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Here's a Site...
Here's a site that may give you more Asian art ideas. C.L. Imports
was established in 1994. Their 20,000 sq ft showroom can
be previewed by clicking to C.L. Imports.
We invite you to stop by the warehouse and showroom when you are in San Mateo.
Rare Books
Here's a site for rare Asian books. Go to
Paragon Books.
If you're looking for that out of print book on
Asian culture, literature or art this is the place to go.
While you're there read all about how Paragon started.
Book Review
Here's a book we recommend:
China Style by Sharon Leece. The
book is filled with brilliant pictures using Ming style furniture. Take
special note of the rich deep color combinations that blend with the classical
Ming style furniture. The reds, jade greens and mustard yellows are bold, reminiscent of
Ming imperial robe colors. The examples of Ming style mixed with Western
style from different eras and in different settings are provocative.
Another recommendation is:
Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical
Furniture by Sarah Handler. This book delves deeper into the history
of Chinese furniture and is quite exhaustive reading. Chinese
classical furniture had its origins in the Song dynasty (960-1279)
reaching great heights in the late Ming and early Qing dynasty. The
hardwoods such as zitan were not native to China and were actually
imported from Southeast Asia. A must read book for the connoiseur
of Ming style furniture.
In My Opinion...
Had a call from a lady who asked about using a Chinese country
style cabinet as a bathroom vanity in her new house. She said she thought
cutting a hole for the sink was sacrilegious. I suggested that
if it was not a museum piece I would do it. From
a design aspect it is unique and goes against convention. Which
brings to mind, anything old (read "antique") is not necessarily
good art. I suggest we look at the aesthetic of a piece first
and if it's antiquated fine. And from my experience there's a
lot of bad old stuff as well as good new stuff in Asian decorative arts.
So says Jeffrey Lim...In My Opinion!
Contact Us
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us if you want to discuss about a piece of Asian art.
We can be reached via email at
jeffrey@globalhandcrafts.com
You can also call us at 510-763-5405 or fax 510-763-5205.
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