Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Antique Chinese - Art Deco rug, size: 9'0" x 11'6".

The semi-open ruby red field displays a multiple vignette design of groups of seasonal flowers detailed in pale blue, medium blue, yellow and leaf green. A blue branch snakes in from...

A sweet petite 19th century Chinese Peking rug with a simple "double happiness' character woven in dark indigo in the center and with Fu characters in each corner. The double happine...

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

A vintage Chinese Peking room size carpet handmade during the late 20th century in blue, mauve, and cream. Measures: 9' 1" x 11' 9".

Pure wool Peking rug, entirely hand-knotted measuring 250 cm. x 150 cm..With the classic colors of light blue. This elegant craftsmanship reflects the style and sophistication of the...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug 5' 2" x 7' 10"

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...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 4'1" x 6'8" - 125 x 205 )

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 11' x 19' - 335 x 580 )

Pair of antique Chinese Ningxia rug, size: 2'2" x 2'0".

This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 10' 4" x 13' 8"

A remarkable early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a central medallion feating a bird sitting in a tree peony and floating in an indigo field with four butterflies (symbols of...

Vintage 1920s Khotan “Samarkand” Rug Size: 3'9" × 5'5" (114 × 165 cm) This captivating vintage Khotan “Samarkand” rug, dating from the 1920s, is a compelling example of East Turkesta...

Premium ultra soft 1/4" pile with non-slip padded backing. 3' x 5' New Origin: China Field Color: Ivory Border Color: Red Accent Colors: Black, Gray, Orange, Brown Tufted fau...

Navy blue and tan antique Chinese Art Deco rug with flowers and vases, rug l11-0805, country of origin / type: China / Art Deco, circa 1920. Handwoven in the first part of 20th ce...

This antique, circa 1890, Khotan runner features a shaded royal-blue field with an overall design of bold ivory and soft-terracotta pomegranate and leafy vine, in a mole-brown border...

Antique Chinese - Ningxia rug, size: 2'9" x 2'11".

The tan field shows a version of the characteristic pomegranate tree and vase pattern, with confronting single trees whose upturned branches dangle textured pomegranate fruit. Centr...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Oval Carpet ( 3' X 5'8" - 92 x 172 cm ) with an ivory background and navy border.

Hand knotted in wool, a fabulous Peking rug from Rug & Kilim’s Antique & Vintage Collection. A lavish 9x12 scale originating from China circa 1920-1930, the rug witnesses an open fie...

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 12' - 275 x 365 )

A rare and unusual flat woven cover from the Khotan oasis in eastern Turkestan, distinguished by a honeycomb arrangement of octagons containing polychrome stepped lozenges with hooked extensions. We see similar patterns in the early pile rugs of this region, especially in conjunction with the stylised Greek...

An antique East Turkestan Khotan accent rug handmade during the early 20th century primarily bitonal in shades of brown. The small ivory motifs add a...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8'10'' x 11'5'' - 270 x 348 )

A wonderful mid-20th century Chinese runner with a pale fuchsia field with a central swirling dragon medallion flanked by pairs of peony and lotus med...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 3' x 5'8" - 91 x 173 )

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 9' 5" x 11' 8".

1920s Chinese Baotou Rug ( 2'2" x 4'6" - 66 x 137 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'2" x 11'7" - 280 x 353 )

3rd Quarter of 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet (14' 6'' x 17'- 442 x 518 cm)

A contemporary East Turkestan Khotan large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 12' 2" x 17' 10".

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 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Carpet ( 3' x 6' - 90 x 183 )

Handwoven in wool, this 9x12 kilim is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th-century Aubusson flatweaves. On the Design: This rug enjoy...

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 8'0"x9'9".

Antique Art Deco Chinese carpet, 6'2" x 8'6" #17145, c-1910's in very good condition with wear consistent with age and use This wonderful Art Deco carpet was made in China, circ...

A contemporary East Turkestan Khotan room Size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 9' 10" x 13' 1".

An antique East Turkestan Saf (also spelled Saff or Saph) Khotan rug from the first quarter of the 20th century. The elements of this runner make for a great ecumenical context. The Mihrab design in each of the 12 niches that compose this rug makes it easy to distinguish that it is a Saff Khotan Islamic Prayer rug...

This piece is a floral diamond design needle point Chinese rug. The base color and border colors are both green in different tones. The size is 5 feet wide by 9 feet tall. This is a ...

Late 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 8' x 9'6" - 245 x 290 )

Vintage 1980s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9'4" x 12'3" - 284 x 373 )

Handwoven in wool, this 6x9 kilim is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th-century Aubusson flatweaves. On the Design: This rug enjoys...

This antique 11x13 IndoChinese Samarkand rug is a rare new addition to Rug & Kilim’s prized classic curations. Hand-knotted in wool, it originates circa 1920-1930. Further on the D...

Handwoven in wool, this 8x10 Aubusson flatweave rug in rich beige/brown features colorful floral botanical patterns in present pink and cream tones. On the Design: This design ha...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 4' x 6'9" - 122 x 206 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 13'10'' x 17'4'' - 422 x 528 )

This antique Khotan rug has a shaded raspberry-red field with scattered angular floral stems and flowerheads around a pair of roundels with a central apricot lozenge and a golden-yel...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x9 European Tudor flatweave rug in beige features intricate floral patterns in green, pink and other spring tones with a more subdued, gentle look keeping with the elegance and sophistication of this style. On the design: As inspired by English tudor rugs...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Runner Carpet 2' 8"x 11' 6"

A vintage East Turkestan Khotan gallery carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 8" x 12' 6".

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet 9' 2" x11' 8"

An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco pictorial rug depicting a scholar's garden landscape including a pavilion on one side of a pond, and scholar amidst several scholar's rocks on ...

Handwoven in wool, this 9x10 European flatweave rug has been inspired by 18th century English Tudor rugs and tapestries. The design features floral p...

Antique Chinese Peking Rug, Size: 6'8" x4'0"

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'9" x 15' - 297 x 457 )

Early 20th Century Ivory Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9' x 11'8" 275 x 355 cm )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'9" x 11'6" - 267 x 351 )