What's the difference between a plush chair and an armchair?

What's the difference between a plush chair and an armchair?

The plush chair is the only chair named after an official position in ancient furniture. It was first used in the Song Dynasty, and the original form was a chair similar to the top spot. In the Ming dynasty, the round-backed chair with a clumsy chair ring on the upper part was called the plush chair. In Qing dynasty, plush chair became the proper name of armchair. The backrest, armrest and chair surface of this armchair are at right angles, with solemn and rigorous appearance, heavy materials, wide exaggeration and complex decoration. These characteristics are all to show the status and identity of the owner, which has completely deviated from comfort and tends to dignity. Although the chair shape of the plush chair has been changing, its position in people's minds has always been lofty. Being a senior official and sitting in a plush chair will be a sight that comes to everyone's mind, but the chair shape of a plush chair is not necessarily a top chair, an armchair or an armchair.

Round-backed armchairs originated from the traditional furniture of Han nationality in Song Dynasty. The most obvious feature of the round-backed armchair is that the back is connected with the armrest, from high to low. When sitting, people's arms can lean on the circular armrest, which makes them feel very comfortable and popular. It has become one of the unique chair styles in China with its graceful shape and plump and vigorous posture. Another traditional chair in China, the top chair, is a combination of round-backed chair and Hu bed.

Further reading: Are round-backed armchairs and fauteuil in Ming furniture equivalent, or is fauteuil just a category of round-backed armchairs?

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