海外珍贵木材的输入与明式家具风格的形成

The Input of Overseas Precious Wood and the Formation of Ming Furniture Style

明中晚期海禁开放以后,大量来自东南亚以花梨木和紫檀木为主的硬木进入了中国,成为明式家具的主要用材。不加髹饰的天然硬木材质成为了明式家具审美风格产生的基础,也在客观上促进了榫卯结构向着更加科学合理的方向发展,从而形成了明式家具不加髹漆装饰、体现素木天然材质纹理的美学风格,并对清代家具产生了重要影响。

After the ban on maritime trade was lifted in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, hardwood like rosewood from Southeast Asia was imported into China and became major material for Ming-style furniture. Natural hardwood material without any decoration became the foundation of the aesthetic style of Ming-style furniture. It also objectively promoted the mortise and tenon structure to develop into a more scientifi c and reasonable direction. As a result, Ming furniture style, which is applying no painted decoration to reveal the natural wood texture was formed and had an important infl uence on the furniture in Qing Dynasty.