拍品專文
The present large East Turkestan carpet has field which is very archaic in design. The elements found in the field, the inner and main borders are also found, in a slightly different combination, in the border of a carpet dating from the late Ming dynasty (Franses, Michael et al.: Lion Dogs, Hundred Antiques, Classical Chinese Carpets I, London, 2000, pl.2). This reliance on earlier forms is a feature of all Chinese art, and one that can make the dating of works of art particularly difficult.