Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings (Dover Books on Furniture) Kindle Edition

Shows examples of rare chinese furniture from the Ming & early Qing dynasties. What is incredible and important about this book is it shows how the furniture was made, the insides/under the wood. Early Chinese furniture did not use screws or nails or glue, rather intricate joinings, kinda like a snap together model. This book serves vintage furniture collectors and should be owned by any modern wood worker who wants to learn "old school" furniture making. (The schematics are key and not in other books I've seen) I think this book was owned by many of the great mid-century modern makers, who were no doubt inspired by this book. An inexpensive alternative to the less informed more expensive books on this subject.

So I'm getting into woodworking, and have always loved Chinese furniture. So this book pops up as a recommendation, and it is a pretty awesome book. It was originally printed in Beijing before the Communist revolution, so it has some pretty cool looking furniture drawings and diagrams in it. Give a brief history of Chinese furniture as well as some helpful schematics on construction which i was really interested in. Wish that they would have bigger diagrams and schematics but they are usable. I had originally got the kindle version but it was a bit too hard to read and see the details, so I got the book. Wish it was also in color, but it is a reprint from the 1940's original. Otherwise if you are interested in furniture making and woodworking, this would be a great book to have in your collection.

Everything you’d ever want to know about chinese furniture and how it’s made. If you’re a furniture make like me buy this book. It’s incredible. You have to know a bit about furniture making to understand all the joinery and blueprints. It’s not a basic book by any means nor are there explanations of how the joinery works or connects.

Interesting book about Chinese style furniture.

I'm an American Chinese. I'm always fascinated by ancient Chinese furniture design where no glue or nail is used.The book is written by a Germany scholar who lived in China before communist took over. All good stuffs are destroyed and tradition techniques are lost by brutal communism. Thanks Gustav Ecke to save our ancestor wisdom and knowledge from communist.

This book details joinery in great detail. It's surprising the knowledge and ingenuity that existed so far back in time and this book does a great job of depicting and explaining the works of past.

I bought it because I had heard that the author diagrammed some interesting Chinese joinery. But the examples of classic Ming and Qing dynasty furniture are fascinating as well. It's really worthwhile to have a personal copy of this book.

Lots of great information and I love the multitude of photos. This book is a tough read as you have to constantly flip back and forth between the text and plates. Be prepared to invest some time!