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Centuries-old furniture withstands the test of time

By Dong Fangyu ( China Daily ) Updated: 2014-09-26 07:04:06

Centuries-old furniture withstands the test of time

Pieces of Ming furniture are exhibited at a space decorated as a sitting room.

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The exhibition displays a pair of yoke-back chairs with rounded everted ends that belong to the rarest category of Ming yoke-back chairs with surviving specimens.

Qiao explains the show aims to preserve and disseminate the furniture's cultural components while honoring Wang's efforts to do so.

"In the early stage of his collecting, Wang had to choose between buying milk powder for his child and a piece of Ming furniture," Qiao says.

"He wasn't then aware his collection would become so valuable."

Centuries-old furniture withstands the test of time

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