Description: Rare pair Ming dynasty hardwood chairs possibly Zitan featuring an openwork dragon design around a Shou medallion on the back and below the seat are three shaped aprons carved with dragons 16th/17th century measure 86cm H x 61cm W x 46cm D * See Wang Xixiang 'Classic Chinese Furniture', HK 1986, cat no 43, p82 & 270 for an almost identical chair; Also 'Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Vol II', the same author, HK 1989, cat no A68