During the reign Huang Taiji in the Later Jin and Qing Dynasties (1627-1643)

Made with buckhorns and wood. A total height of 119.2 cm, with a back rest of 63.2 cm tall. A buckhorn with a girth of 184.5 cm. A seat of 57 cm high, 82.8 cm long, and 52.7 cm wide.

The upper part of the chair is a back rest made with 12 buckhorns. Four buckhorns serve as the legs of the chair, while eight buckhorns spread around centered on the back rest, with four each on the left and right sides, evenly reaching downward. The lower part of the chair is wooden. The seat is square in shape, with the center weaved with ropes of palm fiber. The four sides of the chair have framed panels. The four legs and the spandrels showing relief flowers and painted with reddish-gold lacquer. The lower parts of the four legs show the style of four feet touching the ground. In the front-bottom of the chair is a wooden step. On the middle of the seat back is a poem written by Emperor Qianlong in 1754 that read “A bow was bent to chase a deer. An implement was made to mimic the riding of a dragon. Why bother to envy the seven treasures? Eight buckhorns suffice to be good offerings. Those collected in warehouses are of age-old qualities. What are nurtured this way are better than new buckhorns. How dare I sit upright only? For all eternities I wish to show frugality and respect.” At the back are inscriptions that read, “A respectful ode to the buckhorn chair made by Emperor Taizong. By the brush-pen of the current emperor, in the ninth month of Jiaxu year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong.” Below is the signature of Emperor Qianlong with continuous bead marks.