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What kind of wood was used for wooden doors in Ming and Qing Dynasties?

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1, rosewood: rosewood is dense and hard, and sinks when entering water. The heartwood is bright red or orange, and turns into purple and brown stripes after being exposed to air for a long time. The texture is fine and fluttering, changing endlessly, and the fragrance is fragrant. At the same time, it is also a valuable material. Chairs and sofas made of it also have therapeutic effects. Red sandalwood is one of the most commonly used wood in Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is also one of the most popular furniture for the royal family in Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the massive exploitation of rosewood, which makes rosewood very scarce now.

2. Huang Huali: Huang Huali, also known as Dalbergia odorifera, mainly produced in Hainan Province, China, belongs to Dalbergia of Leguminosae, and was the main material for making exquisite furniture in the early Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huanghua pear has solid wood, bright color, clear texture and rich fragrance, ranging from light yellow to purplish red. When it was sawed, it was full of fragrance. Its distinctive feature is that the pattern has a surface, that is, the tree is the best and the flowers are thick and light. Another feature is that heartwood and sapwood are very different. Heartwood is reddish brown to dark reddish brown or purple reddish brown, with different shades, often with dark brown stripes, and sapwood is grayish brown or light yellow brown.

3. Chicken wing wood: some of the wood of chicken wing wood is white and black, and some are yellow and purple. The wood grain of the diagonal saw is like a fine flower cloud and shaped like a chicken wing. Especially in the longitudinal section, the wood grain is slender and floating, changing endlessly, naturally forming landscapes and figures. Compared with rosewood and rosewood, Taiwan Province rosewood has less output, and wood grain is unique, which is cherished by the world for its rare existence and beautiful charm.