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The Connoisseur - The Appreciation of Classical Ming Furniture
Page 7 | knowledge and action; meaning he does his
best according to what he knows and what he
can do. Third, he must practice calm
introspection and be sensitive to his innate
knowledge and abilities.
These principles and beliefs from Confucian
teaching were powerful. They help one to
understand one’s role in the universe and
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how to behave well as a human being.
With some background knowledge of the
principal philosophy which was guiding the
hand of a Ming carpenter, we can look more
closely at a piece of Ming furniture, as
illustrated in the this painting table.
Hopefully, after this exercise, readers will
feel more comfortabe about how an expert
determines the value and authenticity of a
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