病房屏幕– 3 Fold Standard – NSL

病房是一种独立式的家具. It consists of several frames or panels, which are often connected by铰链或通过其他方式。它可以用各种设计和不同种类的材料制成。折叠屏幕有许多实用和装饰用途。它起源于ancient China，最终向世界其他地区传播到世界其他地区。

Screens date back to China during the EasternZhouperiod (771–256 BCE).^[1][2]These were initially one-panel screens in contrast to folding screens.^[3]Folding screens were invented during theHan dynasty(206 BCE – 220 CE).^[4]在韩时代墓中发现了那些折叠屏幕的描绘，例如一个Zhucheng, Shandong Province.^[1]

A folding screen was often decorated with beautiful art; major themes included mythology, scenes of palace life, and nature. It is often associated with intrigue and romance in中国人literature, for example, a young lady in love could take a curious peek hidden from behind a folding screen.^[1][2]这种主题发生的折叠屏的一个例子是古典小说红房间的梦想by曹雪芹.

折叠屏幕是重复的元素Tangliterature.^[6]唐诗人李他(790–816) wrote the “Song of the Screen” (屏风曲), describing a folding screen of a newly-wed couple.^[6]The folding screen surrounded the bed of the young couple, its twelve panels were adorned with butterflies alighted on中国粉红色flowers (an allusion to lovers), and had silver hinges resembling glass coins.

折叠屏幕最初由木制面板制成，并涂上lacquered表面，最终折叠纸张或由纸制成的屏幕丝绸became popular too.^[3]Even though folding screens were known to have been used since古代，它在此期间迅速流行Tang dynasty(618–907).^[7]During the Tang dynasty, folding screens were considered ideal ornaments for many painters to display theirpaintingsand书法on.

许多艺术家涂在纸或丝绸上，并将其涂在折叠屏幕上。^[2]There were two distinct artistic folding screens mentioned in historical literature of the era. One of it was known as the华兴(中国人:畫屏;字面意思：“涂上折叠屏幕”），另一个被称为shuping(中国人:書屏;literally: “calligraphed folding screen”).^[3][7]It was not uncommon for people to commission folding screens from artists, such as from Tang-era painter Cao Ba or宋时代painterGuo Xi.^[2]在宋代折叠屏幕上的景观绘画达到了高度（960-1279）。^[1]Thelacquer techniques为了Coromandel screens, which is known askuǎncǎi(款彩“incised colors”), emerged during the late明代(1368-1644)^[9]and was applied to folding screens to create dark screens incised, painted, and inlaid with art ofmother-of-pearl, ivory, or other materials.