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Kristiano Ang, The Chinese-French Connection; A Hong Kong Exhibit Showcases Likenesses of 18th-Century French and Chinese Furniture. Wall Street Journal, Feb 6, 2015.
www.wsj.com/articles/the-chinese-french-connection-1423130489

Note:
(a)  About the reviewer's given name Kristiano.
(i) The "cristiano" ("c" in lower case) is both adjective masculine and noun masculine--in both Italian and Spanish. Derived from Latin adjective and noun masculine Christiānus, both adjective and noun correspond to "Christian" (the "c" in upper case) in English.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cristiano
(ii) "Cristo" (capitalized "c") is noun masculine in both Italian and Spanish, derived from Latin noun masculine "Christus."

(b) This is a museum review.

Great Minds Think Alike; 18th Century French and Chinese Furniture Design. Liang Yi Museum, Feb 3, 2015-May 9, 2015 (the end date according o this WSJ review).
www.liangyimuseum.com/en/99/furnitures

The museum opened at Hollywood Road 荷李活道 (一條著名古董街), Hong Kong in 2014.
(c) "During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries such as Joachim Bouvet thrived as tutors and diplomats in the Chinese court. At a time when chinoiserie, Chinese-inspired objects of art, was becoming fashionable among the French elite, Bouvet and his colleagues served as purveyors of culture and knowledge between the two empires."
(i) Joachim Bouvet  白晋 or 白進
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Bouvet
(1656-1730)
(ii) chinoiserie (noun; French, from [French] chinois [yes, “c” in lower case] Chinese [French Chine China] + -ery):
www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chinoiserie
^ -ery suffix forming nouns; from Old French -erie): "2: indicating a class or collection of things <cutlery, greenery>"
www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/-ery

(d) 博物館介紹.
www.liangyimuseum.com/tc/46/about-the-museum
(e) 刘霞, Liang Yi Cang: The Biggest Private Museum in Hong Kong 两依藏：香港最大的私立博物馆. Arttree Observation 艺树 观察, pages 20-24
www.liangyimuseum.com/source/pre ... um-in-hong-kong.pdf

I can not find a traditional Chinese version, or anything about the publication (including the year of publication).
(f) 两依藏
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/兩依藏
(由香港明式傢俬收藏家、財經界人士馮耀輝創辦，館長爲馮耀輝 [Peter Fung] 先生的千金馮依凌; 由香港明式傢俬收藏家、財經界人士馮耀輝創辦，館長 [director] 爲馮耀輝先生的千金馮依凌 [Lynn Fung])

(g) legends of the photo gallery:
(i) The huanghuali 黄花梨 is Dalbergia odorifera (can be found in Hainan island, but 红木家具--from this wood and 紫檀--was produced in "长江下游的江南." zh.wikipedia.org). The "rosewood" is used to describe Dalbergia genus, according to en.wikipedia.org.
(ii) photo 3 of 7: "18th-century gilded-wood fire screen (left); Qing dynasty zitan large standing screen (right)[:] The use of zitan in a Qing-era screen suggests the piece was of imperial origin, while the marble framed by the screen likely came from northern Yunnan province, which possessed fine-marble quarries, Ms Fung said. The French fire screen, which she said once belonged to Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, dates from 1760 and was used to hide logs and burning embers in the fireplace."
(A) fire screen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_screen
(B) 紫檀 is Pterocarpus indicus: "分布於中國廣東和雲南、東南亞、印度及澳大拉西亞北部一帶相當稀有的熱帶植物."  zh.wikipedia.org
(iii) photo 4 of 7: "18th-century molded-wood armchair (left); 17th-century zitan horseshoe armchair (right)[:] According to Ms Fung, the horseshoe shape of the Chinese chair, as well as it being made from precious zitan red wood, suggests it was created for a mid-ranking member of the Chinese elite in the early Qing dynasty. Whereas the Chinese used chairs to symbolize status, the French piece, which has a free-flowing back and is attributed to two artisans, reflects how the French were ‘more-easy going about who sits in what,’ Ms Fung said."

free–flowing (adj): "characterized by easy freedom in movement, progression, or style <a free–flowing essay>"
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-flowing
(iv) photo 5 of 7: "18th-century bamboo table, with European black and golden lacquer tray with chased gilt bronze mounts (left); 18th-century huanghuali square table (right)[:] The Chinese table was produced from a precious wood, yet made to resemble bamboo."
(A) chasing. Encyclopedia Britqnnica, undated
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/107810/chasing
(The metal is worked from the front by hammering with various tools that raise, depress, or push aside the metal without removing any from the surface; Chasing is the opposite of embossing, or repoussé, in which the metal is worked from the back to give a higher relief)
(B) repoussé and chasing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repoussé_and_chasing