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Explore The Antique Furniture Of Ming And Qing Dynasties And Its Repair And Protection

Posted on:2007-10-06Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:J F LvFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360185454989Subject:Wood science and technology
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The historic furniture in Ming and Qing dynasty is not only the heritage from Chinese ancestor in physical and spirtual culture, but also the cultured resources which cannot be reproduced. They are the evdience of special time in Chinese history and have implied important values in history, science and arts. The study of its conservation and restoration is concerned by human beings in the world.The first chapter of the paper has introduced the historic furniture in Ming and Qing dynasty from such aspects as its concept, regional style, decoration matters, materials, construction, which is the premise to explore its conservation and restoration. The second chapter has explored its values and identification in modern times, which is the theoretical basis to make the guidelines for its conservation and restoration. The third chapter has studied the principles for its conservation and restoration, which is the criterion to make technological procedures to restore and preserve it. The forth chapter has introduced the traditional materials, hand tools and modern equipment used in the work of conservation and restoration. The fifth chapter has studied the ways to deal with the different kind historic furniture in its conservation and restoration, mainly discussed its deteriorated factors, common flaws, corresponding restorable methods, the technological procedures of its restoration, the key technology for the excavated furniture, the traditional technology used in restoration, the reproduction of antique furniture and its maintenance and protection. The sixth chapter has introduced two perfect cases in furniture conservation and restoration, which are helpful for the restorers in practice. The seventh chapter is the summary of this paper and some workable suggestions in this part have been made for the future work.This study has laid the foundation of the subject of historic furniture's conservation and restoration which is the vacancy in Chinese higher education; on the other hand it has highlighted the traditional techniques in historic furniture's conservation and restoration in order to supply the museums and galleries with directions both in theory and in practice. In the end, the exploration of this study has not only inherited the traditional culture, but also provided the guiding ideology for the companies involved in furniture's conservation and restoration, reproduction of antique furniture.
Keywords/Search Tags:Historic furniture, Furniture restoration, Furniture conservation, Ming-Qing furniture
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