With rolling headrest above two pairs of curved arms, the sliding footrest with carved ruyi sceptres. Height 95 cm, length when extended c. 150 cm. The footrest legs clad with brass.
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This reclining chair of the type sometimes referred to as 'moon-gazing' chairs has been designed to offer informal comfort to its occupant. Chairs of this sort, which appear to have become fashionable in the mid-Qing period, are characterised by their tilted back-rests and extended arm-rests. Some examples, such as the current chair provide the added luxury of a cylindrical head-rest and a pull-out leg-rest.