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Wood from the Scholar’s Table: Chinese Hardwood Carvings and Scholar’s Articles

Halperin, David R. (introduction); Jones, Rebecca Rice (essay); Forsyth, Angus (essay and catalogue)

Wood from the Scholar's Table is the most comprehensive discussion of Chinese scholar's wooden articles which has yet been undertaken.

The pieces illustrated are drawn from Hong Kong collections and cover the broad spectrum of wood objects intended as scholarly accoutrements. All of the major categories of scholar's wooden articles are discussed, including brush pots, wrists rests, brush rests, water droppers, brush washers, seal chests, ink stone boxes and decorative carvings. The illustrated Ming and Ching pieces provide examples carved from each of the important Chinese furniture woods, including huang hua-li, tsu-tan, hongmu and ch'ih-chi mu. Some exceptional root carvings are also included. Some exceptional root carvings are also included. Wood from the Scholar's Table constitutes an invaluable general reference for the growing number of students and collectors of Chinese wood carvings. Those contributing to this volume, include Rebecca Rice Jones, formerly in charge of Chinese furniture at Sotheby's in New York, Robert and Alice Piccus, noted Hong Kong collectors of Chinese and Southeast Asian Art, Angus Forsyth, a Hong Kong solicitor and currently President of the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and David Halperin, and American attorney and owner of Altfield Gallery of Hong Kong.

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