A Chinese red-lacquered folding armchair (jiaoyi)

A Chinese red-lacquered folding armchair (jiaoyi), the horseshoe-shaped back applied with metal mounts, the splat with a complex diaper pattern, the seat leather, probably late Ming, damages and wear, 95cm high. Cf. Sarah Handler, The Elegant Vagabond: The Chinese Folding Armchair, Orientations January 1992, for a detailed account of the history of such chairs. Provenance: William Ohly collection.