Moon Chair: An Arc from Backrest to Armrest

A detail of a horseshoe armchair. Its most crucial feature is that the top rail and armrests form a continuous curved piece of wood—starting from the center of the back, it wraps around to both sides and gradually extends forward and downward, ending in a slightly upturned flare at the front of the armrest. The entire section has no turning points, joined by several pieces of wood with wedge-and-dowel tenons, but the seams are almost invisible. The center of the backrest is a thin backrest panel, subtly S-shaped to conform to the back, with a small, simple openwork carving at the top. The seat is a woven rattan soft mat, slightly elastic and concave. The four legs splay slightly outwards, with stretchers at varying heights between them. The wood is dark hardwood, only waxed. Avoid: making the armrest and backrest in segmented sections with obvious turns, using a flat backrest panel, making the seat a solid wood hard board, adding intricate carvings and polychrome painting.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張圈椅的細部。它最關鍵的特徵是搭腦與扶手是一根連續的弧形木——從背後的中央開始向兩側繞行並逐漸向前向下延伸,末端在扶手前端外撇成一個微微上翹的收頭,整段沒有轉折點,由數段木料以楔釘榫接合但接縫幾乎看不見。椅背中央是一片薄薄的靠背板,呈微妙的 S 形曲線貼合背部,上有一小塊簡潔的透雕。座面是藤編的軟屜,略有彈性與凹陷。四腳向外微張,腳間有高低錯落的棖子。木料是深色的硬木,只上蠟。避免:把扶手與椅背做成分段有明顯轉折、使用平直的靠背板、把座面做成實木硬板、加入繁複的雕刻與彩繪。