Square Stool, Light Elm d100 As is typical on Chinese

As is typical on Chinese chairs the backrest has some lovely carved decoration

while the circular door hardware and brass handles add further oriental style

Popular during the Qing dynasty

The screens panels are based on similar original ones that would form the interior windows or doors of a Chinese house

designed in a way so as to solve the problem of hiding away the TV when not in use

Square Stool, Light Elm d100 As is typical on ChineseStools and higher level seating were in use throughout China from as early as the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago, unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later. They were not seen as an inferior type of seating and were used by all levels of society. By the Ming dynasty a design had appeared with 'horse hoof' feet and a 'waisted' top that remained largely unchanged and extremely popular for several