Ming style

Ming-style furniture, named after its popularity in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is known for the simple, elegant designs that embody ancient Chinese people's takes on everyday life, social etiquette and the relationship between people and the universe. The style inherited Song Dynasty (960-1279) aesthetics that prioritized simplicity over sophistication, and developed especially thanks to its promotion by intellectuals who oversaw the design. A long-term exhibition now running at the Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing has selected from its collection dozens of fine examples of Ming-style furniture. The style evolved in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and is favored by collectors nowadays. The trend of appreciating and buying such furniture over recent decades is due to the efforts of late art connoisseur Wang Shixiang. His research, catalogs and publications of the subject have influenced lovers of classic Chinese furniture at home and abroad. Objects on show are of various forms, functions and materials.

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