Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Beautiful antique Art Deco hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This Chinese rug has multicolor accent colors with a gorgeous all-over Chinese floral design. This rug measures...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 10' 6" x 13' 3"

A charming early 20th century Chinese rug with an all over geometric motif in peach, beige, various shades of blue Measures: 6'4'' x 811''.

Vintage handmade Uzbek Bukhara praying mat in original good condition. The rug is from the end of 20th century. -condition: original good, -circa: 1960s, -size: 1' x 1' (31cm x 3...

An eclectic scatter size antique Chinese Art Deco Nichols rug featuring a plum color we absolutely covet. Measures: 3' x 5' 8".

Contemporary geometric beige, white flat-weave wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 4'0" x 5'8" (121 × 172 cm). Flat-woven rugs fit in rather well into even the smallest of flats and...

A vintage Chinese Peking throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a cream border and light blue field. Measures: 2' 6" x 4' 3" 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...

The old gold field shows a round, composite floral medallion, closely supported by vases, cloud bands, and bonsai trees, within triangular dragon fret and flower corners. Straw main...

1920s Chinese Carpet, Size: 11' x18'

Traditional handwoven luxury wool antique blue / Navy runner. Size: 3'-1" X 9'-7".

Gorgeous late 19th century chinese Ningxia rug, soft pile, desirable colors and subject with 4 dragons and traditional Chinese design

A Chinese handwoven dragon rug, approximately 6' x 3', dating from the late c.20th. The beige coloured field of four dragons with central dragon medallion framed by multicolour strip...

Handmade antique Art Deco French rug from the beginning of 20th century. The rug made in wool and in original good condition. ?-condition: original good, -circa: 1920s, -si...

A late 20th-century Chinese Silk rug in beige, light blue and navy Measures: 3' x 4'11''.

Celebrating the techniques in rug weaving, this 9x12 contemporary scale is an ode to the coveted needlepoint style where alluring florals embrace the scale in green, golden and lilac...

Beautiful little late 19th century Chinese rug with a Chinese design with dogs, and beautiful colors with blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

This antique, circa 1900, Khotan runner has a central field with nine horizontal polychrome panels each containing a vase issuing a floral vine with a stepped arch above with angular...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 10' 11" x 14' 9"

Beautiful mid century Chinese rug with nice simple anrt deco and floral design with a beautiful red field colour, entirely hand knotted with w...

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 6'8" x 9'8" - 205 x 295 )

78654 Vintage Chinese Aubusson Rug, 09'01 x 11'06. Emulating the rich elegance of French Neoclassical style, this handwoven vintage Chinese Aubuss...

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 3'10" x 6'10" - 116 x 208 cm )

Antique Peking Chinese rug, size: 7' 9'' x 9' 4''.

Early 20th century antique Khotan rug with a peach tone pomegranate motif on a light celadon green field Measures: 5'5'' x 10'3''.

Nice late 19th century Chinese rug with beautiful Chinese and Art Deco design and beautiful natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experie...

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

Large Gallery Size Khotan rug from the middle of the century with a geometric design in deep blue, burnt orange, and apricot accents Measures: 7'2'' x 14'

The field is exactly covered by an allover, uniform linked and free rosette design, within scalloped sky blue corners enclosing peonies. Border with blue floral cartouches between te...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11' x 17' - 335 x 518 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug, Size: 9'0"x12'4".

An early-20th-century room size Chinese rug in the navy, beige, and gray color family. The wool and feel of the rug is very soft on the feet. It...

77189 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'02 x 09'05. Maximalist style meets sensual decadence in this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug. The elaborate floral details and s...

A colorful East Turkestan Khotan rug from the early 20th century Measures: 4'4" x 9'1'' Khotan, an ancient Buddhist kingdom, was located on a branch of the famous Silk Road in Ea...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11'8" x 16'8" - 356 x 508 )

One of our most interesting finds to date. This is a 33 foot Khotan runner with repeating diamond motifs in earth-tone hues surrounded by thin multi-band borders with several beautif...

A modern East Turkesan Khotan large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 11' 5" x 14' 3"

Mid-20th century Chinese Floral design pictorial rug. Measures: 2'9'' x 6'.

Hand-hooked in wool originating from China circa 1910-1920, this 10×14 antique rug connotes a hooked design in a distinguished medallion pattern—enjoying brown and pink colors in goo...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 9' 2" x 12' 0"

This well-preserve scatter shows a full terra cotta field with a twisting, double light blue tendril on all four sides, asymmetrically set with morning glory flower sprays in two opp...

This exquisite flatweave wool rug showcases a refined Aubusson-style medallion pattern, reinterpreted with subtle Eastern elegance. Featuring a symmetrical layout of grand floral rou...

Beautiful antique Art Deco Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a brown field. This Chinese rug has a green frame and multicolor accents layout in a gorgeous Chinese floral design. ...

This beautiful hand-knotted wool rug showcases a navy blue center framed by a multicolored border in a stunning Chinese floral pattern. This rug measures 7' x 7'2".  

Beautiful antique Art Deco Chinese hand knotted wool rug with the burgundy field. This rug has a frame of brown and accents of red, beige, and blue in a gorgeous all-over Chinese flo...

This vintage, circa 1920, Khotan runner has a field with six mole-grey and shaded ivory linked lozenges with multiple bands of decreasing sized lozenges around a central lozenge cont...

This exquisite Art Deco Chinese rug from the 1920s is a true work of art. Handmade with meticulous attention to detail, it features a captivating design in rich, vibrant colors. The ...

A hand-knotted antique Chinese rug with a floral design on an ivory field. This rug measures 3'1" x 6'1".  

A full pile Tibetan throw rug in clear white and blue hues, circa 1930, measures: 2'11" x 4'10".

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 8' 8" x 11' 6"

Exquisite late 20th-century Chinese silk rug featuring a stunning traditional Chinese design. Light colors of brown, beige, green, and pink adorn this masterpiece, meticulously hand-...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'3'' x 11'3'' - 282 x 343 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'1'' x 11'9'' - 277 x 358 )

Handmade vintage Uzbek Bukhara runner 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,...

Fette carpets are, as here, usually tone-on-tone, with dense medallions and borders. Often, they show black accents to better organize the ebullient floral and leaf density. The bord...

An early 20th century rare original size Chinese square rug in predominant shades of brown. The wool is very soft and all the colors are natural.

Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x9 European rug in beige is the first iteration of this design to be in high-and-low texture. Featuring green and pink floral patterns with red and cream accents, this rug is an elegant addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection. On the Design: As inspired by English tudor...

Step into the rich history of Chinese craftsmanship with this exquisite antique Ningsha rug, handcrafted in the 1910s. Measuring 1.9' x 2' (59cm x 63cm), this small yet stunning rug ...

A modern East Turkesan Khotan large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 12' 5" x 14' 10"