Results found with the tag 'furniture' , 48 articles in total.

• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Recessed-Leg Stool

  The ‘recessed-leg’ type is closely related to traditional post-and-beam architectural construction.

  2013-09-22 13:00:01+0800

  furniture Recessed-Leg Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Bamboo and Bamboo-Style Stool

  Popularized during the 17th century, wooden ‘bamboo-style’ furniture encapsulated the virtuous characteristics of bamboo in a more enduring form.

  2013-09-21 13:00:01+0800

  furniture Bamboo Bamboo-Style Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Benches

  Benches are essentially long stools. They are also called 'spring bench' (chundeng), suggesting a seat that could be shared by lovers.

  2013-09-20 13:00:01+0800

  furniture Benches
• [Customs] Chinese furniture history

  The early history of Chinese furniture recorded in excavated material, engraved stone and stamped brick reveals a mat-level furniture culture. The ancient Chinese knelt or sat cross-legged upon w

  2013-09-19 13:00:01+0800

  customs furniture
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Recessed-Leg Stool

  The ‘recessed-leg’ type is closely related to traditional post-and-beam architectural construction. It is characterized by leg supports that are recessed from the corners of the top frame that

  2013-09-18 09:15:01+0800

  furniture Recessed-Leg Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Corner-Leg Stool

  ‘Corner-leg’ types are divided into ‘flush-sided’ (simianping) and ‘waisted’ type. ‘Flush-sided’ types are box-like in form, and generally of austere style with minimal decoration.

  2013-09-17 09:30:01+0800

  furniture Corner-Leg Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Round Stool

  Round stools include those with ‘bulging-legs’, ‘cabriole-legs’, ‘drum-shaped‘, and straight-leg types.

  2013-09-16 09:30:00+0800

  furniture Round Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Folding Stool

  The folding stool is the same as the ancient huchuang style. The two legs have silver-inlaid hinges to pin the round-shaped wood members.

  2013-09-15 09:30:00+0800

  furniture Folding Stool
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Qing-Style Armchair

  The Qing-style chair appears as a large stool with separate railings attached above,

  2013-09-14 09:30:00+0800

  furniture Qing-Style Armchair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Lounge Chair

  Deep-seated chairs were generally accompanied with an adjustable sloping backrest or a soft, cushioned mat for comfortable lounging; erotic paintings also demonstrate their compatibility for love

  2013-09-13 09:30:01+0800

  furniture Lounge Chair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Folding Chair

  The folding chair was popularized during the Song dynasty, from which period both round-back and square-back examples are in evidence. Traditional Chinese terms include both jiaoyi (crossed chai

  2013-09-12 09:30:01+0800

  furniture Folding Chair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Canopy Beds

  The platform bed was naturally extended with surrounding screen panels or tented awnings to provide nighttime enclosure. The canopy bed is thus characterized by a super structure fitted to the to

  2013-09-11 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Canopy Beds
• [Customs] Chinese furniture:Official's Hat Yokeback Chair

  The ‘official’s hat chair’ is divided into two categories: the yokeback armchair (with four protruding ends) and southern official’s armchair. Of these, the ‘yokeback’ chair or is perhaps f

  2013-09-10 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Officials Hat Yokeback Chair
• [Grammar] Chinese furniture:Southern Official's Armchair

  The ‘southern official' armchair’ (nanguan mao yi) is characterized by armrests and crestrail that turn down into the vertical posts. Chinese craftsman term this right angle joint a ‘pipe join

  2013-09-09 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Armchair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture:Roundback Armchair

  Round-back armchairs emerged simultaneously with other highback chairs during the Tang and Song dynasties. Its rounded backrest and smooth, downward sloping armrest are exceptionally comfortable

  2013-09-08 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Roundback Armchair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture:Lamphanger Chair

  Side chairs, or chairs without arms, appeared from the Song dynasty through the Qing dynasty with little change to the basic form.

  2013-09-07 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Lamphanger Chair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture:Rose Chair

  The rose chair is characterized by its relatively low height, small size, and angular construction with straight-member back and armrests.

  2013-09-06 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Rose Chair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture:Meditation Chair

  The meditation chair (chanyi) has a spacious seat that the legs can be drawn up upon. Aside from this general characteristic, it was produced in many styles.

  2013-09-05 15:00:01+0800

  furniture Meditation Chair
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Couch Beds

  Although the use was similar to the daybed, the couch bed (chuang, luohan chuang) is distinguished by railings, which render it as a more formal piece of furniture.

  2013-09-04 07:00:00+0800

  Furniture Couch Beds
• [Customs] Chinese furniture: Daybeds

  Open-frame daybeds were popularized during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and their use gradually eclipsed the old, box-style platform.

  2013-09-03 07:00:00+0800

  Furniture Daybeds