New York City - Chinese and East Asian Rugs

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet 11' 10" x 15'

Vintage Chinese Dragon Carpet on Black Background ( 5' x 8' - 152 x 243 cm)

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 8' x 10' - 245 x 305 )

Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug 6' 0'' x8' 6''

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

This is a Chinese art wool rug from China 1920. The size is 10'x13'8". The colors are red, green, blue, orange, tan, peach, yellow, purple, pink, and brown. There are patterns bordering the rug. The center of this border-less burgundy red interwar Tianjin carpet...

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

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 8' 2" x 10' 0".

An antique East Turkestan Kirghiz carpet from the turn of the 20th century.

Exceptional example of East Turkestan weaving, this late 19th-century Khotan rug features a unique lattice of medallions and pomegranate-inspired floral motifs in soft brick, apricot...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 10' 3" x 12' 8"

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet

Hand knotted in wool, a 6x9 Chinese art deco style rug inspired by rare period pieces of the 1920s Nichols style. On the Design: The design ...

This charming ruglet displays a light pearl field centred by a tri-legged censer in red and shades of blue. Four blue-toned bats flutter about in the corners. Dark blue plain border....

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 4'0" x 6'8".

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet with a beige color background. 8'8" x 11'6" - 265 x 350

Hand knotted in wool originating circa 1910-1920, this 10 x 11 antique rug connotes a rare Mongolian rug pattern among the select additions to our collection, enjoying a Classic pall...

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...

Antique Chinese, Ningxia rug, size: 10'4" x 15'6".

1920s Pair of Chinese Art Deco Runner Carpets 2'1'' x 11' 8'' - 64 x 355

Hand knotted in wool, a 9x12 Chinese art deco style rug inspired by rare period pieces of the 1920s Nichols style. On the Design: The design boasts an all over floral pattern in ...

Antique Chinese Art Deco rug, size: 12'0" x 14'6".

Antique Chinese Art Deco rug with ivory color Measures: 9'2" x 11'10".

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 9'0" x 11'3".

1920s Chinese Art Deco Rug ( 4' x 6'6'' - 122 x 198 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 8' 0'' x 10' 9''.

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 5'6" x 11'3" - 268 x 343 )

Two vases on stands with peony branches and two fragrance emitting censers, along with two bats, decorate the pale pink open field of this 1930’s Art Deco...

Early 20th Century Chinese Silk Carpet 3' 2" x 5' 2"

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop ( 8'8" x 11'4" - 265 x 345 )

1920s Black Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 10' x 13' 6" - 304 x 412 cm )

Handwoven in wool, this 8x10 flatweave rug from our European collection marks a modern take on 18th century Aubusson flatweave styles among our principal’s favorite sensibilities; a ...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco rug from the mid-20th century.

Early 20th Century N. Chinese Mongolian Carpet ( 16'10'' x 17'10'' - 513 x 544 )

Early 20th Century Chinese Dragon Carpet ( 12' x 15'6" - 366 x 472 ) Dragons on golden background.

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet 10' x 15'5"

Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x11 European rug in black is the first iteration of this design to be in high-and-low texture. Featuring beige/brown, green and pink floral patterns among...

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

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11' 4'' x 15' 4'' - 345 x 467 cm )

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'9" x 13'8" - 297 x 417 cm )

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...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Oval Carpet ( 4' x 6'10" - 122 x 208 )

1930s handwoven Chinese Deco rug with a vibrant palette of greens, purples, and blues arranged in a design of florals and vines set against ...

Probably Fette, with peonies and oak leafy style bushes growing from fretwork sections at each end of the dark blue field.  

Early 20th Century Round Chinese Peking Carpet ( 10'6" R - 320 R )

An antique Chinese Art Deco accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 6' 1" x 8' 5".

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...

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 13'6" x 16'6" - 412 x 503 )

1930s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10'' x 11'10'' x 270 x 360 )

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5'9" x 9'2" - 175 x 280 )

1980s Vintage Needlepoint Carpet ( 7'10'' x 9'6''- 240 x 290 )

Originating from China, this contemporary runner is hand knotted with durable, high quality wool depicting a patchwork Ghana design, featuring an array of protective hand and medalli...

Late 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 4' 6" x 6' - 137 x 183 cm )

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

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9'2" x 11'8" - 280 x 355 )

Mid-18th W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Main Hall Carpet 11’9” x 12’ Mid 18th Century Structural Analysis: Warp:cotton,off-white,natural,Z-4-S,somewhat irregular; Weft:cotton,off-white,Z-4-S,winder plied, quite irregular;2 shots alternating; wefts thick and soft; Pile:wool,Z-4; Knot: PL/0 degrees warp depression/horiz. 6 x vertical 5 = 30 knots per square inch; knots somewhat irregular, some quite thin; [check for T knots along edges] Sides: two cords each of two body warps, inner directly weft-attached; figure eight sparsely weft yarn wrapped; Weft/knot ratio: 60/40 wefts predominant. Remarks: This is another variant on the popular Mandarin nine lion dog carpet...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'10" x 11'6" - 270 x 350 )

19th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 3' x 3'2" - 92 x 97 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop 9' x 11' 6'' - 275 x 350

On each of the four border sides are facing pairs of feng-hung (phoenix) birds with long wavy tail feathers, set around a paeony palmette. A black wiry arabesquerie supports the bird...