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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...

Minimalist Modern Tibetan Rug in Viscose – Blue & Lavender Gradient Design by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 14.5" × 17.6" (439 × 533 cm) With its quiet sophistication and minimalist sensib...

Tibetan Rug, c. 1900 Additional Information: Dimensions: 2'10" W x 5'2" L2 Origin: Tibet Period: c. 1900 Rug ID: 16965

Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Rug, Country of Origin / Rugs Type: Scandinavian Rugs, Circa date: Mid 20th Century . Size: 8 ft x 10 ft 10 in (2.44 m x 3.3 m)

Tibetan Saddle Rug, Early 20th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'6" L x 2'4" W Period: Early 20th Century Origin: Tibet Condition: Exce...

Antique Red Tibetan Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 5'2" L x 2'10" W Origin: Tibet Period: Late 19th Century Condition: Good (Distressed selvedges)

This antique rug from Tibet measuring 143 × 66 cm (4' 8" × 2' 1") was hand-knotted in the 19th century and features a soft woolen fleece on cotton warp and weft. The art of knotting ...

Antique Khotan rug, Country of Origin: East Turkestan, Circa date: 1880. Size: 4 ft 10 in x 9 ft (1.47 m x 2.74 m)

Modern Tibetan red floral handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 8'0" × 9'9" (243 × 297 cm). Exclusively available at Doris Leslie Blau, where tradition meets design excellenc...

Large Size Vintage Scandinavian Rug, Country of Origin: Sweden / Scandinavia, Circa date: Mid 20th century. Size: 9 ft 9 in x 12 ft 10 in (2.97 m x 3.91 m)

Antique Geometric Tribal Rug Handmade Runner Rug 1890 3'6" x 9'8" 107cm x 295cm "This is a beautiful antique rug with a beautiful geometric pattern and unique motifs. A cool, tribal...

Contemporary Tibetan handmade silk and wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 4'0" × 6'0" (121 × 182 cm). This gorgeous contemporary rug is everything a rug aficionado could ask for....