What does a stepping bed look like? What is it like for modern people to sleep on a step up bed

The step-up bed, also known as the eight-step bed, is the largest type of bed in traditional Chinese furniture. It was produced in the late Ming Dynasty. It can be roughly divided into two categories:

One is the corridor type stepping bed, which is the early form of the stepping bed, and the other is the corridor type pulling bed, which is a typical pulling bed. The stepping bed is listed as "big bed" and "cool bed" in "Luban Jingjiang Family Background", which is actually the complex and simple form of the stepping bed. The stepping bed is a kind of large bed popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The uniqueness of the stepping bed is that a "small cabin" is added outside the shelf bed, from the appearance it seems that the shelf bed is placed on a closed wooden platform (this kind of platform Beijing or "horizon") The platform grows out of the front of the bed two or three feet, the four corners of the platform are columned, inlaid with wooden fences, and some also install windows on both sides, so that a corridor is formed in front of the bed, although small but people can enter, people step into the corridor as if stepping into the room, a foot pedal is placed in the middle of the corridor, and small furniture such as tables and stools can be placed on both sides to place sundries. This kind of bed is very large, and there is a relatively independent range of motion in front of the bed, although it is used indoors, it is like an independent small house. The bed is mostly used in the south, because the south is warm and there are many mosquitoes and flies, and the role of the bed frame is to hang mosquito nets.

Furniture models excavated from the Pan Tomb in Shanghai, the Liao Tomb in Fucheng, Hebei Province, and the Tiger Hill Wang Tomb in Suzhou all belong to this category. In the north, it is different, because of the cold weather, people generally sleep on the warm ondol, even if the bed is used, in order to make the room spacious and bright, only need to install a lower bed circumference on the left, right and rear sides. The overall layout of this bed creates an environment like a small house in the middle of a house.

There is a floor under the stepping bed, with a door railing, which has the meaning of "bed in bed, cover in cover".

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Ningbo-style full-screen stepping bed is one of the "100-year-old bed exhibitions" of the Zhoushan Museum, which comes from the hands of a skilled craftsman, which is no longer examinable, but its excellent production and exquisite carving are really breathtaking. The top cover is set up, the base is set below, and the surrounding screen is set up, and the rear screen can be opened. This bed noodle is made of a variety of woods such as mahogany, nanmu, rosewood, etc.

The frieze is inlaid with boxwood and ivory with opera figures, and the windows are fan-shaped with bananas. The color is bright, the color is red background, magnificent, and the whole is full of contrasting beauty of lines and surfaces, dark and light. The wood texture is delicate, the wood grain is beautiful, the smell is fragrant, it can also be anti-corrosion, insect-proof, the whole bed mortise and tenon structure, without a nail, can be disassembled and installed, more than 100 years have passed, and it is still stable as before, without rodent rodents.

Carefully appreciating this bed, whether it is its workmanship or decoration, makes people feel that it is simple and elegant, rich and spiritual, and truly and concretely records the life, customs and aesthetic tastes of the rich at that time.

The pull-out bed is a traditional Chinese way of sleeping, and the feeling of modern people sleeping on the pull-out bed is very different from that of the traditional bed. A stepping bed is a type of bed made of wood, and there is a certain height difference between the bed board and the legs of the bed, and you need to climb up to sleep. There are several ways to feel like sleeping on a step bed:

First of all, the height of the sleeping stepping bed is higher than that of a traditional bed, and you need to climb up to sleep, so it will be more difficult for people who do not have good joint flexibility.

Secondly, it will be cooler to sleep on a step bed, because there is a certain height difference between the bed board and the ground, and the air circulation is better, and it will not accumulate heat as easily as a traditional bed.

Again, the mat of the Bedbed is harder, so for those who like a hard bed, it will be more comfortable to sleep on the Bed.

Finally, the Step-Bed will be quieter because there is a certain height difference between the bed board and the leg of the bed, so it will not make a creaking sound like a traditional bed.

In general, the feeling of modern people sleeping on a step bed is still different from that of a traditional bed, and it takes a while to get used to it. However, for some people who prefer a hard bed, quiet and cool, sleeping on a step bed will be a good choice.