Michaelian & Kohlberg Rugs and Carpets

A charming and whimsical late 20th century Tibetan rug with with a highly stylized pattern with birds, suns, geometric and tiger stripes, and all woven in light blue, green, yellow, ...

This Tibetan Dragon rug is a beautiful and unique addition to your home. The intricate hand-knotted wool design features two central dragons , set a...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 1" x 5' 4".

A modern Tibetan carpet from the 21st century with large fruit and leaves hanging from what may be a snapshot of a ginormous tree. This contemporary c...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 5' 8" Chinese Rugs & Carpet: The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets...

Beautiful Nepalese Tibetan rug with simple design and orange color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

A striking vintage Tibetan hand-knotted wool rug with two dark red circles and several gray and yellow circles against a silver ground, and with no border.

Contemporary Zig-Zag Design Tibetan handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 6'10" x 8'9" (208 x 266 cm). Contemporary Tibetan Zig Zag Rug

A contemporary Tibetan rug woven in a chic taupe/grey ground with covered with a petite brown and cream colored checked pattern. A thin brown border circles the rug.

Contemporary Tibetan desert handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 8'0" × 10'2" (243 × 309 cm). This stunning abstract rug was inspired by the raw beauty of Tibetan desert. Mad...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 10" x 4' 8".

Tibetan Mat, 19th Century Outstanding color, especially aubergine ground. Additional Information: Dimensions: 2'0" L x 2'0" W