Fabric Chinese and East Asian Rugs

19th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 3' x 3'2" - 92 x 97 )

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8' x 10' - 245 x 305 )

1930s Large Vintage Chinese Deco Rug with Bamboo Motif in Soft Beige and Green Size: 17'10" × 20'10" (543 × 635 cm) This large vintage Chinese...

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...

1920s Oval Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 5'2" x 7'8" - 157 x 233 cm )

Tibetan Rug 9'2'' x 11'9''. ‘The generally small rugs of the plateau region, with dragon, tantric and allover patterns. Bright colors. Older are all wool, later with cotton wefts. A few large carpets. Shaggy runners...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 10' x 15'6" - 305 x 473 )

Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 10'2" x 12'8" - 310 x 385 )

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 8' 10" x 11' 8".

A fine early 20th century Indigo blue peking rug. Measures: cm 350 x 280.

This rug is in excellent 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 repai...

Antique Chinese Art Deco rug. Size: 8'8" x 14'8".

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet (9' x 11' 4" - 275 x 345 cm ) On Fuchsia

A rare example of Ningxia Chinese throne back cover of Imperial quality in pristine condition. A true gem distinguished by a plethora of shades of red, ...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' 10'' x 11' 2'' - 270 x 340 cm )

:: Predominantly open field with expressive oversized floral sprays in highly intricate detail. Colors and shades include: Emerald green, ivory, blush, wine red, saffron yellow, and more. Condition notes: Mostly even short pile across. Most of the original side cord selvages are intact or restored. Fully secured sides and ends. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home use! Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Chinese Nichols Art Deco carpet...

Designed by Adam Charlap Hyman and inspired by 17th-century cabinets of curiosity, Trucha injects style and whimsy into the life aquatic. Made of hand-coiled abaca...

A 6x7 antique rug in needlepoint style, handmade in wool originating from China circa 1920-1930. Outstanding in its rare pictorial style, complemented by forgiving beige-brown, green...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet By Nichols Atelier ( 8'10" x 11'3" - 269 x 343 )

A rare and unusual Chinese rug decorated with an all-over pattern of eight-petalled rosettes, joined together to form a lattice in the negative of which is the longevity motif, that ...

Antique Chinese Bao Tou rug, size: 2'0" x 3'8".

Antique Chinese Art Deco rug with red color Measures: 9'4" x 11'4".

This beautiful antique Ningxia rug from late 19th-century Western China captures a tranquil, painterly landscape scene, rich in cultural symbolism and timeless artistry. Woven in the...

A fairly unique example of monochrome Wangden rug, the latter being distinguished by the characteristic warp-face back. Typical for the group is the use of lanolin-rich wool which im...

Antique Chinese Peking Rug, Size: 8' 0'' x9' 8''.

This early 20th-century Art Deco Chinese rug exudes tranquility with its soft natural wheat (light beige) field, framed by elegant gray and blue borders. The serene design features a...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 4' 11".

Antique rug deco with pink color and 9' 0'' x 11' 3'' size.

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

One of a kind ! Art deco Chinese Peking rug with a beautiful pink beige field surrounding a gorgeous floral medallion. Made in the early 1920s from high quality Chinese wool found al...

Vintage 1980s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'4" x 12'3" - 284 x 373 )

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 3' x 4'10" x 92 x 147 cm )

Rug Number 31404 Size 8' 0" X 9' 8" Design Peking Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin China Age Antique

19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Meditation Carpet (4' x 7' – 122 x 213 cm) Silk pile of Asymmetric Knots with Gold Metal Thread Brocading...

Early 20th Century Chinese Baotou Carpet with Phoenix 5'6" x 9' - 168 x 274

Late 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Silk Carpet 5'2" x 7'10" - 157 x 239

This antique, circa 1900, Khotan runner has a chocolate-brown field with a central column of bold brick-red pomegranate vine issuing angular tendrils with further similar pomegranate...

Antique Chinese Peking Rug, Size: 3'0" x 5'6"

1980s Vintage Needlepoint Carpet ( 7'10'' x 9'6''- 240 x 290 )

A magnificent rare and collectible antique 18th century Chinese Ningxia rug, country of origin / rug type: antique Chinese rugs, date: circa late 18th century. Size: 6 ft x 9 ft 9 in (1.83 m x 2.97 m) Antique Chinese Ningxia carpets have a transcendent quality that has made them highly sought-after since the 17th century. If one were to judge from this excellent 18th-century Ningxia rug, it is easy to see how this came to be so. The level of detail in this antique Chinese carpet is found in very few places around the world. The colors blend harmoniously to show off the fine craftsmanship of this carpet from China. Ningxia is located in a harsh mountainous region are Northwestern China. It borders Mongolia and sits on the plain of the Yellow River, bounded by the Great Wall of China on its Northeastern border. The climate of this region made it perfect for growing strong, yet soft wool. Little is known about antique rugs from this region before the 17th century because of its remote location. A visit from the Kangxi Emperor in 1696 and 1697 brought these carpets to the world. He was struck by the beauty and quality of the carpets he found and decided to establish a royal carpet weaving center in the area. After the establishment of the rug weaving centers of the Royal Court, designs in Ningxia became more formal and reflected the tastes of the Chinese Courts and noblemen. Carpets from the area became a symbol of wealth and power. At the time when this carpet was created, the royal weaving centers had been operating for about 100 years. By this time, Ningxia had become a name that was associated with high-quality antique rugs. This early carpet uses a complex range of blues, rose, pinks, light browns, dark browns and ivory. The design uses subtle shading to give it depth and create areas of shadow and light within the individual motifs. It based on a medallion design with four rondels in the field. It is executed with precision and demonstrates focused attention to symmetry. The center border of the carpet is surrounded by what is known to the Chinese as a cloud and thunder pattern, also known as a meander or Greek key pattern. To the Chinese, this pattern represents the cloud and thunder that brings the life-giving rain and the promise of good crops. It has been found in Chinese art as far back as 1050 BC. The pile of the rug is soft and supple, and it has a fine weave, more like a heavy textile than a carpet. This is one of the qualities for which Ningxia carpets were known. The level of detail and intricacy of the design is one of the fascinating aspects of the rug. For instance, if you look between the regularly spaced motifs in the field of the carpet, you will see that they are not solid, but contain a delicate pattern of precisely executed dots. This carpet has a high knot count, which is what makes the intricacy of this design possible. Another remarkable quality of this antique Oriental rug is its excellent shape that it is in for its age. This suggests that this carpet was well cared for over the past several centuries. This antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia rug is an example of fine quality craftsmanship and work that was produced by the Ningxia Court rug weavers. The design and colors come together beautifully to create a piece of classic Chinese artwork. It is a special piece that would be a beautiful addition to any Oriental collection...

This vintage Chinese pictorial area rug captures a striking and dynamic moment: a horseback rider mid-action, skillfully swinging a rope loop to capture a wild horse in motion. The s...

An antique Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 0" x 3' 9".

This antique, circa 1900, Khotan runner has a field with soft-terracotta stepped and linked lozenges each with delicate floral motifs around a central fox-red and lilac stepped lozen...

This vintage 9×13 Art Deco needlepoint is one of a limited collection that recaptures the works of artist Tim Van Campen. Handmade in all wool circa 1980-1990, it hails from the work...

Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 5' x 7'8" - 152 x 233 )

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

Probably Fette, with peonies and oak leafy style bushes growing from fretwork sections at each end of the dark blue field.  

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10" x 11'6"- 270 x 350 cm )

An outstanding late 19th century Chinese Peking rug woven in natural un-dyed wool with a large round chrystantmum medallion amidst a field of more chrysanthemums and peonies, all wov...

Antique Chinese rug, size: 9'0" x 11'8".

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 2'4" x 11'0".

An antique East Turkestan Khotan gallery carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 6' 8" x 13' 1".

This rug is in excellent 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 repai...

Chinese Art Deco, Size: 8' 9" x11' 7" As the name implies, pieces woven between the wars for the Western market by mostly American owned firms especially Nichols and Fette, in thick...

Early 20th Century Chinese Baotou Dragon Carpet ( 3'10''x 6'2'' - 117 x 188 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size?: 9'0" x 11'10" Navy background.

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco runner with alternating auspicious floral and Shou character medallions set against an indigo background, and surrounded by a beautifu...

19th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'2'' x 11'8' - 280 x 355 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9' x 11'8'' - 275 x 355 )

Antique Chinese - Peking rug, size: 14'0" x 15'4".