Siqi Wei

Siqi Wei

31 Dec. 2022

Furniture of Ming Dynasty, Decorative pattern research, Aesthetic thinking.

The Ming Dynasty is the peak period in the history of Chinese furniture design. Its style features elegance and simplicity, thus forming a distinctive feature of furniture of Ming Dynasty. Pattern decoration is also an important part of furniture design and one of the important methods to beautify furniture. Looking at the development of the decorative patterns of furniture with the features of Ming Dynasty, it is found that the decorative patterns and the aesthetic consciousness behind them are closely related to human production and life. On the one hand, they reflect the spiritual outlook of society, and on the other hand, they beautify human material life. The development of furniture decoration in the Ming Dynasty is inseparable from the economy, culture, politics and religion of the Ming Dynasty. Most furniture decoration can be classified as auspicious decoration, which fully reflects the people's yearning for a better life. Through the description of the furniture decoration of Ming Dynasty, the modern decoration content is extracted, and the traditional cultural innovation is integrated into the modern design.

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