East Asian Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand knotted wool with a red field, tan frame, and multi-color accents in a subtle all-over Classic Chinese floral design. This rug measures: ...

Rare tree of life antique Art Deco rug Chinese rug antique Chinese rug 4x6 4'2" x 6'8" 127cm x 203cm Circa 1920 "Beautiful antique Art Deco r...

Rare oval-shaped Green Chinese Art Deco rug. Measures: 3' x 4'11'' Chinese Art Deco rugs are known for their striking mix of asymmetrical ...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet, Size: 9' x 12'

77452 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. Like a moonlit garden glimpsed through the veil of twilight, this hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug unfurls with dream...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet 2' 6" x 4' 3"

This is a superb antique Chinese Art Deco Rug from the 1930s. It is in pristine condition with full pile and no wear. Made from Manchester Wool, it is complete with nothing missing....

A wonderful and brilliant early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant gold central field surrounded by a wide indigo border, and all overlaid with myriad flowers includi...

Chinese Rug Dragon Design Ningxia Silk, 1920-1950 ca. A magnificent small silk carpet dedicated to the dragon motif. the pattern of the carpet is do...

73700, new Louis XIV French style tapestry inspired by 'La Cueillette des Cerises', Francois Boucher The Cherry Picking 07'04 x 07'05. Drawing inspiration from Francois Boucher and T...

Hand knotted in wool, a 10x14 Chinese art deco style rug inspired by rare period pieces of the 1920s Nichols style. On the Design: The design boasts an eccentric open field from ...

This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 5' 2" x 7' 6", features a refined composition with a soft golden-brown field that highlights a beautifully stylized floral and b...

Ningxia North Central China 17'10" x 17'10" Circa 1850 Warp: cotton, off white, handspun, Z-4-S Weft: cotton, off white, handspun, 2 shoots alternating Pile: wool, 3 strand, handspun Knot: asymmetric, open left, 48 knots per square inch Sides: one cord, offwhite cotton wrapped End: no original finish This is a particularly large example of a Mandarin official’s carpet with a central medallion displaying nine lion dogs collectively symbolic of success on the national Chin Shih examination which provided guaranteed entry into the national administrative bureaucracy and the wealth devolving therefrom. The nine lion dogs are a rebus for success in the national bureaucracy. The apricot ground features 11 full or partial rows of tree paeonies, flower and stem. This carpet is particularly large and clearly was made for a highly placed official or the wealthy family of a recent graduate of whom great things were expected. The principal was probably Buddhist as indicated by the embroidered ball and precious objects in the medallion. The clouds surrounding the lion dogs form a broken, polychrome circle rather than the usual continuous cloud wreath. This is one of the several features indicating a bespoke order rather than a piece made for the market. Another indicator is the exceptional size, as the standard square Ningxia Mandarin carpet is about 12 to 14 feet square. The main border continues the colour combination, with a now apricot ground and paeonies among floral arabesques. The blue inner stripe is unusual with butterflies alternating with paired peaches...

An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a rare and wonderful lime green background surrounded by a wide cranberry border, and all overlaid with myriad auspicious flowers incl...

Rare Vintage Art Deco Rug Silk Chinese Rug Art Nouveau Handmade Rug Pink 8x11 244cm x 336cm "Magnificent silk vintage Chinese Art Deco-Soft t...

This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 9' 3" x 12' 7", features a striking, minimalist landscape design with a bold, modernist aesthetic. The composition is dominated ...

A fine early 20th century Indigo blue peking rug. Measures: cm 350 x 280.

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.

71052, antique Chinese silk embroidered tapestry. This handwoven silk antique Chinese embroidered tapestry features a soothing nau...

A serene late 20th century Tibetan hand-knotted rug with a weathered cranberry and brown field surrounded by a thin brown border.

A pagoda, arched bridge and gazebo float in on medium blue watery clouds from one side of the light green field while a gnarled flowering prunus (plum) branch snakes in from one corn...

Rare Chinese Round Art Deco rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century 6'7'' x 6'7''

Antique Khotan Samarkand Rug 4'6 x 6'6. This antique Khotan from China is a geometrically designed beauty. Woven in cream dark chocolate and rose this rug displays its elegance in th...

77446 antique Chinese Peking rug with Romantic Chinoiserie style. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a round open center medallion with blooming lotuses across an abrashed ecru field. Bats, peonies, chrysanthemums and leafy tendrils surround the medallion. Bats are seen to augur good fortune, happiness, and prosperity; they are primarily seen on rugs that were created for the domestic Chinese market. Peonies represent beauty, wealth and honor, while chrysanthemums represent long life. Large peonies in the corner spandrels are given a butterfly-like appearance. Additional peonies alternating with butterflies decorate the main border, while the inner secondary border features garlands of plum blossoms. A classic color combination, intricate detailing, and depth of meaning all come together to create a lovely antique Chinese rug that would bring timeless sophistication to nearly any interior. Perfect for a great room, wine cellar, executive suite, conservatory, state room, royal suite, hotel lobby, music room, living room, dining room, drawing room, private library, billiards room, clubhouse, large home office, master retreat, private Chambers, studio, study, loft, lounge, entertainment parlor, trophy room, large bedroom, or formal sitting room. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Art Deco, Asian Modern, Qing, Ming, Minimalist, chinoiserie, Chinese Export, Asian Antique, Japanese, Regency, Contemporary, Modern Glam, Art Moderne, Abstract Expressionist, Traditional, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Manor House, Neoclassical, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, and Jazz Age. Evoke an indulgent high-end experience with this luxurious Chinese room-size rug centered around comfort and a sensual touch while creating sultry drama with a sophisticated edge. Perfect for layering with silk, fur, velvet and pairing with Lucite, chrome, marble, high-shine and lacquered surfaces, mirrored objects, ornate Art Deco filigree furniture...

Exquisite large rug featuring a stunning design with a central medallion. Beautifully hand-knotted with wool velvet on a cotton foundation, this rug boasts vibrant colors including r...

Late 10th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 6'2'' x 9'8''- 188 x 295 )

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 9' 1" x 11' 8"

Stunning room size 20th century Chinese Art Deco carpet with a colorful floral design in bright green, coral mustard and purple accent colors. Measures: 9' x 11'9''.

Art Deco Chinese Lantern Rug from the 1920's. Deep wine hand knotted ground with Deco Chinese motifs in each corner. Lush hand feels like wool/silk blend. 1920's China. Measures 56" ...

A true masterpiece of early 20th-century textile art, this palace-size Walter Nichols Art Deco Chinese rug is a rare and striking example from the first quarter of the 20th century—now approaching 100 years old and preserved in remarkable condition. The rug features a luxurious camelhair or tan-colored field, a subtle yet warm backdrop that sets the stage for a vibrant interplay of floral motifs in pink, blue, red, and lavender. What makes this piece especially rare is its wide width and near-square proportions—an unusual and highly coveted dimension in antique Chinese rugs. The composition showcases the signature Nichols style: bold, large-scale design elements paired with an imaginative and joyous use of color. The bright, richly colored floral border contrasts beautifully with the soft field, creating an elegant visual balance that feels both grounded and exuberant. This rug is not just a decorative item—it is a work of art, a historical artifact, and a collector's treasure. Its condition, scale, coloration, and design harmony make it a standout piece suitable for the finest interiors or discerning collectors. Dimensions: 12’ 10” x 16’ 2” Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: China Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with vegetable dyes Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU 1299 Walter Nichols Art Deco Chinese Rugs, Chinese Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols Rugs, Vintage Art Deco Rugs, Rugs Art Deco, Art Deco Nichols, Chinese Carpet...

A striking late 20th century Tibetan hand-knotted wool rug with double dragons swirling around a pearl of truth, and with turbulent storm clouds at each end, and all woven in indigos...

Chinese - Art Deco Rug 7' 10" x 11' 6"

Antique Chinese - Ningxia rug, size: 2'2" x 2'3".

19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 11'10" x 12'6" - 360 x 380 )

Introducing our splendid of Imperial garden Chinese art deco rug, where artistry intertwines with symbolism. The enchanting jade yellow gold field hosts a majestic garden of Life...

A beautiful antique Dragon Peking Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a dark blue field and multi-color accents all-over traditional Chinese dragon design. This rug measures 9'10"...

Fine and unusual handknotted vintage wool and silk rug. Very good condition with oxidated silk.

1920s Chinese art deco carpet with a deep red field and tanborder, designs in corners. Measures: 8 x 10

Beautiful antique Art Deco Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a blue field. This Chinese rug has a red frame, multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over Chinese floral design. Th...

Antique Art Deco Rug Handmade Chinese Rug 10x13 1920 9'9" x 12'8" 298cm x 386cm "This is a beautiful antique art deco rug with simple motifs. This piece has a great neutral colorwa...

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

78185 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 10'02 x 11'07. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese pictorial rug features a colorblock field design. With its cold, arid climate ideal for rais...

A flower basket is suspended into the red field by a thin cord from a rosette and stem upper design, while a more elaborate floral display below includes banded scholars’ rocks and s...

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Saddle Cover ( 2'3" x 4' - 69 x 122 )

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with an all-over celadon green field overlaid with multi-colored peonies, chrysanthemum, lotus, and cherry blossoms, all auspiciou...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9 x 14'2" - 275 x 430 )

A 3rd quarter of the 20th-century Tibetan rug with a dragon motif on a brown field Size: 3'1'' x 58''.

19th Century Ningxia Round Dragon Carpet ( 4' x 4' - 122 x 122 )

Beijing carpet made of cotton and wool. Fine knot. Manual manufacture. Prodotto in buone condizioni, presenta piccoli segni di usura.

77260 Antique Chinese Peking Area rug with Traditional Chinoiserie style. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking area rug features a group of th...

This medium-weave urban interwar carpet displays a royal blue field centered on a giant polychrome flower and stem motif, with fluttering birds and butterflies. Vase and pots in the ...

Antique Art Deco Chinese Oriental Rug, wonderful Gold 8'9" x 11'8" #17432 This Rug is in excellent condition with high pile throughout the rug, cleaned and no stained, the ends and b...

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...

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Hand-Knotted Wool Style: Chinese Peking Dimensions: 0.25”H x 73”W x 36”D This vintage Chinese Art Deco rug from the 1930s is a beau...

Late 19th Century Silk & Gold Thread Chinese Embroidery (1'6" x 14' - 46 x 247)

An Antique Tibetan intermediate Pictorial rug from the early 20th century 5'11'' x 9'3''   

A modern East Turkestan Khotan large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 12' 0" x 14' 8"

A four lobed, nearly open, apricot field is centered on a vase on stand with flowering bouquet, rocks and more flowers fill the blue corners of this 1920s Chinese carpet in the Art D...