Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties by Wang Shixiang is one of the most authoritative modern studies on classical Chinese furniture. This landmark work examines the design principles, materials, proportions, and craftsmanship that define Ming and early Qing furniture, combining rigorous scholarship with exceptional visual documentation. Long regarded as an essential reference, it remains a cornerstone title for collectors, dealers, and historians of Chinese decorative arts.
Complete in two volumes — Volume I: Text and Volume II: Plates — the set is beautifully produced and richly illustrated, offering both detailed analysis and high-quality photographic plates.
The books are near fine, with clean, unmarked pages and firm, square bindings. The cloth boards remain sharp and well preserved. The set is housed in the original slipcase, which is very good, showing only light handling wear and age wear. Overall, a highly presentable and well-kept set.
An important and increasingly collectible reference work, indispensable for collectors of Chinese furniture, Asian art, and design history.
