中华民族的发源地黄河流域气候湿润,因此坐具的最初实物已不复存在;及至汉代漆器的产生,才遗留下来坐具的实物。这些坐具,受到古代民族“席地而坐”习俗的影响,十分低矮。晋代出现了凳子。之后为了坐起来更舒服,在凳子上加了靠背和扶手,因而出现了椅子。椅子因“垂足坐”而成为主导坐姿的产物,在所有高型坐具中,它是一种比较高级的坐具。明清时期,家具不仅大量保存下来,而 The humid climate of the Yellow River basin, the birthplace of the Chinese nation, therefore no longer existed in the original form of the seat. Until the lacquer ware came into existence in the Han Dynasty, the object was left behind. These seats, by the ancient ethnic “sit on the ground ” customs, very low. Jin Dynasty appeared stool. Later, in order to sit more comfortable, added a backrest and armrests on the stool, and thus appeared the chair. The chair is the product of the dominant sitting position due to the “sit-down”, which is a relatively advanced seat among all high-profile seats. Ming and Qing Dynasties, furniture is not only preserved in large numbers,