Late 20th Century More Carpets

Antique Tibetan double rug, 142cm x 86cm The charcoal-black field of each containing large multicoloured open floral medallion. Inner light blue key-pattern stripe. In polychrome sea...

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, ...

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: 2' 1" x 5' 4".

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...

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...

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

Beautiful light colors Tibetan Nepal rug, circa 1980 with a simple design and beautiful yellow field, blue and pink, entirely hand knotted with wool velv...

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 ...

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

This evocative Tibetan khaden or sleeping rug, draws large stylized peonies inspired by Chinese textile design of the Ming and Ching dynasties against a transplendent indigo field. W...

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