Rose chair and the origin of its name!

Rose chairs were seen in famous paintings in Song Dynasty, and were more common in Ming Dynasty. This is a chair with unique shape. Why it is called rose chair is an unsolved mystery in the history of China furniture. Because there are no references in ancient books, most people speculate from its name that it is related to the furnishings of women's boudoir, but there is no conclusion yet. The word "rose" generally refers to beautiful jade. The word "rose" alone means "beautiful stone" and "wonderful beauty", which means precious. "Once"? Ban Gu Chuan? "Xi Du Fu" contains: "Because the rose is expected to be strange, it resists the red beam" and calls the "rose" a strange thing. Rose chair is just the name of this kind of chair by northern craftsmen, but it is often called "literary chair" in Jiangnan area.

Rose chair is a kind of armchair, and its manufacturing method is similar to that of the southern official hat chair. The shape of the rose chair is slightly smaller than other chairs, with a square low backrest and a square low armrest, perpendicular to the chair surface. Boxes are generally decorated with rolled teeth, and the basic style is modeled after small bamboo chairs. Mostly made of rosewood or chicken wing wood, generally there is no rosewood and mahogany. It uses the unique color and texture of rosewood and the unique shape of rose chair to achieve a rare beautiful effect and is more pleasing to the eye. The advantage of the rose chair is that it is light and flexible, with a short back, which does not block the line of sight. Suitable for indoor use anywhere. The disadvantage is that sitting in the back is uncomfortable, and there is no support on the back and head, which makes the sitter feel tired quickly, but it is more suitable for sitting and writing.

Rose chairs are more flexible in the living room. When the window table is used, it will not be higher than the window sill, blocking the line of sight. The chair is small in size, unique in shape, light in material and easy to move. Rose chair has a unique style, which is a common chair style in Ming Dynasty and qing-style furniture. It is often used by literati study rooms, painting galleries, small libraries and other furnishings. Exquisite style, exquisite production, simple and beautiful shape, so-called "scholarly atmosphere", showing the ancient aesthetic realm of elegance, courtesy, elegance and charm. Anyway, the design of the rose chair is very good and the name is very nice. If it is a boudoir seat as we said, its low height may be a clever design, which is displayed in the boudoir, so that the seated person can freely show his femininity.