Many poems describing furniture in Tang poetry are well known. For example, Bai Juyi once said in the poem "Yu Ping Ballad" that "Qibao hardware is exquisite, making a silver screen", and the furniture was also described in detail in the first novel "Taiping Guangji Song Yue Marries a Daughter" in China. All these show that the furniture in the Tang Dynasty had a great influence at that time, which was a glorious period of ancient furniture culture in China and had an important impact on world culture and art, from the impact of economic exchanges on furniture art, the guild system of furniture, the development of folk furniture and official handicrafts. During the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, sitting upright became a trend, and high-style furniture developed rapidly, and a complete combination of new high-style furniture appeared. Typical tall furniture, such as chairs, stools and tables, is very popular in high society.
Influenced by foreign culture, the decorative style of furniture in the Tang Dynasty also got rid of the previous Gu Zhuo characteristics and was replaced by a gorgeous, elegant, plump and dignified style.
Crescent stools are common in Tang paintings. They are common furniture for upper-class families in Tang Dynasty, and also necessary furniture for aristocratic women's boudoir. Crescent stool is the representative furniture of the Tang Dynasty, with heavy posture and gorgeous decoration, which is in harmony with the plump image of aristocratic women in the Tang Dynasty.
Gong Le Tu by Zhou Fang, a painter in the Tang Dynasty. The dining table in the painting is large and gorgeous, with luxurious decoration. Under the lady's seat is a moon bud stool, also called a waist stool. The stool surface is slightly curved, which is ergonomic.