What is an armchair and how to choose it?

1. official hat chair

The official hat chair is named after its appearance is similar to that of ancient officials. There are two main types: the southern official hat chair and the four-headed official hat chair.

The shape of the southern official hat chair is not as generous as the four-headed one, but the southern official hat chair can use various forms to decorate the back of the chair and the armrest. Materials can be round, curved and straight. Characterized in that a soft fillet is made at the joint of the upright post of the chair back and the lap joint, the upright post is tenon, the cross beam is tenon, and the cross beam is pressed on the upright post. The "S"-shaped chair back mostly adopts the method of frame plate, which is divided into grids, or carved with a through-hole wishful cloud head, or embossed with a group of simple patterns, which is beautiful and elegant. Usually used in pairs, rarely used alone.

2. plush chair

The plush chair is the only chair named after an official position in China classical furniture. It was used as early as the Song Dynasty, and it was recorded and described in poetry books, celebrity handwriting and several influential dictionaries in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The armrest, armrest and chair surface of the plush chair are at right angles, which is solemn and rigorous. Because of its popularity in the Qing Dynasty, it has the characteristics of qing-style furniture, such as heavy materials, generous exaggeration and complicated decoration. These characteristics of it are all for one purpose, that is, to highlight the status and identity of the owner, as can be seen from its name-it is a chair where the "Tai Shi" sits.

3. rose chair

Rose chairs were seen in famous paintings in Song Dynasty, and were more common in Ming Dynasty. This is a chair with unique shape.

The back of the chair is usually lower than other kinds of chairs, and the height of the armrest is similar. Handrails, backrests and legs are mostly round sticks. The backrest has no side feet and stands upright on the seat surface. The part above the seat surface of the rose chair is unique and famous for its beauty. Backrests are mostly decorated with coupons or carved boards. On the surface of the chair, most of them are equipped with beams, and the middle of the beams is supported by short cables or clips, which breaks the dull feeling of the backrest. Rose chairs in Ming Dynasty were mostly round legs, while rose chairs with square legs were mostly works in Qing Dynasty.

Tips for choosing armchairs:

First, try to sit in a chair and feel comfortable. It would be better if your arm could be placed on the table naturally.

Second, whether the chair is firm or not is the frequency of use of the chair. Just pay attention to the material and splicing method of the chair. Generally speaking, the traditional tenon-mortise structure is relatively firm, and chairs made of elm, beech and other wood are relatively firm.

Third, whether the chair shakes during the trial sitting can also be judged by observing whether there are scars or cracks on the legs of the chair. Chair legs and supporting parts should not use materials with scars and cracks, otherwise the service life will be seriously affected.