Antique Tibetan Rug 1.70m X 0.97m

A wonderful antique tribal rug, woven by the nomadic Qashqai tribe circa 1900. The design features three geometrical medallions on a mid indigo field surrounded by an ivory border. F...

A fabulous 1930’s Tibetan rug with a simple cloudband design on an open red field surrounded by a red and gold key border. Lovely wool quality and great colours! Size: 2.12m x 1.24m ...

An especially rare example of door rug, known with this term because the design mimics the same exact motifs present on the silk and cotton brocades which som...

Tigers are not native animals of the Tibetan plateau; however their presence in neighbouring countries such as China and India partly explain its depiction, both in a realistic as well as in an abstract fashion, on a specific group of antique Tibetan weavings. The tiger pelt became a symbol of high rank in Tibet, employed almost exclusively on weavings which belonged to the religious as well as secular upper class. Following a series of important exhibitions and publications, rugs with this design have become exceedingly rare and sought-after. On this rare monastic example, the tiger pelt rug...