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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Early 19th Century W. Ningxia Carpet 2' 2" x 13' 10"
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century W. Ningxia Carpet Size: 2' 2" x 13' 10"
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late Ming c.a Antique Carpet with emperor on clouds
Located in Milano, IT
Behold, a magnificent antique carpet from the late Ming Dynasty period, a true testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of ancient China. Crafted from the finest wool and meticulo...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Extremely Rare Tibetan Antique Felt Rug, 18th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is an antique felt Tibetan rug woven during the 18th century and measures 154 x 89 cm in size. This is an extremely rare piece that has been mounted on a black backing to preser...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Flat Weave Kilim Tapestry Circa 1800's with Camel Wool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Antique Chinese flat weave kilim tapestry boasts a charming stripe pattern that exudes elegance. Handwoven in 1800, this piece is still in pris...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Flat Weave Kilim Tapestry Circa 1800's with Camel Wool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Antique Chinese flat weave kilim tapestry boasts a charming stripe pattern that exudes elegance. Handwoven in 1800, this piece is still in pris...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century Antique Dragon Design Chinese Rug 11'9'' X 7'3''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Early 19th Century Antique Dragon Design Chinese Rug 11'9'' X 7'3'', Handmade and Hand-knotted with dragon design Y & B B
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Kangxi Carpet Fragment, 17th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Chinese Kangxi Carpet Fragment Rug, 17th Century Additional information: Dimensions: 3'10" W x 5'3" L Origin: China Period: 17th Century (2nd...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Haji Jalili Tabriz rug is undeniably a work of art in Persian rug making. The intricate designs and lavish color palettes speak volumes about the unparalleled quality and scrupul...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Ningxia Pillar Rug, 2nd Half 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ningxia Pillar Rug, 2nd Half 18th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'3" W x 13'4" L Condition: Cut and rejoined in two places. Slight lo...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Imperial Five-Clawed Dragon Chinese Textile 'Silk & Metal', 18th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is an 18th-century imperial silk Chinese textile that measures 79 x 47CM in size. This rare example has been preserved in excellent condition and has retained its dramatic satur...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Silk

Antique Chinese Peking Wedding Rug with Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77267 Antique Chinese Peking Wedding Rug with Art Deco Chinoiserie Style. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a rounded open center ...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 4'10" x 6'10" - 147 x 208 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 4'10" x 6'10" - 147 x 208 )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Chinese Imperial Foo Dog, 18th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
This ancient Chinese carpet knotted in the Ningxia area in the 18th century measures 290 × 196 cm (9' 6" × 6' 5"). From traditional Chinese iconography the decoration takes flower in...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Imperial Ningxia Chinese Throne Back Cover with Lion Dog
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare Imperial Ningxia throne cover from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, distinguished by an exquisitely drawn lion dog, which is an auspic...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Pillar Carpet (2' 9'' x 9'-85 x 275 cm)
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Pillar Carpet (2' 9'' x 9'-85 x 275 cm)
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Silk Kashgar Throne Cover Rug Fragment
Located in Milan, IT
This very rare fragment belongs to a specific group of twelve silk Kashgar throne covers, all with a similar design and palette and distinguished by an ex...
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East Turkestani Khotan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Silk

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5' x 8' 1'' - 152 x 246 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5' x 8' 1'' - 152 x 246 cm )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia K'ang Carpet ( 4'10" x 10' )
Located in New York, NY
18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia K'ang Carpet ( 4'10" x 10' )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 7' x 10' 2''- 213 x 309 cm)
Located in New York, NY
3rd Quarter Of 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet With Grain of Rice Pattern ( 7' x 10' 2'' - 213 x 309 cm)
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Early Chinese Kangxi Period '1662-1722' Ningxia Rug with Blossom Palmettes
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Chinese rug, possibly used originally as a dais cover, which had been previously attributed to the Western region of Gansu (H. König, Gansu, Hali 138, London 2005, pl. 13, p. 58). However both the structure and the colours are fairly typical of Ningxia weavings from the Kangxi period (1662-1722), which marks the first Qing Dynasty empire following the Ming Dynasty and which still carries much of its iconography. Of particular note are the four stylised blue dragons on a coral background which decorate the corners of the composition. A true masterpiece of early Chinese textile art.
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug. 6 ft x 9 ft 9 in
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent rare and collectible antique 18th century Chinese Ningxia rug, country of origin / rug type: antique Chinese rugs, date: circa late 18th century. Size: 6 ft x 9 ft 9 in (1.83 m x 2.97 m) Antique Chinese Ningxia carpets have a transcendent quality that has made them highly sought-after since the 17th century. If one were to judge from this excellent 18th-century Ningxia rug, it is easy to see how this came to be so. The level of detail in this antique Chinese carpet is found in very few places around the world. The colors blend harmoniously to show off the fine craftsmanship of this carpet from China. Ningxia is located in a harsh mountainous region are Northwestern China. It borders Mongolia and sits on the plain of the Yellow River, bounded by the Great Wall of China on its Northeastern border. The climate of this region made it perfect for growing strong, yet soft wool. Little is known about antique rugs from this region before the 17th century because of its remote location. A visit from the Kangxi Emperor in 1696 and 1697 brought these carpets to the world. He was struck by the beauty and quality of the carpets he found and decided to establish a royal carpet weaving center in the area. After the establishment of the rug weaving centers of the Royal Court, designs in Ningxia became more formal and reflected the tastes of the Chinese Courts and noblemen. Carpets from the area became a symbol of wealth and power. At the time when this carpet was created, the royal weaving centers had been operating for about 100 years. By this time, Ningxia had become a name that was associated with high-quality antique rugs. This early carpet uses a complex range of blues, rose, pinks, light browns, dark browns and ivory. The design uses subtle shading to give it depth and create areas of shadow and light within the individual motifs. It based on a medallion design with four rondels in the field. It is executed with precision and demonstrates focused attention to symmetry. The center border of the carpet is surrounded by what is known to the Chinese as a cloud and thunder pattern, also known as a meander or Greek key pattern. To the Chinese, this pattern represents the cloud and thunder that brings the life-giving rain and the promise of good crops. It has been found in Chinese art as far back as 1050 BC. The pile of the rug is soft and supple, and it has a fine weave, more like a heavy textile than a carpet. This is one of the qualities for which Ningxia carpets were known. The level of detail and intricacy of the design is one of the fascinating aspects of the rug. For instance, if you look between the regularly spaced motifs in the field of the carpet, you will see that they are not solid, but contain a delicate pattern of precisely executed dots. This carpet has a high knot count, which is what makes the intricacy of this design possible. Another remarkable quality of this antique Oriental rug is its excellent shape that it is in for its age. This suggests that this carpet was well cared for over the past several centuries. This antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia rug is an example of fine quality craftsmanship and work that was produced by the Ningxia Court rug weavers. The design and colors come together beautifully to create a piece of classic Chinese artwork. It is a special piece that would be a beautiful addition to any Oriental collection...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2'9" x 7' - 85 x 215 cm )
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2'9" x 7' - 85 x 215 cm )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Distressed 18th Century Antique Ningxia Chinese Narrow Runner Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisitely elegant early Temple runner from the Ningxia region in northwest China, commissioned in the early 18th century for a Buddhist monastery in Tibet. The pattern is compos...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Nazmiyal 16th Century Ming Dynasty Dragon Chinese Carpet Fragment. 3 ft x 3 ft
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking and Highly Collectible Antique 16th Century Ming Dynasty Dragon Chinese Fragment, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: 16th Century. Si...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

New Transitional Rug Blue and Cream 18th Century Aubusson Design by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from China, this new transitional wool rug employs an homage to 18th century Aubusson style in an all-over field design with distinct...
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Chinese Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Main Hall Carpet ( 12'8''x13'4''- 385 x 405 )
Located in New York, NY
Main Hall Carpet Ningxia North Central China First Half of the 18th century Measures: 12'8" x 13'4" - 386 x 406 cm Structural Analysis Warp: cotton, white, natural, Z-4-S, hand-spun...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 13'6" x 16'6" - 412 x 503 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 13'6" x 16'6" - 412 x 503 )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Distressed Chinese Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Large distressed antique Chinese rug probably, late 18th or early 19th century Some old reparations, with nice Chinese design and beautiful colors with yellow and blue, entirely han...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Ningxia Rug, circa 1760s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rug originates from the city of Ningxia in western China, where a majority of the rugs come from an imperial origin. This style of rugs are characterized by their starkly contra...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Nazmiyal 18th Century Antique Chinese Kansu Rug. 6 ft 7 in x 15 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 18th Century Antique Chinese Kansu Gallery Size Rug, Country Of Origin: China, Circa Date: 18th Century. Size: 6 ft 7 in x 15 ft 6 in (2.01 m x 4.72 m)
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug 2' 7" x 4' 9"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Ningxia rug, size: 2'7" x 4'9".
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Kansu Beige Wool Khotan Carpet, 18th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
The light beige field with overall design of diagonal columns of polychrome panels in key-pattern frames containing hooked open rosettes and linked by small rosette panels...
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East Turkestani Khotan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Ningxia rug. Size: 5'0" x 8'3".
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug
Located in New York, NY
#20853 Main Hall Carpet 11’9” x 12’ Mid 18th Century Structural Analysis: Warp:cotton,off-white,natural,Z-4-S,somewhat irregular; Weft:cotton,off-white,Z-4-S,winder plied, quite irregular;2 shots alternating; wefts thick and soft; Pile:wool,Z-4; Knot: PL/0 degrees warp depression/horiz. 6 x vertical 5 = 30 knots per square inch; knots somewhat irregular, some quite thin; [check for T knots along edges] Sides: two cords each of two body warps, inner directly weft-attached; figure eight sparsely weft yarn wrapped; Weft/knot ratio: 60/40 wefts predominant. Remarks: This is another variant on the popular Mandarin nine lion dog carpet...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century N.W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2' x 3'4" - 62 x 102 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century N.W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2' x 3'4" - 62 x 102 ) In remarkably prefect condition considering it age.
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Rare Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug with Blue Lotus Flowers on a Blush Pink Field
Located in Milan, IT
This rare Ningxia rug features a blush pink background decorated by a directional pattern of large blue lotus flowers, symbols of long life, connected by a thin leafy vinery. The blu...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Rare and Elegant 18th Century Antique Yarkand Samarkand Distressed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and early Yarkand large format rug, distinguished by an infinite repeat pattern of the so-called 'five-flower herati' motif on a soft red back...
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Turkestan Khotan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Mid 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 5'3" x 8'8" - 160 x 264 )
Located in New York, NY
Ningxia in Northern China provided Tibetan monasteries with large numbers of pillar carpets with wraparound dragons soaring above mountains and waves, us...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese, Ningxia Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese - Ningxia rug, size: 5'6" x 7'2".
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Fragment of the Antique Tiffany Chinese Carpet with Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
The only huge carpet known to have left the Imperial Palace in Beijing's Forbidden City, formerly in the Perenchio collection, is the famous Tiffany carpet, 9.99 metres long and once 9.68 metres wide, but since reduced to 7.20 metres wide. The carpet was originally made in three parts to fit around the columns of an unknown hall, and was reportedly last used in China in the private temple of the Empress Dowager Cixi. It was purchased for Louis Comfort Tiffany of New York, who owned it for more than thirty years. The Tiffany carpet is currently attributed to the end of the Ming dynasty and is thought to have been made in the first part of the 17th century. The field pattern is composed of a repeating design of rows of lotus flowers on a soft beige ground, originally deep red, overlaid in the centre with a medallion formed by a blue line edged in ivory and pinched in the four corners. The field is enclosed by two borders on the same colour, which reappears beyond the borders to create a wide band around the outer edge. The inner border is composed of a lattice of stepped squares filled with a swastika, with a large rosette at each intersection. The outer border is a double version of the swastika fret. A section of the field is shown here, and a few other fragments survive. The Tiffany carpet clearly forms a link between the carpets made during the late 16th century and those made in the late 17th century. Examples with an identical flower design or the same specific ‘heavy’ weave are now referred to as the ‘Tiffany’ type after this most important carpet. Other carpets of this type include one in the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City and one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Tiffany type...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 6'4" x 9'2".
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese, Ningxia Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese - Ningxia rug. Size: 13'6" x 13'10".
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 11'3" x 12'4" - 343 x 376 )
Located in New York, NY
18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 11'3" x 12'4" - 343 x 376 )
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Late 18th Century Central Asian Chinese Khotan Carpet (6'6" x 11'6" - 198 x 355)
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Central Asian Chinese Khotan Carpet (6'6" x 11'6" - 198 x 355) Rarely are East Turkestan carpets square. An allover repeat pastern of formal flower sprays neatly oc...
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Chinese Khotan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Saddle Cover ( 2'4" x 4'6" - 72 x 138 )
Located in New York, NY
Ningxia, North Central China Measures: 2.4 x 4.6 Second half of the 18th century Structural analysis: Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, Z-4-S; Weft: cotton, off-white, natural, ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Early 19th Century W. Ningxia Carpet ( 5'8'' x 6'10'' - 173 x 208 )
Located in New York, NY
Ningxia rug, North Central China 5.8 6.10, circa 1800. Structural analysis: Warp: Cotton, off-white, natural, Z-4-S, hand spun but tightly twisted; Weft: Cotton, off-white, Z-3-S, wi...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug 5'4" x 8'6"
Located in New York, NY
This light yellow-ground Ningxia scatter is a transitional piece between the plain corrosive outer border rugs of the 17th-early 18th centuries and the later all dark blue outer border carpets...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

19th Century Peking Hand-Knotted White and Blu Luxury Decoration Rug
Located in Firenze, IT
These rugs are characterized by the elegance of the tones and the refinement of the design that is linked to the art of decoration of the blue white porcelain of the Ming period. ...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Nazmiyal Antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug. 6 ft 4 in x 15 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Chinese Rugs, Circa Date: Late 18th Century – Size: 6 ft 4 in x 15 ft 2 in (1.93 m x 4.62 m) This spectacula...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug. Size: 6 ft 2 in x 12 ft
Located in New York, NY
Late 17th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: China Rugs, Circa Date: Late 17th Century – Size: 6 ft 2 in x 12 ft (1.88 m x 3.66 m) Unlike many traditional Chinese rugs...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug with Floral Medallion and Butterflies
Located in Milan, IT
Characterised by the delicate drawing which distinguishes the weavings of the short and noble Yongzheng period (1723-1735), it has a beautifully drawn...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Early Chinese Carpet with Stylized Lotus Flowers and Leaf Stems
Located in Milan, IT
The extremely rare and monumental, ivory background large carpet shown here is decorated by an harmonious pattern of blue and light blue scrolling lotus flowers connected to each oth...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Early Chinese Ningxia Rug with Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and beautiful early Chinese carpet characterized by an infinite repeat of parallel and offset rows of blue and ivory lotus blossoms, symbols of purity, on a two-tone yellow ba...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Nazmiyal Antique 17th Century Chinese Fu Dogs Rug. 6 ft 5 in x 10 ft 5 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique 17th century Chinese Fu / Foo dogs rug, country of origin: China, date circa mid-17th century. Size: 6 ft 5 in x 10 ft 5 in (1.96 m x 3.17 m).
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Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

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