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Yang, jwing ming, is a renowned author and teacher of chinese martial arts and qigong. Representing the zenith of chinese furniture, ming furniture is treasured for its precious wood, comfortable design, simple decoration and superb craftsmanship. Ming and qing imperial furniture thomas heneage art books. Many different kinds of joints evolved that allowed a wide variety of furniture types and shapes. Chinese home furniture evolved independently of western furniture into many similar forms including chairs, tables, stools, cupboards, cabinets, beds and sofas. In their recently published book, contemporary chinese furniture design, the. Six contemporary chinese furniture designers leading the industry. The most soughtafter furniture made of the choicest timber was as.
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