USA - Chinese and East Asian Rugs

19th century Chinese indigo blue, ivory handmade wool rug Size: 11'0" x 11'3" (335 x 342 cm) A mid-19th century Chinese antique rug, the oatmeal field with a spacious overall indigo ...

Antique Geometric Chinese Rug Size: 11'4" × 17'7" (345 × 535 cm) An antique Chinese carpet dating back to circa 1930. Its main field displays a grid of small, rhomboidal geometric sh...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 9' x 11'9" - 274 x 358 )

Originating from China, this transitional wool rug enjoys a modern interpretation of an 18th century design. Hand knotted in high-quality wool, the all-over field design distinctly r...

Contemporary Finesse handmade Viscose rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 14.5" × 17.6" (439 × 533 cm) As its name suggests, this contemporary rug enchants with delicacy and gentleness ex...

Modern Tribal Geometric design silk and wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 13'0" × 14'10" (396 × 452 cm) This new rug combines features of traditional tribal craft with contemporary...

Modern geometric hand knotted silk and wool runner by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 5.1" × 10.4" (154 × 314 cm). The contemporary runner before your eyes, although presently made, is mode...

Antique Chinese rug (size adjusted) by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 13'8" × 14'5" (416 × 439 cm). An early 20th century Chinese antique size adjusted rug. The main field features rows of...

Mid-20th century with Oval Medallion Chinese yellow, lilac and green decorative area rug Size: 13'10" × 20'2" (421 × 614 cm). This circa 1930 vintage Chinese deco rug features a str...

This contemporary 9x11 rug is a new addition to the Rug & Kilim’s European collection. Inspired by 18th-century Aubusson rugs, this rug has a more subdued take on this regal transiti...

Contemporary long & narrow geometric wool & silk Runner by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 2.7" × 15.8" (78 × 477 cm) The entire body of the new contemporary runner is covered in a dynamic g...

Doris Leslie Blau collection handmade Camellia rug in white silk. Size: 10'10" × 14'10" (330 × 452 cm). This luxurious hand-knotted silk rug is a real treat for the eyes. It was wove...

Vintage Chinese bold, botanic silk carpet in purple, red, beige, green Size: 5'0" × 8'2" (152 × 248 cm). An unusual late 19th century antique Chinese silk carpets, the purple field w...

Chinese Art Deco Rug Size: 11'10" × 14'7" (360 × 444 cm) Age: Antique Color: Beige, Green, Taupe Origin: China

Modern Mandorla handmade silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 13'0" × 23'10" (396 × 726 cm). A fine contemporary rug hand knotted in silk and wool. The blue design elements are hand ...

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...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 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 ...

An enticing 8x10 ode to celebrated Persian Sultanabad rug styles, from Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection. Hand knotted in wool from Josh’s favorite workshop of its tief, the p...

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...

This contemporary 9x12 rug is a new addition to the Rug & Kilim’s European collection. Inspired by 18th-century Savonnerie rugs, this rug in beige/brown and taupe and pink accents pr...

Belonging to Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics collection, an intricate Sultanabad style rug taking after neoclassical Persian sensibilities. The subtle floral medallion pattern plays be...

Handwoven in wool, this 10x12 European flatweave rug has been inspired by 18th century English Tudor rugs and tapestries. The design features floral patterns in green, red, gold and ...

An 8x10 rug inspired from antique Persian Serapi rug styles, from Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection. Hand-knotted in wool, sporting an exceptional blue medallion style with pu...

An 4x6 rug inspired by Tudor flat weave styles, and the next addition to Rug & Kilim’s classic-style European Collection. Handwoven in fine wool. Further on the Design: This is an ea...

Handwoven in wool, a 12x14 ode to Tudor flat weaves from Rug & Kilim’s European collection. One of the earliest pieces in this collection, this collectible carries a subtle high-low ...

This 9x12 flatweave from the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim is a contemporary take on 18th century Aubusson rugs and tapestries. Handwoven in fine quality wool, this piece is...

This antique, circa 1900, Chinese Peking rug features a field with an overall design of vertical rows of indigo-blue stepped lozenges each containing an ivory panel with a central li...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x11 European rug in beige features Trellises with floral patterns within in green and red against beige tones, and gold and rust accents. On the Design:...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x11 European flatweave rug in brown features rich brown underscores and green, blue and beige floral patterns, with a terracotta accent befitting such an ...

Mid-20th century Bold Floral Chinese Handmade Wool Rug Size: 10'7" × 17'3" (322 × 525 cm) A second quarter of the 20th century Chinese rug, the light brown field with a spacious over...

Early 20th century Chinese handmade silk rug Size: 7'6" x 11'1" (228 x 337 cm) An early 20th century Chinese silk rugs with a rich orange field with large cream blossoms and intricat...

Oversized contemporary geometric Tibetan black rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 14.0" × 24.0" (426 × 731 cm) No matter if you are a fun of Pink Floyd or an aficionado of modern design...

Contemporary Traditional Nepalese Handmade Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 4'3" × 5'8" (129 × 172 cm) This charming Nepalese traditional today rug exudes a particularly heartwarm...

Contemporary Zig-Zag Design Tibetan handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 6'10" x 8'9" (208 x 266 cm). Contemporary Tibetan Zig Zag Rug

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Contemporary Art Deco Design Handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 11'0" × 18'3" (335 × 556 cm) Beauty of Art Deco Design is undeniable, but can it be successfully incorporate...

Vintage Chinese Art Deco green, blue and beige handwoven wool rug Size: 13'7" × 17'3" (414 × 525 cm) Chinese Deco rugs were born in the first half of the 20th century to meet the nee...

a late 19th century one-of-a-kind worn Antique Khotan runner. 2'5'' x 9'

Contemporary Art Deco Design Tibetan Beige and Brown Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 8'0" × 10'0" (243 × 304 cm) Tibetan rugs are usually made on vertical looms from Tibetan highland ...

Modern Art Deco style handmade rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 16'1" × 22'2" (490 × 675 cm) A modern area rug inspired by the Art Deco style, originating from Tibet. It is knotted ou...

Mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 3'0" × 4'9" (91 × 144 cm) Chinese Deco rugs originated in the first half of the 20th century to cater f...

Handwoven in wool, a 7x8 celebration of18th century Aubusson tapestry weave style. Belonging to Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection, the field embraces an all over floral pattern t...

Chinese Art Deco Burgundy Blue Beige Handmade Wool Rug Size: 8'9" × 11'5" (266 × 347 cm) This vintage Chinese area rug dates back to circa 1950 and is a representative of the Chinese...

Vintage Japanese Rug Size: 9'1" × 11'8" (276 × 355 cm) A mid 20th century Japanese botanic wool rug, the ivory field with a bold enlarged floral medallion of a central form issuing b...

Hand knotted 9x12 wool geometric rug.

Chinese Art Deco Mat scatter size rug Measure: 2'11'' x 4'10''.

Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x9 European rug in beige is the first iteration of this design to be in high-and-low texture. Featuring green and pink floral patterns with red and cream ...

:: Diagonally mirrored design motif with vases and plants in opposing corners with delicate expressive branches with dramatic leaves and flowers sprayed in each alternating corner. W...

Contemporary geometric blue and white handmade silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 6'0" x 9'0" (182 x 274 cm). This contemporary silk Tibetan rug exudes a truly joyful aura. Suppose...

This contemporary 13x19 flatweave is inspired by 18th century Tudor rugs and tapestries—from the European Collection by Rug & Kilim. On the Design: Handwoven in wool, this constr...

Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Runner by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 5'0" × 19'5" (152 × 591 cm).

Contemporary geometric beige, white flat-weave wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 4'0" x 5'8" (121 × 172 cm). Flat-woven rugs fit in rather well into even the smallest of flats and...

Modern Checkered Design Handmade Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 10'0" × 14'0" (304 × 426 cm) This modern rug with a geometric design is a quintessence of style and quality. It w...

Rare oval-shaped Green Chinese Art Deco rug. Measures: 2' x 3'10'' Chinese Art Deco rugs are known for their striking mix of asymmetri...

Hand knotted in one of the finest workshops in China, Rug & Kilim’s transitional style wool rug enjoys inspiration from studying East Turkestan classics, lending to the skillful take...

Marking an exquisite take on an antique Tabriz Persian rug style of the late 19th century is a 9x12 all wool rug from our Modern Classics collection. The hand-knotted creation reads ...

One-of-a-kind Chinese Art Deco Botanic Design Red, Green Handmade Wool Rug Size: 4'10" × 7'8" (147 × 233 cm). The open brown field of this Chinese Art Deco rug is framed by a broad d...

Stunning sculpted handwoven Chinese silk rug in vivid red with black and floral border with center medallion. Vivid colors won't fade over time because of the vegetable dyed process....