Ming-style Chinese rosewood Hongmu low-back armchair. A “Southern official’s hat armchair” with a straight back-rail above an S-curved splat. The splat with a carved medallion in low relief. The arms with a gentle S-curve and with tapering brackets. Cylindrical legs joined by a plain apron, stretchers, and a footrest.

Provenance: Christie’s, New York, “Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,” December 2, 1993, Lot 163; The collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton – Selections from The Marsh, Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Height: 36 in x width: 22 in x depth: 16 1/4 in.