| | Contents |
| 8 | Chinese Furniture: A Renaissance |
| 14 | Evolving Styles |
| 30 | Classifying Chinese Furniture |
| | Style 32 |
| | Wood 32 |
| | Types of Wood 34 |
| | Rarity and Age 37 |
| | Carving, Workmanship and Symbolism 41 |
| | Decoration in Chinese Furniture 42 |
| | Joints 47 |
| 48 | Chairs |
| | Yoke-back Armchairs 52 |
| | Southern Official's Hat Armchairs 54 |
| | Lamphanger Chairs 60 |
| | Rose Chairs 61 |
| | Horseshoe-back Armchairs 63 |
| | Folding Armchairs 67 |
| | Qing-style Armchairs 70 |
| | Western-influenced Chairs 71 |
| 74 | Stools and Benches |
| 88 | Tables and Desks |
| | Recessed-leg Painting Tables 90 |
| | Side or Wine Tables 93 |
| | Flush-sided Corner Leg Tables 95 |
| | Waisted Corner Leg Tables 96 |
| | Altar Tables 96 |
| | Square Tables 98 |
| | Kang Tables 99 |
| | High Tea Tables and Stands 102 |
| | Pedestal Tables 103 |
| | Coffer Tables 104 |
| | Round Tables 106 |
| | Qin Tables 108 |
| | Gaming Tables 108 |
| | Desks 109 |
| 110 | Beds |
| | Day Beds 113 |
| | Couch Beds 114 |
| | Canopy and Alcove Beds 116 |
| 120 | Cabinets and Bookshelves |
| | Square-corner Cabinets 122 |
| | Compound Cabinets 129 |
| | Sloping-stile Cabinets 130 |
| | Bookshelves 134 |
| | Display Cabinets 136 |
| | Lacquer Furniture 138 |
| 140 | Doors and Screens |
| 150 | Household Accessories |
| | Candlestick Stands and Lanterns 151 |
| | Braziers 155 |
| | Shrines 155 |
| | Garment Racks and Washstands 156 |
| | Mirror Stands 158 |
| | Clothing Chests 158 |
| | Tiered Boxes and Tea Containers 158 |
| | Document Boxes 160 |
| | Stationery Trays and Gaming Boards 160 |
| | Brush Pots and Scroll Pots 164 |
| | Display Stands 166 |
| | Toggles and Figurines 166 |
| | Miscellaneous Items 167 |
| 168 | Classical Versus Vernacular |
| 186 | Regional Differences |
| | Suzhou Style or Jiangsu Style 188 |
| | Canton Style 190 |
| | Zhejiang Style 191 |
| | Shanghai Art Deco 194 |
| | Northern Styles 197 |
| | Shanxi Style 199 |
| | Fujian Style 202 |
| 204 | To Strip or Not to Strip |
| 214 | May the Buyer Beware! |
| | The Meaning of "Styles" 216 |
| | What to Buy 216 |
| | Pitfalls of Collecting 217 |
| | Buying before Restoration 217 |
| | The Quality of Restoration 218 |
| | The Joints 218 |
| | Wear and Tear 218 |
| | Price Watch 218 |
| | Credible Dealers 218 |
| | Conclusion 219 |
| 220 | Guide to Dealers |
| 222 | Bibliography |
| 223 | Acknowledgments |
