| 1. | Restoration | | | | The restoration of chinese antique furnitureCurrently the most sophisticated refinishing technique that can be found on Chinese furniture is the French polish finish. The process involves 5-6 layers of lacquer coatings, all wet-sanded with water by hand to a smooth perfection and allowed to dry between each layer. The precision of this smoothness is essential in producing a thicker coating with a soft "jade-like" shine. This is opposed to the more commonly seen shinier and perhaps more garish look when only one or two layers of lacquer or shellac are applied directly to the surface of the furniture without this wet-sanding process. | | |  | | | | | | |
| 2. | How to Identify and Find Chinese Antique Furniture | | | | How to Identify and Find Chinese Antique FurnitureWith Reproductions Everywhere, Buyers Need to Be Informed | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | Chinese Craftsmen Churn Out Expertly Distressed 'Antiques' | | | | Chinese Craftsmen Churn Out Expertly Distressed 'Antiques'By KAREN MAZURKEWICHStaff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALZHONGSHAN, CHINA -- Standing amid piles of dirt-encrusted Chinese furniture outside their shop, Li Chan and Li Pang are debating just how honest they should be about the age of some ancient-looking wooden doors. | | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | And what makes us different? | | | | Difference in the furniture collected. We pursue better designed furniture in better conditions. So the cost price is a bit higher. Though it is hard for a new starter in this business to see how much of the original furniture is replaced, the difference exists. And we believe people always appreciate the best preserved antiques with the least replacement. | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. | Wood and material | | | | Wood and material | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Chinese antique furniture glossary | | | | Chinese antique furniture glossary-A矮老: Pillar-shaped strut.矮面盆架: Washbasin stand.矮桌展腿式: Low table with extended legs. Low waisted tablewhich is transformed into a high table by adding round extensionsto the square legs. | | | | | | | | | |
| 7. | Dates Dynasty | | | | ca. 2000-1500 B.C. Xia1700-1027 B.C. Shang1027-771 B.C. Western Zhou770-221 B.C. Eastern Zhou770-476 B.C. -- Spring and Autumn period475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period221-207 B.C. Qin206 B.C.-A.D. 9 Western HanA.D. 9-24 Xin (Wang Mang interregnum) | | | | | | | | | |
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