{"product_id":"straits-chinese-furniture-a-collector-s-guide-meng","title":"Straits Chinese Furniture: A Collector's Guide by Ho Wing Meng","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDiscover The Craft And Character Of Peranakan Furniture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Hardcover with light rubbing to board edges and corners. Bookseller ink stamp and handwritten date on front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHo Wing Meng examines the furniture associated with Straits Chinese homes, exploring objects that reflect the tastes, traditions and cultural exchanges of the Peranakan community. Photographs and descriptive discussion bring individual pieces into focus, showing decorative details as well as their overall forms. The account considers different styles and materials, including English-style teakwood furniture, and places these furnishings within the domestic settings and collecting interests that give them meaning. Readers can study how imported influences and local preferences meet in chairs, cabinets and other household pieces. Written as a collector's guide, the book offers an illustrated introduction for those interested in furniture, decorative arts and the material heritage of the Straits Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68300213551316,"sku":"TVJ-036597","price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-036597-1.jpg?v=1793836517","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/straits-chinese-furniture-a-collector-s-guide-meng","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}