Do you know which one is the noblest in the Ming and Qing rosewood furniture list?

The famous sentence of Tang Dynasty poet Wang Jian: When Jinxin pulls out the rosewood groove, the initial tension of the string is higher? This shows the lofty positioning of rosewood. Red sandalwood has existed since ancient times? Wang Mu? Therefore, rosewood furniture became the emperor's favorite. The development of traditional furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties was the highest peak of furniture art. At this time, rosewood furniture, which was cherished by princes, nobles and literati, was suitable for carving all kinds of exquisite patterns because of its hard and dense wood, and its fine floating textures emerged endlessly, which was more stable, generous and beautiful.

The color of rosewood is deep purple, which is also worth mentioning in terms of efficacy. Rosewood can balance qi and blood, and its smell can stabilize brain waves and balance people's emotions, which is beneficial to the heart, kidney and liver. At the same time, it can also promote people's metabolism, soothe the nerves and beautify, and delay aging. It is regarded as the best in wood, and there is a saying that a sandalwood is worth an inch of gold. Buddhists' understanding of rosewood is even more subtle. In the understanding of Buddhism, rosewood has the function of exorcism. Red sandalwood symbolizes tranquility and peace, which can resolve hostility. Buddhist disciples like to wear prayer beads made of rosewood, which they think can improve their understanding.

So it is not difficult to understand why ancient emperors and educated people were so keen on rosewood furniture. Next, let's take a look at the noblest and most expensive four-piece cabinet with high relief of Qing Dynasty rosewood and Kowloon passion flower top box. ?

Qing Dynasty rosewood high relief Kowloon passion flower box top big four-piece cabinet 1920, Danish businessman and diplomat Wei? Meyer bought a pair of Gan Qing long rosewood high relief Kowloon passion flower top box cabinets in Beijing. From 1937 to 2008, the pair of top boxes and cabinets were on public display at the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The craftsmen of the Old Lubanting Pavilion in Beijing regard Venus rosewood as the top grade because it is full of Venus strands visible to the naked eye. The rosewood material in this group of large cabinets is the excellent Venus lobular rosewood, and the watercress texture produced by the intersection of extremely fine water ripples appears in a large area, which is very rare and extremely rare today.

In the autumn auction of Poly's eighth anniversary in August, 20 13, this set of top box cabinets fell at a price of 93150,000 yuan, becoming the first furniture with a commission of over 100 million in the history of furniture auction in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since then, this set of top boxes has been collected by private collectors and has never appeared again.

At that time, Poly Autumn Auction was published to trace the past life of this set of top boxes. Dry Qinglong mahogany high relief Kowloon fragrant pattern top box big four-piece cabinet? , mentioned in the book:? At present, four cabinets with more than 3 meters are all based on the theme of Yunlong with five claws. In addition to the royal family, it is impossible for anyone to use the dragon pattern with five claws and have the strength to own such a large amount of rosewood materials. According to estimates, copying large cabinets requires more than 1000 million materials, but at present, the number of rosewood is limited, so it is difficult to select such a large material, let alone wood with the same material, color and proportion. ?

Cabinet structure This pair of magnificent four-piece cabinets with Gan Qing long rosewood high relief and Kowloon passion flower pattern top box is a standard top box vertical large corner cabinet, made of selected rosewood materials, and both the top cabinet and the back cabinet are painted. The shape is steady and symmetrical. This cabinet is elegant in shape, beautifully carved and rich in decorative effect, which is in sharp contrast with the color of rosewood cabinet and can dilute the dull feeling of large furniture.

The most striking thing about this cabinet is the high relief of eight doors and the vertical plate of the cabinet room. Exquisite carving technology, simple and orderly layout, the whole gives a dignified shock. Shovel? Is the high relief in Qing Dynasty? Does ouchi rosewood work? Unique technology. The relief of the palace rosewood furniture is as smooth as a mirror, which makes ordinary craftsmen unattainable. This pair of four-piece cabinets with high relief and fragrant patterns of Kowloon Qinggan Dragon rosewood belongs to high-standard furniture. The artistic style and social environment in Qianlong period obviously branded this kind of furniture. Carving patterns can be found in official kiln porcelain and royal architectural stone carvings at the same time, and their artistic and historical value is beyond doubt. Eight door panels and two cabinets have high relief and five-claw Yunlong. Each Yunlong pattern is an independent chapter, echoing each other. * * * Counting Kowloon is a metaphor for the Ninth Five-Year Plan, which is dignified in all directions. Besides Kowloon, it is also a European classic? Passion flower? The pattern is mainly carved, and the branches are wrapped around the shape of Jackie Chan, which is smart and natural and conforms to the western architectural style of Yuanmingyuan.

Judging from the material of the cupboard door, there are big materials in the middle and small materials on both sides. This kind of design and workmanship is extremely rare in cabinets. Compared with similar rosewood cabinets, the top box has a rare width of 34.6 cm in the center of the door, which is unique in other cabinets. The selection of materials is amazing, except for small parts such as backboard and internal shelf, the rest are all made of fine rosewood.

Cabinet assembly in order to facilitate the successful assembly of such a large cabinet, the tenon and the big edge are engraved with woodworking marks, which are respectively marked as? God? Cabinet and abbreviation? Scholar? what's up Land? Cabinet. "Yi chuan? On the copula? The heavens and the earth are humble, and the dry Kun will decide. Humble and high, with Chen, high and low. ? This is the ancients' description of the natural order of heaven and earth, which is clear and clear, and the left is the most important and the left is the opposite. Sky cabinet? , the correct is? Basement cabinets? The faucets echo each other and are magnificent.