The Beauty of the Screen
1 min readA screen is a piece of decorative furniture often placed in predominant areas of a room for partitioning ,adornment,wind shielding and coordination effect.As a key component of traditional Chinese furniture,the screen has a long history.
The screen was originally designed to be placed behind an emperor’s throne. A screen was made of wooden frames mounted with crimson silk bearing battle axe patterns,serving as a symbol of the emperor’s power.
After a long process of development,the screen was no longer for the exclusive use of the emperor and began to enter ordinary households,becoming an important element for interior decoration.
The value of the screen lies not only in its own craftsmanship ,but also in the cultural richness of the paintings and poems created on the screens.Ihe content of the paintings and poems varies greatly.
In recent years,the cultural beauty of classical furniture including the screen is being re-recognized and the screen has become an essential part of classical Chinese furniture.
