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    Elm Arm Chair From Shanxi - 19th Century

    SKU: C1991

    19th Century, from Shanxi, China

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    £925
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    Dimensions: W56 x D45 x H102 cm

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    Priced Individually - This pair of antique Chinese armchairs are from Shanxi province and date to the 19th century. This style of chair is called a Southern officials hat chair or writing chair. They were regularly used by poets, painters & scholars. The style originated in Jiangsu in central China and spread northwards, and the term 'southern' refers to their origins south of the capital. 

    These chairs are constructed from northern elm ((yumu 榆木). Originally, they would have been coated with a black lacquer to protect them from wear which has subsequently worn at high points and areas of frequent daily use.

    Hat chairs were usually placed on each side of a wine or tea table and can be seen depicted in ancestor portraits and Chinese pith painting scenes.

    Similar examples can be found in many books on Antique Chinese furniture including 'Chinese Furniture' by Mazurkewich - Fig 92 & 98.

    Each sold separately

     

    Dimensions:

    56 x 45 x 102 (wxdxh cms)

    Seat Height: 52cm

     

    From China

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