Ming style furniture is a chapter of Chinese civilization and beauty. It refers to hardwood furniture made of imported wood such as red sandalwood, sour branch wood, Qizi wood and Huali wood by skilled craftsmen since the middle of Ming Dynasty. Due to the maturity of tools, crafts and materials, Ming style furniture has reached the peak of Chinese furniture history.

1、 Simple and steady modeling structure

Ming style furniture modeling structure is calm and dignified, square and rigorous, simple and generous style, beautiful stretch.

The aesthetic feeling of its modeling structure is mainly due to its strict proportional relationship.

According to statistics, the proportion frame of Ming style furniture can be made up of six kinds of rectangles: s (shape), 1.4140, 1.7321, 1, 2, 2.2361, 0.6180 (golden ratio), which are matched by juxtaposition and superposition, and the proportion of side length is mostly irrational.

These proportions exist not only between the parts of furniture, but also between the decoration and the overall form. Such rigorous proportion makes Ming style furniture achieve the perfect unity of aesthetics, mechanics and function.
The aesthetic feeling of Ming style furniture modeling structure is also attributed to its line beauty. Ming style furniture is mainly made of lines, in which all kinds of lines are reflected. Taking a common Ming style seat as an example, its rear legs and front legs are straight, which increases the firmness and safety of the seat. The back panel is in S-shaped curve state, which meets the needs of human sitting posture, so that the sitter can get maximum relaxation.

All kinds of lines have their unique characteristics and functions: the vertical line represents dignity and formality, the horizontal line makes people feel quiet, relaxed and happy, and the curve represents tenderness, which makes people have a series of emotional associations.

Ming style furniture line to achieve the combination of straight and curved, hardness and softness, rich in simple, generous beauty.

Ming style furniture also pays special attention to the beauty of harmony with the surrounding environment in the modeling structure, which is generally matched with the hall. Furniture and architecture are integrated, making people feel very natural.