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Official's Hat Armchair with Four Protruding Ends

: Made in the Qing Dynasty, this plum flower-shaped red sandalwood stool embedded with bamboo...

Folding Armchair with Curved Back

Huanghuali wood.

Ming Dynasty.

Length 70 cm. Width 46.5 cm.

Height 112 cm.

: Ever since the Hemudu Neolithic Age as early as more than 7000 years ago, ancestors of the...

Its name comes from its long top rail and armrests. It is made of best-quality timber and its top rail, posts, back splat, armrests, side posts and gooseneck extensions are of a very slender shape. Usually placed in living rooms and sometimes in studies and bedrooms, the official's hat armchair got full developments from the Tang and Song dynasties onward and became very popular during the Ming Dynasty.

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