Characteristics of Prehistoric Furniture and Furniture in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties

Prehistoric furniture refers to furniture from ancient times to BC16th century. What are the main characteristics of furniture in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties?

The appearance of furniture prototype

The appearance of furniture prototype. Mainly manifested in the creation of wooden coffins, cajanus cajan, wooden barrels, wooden boxes, wooden tables and wooden boxes.

The emergence of tools such as stone axe and Shi Mao.

The emergence of tools such as stone axe and Shi Mao. The production tools are mainly the application of stone axe and stone hairpin, as well as the emergence of stone chisel, bone chisel, angle chisel, stone wedge, tenon-mortise stick and so on.

Simple structural forms have emerged.

Simple structural forms have emerged. Wood members are joined horizontally and vertically, and plates are spliced in a tongue-and-groove structure. Technical forms such as digging, polishing, binding or supporting furniture began to appear.

The appearance of furniture matrix image

The appearance of furniture matrix image. Hey, when Yu is called ""; End, "broken wood but four feet" (Zheng Xuan's point of view in the Han Dynasty). Xia Hou, known as the "Jue Chair", is mostly used for offering sacrifices, and its shape is a horizontal bar between legs on both sides. In Shang dynasty, it was called "residence". Using the characteristics of many bent branches, the legs are made into arcs and inserted into the extended horizontal beams, which makes the wood structure more reasonable. This should be the mother form of the "slow-moving" structure in later cases.

Lacquer paintings with decorative patterns of furniture appeared.

Lacquer paintings with decorative patterns of furniture appeared.

Seven departments, including Luban and Woodworking, appeared.

Seven departments, including Luban and Woodworking, appeared. The appearance of wooden big beds with fences and rectangular boxes during the Warring States period.

Reform of woodworking tools

The change of woodworking tools has made a qualitative leap in furniture making. Mainly manifested in: the use of tools and the differentiation of various types of work, resulting in gauge, torque, suspension, level, rope and other measuring instruments; Dovetail joint, convex-concave tenon and lattice-shoulder tenon Kaihua Temple appeared. Furniture manufacturing has made a qualitative leap; Dovetail joint, tenon and tenon overlap and tenon combination began to be used reasonably.

The rise of furniture decoration

The rise of furniture decoration. The progress of painting and painting technology; Carving and painting in carved decorative furniture penetrate each other and complement each other; A large number of weaving techniques have emerged.