Wood Jiali Chair

A generous loop for the back, and a seat that means it.

This jiali chair dates to the 20th century. It is sand blasted elm wood. Tibetans were traditionally semi-nomadic and owned few personal furnishings, so most Tibetan furniture stood in monasteries, and some of it was carted over the Himalayas to India as monasteries were destroyed. Round-topped chair with slender curved arm supports and upturned tips. The seat panel is framed and flat, and the base is joined by square stretchers. It is 22.5 inches long, 17.5 deep and 30 high.

Looks plain, and does the job beautifully.