘇省拍賣總行有限公司
Jiangsu Five Love Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇五愛拍賣有限公司
Suzhou Oriental Art Auction Co., Ltd. 蘇州東方藝術品拍賣有限公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. in Jiang Su Jiaheng 江蘇嘉恒國際拍賣有限公司
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, bamboo vegetarian Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇省南京十竹齋拍賣有限公司
Suzhou Wu auction Ltd. 蘇州市吳門拍賣有限公司
Jiangsu Wen Hai Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇文海拍賣有限公司
Jiang Su Jude Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇聚德拍賣有限公司
Huijin, Jiangsu Zhongshan Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇中山匯金拍賣有限公司
Jiang Su Aitao Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇愛濤拍賣有限公司
Jiangsu Huaihai auction Ltd. 江蘇淮海國際拍賣有限公司
The Wuxi JINDING Auction Co., Ltd. 無錫金鼎來拍賣有限公司
Nanjing Classic Auction Co., Ltd. 南京經典拍賣有限公司
Jiangsu Zhongshan auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇中山拍賣有限公司
The Nanjing JIAXIN Auction Co., Ltd. 南京嘉信拍賣有限公司
Jiang Su Jinghong International Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇景宏國際拍賣有限公司
Changzhou Canghai Auction Co., Ltd. 常州滄海拍賣有限公司
Jiang Su Jiude Auction Co., Ltd. 江蘇九德拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Province 浙江省
Auction Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Zhejiang 浙江浙商拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang provincial auction house 浙江省省直拍賣行
In fiscal Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江中財拍賣行有限公司
Zhejiang World Trade and Auction Centre Limited 浙江世貿拍賣中心有限公司
Zhejiang Lize Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江麗澤拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Golden Age Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江盛世拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Jiang Baoli International Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江保利國際拍賣有限公司
Xiling Auction Co., Ltd. 西泠印社拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang people and Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江民和拍賣有限公司
Ningbo Fubon auction Co., Ltd. 寧波富邦拍賣有限公司
The Zhejiang XIAORAN Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江蕭然拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Changle Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江長樂拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang North-South Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江南北拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang JIABAO Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江佳寶拍賣有限公司
The Zhejiang Next Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江壹通拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Center for International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江國際商品拍賣中心有限責任公司
Shaoxing Han Yue Tong Auction Co., Ltd. 紹興翰越堂拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Giant Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江中鉅拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd., Zhejiang times 浙江時代拍賣有限公司
Joint Auction Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang 浙江聯合拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Qiantang auction Co., Ltd. 浙江錢塘拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang earth Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江大地拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Jiang Haohan International Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江皓瀚國際拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Longan Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江隆安拍賣有限公司
Wenzhou HSBC auction 溫州滙豐拍賣行有限公司
Zhejiang integrity Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江誠信拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Chun-shing Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江駿成拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Classic Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江經典拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Sanjiang auction Co., Ltd. 浙江三江拍賣有限公司
Zhejiang Jiang Yongxuan Auction Co., Ltd. 浙江永暄拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Huitong 浙江匯通拍賣有限公司
Anhui Province 安徽省
Anhui, Shanghai Art auction a limited liability company 安徽藝海拍賣有限責任公司
Fujian Province 福建省
Strait Auction Co., Ltd. 海峽拍賣行有限公司
Fujian Province, Jinsheng Auction Co., Ltd. 福建省金盛拍賣有限公司
Fujian Express Auction Co., Ltd. 福建運通拍賣行有限公司
Fujian Province, China HTC auction 福建省華宏達拍賣行
Fujian Province, Jia Fu Auction Co., Ltd. 福建省佳富拍賣行有限公司
Fujian Dingfeng Auction Co., Ltd. 福建鼎豐拍賣有限公司
Xiamen Special shot Auction Co., Ltd. 廈門特拍拍賣有限公司
Fujian Province auction line 福建省拍賣行
Fujian Huaxing auction 福建華興拍賣行
Fujian Province and Trade Trust auction 福建省貿易信託拍賣行
Auction Co., Ltd. of Fujian Province, the top 福建省頂信拍賣有限公司
The Fujian JINGXUAN Auction Co., Ltd. 福建靜軒拍賣有限公司
Shandong Province 山東省
Shandong New Century Auction Co., Ltd. 山東新世紀拍賣行有限公司
Qingdao Xintiandi auction Co., Ltd. 青島新天地拍賣有限公司
Qingdao Tian Qi Court Auction Co., Ltd. 青島天麒閣拍賣有限公司
Shandong Bai profits Auction Co., Ltd. 山東佰利得拍賣有限公司
Henan Province 河南省
Henan Province Fundi Auction Co., Ltd. 河南省方迪拍賣有限公司
Henan Hongyuan Auction Co., Ltd. 河南鴻遠拍賣有限公司
Jiaxin Cheng (Zhengzhou) Auction Co., Ltd. 嘉信誠（鄭州）拍賣有限公司
Henan Province Hengfeng auction 河南省新恒豐拍賣行有限公司
Henan Harada Auction Co., Ltd. 河南原田拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd. of Henan Province Day 河南省日信拍賣有限公司
The Henan Shengshizhongyuan Auction Co., Ltd. 河南盛世中原拍賣有限公司
Yu Ching auction limited liability company in Henan Province 河南省豫呈祥拍賣有限責任公司
Zhengzhou auction Head Office 鄭州拍賣總行
Hubei Province 湖北省
Wuhan City, Datang auction of a limited liability company 武漢市大唐拍賣有限責任公司
Wuhan CITIC Auction Co., Ltd. 武漢中信拍賣有限公司
The Hubei integrity Auction Co., Ltd. 湖北誠信拍賣有限公司
Hubei Kim Shin Auction Co., Ltd. 湖北金信拍賣有限公司
The Hubei Garbo Superior Auction Co., Ltd. 湖北嘉寶壹品拍賣有限公司
Hunan Province 湖南省
Hunan International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd. 湖南省國際商品拍賣有限公司
Hunan Paradise Auction Co., Ltd. 湖南永樂拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Province 廣東省
China Guardian International Auction Co., Ltd. 中國嘉德廣州國際拍賣有限公司
Ancient and Modern Auction Co., Ltd. of Guangdong Province 廣東省古今拍賣有限公司
Auction Co., Ltd. of Guangdong Phoenix 廣東鳳凰拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Poly Auction Co., Ltd. 廣東保利拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Han Qing Hua Auction Co., Ltd. 廣東中翰清花拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Xu accessible Auction Co., Ltd. 廣東旭通達拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Province auction 廣東省拍賣行有限公司
An Hua Baiyun Auction Co., Ltd. 安華白雲拍賣行有限公司
Shenzhen City auction 深圳市拍賣行有限公司
City Bank auction 廣州市銀通拍賣行有限公司
Zhuhai SHENGRONG Auction Co., Ltd. 珠海聖榮拍賣有限公司
Huang Ma, Guangzhou City Auction Co., Ltd. 廣州市皇瑪拍賣有限公司
Shenzhen City Investment and Auction Co., Ltd. 深圳市城投拍賣有限公司
Guangdong Hao macro auction Co., Ltd. 廣東浩宏拍賣有限公司
Guangxi Province 廣西省
Guangxi Nanning China auction of a limited liability company 廣西邕華拍賣有限責任公司
Hainan 海南省
The Hainan Andersen Auction Co., Ltd. 海南安達信拍賣有限公司
The Hainan teda Auction Co., Ltd. 海南泰達拍賣有限公司
Sichuan Province 四川省
Sichuan Inter beat Auction Co., Ltd. 四川聯拍拍賣有限公司
Chengdu eight benefits Auction Co., Ltd. 成都八益拍賣有限公司
The Dazhou WANXING Auction Co., Ltd. 達州市萬興拍賣有限公司
Chengdu Jinsha Auction Co., Ltd. 成都市金沙拍賣有限公司
Cazenove Auction Co., Ltd., Sichuan 四川省嘉誠拍賣有限公司
Yunnan Province 雲南省
Yunnan Collection Auction Group Co., Ltd. 雲南典藏拍賣集團有限公司
Of Kunming Aston Auction Co., Ltd. 昆明雅士得拍賣有限公司
Yunnan Guoxin Auction Co., Ltd. 雲南國信拍賣有限公司
Chongqing City 重慶市
Chongqing HENGSHENG Auction Co., Ltd. 重慶恒升拍賣有限公司
Heritage Auction Co., Ltd. in Chongqing, China 重慶華夏文物拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Province 陝西省
Shaanxi Wende auction Co., Ltd. 陝西文德拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Rui Chen Auction Co., Ltd. 陝西瑞晨拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Rudder auction of a limited liability company 陝西潤德拍賣有限責任公司
Shaanxi Dade auction the limited liability company 陝西大德拍賣有限責任公司
Shaanxi, China Qin Auction Co., Ltd. 陝西華秦拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Baolong auction the limited liability company 陝西寶隆拍賣有限責任公司
Shaanxi Song Jiang Shengshi Auction Co., Ltd. 陝西曲江盛世拍賣有限公司
Tangxi City, Shaanxi sincere auction of a limited liability company 陝西大唐西市誠摯拍賣有限責任公司
International Auction Co., Ltd. in Shaanxi, China 陝西華夏國際拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Qin Bao Zhai auction a limited liability company 陝西秦寶齋拍賣有限責任公司
West An Libang Auction Co., Ltd. 西安力邦拍賣有限公司
Shaanxi Tianlong auction Ltd. 陝西天龍拍賣行有限公司
Gansu Province 甘肅省
Quartet Auction Co., Ltd. 未來四方集團拍賣有限公司
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區
Ning Xia Jiapeng auction (Limited) 寧夏佳朋拍賣行（有限公司）
Ning Xia Liding Auction Co., Ltd. 寧夏力鼎拍賣有限公司

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Chinese Woodworking: Stock Preparation

This is a nice overview of materials preparation that was posted in the forums at Fine Woodworking.

“In some way it is lucky that we met Liu Shifu at the end of his career: early in his career a Chinese Shifu will hardly ever allow outsiders to watch them work, not to mention photograph. In fact, Liu Shifu was very interested in the prospect that his life’s work could find a forum in the United States. Stock preparation starts with the equivalent to a broad ax which, with enough practice, get’s you fairly close to the final dimensions of the board.”

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Books on Chinese Woodworking with good diagrams

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There are a lot of books on Chinese antiques out there, most of which we have on our amazon list already.  And not to boast but I do think this list is about as complete as it gets. However, I find these ones have the most complete details in terms of specific diagrams of joinery and construction.

Amazing that this book was written in 1944 and today still remains ones of the most popular books on Chinese woodworking. The detailed drawings are stunning and this one is a no brainer for any connoisseur. I would say this is considered to be one of the classics.
Another classic, this is essentially a partial translation of the Fifteenth-Century Carpenter’s Manual the “Lu Ban Jing.”  A lot of topics covered here – not just construction. The image above is from this book.  

Google books has a fairly comprehensive preview of the book here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ming Inspiration

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Ming Inspiration from The Carpentry Way blog, is a 50 post series of absolutely ridiculously geeky and in-depth explorations of one carpenters journey to complete a Ming inspired table for his customer. Touching on historical background, design, materials, joinery and construction, this sort of detail oriented study is exactly the sort of thing I appreciate. The amount of information here is really amazing and I have not even made it through the entire series yet.

Ming Inspiration: http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.com/2010/11/ming-inspiration.html

 

Chinese Joinery

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Some interesting diagrams and images here illustrating various approaches to Chinese Joinery.

Read the Full article: http://www.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Joinery/Joinery0.html

PDF Backup (for broken links): Chinese Joinery – Sideboard Example 1 and Chinese Joinery 3 – Table Joinery and Chinese Joinery 2 – Chair Joinery

 


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