Styling characteristics of Cantonese furniture

During the period of the Republic of China, the most active city in China's foreign trade was Shanghai, and Guangzhou had lost its former position as the leader. Therefore, Cantonese furniture has little impact on the country. The Cantonese furniture of the Republic of China adopts a combination of Chinese and Western methods in terms of style and decoration. >>>More

In addition to traditional animal and plant patterns such as pine, bamboo, orchid, plum, chrysanthemum, crane, deer, lion, sheep, dragon, bat, mandarin duck, etc., it was also one of the more common decorative techniques at that time to fully draw on and quote Western and European patterns to create the effect of combining Chinese and Western patterns. Mr. Li pointed to the pattern on the back of a Cantonese chair in the late Qing Dynasty and told reporters that this is a typical combination of Chinese and Western patterns, the shape resembles a Chinese peony flower, mostly with a flower or several flowers as the center to the symmetrical stretch around, the branches and leaves are smooth and changeable, and can be extended at will according to different shapes, which is also called "modern flowers". The armrests of the chair are made of slender and delicate arcs and S-shaped lines, which are delicate and soft and are called "Ganoderma lucidum hands", which can clearly see the popular French style at that time, fully reflecting the characteristics of the combination of Chinese and Western. >>>More

Pay attention to the rounded arc, the carving is not complicated.

Its people play a great role in promoting Cantonese furniture. Its people play a great role in promoting Cantonese furniture.

The characteristics of furniture in the Ming Dynasty can be summarized in three major points: >>>More