What are the characteristics of Ming and Qing dynasty furniture

Features of Ming Dynasty furniture.

Fine, that is, the selection of materials is excellent, and the production is exquisite. The materials used in Ming-style furniture are mostly red sandalwood, huanghuali, iron pear wood and other precious woods with hard texture, fine grain and deep color. In terms of technology, the mortise and tenon structure is adopted to make the furniture solid and firm, and it will remain unchanged for a long time.

Qiao, that is, the production is exquisite, the design is ingenious. The modeling structure of the furniture in the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to matching with the hall building, and the overall configuration of the furniture itself is also in order, and the display in the hall has the ingenious role of decorating the environment and filling the space.

Jane, that is, concise shape and smooth lines. Although the shape of Ming-style furniture is varied and often changes, there is a basic point, that is, conciseness. A few lines and combined shapes give people a quiet and beautiful, simple and stable, sparse and ethereal artistic effect.

Elegant, that is, fresh style, elegant and dignified. Elegance is a kind of culture, a kind of realm of beauty. The scribes of the Ming Dynasty advocated "elegance", the eunuchs and wealthy were also vassals of "elegance", and the craftsmen also catered to the tastes of the literati, so the character of "elegance" of Ming-style furniture was formed.

Features of Qing Dynasty furniture.

The shape is strong and solemn.

It stands out for the wide materials, the size is enlarged, and the body is abundant. The Taishi chair of the Qing Dynasty can best reflect the characteristics of the Qing style, with a large seat, a full back, and thick legs. The overall shape is as majestic and solemn as a throne.

Other furniture, such as tables, desks, stools, etc., can also see these characteristics. The Ming and Qing dynasties because of the different rulers, resulting in the furniture with a very strong national color in it, the whole furniture exudes a free and bold atmosphere, very modern furniture compared to the Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture is very delicate atmosphere, the style is changeable, and the practicality of the furniture is very strong, the life of use is also as long as many years without damage. The furniture of the Ming Dynasty is more inclined to the delicacy of craftsmanship and the decoration is more gorgeous, while the furniture of the Qing Dynasty is more thick and exquisite, and exudes an elegant atmosphere everywhere.

Decoration seeks more, full, rich and gorgeous.

A variety of materials are used together, and a variety of processes are combined. Carving, inlay, and gold painting are used together, and the whole body is often decorated, achieving unprecedented richness and brilliance. Qing-style furniture, the use of a variety of materials, mobilize all means of technology to serve the furniture, which has never been possible.

Like other ancient Chinese artworks, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty furniture not only has a profound historical and cultural and artistic heritage, but also has elegant and practical functions, which is endlessly evocative.