Fabric Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'2'' x 11'8'' - 279 x 356 )

This antique Khotan runner has a coral-red field scattered with chocolate-brown and pistachio-green delicate floral sprays around a central steel-blue roundel, surrounded by an ivory...

Nice Sinkiang rug late 20th century with beautiful geometrical design and light colors with beige, blue, pink, green, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundations. ✨...

An antique Mongolian room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a contemporary Art Deco style geometric pattern in neutral colors. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 1" 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 (sleeping rugs) with simple chessboard allovers. Only a few large antique Tibetan carpets...

19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 8'7" x 9'4" - 262 x 284 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'3'' x 9'7'' - 252 x 292 )

The border-less open royal blue field shows a large and a small floral bouquet diagonally opposed, but linked by a continuous sketchy light blue cloud meander, almost like smoke from a dying fire...

This 9x12 kilim rug from our European selections marks a contemporary take on antique 18th century Aubusson flatweaves. Handwoven in fine quality wool, the comforting tones of creamy...

Antique Chinese Peking Rug in Royal Blue and Goldish Camel. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/ 11-20311, Type/ Pecking, Country of Origin/ China, Circa 1890. Excellent Condition. Measures: 8' x 9'10 Crafted with Zen like simplicity, this beautiful antique Chinese rug from the late 19th century possesses a unique medallion design. The strikingly beautiful golden camel medallion is inhabited by an elegant array of blossoms, fruit and butterflies. The mid blue color field is held in place by a simple border containing a gorgeous display of loosely entwined Asian flowers...

This vintage hand-knotted Chinese Art Deco rug features a striking design with four dragons in each corner, set against a soft ivory or straw-colored field and framed by a rich dark blue border. The rug’s field is adorned with beautifully detailed scenes of the countryside and mountains, including pagodas, birds, rivers, and traditional Chinese symbols of prosperity and good fortune. Evoking the harmony and balance of classic Chinese landscapes, this Art Deco rug blends symbolic storytelling with timeless design. The bold dragon motifs symbolize strength and protection, while the natural elements bring a sense of peace and well-being. In overall good condition, this piece is both a functional floor covering and a beautiful work of art for the floor display and ideal for elegant interiors. Dimensions: 9’ 2” x 11’ 5” 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 1688 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, Chinese Floral Rugs, Chinese Peking Rugs, Peking Carpets, Antique Chinese Peking Carpets, Antique Peking Rug, Antique Peking Carpet, Chinese Rug Dragon, Peking Chinese, Chinese Pagoda Rug, Vintage China Rugs...

Monarch smoke is inspired by an exquisite handcrafted butterfly from Sarah Burton's inaugural Folklore collection. In soft, smokey hues, it is handwoven ...

Offered this beautiful vintage oriental rug with great colors and patterns 140x73cm. Let your home shine with this beautiful rug. It has beautiful colors and beautiful details. Thes...

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This Chinese rug has multi-color accents in a Gorgeous all-over Classic Chinese floral design. This ru...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'2" x 11'9" - 279 x 358 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 9'0"x 11'6".

This antique, circa 1920, Chinese rug has a shaded buff-brown field with a delicate scrolling indigo and light blue leafy vine issuing dusty-pink flowerheads, in a broad dusty-pink b...

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand knotted wool with a dark blue field, purple frame in an all-over Classic Chinese floral design, circa 1920. This rug measures: 9' x 11...

77137, vintage Chinese rug with modern style. This hand-knotted wool vintage Chinese rug with modern style features an all-over geometric pattern surrounded by a double Greek Key Mea...

Step into a world of rare elegance with our exquisite Art Deco Rug, a true marvel from the 1920s that carries the allure of a bygone era. Crafted with precision in China, this rug is...

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 2' 2" x 2' 2" - 66 x 66 cm)

30969 Modern Chinese Art Deco Pictorial Rug, 10'09 x 13'09. Showcasing a unique bamboo design, incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool...

77773 antique Silk Chinese Peking rug with Modern Chinoiserie style 02'01 x 04'00. This hand-knotted silk antique Chinese Peking rug features a rounded open center fretwork medallion...

30575, new contemporary Chinese Art Deco style rug inspired by Walter Nichols. Channeling the famed Walter Nichols style of the 1920s and 1930s, this hand knotted wool new contemporary Chinese Art Deco rug...

1930s Chinese Art Deco Rug ( 3' x 5' - 91 x 152 )

This border-less trompe l’oeil rug displays a soft red scroll rolled back in one corner to revel a scroll patterned underside and an ivory triangle beneath. The rug has a three dimen...

19th Century Chinese Peking Carpet with a navy background and ivory border. ( 8' x 9'6" - 245 x 290 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Rug ( 3'2'' X 4' - 96 X 146 )

The only huge carpet known to have left the Imperial Palace in Beijing's Forbidden City, formerly in the Perenchio collection, is the famous Tiffany carpet, 9.99 metres long and once 9.68 metres wide, but since reduced to 7.20 metres wide. The carpet was originally made in three parts to fit around the columns of an unknown hall, and was reportedly last used in China in the private temple of the Empress Dowager Cixi. It was purchased for Louis Comfort Tiffany of New York, who owned it for more than thirty years. The Tiffany carpet is currently attributed to the end of the Ming dynasty and is thought to have been made in the first part of the 17th century. The field pattern is composed of a repeating design of rows of lotus flowers on a soft beige ground, originally deep red, overlaid in the centre with a medallion formed by a blue line edged in ivory and pinched in the four corners. The field is enclosed by two borders on the same colour, which reappears beyond the borders to create a wide band around the outer edge. The inner border is composed of a lattice of stepped squares filled with a swastika, with a large rosette at each intersection. The outer border is a double version of the swastika fret. A section of the field is shown here, and a few other fragments survive. The Tiffany carpet clearly forms a link between the carpets made during the late 16th century and those made in the late 17th century. Examples with an identical flower design or the same specific ‘heavy’ weave are now referred to as the ‘Tiffany’ type after this most important carpet. Other carpets of this type include one in the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City and one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Tiffany type...

An early 20th-century Mongolian Dragon Design Rug Details rug no. j4587 size 3' 6" x 5' 7" (107 x 170 cm)

A beautiful antique hand-knotted Chinese Nichols Art Deco large room size wool area rug China, Circa 1920s Brown field, with blue border and nice multi-colored floral design with u...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920-1930, this 9x11 antique 9x11 Indochinese Art Deco rug is a rare and exciting curation from the Rug & Kilim collection. On the Design: This is an ex...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10" x 11'6" - 270 x 350 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Carpet ( 3' x 5' - 90 x 152 )

The Charlap Hyman & Herrero rug collection consists of an enchanting group of whimsical, figurative designs with a cerebral edge. With astrological symbols, Alexander Calder-inspired...

From the unusual style is recognized this beautiful Chinese carpet of the Art Deco period in bright colors and rather unusual. On the salmon pink background there is a cascade of flo...

This Rug is in god condition with high pile throughout the rug, cleaned and no stained, the ends and bindings of the rug are intact as original and there has not been any repairs. ...

This exquisite antique Chinese Art Deco rug is hand-knotted from high-quality wool. It features a deep blue background adorned with a multicolored floral design, elegantly framed by ...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9' x 11'7'' - 275 x 353 )

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11' X 13' 9" - 355 X 420 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' x 9' 6" - 245 x 290 cm )

Ningxia Carpet North Central China 10’2” x 14’6” Circa Early 1800s Warp: cotton, handspun Weft: cotton, handspun, 2 shoots alternating Pile: wool, handspun, naturally dyed This larg...

Hand knotted in wool, a 10x14 Chinese art deco style rug inspired by rare period pieces of the 1920s Nichols style. On the Design: The design boasts an eccentric open field from ...

Beautiful vintage Chinese Art Deco hand-knotted wool rug with a navy blue field and red border with multicolored accents and all-over floral design. This rug measures 9' 0" x 11' 3"...

Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, Size: 11' 8'' x11' 11''

Inspired by the ancient iconography, this design by Omar represents his interpretation of the Tree of Life connecting all forms of creation. Updated here ...

Two cranes and two spotted deer, both symbols of longevity, shelter under leafy trees against the near black ground. The cranes stand on a rock with other banded formations nearby. ...

An early 20th-century floral Chinese rug in beige and navy Blue 6'2'' x 9' Peking rugs consist of designs that are simpler and asymmetrical, often tending toward modern western Art...

Beautiful antique Peking Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a navy blue field and multi-color accents all-over traditional Chinese dragon design. This rug measures 3' x 8'.

Beautiful Room Size Chinese Blue and White Antique Peking Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: China Rug, Circa Date: 1900. Size: 9 ft 1 in x 11 ft 6 in (2.77 m x 3.51 m)

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

Frank Lloyd Wright for F. Schumacher & Co. Taliesin Collection medium-pile Wool Rug. Papyrus (abstracted as lines and triangles, pale green, lavender, c...

Antique Chinese - Art Deco rug, size: 10'0" x 13'6".

Late 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Carpet ( 6' x 8' 8'' - 183 x 265 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 12' - 275 x 365 )

1920s Chinese Art Debackground measuring 9' x 11'9" Green background with yellow border.

On each of the four border sides are facing pairs of feng-hung (phoenix) birds with long wavy tail feathers, set around a paeony palmette. A black wiry arabesquerie supports the bird...

A Chinese Art Deco pictorial landscape wool rug from Baotou in the Inner Mongolia region. Beautifully scenic view of a village on a lake surrounded by mountains with trees, houses, a...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the Mid-20th Century. Measures: 8' 11" x 11' 7".

This traditional handwoven Chinese Deco rug has a beige field with dashed mole brown rectangles with periwinkle accents, in a broad traditio...