Armchair
CultureChinese
DateKangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 39 3/8 × 27 1/4 × 20 inches (100 × 69.22 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number46-78/4
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DescriptionOne of a set of four huanghuali horseshoe armchairs carved to simulate bamboo, the five-part backs have exposed tenon overlapping pressure pin scarf joints, with a frame splat with a dragon roundel and huamu panels. The front and rear posts continue through the seat frame to form the legs which are square on the inside edge beneath the seat frame; these are joined by stretchers at the same height. A similarly carved spandrel is fixed to the rear posts and an apron pegged to the inner edge of the legs and sear frame. The soft matting seat has been replaced with hard mat. Kangxi Period, probably late 17th-early 18th century.
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