Names of Ancient Furniture in China

In the Han dynasty, the name "bed" was used more widely, not only for bedding, but also for sitting. Such as toilet bed, stove bed, living room bed, book bed, etc.

In the late Western Han Dynasty, the name "couch" appeared again, specifically referring to seating. Now people are used to saying "bed".

The "Hu Chuang" of ethnic minorities in Han Dynasty was a high chair. In Sui Dynasty, Hu bed was called sedan chair, in Tang Dynasty it was called rope bed, and in Song Dynasty it was called top chair or plush chair. Real bedding was called "four-sided bed" in the Song Dynasty, and most of them had no fences on all sides. In Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the bed developed into a bed with fences on three or four sides.

Ming dynasty: 1, because there is a top frame on the bed, there is a "shelf bed"; 2. There is a "step bed", which looks like an independent small room, also called an "eight-step bed"; 3. The appearance of "Arhat Bed" evolved from the original Han Bed. "Arhat bed" is the predecessor of the throne in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is called a small couch, such as a modern "sofa".

In the early Qing dynasty, the bed basically maintained the style and characteristics of the Ming dynasty. What is changing is the material and technology, such as thicker and thicker materials and more and more gorgeous decoration. The beds in Qing dynasty were mostly carved and inlaid with gold paint and oil paint. Mosaic materials are mostly jade, agate, porcelain, marble, mother-of-pearl, enamel, bamboo, tooth carving and so on.

During the Republic of China, the bed skills were weak and the style was inherited from the Qing Dynasty.