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A LARGE HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK ARMCHAIR, GUANMAOYI
17TH CENTURY
The 'official's hat' armchair of generous, impressive proportions, the humpback toprail with upward turning ends, supported on back posts of square section and extending to the back legs, the S-shaped splat plain, the arms strongly curved and projecting beyond the front posts set back from the corners of the seat frame enclosing the soft-mat caning, the legs joined by narrow aprons, the footrest and stretchers supported on plain, narrow aprons with small apron-heads, restoration to feet
47 5/8in. (121cm.) high, 27 1/8in. (69cm.) wide, 21 5/8in. (55cm.) deep
17TH CENTURY
The 'official's hat' armchair of generous, impressive proportions, the humpback toprail with upward turning ends, supported on back posts of square section and extending to the back legs, the S-shaped splat plain, the arms strongly curved and projecting beyond the front posts set back from the corners of the seat frame enclosing the soft-mat caning, the legs joined by narrow aprons, the footrest and stretchers supported on plain, narrow aprons with small apron-heads, restoration to feet
47 5/8in. (121cm.) high, 27 1/8in. (69cm.) wide, 21 5/8in. (55cm.) deep
Literature
Sarah Handler, "Classical Chinese Furniture in the Renaissance Collection", Orientations, January 1991, p. 42, fig. l and front cover
Sarah Handler, "A Yokeback Chair for Sitting Tall", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 18, fig. 24, front and back covers
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 50, no. 23
Sarah Handler, "A Yokeback Chair for Sitting Tall", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 18, fig. 24, front and back covers
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 50, no. 23