Chinoiserie

Furniture is an important asset to people's daily life. Its function and colorful patterns satisfy a need. The styles and patterns of Chinese furniture are a feast for the eyes including beds and chairs to sit and lie down, tables on which to put articles. cupboards used for storage, and screens for shielding and decoration. In them, the details of daily life emerge. When appreciating furniture, people will consider many factors such as politics, economy, culture, art, history and so on. Our vision and mind are extended wider and deeper as furniture opens windows into different worlds. Chinese furniture has a distinctive oriental style. Step into the magnificent Imperial Palace in Beijing and feast your eyes on the throne and screen with dragon and phoenix designs. Walk into the Qiao Family Grand Courtyard in the Shanxi and caress the rough and simple tables and chair. Wander around Wu Town, a small town along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Zhejiang, and find king-size classical gardens of Suzhou dotted how the ingenious and delicate furniture was designed, created, painted, decorated, maintained and left in its current state