"Ancient Chinese furniture has been developing for thousands of years and was prosperous until the Ming Dynasty. Among them, hardwood furniture is the most highly praised and appreciated by the world. Ming-style furniture is exquisite and simple and elegant. It is made of firm and delicate, with high strength and beautiful colors and textures. Hard wood, wax decoration, expresses natural texture and color, immerses the aesthetic taste of the Ming Dynasty literati who pursued simplicity and elegance. Ming-style furniture, as the essence of the nation, occupies a high position in the history of ancient furniture in my country. From then on, traditional ethnic furniture in my country entered a An unprecedented new era represented by 'hardwood furniture'."
"Ming-style bed: There are more types, including couches, rack beds that resemble a small house, solemn Arhat beds, step beds in suites, etc.; Ming-style seats: starting to be made of hardwood,
Exquisite quality, well-known both at home and abroad, with a wide variety of varieties: official hat chairs that look like ancient official hats; consecrated studs with ring backs connected to armrests, etc.; Ming-style screens: Compared with Song Dynasty screens, both in production and variety style
There have been great developments on the market, and the production is more exquisite. The styles range from six screens, eight screens, and twelve screens. The famous "Pillow Yazi" appeared in particular."
The term "Ci Shui Yazi" made the students a little confused. One student stood up and said, "Teacher, can you tell us in more detail what "Ci Shui Yazi" is?"
"The cypress is a furniture term from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It refers to the two cypresses with a slope-shaped octopus on the front and back of the two cushions connected to the seat screen. It is said that it looks like the cypress on the wall." Luo Tian said with a smile.
The students immediately quickly wrote down this relatively unfamiliar noun in their notes. Gu Yuping also quickly turned his brain. He didn't know much about ancient furniture, and today he also accepted the new ones for Gu Yuping.
Opportunities in the knowledge field.
"Now we are talking about furniture from the Qing Dynasty. The furniture production in the Qing Dynasty reached its peak in the feudal period. In the process of inheriting traditional furniture production technology, Qing-style furniture also absorbed foreign cultures and formed a distinct era style.
Due to the prosperity of the economy, furniture styles from different regions have been formed, such as Cantonese, Su style, Beijing style, etc., each with its own characteristics. Qing style furniture has its own unique artistic style: the shape is thick and steady, and the decoration is
It is rich and complex, and is known for its exquisite technology in craftsmanship."
Luo Tian pointed to several samples on the ground and said, "The furniture of the Qing Dynasty is close to us, and many physical furniture objects have been passed down. These on the ground were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and are incomplete, but if these things are restored, they will
They are the finest products among the Qing Dynasty chairs and stools. They are Qing-style backrest chairs and armchairs."
"Teacher, it's so bad that we can't see clearly." A student immediately said dissatisfied: "The teacher should have a lot of fine products!"
"I brought them over to you not to let you know the shape of the original, but to let you understand the material of the furniture." Luo Tian smiled and pointed at a classmate casually: "Come up and see what kind of wood there are."
From now on, Luo Tian found that this classmate was very interested and was very devoted from beginning to end.
The student was lit on the stage and was very excited. He squatted on the ground, picked up the broken wood, looked and smelled carefully. The students below all watched the student's movements with interest, and they were very good at it.
mean.
About ten minutes later, the student stood up and Luo Tian asked him: "Did you see it?"
"Well, there should be mahogany, peach wood, red sandalwood and yellow rosewood..." The student frowned and thought for a while: "There may be one kind of ebony."
Luo Tian nodded in admiration: "It's very good, you guessed four things."
The student was both excited and regretful: "Which one is wrong?"
"There is no peach wood inside, everything else is correct." Luo Tian took the lead in applauding: "In addition to understanding the furniture style and shape of different eras, the identification of furniture materials is essential."
The student was praised by Luo Tian and went down excitedly. Another student immediately asked, "There is no mahogany, we often hear about the mahogany furniture."
"This student is very good. Today I want to correct everyone that the so-called mahogany has not been furniture from a specific tree species from the beginning, but a general term for high-quality hardwood furniture since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, according to current national standards
, is 5 genera, 8 categories, 33 main varieties, and 5 genera refers to red sandalwood, huanghuali, chicken wenge, ebony, and mahogany."
"Ebony, commonly known as dangerous and sunken wood or charred ebony, is unique to Shu. It is called the spirit of all trees and the supreme of all trees by Sichuan people. The classmate just said that there is ebony in the sample here. Can you tell everyone that you are
How did you identify it?" Luo Tian signaled the student to get up.
"The color is black and red, the texture is hard and delicate, the texture is fresh, the cross-section feels smooth, and there is no trace of decay being passed by the insect column, so I think it may be ebony." The student scratched his head and did not dare to
Too deadly.
Luo Tianzang said: "It's very good. You have pointed out the basic characteristics. Sit down. Ebony is a rare material for making high-end furniture. Ebony is hard in nature, mostly brown-black, black-red, gold-brown, and yellow-brown.
The cut surface is smooth and the wood grain is delicate. The polishing method can achieve the mirror brightness and the mirror brightness. If this student adds this, it will be even more complete. Some ebony is almost like red sandalwood. It will never fade, not decay, not
Insects are ideal materials for making artworks and antique furniture. Since ebony is a non-renewable resource, the development volume is getting smaller and smaller, which is very rare.”
Luo Tian took this leg of the chair to the podium: "This piece is really an ebony. We have to give the classmate a little applause just now. He used his understanding of ebony to clearly identify it."
The student was encouraged by Luo Tian and other students and his face turned red with excitement. He had always been very interested in the wood of ancient furniture, especially rare wood. This is the first time he has recognized the material on the spot, so he won a small victory.
This made him more determined to continue learning.
"I will teach you a formula now. In the future, when you encounter ebony, you can use this formula to identify it: the body is like carbon black, the color is different, when you encounter water, the color is bright, the oil is still applied, the ash is yellow, which is different from ordinary wood
;There are differences in light and heavy, and they can sink and float. Whether there is fragrance or not, they all have numbers. The tree species are different, and the smell is not allowed. After thousands of years of carbonization, the trees are sunken, and the trees are all good and good, and they have sufficient spirituality for many years;
The remaining coffin boards are called Yinmu.”
Everyone is very enthusiastic about this formula. Some people have not recorded it and strongly asked Luo Tian to say it again. It seems that he has regarded this formula as a treasure. Luo Tian smiled bitterly. The identification cannot be achieved by just using the formula.
It is important to read more, accumulate more, and understand the true meaning of the formula, so in this line, experience is essential.
"This piece is red sandalwood." Luo Tian bent down and picked up a piece of wood. This was taken out from Zhou Bozhai's warehouse. The batch of broken ancient furniture was picked out by Luo Tian for demonstration teaching.