Wood Jiali Chair

Light grain climbs the back plank like contour lines on a map.

This jiali chair dates to the 20th century. It is sand blasted elm wood. As original period furniture became harder to find, restoration artists began salvaging fragments from incomplete pieces to make complete ones, and eventually full reproductions began to surface. Open-armed chair with a smooth, rounded crest rail and tapered hook ends. The splat is tan with fine vertical figure, the seat panel is set within a molded edge, and square legs are tied by two levels of stretchers. It is 22.5 inches long, 17.5 deep and 30 high.

Calm proportions that never raise their voice.