This guide is a practical introduction to identifying, evaluating, purchasing and restoring Japanese furniture. The work presents 19 common types of wooden furniture, with an easy-to-follow restoration procedure in 23 steps. Advice is provided for caring for your antiques subsequent to restoration, along with a checklist of evaluation points and appendices listing antique shops, fairs and flea markets in the Tokyo area.
Reader Reviews
This book contains very good detailed descriptions of pieces, plus place and time of manufacture. It includes a number of small pieces, as well as the more common tansu.
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