Ningxia kang cover

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 6' x 10'3" - 175 x 415 ) Ningxia or Suiyuan, North Central China K’ang Carpet Structural Analysis Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, handspun, Z-4-S; Weft: cotton, off white, natural, winder plied, Z-3-S. handspun, two shoots alternating; Pile: wool, Z-3 or Z-4; Knot: PL,no alternate warp depression, 5 ½ per horizontal inch x 5 per vertical inch = 27 ½ per square inch; Sides: recovered; Ends: n.o. Weft/knots: 50/50, even. Peach border, medallion and corners corroded; sapphire blue highest. Remarks. The golden yellow field employs the classic “grains of rice” pattern with brown pips, centered by a broadly drawn peach scalloped peony medallion and en-suite corners. The matching peach tone border has inward facing peonies in one, two or three colors with short arabesque segments between. There is no corner resolution with diagonal palmettes. The inner medium dark blue border is pearled and the outermost stripe is plain as is characteristic of rugs of the period. The peony corners are bold and direct, without a plethora of intrusive minor elements. The central peony wreath is pared down as well to the most important motives. The contrast in scale between the rice grains, a size independent pattern and the vastly larger scale medallion and corners is particularly striking. The rice pattern...

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 5'9" x 13'8" - 175 x 415 ) Five dragons writhe and soar on a light yellow ground on this classically rendered long carpet from norther...

Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 6'5" 11'4" - 195 x 345 ) The k’ang is a heated seating platform in northern Chinese houses and it is often covered by a rug for extra comfort. Kang rugs are long and relatively narrow as on this circa 1825 rug from Ningxia or Suiyuan in northern China. The classic “Grains of rice” pattern...

Mid 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 7'2" x 13'2" - 218 x 402 )

Ningxia, North Central China Measures: 2.4 x 4.6 Second half of the 18th century Structural analysis: Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, Z-4-S; Weft: cotton, off-white, natural, ...

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, ...