Wool Chinese and East Asian Rugs

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet By Nichols Workshop (8' 6" x 10' 6'' - 260 x 320)

Handmade antique Art Deco Chinese rug in orange and green colours. The rug is from the end of 20th century in original good condition. The rug has a symbol of Indian swastic. -Con...

This beautiful Chinese carpet from the Art Deco period is distinguished by its elegance and unusual style. The wool is shiny, silky, and spun with greater thickness than normal Chine...

On the lookout for a new carpet to enhance your living room or bedroom? This Beautiful rug could make the perfect accessory. This elegant wool needlepoint is a classic example of a modern Portuguese style rug woven by hand in China in the early 21st century. The design has been delicately woven with a symmetrical pattern made up of brown and mustard accents on a subtle cream background. The border has been decorated with a repeating pattern design and is finished with a fringed edge. Constructed with only the best locally sourced materials with traditional techniques, this fine wool rug is sure to last for generations. The fine materials used include hand-spun wool and cotton that have been organically dyed with vegetable dyeing techniques. This rug is in excellent condition. Ready for use in any home or office environment. Traditional needlepoint rug...

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...

A pillow made from an early 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a pictorial motif. Measures: 15" x 21".

Circa 1930's Warm ochre hues in luxurious wool contrasted against royal blues and an asymmetrical floral theme. Excellent overall pile condition with minor age and use spots as sh...

Rug & Kilim welcomes this ostentatious creation to its European Cllection. The rug features a tasteful floral design that blends Tudor rug sensibilities into...

19th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8'10" x 12'9" - 270 x 390 )

Late 10th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 6'2'' x 9'8''- 188 x 295 )

Two shape panels, joined together with lotus flower head, angular vine and stylised cloud band frame. Classic for this type with well drawn motifs and good colour combination. This s...

19th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9' x 11'8'' - 275 x 355 )

An early 20th century Chinese Buddha Discipile rug Measures: 2'4'' x 6'.

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop 9' x 11' 6'' - 275 x 350

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...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 6'2"x 8'9" - 188 x 267 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' 9" x 11' 8" - 266x 355 cm )

Early 20th Century Chinese (Inner Mongolian) Peking Carpet (6'5" x 9'-195 x275)

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 6'9" x 10'8" - 205 x 325 cm )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug ( 4' x 6'8" - 122 x 203 )

Handmade vintage Art Deco Chinese rug in beige and blue shades. The rug is from the beginning of 20th century in original good condition. -condition: original good, -circa: 19...

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 Art Deco scatter rug, circa 1920, a hand knotted wool carpet featuring cobalt and sky blue floral sprigs on a dark salmon ground. In excellent condition. Measures:...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 10' 6" x 11' 8" - 320 x 355 cm )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 6'3" x 8'6" - 191 x 259 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 2' 7'' x 4' 2''.

Handmade vintage Uzbek Bukhara rug in original condition, it has some age wear. The rug made in soft wool in the middle of 20th century. -condition: original, some signs of age, ...

An early 20th century colorful Tibetan textile saddbleback rug. Measures: 2'2'' x 3'5''.

Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 5' x 8' - 152 x 243 cm )

Refined Chinese rug of small size, characterized by a full blue field surrounded by a rich border decorated with flower pots and birds of various shapes. The dominant theme of the de...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 7' 2'' x 8' 10'' - 218 x 269 cm )

Handmade antique Art Deco Chinese rug in purple shade and very unusual design. The rug is from the beginning of 20th century in original good condition. -condition: original good...

Beautiful vintage Portuguese Arraiolos needlepoint wool rug with a green field. This piece has fine details in a beige and yellow layout on a gorgeous floral pattern design. This...

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

An unusual early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia ground surrounded by an unusually patterned border containing several floral cartouches alternating with puffs of bi...

Chinese - Art Deco rug. Measures: 8'2" x 9'6".

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11' 10'' x 14' 8'' - 360 x 447 cm )

Beautiful Vintage English needlepoint wool rug with a beige field. This piece has green fine details with a floral elegant patterns throughout the design This rug measures 9' x 12...

78124 Distressed Antique Chinese Peking Pictorial Rug with Cartouche Border 05'02 x 07'07. With its effortless beauty and rustic s...

Rare square size Chinese Peking room size rug from the 1930s Measures: 8'2'' x 8'9''.

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

A Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal. This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of about 3 x 6 ft that...

Elegant, sober taste, excellent state of conservation, interesting sizes, and also good price. The Chinese carpets like this one are perfect also in modern environments. Ref. n...

This carpet is hand knotted in China. Known as mainland Chinese these carpets were made with high quality wool and all organic dyes, which makes them age really well and develop a ni...

Rare Prayer niche pattern Khotan small size rug from the early 20th century. we have never seen an east Turkestan Khotan rug with this prayer design. Pur...

Stunning circa 1930's Chinese pictorial rug with a large deer and bird on a deep blue ground Measures: 2'5" x 4'6".

Antique Chinese Peking rug measures: 6' 0'' x 8' 6''.

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 2' 2" x 3' 9" - 66 x 114 cm )

Old Chinese carpet of the city of Peking from the unusual format, elegantly decorated with branches of peony in bloom. For the oriental tradition, ...

This carpet is hand knotted in China. The high quality wool and all organic dyes has made this carpet age well with fantastic patina. The field has a soft tan with beautifully simple...

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

Early 20th Century Oval Chinese Peking Rug ( 3' x 5'9'' - 90 x 175 )

Handmade antique Art Deco Chinese rug in ruby and burgundy shades. The rug is from the beginning of 20th century in original good condition. It has some floral accent with large peac...

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 beige-brown, gold, soft blue & off white play beautifully with florals & cartouches in fine neoclassical Aubusson...

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

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 5'6" x 8' - 167 x 245 cm )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet with European Design Influences. (13' 6" x 17' 8" - 412 x 536 cm)

Antique are deco Chinese rug, kings and dynasty, incredible beauty. This wonderful Art Deco carpet was made in China, circa 1910's or 1920's. Walter Nichols ...