How the study of the ancients give nourishment to today's people?

Ancient Chinese literati study can be said to be a self-contained elegant system, enviable and proud. Elegant men in a small world of their own, leaning on the couch to read the ancient books, waving ink painting, or about three or five friends, gathered in the elegant fast, rubbing the ancient tripods, tasting the ancient paintings, or playing the piano to play a song, free to enjoy themselves to the end of the day years, not a vain this life.

"I would rather be the universe of the idle minstrels, for fear of making the Qiankun steal money people", they are pursuing with the world, a leisurely and comfortable state of life, in the eyes of the present day can not help but be easy to meet with blank stares: the times are different, focusing on the commercial and material prosperity of today's society, I'm afraid that in addition to a small number of truly blessed people, no one dares to send! The first is to make the most of the opportunity to see the world's most important people.

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Mr. Liang QiuShi said, "In a normal good home, each child should have a desk and the master should have a study." I think it is designed to give everyone a piece of spiritual reserve in the complicated world. Even if there is no ancient people overflowing talent waving ink, ten thousand family money to buy a study furnishings, there is a suitable place to let themselves often fly free in the spiritual paradise, which in any era will cause **** song.

I think this article is not to discuss how to pile up literature and fun to retro Ming and Qing Dynasty study, but hope to explore from our deep cultural heritage to draw sustenance, used in modern life, for their own layout of a place of elegance.

1. small gathering of gas

Ming dynasty Gao Lian "Zunsheng eight paper" on the literati study furniture furnishings have this description: the study should be clean, not too spacious. Bright and clean can be refreshing the mind, macro spacious will hurt the eyes. Qianlong emperor's study three Xi Hall is a typical example of a small study. Sit used to the open hall of the emperor in only about four point eight square meters of the study found a moment of tranquility.

The Ming dynasty to return to the light, in his youth had to stay in a very small study, called Xiang Ji Xuan. "Room only square zhang, can accommodate a habitat", the author but "borrowed books full of shelves, lay back and sing, sit in the dark, all the sound".

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Modern house type, the use of limited space disadvantage, design a small space to surround themselves in which they can meditate, as if the outside world has nothing to do with their own, can be said to be a disadvantage into an advantage.

Generally speaking, the study like small but not big, generally recognized within 12 square meters is more appropriate. However, the size is also a human feeling only, is a relative concept. If the virtual (white space) real (placed furniture) with improper, even if the study is the right size, will appear small and confined. For example: the above picture of the two study space size pattern are similar, one looks like a stretch and open and gather gas (left), the other looks like not talk about gathering gas, but seems small and confined (right). The reason is that the small space is not suitable for the desk placed in the center.

Additionally, a slightly larger space does not necessarily mean that it does not gather qi. Put the right size desk in the center of the room, so that the space occupied by the area and the white area of the pleasant, the study will have the feeling of becoming smaller. Let's take another example: the above picture two space size ratio is similar, one looks reasonable furnishings, open space and gathering qi (left); the other looks empty, hurt eyesight (right). The reason is that in a slightly larger study, it is appropriate to place the desk in the center. The ultimate principle is based on a certain suitable area, so that the interior space is appropriate to the reality.

2. Soften the light

"The desk is often placed in front of the window to welcome the light, easy to access. Mr. Yang Yao in the "Ming furniture research" said: "bookcase end is also often facing the wall window, wall window open, eaves hanging bamboo curtains."

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If you can rent out different corners of the study, then the position by the window is certainly the most valuable. When a ray of golden sunlight comes inside in the afternoon, make a good pot of tea, or coffee, open a good book, and quietly enjoy the most poetic time of the day that passes by.

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Face to the window, and the flowers will blossom in spring. However, not any window is suitable for intimacy: the orientation of the window directly affects our experience of working or reading by it. If your desk is facing the direction of the incoming sunlight, you'll need to cover it with soft curtains; or change the direction of your desk to avoid direct sunlight.

East-facing window, the morning light will be particularly harsh; south-facing window will have very much direct sunlight during the day, with white fabric curtains to cover the space is soft and romantic; north-facing window without direct sunlight, placed by the window desk is very appropriate, the desktop will be full of soft diffused light; towards the west of the study, there will be western sunlight in the afternoon, to avoid the angle of the sun and direct sunshine and the opposite, western sunshine Only then will become a romantic projection of the wall.

As for the light blocking artifacts, Chinese study prefer bamboo curtains; modern style interior suitable for simple and competent blinds, honeycomb curtains; Japanese Japanese barrier paper windows show modern Zen.

3. Furniture

Anciently, the scholar, there will be a day of meditation, sitting must have tea, tea must recite poems, poems must write, writing must be in the study. Although the study is small, all the organs, which must be the thing is the desk. In the Ming and Qing dynasties in the study, the book case as the soul of the study and the heart is generally placed in the center. Tall bookshelves, or rows of book boxes are often used as a partition of indoor space, placed on the side of the desk. And couch as a reading nap furniture placed on the other side of the desk. There are even incense a few incense to refresh, flowers a few pleasure. Furniture placement, high and low staggered.

Ming Dynasty literati often in the study to convene literary friends, elegant collection of activities. In the literati gathering, usually less two things, one is the piano, because to bring the piano to visit friends; one is the tea stove, to cook tea to guests. Qiu Ying's "Pro Song people painting scroll" also shows us a bookstore with such a function. In such a study hall, which focuses more on reading than on writing and painting, the bed and couch become the center of the room.

I've often thought about why more and more people will now choose a partition table against the wall in their study: partition tables are simple and practical; they can utilize the corners of the home; they take up less space, making them suitable for small homes; and they fit the aesthetics of today's modern decorating styles.

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And the most important reason I think may be that our office mode from paper ink pen to computer Internet. A partition table, even if the length and width can be adjusted according to the demand, the final depth is not as good as a traditional desk. Partition table 30cm is enough to put down the computer, 40cm can put your arm on the desktop practical computer. Ikea 75cm depth of the table is comfortable enough to put down writing and drawing utensils. Good living friend @ Tian Wu's painting table depth of 70cm. his home study is undoubtedly a good example of the modernization of the classical study.

For those who love paper books, a couch is the centerpiece of a study. Good Housekeeping friend @LongZhiMustard has created a very cozy and eye-pleasing floating window couch. And @ChengJiaYuanYuan revolutionized old furniture by customizing modern cushions on an old-fashioned couch. For her, the study is about reading books on the couch. In addition, she also designed a tea corner in the study, and when she's tired of lying on the couch, she moves to the window, which is very enjoyable.

The tea corner is made even more charming by the tatami-mat tea area in the studio of the manager of the former Institute of Materials. In the wabi-sabi style, the owner used a very low budget to build a tea table with old wooden boards at the floating window, which is a bit like Qiu Ying's "Scrolls of Paintings by Sung People".

The study by @chuanhangdesign is simple and modern in appearance, but ancient in function. The small space has a desk and a window for reading and relaxing, as well as a place for drinking tea and meeting friends.

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And the book collection needs the open aura of the living room to take over. The bookcases front an equally wide tea table for reading, drinking tea and meeting guests, which is also very ancient.

4. Soothing quiet style

Liu Yuxi in the Tang Dynasty in the "ugly room" in the cloud, "S is the ugly room, but we are moral cohesion." Although the study is simple, but the spiritual world is the most enjoyable. Such a simple aesthetic has been passed down and influenced later generations. Wen Zhenheng of the Ming Dynasty that the study should be arranged in accordance with the following principles: simple and elegant, convenient and comfortable, with a sense of fun meaning, not expensive, flowing in the vulgar style.

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Elegant and vulgar, this is a very subjective standard. But I think there are still some **** knowledge, such as @ cloud line design of this work, clean lines, not too much decoration, while the material exudes an understated sense of high class. This study has no unrealistic attempts to be cozy, practical, and instead very elegant and quiet.

Another counter-example, erasing the studio's name, not wanting to jeopardize its reputation with its own assessment. This study has premium materials everywhere, such as marble, blinding light strips in the bookshelves, and furniture that appears to be upscale goods. On the contrary, there are basically no books in the shelves and the desk is small. Elegant is basically all, but instead there is a suspicion of showing off wealth.

5. Erotic plants

On the premises of the bookstore, the ancient people are picky to the extreme: "The sound of the city does not enter the ear, not to the door of the common track. Guests to **** sit, green hills when the household, running water in the left, always talk about world affairs, they should be floated to the big white." Even if not in the mountains, many literati will also be planted in the study around the trees and flowers, in order to set off the seclusion. In short, the environment outside the study to be extremely poetic and picturesque, elegant and full of air, people wash out the mundane intestines.

In the residential area can not meet the requirements of the modern courtyard, we can only look to the desk Qingwu. Clear supply is placed indoors at the desk for ornamental items, mainly including a variety of bonsai, flower arrangement, seasonal fruits, stones, etc., for the study adds infinite vitality and interest.

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Chinese Qing for a unique system, and Qing for plants and Chinese furniture has a thousand aesthetic links. Placing a Chinese plant, such as the manzanita pictured above, in an inappropriate modern style interior can drop the aesthetic quotient by 100 percentage points if it's not matched properly.

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It's interesting that crappy modern furniture doesn't work, and that a Western rustic style with an aged feel can hold up to oriental flavors. Good to live with friends @ Xia Xiaoxi with the old elm wood door to do a partition table, with a Western-style rustic rattan chairs, living by the window, embellished with the foreground and rear view of the spring is really a bit of "moss traces on the steps of the green, the grass into the curtains of green," the mood.

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With the modern style of the interior, you can choose the style attributes of fuzzy plants. With the right combination, there is no shortage of Zen, or wonderland-like atmosphere. Don't forget, the most important thing is to create a poetic, swinging the spirit of the world, specifically with what kind of appearance, in fact, does not matter. In such an environment, it is easier for people to quickly detach themselves from the complexity of the real world, and enter the spiritual world of pure pleasure. And the significance of arranging a study is nothing more than that.

Many of the pictures in this article come from a number of residents of the house, the cover picture is from the house @ Xia Xiaoxi

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