Square Stool, Black Lacquer spo-enabled The two shallow drawers are

The two shallow drawers are handy for papers

this lovely piece harks back to the tea tables that were used in China between a pair of chairs

The natural finish shows off the deep grain on the reclaimed elm which matches the rest of the furniture in this range

The outer frame is painted with flowers in gold

Square Stool, Black Lacquer spo-enabled The two shallow drawers areUnlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and stools were in use throughout China from as early as the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago. They were not seen as an inferior type of seating and were used by all levels of society. By the Ming dynasty a design had appeared with 'horse hoof' feet and a 'waisted' top that remained largely unchanged and