China
The carpet is as intrinsically part of the indigenous Chinese culture as a jade carving or a porcelain vase. Often woven in shades of blue and beige with repeated devices of swastikas, fretwork and diapered roundels, or displaying meaningful iconography such as delicate lotus blossoms, classic symbols of longevity, chrysanthemums, fo-dogs, cranes and flaming pearls, these carpets are depicted in paintings dating from as early as the T’ang Period.
Important Ch'ien-lung Carpet
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Ningshia, China, 18th Century
19ft 6in length x 15ft 10in width
5.94m x 4.83m
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Ningshia Rug
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Rice Design
Ningshia, China, circa 1800
6ft 9in length x 4ft 7in width
2.06mx 1.40m -
Ningshia Carpet
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Ningshia, China, Late 18th Century
17ft 9in length x 14ft 8in width
5.41m x 4.47m
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