“建筑是表,家具是里。”家具与人类的生存空间紧密相连,是日常生活中不可或缺的器具。随着时代的发展,家具成为一种文化意识形态,是时代特征的反映,并始终贯穿于历史长河之中。明代至清朝前期的经济制度和社会环境深深影响着明式家具,并将其推向我国家具史上的顶峰,使其成为东方艺术的璀璨明珠。 “Building is a table, furniture is in. ” Furniture and human living space are closely linked, is an indispensable instrument in daily life. With the development of the times, furniture has become a cultural ideology, a reflection of the characteristics of the times and always running through the long history. The Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty economic system and social environment deeply influenced Ming-style furniture and pushed it to the pinnacle of the history of Chinese furniture, making it a shining pearl of oriental art.