17th century The chair with a rectangular top rail mortised and tenoned to the stiles, inset with a central reticulated panel finely carved with a pair of sinuous and confronted chilong, the stiles continuing through the seat frame and extending as the back legs, the arms mortise and tenon to the stiles and posts supporting a shou shaped strut on each side, continuing through the seat and extending as the front legs, the hard cane seat bordered by a horizontal stretcher set with vertical pillar-shaped struts below, the plain aprons joined to the front legs by a shaped footrest. 82cm (32 2/8in) high x 58cm (22 7/8in) wide x 45cm (17 6/8in) deep.