LATE QING DYNASTY

It is unusual to find carpets decorated with a design of topographical observations, rather than the more frequently encountered configurations of dragons or overall floral or geometric designs, and it is possible that the weaver took inspiration from Chinese scroll paintings. Another carpet with the same inscription as the present carpet but designed with a different topographic image sold at Christie’s New York, 18 September 2025, 834. A similar silk and metal-thread carpet with a topographical design, but with a different inscription (jing fu ge), sold at Christie's London, 26 April 2017, lot 202.