Admittedly cool, I think these polished stainless steel Chinese officials hat chairs from Chine Gallery are equally as funky. Known in Chinese as Guān mào yǐ (官帽椅) the name likely comes from the sculpted back which resembles a winged official’s hat.
Beijing
Sitting on history: Antique expert Roger Schwendeman reads Chinese history by touching and feeling it
Agenda Magazine (Beijing) July 2009
Weekend shopping at the PanJiaYuan antique market in Beijing
If you have never been to the Panjiayuan weekend market, you are really missing out. Genuine antiques? Not really (Well maybe one or two) But cool stuff? Definately! It you are a wholesaler or professional in the industry, you know this is a horrible place to do business. On the spot cash payments and consolidation/transport […]