NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1900

Details

A SILK AND METAL-THREAD CHINESE RUG
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1900
Overall excellent condition
7ft.2in. x 3ft.11in. (219cm. x 120cm.)

Provenance

George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1993

Engraved

The Chinese six character inscription reads, Zhonghe Dian bei yong, 'Hall of Central Harmony'.

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 3V x 6H knots per cm. sq.

Within the Imperial Forbidden City in Beijing, the Hall of Central Harmony is located on the central axis between the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Hall of Preserved Harmony. It is the second great throne hall where the Emperor prepared for annual rites, such as sowing the fields at the Altar of Agriculture (Xian Nong Tan), which he performed in Spring.

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