In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the high-backed Nanguan hat chairs were paired, the wood was delicate, the light was dazzling, and the material was first-class, which was obvious huanghuali.
When looking at the wood, one thing that is impressive is that the brown eye is very rich.
Yellow pear lovers are well known for the grain of wheat ears, such as the morphology of the pipe holes that diverge from the tip of the wheat mang, which is one of the indispensable conditions for determining wood.
This kind of scattered figure can be seen everywhere on the chair, whether it is a large backrest or a thin round material two fingers wide.
In addition to the wheat ear pattern, the rich brown eye morphology is also manifested in the sharp contrast of the tube hole, which can be compared from the following three aspects.
The contrast between length and shortness ranks first in the contrast between the brown eyes of huanghuali, which can reach several inches in length, but it is not the size of a needle eye, and it is difficult to reach other woods. Specific to this chair, one of the pedals can be perfectly interpreted.
In second place in the contrast of huanghuali brown eyes, it is unevenly dense. In some places, the brown eyes are clustered and dense, but the adjacent areas are sparse, not even one, which is called the zero brown eye area.
The belly part of the watang in the previous figure is dense, and the blank space on the tube foot and the tooth strip is more typical, which is clear at a glance and does not need to be explained. In addition, the few scattered at the ends of the legs and feet are much less than a large piece above the mortise.
The contrast between length and thickness is that of all yellow pears, while the contrast between brown eyes of different thicknesses is not so common. I was fortunate to find a spot on the side wipe façade.
First, let's look at the left end of the front big side, which covers the disparity in length and length, and the density is uneven, which is the standard yellow pear brown eye. Transitioning to the right (below), the contrast between the brown eyes becomes more and more obvious, as thin as a few strokes, as thick as a hard pen calligraphy black body, and another ear of wheat bifurcated superimposed, short and thick like black sesame seeds.
In fact, the typical brown eyes that people can never forget are far more than these, and the teeth of the ticket mouth next to the bottom can also be used as an example of defending wood.