Application Of Traditional Furniture Hardware Handle in Classical Furniture
Jun 02, 2022
As an important part of classical furniture structure and decorative art, traditional furniture accessories have certain functions, but more of them have strong decorative and appreciation, and are one of the important characteristics that reflect the characteristics of traditional furniture styles. . They use various materials and exquisite craftsmanship. This article mainly discusses them from the aspects of materials and craftsmanship: the materials used in traditional furniture accessories are mainly copper ornaments, and some gold and silver are used, but the metal materials such as gold and silver are mainly made of gold and silver wires. , metal sheet, gold foil, mercury and other forms, furniture accessories greatly enhance the expressive force of its decorative arts and enrich its craft image. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, metal decorative parts such as gold, silver and bronze were used on lacquered furniture. Typically, bronze fasteners were often used on lacquered wood furniture. The feet or other parts are inlaid with gold edge, silver edge or bronze, etc. These decorative parts not only play a decorative role, but also are an organic part of the whole shape and function, which not only increases the firmness and practicality of wooden furniture, but also increases the quality of wood furniture. Decorative wood furniture.
Most of the furniture is decorated with metal, which is mostly set up to protect the corners or strengthen the focus, followed by beautification. The accessories are mainly made of white copper. Cupronickel is a copper-nickel alloy with a soft color, far better than brass. White copper trim is generally earlier than brass trim. Any furniture with original white copper ornaments, simple shapes and natural mottled rust and flowers, must have been produced earlier. On the high-grade seat used by the emperor, there is also a plated metal part with chisel pattern on the iron plate and gold and silver wire on the hammer. Commonly used decorative parts are face pages, hinges, corners, and some special metal parts. Furniture accessories face pages and hinges are often used as circles, rectangles, rectangles, wishful cloud heads, etc.
In the early Ming Dynasty, white copper or brass was used, and in the later period, red copper was used for gold plating, which was more gorgeous. The materials of metal ornaments of furniture in Qing Dynasty mainly include gold, silver, copper and iron. Gold and silver are mainly used for inlay decoration, often using gold and silver flakes or very fine gold and silver wires as patterns for inlaid lacquerware. Due to the different raw materials used for patterns, their artistic effects are different.
After the Ming Dynasty, white copper was the main material for the decorations. The metal decoration materials of the furniture in the Qing Dynasty were mainly gold, silver, copper and iron, but most of them were gilded with red copper, which was more luxurious. Gold and silver are mainly used for inlay decoration, often using thin sheets made of gold and silver or very fine gold and silver wires to inlay the patterns of copper ware. Due to the different raw materials used in the patterns, the artistic effects are different.
