Throughout the history of furniture in china, the most mature and representative furniture has been made from two generations. Whether it is a selection of materials or a make-up, it is clear that the furniture has reached peak levels. At the same time, the ethos and achievements of these two generations of furniture have created an excellent pattern for traditional furniture in china, representing two aesthetic ideals, namely, clear and clear。
These two almost distinct furniture styles have long dominated the aesthetics of medium furniture. In this period, we try to look at the aesthetic style differences between the two types of furniture in terms of style, decoration, style, etc。
At the beginning of mingming, qingu has a four-string lantern bed full of horses
♪ out of the bouquets ♪
The british furniture master thomas chippendale, in his " furniture guide " book, placed the plain form at the top of the world's three forms of furniture (discussion, gothic and lococo). As a modern, simplistic nasal ancestor, to date, middle and foreign designers, when speaking of clarity, continue to recognize it as the pre-eminent design of furniture in the world。
Ming, zhuang, ying hua pear, 90% of the palace screen
Visible furniture, which is known for its concise and elegant configuration and scientific structure, enjoys a very high reputation in the world's furniture system. Its main features are the following:
1 simple, line-based
Ming, the lumber box is paired with the lumber
A strict ratio relationship is the basis for furniture. We look at the ming furniture in the above figure, which is both local and decorative in proportion to the whole form。
Furniture such as chairs, tables, etc., the upper and lower parts, the legs, the twigs, the back, the brain-laying, the height, length, fineness and the narrowness of the furniture, all of which lend themselves to impeccable proportionality and coordination. And it's very compatible with functional requirements, there's no extra burden, and the whole feeling is a combination of lines。
Ming ming qing, the plum pear plum case
The lines in each of its components are quite impressive. The lines are soft and soft, and they are simple, plentiful and elegant。
2. Rigorous structure, fine work
At the beginning of mingming, you've got a big hat and chair
The dildo structure of the light furniture is extremely scientific. Use of glue without nails, free from the dampness or dryness of natural conditions, etc。
Between the more extensive areas, it is beautiful and solid, with teeth, teeth, troughs, coupons, mid-ages, kings, pots, card flowers, etc. The structural design of modern furniture is an excellent combination of science and art。
Qingchu qing, zhua pear tai nam the chair
To this day, after centuries of change, the furniture remains solid and the dilatory structure of the light furniture can be seen as highly scientific。
3. Moderate and streamlined
Early in the morning, the case of a yellow pear with a tattered tatter
Clear furniture can be decorated in a variety of ways, and sculptures, gills, embedding and depictions are used. Decoration materials are also extensive, ranging from cyanide to cyanide, bamboo, teeth, jade to stone, etc。
Ming ming qing, the yellow pear roof through the sculptor box
However, there is no greed, no curvature, but proper local decoration, as required by the whole. For example, on the backboard of a chair, a small area of sculptor or embedding, in the area of the table, in the case of an old man or a card flower, etc。
Although it has been decorated, as a whole, it is still a pristine and simplistic form; it is appropriate to add flowers。
4. Wood is hard, texture is beautiful
Little jealousy
The wood texture of clear furniture, which is natural and beautiful, presents an image of a knee like a feathered beast, which is inexhaustible. Taking full advantage of the texture advantages of wood and exploiting the natural beauty of hardwood material itself is another salient feature of hardwood furniture。
Sea and south yellow pear wood
The majority of high-quality hardwood furniture in ming dynasty is for pears, sorghum, etc. These high-level hardwoods have the natural beauty of color and texture。
At the time of production, the craftsmen, in addition to their fine work and without painting, without large decorations, fully utilize and take full advantage of the tone and texture of the wood itself, to form their own particular taste of beauty and to form their own unique style. This is another feature of the furniture of the ming generation。
The style characteristics of the light furniture can be summarized in four sentences, which are simple, well-structured, well-decorated and well-articulated。
Pears are paired up
Mistakeful gold - a magnificent purty
Qingyang furniture was dominated by the royal family, and in the early early days of mingming, a number of science and technology were disseminated to boost the prosperity of china's economy and culture and art, thanks to the presence of western missionaries。
The people, the hard-wooded dragon dragon's triple throne
So the clean furniture developed in the co-creation of interaction and interaction between the court and civil society, which was the “barlock period” in china. Quite a variety of skills have been used to make fresh furniture unique。
The characteristics of the furniture are as a whole as follows:
One, he's got a thick, dignified form
In terms of modeling, the skeletons are thick and strong, they are more direct than they are visible, they are dynamic and dynamic, they are more decorative, they are large and they are small。
The overall size of the clean furniture is wider, higher, larger and thick, and, accordingly, the local dimensions and components are also enlarged。
2. Decoration for more, for more, for more, for more, for more and for more
In decorative styles, the design is based on the principles of glamorousness, luxuriousness, stairiness and authority. It is designed, detailed and functional, in a combination of halls, bedrooms, study rooms, etc。
In the middle of the day, we'll have a pair of marble-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big-big
Its main features are its heavy shape, sculpture, large size and agglomeration, and its dissociation from song, since the beginning of ming's time the furniture has been so modest and practical that it has developed the style of “clean” furniture; and its formality in decorative techniques, with no effort, no use for material, and its sophistication。
In the middle of the day, the swarms and black paints depicted the water figures of the mountain, the flower bird torohan bed and the balconies table
(a) adoration, with attention to the combination of various artefacts, using different decorative materials, such as gold and silver, jade stones, precious stones, corals, ivory and mosaics
Embracing, porcelaining are also important decorative techniques at the time, in the form of gold, paints that occupy a certain position in the clean furniture, and in the pursuit of grandeurism
How many of these are the hyenas
On decorative stripes, the whole pattern is full, usually some decorative stripes, such as those representing the blessed zhiqing。
3. The main uses are sorghum, acid twig, pear, namgi, wood and wood
Big red acid lumber
Clearer furniture is represented by high-quality hardwood furniture, with a majority of sorghum, acid branches, and a small proportion of yellow pears, chicken wings, etc., and paint furniture and wood furniture, which in general do not change much compared to light furniture, but differ in the selection and use of materials and more markedly in style。
In general, the two types of furniture are well-articulated. Clear furniture pursues simplicity and functionality, while clear furniture pursues variability and wonder. They represent the rich artistic and cultural heritage of the chinese nation in different times and characteristics。
This post is part of our special coverage global development 2011。
