Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe
Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe

Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Runner Carpe

Stock ID: #25465
General Rug Type: Chinese
Specific Rug Type: Chinese - Ningxia
Circa: 1880
Ground Color: Soft Yellow
Border Color: Navy
Origin: China
Material: Wool
Weave: Pile - Knotted
Shape: Rectangle
Width: 2' 4" ( 71 cm )
Length: 7' 2" ( 218 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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