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Lot Essay
The rice-pattern field design of this rug is more often associated with Chinese porcelain, where grains of rice were used to create negative pockets of space within the design once fired. The Fu-dog, almost leonine in appearance, was a companion to Buddha whose mission was to keep watch over Buddhist holy places. For a related example, please see H. A. Lorentz; A View of Chinese Rugs, London, 1972, pl. 48.