Among the bright pearls of Chinese classical furniture, the most dazzling is the Ming-style furnitureThe most dazzling of the Ming-style furniture is the circle chair;The most pinnacle of the circle chair is the palace circle chair, which is known as"The King of Circle Chairs".
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, in order to meet the needs of the imperial palace for furniture furnishings and decorative utensils, the Qing Dynasty convened skilled craftsmen to improve the folk furniture.
After the circle chair entered the palace, it underwent a gorgeous transformation and became a leapRoyal RoyaltyThe "Palace Chair".
Purple sandalwood inlaid cloisonné rattan palace chair.
The standard name of the palace circle chair should be the belt belt supporting the mud openwork grass pattern circle chair, because of its shape of the Peng tooth drum leg and the structure of the clay support is similar to the shape of the throne, the folk are more accustomed to call it "palace circle chair".
Qing red sandalwood has a belt, supporting clay openwork grass pattern circle chair.
Seat 63 50 cm, seat height 49 cm, height 99 cm.
Collection of the Palace Museum, see Wang Shixiang's "Appreciation of Ming-style Furniture".
One of the ones on display in the Furniture Hall of the Palace Museum.
The concept of making the palace chair.
The ancients made pictograms, Taoism and nature, and the inspiration for creation came from nature.
Purple sandalwood inlaid cloisonné rattan palace chair.
The palace chair is made in the shape of heaven and earthThe circle of the chair is round, symbolizing the sky, take the meaning of the heavens round;The seating board is square, symbolically, take the meaning of the place, people sit in the middle, to achieve what is said in "The Mean"."To neutralize, the status of heaven, the cultivation of things", "and heaven and earth" of the realm of "heaven and earth and man three talents in one".
People calmly walk between heaven and earth, showing the extraordinary bearing of the master's "inner saint and outer king".
Purple sandalwood inlaid cloisonné rattan palace chair.
The crescent-shaped design of the chair circle forms an encirclement for the person sitting upright, and the gang stick is bent like holding objects with both hands, forming an arch support shape for the person sitting upright, implying that "there is affection in the embrace, and there is righteousness in the arch".
Purple sandalwood inlaid cloisonné rattan palace chair Partial drawing.
The most simple cosmology of the ancients believed that the earth was carried by a huge turtle and floated on the vast sea. The palace chair imitates the shape of heaven and earth, and the turtle foot at the bottom symbolizes the four legs of the turtle, just like the dragon turtle carrying the heaven and the earth.
A good palace chair, in addition to good workmanship, good materials, good shape, fine workmanship, and rigorous mortise and tenon joints, should also have a royal demeanor - unrestrained but not rude;Lingxiu is not delicate;Luxurious but not slangy.
In ancient times, the palace chair was mainly carved with dragons and phoenixes, which was a symbol of social hierarchy. With the elimination of the feudal system and the development of society, today's palace chair has entered the homes of ordinary people. Bold innovation and development have been carried out in the process of production.
Today's palace chairs not only carve dragons and phoenixes, but also carve themes such as flowers, birds, figures and landscapes. It has also developed from two fixed sheets to more than a dozen specifications such as six-piece sets and ten-piece sets, and the materials used include huanghuali, red sandalwood, sour branches, nanmu and other materials.
The shape of the palace chair is very harmonious with the modern home environment, whether it is placed in the living room or in the study, its elegant charm is fascinating.
The cover of the Hong Kong edition of "Ming-style Furniture Treasures" is this chair.
As one of the classic chair types of classical furniture, the palace circle chair not only follows the profound heritage of Chinese classical culture, showing elegant aesthetic taste, but also integrates Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and other ideological theories, showing a profound imprint of traditional Chinese culture
The first point:The curvature of the rim should be oval.
Looking down at the circle chair, if the circle chair is a perfect circle or has a water chestnut angle, it is not a standard circle chair shape, and the circle chair should be made into an oval to be beautiful, especially the back of the chair should have a sense of gentleness.
The second point:The material is not as coarse as possible, the brain is often thicker, the two ends are thinner than the brain, and the turn of the handrail is the thinnest, so the lines are not only smooth, but also very chic and graceful, and can withstand the scrutiny and taste.
The third point:The size of the armrests is moderate, all handmade carving, the biggest difference between the palace chair and the general circle chair is the shape and carving process of the armrests, and special attention should be paid to the handmade and the rhizomes and leaves of the arabesque pattern are natural and smooth, polished and moist, and the proportion of the armrests is moderate, the so-called"Grasp it with one hand".In order to exaggerate the effect of the armrests, some palace chairs on the market make them too large, which is really a failure.
Fourth point:Whether the subtleties are rounded and natural, such as the inner edge of the chair, the correct approach is to have an arc at all four corners, not four right angles.
Fifth point:The four legs are made of a wood, and the legs and feet are made by a large digging and other processes. This increases the cost of the process and at the same time improves the quality of the process.
Purple sandalwood inlaid cloisonné rattan palace chair.
Sixth point:The backrest panel is cut off whether the carved wood is fine, and if the middle waist is inlaid with cloisonné enamel, it will become the finishing touch, which is more eye-catching.
The production requirements of the palace chair are stricter, and all tenon joints must be interlocked. The carved part is required to be exquisite without affecting the comfort needs of the human body, allowing people to sit on it, showing the extraordinary bearing of the owner "inner saint and outer king".
The palace chair not only retains all the advantages of the Ming-style circle chair, but also fully embodies the majesty of the royal family, which is comfortable and majestic, fully embodying the strong inclusiveness of traditional Chinese culture and the harmonious and upright Confucianism.
Nowadays, the "palace chair" is often used in various major state and diplomatic occasions because of the noble birth of the royal family and its extraordinary bearing of the "inner saint and outer king".
The birth of the "Palace Chair" has amazed the years, focused on the eyes of the world again and again, added a strong stroke to the traditional Chinese culture, and is one of the most direct disseminators of Chinese traditional culture.
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