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Articles

2023

• "'Crane's Knees' and 'Sword-Legs': A Survey of the Ancient 'Inserted-Shoulder-Joint' Table"
  
  
• "Separated Singles: Three Remarkable Standalone Chairs". The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection of Classical Chinese Furniture. Bonhams, New York, March 2023.

2022

• "The Tseng Collection: Formation, Journey, and Highlights". Rich Golden Hues and Graceful Forms—Classical Chinese Furniture from the Tseng Collection. Christies Hong, November 22.

2021

• Catalogue preface. Simu tuzan: Jiangnan mingqing muzuo wenfang. Zhejiang renmin meishu chubanshe, Hangzhou, 2021.

2020

• "Tan luohanchuang de zhonglei ji yizhang jingdian de zitan quchi weizi luohan chuang". Beijing Poly 15th Anniversary Auction, October 2020.

2019

• "Jindai xifang he gudian zhongguo gudian jiaju de xianghu bingli xinshang". Wenren kongjian4. 2019.
  
  
• "Ji gu chuantong de yishu zhanxian: yijian qingdai yingmu yuandeng". Meicheng zaijiu, Shanghai 2019.12.
  
  
• "Wo de liangge lao pengyou: Ji liangjian meiguojiazhou zhongguo gudianjiaju bowuguan de jiucang". The Throne of Absolute Freedom: Important Chinese Classical Furnitures from the Ten Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection. Poly Auction, Beijing, June 2019.
  
  
• “Cong diaohua dao pusu: Guanyu yizu sichutou guanmaoyi de tantao” The Throne of Absolute Freedom: Important Chinese Classical Furnitures from the Ten Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection. Poly Auction, Beijing, November 2019.
  

2018

• "Wan zai jingji chongjia jian: Mantan wanming shufang jiaju". Meicheng zaijiu, Shanghai, 2018.11.
  
  
• Catalogue forward. Mingqing jumu jiaju (Ming and Qing period Jumu Furniture). Zhejiang renmin meishu, 2018.
  
  
• Catalogue forward. Shimian lingbi shanju zhencang: huanghuali qilin shouzi wen quanbei jiaoyi (Huanghuali folding chair with qilin and longevity character motifs). Beijing, Poly Auction, 2018.
  
  
• "A Rare High-Waisted Huanghuali Luohan Chuang." Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 2018.
  
  
• "The Ancient Spindle-Leg Table" Beyond Compare: A Thousand Years of the Literati Aesthetic. Christies, Hong Kong November 2018.

2017

• Catalogue forward. Shilin diancang: Xijian muzuo xiao wenfang. Wenwu chubanshe Beijing, 2017
  
  
• Catalogue forward. The Qingfeng Shanfang Collection of Furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Forbidden City Publishing House, 2017 
  
  
• "The Folding Chairs in the Escorial Palace: Modest Early Works of Chinese Furniture Rich with Historical Context" unpublished article
  
  
• "Rare 'Ming-Style' Zitan Furniture from the Virata Collection". The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art: A Family Legacy. Christies, New York, March 2017.
  
  
• “Man tan Subei jiaju de tedian” (Random Talk on the Characteristics of Furniture from the Subei region) unpublished article.
  
  
• "Uniquely Style and Elegantly Crafted: A Pair of Huanghuali Round-Back Chairs". Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, London, November 2017.

2016

• Catalogue forward. Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection. Hong Kong, October 2016.
  
  
• "Reflecting a Culture of Literati Ideal and Elegance: A Pair of Speckled-Bamboo Cabinets." Anatomy of a Masterpiece. New York Christies, September 2016.

2015

• "Robert Hatfield Ellsworth: Chinese Furniture Past to Present". II The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth: Chinese Furniture, Scholar's Objects and Chinese Paintings, Christie's New York, Mar 18, 2015.
  
  
• “Mantan gugong mingqing jiaju de laiyuan jiyu gongting jiaju dang'an de yuanyuan" (Palace Ming and Qing furniture origins and palace furniture archives)(无出版的文章)
  
  
• "Root, Vine, and Gnarly Timber: Chinese Furnishings Made from Naturarlly Shaped Materials" (unpublished article)
  
  
• "Peter and Sandee Lai: Early Friends of Classical Chinese Furniture". The Lai Family Collection of Fine Chinese Furniture and Works of Art, Christie's New York, September 2015.
  
  
• "Gudian jiaju mingkuan" (Furniture Inscriptions) Meicheng zaijiu, January 2015.
  

2014

• "Shengling zhi jiaoyi (The Spirit of the Folding Chair)". ZuoWei: The Art of Classical Chinese Seating, Forbidden City Publishing House, Beijing, 2014.
  
  
• “A Europeenerie Zitan Armchair". Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Sotheby’s New York, March 2014

2013

• Catalogue forward. Classical Chinese Lacquered Furniture. Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013
  
  
• "25 Remarkable Years with Chinese Furniture ". Fine Chinese Furniture from an Important Private American Collection, Christie's New York, #2802, March 2013
  
  
• Catalogue forward. Lasting Beauty: Nanmu Furniture from Nanmu Studio. Guardian Auction, Beijing, November, 2013.

2012

• "Chuangta liliwaiwai zhi qiju (Accessories of Chinese Beds)". Zaoruigongqiao: Zhongguo gu woju, Wenwu shubanshe Beijing, May 2012.
  
  
• "Chinese Furniture amongst the Shifting Sands of Transient History ". Fine Chinese Furniture from Private American Collections, Christie's Hong Kong, November 2012
  
  
• "Small, Intermediate and Beautiful: The Chinese Table Stand" unpublished article
  
  
• "Xiyou pinzhong—Houpenjia (A Rare Category—The Brazier Stand)". Pristine Reflection: Classic Chinese Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Guardian Auction, Beijing, October, 2012.

2011

• "Zhongguo gudian jiaju bowuguancang zhenpin sijian (Four Treasures from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture)". Classical Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Guardian Auction. Beijing, November, 2011.
  

2010

• "Youshan jiaju (Amiable Furniture)". Zhongruigongqiao, exhibition catalogue, Beijing May, 2010.
  
  
• "Yijian beizuo huanghuali jiazichuang (A Huanghuali Canopy Bed of Northern Make)". Elegant Simplicity: Fine Ming-style Huanghuali Furniture. Guardian Auction. Beijing, November, 2010.
  
  
• "Shennan yu zhongguo gudian nanmu jiaju (Divine Nanmu and Nanmu Classical Furniture)". Time Vested Beauty: The Elegance of Gold-Shimmering Nanmu. Beijing, Forbidden City Publishing House, 2010.
  

2009

• "Exquisite Lacquer Furniture". The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christie's Hong Kong, May 2009.

2008

2007

• "Huanghuali and Huanghuali Furniture: Sources, History an Distribution". Liangyi Collection. Hong Kong: United Sky Resources 2007.
  
  
• "Huanghuali: Historical References and Evidence". Liangyi Collection. Hong Kong: United Sky Resources 2007.
  
  
• "Zitan: The Noble Hardwood of Exotic, Abstruse Origins". Liangyi Collection. Hong Kong: United Sky Resources 2007.
  
  
• "Elegant Empty Containers: Hardwood Brushpots". Liangyi Collection. Hong Kong: United Sky Resources 2007.
  
  
• "The Zhouzhi Tradition: Inlaid Hardwood Furnishings of the Late Ming and Qing Dynasties". Liangyi Collection. Hong Kong: United Sky Resources 2007.
  
  
• "Legends on a Bicycle (Wang Shixiang)". Home Furniture. September 1997.
  
  
• “Zitan: qiyuan shenmi de yiguo gaogui yingmu” Shoucangjia, 1997.
  

2006

• "Traditional Jumu Furniture and the Museum of Classical Jumu Furniture". Orientations June 2006, Hong Kong

2005

2004

• "The Chinese Game Table". Play it Again: Asian Games and Pastimes. E. J. Frankel, New York, 2004
  
  
• "Three Remarkable Beds". Important Chinese Furniture from Private Collections. Christie's New York, #1494, September 2004

2003

• Book Review: Ming Qing jiaju, vols. 54-55 of Gugong buwuyuancang wenwu zhenpin quanji. Orientations, April 2003
  
  
• "Splendor of Chinese Classical Furniture: Highlights from the Gangolf Geis Collecton". The Gangolf Geis Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture. Christies New York, September 2003.

2002

• "Dating and Attribution: Questions of Revelations from Inscribed Works of Chinese Furniture". Orientations 33:1 (January 2002)

2001

2000

• "New Directions in Chinese Furniture Connoisseurship. Early Traditional Furniture" Orientations January 2000.
  
  
• "A Dragon Bed for a Nobleman" unpublished article.
  
  
• "Balanced, Focused, and Upright: The Tapered Cabinet" unpubslished article.

1999

• Catalogue essay "Literary Mind and Carving of Dragons". Splendour of Style: Classical Chinese Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Taipei: National Museum of History, 1999.

1998

• "In Pursuit of Elegance and Majesty: Traditional Living Spaces of the Elite in Late Imperial China". From Elegant Mansions: Fine Classical Chinese Furniture and Works of Art. Christie's New York, #8972, September 16, 1998

1997

• Review: 'Special Exhibiition of Furniture in Paintings', National Palace Museum, Taipei. Orientations February 1997
  
  
• "Classical Chinese Furniture from the Piccus Collection". The Mr. and Mrs Robert P. Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture. Christies, September 1997.
  
  
• "Classical Chinese Furniture from The Jingguangtang Collection". The Jingguangtang Collection, Part II. Christie's New York, March, 1997

1996

1995

• "Traditional Chinese Woodworking Tools" unpublished article
  
  
• "Best of the Best: An Exhibition of Ming Furniture from Private Collections." Arts of Asia, Hong Kong, May-June 1995

1994

• "Ornamental Stone Panels and Chinese Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 4:2 (Spring 1994)
  
  
• Uniting Elegance and Utility: Metal Mounts on Chinese Furniture". Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 3:4 (Summer 94)
  
  
• "The Enigmatic Coffer". Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, 4:4 (Autumn 1994)

1993

• "Furniture in the Novel Jin Ping Mei: A Comparison of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth Century Illustrations." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 3:4 (Autumn 1993)
  
  
• "The 'Classic of Lu Ban' and Classical Chinese Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 3:1 (Winter 1993)
  
  
• "The Art of Joinery: A Manifold Expression." Orientations January 1993.
  
  
• "From Ornate to Unadorned: A Study of a Group of Yokeback Chairs." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 3:2 (Spring 1993)

1992

• "The Nature and Characteristics of Wood and Related Observations of Chinese Hardwood Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 2:2 (Spring 1992)
  
  
• "Simplicity and Integrity Reflected in the Anatomy of a Masterpiece". Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society2:3 (Summer 92)
  
  
• "The Piccus Collection of Classical Chinese Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 2:4 (Autumn 1992)
  
  
• "The San Francisco Symposium on Classical Chinese Wood Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 3:1 (Winter 1992)
  
  
• "Recent Acquisition and Projects of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture." Orientations January 1992
  
  
• "The Symposium in Memory of the Ninetieth Anniversary of Yang Yao." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 2:4 (Autumn 1992)

1991

• "Continuous Horseshoe Arms And Half-Lapped Pressure-Peg Joins." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:2 (Spring 1991)
  
  

• "The Association of Classical Chinese Furniture in Beijing." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:3 (Summer 1991)
  
  

• "A Pair of Zitan Southern Official's Hat Armchairs." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:4 (Autumn 1991)
  
  
• "The Development of the Waisted Form and Variations in Its Joinery." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:3 (Summer 1991)
  
  
• "The Association of Classical Chinese Furniture in Beijing." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:3 (Summer 1991)
  

1990

• Curtis Evarts_Lecture
  The Scholar's Table and Its Accoutrement Objects