Ningxia Rug

This is an attractive example of the grains of rice pattern. The field of grains of rice is actually overlapping octagons. The rice pattern is surmounted by 5 rondels, a large cent...

Repeating ruyi cloud medallions are aligned in offset rows so that they form a diaper-lattice. The lattice floats atop five yellow and white rings arranged in a cross on top of a sa...

Nine dragons dance in a salmon pink sky, all playfully chasing four flaming pearls. The dragons are charmingly rendered, with their five-clawed limbs splaying outward and hind legs ...

The peach field is decorated with clouds interspersed with shou, the symbol of good fortune and bats, the symbol of long life. The field is enclosed by a minor pearl border and a ma...

A robin’s egg blue peony central medallion floats on a grains of rice ground. The corner guards depict peonies. There is a triple border consisting of a pearl border, a peony and sp...

This is a lovely and important example of a Yongzheng carpet. The carpet can be placed in the early 18th century because of the addition of white to the shading of the fretwork. Du...

A truly magnificent antique Ningxia Chinese rug with a geometric "Sayagata" or Key-Fret design in the main field, woven with a faded golden or yellow background.  

Early 19th century Chinese Ningxia carpet. Highly collectable. Dimensions: 35 1/2 x 22 inches.

The Ningxia region, located near the Mongolian border, boasts one of the most ancient and venerable weaving traditions in all of China, well-known for creating some of the nations mo...

With two, five claw imperial dragons chasing flaming pearl surrounded by sea wave and cloud band border, very good color combination with ivory field. Both selvages original, ends wi...

Hand-knotted Chinese carpet from the late 19th century. Beautiful motif of storks with trees. The carpet is tied from high-quality wool on a cotton warp. The weave density is: 4 rows...

Peony medallion surmounting a field of Buddha’s hand with simple corner guards and a fret border with evenly spaced peonies.

This Ningxia Chinese Oriental rug (inv#7273) measures 6’3” X 9’2”.

A very large Chinese Ninxgia, circa 1960 rug featuring a dragon surrounded by clouds motifs and many Buddhist symbols. Size: 148 x 490 cm; 120 in by 194 in.  

Ningxia Dragon rug five claws, 19th century. Beijing in the Forbidden City of Ningxia !!

A lovely good sized 19th century Ningxia carpet with a peony medallion and scattered antiques and floral sprigs. The field has spandrel corner guards and is enclosed by a minor pear...

This pre-1850s Ningxia Chinese rug (INV #7256) measures a nearly square 12’3’ X 11’9” (374.9 X 362.71 cm).

This is a lovely example of a traditional Qianlong seatcover. A medallion within a medallion float on a red field which has faded to caramel. The outer cloud collar medallion consi...

The field of this carpet is decorated with scrolling lotus and butterflies. The lotus are particularly beautifully drawn. The overall impression of the carpet is lush. During the ...

Archaic dragon rondels are enclosed by four lotus with spandrels. The rug has a nicely drawn lotus and spandrel border.

This is an early and important runner decorated with scrolling peonies. The peony blossoms are drawn in a manner typical of the period and float atop a brocade pattern of vinery. B...

The field of this runner is composed of a square grid which overlays a diaper lattice consisting of step diamonds. Each diamond encloses an eight lobed rosette, an abstract represen...

A large central medallion is overlaid on a lattice design (blue grains of rice on a beige ground.) At the center of the medallion is a stylized version of the Chinese character sho...

This is a lovely example of a prayer mat with a floral lattice ground, surmounted by spandrel corner guards. The minor border is also a lattice, with a running-T major border.

A Dorje soft orange medallion floats in a mustard yellow field with dorje corner guards of blue and light orange.

Beautifully drawn clouds float on a blue field. The field is edged in guard bands and archaic clouds.

A very nice seat-cover featuring dragon-head fret corner-guards and central medallion, all enclosed on an amber colored field by a wan border.

The field is a traditional fret ground. The fret and the wan border are auspicious symbols which represents continuing regeneration or eternity.

A floral diaper field with a reverse swastika fret central medallion and corner guards. The border consists of a pearl border and recurring reverse swastikas interrupted by peonies.

This runner is made up of four seat-covers sewn together. The runner was probably originally made to be used in a temple as a bench cover. The salmon-colored ground in each seat-cove...

A very lively dragon (long) is depicted on a yellow ground chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds and four Buddhist symbols. The dragon is well drawn. This carpet was made to wrap a c...

This seat cover is decorated with a simple double dorje with cartouch corner-guards. The star shape created by the crossed dorje executed in tan on a chocolate brown ground. The tw...

A colorful and smartly designed kang or day-bed cover. The central field depicts a pattern of overlaping coins, some decorated with auspicious symbols, others with geometric patter...

Peony central medallion in a cartouch with dorje corner guards.

Four Foo dogs chase a ball amid four borders consisting of the
holy mountain rising from a cloud and waive border

The field is a diaper pattern formed by spandrels with a cloud medallion in each octagon. The runner has a beautiful cloud border with pearl guard borders on each side.

A highly important octagon and square runner.

The field of this runner is composed of an octagon and square lattice. Each octagon contains an eight lobed lotus. Each...

Stunning antique yellow ground nine dragon banner rug from Ningxia. This piece may have been made as an Imperial gift to a temple or monastery.

The vibrant yellow field is characteristic of the rugs made in Ningxia since at least the 15th century.

***Autumn SALE*** A very harmonious and calming piece, this rug used to grace the monks’ sitting rows in a Buddhist temple. Two pairs playing fo-dogs on a field of scrolling lotus f...

Antique Chinese - Ningxia rug. Measures: 4'8" x 7'6".

Consistently among the most popular and desirable of all Chinese rugs, Ningxia rugs are truly remarkable.

Antique Chinese Ningxia rug, size: 3'0" x 5'10".

This exceptional Ningxia carpet displays a cream-beige field centred by large, complex leaf and Ru-yi sceptre arabesque slightly concave rectangular openwork medallion. The surging m...

A very unusual Chinese rug, possibly used originally as a dais cover, which had been previously attributed to the Western region of Gansu (H.

Carpet made in the city of Baotou and its surroundings, in the northwestern part of the Ningxia region in China. A common feature of these rugs is that often there are different shad...

This is a highly decorative example of a Chinese runner derived from 19th century collectible Chinese Ningxia rugs featuring bright yellow and blue shades.

Beautiful antique dragon design Chinese Ningxia runner rug, country of origin: China, circa date: 1900.

A beautiful 17th century antique Chinese Ningxia rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Chinese Rug, Circa date: Late-17th Century.

Ningxia rugs are among the oldest antique rugs from China, many going back to the 18th century or earlier.

From the mythical dragons to the Chinese numerology, this antique Ningxia style rug celebrates the cultural traditions and legends of Chinese history.

A rare blue ground pillar rug of a large format decorated by an imposing and sinuous golden yellow dragon with five claws (the symbol of both the forces of nature and the Chinese Emp...

Rugs in this format were commissioned by the Tibetan monasteries to be used as meditation mats. Each compartment would be occupied by a sitting monk during the communal meditation. T...