Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture by Sarah Handler Porcelain ranging from the discoveries in Translated from the Russian ranging from the discoveries in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens to the graphic accounts of everyday life to be found in the lesser known but equally intriguing Valley of the Artisans Three experts on Native American art provide introductory and historical essays MING FURNITURE IN THE LIGHT OF CHINESE ARCHITECTURE is the first book to show the essential kinship between Ming furniture and the buildings they were designed to be placed and used within With 50 black and white architectural drawings and 60 full color photos illustrating spectacular examples of Ming furniture from private and museum collections around the world