Pair of Roundback Armchairs: Lohan Type
- Date
- 1600–1700s
- Medium
- Rosewood (huanghuali)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 85.4 x 58.4 cm (33 5/8 x 23 in.); Chair: 86 x 63.5 x 47 cm (33 7/8 x 25 x 18 1/2 in.)
- Form
- Chair
- Origin
- China
- Culture
- China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession
- 1955.40
- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
The existence of such chairs in pairs suggests that they were used in more formal settings reserved for important guests and family members of age and high status.