Antique Ningxia Pillar Rug - Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Rug

These colors are obtained with natural root dyes. The patterns of ancient Chinese Beijing rugs often include a central medallion in the shape of a large eight-pointed star or diamond...

This 19th-century antique Central Asian Khotan rug is a masterpiece of traditional weaving art. Woven with fine craftsmanship and care, this impressive piece reflects the rich cultur...

Antique Beijing Silk Palace Carpet Northeast China, 19th century during the reign of Emperor Puyi, an inscription indicates that the carpet was manufactured ‘to be used by the emperor in the Hall of Preserving Harmony’ at the imperial palace in Beijing (Forbidden City). The Hall of Preserving Harmony is a very important construction created in the 15th century to the south-east of the Forbidden City. The building was an architectural masterpiece. There are no supporting pillars, and a 250-ton marble track...

This exquisite antique Khotan rug is a work of art from the late 19th century. This piece, which draws attention with its rich color palette and complex patterns, has a feature that ...

Ningxia Pillar rug, XIX century. This special hand knotted carpet was wrapped around a pillar or a column of the buddhis temples or in the imperial palaces in China, Mongolia and Tibet ( in Tibet they were called Katum). This carpet surrounds the column creating a refined optical effect . This item brings in its decoration, a very important pattern of the imperial Chinese culture. Starting from the bottom, we can appreciate the proportion and the balance of the so called “Rainbow border”, consisting of parallel wavy stripes in a soft lovely combination of colors, radiating from the edge of the field. This kind of border was used only at the bottom of the rug in conjunction with the “sacred mountain” motif. The center of this pillar carpet is decorated with two opposite dragons linked by a bold “ruyi cloud” (in Chinese Ruyi means “as you wish”). The Ruyi cloud motif is used in earlier Chinese than are drifting clouds. The dragons represented in this pillar carpet, bring five claws, synonym of noble and monastic importance. The Chinese imperial carpets...

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