对我国明式家具这一宝贵的文化遗产进行系统的整理和科学的研究,是近几十年的事情。本世纪二十年代,我国出现了“营造学社”这一以研究古建筑为主要任务的学术团体,对我国地面上残存的历代建筑遗物进行了大量调查测绘和研究工作,作出了巨大贡献。在这种调查测绘研究古代文化遗产潮流的影响下,在众多传世的明式家具优美造型的吸引下,少数学者于二十年代末期开始对明式家具进行研究和整理。这一开创性的学术活动,在 The systematic sorting and scientific research on this precious cultural heritage of Ming Dynasty furniture in China has been a matter in recent decades. The twenties of this century, our country appeared “to create learning society,” the study of ancient architecture as the main task of the academic community, on the ground of our remnants of ancient architectural relics conducted a lot of surveying and mapping and research work, made a huge contribution. Under the influence of this survey and survey on the trend of ancient cultural heritage, attracted by the numerous beautifully-styled Ming-style furniture, a few scholars began to study Ming furniture in the late 1920s. This groundbreaking academic activity is here