Bookshelf, late 17th century. Huang-hua-li hardwood, ebony (wu-mu) and tie-li-mu, 180.34 x 99.7 x 46.99 cm. Minneapolis Institute of Art,Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton, 96.122a-c . The bookcase was commonly used in the scholar's study to store books and...

A superb Huanghuali convertible bookshelf, 'shujia', Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd. 176 cm. high; 105 cm. wide; 48 cm. deep The very generously proportioned shelf with square sectioned supporting...