Pair of southern official's hat chairs. Shanxi province, aprox. 1750. Elm with the original brown-black lacquer. Dim.: LxDxH: 57x44x52/104 cm. These chairs have a soft seat of woven rotan that is reinforced with stretched coconutfibre rope under it. These seats are of course replaced. With one chair the apron under the footrest is replaced. With the other a similar apron at the side is replaced. Further in very good condition. A beautiful and stylish pair that has not been cleaned yet.