Suzhou Rosewood Carving

Suzhou Rosewood Carving

　　Suzhou rosewood carving has a long history. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has developed a distinctive “Suzhou style” characterized by simple yet elegant shapes, clean and straight lines, exquisite craftsmanship, and a smooth, polished finish. In processing Suzhou-style rosewood carvings, the wood must first undergo a drying process, and traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery is used to control shrinkage, deformation, and cracking. The main products include not only complete sets of furniture such as beds, cabinets, tables, and sofas, but also a wide range of rosewood items used for interior decoration in high-end bedrooms, dining rooms, studies, and living rooms. These include small rosewood pieces like boxes, trays, stands, tea tables, and screens; decorative rosewood crafts such as tubes, cages, covers, as well as figures, animals, and floral designs made using shallow carving, relief carving, and openwork techniques; plus rosewood travel souvenirs like chopsticks, seal boxes, book stands, bookmarks, thread reels, and tea trays—totaling nearly a thousand varieties of products in different sizes.　　　　　　

　　　　Suzhou Rosewood Carving Factory Co., Ltd. emerged from the former Suzhou Rosewood Carving Factory, which was established in 1954 by a group of local artisans specializing in “Suzhou-style” rosewood products. After initial development, it grew into a large-scale professional factory for rosewood products. The company brought together dozens of national-level arts and crafts artists, master craftsmen, and master technicians, and trained a large number of highly skilled artisans, rosewood furniture designers, and engineering technicians. Over fifty years of development, it has evolved into a comprehensive enterprise engaged in producing rosewood furniture, hotel furniture, carved handicrafts, and undertaking decorative engineering projects.

　　　　Recommended location: Suzhou Rosewood Carving Factory Co., Ltd.

　　　　Full address: No. 16, Xibei Street Public Lane, Renmin Road (east of Beisi Pagoda), Suzhou (behind Suzhou Arts and Crafts Museum)

　　　　Inquiry phone: 0512-67520665