of rectangular form, constructed with a rectangular soft woven cane surface supported by pale webbing and radiating braces on the underside, the surface set into the frame forming the seat, the frame with a round edge ending in a slightly concave band, above a constricted waist and a plain bulging beaded-edged apron, all supported on four sturdy beaded-edged legs ending in hoof feet

The original side panels of the daybed are missing. The wood feet were married and the extra structure to the underside were later added. The old caned seat has old bamboo nail repair.
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Wen Zhengheng (1585-1645) in Zhangwu zhi [Treatise of superfluous things], juan 6, describes that dumian chuang or ‘bed for sleeping alone’ are suitable for the female bedrooms and the scholar’s studios. Woodblock illustrations and paintings depict the use of these moveable beds both flush against a wall or free standing in indoor settings and outdoor gatherings. The surfaces of these forms are also shown piled with books, scrolls, antiques, musical instruments and game boards confirming their status as an important possession for a scholar. According to Sarah Handler in ‘Outstanding Pieces in Private Rooms: Chinese Classical Furniture in New American Collections,’ Chinese Furniture: Selected Articles from Orientations, 1984-1994, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 169, “since daybeds are relatively light and easy to move, they could also be used for relaxing outside.” One such example is a hanging scroll by the early seventeenth century artist Chen Hongshou (1598-1652) titled Reclining on the Incense Fumigator in the Shanghai Museum, depicting a woman seated on her daybed in a garden, illustrated in Sarah Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 117.