Sofa with ice-crack pattern decoration

Ice cracks are an ancient Chinese ceramic firing technique with a long history. They are renowned for their exquisite textures and forms, which carry profound symbolic meanings in Chinese culture. They symbolize the melting of ice and the revival of all things, representing the return of spring and the rejuvenation of life forces. The production process is extremely complicated, requiring exquisite skills and meticulous patience. As a result, the produced objects are extremely precious. It features irregular patterns, such as the railings of beds, the backs of chairs, transparent cabinet doors, lattice windows, and the lower shelves of drawing tables. This piece boldly applies it to the armrests of the sofa, combined with the traditional Chinese official hat backrest, making the furniture full of tension and vitality. The shape of the single-person armchair is different from that of two or three people’s seats. As a simplified version of the imperial armchair, the armrests at both ends use the pipe joint downward extension, and the backrest uses an S-shaped wave curve. Starting from the chair ring and bending inward, it continues to support the back until 18 centimeters away from the seat surface, then changes to a 90-degree right-angle joint structure to connect the seat surface’s mortise. Through countless trials and errors by the craftsmen, a classic shape was formed and widely spread.