What is Rosewood? What kind of wood exactly does rosewood refer to?

What is rosewood, butterfly flower subfamily Wood is commonly known as rosewood, such as Vietnamese-Cambodian rosewood ( Laos pear), Andaman rosewood, hedgehog rosewood.

African rosewood), Indian rosewood.

Indian Pear), Rosewood (Burmese Pear.

Sac-shaped red sandalwood, bird's foot red sandalwood, fragrant yellow sandalwood.

Cochin sandalwood, one kind of wood belongs to the pear class, belongs to the national standard mahogany, the other is called rosewood, not the national standard rosewood, and there is no clear definition, the wood has its own scientific name, other names have gone more, import name, commercial name, local name, common name,

Many of the woods imported by it in modern times are not rosewood in mahogany, also known as pear, such as bahua, Chinese scientific name, ancient Yisu wood, large-leaved yellow pear, scientific name long-leaf magpie kidney, African pear. Scientific name: Terti's ancient yellow wood,

1.Introduce. Also known as incense, rosewood in China generally grows in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.

However, the quantity is not large, so most of them are imported. Because of the beauty of its own wood, it was the main wood of furniture in the Ming Dynasty. It is a representative of the beauty of classical furniture and is favored by the majority of collectors.

2.Class. Rosewood is also a general term for a type of tree, not a type of tree.

Depending on the growing area, it is divided into: Brazilian rosewood, South American rosewood, Burmese rosewood, African rosewood, and Laotian rosewood. These five kinds are the more circulating rosewood on the market, and friends who want to buy rosewood should remember one point:

African huanghuali furniture and grass pear furniture are not rosewood furniture, that is to say, it does not belong to the category of mahogany furniture, you must not fall into the trap of merchants.

3.Merit. Compared with other wood furniture, rosewood furniture is not easy to crack and deform, and it can bring a faint fragrance itself.

Since it is very easy to carve, if it is carved by a skilled carver, the value-added and collectible value of this rosewood furniture will be very high. That's why collectors love to collect rosewood furniture.

4.The gap between the old and the new.

Why is there such a big gap between the same type of rosewood furniture circulating on the market? That's because there is a difference in the age at which they grow. Rosewood is like a handicraft, because as it ages, its color will be more gorgeous and the texture will be clearer, so the longer it grows, the higher its value.

5.Medicinal value.

The "Compendium of Materia Medica" is also related to rosewood, which can lower blood pressure. Usually the older generation refers to the "incense" refers to the heartwood part of rosewood, so it is natural that furniture made of rosewood can be used for health care.

Huanghuali, Chinese scientific name: Falling fragrant yellow sandalwood, aliases: Hainan yellow sandalwood, Hainan yellow flower pear, flower pear.

Butterfly flowers, Dalbergia spp., is a leguminous plant, also known as Hainan yellow sandalwood, Hainan yellow rosewood. Origin: The low-altitude plains and hilly areas of Jianfeng Ridge of Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan Island, China, mostly grow in sunny places about 100 meters above sea level in Diaoluo Mountain. Because of its slow timing, solid wood and beautiful pattern, Huanghua rosewood and red sandalwood, wenge wood, and iron wood are known as the four famous trees in ancient China.

It has always been ranked as one of the four famous trees, and is now a national second-class protected plant.

The flower pear is generally said to be the Burmese flower pear and the Ba flower.

Its wood grain is like a ghost-faced, and it is also similar to raccoon spots. The old man has a fist song, and the young man has a straight line. The wooden knot pattern is halo like money, the color is bright, and the texture is clear and beautiful.

Ancient China had a deep understanding of palmetto (i.e., rosewood). The definition of palmetto wood is mentioned in the "Antique Guide": "Huali is the general name of pear wood, and all pear wood that is not the original pear wood is extremely hard and red, but the silk is extremely thick." ”

The ancient book "Essentials of Naturalism" mentions that the palmetto wood "is produced in Guangxi Stream, a palmetto tree, the leaves are like pears and there is no substance, the wood color is red and purple and the texture is delicate, and it can be used as utensils, tables, chairs, and study utensils." There is such a record in the "Guangzhou Chronicles": "The color of the palmetto is purple and red, slightly fragrant, and its tattoos are like ghost faces, and it is also like raccoon spots, also known as 'civet cat'."

The old man has a fist song, the young one has a straight line, and its knots are halo like money, and the size is wrong. "Qiongzhou Chronicles" records that "rosewood is produced in Yazhou, Changhua and Lingshui." In the Ming Dynasty, the "Western Tribute Dictionary" recorded the types of palmetto wood, saying that "there are two kinds of rosewood, one is palmetto wood, arbor, which is produced in various parts of the south."

One is Hainan sandalwood, deciduous tree, produced in the South China Sea, both can be used as high-end furniture. ”

The history of the application of palmetto in China is quite long, as early as the Tang Dynasty, palmetto was widely used, and the utensils made of palmetto wood are even more loved by people. In the famous work of the Tang Dynasty, "Materia Medica", it is recorded: "Palmetto wood comes out of Annan and the South China Sea, and is used as a bed, like red sandalwood and red color, and good sex."

The Ming Dynasty's "Gegu Yao" described in detail the origin and characteristics of palmetto wood: "Rosewood is out of men, Guangdong, purple red, similar to the true incense, and also has incense. Its flowers are cute with ghost faces, and those with thick flowers and light colors are low. ”