This volume takes a more scholarly approach towards the study of Chinese furniture. The author discusses the history and details of different kinds of wood, construction, and joinery.

• 全书分文字卷和图版卷两部份。文字卷系统地介绍了明式家具的源流、造型特色、结构技巧以及选才和鑑定等问题。图版卷收精美照片和线图400馀帧。