| How to identify Chinese antique furniture--Huanghuli | | | | surfaces had mellowed to a yellowish tone due to |
| wood | | | | long exposure to light. |
| Thanks for the source from | | | | The most qualified huanghuli furniture was made |
| Background of Huanghuli wood: | | | | during Mid Ming dynasty and late Qianlong Emperor of |
| The Chinese term huanghuali literally means "yellow | | | | Qing dynasty. Since mid Qing dynast, the materials of |
| flowering pear" wood. It is a member of the | | | | huanghuali became less and less to almost dispear. So |
| rosewood family and is botanically classified as | | | | the furniture made of huanghuali was not produced |
| Dalbergia odorifera. In pre-modern times the wood | | | | any more. Till now few huanghuali furniture left. It's |
| was known as huali or hualu. The modifier | | | | the most precious and expensive member of |
| huang(yellowish-brown) was added in the early | | | | furniture family at present. |
| twentieth century to describe old huali wood whose | | | | |