A Comparative Research On Chinese And Japanese Traditional Furniture Carving Decoration

China and Japan in East Asian areas, as with neighboring countries under its traditional furniture to adapt to different cultural practices because of aesthetic ideas and the formation of two different styles of furniture. However, in the Japanese ancient culture and traditional architecture, deep between the origin and close exchanges between Chinese and Japanese traditional furniture, decorative art sculpture is a considerable comparability.In this paper, Ming and Qing Dynasties of Chinese traditional furniture and the same period of the Japanese traditional furniture for the main research object, through parallel comparative study, comparative research methods affect the traditional Sino-Japanese furniture, decorative carvings and influencing factors of comparative analysis to identify the Chinese and Japanese traditional furniture carved decorative similarities and differences between the causes of, and provides a new perspective to compare the similarities between Japan and the traditional furniture is different.Thesis and cultural exchanges between China and Japan to compare the research background, analysis of the Chinese and Japanese architecture and cultural exchange on the two traditional furniture, and found that traditional Chinese culture in Japan, the impact of traditional culture, largely through the building that achieved a medium to explore the Chinese and Japanese traditional painting, wood technology and aesthetic awareness and the exchange between the two countries carved decoration of traditional furniture; by the two countries the evolution of the traditional furniture of carved decoration, from the sculptures, sculpture theme, sculpture and carving wood in four forms, the study of traditional furniture in the two countries on the characteristics of decorative carving. On this basis, a parallel comparative study pointed out that the two traditional furniture carved decoration in the similarities and differences; both in common is that the carving tools and processing techniques of the process is basically the same subject matter mostly carving have the same moral and meaning, carved forms and more to fine elegant simplicity of the local carving performance of furniture art style, carved timber good use of materials, special features and materials of the natural texture and texture; difference is that, in the carving technique, China to a variety of carving techniques and the mixed mainly Japan argues that the main line of carving and openwork; in carving theme, the Chinese preference for auspicious meanings ornamentation, while Japan preferred the natural flowers and decorations; in carving form, the Chinese emphasis on symmetry, with complicated beautiful forms and shapes to express the majesty of curves, and Japan preference for non-symmetric, with simple straight line rustic style to the form and the performance of tiny delicate beauty. On this basis, through the Sino-Japanese traditional furniture carved decorations come comparative analysis of similarities and differences, height differences in lifestyle, aesthetic sense help one to fulfill the different advantages and disadvantages of different natural and geographical environment, dealing with the western art style difference in attitude is resulted in the formation of Japanese traditional furniture carved decoration of the main causes of similarities and differences.Comparison of the above findings, that:China and Japan although the traditional furniture carved decoration in their respective fields have made tremendous artistic success, but due to absorb foreign cultural ways in their own cultural uniqueness and maintain advantage to let Japanese traditional furniture carvings and decorative arts to flourish continues today.