Wool Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Exquisite mid-century blue Chinese rug featuring a captivating antique design, meticulously hand-knotted with wool velvet on a cotton foundation. Elevate your space with this beautif...

76744 Vintage Aubusson French Provincial Chintz Style Area Rug with Rocaille Design 07'11 x 10'02. Drawing inspiration from Mario Buatta and Chintz style, you can bring the elegance ...

The plain red field has a hanging basket dripping flower in the top right and a vase on stand with a more formal bouquet in the bottom left. The motives spill into the border and the...

Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug 6' 0'' x8' 6''

A fascinating mid-19th century Chinese Peking rug with a whimsical pattern of intertwining blossoming tree peonies with birds nestled among the branches, all woven in light and dark ...

76665 Vintage Tibetan Area Rug with Diamond Checkerboard Pattern, Harlequin Design Rug 08'10 x 11'10. This hand-knotted wool and silk vintage Tibe...

Pillow made from a 19th century antique Khotan rug with cotton back. Zipper closure included. 15'' x 16''

Vintage Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug Size: 13'5" × 16'9" (408 × 510 cm) This exceptional vintage Chinese wool rug from 1939 is a striking example of the East-meets-West aesthetic that ...

A border-less soft gold ground of this Tianjin 1930s carpet has a blue fretwork in the upper right corner and a facing four claw dragon in the lower left. This almost Minimalist comp...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 9" Chinese Rugs & Carpet: 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...

Enchanting floral design early 20th century Chinese Art Deco carpet in an odd size wide gallery room size format. Measures: 7'6'' x 14'5''.

Antique Chinese, Peking rug. Size: 11'4" x 17'2".

19th Century N. Chinese Mongolian Carpet. 7' x 9'6 - 213 x 290

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand knotted wool with a red field, tan frame, and multi-color accents in a subtle all-over Classic Chinese floral design. This rug measures: ...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Rug by Nichols Workshop ( 3' x 4'8'' - 92 x 142 )

This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 5' 0" x 7' 11", showcases an elegant oval composition with a rich lavender field that exudes warmth and sophistication. The bord...

This hand-knotted wool rug showcases an exquisite Modern Art Deco design with a rich navy blue field accentuated by a broad goldenrod and brown frame. The intricate Chinese-style ele...

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark indigo field surrounded by a wide dark cranberry and a thin indigo border. Myriad auspicious flowers including peonies...

mid 20th Century East Turkestan Asian Samarkand Rug rug no. j2469 size 4' 10" x 9' 7" (147 x 292 cm) Samarkand rugs from east turkestan are typically found in a long and relativel...

Exquisite small Chinese rug from late 19th century Beijing. Hand-knotted with wool on cotton, this rug features a stunning Chinese design. A decorat...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop ( 8'8" x 11'4" - 265 x 345 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' 10'' x 11' 7''- 269 x 353 cm ) With European Design Influences Reminiscence of Ivan de Silva Bruhns Works

Antique Khotan rug, Country of Origin: East Turkestan, Circa date: 1880. Size: 4 ft 10 in x 9 ft (1.47 m x 2.74 m)

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 8'0" x 9'10".

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Saddle Cover ( 2' x 4' - 62 x 122 )

30993 Modern Chinese Art Deco Rug with Chinoiserie Chic Style, 02'04 x 09'02. Chinoiserie Chic meets Modern Luxe in this hand knotted wool Chinese Art Deco style runner. The timeless...

72991 Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Chinoiserie Style. Framed by an intricate blue border, this antique rug boasts a classic blue chinoiserie design that will never go out of style...

Made with fine quality hand spun wool yarns, this handmade cut and loop pile rug has natural variations in colors and texture similar to antique rugs. Ha...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'8" - 275 x 355 ) We love rose/pink Art Deco Chinese carpets and they must have been popular in the interwar period also. A jade green border w...

This refined Mid-20th century Chinese Peking Art Deco rug, measuring 8' 4" x 9' 11", features a harmonious allover lattice design composed of delicate floral medallions in soft beige...

Pillow made from an old Chinese rug predominantly in green. zipper closure and polyfill provided Measures: 16'' x 23''.

The semi-open ruby red field displays a multiple vignette design of groups of seasonal flowers detailed in pale blue, medium blue, yellow and leaf green. A blue branch snakes in from...

18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 11'3" x 12'4" - 343 x 376 )

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Peking oval rug with a central field woven with a subtle tone on tone Shou character and peony pattern, and surrounded by a charming border wit...

Aquarium is a mainstay in Joseph Carini's signature collections and is one of his most sought after designs. A luxurious and sophisticated carpet, this design is versatile for many d...

Moody's! Mood for Love from RAG Home Inspired from a piece of chinoiserie. The evocation of Chinese motifs and patterns mixed with Contemporary shape rug. Original Designed by RAG H...

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10'' x 11'10'' x 270 x 360 )

A striking late 20th century Tibetan hand-knotted wool rug with double dragons swirling around a pearl of truth, and with turbulent storm clouds at each end, and all woven in indigos...

Beautiful antique Art Deco Chinese rug in original condition. It is in fuchsia colour with floral accent around the mocha border. The rug has a full pile and in excellent original co...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11' - 275 x 360 )

Made in hand knotted wool from the custom Classic Burano Collection by Rug & Kilim, this 2 × 3 this 2 × 3 rug is available as a gift-sized rug for both flooring and wall-hanging proj...

Antique Chinese - Art Deco rug, size: 8' 9'' x 11' 4''.

The rare carpets of Mongolia have in recent years achieved a stature of their own. They differ from traditional 19th century Chinese carpets in that they typically employ stylized pa...

Mostly paeonies, in the suspended cloisonné urn, in two poly-chrome corners, along with an edging of other seasonal flowers along one end of this brisk rose Art Deco border-less carp...

An early 20th Century Chinese rug with an animal motif on a navy field Measures: 4'4'' x 6'10''.

74648 Vintage Edward Fields Octagon Rug, 16'00 x 16'00. Edward Fields rugs are renowned luxury rugs known for their exceptional craftsmanship and custom de...

Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Carpet ( 7'10" x 10'5" - 238 x 317 )

A 3rd quarter of the 20th-century Tibetan rug with a dragon motif on a beige field Size: 4'4'' x 6'10''.  

A charming early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a cranberry field featuring a multi-colored whipping willow tree standing beside a pagoda, with billowing clouds, butterflies,...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' x 9'9" - 245 x 298 )

Beautiful mid century Chinese rug with an art deco style design and nice colours with a light purple field, orange, green, red , yellow and pu...

Peking Rug, China Mid 20th Century The sandy-beige field and various shades of indigo with central shou symbol roundel surrounded by “Three friends of winter” and repeated in centr...

77782 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug with European Influenced Chinoiserie Style 03'02 x 05'00. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug features a subtle all-over arabesque ...

An early 20th-century East Turkestan Khotan Pictographic rug Measures: 5'11'' x 9'7''.

Nice mid century Chinese rug with beautiful Chinese design and nice colours with white, pink, blue, green and brown, entirely hand made by han...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'8" - 274 - 356 )

Antique Chinese rug 10' 1'' x 13' 9''.

Antique Art Deco Chinese rug, measures: 8'10" x 11'8".

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

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 5' 8" Chinese Rugs & Carpet: 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...