中國家具的形態與結構工法具有文化意涵與藝術氣息,為中華文化發展的產物。清代為東方美術工藝運動之重要時期,呼應了中華民族的文化、經濟發展及東西方文明的技藝結合,創造出獨有的風格特色,也造就了最高的雕工技術和工藝精神。清式家具承襲了明式的工法,但其式樣及製作理念卻截然不同,其形態演變對於中國家具之研究更顯得重要。本研究藉由文獻分析收集家具案例,以形態分析其各部構件與名稱定義,量化分析整合歸納各家具構件之變化,並建構清式家具工法樹狀圖。本研究結果顯示:1.清代太師椅相較於其他椅類更著重於裝飾表現;2.清式椅類家具與明式椅類家具構件特徵不同,且前者工法較為複雜;3.清式家具裝飾性重於實用性,且用料不惜製作成本;4.清式椅類家具下部結構延續明式桌類之束腰家具結構工法。
The structures and forms of Chinese furniture contain deep cultural meanings and artistic aura. Chinese furniture is the production and symbol of Chinese culture. Qing Dynasty is an important era for oriental arts and crafts movement, which not only echoes Chinese culture and economic development, but also a fusion of Western and Eastern civilization. In this era, Chinese furniture exhibits a unique style, and demonstrates the highest crafting skills and spirits. Qing furniture inherited crating skills from Ming dynasty; however, its forms and manufacturing philosophy is distinctive, whose development of forms is especially important to the study of Chinese furniture. This study examined different cases of furniture through literature review, investigated their components and definition of titles, quantitatively analyzed the change of different categories of furniture, and constructed a dendrogram of Qing furniture. Results indicated that: 1) compared to other types of chair, Qing palace chair is heavily decorated; 2) Qing-style and Ming-style chairs have distinctive components and structures. The craft of the former is more complicated than the latter; 3) Qing-style furniture stresses decorations more than practicality and spares no cost; 4) the bottom of Qing-style chairs resembles Ming-style chairs that place an emphasis on the beam waist.