This volume traces the development of research and study of the field of Chinese furniture as well as provides a comprehensive overview of the trends in collecting over the past twenty years.

Includes are articles by leading experts in the field such as Wang Shixiang, Sarah Handler, Craig Clunas, Tseng Yuho Ecke, Grace Wu Bruce, Klaas Ruitenbeek, Lark Mason, Tian Jiaqing, Curtis Evarts, Christopher Cooke, Robert Piccus and Ronald Longsdorf.

This 404 page volume is lavishly illustrated with 482 colour plates and 316 black and white images.