Ming style furniture has the characteristics of literati temperament. Literati directly participate in furniture design.
The study is a place for poetry, painting, reading and writing. It requires high taste and craftsmanship, which makes the study create an ancient and elegant artistic conception.
Exquisite furnishings, focusing on simplicity and cleanliness. It is convenient for literary friends to learn from each other, enjoy tea, play chess, read books and play the piano. Therefore, bookshelves, square tables, plush chairs, chess tables, guqin and so on. Both are necessary, and there is a rhyme that embodies the spirit of "Bai Han Qin Song, Shangyi Ding Xia".
There is a big desk or picture box in the middle of the study, which is spacious. There are Four Treasures of the Study on the desk, such as pen container, bookshelf, inkstone, pen washer and paperweight. A pedal is often placed under the table and in front of the chair. Pedals with massage rollers can promote blood circulation and stimulate the creativity of the owner.
Surrounded by Bo Gu cabinets and arhat beds, with other small furniture, calligraphy and painting, antiques and other things, it is simple and elegant. Boxes are also common furniture in the study. They include books, scrolls and writing utensils.
Put a long case or cases against the wall, with Wan Wen on it, and calligraphy or painting on the wall.
Put a bench or lounge chair against the wall to rest, and another box is used to play the piano to please friends. Ming-style Huang Huali furniture, known as literati furniture, can increase the atmosphere of books in the study. The mahogany furniture of Yuhua Hall in Yuyuan Garden has been preserved since the Ming Dynasty. It is a rare treasure in Ming-style furniture, and it is also the most precious among more than a thousand pieces (sets) of Ming and Qing furniture in Yuyuan Garden.