Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet
Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet

Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet

Ningxia in Northern China provided Tibetan monasteries with large numbers of pillar carpets with wraparound dragons soaring above mountains and waves, usually, as here, with originally red, now faded to rich gold, backgrounds. Although reduced at the top, this is still an authentic and dynamic example of the group. This carpet dates from the mid-18th century.
Stock ID: #22033
General Rug Type: Chinese
Specific Rug Type: Chinese - Ningxia
Circa: 1750
Ground Color: Camel
Border Color: Camel
Origin: China - Ningxia
Material: Wool
Weave: Pile - Knotted
Shape: Rectangle
Width: 5' 3" ( 160 cm )
Length: 8' 8" ( 264 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.

Tearsheet Download

Video