Appreciation of Ming and Qing Furniture Pictures

Ming and Qing furniture is Ming and Qing furniture. In this developed society, it is very easy to own Ming and Qing furniture. Then, we will appreciate Qingming furniture from the following aspects, and attach pictures of Qingming furniture.

China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. In the long history of thousands of years, the Chinese nation sat on the floor, sat on the sofa, and then entered the lifestyle of sitting with its feet down. China's ancient furniture presents different historical characteristics in its continuous evolution. Especially after the reform in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it quickly reached its historical peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ming and Qing furniture has gradually become a world-renowned artistic treasure, reflecting unparalleled artistic brilliance and unique cultural charm.

Hardwood Ming style furniture

The Ming Dynasty was the golden age for the development of classical furniture in China. Most Ming-style furniture uses hardwood, and Huang Huali and mahogany are the most common. The structure is spliced with small structures and tenons and mortises are used. Modeling pays attention to the rationality and diversity of functions, which should not only conform to human physiological characteristics, but also be rich and elegant. This is a combination of art and practicality. Ming-style furniture seldom uses paint and is not decorated too much, which highlights the color texture of wood, reflects the beauty of materials and forms a fresh, elegant, lively and simple style. Ming-style furniture is simple, bold and neat, and qing dynasty furniture has exquisite craftsmanship and elegance. ? Ming-style furniture is mainly made of Huang Huali wood, and other wood is rarely used. And Huang Huali's wooden furniture, mostly tables and chairs, cabinets, not inlaid and carved, only a little carving. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, rosewood was used for processing because of the lack of rosewood. Rosewood furniture has few big pieces, and the width of wood is generally only eight inches. Good wood, few carvings, no inlays. According to experts, there are more than a dozen kinds of rosewood. According to different materials, their prices vary greatly, and the most expensive is Venus rosewood.

qing dynasty furniture

Qing dynasty furniture is different from the furniture in Ming Dynasty. Generally speaking, the explanation in Qing Dynasty is simple and complicated. Ming style modeling wins, and Qing style decoration is good. After the mid-Qing Dynasty, wingwood, rosewood, rosewood and rosewood were gradually used, and new furniture was mostly made of rosewood and rosewood. Rosewood furniture, large and many, engraved with patterns, embedded with jade, teeth, stone, wood, snails, cloisonne and so on. Rosewood furniture is also carved and inlaid, and there are many modern products. In the early Ming Dynasty, furniture styles were varied and often changed. In the Ming Dynasty, round-backed chairs, four-year-old official hat chairs, round-corner cabinets and large painting cases were designed. On the basis of continuing the style of Ming furniture, the Qing Dynasty designed unique furniture, such as mahogany Fushou Ruyi plush chair, dazzling piano case, mahogany stool, nail embroidered pier and other furniture.

Characteristics of Ming Dynasty Furniture

The style characteristics of Ming dynasty furniture are analyzed in detail from the following four points:

1. Simple shape, mainly lines.

Strict proportional relationship is the basis of furniture modeling. The proportion of parts to parts and the proportion of decoration to the whole form of furniture in Ming Dynasty are extremely symmetrical and coordinated. The lines of all its parts are very high and beautiful. Combining rigidity with softness, the lines are rigid but not stiff, soft but not weak, showing the beauty of simplicity, simplicity, elegance and generosity.

2. Rigorous structure and meticulous workmanship

The mortise and tenon structure of Ming dynasty furniture is very scientific. No nails, less glue, not affected by wet or dry natural conditions, and the method of saving edges is adopted in production. Between the long-span parts, there are inlaid teeth plates, teeth strips, coupons, rings, short and old, overlord, Luo Guo, clip flowers and so on. , both beautiful and strengthened the firmness. The structural design of furniture in Ming dynasty is the perfect combination of science and art.

3. Proper decoration, simplicity and simplicity

The decorative techniques of furniture in Ming dynasty can be said to be varied, such as carving, engraving, embedding and painting. Decorative materials are also very extensive, such as enamel, Luodian, bamboo, teeth, jade, stone and so on. However, we will never covet stacking and carving, but make appropriate local decoration according to the overall requirements. For example, a small area is carved or inlaid on the back of the chair, and the desk part should be short and old or with flowers. Although it has been renovated, on the whole, it is simple and exquisite; It can be described as appropriate and icing on the cake. The most prominent feature of Ming-style furniture decoration theme is the extensive use of auspicious patterns, such as Fang Sheng, Pan Ling, Wan Zi, Ruyi, Yuntou, turtle back, curved ruler, chain and so on. Compared with qing-style furniture, the decorative themes of Ming-style furniture are mostly elegant and generous, which further enhances the elegance of Ming-style furniture.

4. The wood is hard and the texture is beautiful.

Wood grain, Ming-style furniture, natural and beautiful, showing the knee-length image of chicken feathers and animal faces, which makes people have endless reverie. It is another outstanding feature of hardwood furniture in Ming dynasty to make full use of the texture advantage of wood and give full play to the natural beauty of hardwood materials. In the Ming Dynasty, most hardwood furniture materials were Huang Huali and rosewood. These high-grade hardwoods all have the natural beauty of hue and texture. When making, the craftsmen not only worked carefully, but also did not decorate with paint or in a large area, and made full use of the unique color and texture of wood, forming their own unique aesthetic taste and style.

Characteristics of qing dynasty furniture

Qing dynasty furniture, from the development history, can be divided into three stages.

The first stage is from the early Qing dynasty to the early Kangxi period, which is the continuation of the Ming dynasty, whether it is the technological level or the technological level.

Therefore, the modeling and decoration of furniture in this period are the continuation of furniture in Ming Dynasty. The shape is not as rich and dignified as in the middle period, the decoration is not as rich and gorgeous as in the middle period, and the materials are not as generous as in the middle period. Moreover, there was no shortage of rosewood in the early Qing Dynasty, and most of the furniture was made of rosewood. After the middle period, rosewood became less and less, and was mostly replaced by mahogany. In the early Qing Dynasty, there were no masterpieces left because of the short space and inconspicuous features. This period is still in the inheritance period of the previous generation, and the furniture style can be called Ming style.

The second stage is from Kangxi to Jiaqing.

This period is a stable period of social politics and a developed period of social economy in the Qing Dynasty, which is recognized as the "prosperous period of the Qing Dynasty" in history. At this stage, furniture also develops vigorously with the development of society, people's needs and the progress of science and technology. During the Qianlong period of the golden age of the Qing Dynasty, furniture production reached its peak. These furniture are excellent in materials, exquisite in workmanship, and especially good at decoration, which fully shows the national conditions and folk customs of the prosperous times. These prosperous furniture styles, completely different from the previous generation, represent the mainstream of the Qing dynasty and are called "Qing style" by later generations.

Qing-style furniture's style can be summarized as follows:

1. The shape is magnificent and solemn.

Since the Yongzheng period, new varieties, new structures and new decorations of furniture have emerged constantly, such as folding tables, kang grids and kang bookshelves. There are also new ideas in decoration, such as black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Borneo lacquer and cloisonne. In addition, painting words such as blessing, longevity and floating clouds on the waist is also a new technique of Yongzheng. The furniture of this period has changed from the elegance of the previous generation to be vigorous and solemn. The outstanding performance is the wide range of materials, the increase of size and the richness of posture. The shape of the master chair in Qing dynasty can best reflect the characteristics of Qing style. Its seat surface is enlarged, its back is full and its legs are thick. The overall shape is as grand and solemn as the throne.

2. The decoration is magnificent and magnificent.

In the mid-Qing Dynasty, furniture had outstanding characteristics and became the representative works of qing-style furniture. Qing-style furniture is good at carving and painting with gorgeous eyes, and his decorative patterns reflect this aesthetic style accordingly. The theme of decorative patterns in qing dynasty furniture has been further developed and broadened on the basis of the Ming Dynasty. Plants, animals, landscapes and figures are ubiquitous and very rich. Qing-style furniture's decoration pursues more, enrichment, wealth and luxury. A variety of materials are used together and a variety of processes are combined. Even on a piece of furniture, various means and materials are used. Carving, embedding and tracing gold are used together, and Luodian is used together with wood and stone. At this time, the furniture was generally decorated with the whole body, and there was no blank, which reached unprecedented richness and brilliance. Auspicious patterns are also very popular in this period, but most of the popular patterns in this period are aimed at being close to the lives of ordinary people, which is somewhat secular compared with Chun Xue with Ming furniture. The decorative patterns of furniture in the late Qing Dynasty are mostly patched together by the names of various items into auspicious words, such as "deer and crane in the same spring", "more than one year" and "early birth of a noble child", while the furniture of court nobles mostly adopts "auspicious clouds holding the sun", "playing with pearls in Shuanglong" and "sharing happiness". At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, western culture and art were gradually introduced into China. After Yongzheng, imitation of western patterns prevailed, especially in Guangdong furniture in Qing Dynasty. Both Chinese and western furniture were made by the traditional method of China, while carving western patterns was usually similar to peony patterns, which appeared relatively late.

In the Qing Dynasty, craftsmen advocated the simultaneous use of several technologies on a piece of furniture, such as carving and inlaying, painting and gold plating, copper coating or enamel. The use of materials has also become diversified, such as adding jade, teeth, rattan and porcelain to furniture. Compared with the Ming dynasty, the handling methods are more diverse and complicated. For example, the armchairs inlaid with red sandalwood, glass incense sticks, jade screens and cloisonne thrones, which appeared in this period, are all unique furniture decoration techniques in the Qing Dynasty.

The third stage is Daoguang to the late Qing Dynasty.

To Tongzhi and Guangxu, the social economy went from bad to worse. At the same time, due to the import of foreign capitalist economy, culture and churches, China's originally self-sufficient feudal economy has changed, and foreign culture has also infiltrated into Chinese territory. The furniture style of this period has also been influenced and changed. The shape is influenced by the rococo style in French architecture and French furniture. Pursuing the curvy beauty of women, too much embellishment. The wood is not noble and the workmanship is rough.

Appreciation of Ming and Qing Furniture: Materials

In China, the production materials of Ming and Qing furniture mostly used extremely precious mahogany, Huang Huali, chicken wing wood, iron pear wood and so on. Furniture in Ming Dynasty is mainly represented by Huang Huali, and qing dynasty furniture is mainly represented by mahogany. These woods have unique physical characteristics in terms of specific gravity, color and texture.

Appreciation of Ming and Qing Furniture: Craft

China Ming and Qing furniture technology includes wood drying technology, proofing technology, blank making technology, carving technology, polishing technology, waxing and painting technology. Sculpture is an important decorative means of Ming and Qing furniture, and the carving of Ming and Qing furniture pays special attention to the exquisiteness of details. In the production of furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties, there is a saying that "three points work, seven points polish". Some mahogany furniture is even scraped out bit by bit with bamboo pieces. The painting process of furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties is "painting". First, the furniture is polished to reflect the natural texture of wood, and then coated with natural paint. Therefore, the excellent Ming and Qing furniture handed down from generation to generation is generally the perfect combination of "ingenious materials and artistic skills", which has profound humanistic connotation and can withstand slow products. 

Appreciation of Ming and Qing Furniture: Modeling

Ming dynasty furniture is simple and generous, smooth and comfortable. Qing dynasty furniture is solemn, solemn, gorgeous and rich. But in general, it is reasonable in proportion, beautiful in lines and humanized in design. For example, the length, width and height of the whole, the proportion of the whole and the part, the use of lines and the cycle of curves can all give people a beautiful feeling visually. Moreover, due to the participation of literati and the royal family, China Ming and Qing furniture softened the idea of "Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism" in modeling. The collocation of virtual and real, virtual and real, square and circle, point, line and surface all reveal rich ideological connotation.

Appreciation of Ming and Qing Furniture: Charm

Ming Dynasty furniture bears a strong literati interest and style, and qing dynasty furniture inherits the royal court culture. The profound history and culture of Ming and Qing Dynasties endow Ming and Qing furniture with unique charm. For example, in the auspicious patterns of qing dynasty furniture, the royal demeanor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan is strongly reflected. The pattern of "dragon" is a model of court mahogany culture. Ming and Qing furniture inherited the cultural charm of Chinese classical furniture, and together they formed the national quintessence of "Red Collection".

The above is the appreciation of Qingming furniture introduced by Bian Xiao. I hope it will help you. For more information about Ming and Qing furniture, please continue to pay attention to Tuba rabbit decoration.