On the origin of mahogany from Ge Guyao. In ancient times, redwood was collectively referred to as iron pear wood. Later, Guangxi Tongzhi described the characteristics of mahogany at that time. The wood is hard and heavy, and it is black and purple. Moreover, it is recorded in "Notes of South Vietnam" that the iron wood is very strong, yellow at the beginning and black when used. Lishan people think they have wages, so they buy them at a high price when they arrive. Because of its large material, it is used to make large furniture.
In a narrow sense, mahogany refers to the wood whose color is mahogany, which is called mahogany. Broadly speaking, red wood is only a kind of redwood, which can only be regarded as a branch. The source of the word rosewood is rosewood, which is far less valuable than lobular rosewood in terms of rarity and wood quality, so the world also thinks that rosewood is far less valuable than lobular rosewood.
Second, the characteristics of international exchange and trade.
The large-scale use of mahogany as furniture material in China was in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. A large number of mahogany are widely used in China, resulting in a series of mahogany industries, mahogany import and export, mahogany processing, mahogany furniture manufacturing. Putian, Xianyou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Fujian have a profound history and technology of mahogany manufacturing.
With the further development of China's economy, hundreds of tons of mahogany raw materials are purchased from Southeast Asia and Africa every year, and then transported to coastal areas for processing, and finally sold to big cities such as Beishangguang.
Third, the characteristics of works of art.
Mahogany furniture is mostly made of precious mahogany, and collectors at home and abroad are very fond of mahogany furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Exquisite mortise and tenon technology and exquisite and gorgeous carving technology, coupled with a long cultural heritage, have become one of the reasons why consumers like mahogany furniture.
Fourth, the characteristics of maintaining and increasing value.
The scarcity of mahogany raw materials and the complexity of traditional technology make the preservation and appreciation of mahogany furniture recognized by people. In the Qing Dynasty, a set of excellent mahogany furniture could even replace a quadrangle.
The growth period of raw redwood is extremely long, which lasts for hundreds of years and often takes several generations, so it is also a kind of "non-renewable resource". During the Republic of China, the domestic raw materials of mahogany and yellow gorgeous were exhausted, and in recent years, the restrictions on the export of mahogany in Africa and Southeast Asia made the market increasingly scarce, which largely determined the huge appreciation potential of mahogany.
V. Important embodiment of China's style
Mahogany furniture is mainly produced in China, so it is often made into Chinese classical furniture, including Ming furniture, qing-style furniture furniture, classical furniture and new Chinese furniture, which has strong Chinese style characteristics and profound China culture. No matter from the treatment of mahogany raw materials to the carving of furniture in the later period, it contains traditional cultural symbols of China.