Wool Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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...

A lovely vintage Pao-Tao rug, handwoven in China circa 1940 with an all over design interspersed with flowers on a light beige field and simple border. Size: 1.76m x 0.85m (5ft 9in ...

Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3'9" x 6'3" - 114 x 191 )

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...

In the 1930s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement that permeat...

2nd Quarter of 20th Century Chinese Horse Cover ( 2' 6" x 4' 6" - 76 x 137 cm)

Vintage Tibetan wool Scatter rug, circa 1950, a hand knotted wool carpet in a Three Dragon pattern, having three black medallions comprising coiled dragon...

A sweet petite mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a gray background and clusters of peonies woven in pale pinks, yellows, greens, and blues live in opposite corners.

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design. Measures: 9' 6" x 12' 1".

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...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 7".

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...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 3" x 6' 11".

This is a semi-antique Tibetan rug woven during the second quarter of the 20th century circa 1940 and measures 108 x 56 CM in size. This piece is two mat rugs that are originally woven on the same loom and have the exact same design. The field is comprised of a single large-scale medallion surrounded by floral motifs within the corners set on a copper-red background color. the border is made using the famous Greek key design found in many Chinese and Tibetan textiles...

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 ...

?78125 Distressed Vintage Chinese Peking rug with Art Deco Style 07'06 x 10'07. ?With Art Deco style, this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Chinese Peking rug features an elegant...

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

Beautiful large Chinese Art Deco rug with a floral design on a sna field and plum border. Room size formats are usually found in the 8 x 10...

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

Art Deco Chinese silk rug, the sun. This wonderful Art Deco carpet was made in China, circa 1910s or 1920's. Walter Nichols was great Ame...

1930s Chinese Art Deco Runner Carpet ( 3' x 11' - 90 x 335 )

Handmade vintage Uzbek Bukhara rug in original good condition. The rug is from the middle of 20th century in brown and brgundy shades. -Condition: origial good, -circa: 1960s,...

An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a wide open solid field surrounded by a baroque-style floral border, all woven in soft pastel blues, reds, yellows, and greens.

Fine Art Deco period Chinese rug with a gold yellow base, border, vegetal and dragon. Hand- knocked wool on a cotton base. Art Deco period around 1930.

An authentic mid-20th century full Pile Chinese Art Deco wool rug with a spacious open field floral design on a pea green ground. Measures: 3' x 6'.

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century in shades of green and cream. Measures: 9' 0" x 11' 10".

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 0" x 13' 6".

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...

Large Vintage Chinese Art Deco rug. Size: 17'10" × 20'10" (543 × 635 cm) This vintage Chinese area rug dates back to circa 1930 and is a rep...

Vintage handmade Uzbek Bukhara praying mat in distressed condition. The rug is from the end of 20th century. -condition: distressed, -circa: 1950s, -size: 1.5' x 1.8' (46cm...

Nice vintage rug from Tibet, with simple Chinese design, and blue field patterns, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury...

Pair of Chinese Art Deco carpet or rug runners, circa 1930s. Beautiful colors and rare to find a pair. They measure 45" length x 23" width each. Th...

A rare early 20th century Tibetan rug with a single central peony against a multi-colored striped background and surrounded by a thick black border.

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 5 10'' x 8'6'' - 178 x 259 )

Vintage handmade Uzbek Bukhara praying mat in original good condition. The rug is from the end of 20th century. -condition: origial good, -circa: 1960s, -size: 1' x 1' (31c...

77587, vintage Chinese Baotou Vase Pictorial rug with Chinese Chippendale style. This hand-knotted wool vintage Chinese Baotou pictorial rug features an abrashed tan field showcasing different types of cloisonné vases sprouting with stylized florals resting on pedestals. The main border, which features repeated motifs of diamonds containing stylized Ruyi clouds with rosette centers, echoes the balance of geometric forms and floral touches used throughout the piece. It would be perfect for a small space, kitchen, reading nook, master bathroom, grand foyer, designer entry, study, studio, den, walk-in closet, stair landing, alcove, mudroom, entryway, bedroom, private library, private chambers, living room, front room, wine cellar, conservatory, drawing room, trophy room, game room, music room, listening room, or hotel lobby. It would also make a lovely accent next to a buffet in a dining room or behind the sofa table in the living room. Iconic in its styling, this antique Chinese Baotou rug...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 4'2" x 7' - 127 x 213 ) A salmon field is centered by a bold Shou (good luck) medallion within a wreath of bats and ensuite bat corners. A narrow pla...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 0" x 6' 8".

Chinese Art Deco handmade wool rug in blue, gold, green, and purple Size: 9'3" × 11'3" (281 × 342 cm). This vintage rug, made circa 1950, comes from the golden period for Chinese rug industry marked by the thriving business activity of Walter Nichols. The first half of the 20th century was a turning point for Chinese weavings...

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 12' x 19'4" - 365 x 560 )

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century in blue. Measures: 2' 11" x 4' 10".

A vintage Chinese Pictorial rug handmade during the mid-20th century with 2 dragons in ruby red over a green open field. Measures: 8' 11" x 11' 6".

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

This is a semi-antique pecking rug woven in China during the mid-20th century circa 1950-1970s and measures 147 x 90 cm in size. This piece has a rare oval-shaped format with a light...

Antique Chinese Art Deco rug with multi-color and 9' 0” x 11' 8” size.

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design in a pale mauve tone over a seafoam green background. Measures: 12' 5" x 1...

An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a cranberry field surrounded by a wide teal border. Multi-colored potted peonies and cherry blossoms overlay the border, and a butterf...

An early 20th century Crimson Red background Samarkand rug, predominant accents in gray-green and brown Measures: 5'4'' x 8'5''.

Mid century Chinese beijing rug with beautiful Chinese design and beautiful colors with blue and white, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience ...

A vintage rug with Art Deco Chinese design. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on cotton foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep was...

Originating from China in 1960, this vintage Sparta design wool rug employs a very uncommon contrast through color and texture together. Hand knotted in durable wool, the highly styl...

Rare Nichols rug with an unusual dragon and phoenix theme likely custom made. Blossoming honeysuckle plant flanked by smaller plants and perched above a dragon and phoenix (Yin & Yan...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 0" x 3' 10".

Beautiful Chinese Art Deco rug with nice design and white field color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 9'0" x 11'3".

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 10" x 4' 8".

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 1" x 11' 9".

Rare square little Chinese Ningxia carpet, simple and elegant for everywhere.