gifted collector

Chapter 103 Ming Dynasty Furniture
As soon as he entered the first floor, Fang Ming looked at the furniture in front of him, and immediately nodded secretly.

"Ming Dynasty furniture is the period with the highest achievements in the history of Chinese furniture. The Chinese classical furniture recognized by the world also refers to this period. Of course, when some people study furniture, they combine the two dynasties of Ming and Qing dynasties. It’s like studying novels, and the ‘Ming and Qing’ are often mentioned together, but in fact, the furniture of these two dynasties is very different in terms of craftsmanship and other areas.”

Zhou Yafang sat down on an official hat chair while talking, and patted the armrest lightly, quite satisfied in her heart.

Although Wu Hao's furniture here is imitation, it is obvious that the quality is quite good. Sitting down like the current chair will immediately give people a feeling of stability.

The official hat chair got its name because it looks like the official hat of an ancient Chinese official.Among them, there are two kinds of official hat chairs: the southern official hat chair and the four-headed official hat chair.The so-called four protruding refers to the back of the chair, that is, the two ends of the two side beams erected, and the front ends of the left and right armrests are exposed. The back panels of such official hat chairs are mostly S-shaped, and It is mostly made of a whole piece of wood.As for the Nanguan hat chair, the feature is that soft rounded corners are made at the junction of the upright column and the head of the chair. The official hat chair is generally made of a whole board into an S-shape, and it can also be crafted with a frame panel, or even carved with a pattern, which is beautiful and generous.

Zhou Yafang was sitting in the Nanguan hat chair at this time, and when she sat down, her waist couldn't help but straighten up, her eyes were straight and straight, and a special aura was produced accordingly.

People rely on clothing, Buddha depends on gold clothing, Zhou Yafang immediately has such an aura when sitting on such a chair, it can be seen that the workmanship and materials used in the chair are indeed quite good.

"Sister Avon, I read some books before, explaining that the reason why modern furniture reached the peak of ancient furniture is that it was developed on the basis of Song and Yuan furniture, especially the inheritance and development of Song Dynasty furniture. , strict structure and graceful lines. I don’t know if this is the case?”

Fang Ming sat down on another official hat chair next to Zhou Yafang, shook his body lightly, found that there was no shaking at all, and nodded secretly in his heart. In fact, wooden furniture has a basic requirement, that is, Be sure to be stable. This seems simple, but it is not simple at all. It is necessary to require that all sizes must not make mistakes at all!
"Yes, nothing wrong."

Looking at the furniture everywhere, Zhou Yafang's interest was also aroused, she nodded and continued: "The first is the use of tools such as planes. Planes appeared in the Song Dynasty, but they were not very popular. In the Ming Dynasty, it was extensively and skillfully used by craftsmen. It is precisely because of the appearance of these tools that fine processing became possible. For example, the mortise and tenon joints of furniture in the Ming Dynasty were very tightly made, and no glue was used in such a structure. Bonding, the key is that such a structure can guarantee years of use without deformation or damage - it is conceivable that such processing would be impossible without the appearance of a plane. Of course, another The tools—the frame saw and the plane—are even more powerful when used together.”

"Hey, Sister Avon, let me tell you this, I want to dismantle this official hat chair to see if it has a mortise and tenon structure."

Fang Ming stood up and looked carefully for a while, but he didn't find any traces of glue or nails, but this could not be regarded as accurate, after all, it had already been painted, and he was not a professional, so naturally he couldn't see it.

Seeing Fang Ming like this, Zhou Yafang laughed and continued: "Secondly, a lot of rare woods are used to make furniture, such as red sandalwood, chicken wings, huanghuali, etc. Or it was grown in the south of China, which was very hard to come by considering the traffic conditions at that time, because these woods were hard enough, one was more durable in terms of durability, which was conducive to long-term preservation, and the other was also polished to provide convenient conditions. , the paint has also developed to another aspect-after the furniture is carefully polished, it is often only covered with a layer of wax in order to retain the natural wood grain. The most important reason for "paddle wrapping". As for the furniture in the Song Dynasty, it was mainly made of softwood or white wood, the two are incomparable. It can be said that the use of precious hardwood is a great progress and achievement of Ming Dynasty furniture .”

"Sister Avon, I think the furniture here gives people a sense of rigor and grandeur. Is this the characteristic of Ming Dynasty furniture? I think this is very similar to the style we are pursuing in antique shops."

Fang Ming likes the style of the furniture in front of him very much. Although it is not modern, it has depth. If this kind of furniture is used to display antiques, it will definitely reveal the simple charm of antiques.

"It is indeed so, so I think our antique shops should choose such furniture. Moreover, for the first time in the history of furniture, Ming Dynasty furniture clearly divided the architectural functions of the space. For example, halls, study rooms and bedrooms appeared. And so on, and the furniture has been modified to suit these different places, which is another huge progress in the history of furniture.”

"Hey, then let's decorate the new store in the style of the Ming Dynasty?"

I don't know if it's because of playing with antiques, but Fang Ming found himself liking this kind of ancient things more and more.

"Yes, I think there should be no problem. I think we can regard the entire store as a large hall and arrange it accordingly. As for dividing the space, we can use screens and the like."

"Well, that's a good idea. As for the reception room and the like, we can use some tables and add some chairs. It must be very tasteful to match."

Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang walked up while discussing. Wu Hao arranged the place very well, and it can be seen that he put his heart into it. Everything was placed in the correct position. When he walked slowly, he seemed to enter the place. It is a very strange feeling to see an ancient world, as if "seeing" people living and receiving guests in it, but it is also a very comfortable feeling.

"correct."

The two walked to the fifth floor and found that it should be a bedroom in terms of layout, because the big bed can be seen.

"Hey, this should be from huanghuali. If this kind of thing is in a hundred years, it will be a good thing."

After Fang Ming finished speaking, he found that Zhou Yafang did not reply to his words. Looking back, he found that Zhou Yafang had "disappeared".

"Sister Avon, where have you been?"

Fang Ming's words did not receive a response, and Zhou Yafang seemed to have really disappeared.Of course he knew that Zhou Yafang would definitely not be taken away suddenly by aliens, but hid on purpose.

Looking around, Fang Ming immediately saw a large carved screen, thought for a moment and walked over.

The screen is a kind of ancient furniture, and it occupies a very important position. Its function is to block the wind. Separation, beautification, and wind protection, etc., if used properly, will make everything in the room form a whole. The screen in front of him serves as a partition, so Fang Ming doesn't know what is behind the screen.

After turning to the screen, Fang Ming was stunned. This place, behind the screen, turned out to be a dressing room. Fang Ming saw a gold-painted potty here, and there was a clothes hanger. Zhou Yafang was indeed Here, the important thing is that she is not standing, but leaning down, looking at the hanger carefully.

"Fang Ming, you came in? Look at this hanger, it's made of red sandalwood!"

Fang Ming wanted to speak, but he couldn't, because the situation was too tempting:
fatal!This is definitely a fatal temptation for officials.

Fang Ming was dumbfounded, as long as a man saw such a scene, it was impossible for him to be indifferent, and he was no exception.

Zhou Yafang didn't intend to seduce Fang Ming. She saw the clothes rack when she came in just now, and naturally studied it carefully, and because she was wearing high heels and a narrow skirt, it was impossible to squat down, so she could only pose like this a pose.

Not hearing Fang Ming's answer, Zhou Yafang looked back and found that Fang Ming was staring at her dumbfounded. Then she realized that there was something wrong with her posture just now.

"Does it look good?"

Zhou Yafang just wanted to straighten up, but suddenly thought of Fang Ming's tease to her when she was in Wu Hao's shop, and now is a good opportunity to take revenge.

"Goo!"

It has to be said that Zhou Yafang is definitely a goblin, her devil-like figure seems to exude endless magic power without much movement, and she definitely possesses the charm that makes men crazy.

"Goo!"

Although it was embarrassing, Fang Ming found that he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

(End of this chapter)