Appreciation of Ming and Qing furniture

Some people say, "Identification is the act of judging the texture, historical value, and artistic value of the utensil based on the conditions given by the utensil itself."

Furniture appreciation is a difficult subject, because there is no complete theoretical system yet. For different furniture objects, there are different identification methods and different identification conclusions. If you don't talk about furniture appreciation against the real thing, it is empty.

Yongfa mahogany furniture

To learn furniture appreciation, one should start from studying the history of furniture and understand the evolution of furniture from ancient times to the present, so as to grasp the style characteristics of furniture in each period. For example, Mr. Wang Shixiang ’s book "Treasures of Ming-style Furniture" is all Ming-style furniture, not all Ming-style furniture, but also contains many Qing-style furniture. Some people think of the furniture of the Qianlong period and they thought it was from the Ming Dynasty. There is a misunderstanding here, that is, there is no understanding of the different style characteristics between the furniture of the Ming Dynasty and the furniture of the Qing Dynasty, and the definition of the Ming-style furniture.

Ming-style furniture refers to the furniture from the Ming Dynasty to the Qianlong period with the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty furniture style, but their large outlines are the same, and there are slight differences in the local processing methods, such as: the curvature of the lines is different. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the different style characteristics of each period of furniture, and to be able to identify the age of the furniture.

Yishangfang mahogany furniture

Appreciation is the act of judging the texture, historical value, and artistic value of the utensil according to the conditions given by the utensil itself. It needs to be explained here that value is not equal to price, but conversely, it includes price. For example, compared with similar furniture of the same material in the late Qing Dynasty and the furniture of the Republic of China, they are all rosewood chairs. The chairs of the late Qing Dynasty have more historical and artistic value than the chairs of the Republic of China, which is more valuable.

Appreciation is generally divided into clear conditions and ambiguous or implicit potential conditions. The first is the material. Material is a very important and very clear condition. At the same time, it implies other conditions. Most of the furniture we saw in the Ming Dynasty was mostly Huanghuali. Conversely, most of Huanghuali's furniture is Ming Dynasty furniture. But not all Huanghuali furniture was from the Ming Dynasty. It was available before the mid-Qing Dynasty, and there are many modern imitations. It depends on your grasp of the shape and decoration of the furniture in each period to better judge.

The material of the furniture provides us with a generational outline. Red sandalwood, huanghuali wood, chicken wing wood, iron wood, mahogany wood, nanmu, beech wood, etc., almost every material represents a characteristic of the times. For example, Huanghualimu was often used in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the chairs, official hat chairs, lamp hanging chairs, etc. were made of Huanghualimu in the Ming Dynasty. Large carved dragon cabinets or cumbersome furniture with crutch patterns, if made of rosewood, are generally pre-Qianlong dynasties.

Toho rosewood wood dining table and chairs

From the perspective of craftsmanship and decoration, we must first grasp the characteristics of the times. If you see the dragon hair rolling forward from the middle of the two corners, the dragon's claws are round wheels, and they are the ornaments of the Ming Dynasty. The ridge pattern and the curly grass are the characteristics of the Ming-style furniture. It is the characteristic of Qing Dynasty furniture to see the crutch pattern, Bogu pattern and dragon claws close together.

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