The small seat screen can be placed in a family with a large living room, acting as a screen wall or a mirror wall to avoid opening the door to see the hall, and can also set off the artistic atmosphere of the living room; Large seat screens are usually three-fan and five-fan. Generally, the central sector is the largest and highest, and the heights of both sides decrease in turn, showing a "mountain" shape, so it is called "mountain screen". After the middle of Qing dynasty, many single-seat screens were changed into mirrors, commonly known as "dressing mirrors". There is also a smaller seat screen, which is called "inkstone screen" on the table, "kang screen" on the kang, and "light screen" to block candles.
Folding screen is also called curved screen. It consists of several connected fans and can be folded. The flat plate and the groove are also different in shape. Generally, it is an even combination, such as four screens, six screens, eight screens, twelve screens and so on. Each fan is connected to the hook. It can be curved or straight when placed, which is more flexible.
It is an ordinary screen connected by hooks, which can not only separate the space but also play the role of ornament; The rare hanging screen is reduced to the height of 80-90 cm, and each screen is hung on the wall separately, which is a pure decorative screen. Curved screen is a foldable screen phoenix, also called "soft screen". Different from the hard screen, it does not need a base and consists of even numbers. At least two or four, at most dozens. Some are framed with hardwood, and some are wrapped with wooden frames. The wooden frame of the package is light, and the center of the screen is different from that with seats. Usually, all kinds of landscapes, flowers, people, birds and animals are embroidered or painted on silk or paper. Generally speaking, the screen with seat is heavier and the curved screen is lighter. In terms of furnishings, many furnishings with screens are in the main position in the middle of the room, which is relatively fixed. Curved screen is not. In the court, this kind of screen phoenix is mostly located in the main hall of each palace. There are thrones, long tables, incense sticks, palace hills and other things in front of the screen. In this way, people's sight is blocked by the screen at the back, which highlights the display phoenix in front of the screen and creates a solemn atmosphere.
Among the above two screens, the large screen is suitable for buildings and halls, and the small and medium screen is suitable for restaurants, tea rooms and families.
Hang the screen. That is, the hanging screen hanging on the wall. Most of them are in pairs, but also fan-shaped, peach-shaped and plum-shaped Nave also has couplets on both sides. There are also single frames.
Kangping That is, a small screen is placed on the kang for decoration, so it is called kang screen. Some beds also design the bedspread as a screen.
Desktop screen. Also known as inkstone screen, it is a small screen placed on the console table and a decorative ornament widely used since the Song Dynasty. Song Zhao-hu's "Distinguishing between Dongtian Luqing Collection and Ink Screen": "From Dongpo and Valley, ink screen is made, that is, the inscription is inscribed on the ink screen and engraved on the screen to show it." Paint screen. Lacquer art is the majority of screens in both ancient and modern times. This is because the lacquer art in China has a long history of 7,000 years, with a wide variety of crafts and colorful artistic expressions. Different processes have their own advantages. Jade inlay is clear and exquisite; Gold lacquer painting is colorful and brilliant; Carved gold and filled with gold, the lines are smooth and magnificent; The blade carved with gray color is sharp and vigorous. Paint screen is generally made of pine, which has the advantages of stable wood and not easy to crack and deform. But some high-grade screens are painted by Qi Diao, and the borders are made of high-grade materials such as rosewood and rosewood.
In addition, there are wooden screens, stone screens, silk screens, mica screens, glass screens, glass screens, bamboo screens, metal screens, enamel screens and magnetic screens. In addition to historical allusions, literary masterpieces, religious myths, folklore, landscape figures, dragons, phoenixes, flowers and birds, there are also paintings and calligraphy. That is, mount calligraphy and painting on the screen, or draw calligraphy and painting directly on the screen. For example, "Miscellanies of Xijing" in Han Dynasty: "There is a wooden painting screen in Zhaoyang Hall where Zhao Hede lives". Tang Shu: "Fang Ji ancient and modern family instructions on the screen." Du Mu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, said, "Qiu Guang painted a cold screen with a silver candle, and a small fan lightly fanned a firefly. The night in Tianjie is as cool as water, lying and watching morning glory and Vega. " Another example is Emperor Qianlong's article "On Penetrating Yang" in Qing Dynasty, questioning the idiom "Penetrating Yang with a hundred paces". The craftsman was ordered to make twelve screens and personally wrote the full text of 538 words on the screen with ink.
In addition, there is a Bo Gu screen. On the theme, "Bo Gu" is more elegant and unique than the widely used figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, with antique utensils and exquisite accessories as the theme, accompanied by flower arrangement. Morally speaking, there is a meaning that "the past is not forgotten, the future is a teacher, and natural resources can communicate with heaven and earth".