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History and Origin of Chinese Antique Furniture
As we all know,
China
is a country with a history of over 5,000 years , the Chinese furniture is
of no exception. The models, colors and craft of the carved ancient furniture
have their specific oriental and Asian national style.
The Chinese Antique Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (A.D. 1368-1644 and
A.D. 1644-1911), the two last dynasties before the establishment of the People's
Republic of China in 1949, is made of selected excellent wood, which is based on
both popular and imperial use, handed down from the previous dynasties: Tang,
Song, Yuan. Nowadays, in villages of China, unique ancient pieces are explored
daily from the population, or from museums in different parts of China.
The Chinese antique furniture has two characteristics:
* The work is always executed with the greatest care. The structure is strict
and tight; the line is smooth. The splendor and emitted light are realized by
deep-carving and hollow carving, and by repeating varnishing: 7 times in all.
* The forms and varieties of models cannot be matched by any other country.
There are more than 100 variations under each category, different types of
dinner tables, desks, chairs, cupboards, screens, dressing-tables, barrels and
benches. They are not only a piece of furniture; they are precious art works and
displays, which are greatly appreciated by foreign friends all over the world.
Noble Imports are dedicated to keep updating our portfolio to bring the
different varieties of handmade furniture and artwork to our customers. Our
catalog will never be exhaustive, and you are very welcome to pre-order from our
"coming Portfolio".
Styles of Chinese Antique Furniture
There exist two major styles of traditional Chinese furniture:
* The lacquer ware furniture with
sculpture and painting of vivid and variable colors, it fulfills a pre-eminently
decorative role, and
* the traditional furniture that
is much more sober, with a facade of almost unique color. It is frequently used
by families in the ancient China.
These antique ancient furniture style of dynasties of Ming and Qing are
collected from great Chinese families of the epoch, sometimes with Certificate
of Origin. Exclusively in natural wood and bamboo, their materials are as well
diverse as their forms: elm, camphorwood, oak, teak, cypress, beech, maple,
chestnut, or other noble trees such as rosewood.
-Livingroom:
Tables, chairs, armchairs, sideboards, commodes, chests of drawers, medicine
cabinets as well as bookcases are most suitable here. Other decorating objects
such as vases and weaven baskets in bamboo will give a delightful charm to your
living room.
-Kitchen:
The kitchen can be either a separate piece or a surface integrated in the living
room in the classical Chinese style, but it has always its own furniture. The
cupboard and dining-room table naturally occupy a place of choice. Owning to its
good airing, a genuine fridge smelling a wood perfume, Chinese people usually
kept their food fresh. Now they can contribute to arranging your precious
crockery and dishes in porcelain.
You can find also tools of daily life such as cake kneading-troughs, water
buckets, pick-nick baskets, bowls, children baths, highchairs, moses baskets and
other decoration objects in our Coming Products.
Before making any purchase, think about these questions:
* Where would you put the furniture or artwork, living room, kitchen, bedroom,
or even an outdoor deck? We have suggested categories
for you to choose from But really, it can be put anywhere as long as it is
in harmony with your living space. You can go to our Feng
Shui page to explore more.
* Which style would you like? We have Antique Furniture, Antique Vases, Paper
Cut , Handmade Artworks, and Accessories in our
Current Products. If you still couldn't find what you like, go to our
Coming Products , or
Contact Us . We are dedicated to bring the perfect piece of furniture or
artwork to your home.
Now you are ready. Go to our Product Portfolio.
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