Simple structure and minimal decoration set off the natural beauty of the wood.
Chinese furniture wood types.
It is a member of the rosewood family and is botanically classified as dalbergia odorifera.
It is not as red as rosewood and stained in the brownish tones looking like teak walnut or pecan.
Poorer provinces developed the lacquer technique to copy the dark color and style of the zitan or dark red sandlewood furniture.
It s just that the furniture market is very material driven the most valuable and precious of all of these materials are zitan and huanghuali two types of hardwood found among other places on china s largest island hainan.
Native chinese woods are primarily elmwood beechwood pine and fir with some mahogany and walnut.
During the 80 s and 90 s the go to wood for a well grained look was rubberwood.
Elmwood is a softer lumber than rosewood and native to northern china it is a medium density lumber that is denser than pine.
These properties make them dimensionally stable hardwearing rot and insect resistant and when new highly fragrant.
The chinese term huanghuali literally means yellow flowering pear wood.
Emit pleasant aromas naturally adding a touch of taste and grace.
In premodern times the wood was know as huali or hualu.
Its hardness is useful in making of table tops and cabinets.
Ming furniture features durable and precious woods such as red sandalwood and scented rose wood which.
Each type comes with a different set of characteristics in terms of color density grain and finishing.
These woods are denser than water fine grained and high in oils and resins.
Guide to choose the best for your furniture different types of wood for furniture both hardwood and softwood are available in the market.
One is called chu wood and is similar in appearance to oak but is difficult to finish without dark streaking.
Yes think rubber tree plantations.