From ancient times to the present, the emergence of furniture is first for the purpose of use, and then continuously optimized, increasing the decoration and decoration, until it is perfected and finally finalized.
Ming-style furniture is unique, covering all aspects of sitting and living, most of which are still used today, while a few have lost their practical functions and become tools for decorating their furnishings, and screens are an example.
Screens were used in ancient times to block wind and separate spaces, divided into enclosure screens and seat screens. The height of the screen can reach the roof, and the number of screens may be four, or six, or eight, up to twelve, and many are even.
The screen is fragile, and in the process of circulation, it is often modified due to its excessive size, and now there are very few Huanghuali materials.
The seat screen is divided into small and large, the former is placed on the table, and the latter is landed. The screen fan and the screen seat can be integrated or separated, that is, interstitial screen, and both are available in the collectibles market.
Speaking of seat screens, we had to advance the old collection of the California Museum, the seventeenth-century huanghuali inlaid marble interstitial seat screen, and auction the first piece of furniture in history to exceed one million dollars.
The large seat screen is 181 wide, 105 and 215 cm high, full of carving, extremely gorgeous, and there is no one in the heirloom that is out of its right, and later generations are competing to imitate it, only one or two of them.
This modern old material new work Huanghuali large seat screen, length 138 width 59 height 190 cm. Compared with the former, the number of screen fan frames was reduced from nine plus one to four plus one, and the screen seat ring plate was changed from two layers to one layer.
The ornamentation is slightly adjusted, and the dragon pattern becomes a floral pattern.
The advantages of the new works of huanghuali old materials have been fully utilized, and the brilliance of wood is not within the reach of old furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Contemporary huanghuali inlaid marble with peony pattern large seat screen transaction price of 4.9 million yuan, everywhere is a stunning four-seat heavy instrument.
There are many similar palatial collections, and the Huanghuali screen has never been tired of being exquisite.
In fact, there is no need for complicated carving, and the light element is also very suitable for the Huanghuali seat screen, and tomorrow you will see a simple and elegant Ming Dynasty inlaid yellow marble large interstitial screen.