Carving on classical furniture implies the meaning of various patterns.

1, crane carving. This is a very typical mahogany carving, and cranes mean to prolong life. In ancient times, cranes were called fairy birds, which meant longevity.

2, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum. Four gentlemen among flowers, plum blossom can not only grow new branches from old stems, but also keep out the cold and blossom, so the ancients used it to mean immortality. There are five plum petals. People think that plum petals represent Five Blessingg: blessing, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth. The blue pattern is a traditional symbol pattern. The ancients compared a gentleman with an orchid in a valley. "Songs of the South" wrote: "Qiu Lan thought it was admirable." The ancients thought: "Perrin, the fragrance of virtue, the admiration of ancient times, each family has its own virtue." Bamboo patterns imply lofty and introverted, unyielding and open-minded, and usually form a three-friend pattern with plum, stone or cypress and plum. As for chrysanthemum patterns, chrysanthemums and orchids are both favorite flowers of literati, so chrysanthemum patterns have also been given various meanings. In Shan Hai Jing Zhong Shan Jing, "Minshan is the first mountain, a famous daughter mountain, and its grass is full of geese". Chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity. The ancients believed that chrysanthemums could make people live longer. Chrysanthemum is also considered as a "hermit" among many flowers, and it is known as a gentleman because it is far away from home and has a cool frost and fresh color.

3.peony. Peony is a typical decorative pattern of Han nationality. Peony has been loved by the world since the Tang Dynasty and is regarded as a symbol of prosperity, beauty and happiness. In Song Dynasty, peony was called "the flower of wealth". Zhou Dunyi wrote: "Peony blossoms are rich." Later, everyone hinted that peony was wealth, prosperity and happiness. Peony patterns can be divided into broken branches and bundled branches, and the forms of expression are single branch, cross branch, broken branch, string branch and bundled branch.