The New Invention!

A very important invention was the invention of wooden furniture. It was discovered on the silk road, a place where people traded goods. The Emperor's furniture was elaborately carved and crafted by hand by a craftsmen. The furniture was made out of rosewood with ivory or mother of pearl. The wooden chairs were classified in a hierarchy. Someone of high rank would sit in a wooden chair that had arms and either a square or round back. People in the military sat in chairs that were upholstered in animal hides. Those of low rank sat in chairs that did not have arms. A special kind of chair was called the drunken lord chair which was different from the other chairs. It was a lounge chair with head and foot rests that fold out when needed. Chairs weren't the only items made out of wood. tables and other home furnishings were as well. Before the invention of the wooden chair, people would sit on a stool.