Screen Type

There are many types of screens, and most of them are classified according to form, theme, material and craftsmanship. There are many types of screens recorded in ancient books. The Han Dynasty "Xijing Miscellany" has "the wooden screen in Zhaoyang Hall where Zhao Hede lived". "Book of Tang" has "Fang Xuanling's collection of ancient and modern family commandments on the screen". The poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty said in a poem: "Silver candles are coldly painted on the screen in the autumn light, and a small fan is fluttering with fireflies. The night on the street is as cool as water, and you can lie down and watch the Morning Glory and Vega." Questioned, Emperor Qianlong ordered craftsmen to make 12 folding screens, and personally wrote the full text of 538 characters on the screen with ink pen.

Divided by form, screens include interstitial screens (also called seat screens), folding screens (also called curved screens), hanging screens, kang screens, and table screens (also called inkstone screens).

According to themes, the screens include historical allusions, literary masterpieces, religious myths, folklore, landscape figures, dragons and phoenix flowers and birds, and some calligraphy and painting are mounted on the screen or directly calligraphy and painting on the screen. In addition, there are elegant and unique Bogu screens, with antique utensils and exquisite accessories as the theme, and most of them are decorated with flower arrangements, which are uniquely bookish, implying that "the ancients are only talented and knowledgeable, and the natural history can understand the world and the earth."

According to materials and craftsmanship, the screens include lacquer screens, wood carving screens, stone screens, silk screens, mica screens, glass screens, glazed screens, bamboo and rattan screens, metal screens, enamel screens, magnetic screens, stainless steel screens, etc. . The screens made of different crafts have their own advantages. The jade mosaic has clear levels and exquisite and translucent; the gold lacquer painting is colorful and splendid; the carved gold has smooth lines and magnificent; the engraved gray and colored knife has sharp sharp edges and strong charm. Among the major types of lacquer art screens, pine wood is generally used as the fetal bone, which has stable wood properties and is not easy to crack and lose shape. Some high-end screens are painted with painted lacquer and the frame is made of high-grade wood such as red sandalwood and rosewood.

Screens generally have two types: site type and multi-fold folding type, and their expressions are transparent, translucent, closed and hollow. For interval. In different seasons, you can also choose screens of different textures and colors. For example, in autumn, the color of the screen should be brighter; in summer, light colors should be used to make the room look fresh and cool. The more fashionable is the iron screen, which can be changed according to the season. Chinese screens have always been of various varieties. In addition to the traditional vertical type and multi-fold folding type, there are also hanging screens, interstitial screens, desk screens, stove screens, telephone screens, etc. In addition to color painting, there are bamboo curtain painting screens, silk painting screens, carved screens, wheat straws, etc. Sticker screen, silk screen, bone wood inlaid screen, frosted glass bamboo sticker screen, high partition screen, etc., these have more decorative effects. The furnishings should be coordinated with the overall home environment. The screen is the guardian of the wealth of the home. If you want to keep the wealth of the home, you must pay attention to the storage and nourishment of the air in the hall. At this time, the screen will help the home's "housing and gathering energy." Colors can be good fortune, and colored screens are a simple way to improve feng shui fortune. Using the color of the screen to match the attributes of the five elements in the home can boost wealth