Download or read book Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings written by Gustav Ecke and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-10-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To comprehend the life of a civilized people one must know something of its household furniture." — Chinese Household Furniture. This reprint of a rare volume from 1944 is the definitive work on Chinese hardwood furniture. Over 160 plates offer detailed views of tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, cupboards, and wardrobes from early Shang to late Ming.