Book Chair With Rattan Seat From Zhejiang - 19th Century Material - Walnut Born as Siddhartha Gautama to

Born as Siddhartha Gautama to a privileged family in Nepal roughly 2500 years ago

The top section is referred to as a hat box where hats and out-of-season clothes were stored

these old Chinese wire lanterns would have once hung from a fishing boats

The long and narrow construction of altar tables makes them perfect for a corridor

Book Chair With Rattan Seat From Zhejiang - 19th Century Material - Walnut Born as Siddhartha Gautama toThese antique Chinese chairs are called meigui yi or book chairs. Book chairs were unusual for Chinese chairs as they were the only style of Chinese chair made in larger sets. This set of six Chinese book chairs is from Zhejiang and dates to the late 19th century. These chairs are constructed predominantly from catalpa wood but parts are also made from walnut and northern elm woods (yumu). They have rattan sets supported by wooden panels. The seat