Imperial furniture of Emperor Kangxi

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Emperor Kangxi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, Aixin Jueluo･Xuan Ye (1654-1722), was the pioneer and founder of the "Prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong" in the history of the Qing Dynasty. He was enthroned at the age of eight and pro-government at the age of fourteen. His reign was sixty-one. During the years, he worked hard and worked hard to make Qing Dynasty society gradually prosperous and prosperous. Emperor Kangxi was fond of reading, loves classics, and worked hard all his life. He once said that "Education should be the first to rule the world from the sacred Ming to the rule" and rule the world with culture and morality. The furniture used by the emperor must be carefully selected, and the best is selected. Then what is the furniture used by the Emperor Kangxi?

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In the forty-nine year of Kangxi, Kangxi once talked to the princes about the reason for his precise arithmetic: "You only know the essence of arithmetic, but I don’t know why I learned arithmetic. When I was young, The Han officials of the Qintian Supervisor were at odds with the Westerners, and they participated in each other's conflicts. It was almost a big deal. Yang Guangxian and Tang Ruowang saw the shadow of the sun in front of Jiuqing outside the Wumen Gate. None of the Jiuqing knows the law. I can't think I can't think about it. Knowing, I can tell people from right and wrong, and learn because of self-indignation."

He not only received traditional education, but was also one of the few emperors who took an interest in Western science and participated personally. For example, he has dissected bears and made western medicine...

Phoebe carved box engraved silver inlay proportion Qing Kangxi Nan table carved wooden flower box engraved silver inlay proportion kang table

table kang table Qing collection

This is a kang table specially made for the Emperor Kangxi to do mathematical calculations.

The desktop is embedded with 3 silver plates, which can be loaded and unloaded. There are various mathematics and specific gravity tables engraved on the silver plates. There are 7 grids of varying sizes in the table, which are used to store tools for calculation and drawing.

The right side of the silver plate is also engraved with a 10 centimeter line on the right side.There are 5 rays engraved on the top of the ruler. The other end of the ray is engraved with the words "Open Cube", "Find the radius of the sphere", and "Measuring the rice pile again". On both sides are the phase table and the open cube table.

Qing Kangxi silver "Kangxi imperial system" square ruler

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soft spiro tin plus insert black silver piece of landscape Floral shelves

The Palace Museum has a pair of black lacquer inlaid soft snails plus gold and silver slices of landscape and flower pattern bookshelves. It has the "Kangxi Kuichou Year System of the Qing Dynasty" (1673). It is the remains of the Qing court and was used by Emperor Kangxi. Things.

Qing Kangxi black lacquer inlaid soft snail plus gold and silver piece of landscape and flower pattern bookshelf Qing Palace old collection 5 _span2p_pThe whole body is black lacquer, with 54 kinds of brocade patterns, 62 kinds of flower patterns, and 8 kinds of landscape figures.

The soft snail inlay process used in its production is an excellent representative of the craftsmanship of the Kangxi lacquerware. The difficulty of crafting and the effect of the work are unattainable in other eras.

The so-called soft snail slices are generally made from abalone shells and luminous snails as raw materials, and then the snails and luminous snails are carefully torn apart after a long time. Use special tools to engrave or cut into small slices of various shapes. Use the tip of the pen to stick the slices on the surface of the lacquered utensils, and combine them into "pictures of all kinds of texts" and "thousands of words.

There are 54 kinds of patterns on the whole body of the bookshelf. They are hundreds of pieces of thin paper, only 1 to 2 mm wide and narrow. Silver pieces are assembled together. In addition to the brocade pattern, there are sixty-two kinds of flower patterns.

Because "the shell color is divided into cyan, yellow, red and white" Admire", consciously use different colors of snails in different parts of the flower pattern.

The four floors on the front of the bookshelf are decorated with eight landscape figures, all of which are identical.Such as visiting friends with a piano, looking back at the moon, and overlooking Linzhu. The picture is elegant and elegant, fresh and refined, making the bookshelf not only more elegant, but also more interesting.

This pair of black lacquer inlaid soft snails plus gold and silver bookshelves are extremely precious, not only makes people appreciate the exquisite Kangxi emperor’s personal aesthetics, but also the Kangxi emperor’s personal aesthetics. The imprint of interest is enough to interpret the spiritual pursuit of Emperor Kangxi.

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Kangxi black Inlaid soft snail flower butterfly pattern case

The table surface is rectangular, with long teeth, and the straight tooth head and the table leg are connected by a chuck tenon. There is a pair of crossbars between the side legs, cylindrical straight legs, copper-clad four legs, and the side legs are clearly divided. The whole body is black lacquered inlaid with colorful Luotian mountain stone flower and bird patterns, and the center of the table is rectangular inlaid with Luotian mountain stone, peonies, and butterflies, and the surrounding flower patterns are embedded with brocade ground. The tooth boards, feet, and stalks are scattered with inlaid and broken flowers.

in red paint,The engraved "Kangxi Jiayin Years of the Qing Dynasty" in regular script is engraved on the middle belt, indicating that the case was made in the 14th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1674).

The picture in this case is vivid and full, and the color is brilliant. It is a rare thing in large lacquered inlaid snail furniture, and its date is accurate, which has important historical and artistic value.

Looking at the bookcase above together, Emperor Kangxi was particularly fond of flowers and flower-themed decorations. This is not only confirmed in the many imperial vessels of Emperor Kangxi, he also wrote dozens of poems dedicated to praising the magnificent appearance and noble quality of flowers.

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Kangxi gold painted tripod with a few

This Kangxi period gold lacquered three-legged table, the whole body is painted with gold lacquer, several sides are curved, the two ends are upturned into water droplets, the animal feet are curved, and the inside is inlaid with three high-relief Canglong godson image tooth bars. .

Compared with the Pingji painted in the "Reading Statue of Emperor Kangxi" in the National Museum of China, the two are quite similar.

In this image of reading, the Emperor Kangxi wears auspicious clothes, sits on a dragon-patterned gold podium, and then solemnly puts it on the book. The bookshelves next to him were filled with various books and literary games, which shaped the image of a studious and diligent emperor, conveyed the Emperor Kangxi’s ideology of Chongwen, and expressed his intentions and hopes to set an example in the world and lead by example.

It is a desk that fits the reading habits of Emperor Kangxi.

The Emperor Kangxi used to sit cross-legged on the kang when he was reading. This can be confirmed in court paintings and archive records. It should be related to the traditional Manchu folk custom-the use of fire kang and the habit of sitting cross-legged. From an ergonomic point of view, it is suitable for people to sit cross-legged on the kang and read.

Place a few in front of the body, embrace the waist, several sides of moderate height, can support the whole body, elbows, or hands to hang down naturally. Get a more relaxed posture.

The book can be placed on several sides, or stand up or down, which frees both hands and does not have to hold the book for a long time. At the same time, the book forms a suitable reading distance with the human eye and forms a certain angle with the neck, which slows down The eyes and cervical spine fatigue caused by reading the book on the kang with the head down for a long time.

Kangxi Yushu screen

Kangxi Emperor would have repeatedly made their Xiwen calligraphy Screen , Furnished in the study room. There are many pieces of Kangxi Emperor's Imperial Book Screens in the Palace Museum. Among them, the Kangxi Emperor's Book of Tang Dynasty Poetry Screens are made of nan wooden frame, and the screen frame is decorated with stickers from the Imperial Book of Tang Dynasty poetry. The kidnapper pattern, simple and elegant, is very in line with the artistic taste of "returning to simple and pure" advocated by the Emperor Kangxi, and has the unique style of the royal furniture of the Kangxi dynasty.

Take a closer look at the contents of the screen, a total of eight poems from Tang Dynasty, from the right: Wang Changling·Qi Erqiu Si Song, Wang Ya Li Dong's "Mountain Habitat and Happy Friends Visit", Li Yi's "Sleep in Shiyi Mountain", Lu Lun's "A Spring Look at Qujiang", Song Zhiwen's "Playing with Snow in Fenghe Spring Day", Zhang Shuo's "Fonghe Holy System and Yuzhen Princess Tour "Big Brother Mountain Pond Inscription on the Rock Wall", "Yugou Water" is unacceptable. The last poem was signed "Bingxu's book before the summer and autumn."

fifteenth year of Kangxi five yearsThis year, a major cultural event took place-the compilation of "The Poems of the Tang Dynasty" was completed. Historical Commentary:

"The origin of Tang poetry is changing, and the beginning and the end are clear. Since the collection, it is even more comprehensive and refined." This collection of Tang poetry is personally advocated by Emperor Kangxi. An important achievement in the compilation of the group book. A few poems were taken from the "Quan Tang Poems" ordered to be repaired by himself, and the imperial books were hand-written and made into screens. The Emperor Kangxi's satisfaction and joy after the completion of the new book is self-evident.

Then read the eight poems selected by Emperor Kangxi, almost all of which describe the natural scenery of spring and autumn. According to the "Kangxi Living Notes", in the forty-five years of Kangxi, the Emperor Kangxi traveled outside the Great Wall from May until he returned to Beijing in September. Combined with the signature of this screen, the "outside the mouth" refers to the area outside the Great Wall. It can be seen that he should be on a tour when he wrote this post.

In addition, the Emperor Kangxi had high calligraphy skills, and his calligraphy Dong (Dong Qichang) had a strong calligraphy (heavy, vigorous, vigorous, strong). , The imperial attitude is fully displayed on the paper. The screen of Emperor Kangxi's "Luo Yu Fu" from Dong Qichang's book collected by the Palace Museum reveals his mastery of the law.

Kangxi Emperor Kangxi Pro Dong Qichang book Xi Luo Fu Weiping

his works,In addition to self-appreciation, he often rewards the princes and ministers to communicate with each other and exchange information. His calligraphy style greatly influenced the formation and evolution of the overall calligraphy style of the literary world in the early Qing Dynasty.

antler chair

antler chair

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Since then, the Qing emperor often went to the paddock to conduct "Mulan Qiu Li". Among the many wild animals hunted, including elk, red deer, reindeer, etc., the antlers of these deer provided convenience for the Qing emperor to imitate the Qing Taizong antler chair.

This antler chair made by Emperor Kangxi is now in the collection of the Imperial Palace Museum. Although this antler chair is different from the Huang Taiji antler chair in appearance, the spirit of martial arts and conservatism it embodies are exactly the same.

The back of the chair is made of the full horn of a deer, and the root of the horn is attached to the skull of the deer. The branch fork in the corner happened to replace the goose neck and gangbang of the armchair. Two deer antlers are used as a support for the back, and the middle is paneled.

The seat surface is made of huanghuali wood, the front and both sides are slightly recessed, and the side edges are edged by horns, and an ivory strip is inserted in the middle as a boundary. On both sides of the seat surface and the back of the seat, there are bone-inlaid carved moire sitting teethConnect with the back of the antler circle. The front and back under the seat surface are made of two deer antlers. The horns are symmetrically directed inward to form the horns, and the roots of the horns form outward horseshoes.

The front of the chair is equipped with a footrest, and two deer horns are used to make four feet. This chair ingeniously combines the natural form of antlers with the shape and function of the chair, showing the bold and innovative spirit and superb artistic talent of the craftsman, and has become a unique furniture variety in the Qing Dynasty.

The back of the chair is engraved with Qianlong imperial poems:

I dare not sit down and admire him, since I know that Park Co. is willing to donate Yan.

Shengjing is only far away from Xingzhou, and family law is a case in point.

This poem was written in the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong (1772). It can be known from the poem that this chair is made of deer hunted by Emperor Kangxi.

Emperor Kangxi has been fond of reading since childhood,It is admired that education is the first, and the world is governed by culture and morality. From this, he has been diligent throughout his life and eventually became the prosperity of Kangxi. Through the royal furniture of the Kangxi Dynasty, the life and reading environment of a generation of emperors can be restored. These furniture reflect the personal taste of the Emperor Kangxi, and are also testimonies of his tireless learning.

This article comes from Ming and Qing Furniture Research Institute

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