Chinese antique beds include large marriage bed, day bed, opium bed, Miss bed, room bed, etc.

Introduction On Marriage Bed:

In Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, some years ago, the nation there has a custom for the parents of bride to prepare good big beds for their daughters as dowry. They compare each other to see who's bed is better. The one with best marriage bed for their daughter will feel pride and get respect by others.
So they invited experienced wood craftsmen to make good bed for them.

Thus the the marriage bed became more and more beautiful. This kind of beds are no longer produced now. Because of complicated carvings and paintings, reproductions can not be made either. And these antique marriage bed become less and less.