Square Stool, Light Elm d100 legs and supporting posts are

legs and supporting posts are all squared rather than rounded

The Chinese used decorative screens - either lacquered and painted or carved - from early on as a means of providing privacy

scenes of children at play

As is typical on Chinese chairs the backrest has some lovely carved decoration

Popular during the Qing dynasty

Square Stool, Light Elm d100 legs and supporting posts areStools and higher level seating were in use throughout China from as early as the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago, unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later. They were not seen as an inferior type of seating and were used by all levels of society. By the Ming dynasty a design had appeared with 'horse hoof' feet and a 'waisted' top that remained largely unchanged and extremely popular for several