When it comes to investing in furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the first thing people think of is hardwood furniture such as red sandalwood and huanghuali, but they are dismissive of softwood furniture. But in fact, there are “golden†in the softwood furniture, especially the large lacquered furniture, which is often seen in the auction market. Who said that cork is not as hardwood? Due to the high density of hardwood, fine texture and high quality, investors have always felt that hardwood furniture is more valuable than cork furniture for a long time. However, from the auction market in recent years, lacquered wood furniture with cork furniture as a carrier is increasingly showing great investment value, especially in the Hong Kong Sotheby's Spring Auction, which will be held in early April. The special auction of the fragrance--the ancient Ming Dynasty Ming Dynasty furniture will include 11 sets of rare Ming and Qing lacquered wood palace furniture. The appearance of the sky-high price will undoubtedly greatly stimulate the market demand for lacquer wood furniture. In the furniture of this auction, the most eye-catching is even a pair of Ming Wanli carved gold paint "Yunlong Zhengzhu" map high foot grid (Figure 1), which is made of precious golden silk wood, with high relief gold cover The paint method is decorated with Yunlong pattern, and there are traces of gold paint on the “Da Ming Wanli Year Systemâ€. The grid is divided into three layers, the front is open, the front side of the four frames and the middle of the frame are covered with clouds and dragons. The four legs are high, and the five-yellow mountain is the first decoration in ancient Chinese furniture. From the characteristics of the shape and the style of the dragon pattern, the overall boldness is rough and unconstrained, and it is different from the dragon pattern in the late Ming Dynasty. In addition, the single flower pattern is more round and full, which is more in line with the early Ming Dynasty or the age. Early patterns. The early palace lacquered wood furniture that can survive to this day can be described as rare. This pair of books should be the earliest Chinese court furniture in the world, and the two pieces are completely in pairs, which is rare and has a high historical status and artistic value. Zhu Xi Jin Yu Fang Xian Fengliu Fans of classical furniture collections saw the Ming and Qing dynasty, especially the lacquered furniture of the Ming Dynasty, often suspected of being mottled and broken, and considered that hardwood furniture was not durable. As far as the use and maintenance are concerned, the lacquered furniture is not as good as the hardwood furniture. However, if it has been eroded for a long time, the longevity will not have the cork furniture wrapped in lacquer and ash, the high-grade furniture and the guqin handed down. Can be proved. Therefore, we should be proud of the inheritance of lacquered furniture and the furniture craftsmanship (including styling and lacquering) that has been developed for thousands of years, and should never ignore or even despise it. Because before the two brilliant stages of the Ming and Qing Dynasties' furniture, before the precious hardwoods entered China, the inheritance of the orderly lacquered furniture has always been the mainstream of high-end furniture. It is worth noting that the lacquered wood furniture is also graded. Among them, the various kinds of furniture with Zhuhong lacquer and gold color are undoubtedly equivalent to the royal furniture with the status of “official kiln†in the porcelain category. In the spring auction of Beijing Hanhai in 2005, there was a pair of sheet metal paint boxes, and the transaction price reached 770,000 yuan (Figure 2). Although compared to the large pieces of furniture, this pair of boxes can only be regarded as a small thing, but the phrase "Zhu Xi Jin Yu Fang Xian Feng Liu" is vividly displayed on this piece. Exquisite craftsmanship highlights value If the added value of hardwood furniture is the exquisite carvings of the craftsmen, then in the large lacquered furniture, the exquisite craftsmanship highlights the investment value. Some Ming and Qing lacquered wood furniture carries a beautiful character story pattern, carrying a wealth of historical information. At the Christie's Auction in Hong Kong in 2005, there was a black-and-white lacquered figure in the Yuan Dynasty, with an estimated value of 700,000 to 900,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the transaction price reached 1.32 million Hong Kong dollars (Figure 3). On the side of the screen, there is a "Zhongyuan" on the plaque on the doorplate. In addition to the welcome scene in the painting, the screen screen may be specially customized to congratulate the scholars who have returned from the capital. In the production of lacquered wood furniture, in addition to a process or a combination of two processes, there is a combination of a variety of craftsmanship of furniture, which is not comparable to ordinary hardwood furniture. In the autumn shooting of Beijing Poly in 2008, there was a painting of stenciled flowers and birds with a price of 336,000 yuan. It was decorated with carving and lacquering techniques. The outline of the intaglio pattern was drawn on the wooden floor, and then black lacquer, lacquer, and green were separately decorated. Paint, etc., the formation of safflower green leaves, flowers and birds pattern, decorative patterns complex and fine, so that the literati before the case of calligraphy and calligraphy painting, can also appreciate the beauty of the birds and flowers, inadvertently added a lot of cultural elegance. The engraving and lacquering process uses a combination of paint and sheet metal enamel techniques. Filling the paint is to engrave the intaglio pattern on the surface of the lacquer, and then fill it with the paint and smooth it; the sheet metal is drawn after the paint is smoothed, and the line is delineated on the pattern, and the gold is filled in the line. This painting is engraved with luxuries, and the color contrast is deep, and the shape and practice are typical of the Kangxi period. Cat Eye Nails,Acrylic Cat Eye Nail,Emerald Color Cat Eye,Glitte Cat Eye False Nail Zhong Shan Senboma Artware Co.,Ltd , https://www.senbomanails.com