Short Backed Southern Officials Hat Armchair - 19th Century Lembata Its thick plank top is

Its thick plank top is secured with hand-forged iron straps

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Short Backed Southern Officials Hat Armchair - 19th Century Lembata Its thick plank top isThis antique Chinese armchair is from Shanxi. 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, hence the usage of the term 'southern'. They are usually made from elm (yumu) or red elm (jumu), but examples made in walnut are also found in North China. This particular chair is made from walnut with