Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet
Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet

Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet

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Stock ID: #18399
General Rug Type: Chinese
Specific Rug Type: Chinese - Ningxia
Circa: 1850
Ground Color: Yellow
Origin: China
Width: 8' 6" ( 259 cm )
Length: 9' 6" ( 290 cm )
Description
Chinese

Carpets made in China proper. See entries Ningshia, Peking, Art Deco.

Chinese - Ningxia

The western Chinese province of Ningshia has a mostly Muslim population and is the source of many of the oldest Chinese carpets of the modern (Ming Dynasty and later) era. The designs are typically Chinese: fretwork or Greek key boarders, pacony palmettes, bats, butterflies, Fu dogs, clouds, dragons, shou symbols, etc. Pollar carpets designed to wrap around monastery columns and displaying a dragon above waves are a specialty. The weave is coarse and soft, with several wefts between knot rows and a longish pile. Yellow golds, dark and light blues are common colors. The outer most plain border on pre 1800 examples is a corrosive brown. Formats include: large square “throne” carpets, paralleled meditation runners, chair seats and scalloped backs.

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