A JICHIMU MING-STYLE FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR 20TH CENTURY

the rounded crestrail with outswept handgrips reinforced by metal mounts, the tripartite splat set with pierced panels depicting chilong and qilin, the arms supported by curved extensions of the front legs, the slatted seat over a narrow scrolling apron carved with chilong, the cylindrical legs set into the rectangular base stretchers, the front stretcher beneath a footrest mounted with a rectangular openwork metal fitting of interlocking lozenges