1西方学者眼中的中国家具14世纪和15世纪中国家具在结构、功能和美学上已趋于成熟,因而没有再改变的必要。明代(1368～1644)古墓中出土的微型漆器家具几乎涵盖了中国室内家具的所有形制,它们为我们提供了很好的知识来源,并在家具的断代上面对我们大有帮助。中国家具的这种在造型和风格上有着长时间的延续使我们仅仅根据家具的造型 1 Chinese Furniture in the Eyes of Western Scholars Chinese furniture in the 14th and 15th centuries has matured in structure, function and aesthetics, so there is no need to change again. The miniature lacquer ware unearthed in the tombs of the Ming Dynasty (1368 ~ 1644) covers almost all forms of Chinese indoor furniture, which provide us with a good source of knowledge and greatly help us in the dying of furniture. This Chinese furniture in the shape and style has a long period of continuity so that we only based on the shape of the furniture