This Is One of the Rarest Chairs in the World

Name: This Is One of the Rarest Chairs in the World
Uploaded: 2026-08-03T09:04:20.429Z
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Channel: Chinese Antiques
Description: In Chinese, there’s a phrase: “第一把交椅” Dì yī bǎ jiāoyǐ. “taking the first cross chair.” It means claiming the highest seat in the room. This is that chair. At first glance, it’s just a folding chair. Disarmingly simple. But how did this chair come to represent status, luxury, royalty? And why is it now considered one of the rarest chairs in the world?

Chinese Antiques

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In Chinese, there’s a phrase: “第一把交椅” Dì yī bǎ jiāoyǐ. “taking the first cross chair.” It means claiming the highest seat in the room.

This is that chair.

At first glance, it’s just a folding chair. Disarmingly simple. But how did this chair come to represent status, luxury, royalty? And why is it now considered one of the rarest chairs in the world?