Lot Essay
The Chinese four character inscription reads; "For Imperial use in the T'ai-ho palace" (T'ai-ho Yu-yung).
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NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1900
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A PEKING SILK AND METAL-THREAD CARPET
North China, circa 1900
The golden yellow field with hooked flowerhead vine around a cusped metal-thread roundel depicting a dragon defending a flaming seed-pearl, the spandrels similar, in a broad golden yellow flowering vine border between an inner indigo seed pearl and plain golden yellow outer stripe, a four character inscription at one end, short original kilim strips at both ends, original selvages, full pile throughout, overall good condition
8ft.1in. x 6ft.1in. (246cm. x 185cm.)
North China, circa 1900
The golden yellow field with hooked flowerhead vine around a cusped metal-thread roundel depicting a dragon defending a flaming seed-pearl, the spandrels similar, in a broad golden yellow flowering vine border between an inner indigo seed pearl and plain golden yellow outer stripe, a four character inscription at one end, short original kilim strips at both ends, original selvages, full pile throughout, overall good condition
8ft.1in. x 6ft.1in. (246cm. x 185cm.)
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