Huanghuali: Exquisite Chinese Antique Furniture

Huanghuali Tea Table

Huanghuali wood was extremely significant in the development of Ming and Qing furniture, as it was the most preferred material for furniture. If red sandalwood is the aristocracy, Huanghuali furniture is like a gentleman, with good appearance and beautiful inner world.

Luxury is another feature of the Huanghuali furniture. With different colors, from oil yellow to reddish brown, this precious hard wood has a unique texture. The color, no matter heavy or light, has a modest and introverted feeling that almost seduces people.

Huanghuali furniture also has a gentle temperament and extraordinary endurance. It is scarcely chapped. Without strong endurance, we would not be able to see the delicately carved patterns, completely preserved after a 300-plus-year history.

During the late Ming Dynasty, when elaboration was popular, witnessed the start of Huanghuali furniture. Since then, simplicity and modesty have been abandoned. Huanghuali furniture, because of its distinguished features, it was not until the early Qing Dynasty that Huanghuali furniture had its heyday.