19th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 2'9" x 8' - 84 x 245 )

19th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 2'9" x 7'10" - 84 x 239 )

Late 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 8' x 9'6" - 245 x 290 )

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 8' x 9'4" - 245 x 285 )

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2'9" x 4'8" - 83 x 142 cm )

Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 3'2" x 8'2" - 97 x 249 )

Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 3'4" x 8'8" - 102 x 264 )

Antique Chinese Ningxia Carpet Rug, Late 19th Century This elegant Chinese Ningxia carpet draws a central roundel composed of lotuses flanked by slightly smaller roundels of the sam...

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug, 19th Century Antique Chinese Ningxia rugs are rare and collectible. They are hand-woven and feature nature-inspired motifs such as flowers, birds, drago...

Antique Chinese Ningxia Mat Rug, 19th Century Areas of wear. Additional information: Dimension: 2'0" W x 2'1" L Origin: China Period: 19th Century (1st Half...

Chinese Ningxia Throne Back Rug, 19th Century This classic Chinese throne back draws three five-clawed dragons against a golden ground. The bottom border has ‘magic mountain’ imager...

China, circa 1870. Floral design. Handwoven.

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...