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| Stools and Benches(4) |
Fig.168
Round recessed leg stool, bud wood top, eighteenth century probably made in Beijing Photo courtesy Oi Ling Chiang  Fig.169 Scene form a bedchamber from the Tianqi novel. Forgotten tales from Zen Adherents. Note the high rounded stool compared to the very low recessed stool the maid is perched on to wash the baby Photo courtesy Grace Wu Bruce  Fig.170 Pair of hexagonal stools with unusual overlapping lingzhi fungus deign in me shape of the double-coin or doubled happiness symbol. Zhejiang provide Photo courtesy Art of Chen  dynasty, scholars with severe notions of aesthetics loved to exploit natural wood formations, particularly knotty roots, to create rustic seats (Fig 168). During the Qing, the simple seat could be enhanced with elaborate carving and flourishes (Fig165). Hexagonal stools such as the one shown here from Zhejiang province were also popular in the late Qing (Fig.17O). Regional craftsmen and farmers also took artistic license with the form, such as tall three-legged stools and innovative barber's seats (Figs. 166, 167). |
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