Antique Yellow Peony and Cloud Ningxia Monk Seat Temple Runner

78455 Antique Chinese Ningxia Bench runner Meditation Mat, 02'01 x 13'01. Emanating mythical elements with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Ningx...

78450 Antique Chinese Ningxia bench runner meditation mat, 02'01 x 25'08. With its incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Ningxia bench runner is a ca...

An exquisitely elegant early Temple runner from the Ningxia region in northwest China, commissioned in the early 18th century for a Buddhist monastery in Tibet. The pattern is compos...

Vintage Tibetan temple runner consisting of three seat designs with Lotus Flowers and Cloud Symbols in navy, French blue, yellow, pink and red from the late 1800s.   The border is designed with different flower motifs surrounded by multicolored geometric designs in yellow, red and blue. This unique piece has been retained in good condition making it a true collector item that would fit in any tribal or Asian collection.  Dimensions: 1’ 11” x 5’ 6” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Tibet Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with natural organic dyes Condition: Wear consistent with age and use Temple Runner, Pillar Runner, Vintage Tibetan Rugs, Tibetan Antique Rug, Tibet Antiques, Antique Tibetan Carpet, Antique Tibetan Carpets and Rugs, Tibet Carpet, Ningxia Rug, Ningxia Carpet, Tibet Wool Rugs...

#20853 Main Hall Carpet 11’9” x 12’ Mid 18th Century Structural Analysis: Warp:cotton,off-white,natural,Z-4-S,somewhat irregular; Weft:cotton,off-white,Z-4-S,winder plied, quite irregular;2 shots alternating; wefts thick and soft; Pile:wool,Z-4; Knot: PL/0 degrees warp depression/horiz. 6 x vertical 5 = 30 knots per square inch; knots somewhat irregular, some quite thin; [check for T knots along edges] Sides: two cords each of two body warps, inner directly weft-attached; figure eight sparsely weft yarn wrapped; Weft/knot ratio: 60/40 wefts predominant. Remarks: This is another variant on the popular Mandarin nine lion dog carpet...

The creamy ivory ground of this northern Chinese carpet is decorated with an all-over design of bats, “shou” symbols and knots, within a cartouche border of textile patterns and an i...