What are the characteristics of Chinese furniture? How to distinguish Chinese furniture?

Now many people in the decoration of the house, will choose the Chinese style of decoration, so it does not look old-fashioned, but will look very simple, there is a breath, so that in the collocation of furniture to choose Chinese furniture. The following is a small introduction to Chinese furniture features what and how to distinguish Chinese furniture. I hope to be able to help you.

One, what are the characteristics of Chinese furniture?

1, Chinese furniture in the selection of material is extremely careful, and often make full use of the original texture characteristics, dig wood itself the natural beauty. This is one of the important reasons why mahogany has become the main material of Chinese furniture. Craftsmen in the use of these materials to make furniture, often no longer cover the surface of the coating, but with waxing, varnish and other methods, so that the wood's own texture, tone fully revealed.

2. The structural design of Chinese furniture is an excellent combination of science and design. The typical connection of Chinese furniture - mortise and tenon structure science. Many pieces of furniture hardly use a single nail, and their structure is less affected by air humidity.

Two, Chinese furniture how to distinguish:

1, the first few points, first of all, we can look at the furniture pulp is not natural and clear, usually the home in our hands often touch the local natural composition of the pulp, the new anti-proliferation pulp is either not natural, but also some of them are presented in an unwanted position.

2, in addition to look at the pulp this can not be summarized out of the furniture is good or bad, we can also look at the furniture wood grain. Some furniture will appear on the surface of the uneven wood grain, but to look carefully, is not with the original wood grain to stand up to. The new imitation of the kind of hard rubbing of the wood grain there is always an unnatural feeling.

3, we should also pay attention to the traces of furniture legs and feet, the first look at the legs and feet are not faded, damp and water-soaked decoration of the humming, especially in the south of the humid region, the furniture is usually placed in the wet place, a long time will be briefly appear above.

4, but also from the furniture carving above the distinction, here is the primary heavy furniture features and carving level to investigate, the past furniture in the manufacture of the time, the band carving of the plea is relatively loose, carving artisan's mentality is appropriate and quiet, fine facsimile, round and natural. In Chinese furniture, the round can not be smooth, square can not be firm, Western furniture border decoration will also appear to cut corners.

Chinese furniture is the abbreviation of China's classical style furniture. From a broad sense, refers to the furniture of all dynasties since the Shang Dynasty. From a narrow sense, refers to the Ming and Qing styles of furniture. Chinese characteristics of the furniture in the appearance of relatively rigid, mostly Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, the color is mostly black, red-based, and now stay in the Chinese characteristics of most of the furniture to decorate the main function.