Short Backed Southern Officials Hat Armchair - 19th Century Lembata known as Jetsun Dolma in

known as Jetsun Dolma in Tibetan Buddhism

It is one of our favorite pieces from an excellent quality recently acquired collection we've acquired

Materials: Carved stone

These prints both have wear conducive with age

Many survived on the tall ceilings

Short Backed Southern Officials Hat Armchair - 19th Century Lembata known as Jetsun Dolma inThis 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