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Preview: The specialist guide to Asian antiques and exotic home decor from the far east.
The specialist guide to Asian antiques and exotic home decor from the far east.Everything you ever wanted to know! A unique practical approach and hands on insiders peek at the world of Chinese furniture, Asian culture and oriental-inspired interior design (Antiker Chinesischer Möbel, muebles chinos antiguos, mobilia cinese antica)Last Build Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:58:16 +0000
The real deal: Looking back a few hundred years at an authentic chinese alter table Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:57:10 +0000 This enormous solid wood console (over two meters) which probably dates back to the Ming Dynasty, originally made its home in a temple in Shanxi province before being stumbled upon by us in the far off, dusty dirty corners of the antiques trade. Known in Chinese as a “Gong An,” or roughly a”temple table” the [...]a Related posts:
Finding Treasures in a City’s Disappearing Past Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:23:57 +0000 Li Songtang at his museum in Beijing, where he displays relics saved from demolition sites in the rapidly modernizing city. Doug Kanter for The New York Times function getSharePasskey() { return \\'ex=1390280400&en=184347f2e9c75dff&ei=5124\\';} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent(\\'http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/world/asia/19beijing.html\\'); } function getShareHeadline() { return encodeURIComponent(\\'Finding Treasures in a City’s Disappearing Past\\'); } function getShareDescription() { [...]a Related posts:
Chronology of Chinese dynasties & History Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:22:56 +0000 Below is very short but useful post reprinted from Wikipedia time-lining the various Chinese Dynasties (Click on H for the history of the dynasty, and E for a table of its emperors (or other rulers). Dynasty Chinese Pinyin Links Period years Three Sovereign Ones and the Five Emperors 三皇五帝 sān huáng wǔ dì (H – E) before 2070 BC 628+ Xià Dynasty 夏 xià (H – E) 2100 BC — 1600 BC 470 Shang [...]a Related posts:
Hunting for treasures in Beijing’s Antique furniture markets Tue, 12 May 2009 14:21:46 +0000 This past weekend, ACF China and The Hutong organized a field trip for local expats here in Beijing to visit an genuine outdoor wholesale antique market, where peasants from the countryside bring un-restored antique furniture and other curios to sell to wholesalers, collectors and restorers. The trip proved a success, allowing attendees a fascinating peek [...]a Related posts:
Beijing Field trip: Outdoor Wholesale Chinese Antique Market Tour Tue, 05 May 2009 13:26:09 +0000 ACF China and the The Hutong will be co-organizing a field trip this Saturday morning to visit a outdoor wholesale market where peasants from the countryside bring antique furniture to sell to wholesalers, specialists and restorers. This is an extremely rare opportunity to see where antique furniture comes from and what it looks like in [...]a Related posts:
Antiques Shopping on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:01:47 +0000 Over the years, having spent a fair amount of time in and out of Hong Kong, it suddenly dawned on me that (up until now), this famous Hong Kong antiques street in Central, has yet to be mentioned here. Adding insult to injury, is that fact that for many years, upon my arrival in Hong [...]a Related posts:
Insiders Guide to Chinese Antiques: A new workshop at the Beijing Hutong School Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:20:14 +0000 When people hear the word “antiques,” they often relate it to something their grandmother might enjoy – in other words old-world – musty – boring! Which is why we will be starting a new course on Chinese antiques at The Beijing Hutong School. We want to be able to share some of the rich textures, [...]a Related posts:
Restoring a Chinese mahjong table with a bit of pyrotechnics! Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:45:33 +0000 I get so backed up with blog posts, because there is so many interesting and fascinating things to see and talk about. And being detailed oriented, I really want to spend the time to talk about each item in detail, the history behind it, where it comes from and all the other details that make [...]a Related posts:
Working with a freight forwarder specializing in furniture packing and shipping Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:09:30 +0000 If you are in an antiques, furniture, or any other import related business, then the packing and shipping of your goods will be a crucial logistical detail which should not easily be overlooked. Since many buyers are unable to maintain a permanent office in China, and surely not individual buyers purchasing for their homes, they [...]a Related posts:
Chinese reverse glass paintings Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:45:10 +0000 The Antiques Roadshow on PBS, has some great Chinese antique-relevant episodes, particularly this one on Chinese reverse glass paintings. Even cooler is the fact you can watch these episodes online! The Chinese reverse painted glass mirror pictured above was recently sitting in our shop before it was purchased by someone who is now enjoying it [...]a No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. |
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