A New Star in Redwood: Rosewood

Rosewood:

In tropical and subtropical regions, the main producing areas are Southeast Asian countries. The color of wood is not uniform, the heartwood is orange, light reddish brown to dark brown, and dark texts are obvious. The wood is shiny, with a sour or sour aroma. The arts and crafts are oblique and staggered. The density is high, greasy, and hard-wearing.

Place of discovery: Qilu Antique City Ming Heetang Recommender: Yu Jiaan

In spring, many citizens’ interior decoration began. Many families now choose mahogany furniture when they purchase furniture, but mahogany furniture is divided into many types. Today, we will focus on introducing one of the mahogany--suanzhi wood. According to Professor Yu Jiaan of Ming Xie Tang, there are many types of rosewood. In Dalbergia, except for Hainan Island, Dalbergia is known as Huanghua Pear. Rosewood is roughly divided into three types, black rosewood, red acid, and white rosewood. Their common characteristic is to give a taste of edible vinegar during processing, hence the name of the sour stick. Some tree species have a strong taste, while others are very weak. The name of the rosewood is widely used in the Guangdong area in the three kinds of rosewood, black sour wood is the best. Its color is from purple to purple or purple black, hard wood, polishing effect. Some are very close to rosewood and are often mistaken for red sandalwood. The only difference is that the texture is coarse. The texture of red rosewood is more pronounced than that of black rosewood. The texture is straight and the color is mostly red. The white rosewood color is much lighter than the red rosewood, and the color is close to the straw pear. It is sometimes easily confused with grass pears.

The stores in Ming Hee-Tang are basically red-branched wood, and the teacher also said that Suanchi Wood is now steadily increasing its value by 15% annually. Most of the furniture placed in the store is located in the middle-grade. The reporter learned that there are a large number of black rosewood products sold on the market as rosewood products. Experienced experts are sometimes difficult to distinguish, and the majority of collectors are even more difficult to distinguish. In recent years, some people imported large quantities of high-quality wood from abroad and have been selling them. They all began to believe that it was red sandalwood. However, after research and research, it was discovered that it was not a rosewood but a black wood in the genus Dalbergia. In Dalbergia wood, there are many species of wood that are purple or black in color. Its hardness is no less than the normal rosewood. Some are indeed comparable to rosewood. In fact, it is traditional furniture top grade beauty.

Sleep, sleep red sandalwood

Rosewood is called "gold in wood" because of its preciousness. The film actor Mr. Chi Zhongrui once told everyone in the program of “Chinese Medicine” that after repeated rubbing of red sandalwood wood chips, “wood oxygen” will be emitted. This material not only has the effect of calming and refreshing but also promotes the cells through long-term exposure. Reconstructing to prevent the appearance of wrinkles is especially good for the skin. So, often sleeping in the rosewood bed, really can make people sleep more young. In addition, the red sandalwood bed has a particularly good advantage, that is, red sandalwood can deworming, in the summer to prevent mosquitoes.

The sandalwood bed is well prepared. The artisan who used to use it will polish the red sandalwood with valerian. The yarrow itself has the effect of dispelling wind and heat. After the ebony-sanded rosewood, the active ingredients are more likely to seep and diverge, and the qi can be achieved. Blood, the role of Yan Yan Yan. In fact, red sandalwood is not only able to be beauty, according to related records, red sandalwood also has the effect of eliminating joint swelling and pain.

Hainan Dalbergia sinensis commonly known as huanghuali is also a good wood for making beds. The utensils made from Hainan Dalbergia sinensis, such as beds and stools, can relax nerves and help sleep.

Sit and take a sour stick

Rosewood has good heat dissipation and air permeability. The slightly light fragrance can refresh, and more importantly it is very strong. It is also suitable for making tables and chairs. When the wood was first harvested, the heartwood was reddish to red, and after a long period of time, it was placed in water and could sink to the bottom. As time goes by, the color gradually turns purple, and the luster turns dark. Although the rosewood also belongs to the red sandalwood, the rosewood and the red sandalwood are two different types of hardwood. The rosewood is a precious wood (commonly known as old redwood in some areas), with beautiful wood grain, not easy to decay, and durable.

Although it is not as expensive as the huanghuali and rosewood that we know, the rosewood has a very unique position in the classical Chinese home environment and it belongs to the top grade in mahogany. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially after the Qianlong period, they were highly respected. Nowadays, many films and television dramas that show performance in the Ming and Qing Dynasties have historical references. In the past, the rosewood was sitting firmly, not hard, not cool, and it didn't feel slipping when sitting. It had a certain health care effect on the lumbar spine. The chair was the best choice for the material of rosewood.

Utensils, use chicken wing wood

Tea tables, tea sets, and rice bowls for meals are generally better prepared with chicken wing wood. Chicken wing wood is more scarce than ebony and rose. Chicken wing wood is suitable for the furniture of the writing room and has a cultural atmosphere. However, more people are willing to use it as a tea set. Under the stimulation of hot water, chicken wing wood will volatilize a very natural aroma. This aroma has a refreshing effect. The chicken wing wood itself is very flexible and not afraid of water, so of course it is the best material for making tea. The ebony saw chopsticks, black boxes and other small items, and rarely made furniture. Ebony chopsticks are the most valuable in wooden chopsticks, they are hard-wearing, they do not bend, they are not deformed, and the chopsticks are elegant. The color is black and glossy, smooth and delicate, and it feels very good.

Pendulum, to put ebony

There are some faint fragrances in the rosewood and the wood of the incense sticks. It is beneficial to the body and mind of people in the air. But what is most suitable for some furnishings is ebony. Ebony does not refer to a single tree, but is a collection of names that have been buried in the underground for a long time.

Because it takes a long time to gradually carbonize, so the effect of deodorization is very good, can clean the dirty air. For some heavy metals and toxic substances in the air, there is also a certain degree of adsorption. The more ancient the soil and water, the better the quality of ebony produced. Desks, small screens and other furnishings are suitable for use in ebony.

Ancient dignitaries loved to regard ebony furniture as an evil ward. Ebony's purifying effect was very good. The ancients believed that they could ward off evil spirits.

Our country’s people also known as “a box of jewellery, not as good as ebony,” and “a gold 10,000 to send to the government, in exchange for ebony to worship the god of heaven”. Some use ebony as a coffin, of course, is also ebony anti-corrosion and purification effect. Therefore, ebony materials are the most suitable if they are to be decorated.

The red sandalwood is light and smells good. The clothes are always sweet. In ancient times, all of you or the wealthy men also chose Rosewood as their wardrobe. We can also make a closet of red sandalwood. Not only can it be sterilized, but also very fragrant.