Scholar's Chair
This is a 19th century antique Chinese horseshoe-style chair made likely from elmwood. The chair was fabricated using pegs and specially carved joinery that reinforces the structure of the chair. The base has A-shaped legs on each side that are conjoined with a footrest. The seat is rectangular with a depression that suggests there was once an accompanying cushion. Two oblong dowels support the yoked armrest and the backrest consists of a single narrow panel with a circular design in relief near the top. Antique chairs of this style are often modeled after those typical of the Ming Dynasty.
![Scholar's Chair](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179.jpg?itok=xCDnOB14)
![Scholar's Chair, back rest detail](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_backrest.jpg?itok=VRJ1pYDP)
![Scholar's Chair, side view](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_side.jpg?itok=bUaOG5Ba)
![Scholar's Chair, back](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_back.jpg?itok=ri7I6d-8)
![Scholar's Chair, back detail](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_back_detail.jpg?itok=ncobqHGA)
![Scholar's Chair, bottom](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_bottom.jpg?itok=THbpFiJa)
![Scholar's Chair, detail](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/ScholarsChair_17179_detail.jpg?itok=El0guWNX)