Manhattan - Central Asian Rugs

Beautifully Decorative Soft Wool Pile Handmade Light Blue Color Allover Geometric Design Contemporary Modern Area Rug, Country Of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug

Introducing Bullseyes: The Icons, Carini Carpets' first limited-edition collection of round rugs. Renowned for innovative designs, Carini has long crafted variations of round accesso...

An early 20th-century Chinese Pictorial rug with an animal motif in light blue, navy and ivory Measures: 2'3' x 4'5''.

1st Quarter of the 20th-century Tibetan rug with a large-scale dragon motif. The wool is soft, Texture and patina are fabulous. Can also make for a suitable wall hanging. Measure...

Introducing Bullseyes: The Icons, Carini Carpets' first limited-edition collection of round rugs. Renowned for innovative designs, Carini has long crafted variations of round accesso...

A 2nd quarter of the 20th century blue Chinese Peking worn rug Measures: 8' x 9'7".

Pillow made from a 19th-century Tekke rug in a lumbar size. Measures: 16" x 24".

A 2nd quarter of the 20th century Tibetan Animal Pictorial Carpet Size 3' x 5' 7" (91 x 170 cm).

What looks to be an early 20th century tiny rug mat from central Asia, most probably from the Khotan region from East Turkestan. A lion standing alone on ivo...

a 1930s Art Deco Chinese rug in tans and navy Details rug no. 10814 size 8' 5" x 10' 2" (257 x 310 cm)

A striking vintage Afghan tribal rug featuring a bold geometric gul design arranged in a repeating octagonal lattice. Measuring 4 feet 2 inches by 6 feet 4 inches, this hand-knotted...

Vintage Indian Lahore rug predominantly in pink. Mint green, gray and pink accents Size: 5' x 6'8".

Narrow Chinese Peking Runner from the 1st quarter of the 20th century Measures: 2' x 9'7".

Full Pile Chinese rug in predominantly blue with vase design in orange and coral from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. A conversation piece....

One of a kind Khotan rug with a soft pink field consisting of a flower vase motif and a soft green border.

Rare Pair of Tiger Pictorial Tibetan Rugs from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century. One has a sun and the other has a moon on the top Details rug no. j3895 size 2' 8" x 4' 11" (81 x...

This antique Belouch rug, measuring 5'1" × 9'1", features a striking tribal aesthetic with a rare and mesmerizing geometric medallion design in stepped diamond motifs. The palette of...

This undeniably luxurious silk area rug by Joseph Carini is truly incredible. Hand-knotted with the finest Chinese silk, the high knot count (200 knots), exudes a wonderful sheen and...

Enchanting Large room size 20th-century Chinese Art Deco carpet with a spacious floral design on a Burgundy Field Measures: 9'10'' x 13'5''.

Chinese Nichols art deco room size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 9' x 11'6''

Enchanting floral design early 20th century Chinese Art Deco carpet in an odd size wide gallery room size format. Measures: 7'6'' x 14'5''.

This bitonal, ecru and rust, piece shows a linear pattern, with mostly close, but a few wider apart, thin bands against broader rust stripes. The section with broader rust vertical...

An accent size early 20th century Persian Veramin rug in predominantly blue Measures: 4'6" x 6'5".

Introducing Bullseyes: The Icons, Carini Carpets' first limited-edition collection of round rugs. Renowned for innovative designs, Carini has long crafted variations of round accesso...

an early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Square Rug 8'1'' x 9'6''

This Zebra rug embodies a traditional and versatile pattern, both contemporary and timelessly classic. Shown in a silky bronze and cream white, colored with natural vegetable dyes. J...

A rare 11-foot square early 20th-century shabby chic weather textured Chinese rug with a graphic floral Motif in denim blue, accents in white, and...

Our African rug is handknotted from the finest hand-carded, hand spun, naturally dyed wool. With beige neutral tones, this runner offers quality and consistency. Custom sizes and col...

3rd quarter of the 20th Century large room size Samarkand East Tiurkestan Rug rug no. j3320 size 11' x 14' 7" (335 x 445 cm) Samarkand rugs from east turkestan are typically found...

A rare 20th-century Tribal Ersari carpet in predominantly bright pink. Not to be mistaken with an over-dye. The dyes are 100 % vegetable dyed. Details rug no. j3068 size 12' 2" x 22...

A fine-quality antique Tibetan throw-size pictorial rug. Would make for a great wall hanging too Measures: 2'5" x 5'

A wonderful Turkemen pillow we acquired from a private estate. Sewn shut with polyfill insert. 18'' x 18'' The most valuable carpets, and textiles in the Turkemen yurt were always...

Persian Tribal small size Rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century size 4'4'' x 5'8"

A late 19th century Chinese rug featuring 3 monkeys and some birds on a landscape scene. Navy field, beige accent colors. Some age-related wear Measures: ...

This traditional rug is styled after the renown Heriz rugs that were produced in northwest Iran and known for their exceptional durability. NASIRI continues the production of these h...

One of a kind hand-knotted 100 % vegetable-dyed rug depicting a soccer field surrounded by a traditional border. Measures: 2'7'' x 4'.

An early 20th-century Chinese run in the palest blue color Measures: 2'11'' x 5'.

Muted Turkish Oushak one of a kind square rug in very muted brown and yellow tones. Even medium pile condition throughout Measures: 5'9'' x 7'1''.

Antique Dragon Design Mongolian Rug, Country of Origin: Mongolia, Circa date: 1880. Size: 10 ft 3 in x 11 ft (3.12 m x 3.35 m)  

Stunning circa 1930's Chinese pictorial rug with a large deer and bird on a deep blue ground Measures: 2'5" x 4'6".

Introducing Bullseyes: The Icons, Carini Carpets' first limited-edition collection of round rugs. Renowned for innovative designs, Carini has long crafted variations of round accesso...

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

Highly decorative scatter size 1st quarter of the 20th century kurd pictorial rug. Rug no. r5828 Size 2'6" x 3' 7".

A classic Antique Turkoman Rug from the early 20th century Details rug no. r4850 size 6' 4" x 10' 10" (193 x 330 cm)

mid 20th Century East Turkestan Asian Samarkand Rug rug no. j2469 size 4' 10" x 9' 7" (147 x 292 cm) Samarkand rugs from east turkestan are typically found in a long and relativel...

Blue Vintage Room Size Size Inspired Vintage Turkish Oushak Carpet 10'5'' x 13'2''

Beautiful Soft Neutral Earthy Color Tribal Geometric Design Room Size Modern Area Rug, Country Of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug

Full plush pile Chinese Batou Animal Pictorial design rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century Measure: 4'4'' x 6'9''.

An antique Mongolian room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a contemporary Art Deco style geometric pattern in neutral colors. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 1" 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 (sleeping rugs) with simple chessboard allovers. Only a few large antique Tibetan carpets...

Pillow made from a 19th-century antique Ersari rug in blue and brown with cotton back. Measures: 20'' x 20''.

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...

A 2nd quarter of the 20th Century Tibetan Rug featuring an animal pictorial motif on an orange ground color Measures: 2'10" x 5'2''.

Aquarium is a mainstay in Joseph Carini's signature collections and is one of his most sought after designs. A luxurious and sophisticated carpet, this design is versatile for many d...

Suzu Fin is an original abstract design by Joseph Carini. Its dreamy, elemental mood was achieved by channeling colors from Claude Monet's garden. By juxtaposing water elements with ...

A vintage European accent rug in square format handmade during the mid-20th century and in the style of tribal Central Asian Turkoman rugs. Measures: 7' 2" x 8' 0".

Inky, by Joseph Carini, is one of Carini Carpet's most beloved designs. This artistic area rug is a show stopper! Displayed in our Tribeca showroom as a wall hanging, this carpet is ...

Antique Persian Heriz oriental rug, room size. An antique Persian Heriz oriental rug, size 10'8" x 8'7", circa 1920. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central meda...

An antique East Turkestan Khotan rug in runner format with a pomegranate design handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 2" x 7' 6" Central Asian Rugs & Carpets: Central Asia is a vast area stretching from Northeastern Persia to western China, and from northern Afghanistan to the southern edge of Russia. The carpets can be usefully divided into three groups: the nomadic Turkmen rugs of Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, and northeastern Persia; the non-Turkmen tribal pieces from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kirghizstan; and the urban creations of Khotan, Yarkand, and Kashgar, oasis cities of Western China (Xinjiang Province). Commercially, the most important group is from Khotan, the easternmost of the Chinese Turkestan cities. The craft of rug weaving is primarily in the hands of Muslim Uighurs. Khotan carpets mix purely Central Asian design themes with Chinese elements. Native Khotan devices include pomegranate trees, upright flowers, round medallions, and yellow or red grounds. Chinese motives include triangular fretwork corners, swastika fretwork, and Yun-Tsao Tou (clouds and rain) diagonally striped polychrome borders. Cotton foundations, asymmetrical (Persian) knots, and medium weaves are standard. Some vintage Khotan are in horizontal, pictorial layouts with multiple various vases and plants. Saphs (multiple prayer niche panel carpets) are also a Khotan specialty. Others employ stepped and layered lozenge medallions, singly or in pairs. Still others, almost all antique, feature a stylized version of the allover Persian Herati design. Many of the oldest pieces employ brown wool wefts. Antique and vintage Khotans are almost always in the k’ang (double square) layout, conforming to the local household plans. Only relatively recently has the 6’ by 12’ or 7’ by 16’ format been replaced by the 9’ by 12’ size. As a result, an antique room size Khotan carpet is very uncommon. Reds are cinnamon, tomato and rust, never wine reds, crimson, or scarlet. Yarkand, farther west on the old Silk Road specializes in multi-medallion long carpets while Kashgar, farthest west and most under Persian influence, has traditionally knotted allover pattern pieces with finer weaves, often with silk piles, and enriched with medal thread, on cotton foundations. Extant Kashgars go back to the 17th century, but the carpet craft in Chinese Turkestan must be much older as fragments have been recovered from local tombs of the early C.E. period. Kashgars are the rarest of all East Turkestan rugs. Most available vintage East Turkestan carpets are interwar Khotans, many with pleasingly soft decorative palettes. The non-Turkmen nomads include the Kazakh, Kirghiz, Uzbek, and Karakalpak groups. Like the Turkmen, they were once all seasonally migratory, dwelling in round felt tents (yurts), but have been settled, at least partially, in the villages, and have taken up crafts and agriculture instead of sheep herding. As a result, carpet production has transitioned from domestic tent use to commercial sale, but the roots of long traditions are still evident. The Uzbeks weave...

Beautifully Artistic Modern Cream Brown Tribal Geometric Room Size Area Rug, Country Of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug

A modern Afghan pictorial room size rug handmade during the 21st century with a lion resting over a green field. Measures: 8'4" x 10'0".