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CHINESE-ENGLISH-WOOD
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English |
Pinyin |
Chinese |
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elm |
yumu |
ÓÜľ |
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walnut |
hetaomu |
ºËÌÒľ |
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camphor |
zhangmu |
ÕÁľ |
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birch |
huamu |
èëľ |
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Chinese catalpa |
qiumu |
é±Ä¾ |
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rosewood |
hualimu |
»¨ÀæÄ¾ |
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ebony |
heitanmu |
ºÚ̴ľ |
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sandalwood |
zitanmu |
×Ï̴ľ |
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cedar |
nanmu |
éªÄ¾ |
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cypress |
baimu |
°ØÄ¾ |
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pine |
songmu |
ËÉľ |
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fir |
shanmu |
ɼľ |
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teak |
youmu |
èÖľ |
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willow |
shuiquliu |
Ë®ÇúÁø |
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redwood |
hongmu* |
ºìľ |
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mahogany |
hongmu* |
ºìľ |
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Jambire |
jichimu |
¼¦³áľ |
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Note: Hongmu is used
to refer to both redwood and mahogany.
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The Ming style furniture
AD 1368-1644
The Qing style furniture
AD 1644-1911
The Ming style furniture is of mainly wood
frame construction, with particular features that are simple,
elegant and unadorned and the stress on lines of bright
and fresh artistic appeal.
Furniture of Qing dynasty is quite different from that
of the Ming dynasty in the style of formative art, Qing
furniture features heavy materials, large size and gorgeous
decorations, the ways of expression include inlaying, carving
and painting that give an impression of dignity, sedateness
and luxury.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties furniture is the representative
of Chinese classical furniture. Most can manifest Chinese
classical furniture extremely exquisite craft value, the
extremely high artistic appreciation value and the historic
culture value.
Shanghai Gary furniture all is reality wooden (most of
wood is old Elm) furniture of tenon and mortise structure,
mostly refined with craft, has not polluted. The timber
color and luster adopted is heavy and nature, tough and
fine and smooth.
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