Back when Wang Shixiang himself first became interested in furniture, with his legendary enthusiasm he started solidly studying from the basics, squatting down in workshops to chat and making friends with old cabinet makers. The 1000 or more technical terms listed in an appendix to Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture were collected in this way.
王世襄自己當年是拿出「玩家」的本領踏踏實實的從基層學起，蹲在牆邊跟老工匠聊天交朋友，《明式傢具研究》書後附錄的一千多條術語都是這樣子收集得來的。