如今,对于明式家具的认知不乏将“简约”作为其最重要的特点,然而细细揣摩传世实物、文献和绘画等各种遗存,不免发现这种观点的以偏概全。王世襄先生在其著作《明式家具研究》中就曾明确提到:“毫无疑义,大体朴素,只有少量装饰是明及清前期家具的常见风貌。但这绝不是它的全貌,因为雕饰富丽秾华而仍有很高艺术价值的也 Nowadays, there is no lack of awareness of Ming-style furniture as its most important feature. However, it is impossible to find a complete overview of this kind of viewpoints by carefully examining the various relics handed down from the real world, literature and paintings. Mr. Wang Shixiang pointed out explicitly in his book Ming Furniture Research: ”There is no doubt, generally simple, only a small amount of decoration is the common style of furniture in the Ming and early Qing dynasties, but this is by no means the whole picture because carving Flirtatious yet still has a high artistic value