中国有着悠久的家具发展历史。家具作为人类文明社会的重要象征,在中国已经有着数千年发展历程。在明朝时期,我国的家具制作艺术发展达到了历史最高水平。受中国古代灿烂繁盛的文学文化影响,明代家具工艺不仅仅满足于基本的使用功能,而是通过雕刻装饰等艺术手法,表现出卓越的艺术效果与人文内涵。在明代,家具雕刻装饰的文化艺术水平也达到了历史巅峰。雕刻是明式家具装饰图形的最常见手段,也是明式家具制作中的重要工艺。明式家具的雕刻装饰图像精致典雅,美轮美奂,充分体现出中华文明的博大精深与丰富内涵,十分富有人文意义。 China has a long history of furniture development. As an important symbol of human civilization, furniture has been developed in China for thousands of years. In the Ming Dynasty, China’s furniture production art reached the highest level in history. Influenced by the splendid and prosperous literary culture of ancient China, the furniture and handicraft of the Ming Dynasty was not only satisfied with the basic functions of use, but also showed excellent artistic effect and humanistic connotation through such artistic techniques as carving and decoration. In the Ming Dynasty, the art and culture of furniture sculpture reached the peak of history. Carving is the most common means of Ming-style furniture, decorative graphics, but also an important piece of Ming furniture production process. Ming furniture carved decorative images exquisite elegance, beautiful, fully embodies the profound and rich connotation of Chinese civilization, very rich cultural significance.