Chinese and East Asian Rugs

An exceptional early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a bold red field surrounded by a thin green border. The field is overlaid with multicolored auspicious plants and flowers ...

This very rare antique rug is hand woven in china circa 1920. With indigo blue field and a taupe border, decorated with red/maroon plum blossom and in one corner with an emperor pala...

Handwoven in wool, this 6x9 kilim is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th-century Aubusson flatweaves. On the Design: This rug enjoys...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 0" x 3' 10".

A splendid 5x6 Peking rug of sought-after Chinese antiquity in a traditional Peking style floral pattern. On the Design: Hand knotted in wool circa 1920-1930, the design displays ...

Early 20th Century N. Chinese Baotou Carpet

Premium ultra soft 1/4" pile with non-slip padded backing. 4' x 6' New Origin: China Field Color: Burnt-Orange Border Color: Blue Accent Colors: Blue, Ivory, Black, Yellow Tu...

Gorgeous Antique Chinese Mongolian Design Rug, Country of origin: China, Circa date: 1920

Late 19th Century Chinese Mongolian Carpet ( 11'6" x 21'3" - 350 x 650 )

A vintage Chinese Peking accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a cerulean blue field, cream medallion, border, and corner spandrels, and dark blue guard...

73806 Antique Earth-Tone Turkestan Khotan Rug, 06'09 x 13'02. This hand-knotted wool Turkestan Khotan gallery rug is a striking fusion of ancient tradition and subtle beauty, crafted...

This contemporary geometric rug from Rug & Kilim originates in Nepal, known historically as a hub of popular antique and contemporary workshops. ...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 3'8" x 9'6" - 112 x 290 )

Vintage 1980 Silk Chinese Dragon Carpet ( 3' x 5' - 91 x 152 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' x 9'9" - 244 x 298 )

A rare early 20th century oval Art Deco rug with a thin indigo border surrounding a fuchsia field covered in multi-colored lotus blossoms springing from a pond.

This vintage Art Deco Chinese area rug features a timeless and tranquil design, with a soft tan (cream-toned) field beautifully framed by a deep navy blue border. At the center lies a delicate floral medallion, while elegant flower vase motifs grace each corner, evoking the serene charm of historic Chinese and Japanese garden landscapes. Woven in the early 20th century, this piece exemplifies the graceful minimalism and enduring beauty of Chinese Art Deco rugs. Its subtle color palette and thoughtfully balanced design make it an ideal addition to both traditional and contemporary interiors. Admired for their refined aesthetic and symbolic motifs, Chinese Art Deco rugs like this one offer more than decoration—they bring history, harmony, and cultural richness into your home. Dimensions: 3’ 1” x 5’ 10” Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: China Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with natural vegetable dyes Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU 1114 Art Deco Chinese, Chinese Art Deco, Art Deco Rugs, Antique Peking Rugs, Vintage Art Deco Rugs, Rugs Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols, Chinese Carpet Dragon, Nichols Deco Rugs, Chinese Art Deco Nichols, Nichols Art Deco Carpet...

A vintage East Turkestan Khotan gallery carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 8" x 12' 6".

Graceful and eye-catching, this vintage Chinese Art Deco rug features an elegant allover floral pattern set in a soft sage green field, framed by a bold royal purple border. The uniq...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890-1900, this 8x9 antique Chinese rug is an exceptionally rare curation from the Rug & Kilim Collection. R&K Principal Josh Nazmiyal believes this piec...

The spin 1 carpet by Constance Guisset is a spherical, woolen rainbow that consists of over 200 colors. Measures: ø220cm.

Antique Chinese silk rug measures: 3' 2'' x 5' 2''.

A wonderful mid-20th century Chinese runner with a pale fuchsia field with a central swirling dragon medallion flanked by pairs of peony and lotus med...

Antique Chinese - Mongolian Rug 5' 9''x7' 10''

A truly rare and beautiful find, this oval-shaped Art Deco Chinese area rug from the early 1900s features a soft green background framed by a warm tan border, creating a graceful and unique silhouette rarely seen in traditional Chinese rug design. Adorned with elegant floral and decorative motifs in shades of pink and yellow, the rug blends classic symbolism with the bold simplicity of the Art Deco era. Its gentle curves and harmonious color palette make it an ideal centerpiece for refined interiors—adding a touch of softness, symmetry, and sophistication. Perfect for use in entryways, bedrooms, or intimate seating areas, this rug is not only a functional piece but also a decorative statement with historic charm and visual rarity. Dimensions: 3’ x 5’ 3” Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: China Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persian Knot, SKU 2077 Oval Shaped Rugs, Oval Shape Chinese Rugs, Oval Art Deco Chinese Rugs, Art Deco Chinese, Chinese Art Deco, Art Deco Rugs, Antique Peking Rugs, Vintage Art Deco Rugs, Rugs Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols, Chinese Carpet Dragon, Nichols Deco Rugs, Chinese Art Deco Nichols, Nichols Art Deco...

Handwoven flat-weave, with wool pile and wool foundation. This piece features a rose flower pedals, floral medallion design. This piece is from new which the pastel colors with histo...

Antique Chinese Ningxia rug, size: 2'7" x 4'9".

Oversized French Aubusson style pile carpet features border of flowers and bows and central medallion of roses flanked by urns on cream ground, approx 10' x 16', circa 1950. Measur...

A sweet contemporary hand-knotted Tibetan rug with an ombré rainbow background overlaid with a central lotus flower surrounded by a lacy scrolling vine pattern woven in a neutral bei...

77369 Vintage Chinese Persian Tabriz Design Rug with Colonial and Federal Style 08'10 x 11'09. This hand knotted vintage Chinese Persian Tabriz design rug features an all-over Shah A...

Early 20th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Threads Carpet with Inscription " For Use In The Royal Aurora Hall " 4'3" x 6'3" - 130 x 191

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 6' x 11'4'' - 183 x 345 )

Atique Chinese Rug, Size: 4' 2'' x12' 0''

72233 antique Chinese Art Deco Style Accent rug. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a rounded open center medallion comprised of a swirl of lotus flowers floa...

Antique Chinese - Bao Tou Rug, Size: 2'3"x4'9"

This traditional handwoven Chinese Deco rug has soft minty blue and ivory cream fields of shaded cells issuing refined hexagonal graded tran...

Antique Chinese Mongolian Rug, Size: 4'0"x6'0"

An antique East Turkestan Saph Khotan rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 2" x 9' 3" Central Asian Rugs & Carpets: Central Asia is a vast area stretching from Northeastern Persia to western China, and from northern Afghanistan to the southern edge of Russia. The carpets can be usefully divided into three groups: the nomadic Turkmen rugs of Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, and northeastern Persia; the non-Turkmen tribal pieces from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kirghizstan; and the urban creations of Khotan, Yarkand, and Kashgar, oasis cities of Western China (Xinjiang Province). Commercially, the most important group is from Khotan, the easternmost of the Chinese Turkestan cities. The craft of rug weaving is primarily in the hands of Muslim Uighurs. Khotan carpets mix purely Central Asian design themes with Chinese elements. Native Khotan devices include pomegranate trees, upright flowers, round medallions, and yellow or red grounds. Chinese motives include triangular fretwork corners, swastika fretwork, and Yun-Tsao Tou (clouds and rain) diagonally striped polychrome borders. Cotton foundations, asymmetrical (Persian) knots, and medium weaves are standard. Some vintage Khotan are in horizontal, pictorial layouts with multiple various vases and plants. Saphs (multiple prayer niche panel carpets) are also a Khotan specialty. Others employ stepped and layered lozenge medallions, singly or in pairs. Still others, almost all antique, feature a stylized version of the allover Persian Herati design. Many of the oldest pieces employ brown wool wefts. Antique and vintage Khotans are almost always in the k’ang (double square) layout, conforming to the local household plans. Only relatively recently has the 6’ by 12’ or 7’ by 16’ format been replaced by the 9’ by 12’ size. As a result, an antique room size Khotan carpet is very uncommon. Reds are cinnamon, tomato and rust, never wine reds, crimson, or scarlet. Yarkand, farther west on the old Silk Road specializes in multi-medallion long carpets while Kashgar, farthest west and most under Persian influence, has traditionally knotted allover pattern pieces with finer weaves, often with silk piles, and enriched with medal thread, on cotton foundations. Extant Kashgars go back to the 17th century, but the carpet craft in Chinese Turkestan must be much older as fragments have been recovered from local tombs of the early C.E. period. Kashgars are the rarest of all East Turkestan rugs. Most available vintage East Turkestan carpets are interwar Khotans, many with pleasingly soft decorative palettes. The non-Turkmen nomads include the Kazakh, Kirghiz, Uzbek, and Karakalpak groups. Like the Turkmen, they were once all seasonally migratory, dwelling in round felt tents (yurts), but have been settled, at least partially, in the villages, and have taken up crafts and agriculture instead of sheep herding. As a result, carpet production has transitioned from domestic tent use to commercial sale, but the roots of long traditions are still evident. The Uzbeks weave...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 cm ) The lemony gold field, with a dark blue border, shows a characteristic group of Chinese motives, three different hanging o...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 6' x 8'9" - 183 x 267 )

1930s Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 8' x 10'10" - 245 330 )

A rare and unusual carpet woven in two colors with an all-over pattern of square devices. Although it was originally sourced in China, carpets of this type were influenced by the Eur...

Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet 8' 8" ( 264 cm )x10' 8"( 325 cm )

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a cranberry field surrounded by a wide indigo border, and all overlaid with multi-colored auspicious flowers including peonie...

Late 17th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: China Rugs, Circa Date: Late 17th Century – Size: 6 ft 2 in x 12 ft (1.88 m x 3.66 m) Unlike many traditional Chinese rugs...

Early 20th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Carpet ( 2'7" x 4'2"-78 x 127)

Early 20th Century Oval Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8'2" x 9'10" - 250 x 300 )

An antique Chinese Ningxia square throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 3" x 2' 4" 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 with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs...

72906, Transitional style square vintage Tibetan rug with large-scale geometric flower pattern. This hand knotted wool Tibetan carpet features a la...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 7' 10" x 9' 6" - 238 x 290 cm )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )

Handwoven in wool, this 4x19 contemporary rug by Rug & Kilim is inspired by antique Tudor rugs, flatweaves and tapestries—a new unveiling from the European rug collection. On the D...

This elegant handwoven wool area rug features a beautiful central medallion woven on a red field with a decorative floral surround and linear border. Both the color and design of thi...

19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 6' x 8'8" - 183 x 265 )

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 12' - 275 x 365 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 6' X 8'6" - 183 x 260 cm )

A vintage Persian Mashad carpet from the mid-20th century featuring a Chinese pictorial design of a dragon.

Mid-19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 6'9" x 9'6" - 205 x 290 )