Horseshoe Armchair, Warm Elm Abacus with camphor wood being popular

with camphor wood being popular as it acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also favoured

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

pale finish

With a cabinet section at the bottom and 12 drawers above

Horseshoe Armchair, Warm Elm Abacus with camphor wood being popularThis version of our horseshoe armchair is in our 'warm' finish, chairs like this one were symbols of status in Ming dynasty China. Known also in Chinese as 'Grand Tutor Chairs' (taishi yi), they were used initially at court and by high ranking officials. They later became more common but were still reserved for the most important visitors members of a household. One of the most recognisable of Chinese designs, the chairs feature a beautifully curved