Most
of the Chinese window screens are from Guangzhou, Beijing and Chengdu in china
and from Chinese homes in Phnom Penh in Cambodia. These window screens are now
in antique markets in few locales in china but earlier in 18th and
19th century, these window screens were effectively used to decorate
and protect homes. These antique pieces should be carefully selected as people
have started keeping newly manufactured window screens in antique markets.
Chinese
window screens are authentic antique pieces from 19th century and
earlier times which are very beautiful and are used to produce beautiful wall
hangings. These window screens can also be built into walls in remodeled and
new homes but are hardly seen being used in new homes after breaking the old
homes for re-construction. Durable China windowscreens can be paired with other
screens to produce a dramatic headboard and can also be used behind the glass
in a customized divider or door.
In
ancient Chinese buildings, windows are used for ventilation, lighting, shape
building elevation and organizing the space. Windows function as a beautiful
picture frame in ancient Chinese architecture whereas in the west, windows are
used for letting in fresh air and light. Traditional window screen decoration
involves a combination of use and beauty and various aesthetic structural
languages such as straight lines, vertical lines, arc lines and traverse lines
of different thickness and density are expressed completely. Developing over
time, window screen designs include cultural connotations such as rustic folk
customs and rich ethnic cultural backgrounds expressing desire for a happy,
secure and joyful life in a symbolic fashion.
Traditional Chinese window screen designs
include geometrical patterns such as Buddhist swastika design, windmill design
and H-shaped design.
Windmill
design: There is a folk custom of manufacturing toy windmills from local
materials such as grass-blade, leaf, wheat straw etc since ancient times and
this is the origin of windmill design. This windmill design is gifted with the
blessing of “luck and joy always” and means worshipping the “mother nature”.
Buddhist
swastika shaped design: Swastika design symbolizes “good luck in everything” or
“everything will take on a new look” and is a lucky and auspicious folk pattern
since a long time in china. It also means paying respect and praying to the
Buddha because it resembles Buddhism.
H-shaped
design: A pattern of H-shape has a lot of grace, it symbolizes “a glorious
future” and therefore, is admired by many people
The
features and specifications of china
window screen are:
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Packaging is done in rolls, then packed in plastic bags and
then into cartons or wrapped with anti-damp paper and then put into the plastic
woven bags.
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Materials used for manufacturing china window screen are aluminum, copper, stainless steel, and others.
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