Stone pillars - focus on pure form beauty

Pillar foundation stone is a kind of building stone component in our country, commonly known as sill plate, or pillar foundation.

It is the cornerstone placed under the column and the cornerstone to withstand the pressure of the roof column. It is used for load and moisture resistance in traditional brick and wood structure buildings, and has an irreplaceable role in preventing buildings from slumping.

It has a history of more than 5,000 years. It is a microcosm that reflects the development of ancient architectural decoration art from the other side, and it is an indispensable shining point in architectural art for thousands of years.

Every ancient building has gone through the vicissitudes of life, and the pillars bearing the pillars have witnessed the rise and fall of thousands of years of history. Today, the editor will show you the pillar-bearing fighters in ancient buildings - the pillar foundation stone.

Pillar stone style

Column bases are of drum type, melon type, vase type, palace lantern type, six hammer type, Xumi seat type and so on. According to the third volume of the Song "Zhuang French Style": The pillar foundation has six names, the first is the foundation, the second is called the foundation, the third is called the scoop, the fourth is called the scorpion, the fifth is called the scorpion, and the sixth is called the scorpion. 

Pillar stone use

The column foundation is the foundation stone that bears the pressure of the column of the house. In order to prevent the landing column from being damp and rotten, ancient craftsmen put a stone pier on the column foot to isolate the column foot from the floor and play a relative moisture-proof effect. Every house with a wooden frame has columns and columns, and one is indispensable. At the same time, it strengthens the bearing pressure of the column base. Therefore, ancient China attached great importance to the use of foundation stones.

Pillar foundation stone is a kind of ancient Chinese architectural stone component, commonly known as scorpion plate. It is the cornerstone placed under the pillar, which is the cornerstone for bearing the pressure of the roof column. It is used for load and moisture resistance in traditional Chinese brick and wood structure buildings, and has an irreplaceable role in preventing the building from slumping. There are drum type, melon type, vase type, palace lantern type, six hammer type, Xumi seat type and other styles.

The evolution of the shape of the column base reflects the development of the ancient Chinese architectural decoration art from the other side, and it is an indispensable shining point in the Chinese architectural art for thousands of years. The foundation stone of the pillar appeared about 5,000 years later than the pillar.

Mr. Liang Sicheng, a famous ancient architect, believes that the natural pebbles excavated from the Yin-Shang period house site unearthed in Anyang "should be the remains of the oldest foundation stone in my country". The ruins of Yinshang houses in Anyang have a history of about 3,000 years.

The pillar foundation stone condenses the architectural wisdom and aesthetic taste of the ancient Chinese people, and is a treasure of stone carving art in the ancient Chinese architectural culture.

For thousands of years, ancient wooden buildings have always appeared in such an architectural pattern: "The house is divided into three parts, the upper part is divided into the upper part of the beam, the middle part is divided into the ground above the ground, and the lower part is divided into the steps." A group, or even each component; the continuity and diversity of its development reflect the styles and characteristics of different historical periods, different living areas, and different national cultures. As a unique component in ancient Chinese architecture, pillar foundation stone has the characteristics of "early origin, large number, wide form and high value". Correctly understanding and distinguishing the era modeling and carving art of the pillar foundation stone will play a positive role in promoting the research and inheritance of traditional art and technical achievements left over from history and the effective protection of cultural relics.