Chinese Horseshoe Back Meditation Chair with Rattan Inset

Wide enough to sit cross-legged, which was the idea.

This horseshoe back meditation chair comes from China and is contemporary, made of huali wood and rattan. The horseshoe back is a classic form of Chinese furniture, and broad versions like this were associated with scholars and monks who sat with their legs folded. One continuous curved rail sweeps around the back and arms, held up by slim round spindles. A woven rattan panel sits inside the dark, square seat frame. Plain rails connect the legs at the floor. It is 35 inches long, 29 deep and 31 high.

Stillness is easier with armrests.