By the time of the Ching dynasty, a set of furniture was arranged symmetrically, and extreme care was taken to achieve uniformity.
清代之後，隨著西力東漸，貿易頻繁，質地堅硬、色澤優美、適於深雕的南洋木材源源輸入；加以清代國勢富強，工藝技術達到很高的水準，傢具器物開始崇尚繁複多彩的裝飾。於是傢具的木材構件漸漸加寬加大，以利展現雕刻技術，終於失去前代典雅流暢的風格。