《明清家具》上卷、《明清家具》下卷，共收入北京故宮博物院珍藏的明代和清代家具450件（套），為迄今最為詳盡的明清家具展示。當中絕大多數是首次公開發表，特別是一些用珍貴木材製作的家具，世間流傳極少，代表了當時家具製作的最高水準，是中國古典家具製作的典範。
本卷共收錄明代及清初製成的明式家具204件，包括床榻寶座13件、椅凳墩50件、桌案几106件、櫥櫃格箱26件、屏聯架9件，詳盡表現每件家具的設計和製作特色，由權威專家詳述明式家具發展的概況和特點，分析家具的結構、木質及風格特色。
The furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties preserved in the Palace Museum are of best quality and have a great variety. They are second to none in China. The large pieces of lacquer furniture can be found nowhere else in China. The lacquer furniture and the hard wood furniture will be included in two books. Book I includes the furniture of the former half of the Ming and Qing dynasties; Book II included the furniture of the latter half of the Qing dynasty.
本卷共收錄明代及清初製成的明式家具204件，包括床榻寶座13件、椅凳墩50件、桌案几106件、櫥櫃格箱26件、屏聯架9件，詳盡表現每件家具的設計和製作特色，由權威專家詳述明式家具發展的概況和特點，分析家具的結構、木質及風格特色。
The furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties preserved in the Palace Museum are of best quality and have a great variety. They are second to none in China. The large pieces of lacquer furniture can be found nowhere else in China. The lacquer furniture and the hard wood furniture will be included in two books. Book I includes the furniture of the former half of the Ming and Qing dynasties; Book II included the furniture of the latter half of the Qing dynasty.