Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets
Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets

Mid 19th Century Pair of Ningxia Pillar Carpets

A lambrequin above and a mountain/wave border below frame a salmon field displaying auspicious and Buddhist symbols including a lion dog, deer, conch shell, cloud bands, cloud knots, etc.

No side borders.
Stock ID: #21506
General Rug Type: Chinese
Specific Rug Type: Chinese - Ningxia
Circa: 1850
Ground Color: Camel
Border Color: Camel
Origin: China - Ningxia
Material: Wool
Weave: Pile - Knotted
Shape: Rectangle
Width: 4' ( 122 cm )
Length: 6' 8" ( 203 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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