Stunning Antique Tibetan Monastic Collectors Rug with Shou Medallions

Tigers are not native animals of the Tibetan plateau; however their presence in neighbouring countries such as China and India partly explain its depiction, both in a realistic as well as in an abstract fashion, on a specific group of antique Tibetan weavings. The tiger pelt became a symbol of high rank in Tibet, employed almost exclusively on weavings which belonged to the religious as well as secular upper class. Following a series of important exhibitions and publications, rugs with this design have become exceedingly rare and sought-after. On this rare monastic example, the tiger pelt rug...

Finely hand knotted employing the best quality Tibetan highland wool, this exceptional khaden was commissioned as a sitting rug for a high ranked Tibetan Lama for monastic use. The u...

Tibetan rugs woven with thick squarish knots in brilliant colours are considered among the earliest, and are often referred to in Tibet as Gyantse. Here we see a centralised light bl...

This is an antique Tibetan mat rug woven during the beginning of the 20th century circa 1900-1920 and measures 81x 68CM in size. its field is compr...

This is a semi-antique Tibetan rug woven during the second quarter of the 20th century circa 1940 and measures 108 x 56 CM in size. This piece is two mat rugs that are originally woven on the same loom and have the exact same design. The field is comprised of a single large-scale medallion surrounded by floral motifs within the corners set on a copper-red background color. the border is made using the famous Greek key design found in many Chinese and Tibetan textiles...

This is an antique Tibetan rug woven during the beginning of the 20th century circa 1900 and measures 156 x 80CM in size. Its field depicts five rows of highly geometric beige-colored medallions which are indicative of Tibetan and Chinese culture set on a red background color. its border is made using a variant of the classical Greek key design which is found in many Chinese and Tibetan textiles...