Tibetan Mat, 19th Century

This evocative Tibetan khaden or sleeping rug, draws large stylized peonies inspired by Chinese textile design of the Ming and Ching dynasties against a transplendent indigo field. W...

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug, 19th Century Antique Chinese Ningxia rugs are rare and collectible. They are hand-woven and feature nature-inspired motifs such as flowers, birds, drago...

This elegant Chinese carpet utilizes a traditional Chinese medallion surrounded by auspicious motifs including scholars’ scrolls, plants and butterflies. The spacing of ornament with...

Antique Tibetan Rug, Mid-19th Century One of the acknowledged older examples any collector could ever hope to acquire. Rugs of this size are called ‘khaden’ and are used as sleeping...

Tibetan Saddle Rug, Late 19th Century As stated elsewhere and throughout the literature, saddle rugs are not uncommon and appear to be an essential...

Tibetan Saddle Cover, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'8" L x 2'2" W

This antique rug from Tibet measuring 143 × 66 cm (4' 8" × 2' 1") was hand-knotted in the 19th century and features a soft woolen fleece on cotton warp and weft. The art of knotting ...

78436 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 01.05 x 01.06. Emanating timeless beauty with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The floral design and symbolic colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly unique look. This small Chinese Art Deco rug...

This floor mat once occupied a tribal long house of the Dayak Tribe of Borneo. It is made from woven dyed and natural coloured rattan fibres & features diagonal black fibres. Dim...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 5' 8" 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...

A vintage Tibetan rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 6" x 16' 1".

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 10" x 4' 8".