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Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner

$1,900
£1,442.45
€1,649.85
CA$2,654.58
A$2,952.47
CHF 1,541.69
MX$35,928.39
NOK 19,689.69
SEK 18,465.46
DKK 12,313.48
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Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner This unique Tibetan carpet is somewhat unusual, both in size and design layout. It’s narrower and shorter than most classic khaden sleeping rugs, and essentially serves as a small runner, perhaps having been made to fit a specific sitting area. Archaic T and pearl borders contrast nicely with a variegated indigo field completely full of randomly arranged rows of small rosettes, frog’s feet or flaming pearls, Buddhist swastikas, long life shō characters, and other small motifs. The overall layout, along with a soft palette of natural dyes, gives this small carpet a quiet formality often found in older Tibetan rugs. Provenance: Purchased in Lhasa in the late 1990s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 57.5 in (146.05 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890-1920
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. In very good condition, full pile, with no damage or restoration.
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JR#08-081stDibs: LU1778244480622

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