Rosewood swastika pattern three-bent leg arhat bed
Size: 212*106*87cm
Couches, arhat beds, shelf beds, and step beds are four different forms of bedding in ancient Chinese furniture, and the latter two are only used as bedding for sleeping; In addition to sleeping, the first two also have the function of sitting, which was widely popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was an indispensable furniture in the study of literati and scholars.
The Luohan bed belongs to the large-scale furniture, which is the heavy weapon in the furniture collection of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its source is the Wei and Jin dynasties around the screen couch and the Sui and Tang dynasties of the door of the couch, at least the Song Dynasty has been basically stereotyped, prevailed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming Dynasty is also called the Maitreya couch, the south still calls the Arhat bed as the couch. There is a carpenter for every two legs of the cloth bag bed and the Arhat bed in the "Rules for Work in the Old Summer Palace", and there is a similar record in the "Yangzhou Painting Boat Record". Its name** is not known yet.
The Luohan bed was first a seat in the ancient living room, similar to today's sofa, sitting and lying on it, which can be unfolded. The second is to furnish the study and other places, and you can also take a break. Since the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", through the paintings of the past dynasties, you can frequently see the ancients with the couch or arhat bed as the center of the scene of hospitality.
Ming Wen Zhenheng in the "Chronicles of Long Things", Volume 6 Several Couches The opening chapter said: The ancients made several couches, although the length is uneven, the width is uneven, placed in the fasting room, it must be quaint and lovely, and sit and lie down, no inconvenience. Yan Zhen's time, to show the history, read calligraphy and painting, Chen Dingyi, Luo Yanhe, Shi Pillow, why not. This piece of Luohan bed is made of Indian small leaf red sandalwood, each part is joined by mortise and tenon joint, flexible splitting, tenon and tenon joint firmly, three pieces of bed surround are connected on the surface, and the bed circumference is made of short wood to make a swastika (10,000) character ornament, neat as weaving, delicate and meticulous; The swastika has been used as architectural decoration since ancient times, as seen in the railing of Li Jie's "Constructing the French Style" volume 29 "Single Hook Diaphragm". By the Ming Dynasty, it had been widely used on furniture.
The bed seat is framed with a faceted core, the border ice tray is edged, and the bottom is more introduced, and the edge line is turned over, and the shape is thin and straight. The lower part is connected to the waist, the waist is equipped with the pot door type curved edge tooth strip, the tooth plate is carved with grass dragon pattern, the carving is fine, the lines are round and smooth, and the exquisite skills and the charm of the Ming Dynasty appear on the table. Along the edge of the thick yang line, the curve is subtle, the three bent legs shawl rolls the grass and turns the feet, the shape is very simple, elegant and dignified, rich and gorgeous, so that the whole Luohan bed is full of elasticity.
The whole apparatus is made of precious materials, the shape is stretched and generous, the proportion is appropriate, the production is rigorous, the craftsmanship is excellent, the structure is perfect and unified, the whole piece is slender and light, the body highlights the beauty of the lines and the beauty of the modeling, the combination of rigidity and softness, the temperament is introverted, like a gentleman, dignified, without losing the sense of solemnity and stability, plain and elegant beauty, presenting the ethereal beauty of Ming-style furniture, it is a rare Huanghuali heavy weapon, the furnishings and practicality are suitable, all of them, the room is full of brilliance.
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