Interpretation of Hakka furniture from visual semiotics

Furniture is kind of a symbol or a system composed of symbols, and the profound cultural meaning of what furniture contains can be expressed through the use of furniture symbols, including the regional attributes and cultural connotations of furniture. Hakka furniture is a member of the traditional furniture, with its distinctive style and extremely high artistic and aesthetic value. In this paper, from the perspective of semiotics, using Pierce’s classification of semiotics, combined with the characteristics of Hakka furniture, Hakka furniture symbols to interpret its hidden behind the social significance and aesthetic value.

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