Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Graceful and eye-catching, this vintage Chinese Art Deco rug features an elegant allover floral pattern set in a soft sage green field, framed by a bold royal purple border. The uniq...

A truly stunning example of early 20th-century design, this vintage hand-knotted Chinese Art Deco Nichols rug is a rare gem from the 1900s. Set against an enchanting eggplant or pale mauve field, the rug features a graceful floral and landscape motif, with blooming trees, delicate flowers, and serene pagodas woven into a peaceful country scene. A rich dark blue border frames the composition, grounding the soft elegance of the central design. The wool is exceptionally soft and luminous, with a silk-like shimmer that catches the light beautifully—enhancing the rug’s depth and richness. In truly excellent condition, this piece embodies the refined craftsmanship and aesthetic restraint that have made Chinese Art Deco rugs increasingly desirable among collectors and designers alike. With its simple yet sophisticated design and unique, harmonious color palette, this Nichols rug offers timeless beauty and charm—perfect for both traditional and modern interiors. Dimensions: 8’ 11” x 11’ 3” Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: China Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation Condition: Excellent The Persian Knot, SKU 1510 Art Deco Chinese, Chinese Art Deco, Art Deco Rugs, Antique Peking Rugs, Vintage Art Deco Rugs, Rugs Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols, Chinese Carpet Dragon, Nichols Deco Rugs...

Mid 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 2'4" x 2'4" - 70 x 70 )

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

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet

A vintage Chinese Art Deco accent rug, in an oblong oval shape, handmade during the mid-20th century with a floral pattern over a magenta-red field and goldenrod yellow border. Me...

Vintage 1980s Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 5'2" x 8' - 158 x 244 )

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 8" x 3' 9" 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 Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 5' x 7'8" - 152 x 233 cm )

A truly rare and beautiful find, this oval-shaped Art Deco Chinese area rug from the early 1900s features a soft green background framed by a warm tan border, creating a graceful and unique silhouette rarely seen in traditional Chinese rug design. Adorned with elegant floral and decorative motifs in shades of pink and yellow, the rug blends classic symbolism with the bold simplicity of the Art Deco era. Its gentle curves and harmonious color palette make it an ideal centerpiece for refined interiors—adding a touch of softness, symmetry, and sophistication. Perfect for use in entryways, bedrooms, or intimate seating areas, this rug is not only a functional piece but also a decorative statement with historic charm and visual rarity. Dimensions: 3’ x 5’ 3” Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: China Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persian Knot, SKU 2077 Oval Shaped Rugs, Oval Shape Chinese Rugs, Oval Art Deco Chinese Rugs, Art Deco Chinese, Chinese Art Deco, Art Deco Rugs, Antique Peking Rugs, Vintage Art Deco Rugs, Rugs Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols, Chinese Carpet Dragon, Nichols Deco Rugs, Chinese Art Deco Nichols, Nichols Art Deco...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop ( 9' x 11'4" - 275 x 345 )

Handmade in wool, a delicious 8x10 needlepoint rug from Rug & Kilim’s coveted European style rug collection. This transitional rug enjoys an awe inspiring floral pattern in beige-bro...

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

The extremely rare and monumental, ivory background large carpet shown here is decorated by an harmonious pattern of blue and light blue scrolling lotus flowers connected to each oth...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 5' x 6'10" - 152 x 208 )

The fuschia-rose borderless field displays a roughly oval bottom to top medallion of flowers and tendrils, and zig-zagging broken basketwork. In tones of mauve, yellow, green and tea...

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

1920s Chinese At Deco Carpet ( 8'9" x 11'4" - 267 x 345 )

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...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' x 9'6" - 245 x 290 )

This is a Chinese art wool rug from China 1920. The size is 10'x13'8". The colors are red, green, blue, orange, tan, peach, yellow, purple, pink, and brown. There are patterns bordering the rug. The center of this border-less burgundy red interwar Tianjin carpet...

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a rich lavender field surrounded by a wide indigo stripe border. The field features a blossoming cherry blossom tree in the c...

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'9" - 274 x 358 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10" x 11'8" - 270 x 356 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'2" x 9'9" - 250 x 300 )

An antique East Turkestan Khotan rug in gallery format from the early 20th century.

1920s Chinese Baotou Saddle Cover ( 2' x 4'2" - 61 x 127 )

In this listing you will find a beautiful, very elegant Chinese Art Deco floral rug. The rug is hand-knotted, silk on silk base. Made in China in 1...

A very rare Imperial Ningxia throne cover from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, distinguished by an exquisitely drawn lion dog, which is an auspic...

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 ...

1920s Pictorial Chinese Peking Carpet ( 4' 6''x 9' 1'' - 137 x 276 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Foo Dog Rug 2'7" x 4'2" - 79 x 127

The two pictorial dark blue discs in diagonally opposite corners show respectively a butterfly and a flowering stem, with small porcelain vases, a teapot and teacup nearby. A fan and a scroll add to the exotic character of this generously open, champagne beige field, borderless interwar Art Deco Tianjin carpet.

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'4" - 275 x 345 ) This Minimalist-leaning ruby red, border-less carpet shows just two floating floral forms, one a single flower and the other ...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'2" x 11'8" - 280 x 355 )

An antique Chinese handmade rug from the early 20th century in shades of seafoam blue and seafoam green. Measures: 10' 1" x 15' 5"

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8'10" x 11'6" 270 x 350 cm )

Antique Art Deco Chinese, measures: 6'0" x 8'9".

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet Navy background with blue border. ( 10' x 14'6'' - 305 x 442 )

19th Century Chinese Ningxia Mat ( 2' x 2'2" - 60 x 65 )

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Gallery Carpet (5'8" x 16'6" - 173 x 473 cm)

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop 10' x 19'   

Pictorial Antique Chinese Foo Dog Area Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa date: 1880. Size: 6 ft x 7 ft 4 in (1.82 m x 2.23 m)   

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 9'0" x 11'6".

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'2'' x 11'6'' - 280 x 350 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 12' x 17' 6" - 366 x 533 cm )

Antique Chinese - Peking rug, size: 9' 0'' x 11' 6''.

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' x 9'6" - 245 x 290 )

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

In the 1860s an organized carpet industry was established under imperial patronage in Peking. These carpets tended to have tighter and finer weaves than their Ningxia counterparts, o...

Vintage 1980s Peking Round Carpet ( 8'2" - 250 )

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 ( 2' 2" x 3' 9" - 66 x 114 cm )

This is an 18th-century imperial silk Chinese textile that measures 79 x 47CM in size. This rare example has been preserved in excellent condition and has retained its dramatic satur...

The color range is dominated by monochromatic hues or shades of blue, often juxtaposed with neutral tones. This specific rug emphasizes dark and light blues to create an effect of vi...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 ) The centrally open coppery ground runs to all sides unimpeded and the open centre is defined by a giant trefoil fungus, conto...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 11'1"x 14'7" - 340 x 442 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 10' x 14'6" - 305 x 442 )