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There are many kinds of furniture styles in the Republic of China, which are also closely related to the historical background, transportation, economy, science and technology and human conditions at that time. At this time, the furniture was mainly rosewood and rosewood, and most of them were painted with raw lacquer. Its advantages are: economical and practical, stable and atmospheric, exquisite carving, practical materials, diverse varieties and strong selectivity. The disadvantage is that it is too artificial, simple and complicated, pays attention to visual impact and ignores the practical comfort of furniture.

The furniture system in this period can be divided into Su Zuohong, Guang Zuohong, Zhangzhou Old Palace, Shanghai, Yong Zuohong and Beijing Zuohong.

Suzo Mu Hong

It is a mahogany furniture that is popular and manufactured in the vast Jiangnan area centered on Suzhou, Wuxi, Changshu, Nantong, Hangzhou and Nanjing. Its characteristics are: diverse shapes, strong cultural atmosphere of carved patterns, exquisite production, polished in place, and basically painted with raw lacquer. The main classic representative varieties include antique shelf, crocodile foot ganoderma square table, plush chair, coffee table, incense sticks, flower stands, simple and elegant arhat beds, small and exquisite bonsai stands, luxurious carved bed and so on.

Guangzuo rosewood

It is mahogany furniture made and processed with Guangdong as the center. Because of its compulsory opening of trade earlier, the influx of raw materials is more convenient. In terms of cultural elements, it is too early to contact with western culture, so the widely used mahogany furniture has lingering western symbols from modeling, carving patterns to the height of furniture. The materials are very luxurious, and the shape is atmospheric. Even the floor, back quilt and trailer are made of mahogany. Its representatives are: 8-piece set, 12-piece set of spring and autumn chairs, and stone-inlaid living room chairs; Bamboo hanging screen; Carve vivid and exaggerated arhat beds; Carver's heavy flower stand; Tang Tang series inlaid with mother-of-pearl and so on. The most obvious feature of widely used furniture is that it does not need raw paint and faces the sky.

Zhangzhou laogong rosewood

This kind of mahogany furniture was rarely mentioned in previous reference books and Tibetan friends. It is a local craft in Fujian, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou and Putian. This kind of furniture carver is very vivid, pays attention to subtle carving knife method, and polishes first-class, so people can easily classify it as Soviet rosewood. Most of them don't use raw paint.

Haipai rosewood

This term is actually only a few years. People used to classify Shanghai-style mahogany as Su Zuo. In fact, they are still a little different in appearance. As a city where many cultures coexist, Shanghai has accepted new things very quickly since its formation. Reflected in the furniture, it is even more dazzling. For example, Shanghai-style furniture, Japanese-style furniture, European-style furniture, mahogany furniture and China traditional furniture interact to form Shanghai-style furniture with Shanghai characteristics. Representative ones are: chairs and beds with lantern legs; Claw Buddha hall cabinet; A chest of drawers; Dressing table; Redwood furniture with strong usability such as writing desk. They are similar to Suzuo rosewood in that they all use raw lacquer.

Yongzuo rosewood

In fact, this kind of furniture is easy to distinguish. This kind of furniture is elegant in shape, including Ningbo "red makeup" furniture system, such as thousand-work beds, cash cabinets, flower stands, show chairs, dressing tables and so on. , the pursuit of craftsmen's exquisiteness, vivid, inlaid teeth and embedded bones. Permanent furniture is also the basic paint.

Jingzuo rosewood

Beijing redwood is a complex of Jiangsu, Guangzhou, Zhangzhou, Shanghai and Ningbo. There are luxurious materials and atmospheric modeling, exquisite craftsmanship and structure in Suzhou, exquisite carving by old workers in Zhangzhou and exquisite application in Ningbo. It also added techniques such as franc inlay and bronze decoration unique to Beijing. This is inseparable from the large number of skilled craftsmen gathered by the royal family in Kanggan Shi Sheng Capital at that time. Some of these skilled craftsmen got married and had children in Beijing, and some taught many local apprentices in Beijing. Although this kind of pure manual skill can't be rich, food and clothing are enough to solve it. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, these craftsmen of various factions were no longer dedicated to the royal manufacturing, but served more businessmen, nouveau riche and dignitaries, resulting in a comprehensive Beijing-made mahogany furniture.