Wood Jiali Chair

Tidy joinery under a generous curve: the back does the talking.

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 chair with a bow-shaped top rail that flows into the arms, ending in small curled tips. The slim splat has straight striped grain, and the seat panel is bordered by a mitred frame. Legs show pale scuffing. It is 22.5 inches long, 17.5 deep and 30 high.

Nothing fussy, and all the better for it.