Study Of The Impact Of The Chinese Art Of Calligraphy Of Ming-style Furniture

There has been the connection between Chinese calligraphy art with furniture in ancient times, this thesis regards Ming furniture and Chinese calligraphy art as the research object, excavate the original reason that Chinese calligraphy art influence on Ming furniture. Seeking the historical reason, summarizing the aesthstic law, excavating cultural spirit and artistic value, with many angles, cultural intension , structure model etc., combining various kinds of instances, analysing connection between them from appearance to inner essence. We hope the thesis can perfect the system of theoretical research on Ming furniture, because expert, scholar and furniture collector do not engaged in systematic research about the connection between Ming furniture and calligraphy art at present. The thesis offer certain theoretical foundation at the appreciation of Ming furniture and the research of Ming furniture expansion. At the same time, upgrade design idea, really grasp the spiritual of Ming furniture, widen the modern designer's thinking . The study on the Chinese calligraphy art influence on Ming furniture, not merely involve calligraphy art and Ming furniture, also involve such article fields of the painting , garden , building and backgrounds of the social culture , economy , politics at that time etc. The thesis is divided into two threads:Vertical and horizontal. Vertical research refers to the connection between them in each historical period. Speak of the calligraphy , painting and scholar's garden in the Ming Dynasty, we can't neglect calligraphy , painting and scholar's garden of Song Dynasty, we must start from the furniture of Song Dynasty to study Ming furniture too. Because no matter culture, art or development of aesthetic thought have time continuity. Horizontal research refers to the influence and comparison of different culture of the same period mainly. Such as the calligraphy art influence on painting, garden, architecture, furniture, etc.. Because we can't leave environment to research on Ming furniture. the research approach reference to the research approach of cultural of building inhabitted. The main research approach has history method, phenomenon method, Semiology method, and the sociology method , generally acknowledged truth etc. First of all, Chinese calligraphy art influence and drive the style of building and furniture as the center art of each era. Secondly, Chinese calligraphy art has influenced the lines model of Ming furniture as lines art. Thirdly the theory of Chinese calligraphy art has influenced the structure and style orientation of Ming furniture. In addition, ancient scholars use Chinese characters that the targets of calligraphies art to decorate Ming furniture.