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CHINA, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
A SILK 'DRAGON' CARPET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the shaped roundel enclosing a front-facing dragon at the center and further dragons in the spandrels within floral and geometric borders, the top edge with five characters reading Baohedian beiyong (for use at the Hall of Preserving Harmony)
8 ft. ¼ x 5 ft. 1 ¾ in. (244.3 x 156.7 cm.)
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the shaped roundel enclosing a front-facing dragon at the center and further dragons in the spandrels within floral and geometric borders, the top edge with five characters reading Baohedian beiyong (for use at the Hall of Preserving Harmony)
8 ft. ¼ x 5 ft. 1 ¾ in. (244.3 x 156.7 cm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 31 October 1986, lot 89.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis